FrOctober Friday #1

For the month of October, I'll be sharing my frock-friendly outfits each Friday - as part of FrOctober, which I told you all about on Tuesday's post. It's all in aid of a great cause so get your legs out and share your pictures!
The first dress I wore this week was my Benetton navy wool one - a late sale bargain from March this year. I only wore it once (here), then it went away in the winter storage bag. I got very excited when I took it out at the weekend!

Wool mix, sleeveless with a kick pleat to the front and fully lined, when I wear this dress with a long sleeved top underneath it's super cosy. I wore it with my Wallis scarf which picks up both the blush colour in my top and the navy of the dress.

Dress - Benetton
Blush Long Sleeved Top - Primark
Blush/Navy Scarf - Wallis
Long Brown Boots - Hobbs (similar)

The best thing about this dress is that it works really well underneath my Merrell - so it's perfect for the school run...

The next dress I wore this week is a cheeky little Dorothy Perkins number:

Dress - Dorothy Perkins (similar here & here)
Long Cardigan - Primark (similar here)
Ankle Boots - Dunnes (similar here)

Now this one is short....way shorter than I would dare wear during the day but in the name of charity, I donned my super thick black tights and ankle boots and braved the school run and do you know what, despite my reservations as evidenced in the next photo where I was heard to say 'omg...look at the state of those legs'...

...I actually enjoyed wearing it. It felt feminine but was very practical to wear, once I worked out that I had to bend my knees rather than bend from the waist :)

Don't forget, my Marks & Spencer competition closes tomorrow night so make sure you've entered before 9pm! Two gorgeous bird-print scarves up for grabs. Click here to enter and I'll announce the winner on Sunday!