The Return of the Beret and How to Style It #iwillwearwhatilike

Like the colour orange, skinny jeans and velvet, I almost died a little inside when I heard that the beret was making a comeback. Of course, a girl's allowed to change her mind...!

Not since the early 90s have I worn a beret.  I bought a black one for a fancy dress party at college where I went as Faye Dunaway's Bonnie Parker - just about the most stylish fancy dress outfit there is, no?! - and they were on trend for quite a while during that decade (think Cher Horowitz in Clueless). Maybe because that's the last time I remember them being a thing that hearing about their return made me cringe a little?

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[THE BERET IS] THE PERFECT NEUTRAL COLOUR AND WILL GO WITH SO MANY THINGS IN MY ALMOST-DEVOID-OF-BLACK WARDROBE.

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Anyway, I probably wouldn't have bought one (despite the beret being THE hat of the Dior Fall 2017 Ready-to-Wear collection) if I hadn't seen this camel wool beret from Asos. It's the perfect neutral colour and will of course go with so many more things in my almost-devoid-of-black wardrobe than a black one would have.

A Final Medical Diagnosis, Two Years On #SaturdayShareLinkUp

So I'm having surgery.

That, in a nutshell, is the final medical solution TWO YEARS after I first had what I've always described as "my leg injury". Or rather, chronic pain in my right leg with almost total numbness up the back of it that has blighted me and puzzled doctors for 769 days, and counting.

I'm having an operation on January 15th to sort this thing out (hopefully once and for all!) and I couldn't be more relieved that we finally got to the root of the problem. For two years I've been in a perpetual state of Why does my leg STILL hurt...? Having a final medical diagnosis is such a relief, but this is just the beginning of what could be a slow recovery.

But first, to recap...

My Greatest Photographic Moments of 2017

Unlike last year (where I totally forgot until May!), this January I've remembered to compile a post of my favourite photographic moments of the previous year as soon as the Christmas decorations have been taken down.

So again, like my Bloopers and Outtakes posts (which are meant to be a change from the norm of fashion bloggers rounding up their favourite outfits of the year - I do those quarterly), I like to do things a little differently: I'm showcasing my favourite images, not just the outfits. I'm so proud of Keith's photography that he deserves a little shout out for all his efforts towards making me look as good as possible (not an easy task judging by my facial expressions in the outtakes)!

How to Wear Head-to-Toe Bold Florals in Winter #iwillwearwhatilike

It's my first outfit post of 2018! Let's start the way I mean to go on, with something seriously bold and colourful (nothing new where I'm concerned)... but florals? In winter? Whoever heard of such a thing?!!

In case you're wondering, this jumpsuit is not from a new spring collection, it's AW17 (and on sale)! And what's stopping us wearing head-to-toe bold florals in winter, I say?

I've had this Mango floral jumpsuit for a few months now, and some of you may have seen that I first wore it to the Thirty Plus Blogger Awards where I wore it with a black and white camisole and the same shoes. However, this time I wore it on Boxing Day because it was comfy (great for burgeoning food babies). I usually end up wearing trousers the day after Christmas because we always dress up for Christmas Day in our family (I wore a stunning red midi dress but I was glad to squeeze myself out of it at the end of the day) and after that I need comfort but still want to be dressed up to some extent.

By the 27th I'm back in my pyjamas - in my case it was my new giraffe onesie Keith got me for Christmas 😍 #yearmade

My 2017 Fashion Blogger Bloopers and Outtakes

Happy New Year - it's time for my annual fashion blogger bloopers and outtakes post which features the very worst (rather than the very best) pictures from the past 12 months...!

I always love compiling this post as it makes me laugh so much. It's funny trying to remember what made me pull such crazy faces or stupid poses. And this year we got Riley, so doggy photobombs have been added to the mix (I wouldn't have it any other way where that beaut of a canine is concerned).

[Today's #iwillwearwhatilike link up has moved to tomorrow - Tuesday - as my bloopers post always goes out on New Year's Day. It'll be back to Mondays as normal next week.]

So rather than showing you my favourite outfits each year I like to show you my favourite looking-kinda-stupid-most-of-the-time photos. Fashion bloggers are not the stylish creatures some people think they are 100% of the time, so feel free to laugh at the pictures at my expense.