I love a casual weekend when things just happen without too much planning.  Movie with friends on Friday, dinner with my hubby on Saturday and a relaxing Sunday with the family and my newly acquired cold!  The good out weights the bad so overall a good weekend! Hope yours was too!

I borrowed my husbands top and found it so comfortable I wore it all day!  Sometimes instead of buying something called "boyfriend" whatever I should just walk over to the men's section and get the real thing!

My husband, my new favourite trousers and I all went out and had a wonderful dinner at the Cornstore on Thomas street, Limerick.  We had never been and I can't honestly remember the last restaurant we went to that had such pleasant service.  The atmosphere was perfect and the place was warm... a small but essential detail.  I hate eating in cold restaurants!  My dinner was delicious and the sticky toffee pudding was gorgeous and the biggest I'd ever seen!

If you haven't been, do try it! They are also in Cork. Check them out:

http://cornstorelimerick.com/ 

Have a great week!

A la prochaine!

-Vievie Xx

Tangerine Dreams!

I dream of orange. There, I've said it! With my pale pasty skin it's not an easy colour to approach. In fact I find it rather intimidating but these days I'm drawn by all things orange and want to overcome this silly notion that I can't wear it.  I have overcome other colours in the past, namely purple and perhaps this summer I might tackle yellow! So here are some lovely Internet finds mostly featuring my soon-to-be friend: orange and other treats I just couldn't leave out!

First up, this perfect little everything dress. This will surely help me in my mission to conquer orange!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230743130777 

Less than €20 including shipping :)

Strangely attractive so I had to show it!

Less than €10 including shipping if your up for something different!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280836030707

Very VB but without the price tag!

About €30 including shipping

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290671732070

Perfect for summer!

Less than €30 including shipping

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220872707361

I'm walking on sunshine with these :)

About €23 including shipping

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110799152232

Kimono night robe.  Meant for sleeping but with a belt I would totally wear this as a dress!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140592486907 

About €25 and free shipping :)

I love comfy jumpers and this one just makes me smile :)

It comes in red and pink hearts too!

About €20 including shipping

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180816935734

If I can wear this I will definitely be cured of all orange shyness!

And if I'm not feeling brave enough it comes in loads of other pretty colours.

Check them out:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220955805330

About €28 including shipping.

Geometric print blazer

About €14 including shipping

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330617373855

Really like this one!

I intend to do a similar eBay blog with only vintage finds but I just had to include this one today!

Vintage peplum secretary dress, less than €30 including shipping!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290675654432

Ok, I had to include this great vintage find too!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320856341881

At about €16 including shipping it would be foolish to pass it up!

If all else fails I'm sure I could manage an orange watch!

At about €3 and free shipping you can't go wrong and it comes in 10 colours!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150701570238

Well there you have it! My tangerine dreams (and a few little extras)! Let me know what you think and what colour you find hard to wear. Together, through retail therapy I'm sure there is a colour cure for all!

Have a great weekend!

-Vievie Xx

La La La Limerick!

Another Monday another week but not without a little weekend review :)
Hope you all had a good weekend.  We actually had, uh, what's it called? Oh ya, SUNSHINE, a rare presence these days! A perfect day for running around town, getting things done.  Having left Dublin 4 years ago, you would miss all the things a capital city brings but I really love living in Limerick and it does have some great little treasures to discover. I love that everything is close and walkable in city centre with the perfect mix of shops and cafés. If you haven't been, your missing out!  Limerick isn't one of those obvious cities, it requires a bit of your time and attention to appreciate it's variety but it's charm is undeniable! I intend to blog more about it in the future but for now here's some of the weekend's outfits and finds :)

A newly acquired top from Dunnes Stores (€10) mixed with older favourites. It comes in green and grey but I'm glad I went for the orange as it's not my usual colour choice. New rings and yellow heels from Penny's on the right for €5.

