I’ve been shopping, which is always a dangerous sport. To be fair, a lot of it gets returned: for every twenty things I order (always online, much to the horror of Mr AMR, who has to sidestep huge mounds of ASOS bags and shoe boxes for two weeks while I decide what I’m keeping!) I reckon I hold on to one or two items. A poor hit-rate, but it’s still preferable to having to do an in-store try-on accompanied by a toddler and/or baby.
Anyway, I thought that I would show you the best bits from my recent retail adventures – a “what to wear” guide for the tail-end of summer. Most of these outfits will take you into autumn, I think, which is handy considering the recent spate of rainy, cold weather.

This little floral mini-dress from Zara (here) is one of my favourite recent finds; I think I need a size up (this one is a small and my chest is literally bursting out of it) but it’s soft, incredibly well-cut and the length is just the right side of “mini”. (ie, lengthens your legs but doesn’t flash your knickers. God forbid.)
I’m wearing my very new dress with my very old Mulberry Lily bag* and some gorgeous wedges from LK Bennett*. These are sturdy but leg-lengthening, which is one of my favourite combinations. (I know there’s a rude joke in there somewhere, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. To be honest, I think that my hair tool post exhausted me, in terms of sexual innuendo.)
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