Dressing for summer

Today I felt like channelling a more summery mood and this is what I came up with. I kind of love it. The exposed shoulders on the blue striped dress, the bright orange bag contrast, the delicate necklace and the fact that I had a blow-dry this morning - these are all factors that resulted in the sparking of joy! The bag is a recent gift from Henri Bendel and you may remember that they also gifted me a deep purple version of their famous Uptown satchel last year. It proved a very useful work bag, housing a laptop, notepad and all other meeting paraphernalia. When it comes to this orange-hued version though the bright shade elevates it beyond a role as a week...