Blog Holiday

I thought I should explain my blog silence Edna readers. I've had my baby! She was born on Wednesday 13th July and it was all a bit eventful and we have been in hospital for a week. We're home now but obviously in the thick of looking after a new baby and days are just disappearing and my fashion choices are restricted to whether to change out of my bathrobe into leggings and a t-shirt! 

I will return to my Edna blog at some point in the summer...but it may be a few weeks or a month or so before I have any fashion musings at all!

Thank you for reading and commenting on my blog over the past year...and hopefully see you again in a few weeks time!

xxxKatie

Topshop shoes temptations!

If you don’t want any temptation to spend money, then don’t read today’s blog...

Otherwise get ready to crack open your purse because Topshop have the most incredible collection of shoes in store at the moment.

I’ve already given myself a firm talking to this morning so that I don’t buy the heart print ballet pumps and gold heeled ankle boots!
 

I love the primness of the heeled ballet pumps and think they'd look great with ankle skimming trousers or jeans. And the gold heeled ankle boots will work come the long winter months with dresses and skirts, toughening them up...with just a hint of disco!

 

Black heart outline heeled ballet pumps - £26

Kosy green suede slipper loafers - £50

Red patent toe stacked heeled pumps - £55

Natural faux snakeskin lace-up brogues - £55

Frey orange t-bar sandals - £40

Adorn black gold block heeled ankle boots - £60

Alexandra oxblood stud cutout ankle boots - £80

Alpha padded double buckle ankle boots - £75

Crochet lace-up ankle boots - £75

Juggle black asymmetric pointed shoes - £62

Winston colour block espadrille wedges – £50

Colour block suede platform sandals - £65

My Wardrobe at 70% Off!

I'm now over nine month's pregnant, getting impatient and grumpy, spending lots of time at home...and hence massively vulnerable to the lure of online sales shopping! So far I've managed to resist...but the temptations are huge, particularly as the reductions get bigger.

My Wardrobe have great sales and at this stage have knocked 70% off lots of items. It's definitely worth having a look at the site if you fancy a treat - sales items still aren't dirt cheap but they are massively reduced.

These have caught my eye this week...and have at least 60% knocked off the (sometimes utterly insane) full price.

3.1 Phillip Lim Initials white contrast bralette - £23 (down from £79) & matching side slit briefs also £23 (down from £79)

By Malene Birger bisal silver & black collar necklace - £38 (down from £129)

Bloch patent lace-up jazz shoes - £42 (down from £143)

Rag & Bone shirt - £49 (down from £165)

House of Harlow 1960 jewelled sandals - £67 (down from £225)

Winter Kate flying fox crochet blouse - £82 (down from £206)

See by Chloe paper plisse tiered skirt - £84 (down from £280)

Double Dress Action

I have been lusting after lots this past week...and wondering why I ever, ever buy anything full price! There are so many great bargains in the sales...especially if you’re happy to do your sales shopping online where there is always a much bigger range of stock than in stores.

Two dresses have particularly caught my fancy...both designer collaboration ranges on the high street. They’re very different but I couldn’t choose between them, so I have a double lust item of the week.

Poltock & Walsh for Asos colour block dress - £70 (down from £100)

Celia Birtwell for John Lewis dilly daydream chiffon dress - £62.50 (down from £125)

Styling Cath Kidson Floral

A couple of months ago, I blogged about a lovely new pair of summer shoes which Mr W had bought for me. Star print espadrilles from Cath Kidson which have enough height that I feel like I’m at least giving an attempt at wearing heels, amazingly well-made, comfortable and very cute too!

I spotted at the time that they also made the same espadrilles in a classic Cath Kidson floral print...and vowed that if they went into the sale I’d give some serious thought to buying them. They are in the sale Edna readers!

Cath Kidson folk ditsy espadrilles - £24 (down from £48)

Floral can be difficult...it slips so easily into twee, or old lady, or a super attractive combination of both! And I think these shoes are a little twee...I’d prefer them if the floral print was against a black background. But I still think they’d be worth buying and would get lots of wear if styled properly. If teamed with one of my ‘old lady tea dresses’ (as Mr W kindly calls them) then these shoes would be a definite fashion fail. But if you can choose outfits that tone down the floral, or give it an edge by clashing it with other prints, then I think these would look great.

These are some of the outfits I think would work well.

Dorothy Perkins red roll hem jeans - £30; Minimarket for Roxy Heart racer back vest - £44; Zara triangular clutch bag - £9.99 (down from £29.99)

French Connection striped maxi dress - £62 (was on sale on French Connection’s own site but has completely sold out...so here full price on Asos); Lola Rose Nancy necklace - £26 (down from £52); Pied a Terre Stella contrast trim tote bag – £87.50 (down from £175)

Oasis knee length pleated skirt - £48; Franche Lippee for Uniqlo t-shirt - £6.99 (down from £12.99); Label Lab multi-pocket cross body bag - £28.50 (down from £95)

Tattoo Underwear

You know I’m a huge fan of designer collaborations on the high street. There are so many to choose from that it really doesn’t matter if some aren’t you cup of tea – the news that Versace will be doing a range for H&M springs to mind for me – there’s always a great range somewhere that will suit your tastes.

I love the quirkiness of the designer Emma Cook but would struggle to buy her full price (or even in the sale on Asos!)

She does small collections for Topshop and the latest is a range of underwear, based around tattoo prints...and I love it.

Tattoo body - £60

 

 

Tattoo soft bra - £35

 

Tattoo crop top - £40

Tattoo knickers - £35

Summer beauty

As I’ve got further and further into my pregnancy, the pleasures of shopping for clothes and accessories have started to wane a little. I still have fashion daydreams but I’m realistically not going to crack my purse open to buy a new pair of shoes when I can barely get my swollen trotters into flip-flops!

Instead, what have remained little treats are make-up and beauty products. When I bought tickets to London Fashion Weekend back in February, I got a free bottle of Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour body moisturiser...something I’d never normally buy as it seems too expensive for a body cream. I finally started using it a few weeks ago and it's gorgeous and a real indulgence when I’ve needed it most. So what if I feel swollen, hot and bothered...my skin feels soft and cared for. I love it and would honestly consider buying it...though £25 for a body cream still hurts!

A brand I find a much more affordable treat is Korres. I remember buying a tonne of Korres products from a pharmacy in Athens years ago and becoming a total convert. The products are gorgeous – all natural, organic loveliness. And although they’re not cheap, £7.50 for a shower gel feels like a little treat rather than a decision you’ve taken to shower that week rather than eat!

These are all products I want in my bathroom right now...

Yoghurt moisturising mask for oily, yet dehydrated skin - £16

Wild rose serum for brightening & illuminating - £28

One of my favourite products from Korres - watermelon body scrub - £12

This is what I wanted to use today in my innumerable cold showers...39 weeks pregnant and over 30 degrees is not a happy combination! Basil lemon fresh tones shower gel - £7.50

And this is what I wanted to apply afterwards...yoghurt cooling gel - £16

Colour cherry lip gloss...in the sale and now starting at £8.40

And if you haven’t tried Korres products before, the ‘Best of Korres’ gift box is a good start to see if you like the products...and is down to £13.65 in the sale (from £17.50).