Moi Je Joue: And put your faith in my stomach

Hola beauties! So I've got a fairly large blog post for you this week as I'm going away to Portugal (#HolidaySpam) for two weeks and won't be able to write to you little delights!

Anyway I've been thinking about wedding fashion recently, not that anyone I know is getting married as of yet, but I am aware that summer is a popular time to get hitched. And I was thinking 'how on earth am I going to afford to keep buying new dresses when my friends do decide to put a ring on it?' My solution is to revamp an old dress by adding the coolest addition from the Summer 2014 fashion favourites: the Kimono!

Now I feel pretty certain that most of us have a few prom-style dresses in our wardrobe that we've accumulated from the many formal occasions we've attended in our time. Well pulling out one of these dresses could save you a load of time and money. They're also a fail-safe for a dressy soiree because the cut suits almost any figure and looks extremely classy. Then my next piece of advice is to take this dress with you on a shopping trip and find a kimono that compliments it (definitely do this, cause I didn't and had a right predicament of choosing a kimono without said dress).

Right just humour me for a second; you may be thinking 'why is she so obsessed with these kimonos?' Well they are so so so easy to throw on and just give a really plain dress, top, skirt a bit of razzmatazz! Also, they come in hundreds of different cuts, patterns and colours, so there is one to channel any fashion personality. And at a wedding, where most people may have gone for a similar look, you'll stand out and look like a fashion forward kinda girl (but don't try and steal the bride's thunder, not a good shout).

So once you've got yourself into a clothes store, I would recommend choosing a kimono that has one or two of the colours of your dress included on it. This way the two pieces will compliment each other well and help you to avoid looking too mismatched. So here I have paired a white, simply patterned dress with my kimono, which also has white flowers. I want to mention here that this dress was wonderfully made by my friend and photographer Marissa. She has done a fabulous job and I don't think I'm alone in saying that it looks extremely professional for a dress that was made in a matter of days.

I would also advise looking for shades that will radiate your skin-tone. For example, I have chosen this kimono because I find fuschia pinks and peach tones bring out my natural colour.

I also tried this kimono with another dress of my own just to prove how versatile it is, and how it can be draped upon almost any outfit. Again I have made sure that the colours are complimentary, by matching a white and pink dress with the shades of the kimono, and finishing it off with a cute, salmon clutch bag.