Giraffe Midi Dress - #Chicandstylish #LINKUP

Hiya my lovely friends.
A very big Happy Birthday to my youngest son today.  Another lock-down birthday to celebrate.  Things are very slowly starting to unlock here, & normalcy can't come quick enough.  I'm pleased we can see more family and friends now, but still don't feel at ease with the situation.  I literally cannot wait to hug, kiss and cuddle my daughter, son, grandson and my mum.  My daughter, who's been at home shielding, can now venture out once a day and has been enjoying her freedom with excitement - she's visited us twice now & we've chatted over drinks (socially distanced) which has felt a little like old times. 
Another thing I'd really like to do is go shopping - clothes shopping.  Now I know I don't need any new bits, but everyone needs new bits don't they!  I've never been a fan of buying online.  I like to see clothes for real, touch them, hold them up to me and try before I buy.  I'm fearing more high street stores will close down as a result of Covid and the ongoing situation - some shops just won't be able to survive.  Let's hope this doesn't happen and we can get our high streets back. 🤞
Therefore with the lack of new pieces in my wardrobe here's a dress I borrowed from Emily as a possibility for my Style not Age outfit.

You might be familiar with giraffe print, another animal pattern that's high on the fashion train.  I love any of the animal prints and am always on the lookout for more.  I'm surprised I hadn't spotted this in Matalan when Emily bought it as I'm often in there!
This dress was a second option for the challenge & she suggested I keep hold of it to use for a future blog post subject to me sewing on a button and repairing a rip in it.  Well worth the deal as I love the dress.  A midi is a real gem to wear and you can't go wrong with a shirt dress either - you can see it's slightly small for me as I couldn't do the top button up.  That didn't matter as I'd worn a full slip under it and the dress looked super with the top button open.  It has a belt, I like belts.  They add definition by giving a silhouette from being cinched in.  I could have worn the dress as a long line jacket too and maybe tied the belt at the back. 

My grand-daughter picked the shoes, my Vionic snakeskin courts emulate the colours in the dress perfectly - olive green, cream and nearly black - I was looking for a cream or black sandal, but it seems my little princess knows better and is a budding fashionista in the making.

Here's the first outing for a birthday gift from a friend, it's a minx leather clutch bag in a half oval design.  Mixing in a fourth colour adds interest and depth to an outfit - I'm learning this first hand from all my blogging friends and it's exciting to find out what works and what doesn't!

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Let's see who's most favoured from last week.  Welcome Duhamel - La Moumous who's wearing a darling blue and white maxi dress that I want, want, want!  It's just so chic, so feminine and so pretty.  Do stop by for all the details about this striking dress.

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Looking forward to an enjoyable evening for the birthday boy!
Bye, bye for now. X