Roses Are Red...

Hi guys,

I was having a little browse on the Dorothy Perkins website yesterday and stumbled up on the most beautiful rose printed range of garments. A print I've fallen head over heels in love with, and just had to share with you lovely lot.

The print is a realistic red rose print with grey and blush leaves on a jet black background, and Dorothy Perkins have turned it in to camisoles, t-shirts, tube skirts, and tube dresses. I can't decide which piece I love most, as they're all so beautiful...

Roses are Red by frecklesanddots

Dorothy Perkins midi dress
£27 - dorothyperkins.com

Dorothy Perkins polyester t shirt
£22 - dorothyperkins.com

Dorothy Perkins red skirt
£18 - dorothyperkins.com

Dorothy Perkins red camisole
£16 - dorothyperkins.com



Perhaps I just need one of each?

What do you think? Which one do you like best?

Hot Pink Raccoons

Do you ever lie awake in bed at night, and completely out of nowhere, get an urge to try a couple of pieces in your wardrobe together? I sometimes do, and that's how today's outfit came to be.

A voice in my head told  me to try my hot pink asymmetric skirt, and raccoon print tee together.

I bought the raccoon print t-shirt from Dorothy Perkins in the New Year, but I had yet to wear it, as I didn't feel like I had the right skirt or trousers to wear with it. I don't have the perfect pair of jeans, and I don't own any block colour skirts- well, apart from this one.

Now that the weather is turning warmer and Spring is upon us, I felt like it was acceptable to dig out this summery skirt, and I quite like how the two pieces look together. The t-shirt is over sized, which really doesn't do a lot for my arms and shoulders, but it's not as bad tucked in. Ideally, I needed a size smaller, but beggars can't be fussy when they put off shopping until sale time.

The skirt is an asymmetric maxi from Matalan, which I bought last summer. It's stretchy and comfortable, but the jersey fabric is quite thin, so I had to pop a slip underneath from an ASOS dress.

I had to buy this t-shirt for the adorable raccoon print, especially since I missed out on the ASOS Curve shirt with a similar print last summer. I just cannot resist a quirky print.

I accessorised with the same four bracelets I wore in my last OOTD, my mint flower ring, and a pastel coloured necklace.

I bought this cute pastel coloured, beaded necklace from Accessorize a few summers ago. It also has a couple of colourful wooden parrots on it; I think it's so kitsch!

And I added the lilac skinny belt as a contrast against the hot pink. I recently bought it in the ASOS sale, but accidentally bought the wrong size (too big), but I couldn't be bothered with the fuss of returns and reordering, so I just added in some extra notches.

Outfit Details

T-shirt-Dorothy Perkins // Skirt-Matalan // Belt-ASOS Curve // Necklace-Accessorize // 
Ring-Local Shop // Rose Bracelet-Cath Kidston // Pearl Bracelets-Matalan // 
Pink Bracelet-Dorothy Perkins //

I like this outfit, and I definitely intend to pick up a few plain/block-coloured maxi skirts to wear this Summer to give this tee, and the rest of my patterned top collection a bit more wear.

How would you wear this t-shirt?

My Battle With Self-Confidence

The main purpose of this blog, besides having something to focus on during my injury, is to help myself gain more confidence with my body.

I've always been self-conscious of certain parts of my body, and dress to flatter my figure as much as possible. That means staying clear of certain styles of clothing, and not baring certain body parts. I know us girls all have insecurities about our bodies, and we all have parts we don't like and aren't very confident about showing off. For me, that's my legs, and my upper arms.

My upper arms are always covered when I leave the house. I haven't gone out of the house baring my legs in several years. I spent a week baring them in New York last August as it was just too hot to cover them, and it felt so liberating, but I haven't found that confidence at home in England. I wish I could walk around in the sunshine with a floaty skirt on and no leggings underneath, but I haven't found that confidence yet.

So, posting these photos of today's outfit is a big step for me. They're the kind of shots I wouldn't share with my nearest and dearest. Nobody will have ever seen my upper arms or legs uncovered, apart from my family.

Today was a bad pain day, so i didn't make it out of my bedroom at all, but it didn't stop me from getting dressed and playing around with an outfit for five minutes.

Skirt- Next

T-shirt- Dorothy Perkins

Denim gilet- New Look

Saddle Bag- Accessorize

Necklace- Camden Lock Market (see yesterday's post)

The toucan t-shirt was delivered yesterday. It's a very pale peach/ flesh colour, not the pink in the picture on the website, but i love the motif and the fit of the t-shirt. I'm really pleased with the bag, too. I know i will get a lot of use out of it over the summer, as it works with so many of my dresses.

Does anyone else have a complex with a certain part of their body? Do you care how strangers see you, or do you just go out with your head held high?

Outfit and Haul | It's Officially Summertime!

What gorgeous sunny weather we've been having in the UK the last few days! Such a great start to British Summertime. Unfortunately I've not been able to go outside to enjoy it over the weekend as I've been pretty immobile, but it's been nice to lie under my fan looking at the blue sky watching my LOST and Sex and the City boxsets.

I've made a couple of cheeky purchases this weekend. I know I should be watching my spending as money is tight since I'm not able to work right now, but I couldn't resist.

I snapped up this lovely coral-pink saddle bag in Accessorize's sale. I'd been lusting after it since New Year, and couldn't resist it at £11 instead of £22. I hope it gets here soon! I think it'll look great with so many of my clothes over spring and summer.

I also found a gorgeous navy polka-dot midi-dress online on Dorothy Perkins. Now I must explain to you that I have a slight obsession with polka dots, and with dresses, too, so this dress just called out to me as I browsed. I do like a longer length, as I think they're more flattering on my legs than ones that rest mid-thigh. I can't wait to try it on and accessorize it!

I also chose this cute toucan t-shirt. I don't own many t-shirts anymore, but I think this will work well with my coral jeans, and with a lot of my other clothes, too.

Cute, right? I'll let you know how they both look on. I should also mention I really love Dorothy Perkins. They're so on trend at the moment, and I know that their clothes will fit my shape well. Whenever I shop online or go in store I can always find something I like and want to buy. They're definitely my favourite clothes shop on the high street right now.

Today I wore this Dorothy Perkins tea dress with teal tights (until I got too hot and took the tights off). I love the design and the shape of the dress, although it does get static so i think i might try it with an underskirt. It also has frills around the chest area, which make the area look wider than it actually is. If I could work out how to sew them flat i would! Other than that, I love the dress!

I apologise for the grainy ipod, mirror shots, but until I dye my hair i'm not allowing my face in the shot!

Have a great week!