Thanks for the toast love peeps!
I'm not holding out much hope for resisting the cardi - though there is a lovely navy merino cable one from celtic & co on the link ella sent, so I may see if i can transfer my affections before I next get paid ... I thought alpaca was itchy too, but the one I tried on in the shop wasn't at all.
soy - yes, I also have a thing for velvet and silk and embroidery and so on (my inner 1920s lady). But in autumn I go into a little knitwear hole and refuse to come out until I have All The Jumpers.
soups - i agree - keep the boots. Really nice shape. I used to have some taupe ones like that that were surprisingly useful. Though they had an annoying heel that I kept twisting my ankle on so i got rid last year, and now I'm regretting it slightly. (Not even a high or narrow heel, I just couldn't get the hang of it). They were very versatile, and the colour went with loads.
huff - wow - that dress looks brill on you! The colour is beautiful and love with the belt. (The ikat one can be worn without the belt though I think it's better with on me). I know what you mean about the puritan collar. I had one like that and it did get softer and more floppy with washing. lol @ the toast model! I'm not nearly suffering enough inner torment. And also, you could fit 2 toast models in me...
laska --yy, the hat is brill - really suits you! I got a 12 in the ikat and it's verging on too big everywhere, though I think that's the style and I like it wafty. Some of the reviews were saying that when they sized down it was a bit neat on the shoulders, though to me it feels like there's a fair amount of room. I do have a 10 in some toast dresses which are fine, but I prefer the sizing of the 12s generally. I used the "true size" thing on the website and it recommended me a 12, but I'm not convinced it didn't just take the size of other dresses I said i had! If it's norks, I think a 12 or at most 14 would be absolutely fine for you, or your waist and hips will be swamped. (I'm 30F, so about 37 inches around and there is lots of room in the 12).
never - yay, so glad you're getting use out of the leopard skirt already!