Monday 23 July 2012

Melon-choly!

 Hello there are petals, how the devil are you? Summer has kind of arrived in Blighty, how novel in July. This is what I wore to work today, somebody once said that I looked like a nurse wearing this, not sure whether that is a good thing. I have had this dress for a long time, it was from eBay it was ridiculously cheap and too big, I have altered it in my own special way (not very well). This bag was a charity shop find a number of years ago, it's a good size. The hummingbird brooch was a lovely birthday gift and the melon earring were a recent bargain from New Look. 
Hope your week is full of fruit and sunshine. 


I look ever so slightly deranged.













17 comments:

  1. Looking like a nurse is never a bad thing, although I don't think you look like a nurse at all in this lovely frock!! You look cool and pretty! The hummingbird brooch is a sweetie! XXX

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    1. Hah thank you, think they were trying to say I looked dowdy aha.Can never have too many brooches, as you know! xxxx

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  2. You did a great altering job because that dress looks KILLER on you.

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    1. Aaaw thanks, I need more patience when it comes to sewing! xx

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  3. You look like a pretty tasty nurse to me! The bust on that dress is perfection. I was once asked if I worked at a pharmacy when wearing a dark blue polkadot dress with a white collar! Those earrings are so cute. xxx

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    1. Shucks thank you! I wish all my dresses fitted me so well. Hah must be a blue thing, or maybe we look like the nurturing kind?! xxx

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  4. Gorgeous dress and was that a sneaky bloomer I saw? Do tell!;)

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    1. Thank you, its a sneaky petticoat, it is so worn I should get a new one hah! x

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  5. Hot nurse is always a good thing. Such a lovely dress, perfect for this amazing weather. Hope you are getting to enjoy it darling. xxx

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    1. Aaaw thanks petal! The weather is fantastic so poop being indoors all day, but good that the evenings are long, hope you are making the most of it too ;) xxx

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  6. Nurses in America used to always wear white, so no American will accuse you of looking like a nurse! However, I have seen nurses in blue in old British movies/TV so I can see the connection. However, I would totally wear a vintage nurse's uniform. I do think the detail on your dress is too fantastic to be a uniform! I really like it (and the shoes, too). I noticed you're finally getting some weather in the high 70s/low 80s. I'd kill for weather like that!

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    1. Yeah Nurses wear blue over here, so think it must be the colour that made them say it hah. Oh you should get one, they have them on eBay quite a bit. The weather is glorious, just hope it lasts, sending some sunshine your way xxx

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  7. Beautiful brooch and earrings, so cute! x

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  8. That dress = utterly gorgeous. Looking like a vintage style nurse (which, if this dress makes you look like a nurse, it's an old-school nurse) can't be a bad thing. I have a pair of gray lace up flat shoes which my boyfriend pointed out look like nurse shoes and I now have to be careful what I pair them with because he is right - I can end up looking like a dowdy, rather than foxy nurse. But you definitely don't need to worry about looking dowdy in that dress!

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  9. Well, helloooooo nurse! (I can't believe I'm the first person to say that. Haha.) This dress looks gorgeous on you. I suppose it could be a bit nursey but nothing wrong with that!
    -Andi x

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  10. you look absolutely lovely! and you have the best brooches in the world. I too alter my dresses and besides knowing how completely I suck with anything sew-wise, it makes me feel kinda rebellious to sew anyway.

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