LACE AND PAPER FLOWERS

DRESS - VINTAGE via SIOPAELLA 

SHOES & BAG - PRIMARK

Styles change and trends move on but I cannot imagine a day where I won't fall in love with a vintage dress. Especially such a gorgeous 80s number with shoulder pads, in an oh so subtle floral, with a tiered skirt and the cutest waist belt and buckle in the world. 

This dress was kindly purchased for me by my mother on the last day of our holiday in a Siopaella store in Dublin. The shop we visited was small and interesting and there was a lot I could have happily bought had I had the money and a few extra arms to carry it. 

I've noticed in recent posts I've talked a lot about second hand clothes and it's a topic I kind of want to cover a bit more. I don't like to be wasteful and I genuinely think throwaway fashion is stupid and if you're not going to get the wear out of something you shouldn't buy it. Obviously this poses somewhat of a threat to blogger trends, and I'd be lying if I said I'd never bought something just to blog it but you feel pretty stupid afterwards when you have pointless stuff you don't actually want or need. 

In a round about way what I'm trying to say is that I'm trying to be sensible, whilst also being stylish and I want to keep you updated with how I find it. 

IWx