One of the first few things that I bought from Topshop back in 1996 in ye olde years before Topshop got cool, when the main reason for going there was really the three for tenner vests/tees was not in fact a basic tee/vest but a black cotton slip dress that had a sort of autumnal orange and purple floral pattern and it had some very delicate lace trim.  It was on the £5 sale rack and as I was feeling pretty flush with my Chinese New Years' money in my Hello Kitty wallet I bought it.  I rarely wore it though just because my flat pancake body never quite filled out the cups despite it being a size eight so it just lay there.  A few years later, I took it up and wore it over jeans maybe once or twice but it was altogether too late and I think it may have been eventually tossed out by accident.

I had an odd dream about that slipdress and woke up this morning wondering where the heck it was and a wee panic attack came over me.  This doesn't really bode well for when I have to toss a lot of my stuff out when I move in about two weeks time if I'm going to get all sentimental about it a few years down the line.  I just really thought the slipdress was perfect for autumnal/wintrified florals just because dark background-florals set that tone very easily.  I've seen some wintrified florals about for AW08-9 but I'm hoping that a few pattern mixes and some chunky shoes and gloves will do the trick as opposed to buying yet another floral something or another.  I just wish that damn slip dress was still here... 

Margaret Howell tartan shirt, vintage Escada floral skirt, floral cage skirt courtesy of Angie Montreal, Falke black tights, H&M leather gloves, Celeste Stein black floral ankle socks, Topshop patent shoes