Amazing A-wear

I don't know how many fashion bloggers are familiar with A-wear but it's an Irish clothes store similar to Topshop. There is a lot less to choose from on their website but the prices are noticabley lower! There are no stores in England but you can order from the website and get it delivered for three ninety five - more reasonable than most stores based in England. I have seen A-wear items featured in fashion magazines loads of times and finally decided to check it out. I looked at everything and ended up buying the two things I had seen in a magazine this week. You might have noticed I am a fan of pinks and nudes so first I chose this pastel tea dress, also available in purple and coral.

Secondly I just had to have this ballerina skirt, you can also get it in khaki or navy. My order arrived in five working days and although there is a size guide on the site I was eager to check the fit. The dress was perfect but the skirt was a lot bigger than I had imagined, probably because I was supposing it would be fitted but the waistband was actually very stretchy and slid down to sit on my hips. This made the hem of the skirt over the knee length, which was quite nice and prom style but the layers of net did seem a bit too sticky outy. Judging by the picture of the model in the skirt, it was obviously intended to sit higher up and be shorter.

So I asked the bf his opinion. I say: Do you like this skirt?

He says: I think its a bit too fancy for the daytime.

I say: I know, I'm not wearing it out now, I'm just trying it on. I already know I love it I just want to know whether the size looks ok or whether it looks too big and I should exchange it for a smaller size.

He says: If I was a woman I wouldn't wear it because I wouldn't be a fluffy type of woman.

So... I eventually decide to exchange it because after lengthy discussion we conclude that a smaller size would have a smaller waist band and therefore the ruffles would be less wide and wouldn't look so "panto", as he put it.

I assumed this would be a simple case of filling the form in and sending it back but on closer inspection the delivery note doesn't have an option to exchange. I then consult the website and it turns out they don't do exchanges, just refunds. By now I am convinced that I need the skirt so I place another order and re-package the skirt I got to send it back. A bit annoying but the skirt is so pretty in real life, it even has little pink beads around the zip at the back.

This is me in the dress...

Close up of the square gold buttons on the sleeves..

The cream heart shaped earrings I wore with it...

More of a full length shot but it's shorter in real life.

This is a bargain coat I got from Primark, with a cross body bag from Miss Selfridge years ago. It's been a gorgeous day today, I even had to take my coat off because it was so warm and the dress felt nice and chiffony fluttering in the breeze - its so Spring! :)