An Orla Kiely Girl
Some of you might recognise this dress – I tweeted and pinned it endlessly, and when Orla Kiely had a party dress sale before Christmas I knew it was a sign! A few days later it was mine, the perfect velvety dress to wear on Christmas Day – and at every other event for the foreseeable future, thank you very much.
I paired it with my pearly headband from ASOS and sparkling gold YSL nails. Although, to take these snaps, the addition of a pair of tights and shoes was required – my real Christmas Day outfit actually included a pair of slippers. Glam, eh?
People have been quite surprised when I tell them that these shoes are from Clarks – I think it’s that association with school shoes – and even more so for anybody living in Somerset where their factory is located (spot the leafy backdrop – I love being home for Christmas!). Still, I think some of the shoes from Clarks are pretty nifty, and these always go perfectly with my fave dresses.
Despite my huge love for this little Orla Kiely number, I changed in to a cosy pair of PJs halfway through the day – whilst I love a pretty dress, I probably love my PJs even more. Oops! I hope you had an amazing Christmas too?! x
P.S:- This dress is now in the sale! (Yup, I’m kicking myself) Enjoy!
Dress - Orla Kiely | Bag - DVF via Monnier Freres | Shoes - Clarks Tights - Topshop | Headband - ASOS
you are so beautiful!
Ooh, what a dream dress! You and Orla are always a match made in heaven! <3 Plus, can I just say you always have AMAZING clothing luck! Whenever I pin my must-haves to Pinterest, I never once find them lurking on eBay or in the sale section. You are a skilled lady, Miss Carrie!
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Lovely outfit!!
That dress is GORGEOUS! Damn, I want it too. ♥ You look utterly stunning, dear. An fashion inspiration for all of us! Happy holidays xoxo
Lovely dress and photos!
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Ahhhh I had my eye on this too! For some reason I just can’t quite justify it though and it’s probably more you than me? I can’t help thinking practical thoughts when I’m sale hunting and that party dresses won’t get that much wear, but I’m very tempted by the Sparkle boat neck dress and dragonfly print one. Think I need to make sure I don’t miss their sample sales!
I don’t even go to parties that much but I’m always buying party dresses! Practical isn’t really in my vocabulary, haha! If I had the money I’d buy the whole collection…
You look so gorgeous and romantic! Lovely!
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That is literally my dream dress! Orla Kiely does it again, when will they ever be a dress I don’t like?! haha. It suits you wonderfully, you look lovely in the pictures (as always).
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Agreed! And there is always one standout dress for me each season that I cross my fingers will make it to the sale, haha!
The dress is wonderful and I love the tights too. You look lovely x
Cute look for Christmas! Haha, I don’t blame you for changing into PJs. I actually wore PJs all day for Christmas xx
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this dress looks like the perfect cut, I love the little sleeves too!
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That is the cutest dress ever!!
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I love this dress. It’s so pretty! The bow makes it so cute.
-Jess
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I love this as a Christmas day dress – you look like a present with the bow! I was wondering where you got your shoes – they totally caught my eye when I was looking through your photos; I really shouldn’t avoid Clarks haha!
I love your dress and I want your shoes. So pretty.
What a beautiful nail polish – adore the dress too, you can’t beat a bit of velvet.
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Lovely photos! X
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Jasmin
Really cute outfit! I dressed down this year in my Christmas jumper and a pair of leggings
Hailes<3
Sounds like the best kind of Christmas outfit! : )
Oooh you look absolutely lovely! Welcome back to Somerset lovely!
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lovely as usual…great dress
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What a lovely dress!!
Love the purse and headband! =)
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so cute
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The dress is so beautiful, you look gorgeous! I hope you had a lovely Christmas!
Pip x
Carrie, I adore this outfit! Your style is so impeccable, you’re one of my biggest inspirations. However, I can’t find those shoes on the Clarks website and I want them so badly! Did you get them recently? I agree that Clarks have some amazing shoes- I bought my leaver’s ball heels from there, my favourite pair of brogues and my staple winter boots. I hope you had a lovely Christmas and you will have a happy New Year! xo
Unfortunately they are much over a year old now, but I’m certain you’d be able to find a similar style somewhere : )
so cute as usual. love the pictures!
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super love your dress!! and the shoes are super cute too!
I just love your blog. Reading it always makes me very happy. The pictures are gorgeous! And I love seeing lots of YSL lately. That nail polish is dreamy. Happy New Year!
Happy Holidays! I hope you had a wonderful time with friends, family and lots of food. I never would have guessed that your shoes were Clarks but I bet they are very comfortable.
-Emily
such a cute dress! the shape looks really good on you!
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So lucky that you were able to find a favourite dress on sale – I love when that happens. And if it’s an orla kiely find, so much the better! It looks absolutely lovely on you!
really really awesome dress. crave on that :p
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Love the shoes and the cute headband!
Myah
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Beautiful dress!
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The shoes are gorgeous and so are the photos.. I mean the scenery is just too beautiful!
always so amazing.
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The photos are really beautiful, the scenery so english!
Here we have 35 degrees and it’s so unreal for me see them.
I love this outfit!
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Paricia
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The dress is fab on you! Orla Kiely is a litle out of my price range but they make such great clothes
xo
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It is so so lovely! You look perfect for this Christmas holidays! Love the shoes too!
this dress is so beautiful! you styled it so well!
~niki <3
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Isn’t that stunning?!
Such a pretty look…and love the bag, have the same one in yellow
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I think this is the gold polish I have been searching for!
GORGEOUS!!!!
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Oh you look lovely, perfect Christmas day dress! Now I want everything on Orla Kieley too, so many collars and full skirts, heaven!
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Lovely.. Lovely.. Lovely..
(I need that dress in my life.)
the dress is so pretty!
happy new year!
Love that dress on you and you’ve reminded me to start wearing my coloured tights a bit more – I’ve fallen into the routine of wearing black tights all the time! Happy new year Carrie xx