I've already lusted after dresses on boohoo, missguided and asos (and created huuuge shopping baskets). I've already shared my Christmas day dress. But I've still, somehow, got some Christmassy looks to show off on my 'What I Wore Wednesdays'.

November and December bring with them birthdays, get togethers and parties. Meaning I need to find that one dress that I can fit to each date, and not fill my wardrobe with dress after dress I'll never wear. This year, I surprisingly found that dress in Primark. I didn't expect to go in and find a dress I liked enough to buy for my parties, in fact I didn't even intend on spending any money there, but I did it. And I don't regret it one bit.



I picked up this gold dress knowing that I'd be able to style it in many different ways, and today I decided to share my way of making the statement dress, a little toned down and a wee bit more casual. Because even though Christmas is about the glitz and the glam, there calls for some occasions when you need to make it a little bit less fancy.



I've styled it with a topshop black t shirt (but really you can pick a black tee up anywhere) and have worn it with black tights. It makes it a little bit cosier for the cold December nights, when you don't want your pale legs on show. I've also worn it with my black heeled boots - also from Primark, but from years and years ago ( I also wore them for this OOTD ).



This outfit is comfortable, which is key since you'll be planning on dancing the night away. It's loose and not too clingy, meaning you don't have to worry about the inevitable food baby when you eat too many mince pies. Wearing a top underneath and a pair of tights gives it a little bit of warmth, which is much needed this time of the year. The top also saves your shoulders from being on show - I don't know about you, but I feel like covering the shoulders in a t-shirt or cardigan makes it a little bit more casual.



The dress has the added fun of having a slit up one leg. Don't worry - it's not too long or high, meaning you still feel modest, while showing off a little bit of your riskier side. (And it's got a petticoat underneath, so you're fully covered).

I can't wait to try out more styles with this dress - how would you style it?

Love,
Emily
xxx

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The Christmas season brings with it lots of drinks, lots of parties and lots of meals. It's all fun and games, until you look into your wardrobe and find nothing you want to wear. Trust me, I have this problem on a semi regular basis, and there's nothing worse than trying to find that perfect outfit for a big party when you're about to be with lots of friends and family. You obviously want to look your best.



Which is why, I find that buying that one perfect dress can really set you up for the season. Wearing a dress that makes you feel like a million bucks is sure to make any social gathering a success. But why would you ruin that moment of finding the dress with queues and angry shoppers. I've turned to some online shops in order to compile a list of my favourite party season dresses, to help take some of the shopping stresses out of the equation. SO, for this post I've decided to look at the big websites out there and pick a couple of my favourites from Boohoo, Missguided and Asos, where you know what you're going to get, and can spend as little or as much as you like.

The big day is coming - there's no way to deny. Decorations are up, the turkey is in the freezer and presents are starting to pile up. And one of the key aspects that needs a lot of consideration is, of course, the Christmas day outfit.



How fancy do I go? Should I have sleeves or no sleeves? And most importantly.. Is it tight around the waist?

The key to surviving the Christmas dinner, is the expandable waist line. There's nothing worse than when you have to pop a button when your stomach becomes too full, and the obvious way to combat that... have no waist line! You don't want anything restricting your food intake on Christmas day, least of all a tight belt.

This is why my sister and I have tackled this problem head on, and found dresses that you don't have to worry about this problem at all. Swing dresses are quite possibly the greatest invention ever.



Want another pig in blanket? Go on. Mince pie? Sure thing! And no one will know whether you've reached added another slice of turkey onto your plate or not. This dress hides a multitude of sins, and I can't wait to try it out.

Not only is the baggy / floaty dress a plus for food, I also feel ready for a party in it. It is called a swing dress after all - it just makes you want to dance, twirl and show off the great big skirt it has.



These dresses come in heaps of different patterns, and you'd better be fast if you want one as they are selling out fast. I picked this cute one with foil robins over it. I love the big bold print, and the red foil of the breasts of the robins add a little something to this dress and looks awesome when it hits the light.

