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Mini Leopard

Boots & Leather Jacket: TopShop. Skirt: Courtesy of storets.com. 
Shirt: Courtesy of Club Couture. Bag: Mulberry mini leopard Alexa. Beret: Vintage

Ooooooooh I cannot even begin to tell you the drama I had getting my hands on this bag. It was a birthday gift from the boy and his lovely family (thank you Goldbergs!) and was ordered in advance of my birthday from Net-a-Porter. First there was a delay getting the bag delivered, then when it eventually arrived I wasn’t sure I even liked the bag anymore and spent a week comparing and contrasting it with every other ‘Alexa’ in the world, then when I finally decided to stop being crazy and admit my love for the bag…. IT BROKE. I wore her for one hour to Sainsbury’s and the postman’s lock broke. I do not even have the words to express my anger. The following few days were spent on the phone to Net-a-Porter’s customer care team (hello Jane!) who arranged to have the broken bag collected and then sent me out a new one. So now here she finally is: My patent mini leopard Mulberry ‘Alexa’. And let me tell you something, after all that drama- I love her.
The white shirt I’m wearing comes from Club Couture. I am of the belief that you can never have too many shirts. This one has sparkly buttons so it’s completely different from the 6 other white silky shirts in my wardrobe. At least that’s what I tell myself 😉
Props to storets.com for this gorgeous skirt…. Makes me feel like a ballerina and since it’s black that must mean I’m a black swan ballerina. Yes I am!
p.s Have you noticed Oscar peaking at me from the corner of some of these shots? He gets so excited when me and the boy go outside to take the blog pictures. I’m trying to make a gif of him ambushing me during this shoot. 
p.p.s This outfit was only made possible by the two pairs of Uniqlo heat tech leggings and my M&S thermal vest worn under it. God bless thermal!
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  3. i can't believe it broke! i would have cried. i mean, allllllll that money for an expensive bag and it brakes after the first use.
    guess it goes to show no matter what you pay – things are still breakable.
    at least they sent you another pronto!

    i really want the brown one. i was crusing selfridges at the weekend. how many years is it for stealing?? nawh i kid kid!

    or do i?

    🙂

  16. Love the boots and glad you got the bag fixed in the end, it's a beaut! I've been wearing a lot of Heattech too recently, it makes all my outfits possible!

  21. Those boots are so beautiful (as is the mini Alexa), lovely pics, can see a cat also wanted to get involved too (yours??)!

  27. Hi Ashley,

    I'm planning on buying an Alexa very soon as a present to myself but I can't decide which size to get. Can you tell me if yours is the normal Alexa or the 'oversized Alexa' as I like how the size of yours looks.

    Thanks! Love your blog x

  29. Your bag broke??!! I would have been heartbroken…:( But it was sooooo worth it to get a replacement, that bag is AHHMAZING!!

    The Alexa is so perfect. LOVE your outfit!!

    chloe **flowerponychloe.blogspot.com

  30. Tish- Something is up with blogger. I'm using the font size I always have but for some reason it's extra small now 🙁 I've changed font type because you should have seen what the size was like with my original font! I had my nose to the screen to read it. Unfortunately the next size up is HUMUNGOUS.

    Rachel- Mine is the oversized 🙂

    Gee- Yep, that's Oscar…

  31. The Alexa is the bag of my dreams…jealous. I have the flat version of those TopShop boots – the leather is SO soft it's unreal. Loving the outfit! xox

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