A Khaki Trench & Breton Stripes

Morgan Striped Midi Dress: boohoo.com*
Khaki Split Back Duster Coat: Topshop
H Initial Necklace: Kate Spade
Navy Fedora: Topshop
Willow Bag: Mulberry
Navy Sequin Converse: mywardrobe.com

Sat on my brand new Loaf sofa eating a piece of lemon drizzle cake (sorry Craig if you're reading this) life couldn't get much sweeter right now. Just what is it about new furniture that gets me so giddy? Rather excitingly the furniture fun doesn't end at sofas as today we're getting a new cabinet for our dining room although I've had to promise Craig this'll be our last home related piece until our wedding, gotta get those priorities right. Yesterday we welcomed a princess into the world (who looked incredibly snug in her little lemon hat) which got me thinking about my birth, it's approaching so fast. Tomorrow I'll be 34 weeks pregnant, where is time running off to?

Todays outfit snaps were taken Friday which was a whole lot sunnier than today, why does rain always rear it's ugly mug on a bank holiday weekend? My visions of a garden picnic have been well and truly shattered. In the past I've always steered clear of repeating items on ze blog (as I'm sure most fashion bloggers do) but let's be real, we all have those favourite pieces which we wear time and time again, which couldn't be a truer fact than during pregnancy. This boohoo striped midi dress has been an absolute God send, it can literally be worn anywhere providing you switch up your accessories and it still manages to look chic. Similarly my rather crumpled looking khaki trench has been a Spring staple and I've no doubt it'll continue to be a Summer friend, it's incredibly lightweight yet effortlessly pulls an outfit together. Throw in a navy fedora (a birthday gift from me to me), sequinned Converse and my favourite carry-all of the moment and you have the ideal running errands attire. Now where's the rest of that lemon drizzle?

Do you find yourself wearing 20% of your wardrobe 80% of the time?

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Lumberjack Love

Red Tartan Oversized Shirt: Zara
Grey Angora Jumper: GAP
Faux Fur Tippet: H&M
Leather Look Skinny Jeans: River Island
Balenciaga Bag
Shearling High Top Trainers: Converse c/o John Lewis*

If I sat and dreamt about the perfect cosy, Autumn meets Winter outfit it wouldn't be a far cry from this ensemble - although the colour palette is muted the combination of textures from angora to leather, shearling to flannelette and even a dashing of faux fur just makes it. This outfit couldn't be more off duty Hannah if it tried and although it's some what thrown together I heart how it gives a cheeky nod to this seasons dominant trends. We should also acknowledge a moment of silence for the poor fallen tree in my parentals garden, even if it does make a fitting background. Damn you storm!

My oversized, looks-like-it-could-be-borrowed-from-the-boyfriend shirt is a new find which I spied in Zara just a few weeks ago when I visited the newly relaunched store in Manchester. No purchases could be made on the press morning so snaps for my mum who recalled my swoons and turned up at my place of residence with this baby. Under this lumberjack style number is my new favourite angora jumper from GAP, a shop which I haven't frequented since my part time working days - the staff discount was pretty awesome so it pains me to buy anything at full price so big love to Grazia for offering readers a 30% discount. This is literally the softest jumper I own and I'm now craving the mint shade too.

John Lewis are my go-to store for all things home related and have you seen their Christmas department? Dreamy. That said I rarely peruse their fashion offering so you can imagine my surprise when the lovely Hannah got in touch asking if I'd like pair of Converse from their rather lux selection. My first thoughts, John Lewis do Converse? After umming and ahhing for days I finally decided on this grey leather and shearling pair* which are beyond comfortable and can only be likened to wearing a pair of slippers outdoors. Winning!

Do you enjoy clashing colours or mixing textures? What do you think of my new kicks?

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*My new Converse trainers were kindly sent to me by John Lewis, all thoughts my own.

Wednesday Wishlist #11

When the going gets tough, the Hannah goes shopping - sure this isn't the exact phrase but right now it'll certainly do, if the shoe fits... The boy and I are currently in the final stages of buying our first house together and right now we're experiencing some serious headaches so instead of pulling my hair out or losing precious beauty sleep I've been using my time wisely and shopping making a Wednesday Wishlist.

1. City Bag With Pocket £22.99 - I almost made an on-line Zara purchase with just this neon number in my basket but scolded myself at the payment screen, fashion-buying-conscious, you've improved. As much as I love my Willow and Alexa there are times when you need a teeny, tiny across the body bag to run around town with and this my friends could be the one.

2. Wildox Granny's Dog Jumper £99 - Oh Wildfox, what are you doing to me? Not only do I have a penchant for animals that have jumped on to clothing (just check out the rest of my wishlist) but this baby includes a Yorkshire terrier - the very dog which inspired the name Cagney and Lace, you can read all about that here. Do I need it? Absolutely not, do I want it? Hell yes.

3. Knitted Quilted Bunny Sweater £40 - I'm a nightmare at buying wardrobe staples sure I've got jeans, a white tee and a leather jacket but everything else in my wardrobe is patterned to the max, what can I say? Give me colour or a floral print every time. Enter the grey quilted bunny sweater, not only does it fulfill my need for pattern but a grey sweat is the perfect wardrobe basic.

