Smiley

This outfit is very typical of what my style was like ten years ago at the age of seventeen. Although it’s not quite so typical of what I wear these days it was really fun to pull on something so laid back and chill out in the garden on one of the hottest days of the year so far…I’ve never been one for shorts and bare legs but this year I’m feeling braver and determined to look a little bit less ghostly pale!

Tee: c/o Smiley | Shorts: George at Asda | Sandals: Zara

I think Smiley is the cutest, happiest company I have come across! They recently sent me a parcel full of goodies and this tee was one of them. I was instantly transported back to summer as a teenager, and how can you be sad when you are sporting a giant happy face? It’s not just clothes they sell, either. This adorable mug was also hiding in the package and makes me grin every time I make a cup of tea. I have my eye on some of the vests next as something to motivate me on my new found fitness kick! I’ll also be buying many gifts for family and friends now I know more about what they do.
I bought these shorts for my trip to Spain last year and then barely wore them because they were just too big. Now they fit perfectly I hope to swallow my fear of having bare legs in public and get some wear from them as they are my idea of the perfect denim short. I can’t be doing with those ones that provide as much coverage as a pair of knickers!
I picked up the sandals in town the other week when I popped in to Zara. Shoes were the last thing on my mind, but when I clapped eyes on these and tried them on it was love at first sight/wear. They were only £19.99 and fit my flipper feet perfectly. I find sandals so hard to buy for as my feet are so wide so it would have been rude to leave these behind considering I don’t own a single black pair! I love the double strap detail and the splash of animal print, I will most likely be living in these!
What was your teenage style like? What makes you smile?

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8 comments for “Smiley

  1. Oh God, don’t wanna think about my teenage style! A lot of fishnets, tartan and black boots (although I’m still all about a black boot these days!) Your tee is just so happy, I love it! And the shorts look fab on you x

    Josie’s Journal

  2. I probably would have worn a smiley face t shirt when I was 17! I was all about baggy jeans and colourful t shirts and hoodies! Would not have been seen dead in a floral dress lol. You look great in the shorts, I never tan so don’t bother trying!

  3. I was always a little scared of yellow smile faces because of tge association with acid/drugs as a kid/teen. I wore similar things to what I wear now ay 17 except for avoiding midi skirts like the plague! Had to be maxi or mini!!! X

  4. I had dreadful style as a teenager, I rocked flares and hoodies and that was pretty much my look! *cringe*

    I love your gorgeous shoes; Zara do the best sandals and summery shoes EVER! The pop of your hair against the colourful tee is just beautiful <3

    Sophie | soinspo xo

  5. Aww cute! Love the mug they sent you too!
    Two Hearts One Roof

  6. AvatarAri

    Love it! I just went on a cool t-shirt buying binge (on the cheap).. Awesome t-shirts rule, birdie. And you are so beautiful, my love <3

  7. AvatarKatie

    My style as a teenager was whatever uniform of the establishment I happened to be working at and otherwise all I remember are comfy stretchy things for figure skating and babydoll tops with leggings. Nothing too exciting. I do love a good smiley though!

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