Graduation Outfit!

My graduation is in late November, but everyone keeps talking about it. This gets me excited, and I get excited about a lot of things rather too early. Birthdays, Easter, Summer, Christmas, Halloween, parties... the lot. My flaw is that I love planning and making things beautiful. So every event I go to has a specially planned outfit, every present is lovingly thought about and expertly wrapped, every festivity has appropriate and mostly pretty decorations.

I've had my dress for a couple of weeks now and I love it more every day. The hood of my graduation gown is a beautiful purple colour, so I thought I'd get a blueish colour to go with it nicely. And then I saw this, and teal it was.

It looks stunning on, but needs a little altering. My shoulders are a tad too small. One other thing is that Boohoo sizes are interesting. They are a little hit and miss, so make sure that you measure yourself against their size guide before you take the plunge and buy something. I'm usually a size 10, but this is a size 12 and is a little difficult to get on. I don't usually do bodycon, but this is worth breaking my rules for.

This dress is perfect for graduation because it's formal without being boring. It's knee length, so I won't be flashing anyone when I walk across the stage. I love the wrap detail and the belt, and the fabric is fairly thick, so I shouldn't bee too cold. I will be wearing it outside in November, after all. It does have a pretty low bust line though, so I may be wearing something underneath for my dignities sake if after altering it still shows my bra.

I'm going to be wearing 2-3 inch thick heels with this dress. They have straps over the foot so I don't walk out of them, and they're black with a wooden heel. I think they go really nicely and they suit the purpose, which is mainly not falling over and looking like a plonker.

What do you think?

Kyra

Torr Boutique

I was recently in Newbury after work with my boyfriend's mum and sister. His sister was looking for a bag to match her shoes for her graduation. We had looked everywhere we could, when someone told us to have a look in Torr Boutique.

We hadn't even known that there were any shops on the street we were directed down, but when we walked in, we were nicely surprised. We were greeted with complimentary pink champagne and friendly smiles. They told us that their new Autumn/Winter range had just arrived, and that there was a 10% discount on all those items.

Looking around, the shop was quite modest in size, but decorated beautifully. The jewellery section caught my eye, of course. I'm a little bit of a magpie when it comes to pretty sparkly things. But although I was tempted, I steered clear. These things aren't exactly cheap, but they are quality, and rather beautiful.

I've been looking for coats and cosy clothes for the winter, so I was over the moon when I found it; the warm woolly cardigan of my dreams. You can see it on the right.

I wanted to show you all because I'm really proud I found it. It looks great on, and it's SO warm. I'm even wearing it today. This one is by Oxmo, which is only one of the brands that Torr boutique stock. They also stock American Vintage, Jucca, Pyrus, Nougat, OUI and many more.

If you want to find out more about TORR Boutique, visit their website, which can be found via this link.