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Month: June 2017

Planning ahead for “Back to School with Marks and Spencer”

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Marks and Spencer Back to School, dare I say it and we near the ending of a school year …

Marks and Spencer School Bag

So when  Marks and Spencer got in contact and asked would I team up and collaborate with them for “Back to school”, it was an absolute resounding “Yes” for me. Lessons learned and as a virgin to big school this time last year, I am armed with knowledge for the new school year looming ahead. One thing’s for sure I promised myself I was going to be more organised this time round.

Pinafore

Now I know you may think I’m crazy when the end of school is only weeks away, but the realization that hit me last year is, the summer months quickly become very short when you have little ones in big school.  Plus did I mention the fact we are heading away for a good bit of the summer period in the next few weeks?  I vowed to be organised before we leave for our trip. Before Marks and Spencer contacted me, I had already bought my little one’s uniforms from them last year. My sister who has 2 kids already in big school advised me to purchase the Marks and Spencer school uniform, as they were the best quality and hard wearing uniforms around. I can vouch for them and their exceptional quality. My little one is not your typical girly girl, a tomboy at heart who tears around playgrounds, spills actual contents of food on her clothes, and I actually considered investing in knee pads with all the holes she’s put in tights/tracksuit bottoms you name it! Marks and Spencer’s uniform have withstood all of my young ones antics and countless washes.

Cotton Cardigan

This time round I am wiser as to what I’d order for my sometimes fussy 6 year old..she doesn’t like dresses but has a huge fondness for the Pinafores and chose them over a skirts..with skirts she tends to tug at them constantly. I went with this one here from Marks and Spencer, as I purchased the same one last year and they are excellent quality. It is still perfect a year on …did I mention my little lady is not the cleanest!

School Uniform

I have what you call a little lady who is constantly roasting in any type of weather conditions and at every opportunity discards coats/jumpers/socks as much as she can. Hence why I went with this Cotton Rich Cardigan as its easy to take off for those scenarios of being too hot. I also went with these Cotton Unisex jumpers, as they are nice and light but still great quality.

The beauty about all Marks and Spencer shirts are they are Easy to Iron (they also come in a 3 pack  which is excellent value!) see here. And as my lady is always hot I got the short sleeve blouse  too. Short sleeves are great especially at the beginning of September and the last term of school as the weather is always that bit milder.

Winter Coat
Winter Coat

I picked up this  Mulberry Longline Coat , it is beautiful with stormwear technology, and water resistant. It is also Machine washable now who can argue with that?

Shoes
Marks and Spencer Patent shoes

These School shoes are so handy with the riptape, making it easy for my little lady to slip them on & off..She has such a habit of constantly whipping off her shoes at any given opportunity! They also have Freshfeet technology which help keep her feet fresh and avoid any unwanted odour! And did I mention scuff resistant, I have been searching for a shoe like this so I’ll keep you posted on how my lady fairs out on that one.

Tracksuit Bottoms
Joggers

Although we do have a school tracksuit uniform I found this year my little one tore holes in the knees on hers, don’t even ask so when I saw these 2 pack  Marks and Spencer Joggers they were straight in the basket. They are a great shape on my little lady even though they are unisex.

Slip on trainers
Trainers

As I mentioned my 6 yr old scuffs any shoe she has ever owned, I swear she does it on purpose sometimes..so hence I picked up two pairs of trainers just in case 🙂 ..Both are pretty but not too girly as my lady isn’t a girly girl ..these Butterfly Print trainers and Riptape trainers (In the pic above this one) are perfect, plus she can wear with her pinafore too!

Marks and Spencer Bag and matching lunch bag

This year we got her a bag that was lovely and pretty but being first timers with our first born starting school we omitted the practicality of “said” bag. When ordering this time round I made sure it was more practical and a good size for her work books to easily fit in, without getting damaged. This one is perfect, unfortunately its sold out online but available in stores, they have other great bag options here, we got the Lunch bag to go with it. She loves them!

So as we head away from the end of a school year I’m ready for the holidays to begin as is the little lady. I’m also secretly delighted that I’m a little bit more together and organised for the school year this coming September. And with 20% off school uniforms you might as well get organised now , so as you can relax and enjoy the carefree (perhaps chaotic at times) summer weeks that lie ahead!

Hope you find this post helpful and useful.

Until next time

Pam

xx

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Embroidered tops

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Embroidered tops, who else is obsessing about these?…I have I’d safely say about ten of them hanging in my wardrobe…much to my hubbies amusement..he reckons they are all the same or morphed into the same top!!

Embroidered top

This newest obsession above is from Zara, and it is so comfy especially with the humidity lately. It literally goes with everything and a super top to just throw on and look dressed up!

noisy may

I love the bell sleeves on this one too, sleeves are really having their moment this season aren’t they?..and I love the bell sleeve once its not down to my elbows otherwise I have an almighty mess at the end of the sleeve from mum duties!! You get the picture!

summertop

I paired this with these super soft jeans from Noisy may and are incredible value ..these have been worn and washed now about 50 times!! New Look heels are old stock unfortunately but they do have similar online.

 A little close up of the top above. As you can see the embroidery is really pretty and its a gorgeous cotton top..I have worn this with a denim skirt and also paired it with shorts and white jeans and red heels. It washes really well and doesn’t loose its shape.. It really is a bargain buy and you’ll find the details of where to purchase here

A huge thank you to my brother Derek for these pics and to the Sheraton Athlone Hotel for use of their amazing rooms..

Hope you enjoyed this look and any questions just ask me

Until next time

Pam

xx

*This is not a sponsored post

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Vintage or is it?

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Vintage or is it? Yes as you are aware I am a lover of vintage stores and I have found some unbelievable pieces in some gorgeous vintage boutiques here in Cork.

Do you ever get a moment when you try a piece on and you instantly fall in love!! I actually did a tiny little dance in the boutique when trying this beauty. Its so different and unique and totally me!!

I spotted this blouse in Eva May Vintage one day and after trying it on knew I had to have it…it was a little bit unique and reminded me of an Irish Designers piece.

When I bought the top and brought it home I kept thinking how it reminded me on one of my favourite Irish Designers Catriona Hanley. I remembered I admired and lusted over one of her pieces a year ago…obviously lusting was all I could do as I couldn’t afford the price tag at the time..but when  I scrolled through her facebook page low and behold I think by visiting one of my favourite vintage stores I might have accidentally nabbed that top that I had been lusting after, but for a fraction of the price at €69 …The resemblance is uncanny don’t believe me well check this pick out here

I love the detail in this piece, its such a stunning top. The layering of tulle is so pretty and the workmanship that went into it is unreal.

I paired this top with my leather Freddy jeans and nude heels as I wanted the blouse to stand out!! The freddy leathers you will find here

How amazing is the detail on the back too!! It has pearls sown onto button poppers and the detailing is out of this world.

When I asked the lovely Linda from Eva May where she bought the piece she told me she found it in a vintage boutique in Paris…so ladies it goes to show it pays to shop in Vintage stores ..I promise you, you’ll never know what you might find

Pics by the amazing Brid O’Donovan Photography

Until next time

Pam xx

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