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THE LITTLE NAVY DAY DRESS.

6 October 2018 12 comments

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Autumn seems to be well and truly upon us, hurrah!

I'm indulging myself and going all-out autumnal today - tights, tweed, ripe apples, russet foliage! And in the midst of it all, the perfect little daywear number to show off. And just something to mention - this one has pockets ;)




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Back when things were considerably warmer, I posted about this dress, and thus, my affinity for Joanie Clothing was born. They kindly sent me over a couple of dresses for the current season and I immediately bee-lined for their Navy Apron Pinafore. We're going to France twice this year and the Francophile in me is coming to the fore - so what better than to indulge it with a pinafore dress. It, a beret, a breton, some garlic or a baguette, and already I've gleefully slipped into every French stereotype..

But for today, I thought I'd style it with some very British accents - we were having an afternoon out in the deepest of Berkshire so it seemed apt.

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Outfit details

Navy pinafore dress c/o, White oxford shirt, Tweed jacket (last years, similar here), Tan loafers c/o (currently 40% off).



The dress itself has some lovely little details of note. 100% cotton (the thick and sturdy kind), the aforementioned pockets (ought to be compulsory on every dress), and button-fastened straps on front and rear, that crisscross across your back.

I sized up as I was a bit nervous about it hugging my stomach too tightly but needn't have. The dress is plenty roomy, especially in the bust area, so I did a bit of tugging and tweaking to make everything fit snugly and here we are - I'd still like to get a couple more button holes in the straps though to hoick the front up a little.

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Paired with a nice, crisp white shirt, my current favourite loafers (these are just gorgeous) and a somewhat oversized tweed jacket (picked up heavily discounted last year and I'm so thoroughly pleased it's cool enough to finally give it it's first outing! And I know that's pretty swinish of me to share a product you can't buy so I've added a whole bunch of alternatives - hope there's one you like!), and of course armed with a box of apples we picked up from the farm shop (I'll let you know what I do with them!), I'm ready to tackle this 'autumnal country life thing'.

Off to the pub for a wholesome dessert (sticky toffee pudding) and to find some gundogs to play with ;)


xx