Stepping outside of your comfort zone is something we should all try once in a while! Braces are something new for me and I am not 100% comfortable with them yet but I will persevere. These actually belonged to my late Grandad who was the smartest dresser I have ever known. He wore a suit everyday and never owned a pair of jeans or trainers. 

When I was home to Edinburgh a month ago I went to Aberdeen to visit my Gran and was looking through my Grandads wardrobe. I was told I could take what I wanted so I picked a few pretty ties and a bunch of his braces. Also some shirts that I figured I could make into pillow cases or something else. 

So this look is an ode to my Grandad the King of the pinstripe suit. The skirt is quite new and from ASOS Curve. I love Asos midi skirts but the box pleat on this I could have done without. I wish they would do more midi skirts in the stretch fabric with prints.

I wore this to go to my Hubs dads surprise 60th party and felt fab! I am in full Halloween mode as TKMaxx has started to get in things and I am obsessed. Halloween is a lifestyle and we are a Halloween house all year round.

Taking outfit pics again has been fun and the main reason is I have joined up with some other fabulous bloggers to bring my friend The Em Edits brilliant idea to life! We have a series of intagram pages that relate to different sizes of plus for 16-30+ with a main page called @yoursizeyourstyle. I am curator of the size 28 page so be sure to give us a follow and please submit your photos by using the hashtag #size28style or any size that applies to you. You can also DM us if your page is private as we will not see your tags. Get involved and share your style with other people your size and get inspired too! 

Well hello to those of you that have stuck around in my absence! I have taken some time out and reduced my presence on social media quite a bit in the past few months but I will continue to blog outfits and anything that takes my fancy really. I am also part of a group of blogger on Instagram for @yoursizeyourstyle I am curating the @size28style page so give it a follow and get involved! 

I have not been buying many clothes due to lack of money but I did buy this top from ebay which was cheap and should have expected the quality to be the same. I don't think it will wash well at all. It is also a size 24/26 which is the biggest size available but is over stretched on my bust. There are cracks in the design as it is black printed onto a white base so every stretched area you see through to the white. 

I love red accessories and I have my old favourites but like to mix it up with sunglasses and these super cute Devil earrings which are from Charcoal Designs in the US. I wear them a lot! 

Anyway it is a cute outfit despite its flaws. This may have been the last day of Summer! I am wearing sunglasses that again are an ebay purchase but are 100% perfect! Time to look out the cardis and Autumn/Winter warmer clothes! 

*Update - The top washed well. I didn’t tumble dry it. The white is not as beight but it is a good top for the money if you are size 24 with average bust :)