Unless you’ve been living under a fashion rock, Archive by Alexa at Marks and Spencers can’t have passed you by without forcing you to take a detailed look, a sudden, unexpected trip to Marks and Spencers or time out browsing their website. Fashion fans may have been intrigued by the range because of its celebrity curator, but for me, it was this re-imagined paisley tabard that caught my attention. 

In my last post, I mentioned how unhappy I’d started to feel in some of my clothes. Since then, I’ve had a ruthless clear out, trying everything on and I’ve started to sell what I no longer wear, or don’t feel comfortable in, over on my Instagram selling page. I’ve also been browsing in high street shops searching for my next investment pieces.

This is the first investment piece I’ve bought. At £45, I’m expecting to own this dress for a number of seasons and wear it all year round. In winter, I want to wear it with dark tights, boots and a leather but in summer, it’s long enough to wear with bare legs. I love the style as it indulges my love of Paisley prints, but it’s also designed for curves. I’m wearing the size 10, after finding the 12 was too big. It’s comfortably fitted on the top, and floats over the hips. The fabric tie nips in the waist, it’s perfection. I cannot find any faults.

Have you bought any pieces from the Archive by Alexa range?

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