What I Wore Wednesday: Hotter Handbag Giveaway!

Remember my new cute boat shoes from Hotter? Not only do Hotter have cute and comfortable shoes but they also have a carefully co-ordinated range of super soft leather and suede women's handbags to match their comfortable formal women's shoes and casual women's shoes.

The fabulous team at Hotter are giving you the chance to win a bag from their newest range!

The competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom AND the USA! Leave a blog comment with what bag you'd choose and follow the Rafflecopter instructions to enter. Competition ends Monday, June 16th at 5pm BST (see widget for hours remaining). See Rafflecopter widget for full Terms and Conditions--only valid entries will be counted.

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What I Wore Wednesday: Meet Mama and More

The sub-heading for this post should be "bronchitis is a bitch." I honestly thought I'd be feeling tons better after my anti-biotics but I'm still just feeling really run down. Luckily the fab Zaz from Mama and More has come along so I can wallow in self pity instead of blogging! She always manages to look edgy and hip while doing the most mundane mommy duties--something I've never managed myself!

When my daughter was just two years old, she had already clocked one of the classic feminine tricks - compliments.  I remember being in a restaurant with her, and she leaned over to an "older" girl next to us (about 8), to stroke her leather jacket, saying "hi, I like your jacket,", and then a few minutes later, "I like your skirt too".  Sure enough, the compliments worked, and soon enough they were fluttering eyelashes at each other.  Basically, we girls like to bond over clothes!  So when I was asked if I would like to guest post here on Transatlantic Blonde's wonderful outfit-gawping linky, What I Wore Wednesday, I jumped in with both stilettos without a moment's thought; after all, I've been linking here from my blog, Mama and More for ages now!

It's just now getting cool enough that most of us are resisting turning on the central heating or wearing full on opaques, mainly to prove a point, and also because the weather is still a bit schizophrenic - chilly mornings giving way to muggy afternoons, and then cooler evenings by the time it's time to go home.  So while I'm still showing a little skin while I can, 'tis definitely the season to break out some leather again, to add a little warmth when needed, and I love a leather skirt!

Lurex seater from Scotch and Soda

 Leather panelled skirt from Twenty8Twelve

 Peep toe shoots from LK Bennett

I love the idea of dressing a leather skirt up and down, for work or for an evening out, adding some sparkle or shots of bright accessories.  I'm a massive lover of wearing brights as the days get colder and nights come in earlier, and definitely think this length is age-appropriate, fun and stylish too.  And how about adding a few pops of colour too?

Love it!  Do you have a leather skirt? How do you wear yours???

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