Beige & Rust - #Chicandstylish #LINKUP

Morning everyone.

Hope you are all well.

Creeping into May aren't we!  I've got a busy couple of weekends, followed by another spate of birthdays so I'm sure the next few weeks will fly by.

This weekend, which is the Royal Coronation of Prince Charles will also be a double 30th birthday party.  My son and his wife are both thirty this year and as their wedding, which was in lockdown was at Brooke Park & was limited to 15 people. So they’ve chosen to have a big birthday party there so everyone who couldn’t come to their wedding can enjoy it. 

After the celebrations on Saturday there's going to be further celebrations at the party.  I'm excited to be there as all the family will be together along with the extended family and friends so it’s sure to be a fun night.  I'll share my outfit with you next week - although I've not decided what to wear yet!

I reckon Sunday will be a slow day with not much happening, however on Monday I'm doing the belated Easter roast turkey dinner and all the family will be joining me.  Maybe I'll have to prepare everything on Sunday to make it a little easier for David and me the following day!

What have you got planned this weekend?  Do share. 

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen I was having a bit of a downer a few weeks ago and kept asking myself why was I following this path of blogging and sharing on IG, and whether or not I was good enough, that it was making me miserable so should I give it up, etc etc etc.  You get the picture as I know many of you have struggled with this at one time or another.  I had some extremely helpful and positive comments and messages, some from people I hardly know who all expressed their support and telling me how they've felt and how I would be best advised to treat my negativity.  

I can honestly say I was elated at all the lovely things people said and all of the messages were really very helpful.  I know why I'm doing this, it's for me!  Everyone made me feel worthy and that I was doing something worthwhile to them and to me.  I know I've felt like this in the past and shared my thoughts and feelings on here too, which also really helped me.  So for everyone following I want to say a huge thank you, which, without question, extends to my close family who have been by by my side supporting me throughout.

So after that little hiccup I picked myself up and got back into taking my own photos more, it's still a work in progress as I don't feel my pictures are 100% but I'm happy with that.  Everything I write about is from the heart and what I believe in, so if I've written it, that's genuinely how I feel.  I also only share my style, I'm not fake and only have photos taken in something I would wear - this is me and I'm proud of how far I've come.  

With all that being said let's share a look I wore earlier this week, this beige skirt with a rust blouse and boots.

I wore this to my daughters house for her husbands birthday, I'd been in jeans all day and wanted to brighten and cheer myself up.  So I grabbed the skirt and looked at what I could pair it with.  You will have seen this already on Instagram but not on the blog - I'll be changing that once the weather really improves 🤞

I've worn this skirt with my chunky cream jumper and cream boots and also with my denim jacket and a sheer blue chiffon blouse.  It's a versatile skirt and think there's loads of pairings still to be found. Tonal outfits, where the same tones are worn together make for a fluid easy to wear outfit, the trick is to add texture to the look.  I picked a statin blouse that's got a leopard print embossed over it.  I was drawn to the long sleeves with the floppy cuff that give off an 80's 'new romantic' vibe. I'm liking the bow tie that can be left hanging or tie at the neck in a pussy bow.  It's from Mango and my only gripe is that the bits I've bought from them have come up big, so I'd suggest sizing down when buying from them.  It's previous season too, so sadly I don't think they have anything like this now.



Remember I said to try different textures and fabrics?  My third addition is some suede boots.  I saw these in the Clarks outlet store but they didn't have my size, I resorted to Vinted and found them on there, but searching through Ebay I managed to find another pair, also in my size, for £20, I nabbed them quickly.  They very comfortable and finish mid calf which makes them perfect with skinny jeans too.  They just about are covered by this skirt too ( I hate seeing a thin line of skin where boots and skirt or dresses have a gap).  These have been a welcomed addition since they arrived, I'm going to keep a look out for different colours now. X



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Time for the #Chicandstylish #LINKUP



Before we start linking, lets say hi to last weeks favourite blogger! Hello Cheryl - Cheryl Shops.  The riding boots look perfect on you as do that terrific skirt and blazer - thanks for sharing. 

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Good to have you here today, many thanks for coming.  Hope you also join the link party, be great to see what you're wearing my friends.

Have a lovely weekend and I'll see you on Monday.

Bye for now. X