Come Window Shopping With Me: My Favourites This Week
From fashion to homeware and mum finds
If you love a good in-store browse as much as I do, then this post is for you 💖 This week I’ve spotted some gorgeous fashion gems (hello, statement jackets!), stylish yet affordable homeware, and baby bits that are just too cute not to share. Whether you’re on the hunt for Summer staples or just love discovering hidden gems, I’ve pulled together my top finds; all with photos, prices or links, and where to grab them. Think of this as your cosy little shopping guide for the week but without the sore feet!
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Summer Dress Find:
Cute blue fit and flare dress from H&M with a stretch back - up to size 4Xl and other colours here* £22.99
DKNY Classic Shirt
DKNY ladies shirts up to 3XL in TK Maxx for €49.99! A classic but with subtle embellished detail on it too.
Ombre Swimsuit:
M&S do this style of swimsuit every year in various prints. It has control wear and light padding on the bust up to size 24 & 24 long in store and here
Bride To Be Bikini Find:
This would be gorgeous for a bride to be or a white party if you're away somewhere nice. Just a Primark / Penneys find and it went up to 2XL for €9.
The Summer In The City Dress:
I love this kind of dresses for summer because they work perfectly in all kinds of unpredictable weather and great with trainers too! Stretch on the front and back, so perfect for all bust sizes. You can find it here* in sizes 8-22.
The Garden Party Dress:
Pretty, floaty and versatile! Also great to see the thicker straps so you’ve lots of bra options to wear with this! It came in sizes 8-24 in store.
Tropical Swimsuit Find:
Primark have a huge selection at the moment for holiday finds. This swimsuit style is great if you want to be able to adjust your swimsuit yourself as to wear it sits on the leg area - high cut , lower down or somewhere in between - with thanks to the side tie detail - €13.
The Monochrome Summer Dress:
This one should find I thought would be lovely for anyone who might have a summer occasion - like a confirmation or summer work event and you wanted something that would work again and again in your wardrobe. Price: £49 and it came in sizes 8-24 ( petite and tall options online here )
Jacket Inspo
The Boho Jacket:
Amazing for those who have a lot of jeans in their wardrobe and just want something to give your denim a bit of an edge. Khaki & cream is a perfectly timeless combination too!
M&S up to size 24 here
The Aztec Sleeveless Blazer:
Perfect with cream trousers, ecru denim or styles with a black midi skirt. Lots style options with this beauty! You can find it here up to size L which would fit up to size 20 here*.
The Tailored Summer Suit:
Next always do beautiful tailoring, especially for Summer linen. This comes in sizes 8-22 here* and comes with matching trousers or longline shorts.
The Statement Floral Jacket
Tk Maxx have a great selection of Elle jackets from time to time. I was thrilled to see they had lots of size options in this. While it went up to a size 3XL they were a generous fit.
The Floral Blazer:
This would be another great jeans “ elevator” to give some added oomph to your wardrobe. It could also be a gorgeous workwear addition if your office is a casual smart environment.
sizes 8-22 here* and matching trousers available too.
The Cropped Jacket :
This came in a black version also. But I wanted to put it in this blog post today in case anyone was on the hunt for a nice cropped blazer to go with a dress for a formal event you might have coming up.
sizes 6-18 in both colours here*
Accessories:
The Classic Black Heel With A Summer Twist:
Phase 8 do gorgeous accessories, but especially heels for sensitive feet! These rattan effect style just give that added texture to any look.
Sizes 3-8 here*
A Statement Summer Necklace:
Layered necklaces are one of my favourites, but particularly those that can be worn together like this, or individually ( great for holiday packing too!). This is a Zara find for €25 here
Shoe Sparkle:
I came across these in Zara - they’ve a much lower heel in real life too. Perfect for occasion wear or just to dress up jeans and blazer.
Price: €45.99
The Suede Slouch Bag:
M&S do handbags and accessories SO well, all with a designer inspired twist too. This caught my eye straight away and look so premium in real life too!
You can find it here
The Summer Sandal:
Primark had these designer dupes in store this week. They look really expensive and the gold detail just adds that added interest to anything really! The soles are cushioned too!
The Beach Hat:
Sometimes its nice to have something different that your typical beach hat styles. This was just such a pretty find I had to add it in!
floral hat here*
The Boho Crossbody:
Accessorize have lots of beautiful pieces in at the moment. If you were looking for a handbag for summer that’s just a little bit different.. this could be a nice option.
Price €45
Homeware :
For anyone that’s big into entertaining or just loves pretty things like myself! I spotted these gorgeous tropical glasses in Primark this week for €8.
The Leopard Print Find:
One for my fellow leopard print lovers! Usually I find leopard print in homeware can look on the cheap side but Paul Costello just launched these cushions which have that perfect combination of blue and grey tones. They look so beautiful in real life too!
Price €35 in Dunnes Stores
Baby Finds
The cutest patootie jumper sets in M&S at the moment. I find these are so nice for the mixed weather at the moment. Also I find as a new mum the M&S baby bits wash like a dream!
€20 for the set
Tropical Cuteness
Primark have their summer Print out at the moment and I actually bought the dress in this print last week. So you can go matchy- matchy with your little one if you wanted to. Sadly I couldn’t find Lexi’s size. But I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled! :D
Dress is €8
Bargain Find In Chemist Warehouse:
Mustela is one of my favourite baby brands - Chemist warehouse were doing 40% off everything in the range. Just as an FYI in case its of help to any other mums :) x
For anyone who missed my swimwear and beachwear post earlier in the week you can catch up here ⬇️
Lou xx
Your Swimwear & Beachwear Guide For Summer
Today’s post is all about taking the stress out of holiday beachwear with lots of ideas and colourful inspiration. Whether you have a girls trip planned, a glamorous day at a beach club, a pool day at a wedding abroad to prepare for, or simply you want some nice ideas for chilling at the hotel pool - I have covered a number of topics below. Most importantly they’re all stylish outfit ideas to help you feel fabulous from sunrise to sangria, with options for different busts ( the push up finds to the fuller bust friendly) and for those with a long torso too.
So many fab pieces 😍 my fave is the one shoulder monochrome dress from M&S! Slightly raging only seeing now as I go on holiday tomorrow and this would be fabulous for evening 😍