A Spring tale - Ootd #2

As a few people mentioned they liked my dress yesterday after I posted a little snapshot of it on instagram, I thought it was about time I actually did my best to get around to putting together my second outfit post, featuring said dress. The photos aren't anything exciting, and my apologies as they look a little grainy, but it felt like a suitably Spring-y outfit and one I thought would (or rather, just might!) be worth talking about.

The dress is a 2012 eBay purchase (one of only a couple I kept out of a 10 or so that I purchased over a very short period!) but is originally from Primark - Atmosphere to be exact. It's a really pretty fit, with a tie waist, and (what I would call) a pleated section down the front centre of the dress, from the neck to the waistline, with slight ruching on the sleeves to add a little shape. The print, as you can see in the close-up below, is sort of a faux-floral (ha, I wonder if that term has ever existed before now?!) and the background colour of the dress is a lovely periwinkle blue, a shade I find to be most flattering. I paired it with brown tights (although they look a sheer-black in the pics!) and another eBay find - some New Look Generation 915 (I've actually only just found that fact out!) cream shoes, with a cute ribbon tie.

Mirror posing galore! Sporting a hair favourite too - messy (wet-haired!) plaits!

The accessories shots show you how the dress looks close up (albeit when I was lying down on the rug in the lounge in bright sunshine - hence the colour alteration!), my new Primark sunglasses purchase (why buy one pair when you can buy 4?!), the aforementioned shoes (with pretty scallop detailing) and my bag for the day - Primark (again!). The belt is a little big, hence all the weird folding, and I think it was from H&M although don't quote me; (surprise, surprise) my memory has failed me again when it comes to trying to recall the purchase!

Sunshiney photos!

I do hope you are enjoying some Spring-like weather, wherever you are. It's been a long time coming, and I do hope it hols out, at least for a while longer. The sun has popped his head out again today, so the boy and I are likely to be taking an afternoon stroll somewhere in the city. I'm also going to be putting together my final outfit for Money Supermarket's Passion For Fashion 2 competition, all three of which I shall be posting tomorrow (before the noon deadline!). I've really enjoyed coming up with the ideas, and hope I pull them off (of course, no expectations of winning this side, it'll just be nice to be able to say I entered - it's not something I would usually do).