{"id":6812,"date":"2015-03-30T00:44:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prettygreentea.com\/?p=6812"},"modified":"2016-03-22T22:31:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T22:31:50","slug":"wore-joules-50s-style-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prettygreentea.com\/2015\/03\/wore-joules-50s-style-dress","title":{"rendered":"What I Wore: Joules 50s style dress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n var noskimwords = 'true'; \n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\nGood evening, I hope you&#8217;ve all had a good weekend. I&#8217;ve finally finished up with my work, washed my hair and I&#8217;m here to talk to you about one of my favourite clothing brands, Joules. A few weeks ago I was very lucky to be sent a couple of items from their spring collection. You can probably imagine my excitement when I opened up the parcel and found this\u00a0beautiful bright red skater dress inside. Being a long-term fan of Joules and a lover of style from the 50s I was very happy indeed. There was also a navy blue cardigan that just so happened to go perfectly with the dress.<\/p>\n<p>When I was planning out photos for this post I imagined\u00a0a cute little picnic, fun heels and a lot of twirling in the sunshine.\u00a0However, I quickly snapped back to reality. The weather has been pretty grim here in Sheffield and as the days passed by I knew that I wasn&#8217;t going to get the sunshine I hoped for. My expectations for this dress (see below) will have to wait &#8217;til the weather brightens up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7584\/16783713090_f9db82f62e_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2800\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Bag* &#8211; Kate Spade (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopbop.com\/cedar-street-maise-crossbody-bag\/vp\/v=1\/1533052481.htm?folderID=24126&amp;fm=other&amp;colorId=12867\">similar<\/a>) | Shoes &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/like\/271065049533?limghlpsr=true&amp;hlpv=2&amp;ops=true&amp;viphx=1&amp;hlpht=true&amp;lpid=108&amp;chn=ps&amp;device=c&amp;adtype=pla&amp;crdt=0&amp;ff3=1&amp;ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&amp;ff12=67&amp;ff13=80&amp;ff14=108\">Irregular Choice<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ve kept things real for this post. I&#8217;ve had to team this dress with a pair of rain boots on the three occasions that I&#8217;ve worn it. But you know what? I&#8217;m very happy in wellington boots. They may not be cool or the prettiest of footwear but they keep my feet dry and I can walk for miles in them. I also think that this dress works well with wellies. It fits in with the feeling of countryside adventures that Joules gives off but I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s longing for a picnic on the beach soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7597\/16783479818_f06662eb89_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2814\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Find out more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prettygreentea.com\/2015\/01\/butterfly-twists-review\">my rain boots<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMG_2991 by Daisy Hatami, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daisyhatami\/16945135696\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8712\/16945135696_5c22dcbd8d_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2991\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMG_2989 by Daisy Hatami, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daisyhatami\/16764983687\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8690\/16764983687_e3291f838b_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2989\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joules.com\/Women\/Dresses\/Amelie\/Womens-50s-Style-Dress\/Bright-Pink-Spot?id=S_AMELIE|BRTPKSP\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dress<\/a> c\/o Joules | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joules.com\/Women\/Jumpers-Cardigans\/Dorothy\/Womens-Button-Through-Cardigan\/French-Navy?id=S_DOROTHY|FRNAVY\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cardigan<\/a> c\/o Joules<\/p>\n<p>Joules offer a wide selection of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joules.com\/Womens-Clothing\/Dresses-Tunics\">women&#8217;s dresses<\/a>. In the past I&#8217;ve worn their tunics, especially during my time living in Southwold. This 50s style dress was new to me, though I was instantly sure the skater style would be a flattering shape. The dress is true to size and in regards to length, I&#8217;m about 5&#8217;3 and the dress falls <em>just<\/em> below my knees. I&#8217;m tempted to turn it up an inch so that it sits above my knees, but I&#8217;ve been happily wearing it at the current length.<\/p>\n<p>There is a\u00a0discrete zip up the back of the dress, it&#8217;s easy to do up and isn&#8217;t noticeable when you have the dress on. This dress also has a lining, something you don&#8217;t find often in many high-street shops. It adds extra comfort to the dress and is very handy when the weather is windy. The dress is 100% cotton so as you can imagine, it&#8217;s lovely and soft and a real pleasure to wear. You must pop into your local Joules store and take a look at this dress <i>IRL,\u00a0<\/i>it&#8217;s a real beauty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMG_2990 by Daisy Hatami, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daisyhatami\/16969758342\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7655\/16969758342_b5e38ff887_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2990\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Although I&#8217;ve had a couple of jumpers from Joules, I&#8217;d never tried their cardigans. The one I&#8217;m wearing is the Dorothy button-through cable knit. It&#8217;s a very href <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joules.com\/Womens-Clothing\/Jumpers-Cardigans\" rel=\"noskim\">comfortable cardigan<\/a>\u00a0with ribbed cuffs to ensure the sleeves don&#8217;t become baggy.\u00a0The sleeves are just the right length, I sometimes have trouble with long sleeves, not here. It&#8217;s soft and light yet still manages to keep me warm. In these photos I was battling against wind and fine rain, the cardigan did a good job at giving me a little warmth, my poor legs were frozen though.<\/p>\n<p>I think this cardigan is going to be one of my favourites throughout summer. Navy is bound to go well with most summer dresses and I can&#8217;t wait to pair it with a white skater dress.\u00a0You can also find this cardigan in pink, coral and baby blue. I want it in every colour!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMG_2792 by Daisy Hatami, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daisyhatami\/16970214971\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8716\/16970214971_3b5b585d74_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2792\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although I&#8217;ve been shopping with Joules for a good few years I had no idea they were founded in 1989 by a chap by the name of Tom Joule. He&#8217;s created a very iconic brand, don&#8217;t you think? I believe the brand started to stand out to me after I spotted the cute hare logo on my dad&#8217;s shirts (<em>fyi &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>the logo was introduced around 2006) and I soon found out all about their wonderful clothes. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re all aware, but it&#8217;s not just\u00a0quality clothes that you can find in Joules. They also have a fantastic collection of home-ware, I can assure you that their bedding is very good quality.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait for the weather to brighten up so that I can wear this dress on my next trip to Southwold and of course, for picnics in the park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, I hope you&#8217;ve all had a good weekend. 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