Sleeves are a massive plus for me at this time of year. I don't need to worry about wearing cardigans over my outfit and potentially ruining it, or keeping warm when ( and if ) I leave the house. Sleeves are great for December, so finding this dress was perfect.

It's comfortable, not just its easy going shape, but the material is cosy and comfy, which means I never want to take it off. It's such an easy transition from pajammas into this dress.

I plan to do my make up nice and fancy to add a little more glamour into this novelty outfit, and keep wearing my festive red lipstick.

Although its supposed to be a funny dress, it still looks good and somewhat fancy... It doesn't quite have the same 'tacky' feel to it as some of the other Christmas jumpers have, and bring a little bit of sophistication to novelty Christmas outfits.

What do you think? You can get your own Christmas swing dress here!

What will you be wearing Christmas day? Have you taken the inevitable food baby into consideration?

Love,
Emily
xxx

You may have seen my tweets last weekend (and in the run up to) where I was very excited for the Festival of Museums. This is something I hadn't seen until I was emailed about it inviting me along to an event. Across Scotland museums were holding events to encourage the public to engage with their local history, and get to experience some history / archaeology in action. What with history being my fave thing, I decided to go to two events on the Saturday - Burke's Bones and A Scandal At Surgeon's Hall. 

You may have heard of Burke and Hare before - a very famous pair of murders who sold the bodies of their victims to Dr Knox to perform anatomy on them. It's a super popular tale in Scotland, and especially in Edinburgh where you can visit the streets that the two walked. Since I know a fair amount about the brutal murders that occurred, I was super excited to go along to hear a lecture on Burke and Hare, and a chance to see the Anatomy Museum where Burke's skeleton is still displayed. It was such an interesting talk, and great to visit the museum again to see some of the more squeamish exhibits.



That night I then attended 'A Scandal At Surgeon's Hall'. I was SO excited to go along to this event, and decided to take along my sister and her boyfriend since I hadn't seen them all Easter. The event had everything going for it - a murder mystery, a ceilidh, fortune tellers, magicians and face painting. And best of all we were encouraged to come in costume. We tried of course, but our attempts at Victorian style costumes ended up looking more 1920s, but nonetheless it was great to see 200 people all dressed in Victorian / Steam punk inspired get ups.







One room had the 'crime scene' in it which we had to solve, using clues dotted around the room. We made a pretty good attempt, and came almost close to solving it, after spending about an hour deliberating over different theories of 'who dunnit?'. The decorations were amazing for the room were amazing. So much effort was put into creating the murder scene, with hand drawn medical diagrams and even a dummy staged as a the victim. It was incredible to see the crime scene and it really added to the atmosphere of the night.




The majority of the night was spent upstairs at the ceilidh. The band were amazing and got every one up off their feet dancing. We spent so much time dancing, that unfortunately we missed the fortune teller, which we were gutted about, but we were quick back up on the dance floor!

We did make a stop at the face painting station, and I was in love with the design that the woman painted on my face. They were all so talented, and I was so impressed!




The night unfortunately came to an end at 11 o'clock, and a couple hundred victorian people spilled out onto the streets of Edinburgh. It was such an amazing night, so much fun and not something you get to do often.

As I've said before, history is so important and its great to see the different ways that history can engage the public, especially young children. Make sure you take a trip to your local museum to see what history surrounds you, it is so fascinating. I'm so glad I heard about Festival of Museums, and got to attend some of the events, I can't wait to see what events are held next year.  

Here's the three of our outfits for the night, you can decide how well we did!





Were you in Scotland for Festival of Museums 2015?
Let me know what your favourite thing about history is, I'd love to get chatting with some history buffs!

Love,
Emily
xxx

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This was somewhat hard for me to choose just one person whose wardrobe I want everything from, whose hair I dream of and make up I envy..  But one name that jumped straight to my mind and wouldn't shake out of it is Perrie Edwards. I know how shocking, Emily picked an X factor group! But whenever I see pictures of her, I just think of how amazing she looks and how much I want EVERYTHING she wears.

I think it's fair to say we can't be delving into our summer wardrobe anymore; it's the end of Septmember and, true to the weather forecasts word, the cold autumn chill is in the air.