Desperately Seeking Ultra Violet

Well, I am nothing if not patient.  You may recall me buying a dress from Madeleine, SEE HERE FOR A RECAP.

I wasn't totally convinced that I truly liked it but readers and The Photographer decided things for me and I kept the dress.  My reticence was due to the colour.  It looked blue in the photos but IRL it had a hint of purple in it.  And as I'm an old-fashioned matchy-matchy girl who likes to have at least one item that matches a new purchase, I do believe that was what had been holding me back in the decision process.  I realised it would be difficult to match.

And it was.  

The nearest I got was a kimono, but that went technical on me - when I unpacked it and realised it had a design fault.  It needed ironing.  So I haven't worn it.

Hey, don't judge me - there's more to life than spending time ironing a kimono that will just crease again within five minutes of wear.

So I put the search on back burner after my epic kimono fail.

Then whilst on holiday I chanced upon a cardi in M&S which had a hint of purple in its blue and I was 99.999% sure it was the same colour as the dress back home.  So I pounced.  You've already seen it a few times on the blog, because, well, I love it.

I checked the label of the cardi and it announced as "ultra violet".  Well duh!  It was only the Pantone colour of the Year!  And of course the clever people at Madeleine would have chosen that colour for my dress.  So yes, it's a match folks!

I'd been saving the dress for something special and now that I was all matchy-matchy it was queued up for a date night on Tuesday.  The date night was deferred. Yes, that went technical on me too, to be explained in another post.   I got to wear it finally on Friday night when TP took me out to dinner.

I kept the accessories simple, with just one silver leaf pendant and a silver bangle, and followed the theme through to the sandals, jewelled pewter sandals from M&S.

As we left the restaurant and strolled around the pretty coast, I slipped on the cardi to proudly show you its matchiness. It's like a suit!

And here you can see how fanatic I am about matchy-matchy - I arranged the sky to match too!

As you will note, the dress looked blue in my old post.

 

And here's the shot from the Madeline website.

A Top Tip

Madeleine clothes are beautifully made and stylish but usually way above my pay grade.  When I flip though their glossy catalogues I imagine myself having the sort of clothes budget befitting of a lady spending her winters on the yacht down in Puerto Banus.   

So normally the clothes are prohibitively expensive.  But I have spotted deviation in their pricing - they create cute little beach dresses which are just within my range, so over the years I've bought a few pretty beach dresses from a brand that I love but can't normally afford.  That's how I get my Madeleine fix!  Sneaky eh?

And thus, dear reader, when you find a brand you love but your pennies don't stretch to actually purchasing any goodies, look at other parts of the range that may be more affordable.

And now it's your turn.  Do you not rest until you find the perfect match for a dress, skirt, trousers?

Or are you a trendy non matchy matchy gal who finds the idea of my matchy cardi search a total waste of time?!

Please tell me about your views on matchiness or just pop in to have a chat !
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A la perchoine.