Picking Daisies

I haven't lived in the same place for very long in a very long time.  Ever since I was a teenager, I have had a wanderlust that has taken me all over the globe.  Sometimes with friends, sometimes with family, sometimes it's just me and my camera and suitcase.  However it has to be, I love seeing new places and experiencing new cultures.  I love finding out what is just over the next horizon.  It became a driving force in my life at a very young age.  

It was just a few years ago, that I bought my very first home.  It proved harder than I thought to sign my name to those papers.  It seemed too final.  I've been here three years now, which is is typically my maximum for staying anywhere and for the last few months, I have been feeling restless.  New neighbors moving in and out, more and more land being cleared and houses being built, and suddenly this little hilltop is starting to feel pretty crowded.  And I feel myself wondering what else is out there.....

I'm not saying that I'm getting ready to move again, because my family is not on board with that idea.  But, I'm looking around for one day.  Because one day my daughters will find the wind that fills their sails and it will carry them away from me.  That is when I'll set sail too, heading straight for that new horizon.  In the mean time, I have been paying attention to my own little slice of the world.  I've been getting to know the landscape around me and enjoying how it has changed each year.  Spring time has come again, so once again I have been making my way to all the beautiful places I have noticed over the years.  I go back to them to take in the beauty each year and season, but as I return, I have observed that these places rarely do the same things twice in a row.  

Some years the flowers bloom full and vividly.  Some years they don't bloom at all.  This little field has been full of pastel purple wildflowers each spring, but this year it decided to give those flowers a miss and fill itself with wild daisies instead.  What a nice surprise!  As I watched them grow and the buds begin to open, I knew I had to wear a white dress to photograph against such a stunning backdrop.  And I knew precisely the perfect white dress to wear.

Thanks to my collaboration with FemmeLuxe, I have been introduced to some amazingly comfortable Loungewear and T-Shirts which I wear all the time in my downtime.  But, I also love their bodycon dresses and midi dresses.  Angelica Belted Bodycon Midi Dress is the best of both worlds.  It is a style that I adore and have worn in several other colors which you can see here, here, and here.  When a style works, it just works and it works in every color!  But, this is the season of white dresses, so white it shall be for this post among the daisies.

I trust FemmeLuxe for amazing styles and I look forward to our collaboration each month.  When I first looked at this Angelica dress I couldn't help but think it would make an amazing wedding dress, and I considered buying a pillbox hat with a veil and styling as a wedding dress--maybe I will style it that way in the future--but I didn't want to limit its potential to merely a special event dress. Style features I love about this dress include: its form fitting skirt to accentuate curves, and the belt that gives it structure and draws attention to the narrowest part of the waist, not to mention that suggestive without being bawdy neckline and feminine full sleeves, it has so much style potential for any and every kind of event.  

Another great thing about the Angelica dress is that the fabric does have some stretch, so you can move and breathe in it.  Being able to live in fabric, to move in it is a must for me.  No matter where I find myself in the world, I am on the go exploring, enjoying, and taking in all the beauty the world has to offer.  Check back this week for more great looks from FemmeLuxe.

Shopping Info: White Belted Bodycon Midi Dress - Angelica from FemmeLuxeFinery.co.uk