Saturday, 22 March 2014

An ode to cardigans

Dear cardigans, oh how I have missed you during the scorching days of summer!
I would glance longingly at you whilst I baked and wilted and I wondered if I would ever need or know your snuggly warm embrace again.
But hurrah, for we have been reunited again recently and the weather has allowed me to bask in your loveliness and feel comforted and safe once more.
It has truly been wonderful to have some milder weather, let me tell you. Cardigans, tights and slightly heavier dresses have been unearthed and allowed out to play. Yay for cardigan weather!!!
Yay for completely impractical  handbags too! Come on, we all need some sparkles to gives us a lift sometimes, and I thought the pretty pearl and beaded op shopped cardigan would love to have a stunning vintage blingy handbag to be friends with.

I have always steered clear of white or cream (possibly due to my innate messiness and tendency to spill everything down my front!), but have found a few lighter shades that seem to go with just about everything.
Who would have thought I would be seen in beige, but I think the pretty pinks picked up this outfit.
And the fabulous hand bag that I rediscovered at the back of the wardrobe and seems to go perfectly with this skirt.

 Silly faces and some crazy poses with the Little Miss helped pick up the outfit as well. That never fails to add a little zing to an ensemble!
Oh, hello Little Miss!
Hope everyone has had a lovely relaxing weekend. We have been hanging about doing housey stuff (there always seems to be something that needs repairing!), walking the dog, and am just about to embark on a long leisurely lunch at the local pub. If only the weekend could be a bit longer!
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  1. mispapelicos23 March 2014 at 00:35

    You are soooooooooooooo lovely, and the yourng fashionista is adorable.
    Love and sunshine, dear Brooke
    Have a lovely SUnday
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    1. Unknown23 March 2014 at 00:48

      She is definitely a diva! Love and sunshine right back at you and I hope you had a great weekend! XXX

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  2. Curtise23 March 2014 at 02:21

    I think a cardigan in every possible colour is a very good idea! How lovely to be able to use your cardi collection again, you look gorgeous. Love the blue and white outfit, and you look so pretty in the soft pinky peachy ensemble. Call it champagne or nude, and no one will ever know the cardi is beige!
    Little Miss is a supermodel in the making! Xxxx

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  3. Unknown23 March 2014 at 03:09

    Nude! I like that. From now on no more beige, just nude. I agree that everyone should have a cardi in every colour and I am getting there, just a few more shades to go (orange, where are you?). And yes, the Little Miss is diva material through and through! XXX

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  4. Vix23 March 2014 at 07:10

    I love cardis on other people but I could never wear one myself, which is a bit daft as its almost always cardi weather in the UK! You look gorgeous in both outfits and little Miss is adorable! xxx

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    1. Unknown24 March 2014 at 23:11

      I don't know what I would do without my cardi's!!! And here in Melbourne we have a lot of need for them for most of the year too. The Little Miss is not adorable. If you tell her that she is cute, pretty or adorable she states, "I am not. I'm awesome!" Crazy little lady. XXX

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  5. Ms. Falcon23 March 2014 at 09:28

    i can't wait to bury cardis and jackets in the back of my closet ... but as i know german summer ... i will never be able to hide the cardis ...

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    1. Unknown24 March 2014 at 23:12

      I love that in Melbourne we always have a need for our cardi's, but at least I do get to bury the big coats in the back of the wardrobe for some of the year. I hope you get to jacket-less for a while!

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  6. Tabet23 March 2014 at 14:17

    The seconde outfit looks great. :)
    Kisses
    Tabea

    http://wolkedrei.blogspot.de/

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    1. Unknown24 March 2014 at 23:13

      Thanks Tabea, and thanks so much for stopping by!

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  7. Peaches McGinty24 March 2014 at 02:08

    Gorgeous gorgeous sparkly cardi and sparkly bag!!! and you are gorgeous in both outfits! love them both - I have a thing for cardi's too, and want one in every colour/pattern etc and still haven't got over not buying a bow print one in the chazza's a while ago, oh weep! Little Miss's is so cute and her poses are adorable, I think she could teach a blog posing masterclass! x x x

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    1. Unknown24 March 2014 at 23:16

      We can never get enough sparkle can we! It really does lift the spirit. Cardi's are just so perfectly essential, an my hunt for every colour of the rainbow continues. Don't you hate it when you still pine for something at the chazza - you can't get it out of your head. And, yes, the Little Miss is one fabulous poser! XXX

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  8. Mid Century Girl24 March 2014 at 02:38

    This post made me chuckle because I'm currently looking forward to some sort of warm weather which will allow me to wear a dress and cardigan (as opposed to dress, cardigan, possibly second cardigan and winter coat!) Haha! I do like a good cardigan and when I find a good one, I do try to buy it in all the good colours available!

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    1. Unknown24 March 2014 at 23:19

      It is so funny being at the other end of the seasons where I am just so sick of the heat and you guys are completely fed up with the cold! I can understand how you would love to lessen the load though - do you really have to have so many layers? Brrrrrrr! Cardigans are pretty great for all of that in between weather. and you can never have enough!

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  9. Witchcrafted Life25 March 2014 at 01:27

    Cardigans are a massive year round go to in my wardrobe as well. I've worn them on days when it was +40C and -40C and every last temperature (and weather condition in between), so I can wholeheartedly relate to your ode to this timelessly pretty lovely, practical, and very fashionable garment. That beaded number is a show stoppingly beautiful!

    ♥ Jessica

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    1. Unknown27 March 2014 at 12:56

      I'm with you and pretty much need my cardi's all year round. I feel like they finish an outfit, and don't know what I would do without them! XXX

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  10. Helga25 March 2014 at 18:53

    I am obsessed with cardis, generally! Short sleeved ones, long sleeved ones, and everything in between. I looked for ages for the perfect white one. A sparkley one would be simply DIVOON! I am coveting yours......XXX

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    1. Unknown27 March 2014 at 12:58

      I was pretty chuffed to find the very sparkly but non vintage one in a op shop, still looking lovely and white. And I haven't messed it up yet. Hurrah! XXX

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  11. tubby3pug26 March 2014 at 12:39

    I love cardigans too each if these is adorable
    Retro rover

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    1. Unknown27 March 2014 at 12:59

      Thanks! We could sing the praises of cardigans all day couldn't we? They are just so handy. Thanks so much for stopping by.

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  12. Indigo Violet8 April 2014 at 10:36

    I have a gazillion cardis - we need them down south in summer for the fierce air-conditioning, and in winter of course!

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