TARDIS Tuesday - Clara Tiles

 I haven't felt motivated to do TARDIS Tuesday for a couple of weeks. Mainly because I just have felt really tired and not spending much time hunting out clothes and just throwing any old thing on!

This week, I thought I'd return to an old favourite worn last in October 2023- was it really that long? Apparently, I only feature this dress on the blog every 2 years!

It was worn by Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald back in series 8 in multiple episodes. I really love this dress. She wears it with a tan belt, her standard opaques and her Bertie Navy brogues.

I wore it for a dinner out with CBC and his old work colleague who he no longer works with. I like her very much so it was really nice to see her.

This is my newer size 10 in this dress. I used to have an 8 but I wanted it to feel less fitted so I was glad to find this one at a fraction of the cost of the original one I bought! I always feel very feminine and pretty in this dress, plus I always forget that I hide my legs quite often nowadays in baggy trousers or midis/maxis! I should make the most of them!

I sold my brogues so I wore a pair of black Clarks Artisan shoes that I've had a very long time- they are so comfy!

The return to school has been ok- I've had a stonking headache for 2 days that isn't going away which is vexing, particularly as I went to bed early to try and help that yesterday (and planning to after this!).

Tomorrow, I'm taking some children to watch an orchestra concert. This means I don't have a day of Year 2's-which is a bit of a relief but if I have already got a headache, what does this mean for 'School Trip headache?'

One thought for the day.  I LOVE baked beans on toast with melted cheddar cheese on top!

xx

 

Wearing something more summery

 I don't think I've ever got to mid June before doing my Summer wardrobe changeover before! The weather has been rather crazy!  However, last week, I chanced wearing some more summery garments.  As I have said before, I definitely prefer the summer season for clothes

For church on Sunday, I wore this red linen jumpsuit from Seasalt.  CBC bought this for me for my birthday a couple of years ago. I forgot how comfortable and pleasing it is to wear. It's light and practical.

These Accessorize espadrilles came from a Hexham charity shop and were brand new.  They are light and comfortable and I can cycle in them but I'm not sure they were the right choice for the jumpsuit.

For school on Tuesday, I wore this F&F @ Tesco dress (charity shopped). It's was perfect for this weather.  This red Primark cardigan has a big hole in the sleeve seam but I really like it.  Lunar leather pumps from Haltwhistle shoe shop.

Another charity-shopped shirt-dress, this time from M&S worn with a charity-shopped cardigan and green suede loafers by Rieker from Finale Shoes in Corbridge.  Hmmm, all my Summer shoes seem to come from Northumberland! Worn on Friday.

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My final outfit was worn on Saturday for rehearsals. The clock skirt came from Cath Kidston and the top is from H&M.  It's the green loafers again!

Which one of these is your favourite?

xx

sdsd

TARDIS Tuesday- The Rings of Ahkaten- A High-Low, fish-tail, asymmetric number

For TARDIS Tuesday, I am returning to an outfit from Doctor Who series 7, Clara's 2nd episode as official Who companion(though, in reality, her 4th episode...)

I last wore this outfit online for TARDIS Tuesday in March 2021 so it is due a return visit:

Image borrowed from Clara Oswald Cosplay

It features a really lovely light shirt dress from the Silence and Noise label at Urban Outfitters.  It's quite hard to describe this dress: Sometimes it is called a -High-Low dress or a Hi-Lo dress; others refer to it as a fishtail dress; some call it an asymmetric dress.  What about the print? Is it a cross-print?  Geometric print? Stylised flowers?  Whatever, this dress is sometimes quite hard to pin down in the search for it.  Some people just waded through a million 'blue dress' listings on a second hand site under eithe the label: Urban Outfitters, Silence and Noise or even just UO? Also, it is notorious for really odd-fitting with a very tight-rib cage section and looser other parts.

Aside from the dress which eludes conventional nomenclature, it also shows off the All Saints Axelle black waxed denim jacket (also asymmetric, also masquerades as leather), All Saints black Jules biker boots (with furry lining), black tights, an UO Aztec bird necklace and a Deena and Ozzy red satchel.  So mainly All Saints and Urban Outfitters.

Here is my 2023, not at all different from 2021 version, just a slightly older me with shorter hair.

Happily, the dress still fits me though it's a little tighter than it was when I last wore it earlier this year- you also can't see the navy cardigan I snuck in under the jacket.

That, by the way, is "the most important leaf in human history". Watch the Rings of Ahkaten to find out more!  I've been wearing this All Saints Axelle jacket with a few outfits this week and this whole outfit was good for a trip to Leigh-on-Sea.  

I confess to not bothering to use my £2.50 charity-shopped satchel (Primark)  but sticking to my red Kipling bag but my TK Maxx alt boots have been a staple this October.

I bought three things in Leigh on Sea, apart from some Vegan cheese and Tamari sauce and that was

a pair of Ceramic drums - looking rather like Bongos for £4.99,  a  lovely Per Una black wool and quilted furry edged gilet and a denim/chambray shirt dress from Thought (all charity shopped).  Maybe I will show you those too!

xx
 

TARDIS Tuesday- Tileprint alternatives!

