OOTD - Valentine's Day

Whether you have a Valentine or not, Valentine's day is a special occasion to get dressed up - whether its for yourself or a certain somebody. There is nothing like putting on your best set of underwear, curling up in bed and eating chocolate (lots of it!) This year myself and my gorgeous boyfriend Danny went out shopping during the day and then for a meal in the evening at our favourite restaurant, Chiquitos. Mexican food and cocktails - what's not to love?!

Here are my two outfits. Apologies in advance for lower quality images than I usually post on here. I am a silly billy and forgot to bring my camera home with me this weekend! So my Apple products had to suffice.My day time outfit was totally conventional for Valentine's day... Tropical tiki themed!

Vivien of Holloway Grace dress - One dress, two styles

One of my favourite vintage reproduction companies Vivien of Holloway sent me the beautiful Grace dress in black sateen. This exquisite dress has been at the top of my 'list of wants' ever since I saw it in their boutique down Holloway Road. The cross-over neck line, capped sleeves and circle skirt exude glamour and sophistication. It is also important for me to be able to wear something over and over again - and this dress provides the opportunity for it to be dressed up and worn to a special event or dressed down for more of a day-to-day look.

The Grace dress retails at £110. The quality of the fabric is excellent and has a secure heavy feel to it (which I love in a dress - I know it isn't going to blow away at any second!)  The fit is true to size and as it is sateen, has much more of a stretch than the duchess halterneck dress I featured here. Make sure you measure your waist ladies and go by that size against the Vivien of Holloway size chart.

Mini Post - Vivien of Holloway red satin halterneck circle dress

I went to visit my grandparents the day after Boxing Day and wanted to wear something special as I thought they would appreciate it seeing as the 50s was their era. I decided on my satin halterneck circle dress from Vivien of Holloway which I got off the beautiful Samara (a fellow British Belle).

The colour of this dress is incredible, and I mean incredible. It is a vibrant cherry red and being made of satin has a beautiful shine to it. 

Review - Vivien of Holloway lined pencil skirt in 'pink tartan'

This review shall be looking at the Vivien of Holloway (VoH) lined pencil skirt in 'pink tartan'.

I really wanted something from the Black Friday sales. I didn't want to pay high overseas postage so opted for something from home. I eventually came across the VoH Instagram (@vivienofholloway) and found the 24% off code, which entitled the user to 24% off their order across the whole online store.

I had lusted over this skirt for ages, so when I saw that it was also in the sale, retailing at £49 down from £59, I was a happy bunny.

With the 24% off code this made the skirt a much more affordable price of £37.24.