I bought this really basic grey dress from Topshop yesterday and I'm really excited to start wearing it. I think I will get a lot of wear out of this dress. It was a little pricey at £29 for a jersey dress but I tried on the H&M and Dorothy Perkins equivalents and they just did not look as good. I went for the midi length which is a little scary because I don't own anything else this length. (also first time I've been able to shop in Topshop for about 5 years, big step for me. Had to try five things on to make sure I really did fit in a 16)
I have come up with a few ideas of how to wear this dress, let me know what you think and how you would style it!

I thought this would be a good way to wear the dress to work. The black jacket means it is smart enough for meetings, the satchel is big enough for my diary, lunch and paperwork and the shoes are a fun colour. I'm loving the neon colours in stores at the moment and I think introducing them in accessories is a good way to include them in your outfit without looking like a lollipop lady!

This is more of a weekend/gig look, I ordered this jacket today from the Topshop website. It had a lot of good reviews so I hope it doesn't disappoint. I'm still obsessed with leopard print so this scarf was a natural choice, I have leopard print everything else so I've got a feeling that I will be adding this to my collection. I thought these Dr Martens, floral embossed boots from Spartoo would be the right shoes to create a early 90s look. I'm in love with everything from that era and wish I was born a few years earlier so I could have seen all my favourite bands play (before they had a reunion in their 40s)

I think this is how I will wear the dress in summer on my days off, pulled in at the waist with a nice brown leather belt and with sandals. I am on the lookout for a really nice denim jacket in my local charity shops at the moment, I want a light cropped one. I haven't owned a denim jacked since the dark double denim days of my early teens, they still remind me of B*Witched! I think the bag and necklace are really cute and spring/summer like. Most of my bags are black so this Ted Baker one would make a nice change.
p.s. I will be doing a post about Cardiff events on the weekend so if you are organising anything please let me know and I will include it.
