Grove Street Pearls

Hi lovelies! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend? The Clever Boyfriend Fiance and I are just back from a trip to New York, where we spent two glorious weeks kicking off the start of summer in the best way: wandering all over the city together, having picnics in Central Park every second day, catching up with dear friends and, most importantly, having the honour of watching my BFF Nicolette marry the love of her life (obviously her wedding was epic/gorgeous/all kings of #weddinggoals).

We were blessed with the most beautiful weather whilst we were there (at least until the last two days when it rained to biblical proportions and I turned up on my friend Grace‘s doorstep in a very soggy version of this outfit), which served as an excellent excuse for hunting down the best gelato and iced lattes all over town, eating all our meals al fresco and bare legs every day (fellow English girls will, I’m sure, understand what a novelty this is in itself).

And as is my annual habit, that first promise of summer had me abandoning my preppy blazers and office-appropriate tailoring in favour of all things feminine, pink and breezy. I don’t really know how to dress as a tourist (although I’m fairly certain I was always to be found wearing just too many jewels for any New Yorker to consider me one of their own), but I do know how to dress like I’m off to my own birthday party in the park.

And really, who cares if you’re hip when you have pink Valentino and ice cream…?

Wearing: RED Valentino skirt (sold out, but similar styles available at Net-a-Porter + TheOutnet + Shopbop) // Zara top (similar styles available at ASOS + Topshop) // Valentino bag (available in a smaller version at Liberty + in black at Selfridges) // Zara heels (sold out, but similar styles available here) // Kenneth Jay Lane pearl necklace // Kenneth Jay Lane pearl bracelets (similar style available at J.Crew) // Stella McCartney sunglasses (similar styles available at Shopbop + ASOS) // Lulu Frost crystal ring // Alex Monroe ‘love’ ring // ASOS pearl ring // Jacquie Aiche heart ring.

Beauty: NARS ‘Greta’ audacious lipstick (also available at John Lewis + Sephora) // NARS ‘Orgasm’ blush (also available at Liberty + ASOS) // Essie ‘Go Ginza’ nail polish (also available at Nordstrom + Target).

Wishing you all a wonderful start to your summer!

Love, Miss B xx

Photography by Lydia Hudgens