Lady Leoprint Goes To Bordeaux

Yes, my dears I had a few bits and bobs to do, getting in some groceries, popping into the bank, that sort of humdrum.  Then on a whim I decided to go to Bordeaux.

But first, the important stuff.  The OOTD for Bordeaux 

A leoprint jumper from Next a couple of years ago, some black Per Una jeans and the old dependable bendable boots from Clarks.  The boots are brown, linking into the brown in the print, and to my hair - more on that later!

In colder months I find myself drawn to leoprints.  A touch of Bett on an otherwise simple piece of clothing like a jumper or scarf seems to perk up a plain outfit.  20 years ago I carpeted my downstairs loo in leoprint, not realising I'd be decorating myself in the stuff in my dotage !

I've discovered that the embroidered black scarf I bought earlier in Primark can double as a plain black scarf by facing the embroidery end on to the chest.  How clever is that?  Not me clever, but designer clever. 

I was pleased with this glam-casual outfit for the last day of October, with all browns and the blacks linking together.

Yes, I felt like Lady Leoprint when I left home.  Thanks for my new alter ego, Kellyann!!

And after my bits and bobs were done I took this outfit to Bordeaux.

Ha ha!  No, not Bordeaux, France, but Bordeaux, Guernsey.  My little bit of Halloween trickery!

Yes, dear reader, we have an area called Bordeaux whose coastline includes a old fishing harbour which looks out to the eastern islands of Herm (paradise!), Jethou, Breqhou and Sark.

Here, the island of Jethou can be seen in the background.

But why oh why did I wear the gilet (vest)?!  I wear it rarely so each time I see photos of me in it, well I shudder, as I forget how thick and bulky it looks on my already thick and bulky frame.

I went out thinking I looked liked Lady Leoprint but in reality I looked like Lady Michelin!

Note to self: This gilet, though warm, is most unflattering and should be charityerised to spare you and me the angst of having to look at Lady Michelin even just one more time.

So whilst I recover from the trauma of seeing Lady M on my screen, I'll let these pics do the talking.

Apart from pointing this out - this pic perfectly shows my skunk hair.  You see on my left a strip of grey blonde hair with the rest of the head being dark brown!  That's what I call my skunk look.

Yes, my style steal is courtesy of odorable (sic) Pepe le Pew!

But I think my hair tones perfectly with the skunkiness of my jumper!

So I am so curious to know a little bit about you and your hair.  

If you are going grey, are you greying uniformly, like the lovely ladies I see pictured on Pinterest?

Or are you like me (also a lovely lady!), and coming out a bit two tone?  

I'd love to hear how it's working out for you, lovely ladies.

This greying malarkey is clearly doing my head in!!

Herm island peeping at us over the rocks.

Close up of Jethou.  One house, one family.

TP tried to catch a pic of the sweet oyster catchers along the shore line.  Little dark blobs on the left - do you see them?

Herm in the background, to the left.

And there you have it peeps.  Lady Michelin Leoprint goes to Bordeaux.

The Guernsey Bordeaux.  But it did make me feel a bit jet-settey, a bit rock n roll, taking off for Bordeaux on a mere whim!

A la perchoine.