Running around town I spotted these two lovely ladies. Lauren (left) and Hilary, both students at the Limerick College of Art and Design. I love Hilary's all black look with the bright punch of pink and Lauren reminds me a modern Annie Hall with her River Island blazer and lovely glasses. Thanks again for the picture girls! I really must do this more often as it's great to get ideas from others and I really don't think we get to see enough people who are NOT in Dublin. There is great style outside the capital and some of the best are coming out of Limerick so a little variety would be nice to see!

A friend of mine told me she thinks turquoise is the happiest of colours,  I think I have to agree! This lovely vintage skirt is from SVP on Thomas street (€6). I always find something great there. In fact I usually need to limit myself because the more you look around the more you find things! I paired it up with my trusty tweed jacket that I've had for over 10 years now and heels from Aldo.  The ring and earrings are from Penny's a few years back. If your in Limerick check out these second-hand shops for great finds: Best Second-Hand Shops in Limerick
Have a great week!

-Vievie

Online Treats!

I do this most weeks.  Browse at some lovely online treats at bargain prices. This week is mostly about accessories.  The best part of an outfit is often in the small details so here are some unique and fun treats I spotted this week:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150656556130

Sale soon over but I'm sure this stunner will be relisted so just stick in the item number to find it again.

About €18 with shipping

These transparent brogues are so sweet!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200645028184

About €32 including shipping.

These look like candy!

I could only find them available in either yellow, green or orange but any of those would look great!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150651919982

Less than €20 and free shipping :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250998535424

These come in four colours but I'm really into yellow at the moment so these are my favourites!

About €25 including shipping :)

Bold statement earrings are set to be big (get it?) and I love these ones!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300612543280

About €6 and free shipping, what's not to like?

So simple yet so elegant!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320805186069

Less than €12 including shipping and it will go with just about anything!

€5 for this colourful treat and free shipping!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280819084756

Last but not least these gorgeous heels!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130641842332

About €15 including shipping :)

I'm loving all the fun accessories on the catwalks recently and these will definitely give your outfit a little je ne sais quoi! Hope you like them as much as I do!

Have a great weekend tous le monde!

-Vievie Xx

Miss Print

Bonjour everyone! Ever buy something and take ages before you wear it? A while back I popped into H&M, did my usual and went straight for the sales rails and found a lovely pair of printed loose trousers.  I wasn't sure how to wear them at first but once I got going I found loads of different looks so I thought I would share them with you today.

Needless to say I love these trousers!  Not bad for €7! Work, running around town, going out, staying in, hanging out...the possibilities are endless! Well, maybe not endless but there is plenty of choice anyway!  I think the main variable that makes the difference is shoes.  Looking at my own collection I've noticed I definitely tend to stick to neutrals so I'll be looking to widen out a bit in the future and go for bolder styles and colours.  Watch this space!

Bonne Journée! - Vievie

Weekend Mode

I hope you had a nice weekend! I'm still in weekend mode, well except for the launderette I'm running in the background.  My most despised of chores!  Clothes can be so needy!

It was a fairly quiet weekend with a few outings, namely a swap party yesterday.  I really enjoy these things as I get to get rid of stuff I'm sick of seeing and pick out new stuff (new to me anyway), and it costs zippo!  There are several ways to do swap parties but my friends and I keep it all very informal and civilised.  No one tackling or pulling hair over wanting the same item or greedy little hoarders taking everything.  We all have a little walk about sipping our drinks, eating our nibbles and chatting away while browsing at all the goodies. Whatever hasn't been taken in the end is given to charity. From ages 14-60, super slim to curvy, tall and short it doesn't matter as with jewellery, shoes, handbags, scarves, and of course clothes, you are sure to find something and if you don't, you at least cleared out what you didn't want and made someone else happy!

Here's what I wore this weekend and what I got!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

I wasn't sure how the whole pyjama trousers trend would work but I love these ones I got at the swap ( as well as the hand knit cropped pink top and striped jacket) and they are really easy to dress up or down!

My pictures are little bit like me today, all over the place! Sorry about that... I blame Monday!

-Vievie Xx