Fun fact: When I was 13 I used my first wage (pretty sure £1.50 per hour was below the minimum even back then!) to buy my first outfit. It was from Great Plains. I bought some beige knee length shorts and a navy polo shirt - The classics.

Fast forward XX years and Great Plains get in touch to ask if I'd like to choose some pieces from their current Summer collection *excited dance*.

I scrolled for hours.. For me, as a gift, they needed to be investment pieces that I'd wear over and again.

The Black Dress
A Summer staple in my books. Bardot, floaty and doesn't need ironing (I'm so low maintenance).
It's easy to wear and in the last week, has been on twice, with a planned appearance coming later this month on a girls weekender to Marbs. The Marbs weekend is a hand-luggage-only affair (*gasps) which means that this dress is going to have to work hard. One evening and then a couple of lunches/beach cover-ups.

Buy the dress in the sale here.
The Navy Knit
It may be Summer but you know, it's unpredictable.. I'm wearing this as I type (post Nursery drop-off) and it's also coming to Marbs! Again, really good for dressing up or down. It's Merino wool, has 3/4 length sleeves and the V is deep enough to wear slightly off the shoulder too.

Buy the knit in the sale here.

A Classic White Shirt
Again, another hard working piece that has been chucked on with jeans buy is ear marked to work with my skinny leather jeans and heels/denim shorts and sandals.

Buy the sh...