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April 15, 2016

Breton Stripes

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Dress* – Petit Bateau
Boots – ASOS
Jacket* – Urban Outfitters
Bag – Sighh Designs
Sunglasses – Primark

A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend and I decided to do something a little bit different. He lives on the other side of Birmingham to me and I’ve never really explored the area, so we decided to go to Cannon Hill Park and visit the Nature Centre which has all sorts of monkeys and then have a walk around a couple of other parks on the way back to his.

The weather was quite good for March, it was really sunny but there was a bit of a breeze so this long sleeved striped dress from Petit Bateau was perfect. It kept me suitably warm whilst also being comfortable enough to walk around in all day. I went for an XS which is still quite big on me as an 8, so I’d recommend sizing down if you’re thinking of getting this dress. The boots were a rediscovery – I bought them a couple of years ago and hadn’t worn them for quite a while, so I got them out and wore them for about two weeks straight, Unfortunately, the sole ended up coming away on one of them so I’ve since got rid of them but I will definitely be purchasing a similar pair come the end of the year.

FInally, I can’t not mention the tote bag. I’m not usually one for tote bags, I have a leather handbag from Radley that I use religiously but I didn’t need to take a lot of stuff out with me that day and I had also rediscovered this bag from Sighh. Sighh is an online shop which is ran by 19 year old Polly, a Graphic Design student studying in Leeds. I love so many of her products and so far I own this bag and the weekly budget planner but I’m desperate to get my hands on one of the phone cases!

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  1. Kira c says

    April 15, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    Can’t go wrong with a pair of primark sunglasses! I’ve lost count of how many I have :’) I love that bag so much! I’ve always love Sighh designs but hadn’t realised she’d put more items up! I need to go check them out!

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  2. Katy Gearing says

    April 16, 2016 at 12:27 am

    I love Sighh designs! I follow Polly on snapchat and it’s really interesting to see the products she’s working on. That bag is fantastic x
    sirensandbells.co.uk

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  3. kara says

    April 16, 2016 at 1:27 am

    i love breton, that dress looks so easy to wear the wildlife park sounds such a fun day out too thanks for sharing k x

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  4. Kitty Wood says

    April 16, 2016 at 2:49 pm

    I love love love that green colour with your red hair and the stripes, great styling

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  5. Olivia Thristan says

    April 16, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    Ah you look amazing, the print on this dress is gorgeous! I love the Primark sunnies for how cheap they are and the fact you can mix them and wear them with almost anything 🙂 x

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