We're AVIDly buying Agnes, Anya & Ash (all very WISE buys!)

[OllieinOrange]

Time for a new thread.....

carciofi you poor thing. The first weeks are so hard. It will pass.
portia, what a difficult situation. So sorry about your holiday.
I hope things improved for you today fritzi. I completely understand. Dh has to pass everything by me too. So exhausting.
Well done on finishing the thesis ollie.
W&A dhs not having a good day all round!
Went to old friends' house by the beach. Ate lunch outside. Paddled in the sea. Drank too much. Bliss.

morning...ladies who own Agnes - do they come up big or small? NAP sale extended...!

emo I would say Agnes are pretty regular in sizing. I just ordered my normal jeans/houli size and they are fine. Have decided to keep the black pair.

Boden order arrived on Sat: Bloss chiffon trim cardi and camisoles are keepers too!

Like the sound of your weekends bloss and clevery.

Glad you could straighten things out with DH carciofi. I had almost forgotten how very demanding the first few weeks (or in DD's case months) are. Hope you catch as much sleep as you can.

portia Sorry to hear about work stress and change of holiday plans . Hope you got some fab bargains in the sales yesterday.

marsha Enjoy admiring your newly painted radiators ! Your home must look fantastic.

Thanks cleverly and Fritzi!

Am so blinking in love with the shaded white walls in the shadows and light and wimborne ceiling. So soft. Paint for radiators obtained, am matching the walls I think. Definitely for the dark walls.

When I go into F&B there is always someone with great big mood boards and foam boards with pictures of their houses, fabric, tile samples and the poor guy is redecorating half of SW London. Think he enjoys it. Been there so many times!

We have also thrown out a car load of full of stuff to charity, not bad stuff, just stuff that hangs around like changing trays, baby chairs etc. Annoying stuff. And also some cute chairs and wooden oven which I may sell for charity at the school fair. Declutter.

Am in the zone! Will be back to normal S&B soonish

Glad all the mass shortbread making went well yesterday! You've made me want a batch now!

Can finally view the Great Plains website and think this bird print dress is v cute here. Bizarre that its sold out already tho. Also thought this would be a great work dress for someone? here

Had a dentist appointment this morning - I need 2 impacted wisdom teeth removed - via surgery in a hospital! Gulp. Will wait til DSs are back at school tho. She also wasn't impressed with the quality of the rooth canal treatment I had last summer - actually said "its not going to win any beauty awards is it?" Now feel old and vunerable

Marsha I've made a note of your F&B colours for future reference - lovely that you are so pleased with them.
Portia such a shame about your holiday. Hope the kids understand its not of your doing.

Ambernj1 am wondering if things have got underway as no post from you yesterday. Sending lots of positive vibes to you if so.
Carciofi you are doing brilliantly, never forget that. Its great that you could talk to each other and didnt let things fester.

DS1 has a playdate so off to the playground.

Your house will be both S and B, Marsha. :)

Thanks, all sorted here again and he agrees DD2 is very sweet.

I missed out on the discounted NAP MIH jeans I wanted. Oh well!

Just back from collecting DD1, the nursery warned us that a stranger tried to abduct a child in the local area. Really scary.

ollie still here - hot and uncomfortable as ever! Slightly mollified by the extension of the NAP sale - have just ordered this J Crew shirt and this Anglomania dress

Am slightly miffed my Boden order has not arrived yet - everyone else seems to have their chiffon trimmed cardi but me :(

Still am back off to the hospital this PM to see consultant and get my sweep. Fingers crossed this will do the trick!

Agnes come up huge in my opinion.

ollie, I think the bird print dress is available for pre order. I quite fancy it for work with my flats and a cropped black cardigan. May as well order it to see! Don't know where sells Great Plains in Chester.
Glad everyone is back to normal today. I went for my photo shoot in the dvf, and reine is right about the hemming of the stretchy material. I'm not completely happy with it. There is a local lady who does alterations, I might take it to her to get it done properly, especially if it's going to be the cornerstone of my working wardrobe.
I think Agnes are sized bigger than the dark vintage 912s emo. I think I could have gone down a size in them. My dk vintages are a 30 and I could go to 28 in the Agnes.

£60 for anglomania amber! That's cheaper than Great Plains! Hope all goes well this afternoon.

Emo I find the Agnes slightly larger than my houlis & regular J Brand jeans. Wear 27 houlis and have 26 Agnes.

Emo I agree re Agnes coming up big - can button my 29s at 40w+ (not a stealth boast, they really are a little big!)

All J brand fans - the 912s and Earharts have been added to NAP sale.

Spotted this LKB bag yesterday in their new collection - doesn't look like much in the photo but is lovely IRL. Am hoping they bring it out in a more exciting colour way though!

Good luck Amber!!
ollie great spot on great plains bird dress I am very very tempted!!!

On which note finally got round to perusing NAP sale and noticed these were on sale Bottega Veneta

And Maje lace.

sorry haven't read, ds2 had to entertain himself while I did that

(I got both, in my excitement forgot to say that )

Carciofi how scary!!, more stuff on NaP now and reduced further too (sale dream)

Amber great buys

Ollie I am happy to help on F&B have agonised enough for all

Beautful shoes marsha!

Carciofi that really is scary, sent a shiver down my spine reading your post.

Marsha Those shoes are to die for, one of my favourite colours, and the only size left is 39.5...could they be meant for me > Like the Maje too.

Ollie love that Great Plains bird dress. What is the other colour do you think? I can't tell very easily on my laptop.

Boo hiss no J Brands left in my size in ANY of the styles I like. Would love some 912s at that price

Hmm - wonder if the GP's bird dress is the A/W 11 Janice? I think roebuck is a brown colour no? Its a great dress - love the neckline and the print of course! The black colourway can be seen by looking at the Finchley park top they also have. Glad its on pre order - when I looked this am it had crosses by all the sizes which means sold out!

Also thought this scallop edged top was pretty here

Survived Day One of the school hols - done nothing in the house/garden tho so need to crack on with packing as we leave on Friday.

Quick question - am running low on kids sun lotion (can't buy Soltan over here) - what do you use on your DCs? Nivea? Ambre Solei?

Oops - i meant ambre solaire! Or Garnier etc?

I know blindassassin, those are my 912s. Incredible price. They must be discontinued. Shame, mine have faded at the knees a bit and I was going to replace in September. Wonder what they'll bring out instead?

J Brands now on ASOS too (full proce I think tho)

Thats a great bag Ambernj1 - quite similar to the Boden slouchy one I have which isn't wearing to well - lots of marks on it already. It doesnt like being thrown into the basket on my bike!

One last GP's link - I'm quite taken with this long cardi too here

That GP cardi is lovely too Ollie. Could be a great Autumn throw on when we're not into full blown coat weather . Great Plains have some lovely things in their AW collection. Anyone know how the sizing comes up?

I'm wobbling on the edge Marsha! They do look very high!

Also quite taken with these Michael by Michael Kors patent numbers. Apparently they come up big, anyone have any advice re sizing here? Am normally a 39.5/40