MNV volume 23

[Drywhiteplease]

Continuing from [[http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/1858295-MN-Vogue-volume-22?pg=39 here]for positive, friendly, fashion talk and other subjects too. High end to low end....come and join us

[shopafrolic]

So for those who like a nose - house is up on our board now......

[QueenCadbury]

I. Am. So. Tired. . Survived the sleep over but goodness me, 7/8 year olds can be sooo horrible to each other. Still, only 1 lot of tears so it was a definite success. They eventually settled at 12 and then woke at 6. Dd2 has given up her daytime nap which is bloody annoying fine as she's going down better at night but she's waking up 4 times throughout . It's killing me!

Anyway, I 've had a quick catch up but my poor brain can't remember who linked what. Sounds like all the house viewings are going well and shop I can't wait to see your house.

Like dry I've been thinking about what to wear to the mu since booking my train ticket! This hot weather has put a spanner in the works though, as has not having any navy boots. Need to take the clarks ones back so will try on those mole ones again that I liked (can't be arsed to link!). I also have to think of an outfit to meet foxy for lunch on Friday . Sorry, foxy not sure I've responded to your text yet.

[MarshaBrady]

Fab house Shop.

Looking great Dry.

QueenC well done for surviving.

Ok going now, dc in bed at a decent time.

[shopafrolic]

Have a fabulous night Marsha x

[MarshaBrady]

thanks

[Annianni]

QueenC did you like some grey boots from Whistles?
There's a few pairs on ebay.

Have fun Marsha
We really need a champagne glass one...

[shopafrolic]

worth a read I thought

[GrumpyOldHorsewoman]

it may not be shop's Vince sweater but after a few fingers of Grey Goose, it looks close enough to me, so I've bought it.

[libertychick]

Will work well with the Next pleather leggings Grumpy!

Good article Shop She's the polar opposite of Anna Wintour isn't she?

Night waking is so hard QueenC DD went through a phase of it lately, mostly as she would get too hot, kick off duvet then get cold. DH found an age 3-6 sleeping bag online last week, bought it for her on a whim and she has slept through for the last 4 nights in it - bliss!

I'm thinking about MU outfit too - most likely to be jeans with my beloved Agnes B shirt - footwear and outerwear weather dependent secretly hoping it's nippy enough to wear the CdC coat Ideal day would be slightly chilly but sunny and dry

I really like this bag - have seen it in store in blue and black - gold hardware puts me off though. Has anyone seen anything similar?

[QueenCadbury]

Morning.

liberty the gold hardware outs me off too I'm afraid. Are you looking for a cross body bag or a clutch?

shop interesting article. She may be my new crush. She seems to speak a lot of sense.

anni I probably did like grey boots from whistles but I don't do eBay. ,I got conned the one and only time I did and it put me off for life!

[QueenCadbury]

Here's you Sunday challenge....I'm after your ideas for styling the dress. No coat/jacket or bag required. My hair will be normal as the dress goes over the head so no point doing any fancy hair styling. I suit delicate jewellery rather than statement pieces. So, how would your wear it? Shoes, tights/bare legs, jewellery, nails, make up. Give me your ideas please

[MrsRadicchio]

Ooh, Queen I love a challenge. I would think to go really simple actually, maybe no jewellery and a pair of 'wow' shoes.

Either pumps in a colour / pattern that stands out

crazy money

glitter

Burgundy

snake

simple glitter

leopard

pink metallic

Or a 'fierce' shoe with lots of straps.

Atwoods as they worked out so well for Novice

LOVE these

These are my faves as I think they nod to the Westwood style.

Depends what you are like with high heels though of course.

[MrsRadicchio]

Bare legs too.

[Drywhiteplease]

Oh Shop your house looks lovely....v tidy!!!!!

Good evening out, bit sedate really. Plonker DH put in our host's work post code so we need up on an industrial estate in the middle of nowhere! then spent 10mins with DH looking god home address and me going "just call them up!"

Lovely day. Am hoping for mild weather on Saturday....don't want to wear a thick coat to London

[MrsRadicchio]

How about these Queen ?

[MrsRadicchio]

I love these too - I am on a roll!

[GrumpyOldHorsewoman]

Ha! Just looking through You Mag (prob for the last time - I can't bring myself to continue giving my money to The Mail, however good their Sunday supplement) and the feature on P20 with Kendra Spears modelling for Next has my coat as the first item. Not massively keen on the way they've styled it though - the outfit underneath echoes the voluminosity of the coat and that's a look a shortarse could never carry off. I prefer the coat to make a solo statement over a simple outfit.

