Spring Green & Denim Hues

Khaki Split Back Duster Coat: Topshop
Ca Va Logo Tee: Whistles
Lilac & Leather Trim Jacket: Sandro
Blue Leigh Skinny Jeans: Topshop
Medium Navy Pashli: 3:1 Philip Lim
Black Ceramic Watch: Michael Kors
Ash Gang Boots in Midnight Suede: c/o Cloggs*

Well hello March. You may have arrived with premenstrual weather but I'll let you off. How nice does it feel to wave goodbye to February and embrace a, dare I say Spring month? It's all just far too exciting in my book. My mum turned photographer yesterday to take these pretty snazzy snaps (thanks mum) before we headed off to lunch at Couch which was SO good, I've now had cake and lunch there and both times the scran has been exceptional. Don't be thinking I had a chilled out day though, oh no - I clearly had a nesting spree spending most of the day cleaning and then doing a mini changing rooms on our dining room. Fingers crossed I can keep it looking so darn pretty.

Khakis making huge fashion waves this season so it felt right to get some in my wardrobe pronto. I actually featured the classic beige version of this mac in my Wednesday Wishlist but after spotting Suzie in this khaki hue an order had to be placed. I love how this jacket just screams Spring with it's chic cut and lightweight finish, Topshop you've done good. The real piece de resistance though has got to be my new Ash Gang boots, you thought I was going to say my newly acquired Ca Va tee didn't you? Well that's pretty smart too, especially for the bargain price of £20.50. Who doesn't love a forgotten gift voucher? I've admired Ash boots for as long as I can remember, the designs are timeless and give more than a nod to certain high-end designers plus you never hear a bad word said about the brand so I'm thrilled to finally call a pair my own, thank you team Cloggs - you speedy delivering little lot.

Are you craving khaki for the Spring season? Have you swooned over my new Ash boots?

 *The Ash boots were kindly sent to me by Cloggs.

According To French Folklore

Lilac & Leather Trim Jacket: Sandro
Tortoiseshell Sunglasses: Topshop
Vibrant Folklore Print Dress: Primark
Cut Out Boots: Topshop
Alexa Bag: Mulberry
Friendship Bracelet: Accessorize

Wouldn't that just be the perfect beginning to an epic French love story? I'm talking paperback not movie, although that may come from the success of the paperback, European love stories are always a winner. Day dreaming aside it's evident I'm becoming that girl who can't just walk past Primark without popping in to hunt for blogger buys, my desired item on this trip was Jens palm print skirt which sadly was only available in 18 and 20s in my local store *sobs*. This is where I say I turned on my heel and left on a mission failed downer but oh no, this folky inspired dress caught my eye and as they say, the rest is a history. I've aspired to be the purveyor of a breezy, floaty, smock style dress for quite some time but usually struggle to find one that doesn't make me look the size of a house, thankfully this one does not, in face it fits pretty spot on. 

So what do you team with a vibrant patterned dress? A lilac Sandro jacket that's what, since first appearing on Cagney and Lace my jacket has been a tad camera shy but it was worth the wait right? An absolute find in Bicester Village it wasn't the cheapest of buys but it's one of those that'll stick around in my wardrobe forever, allowing me to pretend I'm effortlessly Parisian. Along with my look-more-beaten-up-than-they-are cut out boots this was the dreamiest of ensembles for a relaxed Sunday potter and longer than long dog walk where the sun played hide and seek with the clouds and the slightest breeze allowed my dress to shimmy all on it's own, told you it was a breezy one. Sunday wouldn't be Sunday without our regular stop at Costa for iced lattes which are slurped away in the Botanical Gardens along with some form of snackage, we shared a pulled pork ciabatta effort this time round (just in case you were wondering) before reclining in our garden, me on the new love seat and the boyf mastering the BBQ. Summer evenings, you're the bomb.

What are your weekend traditions? Do you ever find yourself on the hunt for blogger items?

New In: The Sandro Jacket

Sandro is one of those brands that I wish I had a whole lot more of in my wardrobe - pieces are easy to wear, incredibly chic and give you that nonchalant French girl appeal, that's what I told myself to justify this splurge anyway. Say a big fashion hello to the newest item on my rail and possibly the *whispers* favourite (well I wouldn't want to offend anything else sitting there would I?) This lilac short jacket with leather trim spoke to me on a recent trip to Bicester Village so off it came with me to the fitting room. On first try I felt part Millie Mackintosh, part girl about Paris and I knew this had to come back home with me.

Now don't get me wrong Sandro isn't a brand I buy from daily (what a damn shame) with prices in a similar vein to Reiss and Whistles. It may seem spendy but it's part of my new buy better regime, if Vivienne Westwood believes we should buy one great piece instead of six then I'm game. Yes I know I'm forever justifying. My new purchase is, in the words of my mum a classic which I'll be able to team with everything from leather skinny trousers to simple sundresses. 

With Spring officially making its return yesterday I'm going to spend the weekend packing away my Winter garms and bringing out the brights and florals, my how I've missed them. These last few weeks I've found myself in a state of wardrobe distress, a style rut if you will so with my birthday month beginning tomorrow (woop woop) I'm keen to embrace a few noobs and finally organise my wardrobe to reflect a nearly twenty six year old Hannah, gosh that's scary.

Wish me luck?

Are you digging my Sandro purchase? Do you often find yourself sticking to a uniform?