Spring in My Step

February 28, 2012

The Daisybank Dress

Bloggers are funny creatures, we stop and photograph our food before we eat it, carry a camera around at all times and develop our own way of posing for outfit pictures. But what makes me laugh is that these kind of things seem to trend..remember when it was all about the head tilt, feet pointed inwards? (okay, I’m going back a few years now!) And while I’m still an advocate for the head tilt, it’s the “pretend you’re walking somewhere” that seems to have popularised recently. Bloggers striding across pavements with supposed intent. We’re all guilty of some cliché – guess where I went to eat after these pictures were taken?…Laduree for Macarons of course ; )

Anyway, enough making fun of myself. Let’s talk about the dress. My new favourite dress. If you’ve got a sharp eye, you may recognise it from the Aubin & Wills almanac that has been doing the rounds online. In the perfect orange, with the comfiest shape, the only downside to this pretty thing is that it creases easily, and I’ve hardly taken it off since I got it!

And thank goodness for the glorious weather we had at the weekend, it allowed me to show it off without a coat on top. As soon as the sun shows it’s face I have a smile on mine – I was struggling not to break in to a skip whilst going about my business…or “pretending to walk somewhere”!

Thank you Lucy for helping take my pictures! x

Dress - c/o Aubin & Wills | Bag - Mulberry
Shoes - Office | Phone Case c/o Iconemesis 
Nail Polish - Chanel Orange Fizz

 

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126 COMMENTS on Spring in My Step

  1. Helen - Reply

    What a gorgeous little dress, everything about it is perfect from the collar to the cuffs…shame about the creasing problem!

  2. Daisy - Reply

    I love lovee your dress! Peter pan collars make any outfit look super cute. Your hair looks lovely.
    <3 Daisy

    blooomindaisies.blogspot.com

  3. Frankie - Reply

    AMAZING! You look so so cute and the dress is the perfect colour on you! I get what you mean with dresses that crease as soon as you walk

  4. celia - Reply

    Ah I’ve been eyeing this dress for myself, lucky you! It’s such a pretty shade of orange and looks perfect for everyday wear.

  5. Frankie - Reply

    *** out the door, but I would allow it for this dress as its just so pretty! Sorry for the extra comment my phone lovingly decided to post without me knowing earlier on!
    I’m also loving your iPhone case, so cutteee :)
    Please check out my blog and follow if you like :)
    FrankieBooXx.Blogspot.com xxxx

  6. Jen - Reply

    lovely pictures, you look great pretending you’re walking somewhere! haha. that dress is such a beautiful colour, and i love your phone case xx

  7. Dina - Reply

    I was so happy when I heard A&W were beginning to appreciate bloggers – I used to think they were such a stingy brand! I can never help myself when I walk into my local Aubin & Wills outlet, so now I have a dedicated shelf in my wardrobe to all the clothes I’ve accumulated from them! Also have all the almanacs on my shelf, talk about being a nerd…. That dress just looks so perfect on you, as I said at LFW (have posted the photos already as they turned out gorgeous). Hope it’s warm enough in Berlin for you to wear it – hope you got my email xxx

  8. Nesha - Reply

    The colour of that dress is simply divine! And the bloggers-pretending-to-walk-somewhere thing is so true! How about the tilt-your-head-and-laugh pose? Gotta love that one.

  10. Liset - Reply

    Love your outfit!! Beautiful dress and i love the fifi lapin iPhone cover haha. Nice story about the photomaking as well, I’m still not comfortable in front of the camera!

  12. Cécile et Thaïs - Reply

    Really love everything about that look. Your hair look amazing, I love the dress, bag and shoes and the tight make it even more beautiful, with that lovely grey color <3
    Thaïs

  14. Lottie - Reply

    This outfit puts a smile on my face–the perfect thing for spring.

    And I am loving bright colours at the moment and this orange is no exception.

  29. Amy - Reply

    I really love the dress, as you said it is the perfect orange! And it compliments your new hair colour wonderfully!

    xxxx

  30. Kylie - Reply

    I seem to be doing the ‘look straight forward with an intense stare’ pose at the moment, but the pretend I am doing something or looking down are also favs. You look so lovely smiling at the camera, best photo’s of you.x

  36. courtney - Reply

    orange is one of my favorite colors in the world- especially to wear. i love this dress because it has such a vintage feel. pretty material. very cute.

  39. Frannie Pantz - Reply

    You are so funny because it is so true. I have a handful of poses that I just tend to use over and over again. I am loving this pumpkin colored dress and the grey tights. This is a color combo I would not have thought of, but I love it!

  43. Laia N - Reply

    That dress is lovely! but I am so jealous of your shoes, I have been wearing the same ones since October almost everyday, they’re not that shiny anymore! haha

    hey everytime i see your haistyle i like it more and more, makes me think i should make a change on mine too!

