Since Rachel and I have a lot of the same dresses we decided to start this Challenge but then we realized more people have the same dresses so if you have the same dress and have blogged about it or have a pictures of yourself wearing it then please leave a link in the comments so others can see how you style it.

This week we have chose the Clements Ribeiro Swan Floral Border Kimono dress from Evans. Originally it was priced at £65. I have loved both Swan ranges they have done and do own a few pieces I managed to grab in sales. After trying on a few of this seasons pieces this dress was my favourite. I had my fingers crossed I would be able to get my size (22/24) in the Boxing Day sales. Then Rachel informed me Toni was selling one in my size on ebay for £15! I bid and won and Toni brought it to the Plus Size Clothes Swap in Leeds for me. I love this dress! The shape the cut and the print. The material has a stretch so id very comfy to wear too.

Now the pictures! Please excuse the Scottish blue legs.....






Tina the pooch has managed to make an appearance in this post.

Since Rachel and I have the a lot of the same dresses we decided to do a combined post and show you how I styled a dress and then you can have a look at how Rachel has styled the same dress. Really a 2 for 1 post you lucky readers! Which is why we have called this Challenge - Twice As Nice. Look out for more in the future!

Todays dress is from Simply Be and I have had my eye on it for quite some time but the £36 price tag kept it out of my reach until Boxing Day when the Sales started. It dropped down to £25 and with a free postage code and an extra 10% off code I got it for £22.50!




Showing off my new lovely FREE Cateye Glasses from Coastal. (First Pair Free) If you are in the market for glasses then check them out. The have a great range of frames.




I had seen the beautiful Elena of Frivolous Mrs D post about this dress here a while back and loved it so much. It has a vintage look to it and a lovely v neck and floaty sleeves. It was also available in 2 other colours but the navy with red dots was pictured in the Simply Be catalogue below looked perfect.


To be honest I was a bit disappointed when it arrived. It was a thin cotton shirt material with many creases and I do not iron anything! I thought it would be a jersey material with stretch. I tried it on and thought it a little tight over my bust because of no stretch. The length was good and I loved the sleeves and v of the neck. I was torn with keeping it or sending it back so decided to take some pictures and see it from a different view.




I was wowed by how lovely it looked on and after wearing it for a while was happy with the fit and the tighter bust just gave me better cleavage! My only issue now is as you can see from the close up that my polka dot bra can been seen through the fabric so must remember to wear a plain one next time or even a chemise as pants may also be visible.




Look at my cute Bowler Hat with EARS!!!! I found this little gem on ebay and it reminded me a bit of Hello Kitty so thought I should purchase it and so happy I did.