The Boden Preview: Autumn 2016

The Boden sale preview is here! I have always been such a big fan of Boden, particularly their children's range. Nothing beats it in terms of quality and hardiness. I think the only pair of trousers that Austin didn't manage to wear a hole in were some tartan baggies he had a couple of years ago, and he wore them to death!

I have picked out my absolute favourite pieces from the new collection, although lets be honest, I could happily roll around in every single piece!

Naturally we have to start with the Baby Boden collection. Bryony is now 2 and a half (albeit a small 2 and a half!) so the time that she will be able to fit into the baby collection is limited and this does make me well up a little. I was thrilled to see that they are now doing some of the baby Boden pieces up to 3-4 years, which gives me a whole extra year or so to be able to buy from it, which I hope to throughly make the most of! The collection for baby girls this year is particularly stunning. Cord, squirrels and florals galore. What is not to love about that?!

1. Pale Blue Play Set

2. Cord Squirrel Pinny

3. Floral Pinny

4. Pink Play Set

The Mini Boden Girl's collection is equally beautiful. I LOVE the hotchpotch floral dresses on either side, they remind me very much of dresses I saw in Portugal last summer and I think the navy one would suit Bryony's colouring perfectly. Some more lovely casual bits; I adore the tree print on the casual smock dress and cord skirt, as well as the ever popular rainbow detail pieces too which would be adorable for playgroup or nursery.

1. Hotchpotch Pink Dress

2. Tree Print Smock Dress

3. Hotchpotch Navy Dress

4. Rainbow Sweatshirt

5. Rainbow Tee

6. Tree Print Cord Skirt

7. Rainbow Raglan

An honourable mention must go to the PJs. Bryony would love the doggy print, and I particularly love those vibrant green sheep printed ones! 

1. Doggy PJ's

2. Sheep PJ's

The boy's Mini Boden collection for Autumn is equally cute! Austin is almost 5 and now at school full time, so I don't find he needs as many clothes as his younger sister. I think these pyjamas are just adorable jammies for little boys! They have an autumal theme with conkers, bugs and trees. I definitely want to get him a pair of the tartan baggies and this pig top is super cute and funny too!

1. Autumn Jammies

2. Tartan Baggies

3. Pig Tee

I don't tend to reach for the ladies collections in Boden; I am in my early twenties and to be honest most of their pieces don't excite me. I do love this dress though. In a mint green colour, a flattering shape and cute bird print I could definitely see myself in this!

'Hannah' Bird Print Dress

Have you checked out the Boden Preview yet? Which are your favourite pieces? 

My Spring/Summer 2015 top picks for my Baby Girl

As I'm sure you all know by now, I am a sucker for baby and kids clothes. The problem intensified a year ago when I had my first baby girl and ever since I have been well and truly addicted! (Check out my baby style tag on YouTube for more baby clothes goodness!)

As I recently posted a spring/summer clothing 'wishlist' for myself I thought it would be fun to do the same for the items I have spotted around and about in stores recently for my baby daughter. 

I'm on a ban from shopping as finances are super tight this month so this online window shopping exercise is the next best option to get my spending fix!

Marks and Spencer have brought out some gorgeous baby girl outfits this season and there are several that I love. My favourite is probably this one -

The shorts are very Liberty-esque and I adore the greyish blue cardigan. Such a beautiful outfit that can be mixed and matched or worn together for effortless baby style! 

Another that I love is this little set:

Can you tell I have a thing for bloomers on baby girls? The print of this set is just stunning and I would totally let Bryony wear this on a picnic in the spring or you could even use the two pieces separately with plain white vests or leggings to tone it down a little. Just gorgeous! 

H&M is a store that I usually like however I am quite disappointed with this season so far. I had a little look online and one piece did catch me eye. This white broderie anglais blouse is really sweet and would look lovely with a pair of jeans in the spring or denim shorts in the summertime. 

I definitely won't be ordering this off the H&M website as the standard with delivery is shockingly bad. If I see it in store I may be tempted to pick it up!

Next up is Next. See what I did there? I am rarely disappointed with the choice of kids clothes when I walk in to a Next store; they always have a good few things that catch my eye and this season's offering is no exception. There is lots of rainbows featured which I adore (ranbow leggings will be making their way to Bryony's wardrobe soon and we already have a couple of long sleeve tops from this collection). This outfit in particular is just adorable!

Another happy addition to the range for me is all of the dinosaurs featured in the girls range this spring. It makes me happy because it's scratching at the surface of those gender barriers that children shouldn't have to face. Who says girls can't wear dinosaur shoes and what's to say boys can't wear pink! Love it.

Is there anything you have your eye on for your baby girl or boy this season? 

Dreaming of Summer! A post about clothes.

A little while ago, I wrote a blog post all about my 'clothing wish list'. It was a great thing for me to do because it means I really think about what I need clothing wise and to look at the gaps in my wardrobe. As it happens, I did purchase a lot of the items on that list, or similar, and they have had lots of use ever since! Today is a dreary Saturday in mid February and I am dreaming of springtime. I really dislike this time of year and it its the period in the year that I feel most sad. Post Christmas blues and cold wet weather don't do much for my mood! Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed lots of spring and summer clothing items popping up in stores that I really really like. I thought I'd share some of these with you! 

The first piece is this Joules rain mac. I LOVE it. Summer's in the UK are always temperamental so a light rain mac would be very useful on wet days. Olive green is a colour which really suits me and I think the floral pattern added to this Mac make it very different and eye catching. I am hoping and praying this makes it into the sale as I just can't justify the £129 price tag as it is. For now I will keep dreaming of it! 

I don't ever go for yellow. I don't feel that it really suits me as I have a very yellow based skin tone and mustard/lemon just make me look green and ill. I was attracted to this Zara dress because it is literally sunshine in a garment. The marigold yellow would perhaps be a little more flattering on me and with a tan and pair of sandals, in the summer this would be beautiful! I probably won't ever buy it but I do enjoy the vision in my head right now.

I saw these boots on Estée from essiebutton's recent fashion haul video and instantly fell in love. I adore the periwinkle blue matched with the tan heel. These are different from anything I've ever owned but yet so wearable. I love how springy they are and these would be just as gorgeous with a pair of grey jeans and a white tee as they would a pretty white summer dress. I WANT!

While we are on the subject of Estée I might aswelI get this over with too! I saw her wearing this jumper on Instagram and then it was featured in her haul video and i thought it looked beautiful. It is not something I would usually pick as it is cropped (and white... I have two toddlers) but I want it! 

I am a jeans and trainers girl at heart and I've wanted a pair of Liberty print Nikes for aaaages. I saw these on Pinterest and  have been drooling over them for awhile. I have no idea if they are still available so if you have seen anything similar please let me know. I especially love those green ones. Yes please! 

The last item I wanted to share is this Boden sundress. Austin had a shirt with this pattern from primark last summer and at the time I thought 'I'd like a dress with that pattern' and low and behold Boden have done it! The colours are gorgeous and summery and I really like the shape, it has a very 50's vibe. Perhaps a little mumsy to some but to be honest I'm all about clothes these days that flatter my shape rather than choosing things that are fashionable. I have visions of me wearing this on a family day at the seaside in the summertime. Beaut!