This weekend I visited Norbury Manor with some of my blogging friends and thought the pretty garden of the house would make a great location to take some snaps of my new favourite dress. I will do a full post about my weekend in a couple of days but for now I have some outfit photos to share with you.
This dress was an impulse buy from Pepperberry which is sold in Bravissimo shops. The brand makes clothes
designed with your boobs in mind. If you have ever had the frustration
of having to buy a bigger size than you need just to avoid gaping buttons across
your bust, then Pepperberry is great for you. I would normally have to wear a vest top under this style dress so avoid looking trashy but this brand have three size options depending on how much extra room you need for your bust. You can hoose from Curvy, Really Curvy or Super Curvy.
I opted for Really Curvy in a size 14 (normally wear a 16 to accommodate my bust and waist). It wasn't cheap, coming in at just under £60 but I think it's a pretty special dress and worth the money I paid for it.
Posing in front of the Medieval hall which is attached to the much later 17th C house that we stayed in.
Pretty Medieval knot garden.
26 comments
That dress really did look amazing on you ;)
ReplyDeletethanks, felt very ladylike in it :)
DeleteThat dress is gorgeous - love the shape of it.
ReplyDeleteGem you look absolutely stunning! Jel of the viv necklace you beauty!
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You are just the cutest thing peering from around that door! :D Awww wish I could have come chill out with you, roll on Easter weekend! xxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteAaaw thanks :) B'ham wont know what's hit it! Can't wait xx
DeleteThis is gorgeous! Really 50s vibe and such a flattering fit. That house looks gorgeous too! Kept seeing all the photos pop up on my instagram feed of the various bloggers who were there- very jealous! A nice stay in a fancy house seems pretty luxurious to me right now! Looking forward to full post about your weekend :-) xx
ReplyDeleteI saw these photos being taken - it's like having watched a film be made!
ReplyDeleteyou look gorgeous gem! i'd say the dress was definitely worth the money because it fits you perfectly & is such a nice shape. great buy! xx
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Gem you totally rocked that dress on the day, it was so gorgeous on you and you can definitely tell the quality of the cut.
ReplyDeleteIt was so amazing to finally meet you, I'm so glad I did <3
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Was lovely to hang out with you Alice, hope we get to do it again soon :) xx
DeleteStunning dress, well worth the splurge.
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks absolutely gorgeous on you, such a lovely design. I bet it was worth spending the £50 though to have something that you feel completely comfortable in, and to be honest, a dress from Topshop or somewhere similar would be £35 or more! Actually, thinking of Topshop, I once bought one of their dresses with the inbuilt corset-bra thingies, and er, I don't think even half my boob fitted in the cup! I don't know why they didn't make the bra bit bigger with the bigger sizes!
ReplyDeleteThank you :) I like to call them boob pockets. I can never fit it the little topshop cups and I'm not really sure who can? 12 year old girls?
DeleteThis is such a fabulous dress, I can see why it is one of your favorites because you look amazing in it. This is such a great location too, I hope to visit places like this one day, we don't have many places like this to explore in the Washington D.C area.
ReplyDelete<3Honeysuckelle
You looked beautiful in this dress!
ReplyDeleteMaria xxx
The dress looks perfect on you, gorgeous!! Hope to catch up with you at the St David's Ladies Night if you're going???
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Thank you, I'll be there. See you next Thurs :) xx
DeleteThis dress looks so lovely on you!
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WOW just what I was searching for. Came here by searching for syrup shop vt
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Love everything about this outfit!!! Beautiful dress and love the shoes and necklace, amaze!
ReplyDeleteLaura x
Not a brand I'll be needing I don't think(!), but you looked so lovely in that dress :) Can't believe you went in the scary room with the massive saw blades and ALMOST CLOSED THE DOOR!!!! x
ReplyDeleteThis dress is beautiful! Sadly not a brand I will be needing as I'm not blessed in that department.
ReplyDeleteYou look fabulous :)
Jenni x
AHA!!!! I've been slowly reading all these Norbury posts (still one or two to go!) and I have been wondering who the lovely in the amazing dress was!!! IT's YOU!!!! That is some gorgeous dress and it suits you and fits you absolutely perfectly!!!!! Totally worth the £60! My chest would look awful in it, more's the pity as I'd love to look like you look in it!x
ReplyDeleteI love your dress. Heck, you look GORRRRGEOUS, girl!
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This is a fab post and you look great in that gorgeous dress :)
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