[BrandyAlexander]

Morning! We are on the way to lunch and theatre with kids. Am wearing j crew matchstick jeans, j crew neon top and moschino beige jacket. This jacket is medium weight but the sleeves stop just before the wrist so perfect on a day like today. I collected my leather wrist strap watch from jewelry repair man ( I think I am his best punter!) as strap was too long. My tan Aspinal biker bag and kg ballerinas. Dh said I looked young and trendy! Don't think anyone has ever called me trendy

In other news, I have had an idea for something I really want to do, but all I can hear is QueenC, Mig and Shop sounding aghast and telling me I have too much on my plate! So weird considering I have only met Shop! Anyway reminded me of how lovely you all are.....I still want to do my thing though- I feel like a naughty school girl!

[Umlauf]

Hey hey. Nice bag liberty but agree about the gold.. what about this or this is nothing like it but just so incredibly beautiful! this one is on my Christmas list

Beautiful dress queenC and I agree with MrsR to keep it simple, but you can still have some Westwood quirkiness in there! I like Alex Monroe for simple, quirky jewellery, for nails I would do a pale beige like Nails Inc Basil St, or a vampy deep red, burgundy colour (short, square cut) to sex it up even more! Those YSL studded pointy shoes (can't remember the name) would be v nice, or burgundy shoes with bare legs (for some reason MrsR's outnet links aren't opening for me!) I would do 30s style make up I think, with a deep red lip and wide eye, but I'm under the influence of watching too much upstairs downstairs during night feeds

Shop your outfit sounds really nice, especially the chinos. I need to branch away from skinny jeans!

Hope amber is feeling better? I miss her blog!

I took the baby for his first proper outing yesterday to meet DHs colleagues and for tapas in town. I wore burgundy skinny jeans aided by spanx and no breathing out and a beautiful silk Maison Scotch blouse with stars on (!) and ash wedge trainers which my feet get back into! It was so nice to get out and I felt human again Today I'm doing "slob luxe" as our apartment complex has an opening party for a new cafe, but I have sore lady bits (tmi sorry!) so charcoal hush harems and the gold selected femme sweater with gold sam edelman gigis. Red lipstick is my new saviour!

[QueenCadbury]

Thanks mrsr, some fab ideas there. I'm loving the glittery ones. All out of my budget though I'm afraid so will look for something similar on the high st. I had been thinking of red shoes but I'm liking the idea of burgundy. Off to browse. Keep the ideas coming...

at novice thinking of me. I'm intrigued to know what your idea is though.

[MarshaBrady]

Umlauf lovely outfit.

MrsR lovely shoes, I love the Lucy Choi ones.

QueenC if you're looking for not so £, how about the KG sale? Here;

gold.

black.

Novice you are trendy, as in you have your own style, much better.

I am putting up a dull question on mnv, as I have the feeling there are many experts on here.

[mignonette]

Novice If your new 'thing' will make you happy then go for it. ...

Umlauf You are doing very well and the outfit sounds great. Of course you'll have a sore under carriage- a baby has just emerged from it (not TMI). I agree that a bright lip can do wonders for a sleep deprived complexion.

Marsha Love those slingbacks. The silver ones will really lift an outfit.

[BrandyAlexander]

You won't say that when I tell you what it is Mig! I am thinking of diversifying our investments and starting to build up a property portfolio. In my "defence" I do realise how stressed I am and that I have my hands full (it's quite useful seeing my life from someone else's perspective hence why you, QueenC and Shop have been in my head) so I would go for the kind of property where capital growth is the bigger driver as we would turn over the properties to a letting agent. Go on flay me now!

Shop love the house

Marsha ooh me trendy!! I have answered your MNV question too.

QueenC I reckon go for sparkly shoes or red. It's a special occasion. I loved looking at the link of the dress again. It really is gorgeous.

[mignonette]

I won't flay you Novice. I think the secret is to never do something you can pay somebody else to do better than yourself hence my paying well for cleaning/Ironing/accountancy. So if you are using the expertise of others to maximise your income and assets then you can reduce potential stress.

However I also believe in one in one out. So for one extra task, you have to let another go whether that be outsourcing, streamlining or eliminating, that's your call!

[GrumpyOldHorsewoman]

Seeing my stuff everywhere today! Belinda AWO is wearing my lovely Mango jacket and I'm pleased she loves it as much as I do. She has also linked to a rather nice pair of black ponyskin boots, also Mango, that had apparently passed me by. I have been halfheartedly looking at short black boots and these look pretty good, although I'm not sure they've overtaken Jalouse as my frontrunners. I agree with her comments about the magnitude of Mango's stock - a problem not exclusive to Mango though - if I find myself overwhelmed by choice I tend to throw in the towel rather than trawl through racks and racks of crap to find the elusive good stuff.

Like the sound of today's outfits, trendy Novice and both Umlauf's choices. May I say, I'm in awe of Umlauf - I didn't feel human for a very long time after each of my DDs' births and I salute you. In fact, I remember DH asking me if I was wearing his jeans (about 6 months after DD2 was born). I said 'yes' to which he replied witheringly 'don't wear them again, they do nothing for you'. That was enough.