Sicily, For Me? [Hell Bunny]

Posted on April 29, 2024 by missamymay

The SECOND I saw the Sicily dress I was in love. I’ve always adored a blue and white print—I remember loving the big willow pattern serving plate that sat on display on my family’s Welsh dresser my entire childhood. And lord knows I love a sun dress—they’re practically my entire wardrobe. So a sundress in a blue and white print? There was no question I would be won over, fixated, utterly enraptured! As such I’ve been waiting for this dress’s release with a not-so-low level of thrumming desperation for the past two or three months, and finally she is here, Sicily, sweet Sicily. And she’s perfect!

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Calypso Time! [Hell Bunny]

Posted on April 22, 2024 by missamymay

Hell Bunny are so good at making sweet little sun dresses, especially in a tropical print. Pretty much every year they release one or more new tropical prints as part of their spring/summer range, and my favourite this year is their Calypso print. Now, this might shock some of you, as I happily state that I just don’t like pink–but I’m a complicated woman, and that statement, like many others, comes with caveats. Like, ‘except for lipstick,’ or ‘unless it’s paired with black, or green.’ Well, would you look at that, this print has both of those! It’s just a cute summer print, and it makes for a lovely sun dress you can wear to death.

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Anna? Check [Hearts and Roses London]

Posted on October 23, 2023 by missamymay

I adore checks, tartans, and plaids. My brain loves visual order and symmetry, as well as things that match–basically most things that just make immediate visual sense. In that way, the fact that a checked print fabric can include multiple colours, whether cohesive or clashing, without threatening to register as ‘too busy’ makes it a soothing way to layer colour in the winter months especially, when it’s very easy to dip only into more muted tones now that one’s tropical prints and more exuberant summer pieces have been safely packed away for the year. A check print can still be bold when it pairs multiple bright tones together, or it can be understated and classic by threading together harmonious colours. No matter what, those criss-crossing lines will please the eye and give you plenty of room to create a great outfit.

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Chic Lil Houndstooth [Miss Candyfloss]

Posted on September 24, 2023 by missamymay

It’s my favourite time of the year—Miss Candyfloss have released a new Autumn/Winter line! I love seeing what they produce year round, but there’s something extra special to me about their cold weather lines. They mix and match with so many vintage design elements that it produces items that are complex and elegant in a way that makes it impossible not to go ‘oh, that’s a Miss Candyfloss piece!’ when you see one. They’re experts at playing with contrasting textures, patterns and colours, as well as structural design features like peplums, asymmetric necklines, even removable bows and scarves, so a dress will not merely be a dress, but a statement, a declaration of glamour. There’s a sophistication to their pieces that makes me feel incredible each time I don one, and I love knowing that I can go wild adding the full roster of accessories—gloves! Vintage hat! Faux fur stole! Brooches and a vintage bag—and the look will only be elevated, not overdone. Today we look at one of my favourite princes from their AW23 Lookbook, the Gelasia-Lou dress.

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Pretty Little Serpente [Charlie Stone Shoes]

Posted on September 17, 2023 by missamymay

The green Serpente flats by Charlie Stone Shoes were originally launched back in the summer of 2021 as part of their Magic of Porto collection, a line of four shoes designed to represent the four houses of a certain wizarding school, with inspiration taken from the art nouveau architectural elements found in the Portuguese city of Porto. At the time I loved the Serpente design and was tempted to buy myself a pair, but I got in my head about how likely I was to wear them often considering I already owned a pair of emerald green flats that I didn’t wear much. (Readers: said flats didn’t fit me comfortably, so this was a skewed representation of my behaviour and needs.)

Fast forward to this Autumn’s Dark Academia range that Charlie Stone have just launched and the Serpente makes a grand return, this time in black too. I wear black accessories constantly, so while I was still tempted to snap up a pair of the green Serpentes (they’re just so darn pretty!), my practical side won out and I excitedly ordered a black pair instead, knowing they would work perfectly with my wardrobe.

Miss Amy May models the black Serpente flats by Charlie Stone Shoes from the Dark Academia collection

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Dark Dorian [Charlie stone]

Posted on September 10, 2023 by missamymay

Every season I look forward to seeing what Charlie Stone Shoes release, as their glamorous flats are always as beautiful as they are practical. For this autumn/winter season their line is being proclaimed as their Dark Academia Era, an ode to that much loved aesthetic you’ve no doubt spotted all over social media the past couple years. According to Charlie Stone, this line is “inspired by the pull of old books, gothic chateaus, creaky staircases that wind along endless bookshelves and the promise of adventure between the pages of our favourite stories.” The novel The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde inspired these particular flats, named, of course, Dorian. Made in vegan leatherette, they’re heavily reminiscent of the iconic look of Oxford wingtip leather brogues, and they are just darling!

Miss Amy May Models the Noisette Dorian flats by Charlie Stone Shoes for review

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A Little Matching Set [Miss Candyfloss]

Posted on June 19, 2023 by missamymay

Miss Candyfloss do many things incredibly well, one of which is make gorgeous matching sets that will fulfil all your vintage dreams. I can’t think of any other vintage-inspired company which regularly makes combination sets that are designed to be worn together, whether that be a jacket and dress, skirt and top, or even jackets that are made to pair with more than one of their items, such as one of their jumpsuits AND one of their dresses. It’s the reverse of one of their other unique things they do well and often—make dresses that look like skirt suits, but are in fact just dresses. Today, we are looking at one of their jacket and dress combos from their spring/summer line ‘Lilibeth,’ inspired by Queen Elizabeth II.

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The Perfect Jacket [Miss Candyfloss]

Posted on June 17, 2023 by missamymay

A well fitted suit jacket that hugs one’s curves is one of those items from mid-century fashion that I think would work in most every modern woman’s wardrobe, and yet somehow they rarely feature. For me, layering a smart, sleek jacket over a dress or skirt is an instant way to look chic and sophisticated, evoking that old school glamour most people love yet few people feel is achievable. Well, it is, and easily so with one of Miss Candyfloss’s signature blazers, like this stunning Liza-Juniper!

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Shana For Spring [Collectif]

Posted on May 6, 2023 by missamymay

I’ve been blogging for 9 years now, so I think I’ve reached the point where I’ve wrung as many jokes and intros out of the famous ‘Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking’ line from The Devil Wears Prada. Like florals (according to Miranda Priestly, that is,) there’s only so many ways you can work it in before it gets tired and expected. But despite that, you know, I still really like florals. I think it’s one of the loveliest parts of spring–not just watching the actual flowers begin to bloom out in the world, but going into my clothing storage to bring my florals back out into my closet, packing away my tweeds and wools and tartans for six months in return.

By February, just as I’m getting truly sick of rain and cold and greys skies, the daffodils start to peek out, leading into my absolute favourite stretch; the hawthorn, then the bluebells, then the fruit blossoms. Those weeks of nature waking, petals unfurling, colour returning, revitalises my winter-wearied spirit, and echoing that process by bringing colour and florals back into my wardrobe to greet the brightening world feels refreshing and exciting every time. So, sorry not sorry, but yes, I like florals, I like wearing them in spring when I feel most hopeful and happy about the world around me. And I like this floral in particular, the Shana dress by Collectif, and how it feels wearing it among blossoms.

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Louis Louis! [British Retro]

Posted on May 1, 2023 by missamymay

I’ve wanted a white summer swing dress for years. I’ve got close a few times with a mostly white dress, or a white dress that is fancy but not really summery. In my heart, I wanted a swing style made from broderie anglaise. If it had sleeves of some description, preferably not capped? All the better. Well, finally, I found it! Let’s take a look at Louis Louis among the bluebells.