91 - Red & Leopard

Another outfit for you! This one I wore last week to our end of term party for us Women's and Gender Studies students! It was a lot of fun! We had a potluck, punch, and a button maker! 

I wore this outfit, and it actually features two of my favourite recent purchases. The red cardigan is from City Chic, and I picked it up during their amazing 60% sale last month. It fits like a dream and is made of a lovely heavy knit, so it keeps its shape well. It is also the best shade of red because it is blue based! I can't wear warm colours at all.

The leopard print dress is from Asos Curve and is still available in a 26 in their clearance section. The second it went on sale I grabbed one, I've had my eye on it for ages, but I never pay full price for anything. It runs quite large - lately I've been having problems with their fit, so I usually just default to a 26 now to make sure, but this dress is very roomy. I probably could fit in a 20 comfortably, so if you are larger than a 26 and would like this dress - do it! It'll definitely fit you. It is a lovely fabric, and drapes perfectly. It hits me right at the waist, and has ties, so I can pull it in to cinch my waist a little more. It's also a fantastic length on me as it hits right above the knee, which means I can wear tights and not show the colour change on the thigh. I have such a problem with how short dresses from Asos are. I know at 5'8.5" I am taller than the average woman, but seriously, it's not a lot to ask that dresses at least cover my bum you know? I prefer mine knee length too, because I feel way less self conscious, and could probably wear them without tights when it gets warmer. So yes, this dress is pretty much perfect all around!

Cardigan - City Chic; Dress - Asos Curve; Tights - We Love Colors; Shoes - Payless ShoeSource

  Also, here is one of the buttons I made! It's perfect. 

We are going out tonight, but I'm stumped on what to wear. Hopefully I can come up with something good, then I can snap some OOTDs. I am so excited to finally have the time again to blog! :)

90 - Five Take... Maxi Dresses... and Florals!

I've been away so long, I'm sorry! (If anyone even really noticed!). The past month has been crazy finishing up my second semester at school. I had crazy papers, then exams. I was also super sick the past two weeks during exam period... it really sucked, but I'm finally feeling better after resting for a week. Unfortunately, I just started two spring courses today, but hopefully they won't be a crazy amount of work!

Anyway, so I'm posting an outfit that incorporates both of the last two Five Take challenges. It's a bit of a cheat but I hope you forgive me :)

Dress - Asos; Cardigan - borrowed from my sister; Shoes - Payless

I spent the Easter weekend visiting my family, so this is what I wore to eat the most delicious roast dinner. It was amazing! Then, of course, I ate lots of chocolate. So I clearly needed something that wasn't restrictive, which is where this dress came in handy.

It was an amazing buy for me. I snagged it in the Asos clearance section late last year, the last one! It had sold out, but someone must have returned this one late in the season. It's quite large at a 26, but I can see that being nice during our muggy summer days. It also has ties at the waist to tighten it, so it's not too boxy. I can see lounging around in this dress a lot!

So yes, school is done (except the two summer classes) so hopefully I'll be able to update more frequently. I have another outfit to post tomorrow as well. I hope I can keep this up, I missed the blog community!