Continuing with the eclectic..

..so it possibly has not escaped your notice that, in my progressing years, I am becoming a colour and print obsessed magpie. 

I should also just say a huge SORRY for not having been around for the past three days - I've been away on a Press Trip with Royal Caribbean on their new cruise ship - Symphony of the Seas.  All will be revealed in a couple of days but for the minute I am back with something I wear year in year out - a slightly bonkers jacket. 

Ok so maybe it's not actually slightly bonkers... but they are definitely statement.  In an outfit - it's your jacket that will do the talking with these.  I tend to buy a new one each season - as they're so "out there", they're not necessarily on trend and so, in my experience, they do last the test of time.  They also transform the most simple of outfits into something that you will feel amazing in.  Genuinely, just throw on over a tee, jeans and heels and it's the perfect Out out outfit.  Alternatively, any plain maxi dress, any plain dress at all actually and magically you have a whole new look.

Or you can mix it up - go stripes and print.  Floral on floral.  Stars and stripes.  Plain is so yesterday... (she says knowing full well that she loves it with a plain tee or even a logo tee... hmmm now we're talking).

Striped Cotton Jacket from Sandro was £315 now £189

Seeing stars.  So this was the one that made me abandon the planned blog post and turn all my attention to jackets with attitude.  Oh my LORD I love this.  So much.  So so so so so much.  It's so randomly wrong it's EPIC.  

Jacquard cotton blend jacket from Sandro £189 was £315 



Macrame-trimmed ruffle denim jacket from Ganni was £225 now £112  This with leopard print... oh oh oh oh oh.....



Print at Anthropologie.  Waverly Quilted Jacket £118



Another cropped little style for a complete bargain from New Look. 

New Look Frill Jacket £27.99 I would say more Marant than New Look?




Then we have bomber style.  This isn't for me.  I'll throw this out there, I personally can't do a bomber BUT I love the look on other people. 

Floral Embroidered Jacket from Mango £89.99




Embellished Bomber at Anthropologie £168



Floral mesh bomber at Anthropologie £168  This epitomises the perfect jacket.  You could wear this for a wedding, you'll wear it for years over jeans. 



Quilted Reversible from Mango £79.99





Another printed quilt style at & Other Stories £110




Then there are the blazer styles...

Pyjama Style Blazer from Maison Scotch £120





Blazer style again at Anthropologie £98



Or just out there with a take on a utility jacket.

ASOS Design Pearl Jacket £50



Variation on the theme again at ASOS. 

Blank NYC Ribbon Back Jacket £90



Military?  I think that topic might deserve a whole thread of its own... 

Sacred Hawk Military Jacket £60



And I'm just going to throw this one in.  I hadn't planned to include anything like this.  But I am asked SO often about what jackets do I wear over maxi skirts and dresses?  The biker is an obvious choice but it's still not everyone's favourite.  This however.  It's a denim style faux leather, suedette jacket, with a bit of fringing thrown in for good measure.  Which sounds blooming awful, let's be frank. 

But.  But but but.  My mind is a whirring because of this.  

Studded mixed jacket from Mango £79.99



Now the eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed there are no camo style jackets or denim ones.  They deserve blog posts all to themselves and as soon as the weather starts warming up (or I lost patience with it...), then they'll be with you.  I say starts to warm up... ok so I broke my denim jacket cherry this week.  ALL the cruise pics coming up early next week and in the meantime - here I am at another sea - this time in Suffolk! 


Dress - Ridley London (gift ss17)
Denim Jacket - Tu at Sainsburys (ss17)
Basket - Rae Feather (gift ss17)
Trainers - Quattro Rish (current)
Scarf - Louis Vuitton (10yrs ago)

Back to home from home in Aldeburgh.  We have been coming here for 13yrs - it is truly out happy place as a family.  I packed VERY quickly so expect a host of the slightly more random outfits this week... hope everyone has had a fabulous couple of days.  And I apologise in advance for the jacket onslaught that I've got planned.