Pink Haired Princess

Having two nephews ('currently', heehee ), means I don't really get to splurge on clothing for them because without a hint of bias, boys clothes are crap in comparison to the stuff you get for little girls! My friend has a beautiful daughter, Saoirse , so I get free reign on anything girly and cute. When she was born I bought almost the entire range of Hello Kitty clothes from H&M and every birthday and Christmas (and sometimes in between because I spot something I really like), I look forward to being able to choose from a wide selection for her. I was super impressed with this beautiful collection in Next , which I would name 'Parisian Chic'. It was mostly navy and cream with splashes of lime green (a surprisingly stunning combination), with lots of stripes, polka dots and handbag prints (melt). I could not resist this grey cord dress (above) for her, with it's adorable handbag design. Look at how it looks like she's wearing a bag over her dress, so c...

I've never bought clothes from Next . Ever. Most people I know who shop in Next are die-hard fans, those that queue up for the 6am (or was it earlier this year?) boxing day sale. 'Idiots', I've often thought! They swear by Next, own complete Next wardrobes, shop for their man/children/house in Next and never find any other shop that quite matches up (I don't think they are looking very hard). Personally, I find it boring, run of the mill and safe. That said, I would never discount ever buying anything from there, I would never do that with any shop. I've often passed through as it's a shortcut to the bus stop, but there's just nothing that catches my eye and makes me want to return. However that all changed today when I saw this fantastic vintage inspired jumpsuit from the SS10 collection. It's really gorgeous. After a quick browse on their site there was a lot of quite interesting items from the Miss N and Runway ranges (lots of nautical). Clearly m...