A fifties flirtation

I love the look of fifties fashion styling, especially in the summer, and luckily for me the silhouettes of this time period are some of the best shapes for my body. Seeing Taylor over at Sterling Style wearing this gorgeous summer frock has me yearning not only for some more summer dresses (not that I need any) but also some better weather in which to wear them. I for one am fed up of this rain, what happened to spring?

Akebono Halter Dress by Anthropologie £128

There are quite a few flirty fifties style dresses on the high street but some of my favourites from the Spring/Summer collections are from Anthropologie (these guys know vintage prints and shapes). The selection below is just a glimpse of the delights to behold on the Anthropologie website, check it out here.

Bike lane dress - Revisited impressionist dress - Primary blooms dress

 Henga shirt dress - Eyelet branch halter dress - Essential stripe dress

The love list

Here's a selection of posts I've loved lately from some of my favourite bloggers - I hope you love them too!

• I don't read that many beauty blogs however one that I keep coming back to, due to the spot on recommendations and amazing 30 Day Nail Challenge, belongs to Makeup Savvy (even though the constant creativity on the nails front makes me feel like somewhat of a failure as a "polished lady" due to my one-at-home-manicure-a-week-and-hope-it-lasts approach. Find Makeup Savvy's NOTD challenge here.
• I've been following the style of Yara over at this chick's got style for a while now and this week she pulled out what I consider to be an absolute corker of a spring ensemble. I'm often unsure of how to incorporate brights into my somewhat subdued working wardrobe (without feeling like an extra from Saved By The Bell) but Yara has inspired my to hit the high street in search of Spring brights. See Yara's outfit in question here.
• One of my all-time favourite blogs has to be The Daybook - I love the way it's written, the images are great and just generally the content is right up my street. I particularly loved a recipe Sydney posted recently for all those of us who are somewhat challenged in the culinary department: Rolo Cookies. Need I say more?
• I love looking at blogs for interior design inspiration but mostly, lets face it, I just love to have a nose at other peoples houses! Lately Taylor over at Sterling Style has inspired me to jazz up my office space (if you can even call it that) so expect a post soon on what I've been up to whilst endeavoring to make my workspace a more inspiring place to be.
• Following Cupcake Takes The Cake is very dangerous for my waistline as virtually every day, usually at 11.30 at night, I find myself craving some kind of American cake-based treat due to my late-night Bloglovin obsession (not good for weight watchers). One recipe that I particularly loved was one they featured by ever clever mom for Irish Cocktail cupcakes for St Patrick's day. Not only does the end result look delicious but the presentation is ingenious and something that I will definitely be trying out as I attempt to improve my skills in the kitchen.