It's too early for that dress - Post Pregnancy Fashion Dilemmas Part 14

So, what's been happening with me? Why haven't I managed any blog posts for over a week?? Well, the kids started back at school and I started back at work, so I have been juggling my job with my home life (and all those kids!!) My husband Phil's band The Relay Rips had an album launch and we have been sorting out lots of different DJ ventures for our club night Bang AND also have a family event which we are working on! I'm tired just thinking about it all, we are busy, but we like it that way! I personally get bored too easily, I am only sad that I haven't been able to blog more often, missing out on vital posts on London Fashion Week too...but hey, I am not your usual fashion blogger I guess!

 

I am now slightly saddened to announce that this is the last of the posts named

 It's too early for that dress - Post Pregnancy Fashion Dilemmas

as it has now been 9 months since I gave birth to my beautiful little girl Sylvie Belle and I am just about back to my old size, give or take a few pounds. It's time to stop relying on the old 'just had a baby' excuse and just bloody get on with it!!!! I haven't come up with a new name for my new Personal street style blog posts, so I need to crack on with that. Any help with this would be great.....it will have to be a song title or the name of a band (or film) of course, cos that's how I roll.

 

I only have a couple of images to show you from the end of August 2012, I think I had been driven mad by having the kids being constantly with me all Summer, taking photos of what I had been wearing didn't seem to be a priority!

 

Leopard print sandels, leopard print trousers and turquiose nail varnish! I was rather pleased with this ensemble.

This image rather sums up my summer in fashion, the colours and prints are all there but I look like I'm about keel over with tiredness. This photo was taken on a very sunny day at the Weston-super-Mare (my hometown) Steam Fair. We go there every year and meet up with my old school friend Rachel and her kids, the boys all love it and go on everything.....and we stand there holding the coats.......I remember saying I would never become that person.......Ha!

 

A brief look at how a womans body can change during pregnancy from a little pot belly to heffalump from 18 -40 weeks and then 9 months later below! It is quite amazing AND look what I managed to make, grow and nurture in that year , she's behind me in the floral Cath Kidston Maclaren buggy (now you're just showing off) the last image for my It's too early for that dress - Post Pregnancy Fashion Dilemmas post.

This image was the only survivng fashion image of me from my Ibiza holiday, I was too hot to care about photographing what I was wearing!

 

I love you Sylvie Belle!

 

Farewell Post Pregnancy body, I will not miss you! ND xx
 

 

 

 

It's too early for that dress - Post Pregnancy Fashion Dilemmas Part 13

Hey Kiddos, It's time for my post pregnancy fashion dilemmas, I reckon this is the second to last post from the series, with the last post being my Ibiza holiday and end of the summer fashion pics and to be honest there ain't many of them! I've been too busy to pose for photographs, let alone blog about them! Why do I always romanticise about a summer holiday with the kids in my head?? I need a holiday myself when it's over, you seriously do not stop!!

The boys are back at school and I've spent the day with a very beautiful and well behaved Sylvie Belle on this my last week on maternity leave, I start back at work next Wednesday! To be honest I am happy to go back, I deffo need the break from the kids despite feeling bad about leaving Sylvie at nursery 3 days a week, but she seems to like it so I can't complain....

 

 

As you can see I had been round to Deco Hair to see Vikki Mac and get my hair sorted out. Vikki loves her premium bleach and always plasters it onto my head whenever possible, my hair is really white/ grey this time, there was a bit of pink toner on there too when these photos were taken, the Ibiza sun has since bleached it up even more! As you can see I can now get my hair into bunches which has pleased me, I still have my longer bit at the front which I can quiff up or hide behind (depending on my mood).

The tucked in rock tee and denim cut offs seemed to be my favourite thing to wear with or without tights (depending on the weather or how brave I was feeling that day!). Keeping in with the comfort theme, I layered up a slouchy denim shirt, trousers and a vest which you will deffo see more of from me over the next few months as slouchy layers and oversized is a big thing this autumn/ winter.

 

From top pic to bottom

Sonic Youth tee from Urban Outfitters, denim cut offs customised by me, swallows necklace from Tatty Devine, Red Converse low tops, Denim shirt, vest and Leopard print hareems all from Topshop, X-ray Spex tee from 8ball.com and Leopard print Converse low tops.

 

I am getting so excited about the new season and have so much to talk about, I can't wait to show you more of my favourite A/W 2012 collections and how I will be wearing them. I have been influenced a few times by them this week, today I am layering up a dress over jeans and at the weekend I put my hair up like Louise Gray in her promo shots for her latest Topshop Collection when I DJ'd at Hoochie Coochie, photos to follow soon. Thanks for reading and Follow Me on bloglovin' etc if you like what you see. ND XX