At last, my love has come along

At last! Sunshine :) I have to admit summer is not actually my favourite season. I get a little stressed with the unpredictability of it all, however after the unseasonally cold period we've been experiencing recently, I have been waiting for a day like today. If not only to debut my Asos Floral Print maternity trousers. After getting a sneak peak at the Zara S/S look book, floral print trousers were pretty high on my wish list so when Asos got this maternity version in i snapped them up. They are really generous on the waist so i have not only been waiting for a day bright enough to pull them off, but also for my bump to be a sufficient size to keep them up. Today is that day and i have rejoiced!

Teamed with a lovely New Look maternity shirt dress that i have rouched up slightly to make a little shorter thus qualify as a top. Court shoes just were not cutting it this morning so Topshop elasticated peeptoe shoeboots were added and i also put my black Zara blazer over the top which i wish i would have snapped as i liked the extra layer it added although it has long since been discarded due to the beautiful sun beating down. Not a grievance we get to air often enough in this country...x Talia

The print detraction



Pregnancy legs are bordering on getting the better of me. From my last pregnancy i know i get a fair amount of water retention in my legs and it makes them swell a little, the sight of which left me all but discarding skirts from my wardrobe this morning. I've been trying to stay healthy and not 'eat for two' as the old adage goes but it hasn't stopped the swell. But i accepted this is part and parcel of the wonder that is child bearing and went with this dress anyway as i really like the print and am hoping it will  detract from my cankles.

It's courtesy of New Look and was bought with some vouchers i got for taking part in a maternity project for them. I have to admit when i went to spend my vouchers, I couldn't find a whole lot in the maternity section that i was particularly sold on. However I think their regular collection is really impressive this season and the empire cut on this graphic print dip hem dress nicely accommodates the bump. It is nice and sheer and has black thick straps. I've been hugely tempted by the collarless blazers in Zara this season, in fact seriously tempted by the collection as a whole for the last year (just divine!) but with a little Danny Zuko flick of the collar, a similar look can be achieved with an old Zara standard blazer with lapels. Black shoe boots also from New Look...x Talia

Up on the roof

After feeling like a bad blogger i vowed to do an outfit post today and this usually happens in my garden as i am not brave enough to take to the mean streets of Nottingham. However, these plans were scuppered by some pesky roofers my neighbour had in thus the new location. I will be back outside as soon as roofers and weather permit!

When it comes to shopping religion, it's no secret that i worship at the church of Zara. They can actually do no wrong by me and I have been literally bursting at the seams to blog about my love affair with these shoes. The weather has not allowed me to wear them too much as i have no desire to get wet toes or put that nude suede in any puddle's firing line. They do the shoes in a variety of colours and budget permitting, i would have snapped them all up. Even though they are a snip at the bargain price of £29.99, i limited myself to one pair and this mix of nude, black and orange won out.  Ankle strap sandals have made a triumphant come back recently and seeing how my girl Camille has been rocking them recently i snapped them up and have worn them at every given opportunity.  The heel is a little on the dainty side for me at 21 weeks pregnant but practise makes perfect.

Teamed with Topshop maternity floralprint and black silk tee and H&M Mama maternity trousers. Oh and in other breaking news...It's a girl! My bank manager will soon be shuddering at the sight of Zara Mini...x Talia

Come into my world

My biog lists me as wife, worker, mother, fashion lover. My outfit posts give you a little glimpse into my 'work' and 'fashion lover' traits but my other elements i tend to keep reasonably quiet about. After scrolling through my Incredibooth snaps, some of the shots really made me smile. I have a 3 year old little boy called Henry who is everything. He makes me laugh and smile everyday. He's quite obsessed with the camera and features on my Instagram a fair amount. He's also particularly interested when i do my outfit post shots, he has a tendancy of sneaking up on me.  Until now, i have kept those shots for me, myself and I but as they bought me so much pleasure, i decided to share.

There's also some of my and the boy and some silly ones of my darling hubby who is an amzing father and supportive husband of a blogging & fashion obsessed wife. Not an easy task i'm sure. Anyway, these two and my pink bump are my world so i'm sharing this oh-so-special part of it with you...x Talia