preppy summer...

The work I am doing at my internship requires a certain level of comfort. There is a lot of standing and bending and leaning and walking around (and some sitting but that's not the issue). So for the past few weeks I have not been dressing in the most exciting of ways... My inspiration has been low key, comfortable, simple and cooling (my office is so hot). And my heel heights have certainly decreased (but I make up for that on the weekends). And with the weather being so unpredictable it sometimes feels like I'm playing a never ending game of fashion roulette! Luckily I don't think I'm losing, it's definitely a draw at the very least. 

The past couple of days jeans and a cute top have been the order of the day. Yesterday was my lumberjack shirt and converse and today I am coming over all preppy and donned some stripes to match my satchel (without really meaning to – I just got a little lucky). I wore an outfit very similar to this in the winter months. Same top, same jeans, same ring... Just a different (more summer friendly) pair of shoes. It's nice to know that there are items like these that can be worn no matter what the season.

Top: Dunnes

Jenas: New Look

Clogs: Lotta from Stockholm

Satchel: The Cambridge Satchel Company

Scarf: Shutterbug/Folkster

Ring: Lulu's Vintage Closet

yellow town blues...

The weather has been pretty okay in Carlow over the past few days. Rain here and there but mostly dry and quite warm. It's nice to be able to wear skirts and shorts (yes I actually wore shorts yesterday) without tights and yet not sweating like a mad yolk in the heat. I like the balance at the moment. Though I hear we will be a getting a teeny heat wave over the next few days and I am perfectly happy with that too! I shouldn't complain so I won't...

I actually went to take these photos in an empty house at the end of my street. It has some gorgeous old stone work and since it was not being inhabited I thought what's the harm?! I started setting up the tripod and checking the screen when an elderly man popped his head out the front door. Too embarrassed to say I wanted to take pictures of my outfit I simply said I wanted a photo of the wall! Which I realise now sounded much worse. He asked "just the wall?" to which I responded with a definite "yes." He seemed awfully confused by the whole thing (which is understandable since now he had what appeared to be a lover of walls and who also collected pictures of them on his hands) but he let me carry on regardless. So I took a few quick snaps and got the hell out of there! That's what I get for trying to be daring with my outfit post photos...

At least I can use the wall shots in my collages for FELT. So there was an upside.

Top: Miss Selfridge

Skirt: Dunnes

Shoes: Miss L Fire

Ring: Gift (from France)

Locket: (Gift)