This is not at all what I would pick out for myself to wear, but that’s what I love about how this outfit came together. Bright neon, geometric prints are not at the top of my favourites list. I do love colourful patterns, but I’m more of a cutesy pineapples and flamingos kinda gal so it was fun trying something different.
My friend pointed me in the direction of Alice’s Pig, a fashion brand based down in London. Their collection is not only independent (my fave!) but also full of unusual and kooky styles inspired by vintage cuts. They are truly unique.
The selling point for me was a special offer they were running at the time, a blind date with a dress. On offer was a lucky dip dress for £15, you choose the size and Alice’s Pig sent you a piece from their current collection at random. It was so much fun and so exciting to rip open the packaging. Like I said I would never have picked out this neon geometric dress, but it’s so fun and flattering and it has pockets! I love the adorable scalloped hem line. I choose a 14, which is a perfect fit, so I would say the fitting is a little on the small size as I’m usually a 12/14.
The blind date with a dress offer has now run it’s course, but if you sign up to their mailing list you get a whopping £10 off your order and they have some beautiful pieces currently in the sale. If I find out they’re running the lucky dip offer again I will be sure to tweet out and let you know!
The neon geometric dress was the basis for my outfit and it was a fun challenge styling something completely different to what I’d usually wear. I choose two of the most colourful pieces in my wardrobe to complement it, my favourite cardigan that I bought in New York a couple of years ago and these cute shoes that I picked up from eBay. The dress still has plenty of black in the pattern though, so I could keep it toned down with some black accessories like tights and a handbag.
My necklace was made by my sweet friend, Zsuzsanna from Zetaemme. Her Etsy shop is full of colourful accessories – I have a collection of her hair ties too! The range of colours in the necklace makes it so easy to style with lots of outfits, patterned, plain, casual & fancy and I love the length; They’re available in a shorter length too, but I wasn’t so keen on that one. It’s also really lightweight, which makes it ideal for long days out compared to some of my other statement pieces.
I love that I have something completely wacky to pick out from my wardrobe now. It makes me feel a bit more special on those dull days when you need an extra pick me up. Loves x xx
Neon Geometric Dress | Alice’s Pig // Cardigan | Old Season Aerie (Similar*)
Necklace | c/o Zetaemme // Ring | Black Willow Jewellery // Shoes | eBay
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