Recently the lovely people at New Look got in touch to tell me about their new Autumn Palette (which I absolutely love the colours of) and offered me a couple of items to try out. As I was saying last week, I'm really into wearing the colours of autumn this year - the various shades of greens, mustard, berry shades, brown, etc. All the colours of fallen leaves and the berries which are abundant right now.
With that in mind I picked a lovely green floral dress and a deep purple cardigan to contrast with it.
The dress is one I've had on my wishlist for a while. The dark green and florals are lovely and very season appropriate. The lace section at the chest is a really pretty touch, and it's high enough up not to flash off my bra. It's made of polyester and is the floaty, lightweight material which a lot of New Look Inspire dresses are made of. I like it because the material doesn't stick to me if I get hot. I prefer a lighter dress so I can layer up with cardigans, coats and scarves in the colder weather which can be taken off when I start to warm up. I'm wearing a size 28 which is more than sufficient. I could probably wear a size 26 in many New Look elasticated waist styles but I err on the side of comfort and prefer items to be slightly too big.
The cardigan! Oh my lord this cardigan is like wearing a hug. I sized up to a 32 as I wanted a really cocoony feel. It's so soft against my skin and has a lovely fleck to it. You can see it in the close up photo below - you can see darker and lighter fibres. It looks black from a distance, but as you get closer you can see the lovely rich aubergine colour. It comes below my bum and has two pockets at the front.
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| These photos were taken in a hut in our local park |
I'm wearing:
Inspire Dark Green Lace Insert Floral Print Dress size 28 £19.99
Inspire Dark Purple Cardigan size 32 £19.99
So Fabulous Cynthia Embellished Ballerina wide fit
So Fabulous leggings
Handbag, from fellow blogger Abi (originally from M&S)
I may have to be crowbarred out of this outfit in the coming weeks. What do you think about green and purple mixed together?
*Post in conjunction with New Look. All opinions are honest and my own.
Thanks for reading!
Leah xoxo
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