I also know when Summer is over when I catch myself thinking of how, not long ago it was standard to spend weekends lying in the grass getting too hot, holding my book up to shield away the enthusiastic glare of the July sun.
So, I thought it apt that this first post, as Autumn is arriving with its unsettled skies, is about nostalgia for those weeks of glorious weather this Summer, when the parks were packed and the weather was easy.
Despite being a lot closer to my local swimming pool than rowing boats and secret caves, I channeled Enid Blyton's 50's teenage adventurer this summer by pairing these nylon shorts with innocent shirts and flirty swimwear for my days in the grass.
I love this Cath Kidston swimsuit with its gorgeous scooped back. The bathing shorts are from Oxfam Originals on Oldham street in Manchester, and the lipstick is Chanel Rouge Coco in 19, Gabrielle.
I've always liked this classic high-waist bathing style; these shorts lean towards nautical and I love how girlish and coy they are. Certainly no danger of your bum falling out of these, as with most shorts made nowadays!
The nice thing about this swimsuit is that paired with the shorts and with a light cardi slung over the top, it is a pretty halter top, but now, as the autumn approaches, it makes me feel like it's forever summer when I go to the local pool on a nippy autumn evening.
I also love these shorts because they multi-task; my favourite silk blouse looks so cute tucked into them. Although I fear this blouse may not look as nice as it did a few weeks ago, because it got mixed up with the wrong washing pile - silk is strictly hand wash only, which is why these vintage garments can be quite high maintenance! Worth it though, I feel.
I also love these shorts because they multi-task; my favourite silk blouse looks so cute tucked into them. Although I fear this blouse may not look as nice as it did a few weeks ago, because it got mixed up with the wrong washing pile - silk is strictly hand wash only, which is why these vintage garments can be quite high maintenance! Worth it though, I feel.
The blouse is M&S from the 70's, when it was still "St Michael" and I got it from Recollections Antiques in my home town of Poynton, which has a fabulous Vintage clothes room. I could happily live there - owner Angie Saddington Smith has an eye for
amazing stuff.
Oh, for those summer days in the grass! And now I actually have to dry my hair before I leave the swimming pool at night.
'til next time-
The Little Chic.
