Day 26. My marvellous maxi. I've had this dress since April and it's only the second time I've worn it, it's pre-loved from eBay and I adore it! I wore the highest wedges I own so that it didn't drag on the floor (although it still did a bit). It was perfect for having supper with OH's parents, not so perfect for sitting in a tractor (next to someone) drilling oil seed rape, which is how I ended the evening. As you do.



Day 27. Time for Inspiration Monday. The jacket is new to me, something I picked up from a clothes swap that I organised in July so I think of this as free. I'm trying to figure out if it's raining (it was) - talk about changeable weather, the sun was shining brightly when I set up my tripod. Rubbish flippin' weather.
P.S - the shoes...



Day 28. The sun decided to shine today, for a while at least. This is another dress that sat waiting to be mended for an absolute age. I added a coral t-shirt underneath as it does sit a little too low at the front. I liked it so much that I've decided that to sew in a contrast colour at the neckline, it'll make this easier to wear. So back in the 'to be altered' pile it goes.



Day 29. My birthday and probably the most rushed, least considered outfit of the challenge! I had such a hectic day. My Mum came over in the morning with her boyfriend to wish me a happy day. They turned up earlier than I expected and was still in my lightweight, ever-so-slightly see through PJs when they turned into the driveway. I panic dressed in 20 seconds - still I'm impressed that I grabbed tops that I hadn't worn this month yet! I like the casual nature of the outfit and the colour contrast of the top and shoes but I wish I'd had time to put together something a little nicer. I had supper with my Dad in the evening before seeing a film and somehow, what with one thing an another, I didn't find a spare moment to change. I'm sure he doesn't mind being seen with such a scruff...

Only a few days left to post. It's been fun. Did you join in? How did you find it?

Love

Day 25 of Only Once August and I wore a dress purchased from ASOS Marketplace in July.

When I put it on I had no idea what the finished outfit would be. Thanks to an unexpected change in the weather the first item I added was a pair a black footless tights. I pondered black ballet pumps and discounted them on account of the rain that was tip-tapping on my window at that precise moment.

I decided on a pair of boots that have been put into, and subsequently rescued from, the charity bag on several occasions (in all honesty they have been rescued more times than they have been worn!).

The baby doll style and floral pattern of the dress felt a little girlish so the boots toughen things up a bit. I'd already decided on minimal make up - no eyeshadow, no blush - as a 'full face' also felt too girly. It was for this reason that I kept my hair down and unfussy too.

I considered jewellery, put some on, took it off again, tried something else. In the end I settled on a beaded bracelet and two leather Pandora bracelets, one with charms.

My bag, although pink, was big and slouchy enough not to look twee and picked out a colour in the pattern of the dress, breaking up the density of the black.

Some days I know what I am going to wear, right down to the last detail, before I even get out of bed. But this outfit took a while.

Do you have days like this?
How do you go about putting an outfit together?

After all the umming and ahhing I decided that I liked the finished result, although I felt it lacked one thing - a classic leather strap watch. I indulged in some online browsing - just browsing though, my spending ban was still in place. And here is what I found...



This isn't the first time that I've felt the need for a watch such as this, which is a pretty good indication that it would be a good investment buy.


Love