BLOGGED| 08.09.12 @CharlieMay @DrMartens By-The-Sea #FIRSTANDFOREVER Competition Entry #OOTD #Fashion #Style #Photo

Yesterday I spotted the @CharlieMay aka Girl a la Mode Dr Martens Individual Style United Spirit #FIRSTANDFOREVER competition and thought I’d give it a whirl…

At the age of 26 and 364 days… (yes, it’s my birthday tomorrow) These are my very FIRST pair of Dr Martens Airwair boots and I ABSOLUTELY adore them! I have tested them out fully (in a mad dash to the train station) and found them more comfortable than a pair of Nikes and somewhat more suitable to wear with a pretty tshirt dress…

For my trip to the seaside I decided to test them out more extensively… I went for a quick horse ride along the beach, a lovely cycle with the boyfriend along the no cycling promenade, stomped around in front of a few pretty beach huts and balanced on some rocks. 

Loved it!

What I wore: I paired my Dr Martens Airwair Heeled Chelsea Boots with an old black felt trilby, a rather grunge-y new Topshop crochet cutout  floral sundress and armfuls of gold bangles and cute little grey broderie anglaise ankle socks with bows on them.

Et Voila!!

Photography © JMGcreative & Lucie Kerley

#WhatIWore on a rainy Summer’s Day :: Cream Cable Tights & A Pretty @hmunitedkingdom Yellow Floral Sundress, & @warestyle metallic gold foil cardigan to brighten up my day #fashion #style #whattowear #blogger #highstreet #photo

I found this outfit post languishing amongst my unpublished photos. Oops! I took them on a day not too dissimilar, weather-wise, to today. It was wet, miserable and dreary. Oh JOY!

I had wanted to wear a summer dress but it was a little cool outside so I decided to layer up a pair of cream tights and ankle boots over a H&M jersey sundress and my favourite Warehouse Gold Foil Print Metallic Cardigan.

I’m Wearing…

Dress: H&M (SS11) | Cardigan: Warehouse | Boots: Topshop, AIDEN Zip-up Ankle boots (SS11), Tights: you can buy similar ones from TightsPlease | Jewellery: Topshop Spiked Gold Cuff Bracelet. | Headband: Gift from my mum | Necklace: Primark (old).

(image: Warehouse.co.uk)

Which was £50 now £20 in their summer sale!

This cardigan is great for layering up your look and still keeping is eyecatching and summery. It’s quite a smart piece that can pass for a little jacket and looks great over evening wear too.

These are the tights that would help recreate this look…

(image: TightsPlease.co.uk)

Invest in a decent pair of Falke Striggings Cream Cable Tights, from Tights Please, £32.48 Free UK Delivery.

Photography © Lucie Kerley