Eeenie Meenie Cherry Print Bikini!

Swimwear - Esther Williams

I have just got back from a wonderful holiday at the beach! To make the most of this beautiful April weather we booked a hotel and did absolutely nothing for a few days. Most of our time was spent at the beach, lying in the hot sun and swimming. The waves were perfect and refreshingly cool, and by some miracle I even managed to avoid getting burned!

We'll always have Paris

Dress- Courtesy of Bernie Dexter, get it here!
Seamed stockings - Ebay
Garter belt - Von Follies
Feather Fan - Ebay
Shoes - Betts

Macaroons, poodles, Can Can dancers and cobblestone streets - all of these wonderful things spring to mind when I wear this Bernie Dexter dress. So I couldn't help but put on some saucy seamed stockings and carry a feathered fan as a tribute to the iconic Parisian institution, the Moulin Rouge!  

I am yet to visit Paris and it is entirely my fault for I have had many opportunities to do so! It is something I end up almost doing every time I travel to Europe, but inevitably I get too exhausted and leave it until "next time". I'm sure I will go one day soon, and when I do, chances are I will not want to leave!

After a whole week of rain we had a beautiful crisp autumn day and I was finally able to wear my new seamed stockings. With the cooler weather on its way I have been adding different pairs to my wardrobe to wear with my Von Follies garter belt, so expect to see more of these soon! 

Scarlet Fields

Dress - Bernie Dexter via Modcloth

Just a quick hello and some photos from a while back! It's been a pretty busy week and there has been a lot of rain, but once the clouds clear I have some very exciting things to share with you! A few days ago I found out that soon Google Friend Connect will no longer be an option to follow blogs, so I've made a bloglovin account so that we can keep up to date with each other!

Candies & Stripes

I have just returned from the most marvellous vacation I have ever been on! For a week Hugh and I stayed at a wonderful retro 50s themed hotel right on the beach and did absolutely nothing. Other than go to the beach, nap, shop, eat ice cream and go out to wonderful dinners that is. I was in holiday mode and pretty lazy with getting photos, but I did manage to get a few outfit photos and pictures of our gorgeous hotel. There will be lots more photos in posts to come!

The vacation was a spur of the moment sort of thing. We'd stumbled upon the hotel by accident last time we were at the beach and I fell in love with the atomic style furnishings and vintage theme. So, we decided to get 2013 to a great start by going on a nice relaxing holiday before things start to get really busy. I feel that it is just what we needed to get ready for the busy year ahead!

I was very sensible and packed light, taking sun dresses like this one and halter-neck dresses to get me through the hot weather. This dress was perfect for the beach and the pockets came in handy for holding sea shells, as well as my shoes while running around the beach.