  46. Laura - Reply

    Ah I adore your hair more and more each time. Ever so jealous. I can’t do a fringe unless I get a full on straightening treatment on my hair (speaking from painful, sheep-like experience! )
    You look gorgeous in all of it. Hope you enjoyed the macarons!
    xxx

  48. Catharine - Reply

    The orange colour of that dress looks perfect with your new hair colour. I love it. You are so brave for going to the full fringe. I occasionally day dream about it but its taken too damn long to grow it out I couldnt bear it if I got it cut and didnt like it!

    Love the outfit x

  49. Upkaran Gupta - Reply

    Congrats!!! U hv carried off D look Marvalously june bug….
    However D Shoes leave something to B desired…..

  50. ana {bluebirdkisses} - Reply

    LOVE this dress, and I can’t help but be completely envious of you going to Laduree to eat. I fell in love a few years ago in Paris and other macarons just do not seem the same to me anymore.

  55. Anna - Reply

    Lovely! I adore the bag, do you know what it’s called? I can’t seem to find it on their website…

  60. SJP - Reply

    Hehe – I’m always impressed with the ‘blogger walking somewhere’ post, as I find it impossible and I just look odd. Still getting used to doing outfit posts so I’m playing it safe with the head tilt and hand on hip combo : )

  61. Fern - Reply

    I love everything about this post. The colours are lovely, your bag is great and I love the fife lapin phone case x

  65. Lola - Reply

    I am not aware of the “feet pointing inwards” “head tilt” shots, I need to seee! I love the “I’m just off somewhere and I’m having my pic taken” Caroline of fashion squad is perrrfect at these poses, I fail to get it right! This dress looks soooo perfect on you and your new hair is looking so lovely, the different outfits gives it a whole new look! XX

  66. Kate - Reply

    Stunning pictures, I LOVE the colour of your nail polish :)
    I work for Office and it was lovely to see your feature in this month’s magazine! :) x

  69. Rosaspina Vintage - Reply

    Haha, oh Carrie you made me laugh when you wrote “we photograph our food before we eat it”, we went out for pizza and ice cream and my boyfriend just complained saying “how can you be in front of such goodness and waste time not eating it?” :D On the bright side, my instagram keeps track of all the times I’ve been naughty with food!
    You look lovely in these pics, and Orange fizz is my favorite spring polish ;)
    Ale
    x

  73. Lizzie - Reply

    This dress looks so lovely on you, I really like the shape and the colour is so perfect for spring! I cant wait to start wearing all the lovely colourful clothes that have started pouring into the shops.
    Your new hair suits you perfectly, it looks so thick and shiny, you’ve got me considering a mop chop!

  75. Charity - Reply

    You look stunning with those bangs! ah, you are so gorgeous and seem so sweet. Funny how there trends in literally EVERYTHING..from clothes to poses to snacks!

  81. Jessica - Reply

    Ha ha, that’s very true. Many fashion bloggers do that pretending to walk thing, although it does look pretty cool! Lovely dress, the color is so refreshing :)

  87. Frances - Reply

    Your new hair looks great with that colour. And such a perfect dress to wear in that unexpected sunshine: a dress to be happy in!

  88. Jenn - Reply

    Lovely outfit, the colour of the dress looks great on you.
    I have been wanting a Fifi Lapin case for so long. Is yours for a i phone 3 ?

    Thanks

    Jenn @ oohmadeyoulook.blogspot.com

  91. Max - Reply

    Hi,

    Vintage looks + Color Grading= AWESOME…love the site, it gives a nice trendy mood. May I ask what camera/lens do you usually use? I’m thinking of buying a new camera to make some fashion photoshoots and I really love the quality of your photos…

    thanks,
    Max

  98. Lucille - Reply

    You look so lovely, gorgeous photos!! The dress is lovely too, amazing colour and perfect with the grey tights!

    wishfulsinfulyou.blogspot.com

  101. winnie - Reply

    Oh Carrie, you look gorgeous! I totally know what you mean about cliched blogger poses and favourite places to eat…they’re hard to avoid! Love that Aubin and Wills dress, perfect colour and collar too!

  102. Eleanor - Reply

    You look amazing, Carrie! I love this dress on you and your hair is as gorgeous as ever. And you’re hilariously spot-on about the cliche blogger poses – my current favourites are the ‘casual hand-in-hair’ pose and the ‘stare intently at my shoes’ pose! ;)

  110. Cassie - Reply

    My gosh, these photos are like film stills! BEAUUUUTIFUL!! Your fringe was an excellent decision, you look amazing.

  118. Cosmia - Reply

    Gorgeous! The colour is so pretty and I love the contrasting collar! It is annoying when clothes are very creasey though :(

  119. Fashion Ferno - Reply

    Hello!
    Super interesting outfit!
    Spring in your step, but the outfit is made of very autumny colours! I really like the grey tights with the bright orange, they work so well together!
    :)
    Ferno!

  120. Elissa - Reply

    Such a lovely color! I always shy away from oranges, reds and yellows because I’ve convinced myself that it won’t look good against my red hair.
    I’d never thought about “posing” trends, but I think you’re spot on. Although I like the “walking with a purpose” sort of pose because it creates simple interest, if that makes sense. =)
    Ahhh oxfords, how I love those shoes.

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