One Dress For All Occasions

So if you are like me you are loving all the trends that have come in for this year! One of my top picks for this season is dungarees and pinafore dresses. I just love how cute they look and how they can be worn in so many different ways! 
With that in mind I thought I would style a pinafore dress I have for a number of different situations you might be in this summer!  The dress is from  Karma Clothing - they sell all the trends and at super cheap prices!
With just a few slight changes with each time I have made a completely different outfit. (even though I do realise I have worn alot of white/cream haha!) 
Please bare with the fact that I haven't really accessorised - I've just put on the basics :-) (also please excuse me for looking like I haven't seen the sun in 10 years. #pale)

Easy and Fun 

Pinafore Dress - Karma Clothing

Pink Crop T-shirt - New Look

Necklace - New Look

Socks - Primark

Sunglasses - River Island

Shoes - Converse

Add to this look - A cute backpack & some suncream!

Comfortable and Chic

Pinafore Dress - Karma Clothing

Peter Pan Collar Blouse - New Look

Tights - New Look

Brogues - New Look

Bracelets - New Look & ASOS

Add to this look - A stylish handbag and a purse full of cash!

Cute and Flirty

Pinafore Dress - Karma Clothing

Lace Top With Pearl Detailed Collar - River Island

Ankle Socks With Frill - ASOS

Ankle Chelsea Boots - New Look (one of my best buys)

Add to this look - A nude clutch and an oversized ring

Warm & Summery

Pinafore Dress - Karma Clothing

Cropped Neon Jumper - New Look

Necklace - New Look

Socks - Primark

Shoes - Converse

Add to this look - Your favourite lipgloss and an iPod.

Simple & Practical 

Pinafore Dress - Karma Clothing

T-shirt - Primark (I personally am pretty much over this type of slogan Tee BUT this is basically a mean girls reference so I couldn't say no!)

Wellies - New Look (excuse the state of them!)

Add to this look - An across-body bag and a can of cider!

(*Disclaimer : I was lucky enough to have this dress gifted to me from the lovely people at Karma Clothing.

 All thoughts, opinions and ideas are always my own and I  would never add anything to AYellowBrickBlog that I didn't love or believe in.)

Making a statement

Accessories, in my opinion, can either make or break an outfit. 
You could have the most beautiful dress, but put some tacky bangles and an awful over-sized ring with it and your look is ruined. Or you could been wearing just a plain jersey skirt & top but pair it with some big statement earrings and a coordinating scarf and your outfit has gone from a 3 to a 10 in 2 items.
This blogpost is going to be all about a trend in which I have been loving for quite some time now and that is statement necklaces.

Statement necklaces are perfect for jazzing up a plain outfit and  can take it from drab to fab in seconds and with most celebrities have jumping on the bandwagon I think this trend is going to be around for a while. Whatever high-street shop you go into this week I can guarantee that they will have a growing section of statement necklaces, weather a plain chain or multi-coloured with flowers on it, big necklaces have made a big impact.

I only have a few necklaces (and some of them are not even that physically big) but they are all necklaces that can be worn with a variety of outfits for both day and evening which helps make them look different everytime which I love!

Below I have included photos a few outfits with the necklaces that I have been loving lately. I, like a lot of you too I imagine, am on a budget and all of the necklaces I am going to show were actually no more than around £7 each.

1.  Necklace - New Look

Red Swing Dress - ASOS

2.  Necklace - New Look

Grey Pug Sweater - Alice Takes A Trip

Polka Dot Dress - New Look

3.  Necklace - eBay

Red Striped Shirt - New Look

4.  Necklace - Primark

Grey Midi Dress - New Look (Teens)

5. Necklace - New Look

Alphabet Crop Top - New Look

Initial Cropped Jumper - Topshop

( 1. & 5. were bought together in a buy one get one free offer!)

Finally I just wanted to share one of my favourite necklaces and one of my best purchases I have ever made on eBay! 

This is a copy of the necklace from House Of Harlow which is Nicole Richie's Jewellery line. I am such a big fan of Nicole and I always love her style and I had actually noticed her and other celebs such as Kristin Cavallari and the Kardashians wearing this necklace before and always wondered where it was from. So when I found out and saw the price I thought there was noway I would ever get one or anything like it.

Then one day whilst casually at jewellery on eBay (like you do) I saw an exact look-a-like for only around £2 or £3 and just HAD to get it! It was from hong kong and did probably take a couple of weeks to get here but for the price you can't complain.