what's black, white and red all over?

jumper asda, jeans primark {they don't sell online, but topshop do very similar}, shoes florence & fred {not in stock any more but new look have similar}, scarf house of fraser

... me apparently.

so my mum came over and said "cute outfit, why don't we photograph it" and i said "ok" so we dashed outside, having only 10 minutes before i needed to give Ava her lunch {she's got my cranky-when-hungry genes so you cannot, i repeat, cannot be late with meals}.

we learnt two things from this brief shoot: firstly that shooting near noon does not give good light to your photography and creates pesky harsh shadows and bleached out faces {see} and secondly that i really need to pay more attention to people's poses in their outfit shots.

at any rate, when i'm not wearing a layered dress + cardigan combo type outfit, i am generally to be found in skinny jeans and ballet pumps.  that is if i am outside of the house.  inside is another matter and invariably involves pjs, leggings or sweats, but shhhh don't tell anyone, i am keen to keep up the illusion of looking half decent at all times...