Christmas Eve outfit post || Lady V monochrome polka

Happy Christmas Eve! (Happy Thursday if you don't celebrate.)

Today I'm giving my Lady V London dress another wear.

This is the dress that Georgina from Fuller Figure Fuller Bust designed and it is a doozy of a dress!

I'm wearing my new ASOS Curve belt to hide the join under the bust where the pattern doesn't line up, and I like it like this.

The skirt is so full it can accommodate a full petticoat - I will wear my frothy Domino Dollhouse petticoat with it next time to give the bottom half a bit more oomph.

I'm wearing:

Polka dot hairband, past season New Look
Christmas hair piece, blogger Nancy from Sugar Darling (last year.)
Estella dress, Lady V London
Necklace, Drown Soda (no longer in business.)
Obi belt, ASOS Curve
Shoes, past season Evans

If I don't 'see' you until the other side, have a fabulous Christmas. I hope you get everything you need, and a couple of things you want. ;)

Leah xoxo

Outfit Post || Oh Christmas Tree!

Hello pickles!

I'm posting an outfit I wore a couple of weeks ago before my hair cut. Mookie gave me this dress and it immediately reminded me of a Christmas tree with baubles on it.

Megan glitter star halo, Crown and Glory
Wreath necklace, Hootie McBoutique
Dress, clothes swap with Mookie (not sure where it's from, there's no label in it, but I guess it's old anyway.)
180 denier tights, Big Bloomers Company
Cynthia embellished bow shoes, Very.co.uk

Just a quickie today, gotta run!

I hope your Christmas prep is going well (if you celebrate it) and if not, I hope Monday is being kind to you!

Catch ya later,
Leah xoxo

Outfit Post || Woodland Walk

Hello sweet peas,

I'd wanted to do a Christmassy outfit post every day in the run up to Christmas but having a wee winter bug has changed that a bit. It's turned it into 'Let's go out and get some fresh air to feel better' every day, which has made me want to wear all the coats.

So here I am wearing another coat. James is off work until New Year now so I have a photographer and driver again, whee. We got stuck in the school run traffic and barely got to the woods before the sun went down, but I did get to stroke a very friendly dog, which made my day.

This is the second time this month I've worn this top that Mookie gave me. I really love it. Sorry not sorry. :)

I've included this photo of me facing away so you can see how kinky my hair is. You can't normally see it from the front as it's quite layered but from the back you can see how wavy it is. S'natural. *flounce*

Coat, past season Bonmarche (size 24 - oversized)
Hair flower, past season New Look
Necklace, past season Primark
Top, Pink Clove via Mookie
Skirt, past season Yours Clothing (I can't find anything similar)
Footless tights, Donatella's
Shoes, past season Very.co.uk
Gloves, very old 

I do have some more dressy Christmas/New Year outfit posts planned, but I'll do those photos indoors. I don't feel comfortable going out dressed to the nines in the middle of the day. Not with the rubberneckers around here, anyway. ;)

Thanks for reading,
Leah xoxo

Outfit Post || Bling it up with Taking Shape*

Hello pickles!

I have a lovely dress to show you today which is great if you want to be dressed up but aren't too comfortable with lots of glitter. I fell in love with the Bling It Up dress on the Taking Shape website and they kindly sent me it.

The dress comes in two parts. There's a stretchy under slip which is loosely sewn to the gauzy over layer, and can easily be snipped away if you wish. The under slip is quite tight on me and thus comes up quite short (about bum level) so for future wear I will remove it and wear a black vest top or a black bodysuit underneath.

The top layer is embellished back and front with bronze studs. It's a lovely pre-creased non iron fabric (can I hear angels singing?!) which is very sheer, which is sexy in itself, which is why I think it might be perfect for someone who wants to be glamorous without drenching themselves in sparkles. I love the asymmetric hem, which is longer at the sides and not at all 'hanky hem' like we see on so many plus size items.

The length is fabulous on me - I'm 5ft 5 and wearing wedges with a 2 inch heel. I didn't feel the need to wear a necklace as I didn't want to hide the stud detail. I wore my slash-leg leggings to give the outfit a bit more interest, but the dress would look fabulous with wet look leggings, lace leggings (as styled in the photo on the Taking Shape website) or some lurex tights. For reference I'm wearing a size 26 and it's a very generous 26 indeed. My bum needs as much as a size 30 in some dresses so rest assured this will fit a size or 2 bigger than intended. There's room for me and more in it.

I wore it with a glittery cardigan which I've had for several years, but you could wear a pashmina with this or a faux fur wrap. Ooh, how decadent that would look! If I had more bling I'd have worn some gold coloured bracelets and chunky gold toned rings. I need more bling in my life!

Excuse my fringe in these photos. My hair is wavy and my fringe is really trying to curl here. Now I can see why my hairdresser prefers to feather my fringe. It'll grow soon enough, then the weight will stop it curling. Hopefully. ;)

Taking Shape Bling It On dress
Leggings, old Simply Be
Shoes, old Evans
Cardigan, old Debenhams
Bag, old Tesco
Lipstick, MeMeMe lip cream in Persian Pink

Thanks for reading!
Leah xoxo

*Dress provided by Taking Shape. Opinions are honest and my own.