 Is it really true that I haven't featured this Clara outfit since August 2021?  The time before that was 2019- so it seems a biennual appearance is its regular spot!

Well, it's due a repeat as it was one of my original favourite Clara outfits!

Topshop tile print dress and navy Bertie Brogues plus navy tights.

Let's have a look at my rendition.

It was worn for school on  Tuesday in September.

You might be forgiven for thinking, Hmmm, this looks a slightly different colour and print. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. For whilst I DO have the accurate colour, Topshop made an alternative nude-coloured version.

My lovely size 8 version was getting a bit tight on me and I found it hard to locate another one in a larger size.  My friend Laura was selling her size 12 alt coloured one and I was selling a Yaz Khan top she wanted. So we swapped!

I MUCH prefer a larger version. I subsequently found the green one in a 10 so I sold on my Green one.

Worn with the too-small navy brogues. This is their last appearance on the blog because I have sold them! Realised there was no point in having them as they were too small and I didn't want to wear them because they hurt. So they are winging their way to Canada.  I could have sold them at a profit but I just sold both my pairs at the same price which meant I basically made what I had sold them for.

Bye, bye brogues!

However, I have seen that Clarks had a lovely Hamble Oak pair of brogues which are quite similar so if I ever see those at a bargain price, I may replace..and I won't be scared to ruin them!

The print is really pretty. Not sure I've ever shown you it up close before.

This was a good dress to wear for the slightly cooler but still warm weather we had in September.

I also think it is a good teacher look too. Out of some of Clara's slightly less school appropriate outfits, this one rates higher!

Hope you have an enjoyable day!

xx

Coral anglaise

Some of the nicest dresses I have found have come from charity shops. I think my second post-Lent purchase in a charity shop which I forgot about was this lovely cora shirt dress. It's totally me as I love a collared dress, it's a good length on my long-legs and is flattering to my pear-shape. I like the fact collared dresses can be worn demurely buttoned up or styled different worn open with a vest top underneath!



I'm absolutely pooper-scoopered (AKA tired!) but I'm well!



I'm very grateful for a few things and I may as well sling them in here down the bottom, rather than a separate post.

1. Having got my summer term teaching observation out of the way last week.  It was with my favourite class, last lesson on a Friday. I truly love those kids! It was also a lesson I had very clear in my head, having devised it very clearly as a 'setting the scene' lesson on Fanfares.  We're learning about chords this term so it linked nicely to the topic and enabled me to teach the children two new rhythms, triplets and dotted quaver, semi-quaver patterns and allowed a great amount of discussion. It went very well and my deputy head gave me an Outstanding across the board and told me it's the best lesson she's ever seen me do and couldn't really give me any constructive criticism.  That really made my day.  I love that class, I've been observed with them every year for the last 4 years and they are so enthusiastic! Hurrah!
2. Having had a wonderful weekend playing act 1 of an opera by American Minimalist composer John Adams called 'The death of Klinghoffer'.  It was wonderful- challenging, interesting, changeable and a great workout for my piccolo playing as well as flute,  I saw many dear friends, the food was incredible, the weather was idyllic and I just simply had a marvellous time.
3.  Having pulled out of taking part in a musical production of Guys and dolls due to being asked to take my school choir to go and sing at a concert with an adult choir, I was phoned by my friend tonight to tell me she's getting married and the wedding is the same weekend- I wouldn't have been able to do it if I had stayed doing the opera.
4.  Being able to help out above friend.  Sent her my order of service, said I'd play flute for her and advised of various weddingy things. Nice to help and I am SO happy for her!
5. Having a great book to read.I am always rather bereft and lacking in my life if I don't have my parallel existence in a exciting or engaging book so I am pleased about having a new Georgette Heyer in my life- thank you charity shops!
6. Lindy is back in my life! We're TRYING to go to a weekly class in a nearby town and we've made it for two weeks. Lindy hop makes me so happy- I love the friendly people we go with and the dance teacher is really cool! He asked us if we wanted to join a new dance performing group he's putting together which is quite cool though a little scary. I danced with him yesterday which was TERRIFYING but cool, particularly as he pulled this crazy move on me- the one you might see in Strictly where the girl leans back into the guy's arms and he turns her over like a pole or a plank and steps over her- hard to explain but it was hilarious!
7.  Reports deadline is put back a week. I've done most of them BUT I still have 2 whole classes to write and two classes to finish off. Luckily, already done and sent 10 classes!
8.  MMMM, Lidl, I am grateful for cheap veg! British Asparagus for 1.09 a bundle, aubergines at 49p, avocados for 29p etc- you get so much more for your money there!
9. For the joy of wild life! I'm enjoying the 30 days wild challenge even though I've found it a bit of a challenge so far this week!
10.  As always, for friends (you included) and family and the relationships I have, both professional and blood etc.

What are you  grateful for and what do you think of shirt dresses!?
xx