Hello, I hope you all had a lovely weekend, especially those that celebrated Mothering Sunday yesterday. I’ve had a lovely and very busy few days, hence my lack of posting.
On Friday we woke up to quite a lot of snow, but to my children’s disappointment, their schools remained open, despite some in the area closing. I went over to Aspire HQ, (The editor-in-chief’s dining table in a neighbouring village), and went through the editorial schedules up until November. Amazingly, we discussed bonfire night and Christmas events.
On Saturday evening, we celebrated my paternal grandparents’ 70th wedding anniversary. My grandad is 91 and my grandmother is 89. They have 6 sons, 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren with another on the way. We are a large family spread throughout the country, so it is always a celebration when we meet and this particular occasion was very special. And rather noisy.
As planned, I wore this navy and white fifties style prom dress with a rose gold sparkly wrap bracelet and floral shoes, a Valentine’s gift. The dress hangs so beautifully without creasing courtesy of the scuba fabric. The grosgrain bow at the waist adds a little cute detail and the Bardot neckline adds currency to the style, the cold shoulder being seen in abundance this season.
Love Liz x
Read my tips for dressing for special occasions in the post I wrote last week (which also features this dress worn with different shoes).
Outfit Details
*Navy and white prom dress, Kaleidoscope £65 SS16
Black and pink floral shoes, Neevo by Ted Baker, John Lewis £110 SS16
Rose gold diamante wrap bracelet with buckle, Lizzy O £12 SS16
This blog post links up with:
High Latitude Style
Sydney Fashion Hunter
Visible Monday
22 comments
Love your grandparents' photo: too wonderful!
Thank you so much. Yes, it's lovely in't it! xxx
Happy 70th anniversary to your grandparents! What a milestone! And what a stunning striped graphic dress!
Xoxo,
Ashley || Sed Bona
Thank you so much Ashley. Yes, it is such a milestone and I'm lucky to still have grandparents. Thank you for the compliment about my dress too. It is one of my favourite styles and I can never resist navy and white! xxx
Happy 70th anniversary to your grandparents! They look lovely! Love, love, love your shoes!
Camelia
Thank you so much. I think they had a wonderful time- very special. Thank you too for the compliment about my shoes. They're very pretty aren't they xxx
A beautiful dress and shoes that are cute.
Thank you very much Josep-Maria. I love the dress so much and always like to combine stripes with florals! xxx
This dress was MADE for you. You look amazing, and lord, those LEGS! xx
Ah, thank you so much! I do love the dress and it is in one of my favourite shapes xxx
I love this dress Liz (and the shoes) – been waiting all week after seeing it on Insta to have a bloglovin catch up! x
Ah, thank you Lou, that's so nice to hear! xxxx
Thanks for linking up to Top of the World Style. Great outfit!
Thank you so much! xxx
Beautiful dress! Thanks for linking up to Visible Monday,
-Patti
http://notdeadyetstyle.com
Thank you so much Patti and thank you for hosting xxx
Love the dress. Such a flattering style isn't it? You look fabulous!
Thank you very much Susan. It is such a flattering style ans so beautifully made. You're very kind, thank you xxx
I absolutely love this dress; it's gorgeous! That's a lovely photo of your Grandparents. xxx
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Affordable and beautiful prom dresses! My sister’s prom night party will be at an outdoor venues in Chicago. She is looking for a dress that would look perfect for the party at an outdoor venue. Going to tell her about this.
Like the heels and the dress looks lovely on you
Thank you!