A Fabulous, Affordable, Wedding Guest/Christening/Holy communion dress..

Style Theory: I tried this dress on today and wanted to share it with you. It is, in my mind, the perfect Wedding Guest/Christening/Holy Communion dress. It is from Warehouse and is a faux wrap dress with a zip at the back so less fiddly than a true wrap dress. It is really flattering, nipped me in at my non-existent waist and skimmed my lumps and bumps and is £45. Add a pair of tan high heeled sandals and tan bag, or you could pick out a colour in the print (the darkest tone of pink for example) and wear dark pink heels and a light khaki clutch bag (a sueded one would look fab). I would be tempted to throw a navy blazer over the top or toughen up with a biker jacket. Add a fine gold necklace for a finishing touch. This is a size 10, it came up true to size for me.

Warehouse Bird Print Wrap Dress £45

Such a good price for a dress that looks far more more expensive AND it has pockets, I love pockets makes awkward photograph posing less strained! 

Short and sweet from me this evening, lots more on the blog this week including the big move out of boots into the a selection of the best shoes on the high street...

Thanks for reading, until next time Fran xxx

Spotlight on Warehouse

Streetstyle photos via Pinterest

Style Theory: I had not been into Warehouse for a while but whilst I was in London last week I popped in and was excited to see so many beautiful items, from dresses to cool blouses, their new collection looked good.

Here are my favourite pieces with a little inspiration on how to style..

The Gingham Shirt

Gingham Blouson Blouse £39

A gorgeous blouson blouse, in this season's gingham. It has a tighter, almost belt like section at the bottom that makes it perfectly blouson. I tried in on (below) this is my normal size but I would be tempted to size up as it was slightly tight across the bottom. It is lovely!

How to style..

Style with 'Mom' jeans, a belt - belts are back in (love the Gucci one above but it is too spendy!) Throw on a trench and a pair of loafers..perfect.

The Dress

Silk Floral Bird Print Dress £95

Oriental Floral Midi £59

Floral midi dresses are having a moment. Perfect to wear during the day with trainers and a biker or denim jacket. Or for a wedding or formal event wear with a pair of bright coloured heels (pick out one of the colours in the print to match) add a contrasting, unusual bag (again one or a couple of the colours in the print) 

Love the strappy shoes, fun clutch and matching sunglasses, a perfect look.

The Shirt

Ticking Stripe Grandad Blouse £35

A good basic shirt, perfect for work with blue chinos and flat gold pointed shoes, for the weekend pair with jeans and trainers and in the summer with shorts..see inspiration looks below..

Loving it with the long shorts..

The Denim Shirt

Denim Ruffle Denim Shirt £45

A twist on the basic denim shirt, I like the victoriana style neck, it looks a little different and will look great under a maxi dress or pair of dungarees.

The Ruffle Blouse

Jacquard Ruffle Front Blouse £25

It is all about ruffles this year, this is such a good prices, a way to dip your toe in the trend without speeding too much.

The Sweater 

Woven ruffle sleeve jumper £45

I would size up on this sweater and wear a little on the large side. It will look fab with black skinny jeans and Stan Smith trainers for a cool laid back Spring look.

The Metallic Skirt

Metallic Leather Skirt £195

This is super expensive but I had to include it as it is pretty amazing. Metallics continue to reign supreme, this skirt ticks all the boxes, metallic, leather, a-line - very cool. Perfect to dress down with a grey sweater and trainers for an edgy daytime look.

The Shoes

Suede Buckled Heel Shoe £55

I have bought similar sandals to these the last few summers, the straps are super flattering on and they look great with a blouse, oversized boyfriend jeans with a turn up.

I love a plain top, baggy jeans and a coloured shoe, it looks so eye catching and nonchalantly dressy.

So there are a few pieces that caught my eye but have a look through the 'Tops' section on the website there are loads of fab blouses and shirts.

Are you a fan of Warehouse, have you checked them out recently? Until next time Frances xxx

*this is not a sponsored post, was just walking by and popped in!