4. Check Chiffon Midi Kilt £48 - A bit like Marmite (for the record I despise it) this midi kilt is a real love or hate it piece - tartan is set to be huge this Autumn Winter with check already making it's way onto the high street in a big way. I love the subtle, girly tartan in this Topshop number and think this would look just as beaut with a certain grey sweater and Converse as it would with my Zara heels and a simple cami.

5. Chuck Taylor Distressed Converse £50 - After wrecking my faithful white Converse trainers on an epic countryside adventure with the boy and our pooch Kez I've found myself in the market for a new pair which aren't solely reserved for dog walking duty. This perfectly distressed pair in a cute denim hue are firmly on the Cagney and Lace radar. 

6. Dog Quilt Bomber Jacket £50 - So it's a little Grease meets Elvis but you know what? I kinda like it, teamed with everything from boyfriend jeans and a pair of heels to leather shorts and flats or even thrown over a pretty dress I think this bomber jacket has got some serious fashion mileage. Milkshake at the diner optional.

Which of my Wednesday Wishlist picks are you lusting after? Do you enjoy animal printed clothing or is it just me?

Keeping Things Simple

Love T-Shirt: Topshop
High Waisted Jeans: J Brand via Mimi Noor
Necklace: Warehouse
Converse Trainers: mywardrobe.com
Watch: Michael Kors
Rings: Astley Clarke & Whistles
Make-up: MAC
Nails: Essie Fiji

Well hello sunny Sunday, how much of a beauty has the weather been today? I've been pottering around in the garden this afternoon taking blog pictures galore and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed the suns rays. In the words of Alan Carr what a week it's been! At the beginning of the week I hadn't even left the house and now I've been back to work, attended a Space NK event, a Sheffield blogger meet up and a MAC make-up lesson (hence today's amaze make-up, post here) oh and did I mention that Craig and I have had an offer accepted on a house! It's very early days but we're incredibly excited to be on the way to having our own home, I'm mentally buying bedding and house hold trinkets as I type!

For Sundays when you need to be dressed in ten minutes flat you can't go wrong with a pair of high waisted skinny jeans - dressed up or down they make an incredibly versatile addition to any wardrobe and look just as fresh with a pair of Converse as they do with a pair of strappy Zara sandals. As weekends are all about laid back dressing I decided to tuck my new, oversized Love tee from Topshop into my J Brands - not only does this fit the bill for casual cool but £7 from the sale of every t-shirt goes to Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, who doesn't love feel good fashion? The finishing touches to my Sunday attire include my simple gold band necklace from Warehouse, my favourite rings and not forgetting my never-leave-the-house-without Michael Kors watch.

I hope you're all enjoying every last moment of your Sunday, I can't believe tomorrow will be my first Monday back at work in over two weeks! Right now I'm dying to order Kez a Cath Kidston dog basket as he'll be finally able to live with us...let's hope the boy isn't reading this one.

Have you been keeping things casual this Sunday? Do you love feel good fashion as much as me? 

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Toile & Trainers

Toile Blue Print Shirt: Primark
Neon Boucle Style Jacket: ASOS
Faux Fur Tippet: H&M
Black Coated Jeggings: Warehouse
Alexa Bag: Mulberry
Rings: Astley Clarke & Whistles
Converse Trainers: Mywardrobe.com

Well hello Monday, how did you come around so quickly? On the plus side, the arrival of another day means it's a day less until my birthday - just eighteen days to go guys! I'm sure it's not just me who finds Monday a bit of a struggle? Thankfully today wasn't difficult at all, I don't know whether it was down to the cheeky appearance put in by the sun or the fact that I've got lots of exciting plans to look forward to that's got me eager for the week ahead.

Todays pictures were actually taken yesterday before the boy and I dashed off to his parents for a traditional Sunday roast and a rather long dog walk with Kez. I've been dying to show you all my new toile blue print shirt for a while now, I'm seriously obsessed with this seasons print so I couldn't believe my look when I saw this oversized shirt in Primark - with a rather wonderful £12 price tag it just had to be mine. Even though the suns been shining in Sheffield it's still a little cool so the addition of my neon boucle jacket and my almost legendary faux fur tippet (it's crazy how much wear I've got out of this one) were a no brainer. To keep things on the right side of casual I added my much loved black coated jeggings and my wouldn't-go-anywhere-without Mulberry Alexa bag.

There's nothing I love more than an unexpected fashion twist, the juxtaposition of your Sunday best with the downright casual - as I'm all about practicing what I preach I decided to complete yesterdays outfit with my faithful Converse trainers. If you hadn't noticed trainers are having a serious moment right now (not that you shouldn't wear what you want, whenever you want) but I feel as though trainers are no longer reserved solely for exercise and the gym. For me they take an outfit from try hard to cool and effortless, did I mention they're damn comfortable too?

The latest viral campaign* created by Converse manages to cheekily poke fun at shoe wearers, giving them some well deserved footwear banter - I challenge you to watch this and not be smiling by the end...

Do you like to mix it up and wear trainers or are you a smart shoe girl to the very end?

*Video content sponsored by Spreaditfast