I am wearing: a Topshop blouse, Vintage Levi’s cut-offs and New Look sandals
These are the photos from our last day in Portugal – the temperature was in it’s 40s and far too hot for my liking, but we just had to venture into town again make the most of the Portuguese cakes and the ice cream (my favourite thing about Portugal is it’s sweet food!), and take the billion photos I promised…
Okay, I didn’t take a billion. But I was snapping away with my Diana too, so now I just need to finish off the roll before I take it to get developed. There are some beautiful things to photograph in Portugal – the windows, the old buildings, the winding streets.
And an unusual photo! Who is that boy?!! Well, after all of the Miguel love in the comments for the last post, I thought he should finally show his face on here. Not to mention, it’s our 4 year ‘anniversary’ today, the first time in 4 years we’ve actually remembered it – we’re not that romantic, but we do share sunglasses..! And with the amount of photos he takes for me, this is practically his blog too.
Thank you for all of the lovely comments on the video – we’re looking forward to making even more. x
When we come to Portugal we always visit Miguel’s Dad’s house, out in the middle of nowhere. Aside from sloping off to the beach, there isn’t much else to do besides eating, playing cards and watching films, but that’s what we love about it. All you can hear is the sound of frogs and crickets. I posted about it last year too, here.
If only I had flowers in my hair…
Anyway, this post isn’t about what i’ve been wearing. You’ve seen this dress before, and on a zillion other people too (it’s Topshop) but it seemed fitting for the video we planned to make. Please take a look at the video with your volume turned up, Miguel chose the music this time around, and it fits perfectly. Plus, I do a bit of dancing!
Let us know what you think! We love making them!
I’m back in London on Tuesday, so I can’t promise any posts before then as things are getting a little tight and we have lots of people to visit, but i’ll try and take a billion pictures tomorrow x
I’m either very brave or totally crazy to be posting pictures of myself in my swimsuit online..so please be friendly!
I was panicking when I was packing for my holiday, there was no way I was going to wear that tiny bikini again, but I didn’t have time to buy myself a new swimsuit (plus, i’m on a shopping ban, remember?!). Under instruction from Mademoiselle Robot, I turned to For Luna, which was obviously the best place to go for vintage inspired swimwear – it brought my search to a rapid halt with it’s selection – annnnnnd it’s UK based!
I went for a classic-looking polkadot number, kindly bought by my Mum as an early birthday present, and it turned up just a few days later at Miguel’s Nan’s house in Portugal. Impressive!
Whilst they are quite expensive, I can vouch for it’s quality. I don’t want to sound like an advert here, but i’m very happy with it, it holds me in in all the right places and i’d definitely recommend it. I’ll be spending the next few days getting it’s moneys worth of wear at the beach.
P.S – I spend a ridiculously long time creating a 50’s updo before heading to the beach, as I knew we’d be taking some pictures. It turns out that the wind had other ideas, and my hair ended up in a ponytail with my fringe pinned down to my head. Not so glamorous…!
The lovely Nina from Family Affairs got in touch a little while ago, telling me she wanted to send me something, so of course, I obliged and gave her my address. The pink shorts showed up whilst Lucy was at my house, and the first thing she said was “Carrie?!! in PINK shorts? Not even I could get away with them”. Okay, I admit, bright pink isn’t my usual colour, but the girl in the lookbook pulls them off so beautifully with a white shirt, so I shoved them in my suitcase, certain that I could get some wear out of them on holiday. And they have little gold anchor-embellished buttons – always a win!
Castles and Things
We’ve found it very difficult to take pictures because of the super high sun beaming down all day long (how do you Portuguese girls do it?!) but we snapped a few whilst on a visit to a local castle a few days ago. The first time we took photos here was in 2008, you can see the post here.
I started off wearing dark shorts and a polka dot shirt, but didn’t feel I looked “holiday” enough, which is where the bright pink shorts came in!! I paired them with an 80’s blouse (I promptly took the shoulder pads out..!) that Miguel’s nan gave to me the day before, and I was happy enough with the outfit. The large collar reminded me of some sort of sailor uniform.
And, I had to include the cat because he looked so happy.
Today we took some photos at the beach, i’ll post them tomorrow! x
I’ll explain to you a little about sponsoring and how it works on WishWishWish before I get started. I never get paid to post about a brand or shop, but get paid enough to keep the blog running (I pay for it..!!) and a little more besides, via the adverts in the sidebar. These spaces will only ever be occupied by small, independent brands that I would buy from myself, and in turn think you would enjoy. So without further ado…
I’m not going to repeat myself and say the same things that I did in the last post (plus, I don’t have time!) but this little shop’s beautiful photos and handpicked vintage still manages to charm me. I’ve put together a mini wishlist in the form of the picture above..it is my birthday next month after all (43 days and counting..ahem)
I’ve been after the right kind of needlepoint bag since I saw the Orla Kiely version at fashion week, and this 1950’s lookalike is so much cheaper!
Since I’ve been in Portugal I’ve realised I have far too many dark coloured clothes – it’s just too hot here! So a yellow summer dress would be perfect. If I had the money..and dropped a few inches on my waist, I’d snap up this polka dot one!
I have a weakness for blouses, especially when they’re done up all the way to the top. Miguel totally thinks I dress like an old lady sometimes but he’s a boy, what does he know?! This brown blouse would be a perfect addition to my collection.
Not in my size but adorable nonetheless, Victorian inspired booties! Lace-up shoes are yet another weakness…
I’ll be back very soon with some holiday snaps x
P.S – If you have a shop that you’d like to share with me and my readers and want to become a sponsor, get in touch!
The past couple of days have been spent with my Portuguese family, so i’ve been rather disappointing on the picture front. We’ve spent all of our time eating and playing cards (easy things to do when you can’t speak each others language!).
Miguel and I tried to take some photos earlier but it was just too bright outside so we gave up and decided to try again tomorrow when we go to the beach in the afternoon – if I don’t look too terrible, I can’t wait to show you my new swimsuit.
It’s so warm here, which was nice considering England was wet and rainy when I left this morning. Don’t worry, i’ll still find plenty of time to blog whilst i’m here! Except today…i’m super tired from a very early start so I just thought i’d share a picture I took on my iPhone using Plastic Bullet. Better than nothing!
I arrived back in London last night and couldn’t be happier to be back with Miguel after the longest time we’d ever spent apart. Of course I was happy to see him, but i’m also happy to have his photography back too..!! This blog is practically his too with the amount of photos he takes for me – perhaps i’ll take a few of him sometime and roles can be reversed.
I’m living out of a suitcase at the moment as i’m preparing to leave again for Portugal on Tuesday, and deciding what to wear in the morning wasn’t an easy task. My not-so-great packing meant everything was creased, including this blue tie-back dress that hasn’t been seen on here since March last year. It’s what i’d describe as my perfect summer dress, light, and the perfect 50’s shape. I would have loved bright red matchy-matchy accessories but my wardrobe is all over the place at the moment so couldn’t find what I was looking for.
It was the perfect dress for our picnic in the park, where I scoffed a chocolate muffin, and for running to buy my favourite caramel cinnamon waffle ice cream – it’s been an indulgent day!
P.S – After lots of recommendations, I’ve just started watching Mad Men! Do you watch it too? x
Whilst they are quite expensive, I can vouch for it’s quality. I don’t want to sound like an advert here, but i’m very happy with it, it holds me in in all the right places and i’d definitely recommend it. I’ll be spending the next few days getting it’s moneys worth of wear at the beach.
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