Lemon and Lime

So last week we took a couple of outfit pictures to update our blog with this week. It was such a sunny day that we thought we would make the most of it - as those of you who live in Scotland know - you just never know how long the sun is going to last...I think last summer we had about 3.5 days of sun the entire year...anyway enough about Scottish weather.

This was one of our favourite outfits of the day. Inspired by the zesty colours of lemon and lime, as well as fruity prints and designs hitting the catwalks this season -  with Stella McCartney stealing the lime light (see what I done there? easily entertained) we decided to showcase our lemom and lime-esque dress. Teamed up with a thin leather belt it provided us with an effortlessly chic vintage day look.

As for outfit number two..we couldnt resist another pleated midi skirt. We have been sourcing lots of midi skirts this week so we thought it would be rude not to do another midi inspired outfit post. This particular midi is made of excellent thick material and hangs beautifully. We teamed it up with another DIY top. We found some amazing vintage lace so draped it round the neck of the sheer blouse. Its drapes perfectly over the shoulders and adds a chic finish. We think its uber cute and popped it up for sale today <3

Love The Annies xoxo

Annie and the Mannequins making Vintage wearable <3

The Annies in Bloom

Can't believe how long the sun has lasted and we've been enjoying every minute of it. We have had such a lovely weekend sourcing loads of vintage goodies that will be up for sale this week. Sunglasses, floaty skirts and dresses..we went all out this weekend, we even had our legs on show :) Today we decided to spend all day in the garden lapping up the sun and blogging. Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

 Love The Annies xoxo

Everbody is Ugly Feature!

We are so happy to hear that Annie and the Mannequins has been featured in the latest Everybody is Ugly Article! We love this!! This is a great article on how to wear Midi Skirts for all who aren't fully converted into midi lovers! The Midi is this seasons must have...We say embrace the Midi!:) love The Annies xox

Sneaky Peaky : Annie and the Mannequins Spring Summer Photoshoot

So we had our first photo shoot a few weeks back and thought we would give you all a sneaky peak at the pictures. We had such a fabulous day with our gorgeous photographer Jemma Rylah. After almost killing her TWICE (which involved us all screeching, me reversing my car through killer ditches and almost jamming her pretty little face in the car window...I didn't know her head was hanging out the window HONEST) we were delighted when she still wanted to continue with the photoshoot and wow look at the outcome :) What a talented little lady... It turned out to be everything we wanted and more. What do you think? Check out her work HERE.

So this S/S at Annie and the Mannequins it's all about ice cream shades, crisp whites, swishing pleats, the cutest lace trimmings, gorgeous florals, luxurious vintage fabrics and glorious draping. Uber femine and pleasantly chic.

Brighten up for spring and get set to give your wardrobe a vintage overhaul at Annie and the Mannequins.

All items featured in our photoshoot availble to shop HERE soon

The Annies xoxo

In the Pink

So we came across this gorgeous cream, round neck, sleeveless vintage blouse the other day and fell in love straight away. We fell in love with the gorgeous crisp fabric, clean lines and it's minimalism. 

When we took it home I had a lightbulb moment as I realised it was the perfect blouse to showcase the gorgeous petal pink, Rose Bud lining I've had draped over our gorgeous antique mannequin for the last week or two. So we dusted off the sewing machine... it's been a while since I turned the dials and threaded the needle of a 'sew box' as I like to call them.

Once I was done, we loved it so much that we went crawling round our neighbourhood at 1am in the morning. We got a few stares from a few crazy dog walkers ..... I mean who walks their dogs at this time? But then again who walks about the streets in an outfit suitable for sunshine at 1am? ;)

The Annies xoxo

Rose bud neckline top: Petal pink midi skirt: Spotted portfolio bag
All Annie and the Mannequins
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Annies from the Colour Block

 

Good Monday afternoon to you all. Hope you all had a lovely weekend. We finally had a gorgeously sunny day yesterday that managed to last right up till dinner time. Out popped the BBQ and garden parasol and we had our first BBQ of the year...we did make dinner time alot earlier than usual through fear of a disapearing sun... but all the same dinner time was great. We thought it was a perfect day for trying out some bright and wonderful colour blocking.

We picked out a few of our wonderful spring summer peices, and love the combination of colours. We paid no attention to this trends rule book and we soon found colours that shouldn't go together so so did. But does Colour Blocking have a rule book? We no longer think so :)

The Annies xoxo

Navy Polka Dot Blouse

 

We, The Annies, went on a vinatge sourcing adventure during the week and to our lovely delight we uncovered some wonderful new vintage hideouts! It is always amazing when we  uncover places we never new existed.

We were totally gushing with excitement at the treasures we came across, including this coco chic polka dot floaty blouse and amazing Crisp white tappered trousers which will be going up for sale soon.

This weekend we have a huge adventure planned..lets hope the sun is out so we can leave our jackets at home and pop on the sunnies.

 The Annies xoxo