I count paisley as a floral most of the time, but only if the pattern is small – it’s stylized flowers and plants isn’t it? But the big ones become something else. I cannot claim total logic in this.
I have no hopes for the ruffles disappearing, sadly. When it comes to paisley they seem to revive the 70s via ruffles. I have a beautiful paisley wrap front top that doesn’t fit anymore but it’s lovely and I keep it because of that.
Thank you for shopping tips all of you – I agree I will not be queuing for Sézane, sounds like a nightmare. On the whole, while I like accidentally buying things on holiday (I like clothes as souvenirs) I don’t like my travelling being consumed by looking for things to buy. So if I stumble past Sézane and there’s no queue… (likely story) Since I’m committed to losing some weight now I’ll be treading lightly in the sales.
I am very fussy with patterns. You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but I am. Sadly I most times end up settling, but really, I am. The florals have to be right, the paisley can’t be too brash … On myself (not in general, just on me) I don’t like polkadots, I don’t like starkly geometrical prints, and, sadly, I don’t like stripes either. This last one is a real bummer, because it means that all those lovely shirtdresses like the one posted by Red are out - and those are the only ones available. But thank you!!! It’s 100% my sort of thing in theory. But stripes. And even when plain the colours are often that lovely summery light blue that looks like shite on me. A lot of nice shapes these past few years have played with using classic shirting fabrics. They don’t move on and make the shapes in other fabrics, so I lose out.
Officially of course I’m very easygoing and easy to please. And flexible. 
Nice to see photos from Elle and Bo there. I’ve seen the silk dress from Stories, it’s a lovely one. The navy dress is really nice, Elle.
Red black lace at a summer do ... why not? Depends maybe on the lace. I would want it fairly matte maybe? "Cottony". Not the glittery polyester sort that say's new years eve. Maybe fresh flowers in your hair, and sandals on feet.
Re my health: By the time I get to the sun the rash might well have disappeared by itself… I’m getting increasingly annoyed and feeling badly looked after by the medical profession, because I’m pretty sure guttate psoriasis fits the bill, brought on by throat infection, and if they’d listened to me, tested my throat and given me antibiotics when I rang them first it might never have happened. The first doctors I met have mentioned it in my journal as a possibility, they just were not sure. Why not test my throat do start ruling it out/confirming possibility? The thyroid discrepancy is quite small, and while it may be affecting me in other ways I don’t think it’s causing the rash tbh.
Elle We do our passports here at the police office, who also take the photos in a machine. Vanity does NOT come into play haha.