The H&M Mesh Skirt

Apologies for the lack of posts this week - but here I am, back in Dubai and sweating like anything in the name of an Outfit of the Day photo :)

I wore my H&M mesh skirt for the first time ever today. £19.99 of girly goodness that feels surprisingly light and easy to wear. There are probably about 5 layers to this skirt, which lends a slightly 50's/60's vibe to it.

I did wonder what to wear this with. I tried it with a fitted shirt on top and it was all a little bit "Happy Days", with the 50's/60's theme taken to fancy dress status. So I did what I always do and played it very safe. Black body from Topshop and Tory Burch flats.

NOTE: The jacket stayed on only in air conditioned environments and for the seconds it took to take these photos. It is bloomin' humid today!

Excuse the sand at the tips of the shoe :) 

Yes, I was quite tempted to just dive into that fountain.

Skirt: H&M (current season and here is the link! Link!)
Top: Body from Topshop (which actually has poppers on the crotch area...ewww)
Jacket: Topshop (current season)
Belt: Hollister
Shoes: Tory Burch (a recent Outnet acquisition and boy do I love the gold hardware. I was always a bit skeptical of the Reva's and their puckering at the back of the shoe but I think that's what helps them keep their shape for a long time. I highly recommend!)
Bag: Chanel
Necklace: Tiffany & Co
Sunglasses: Gucci (someone asked for the code for these and it's GG 3155/S D28JJ 62 13 135!)

Book update!

First things first, I got a cheap but effective cover for my Kindle. After my What's in my bag post alot of you out there made me nervous about the fact I didn't have one. It's now safely resting inside a gaudy pink cover :) Phew!

Also I recently finished 2 books:

1) The Radleys by Matt Haig - if you are a fan of the vampire genre in any way, then I would recommend it. You will devour it (is that a pun...? :) within hours. It's an easy and humorous read that's neither as innocent as Twilight et al, nor as sexy-time focussed as True Blood. It actually presents quite an interesting take on the genre, with the story centered around a family of vampires in suburban England.
2) Grace Williams Says It Loud by Emma Henderson - I have to say this was a quite a difficult read. This is a no holds barred account of life in an institution and the narrator is Grace herself, a young girl who is physically and mentally impaired. The narrative is factual and unsentimental but the casual way she describes life in the institution just fills the reader with horror.

In light of the last book I have read I am lightening the load and focussing on trash. For example, I am currently reading about life inside the Playboy mansion by a disgruntled ex-Bunny. It's badly edited but salacious :) 

What are you reading at the moment? And glad to be writing this post - I missed it :)

Happy Friday!!

L
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