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ASOS Cold Shoulder Shirt Dress / Bracher Emden ‘Classic’ Structured Tote / Rick Owens Wedges / ASOS Spiked Bangle

One of my favourite things I’ve brought recently is this shirt dress from ASOS. We all know I have a bit of a thing for shirts & shirt dresses in particular, but I have been wearing this one non stop since it arrived. The cut out shoulder details make it perfect for warm days like today, letting some much needed cool air in. The best thing though, is the lovely crinkly crepe fabric it’s made from. I hate ironing, and anything that says ‘I’m supposed to be wrinkly, so don’t bother’ has me sold instantly. It’s just gone in the sale for a tiny price too, I’m seriously considering buying a back up.

As you can see the weather is finally warming up, Summer seems to have appeared overnight & today I would definitely be wearing this without the tights. I just hope it lasts & doesn’t disappear as quickly as it arrived. Nico however, is not enjoying it quite so much. He has mostly been moping around in the shade looking all hot & bothered. He’s also decided to blow his coat again, which means all of my black summer dresses are now covered in white dog hair, lint rollers are my new best friend. Why didn’t I choose a black dog?!

Barneys Originals Leather Jacket / ASOS Maxi Dress / Bracher Emden ‘Classic’ Structured Tote / AllSaints Necklace

I think my face in these photos says all you need to know about my thoughts on the weather at the moment, totally unimpressed. I don’t even like being out in the sun all that much, which I think is pretty obvious, but even I’m feeling depressed by the lack of even a glimmer of summer. I mean, I’m wearing a leather jacket in July! Come on now.

At least the rain held off for me to finally shoot my newest love, this structured tote from Bracher Emden though. I’m warning you now, you will be seeing a lot of this bag, I’ve used it everyday since it arrived. It’s nice to have an alternative day bag to my usual slouchy Balenciaga, especially one so totally different, I never realized before what a difference a bag can make to an outfit. Where my Balenciaga would have given this outfit a more casual, laidback vibe, this one gives it a smarter edge.

After we shot this we happened to walk past the Disney store & saw a bunch of Finding Nemo toys in their bargain bin, my excuse was that I was looking for my friends little girl, but when I spotted a lone Sparky from Frankenweenie for £4, I had to get him for myself. We had a good laugh afterwards about how much of a token ‘goth girl’ I looked, swathed in black with this frankenstein dog teddy sticking out of my handbag! If you haven’t seen the movie, and are a fan of Disney or Tim Burton, I would totally recommend it. If you’re a dog person, you will definitely cry, alot, though!