Back in the warmth of late August I took a wander through the beautiful woodland in one of my favourite spots. The sunshine was gorgeous and lulled me into wearing my favourite tank from talented alternative designer Chyvonne Le Monier which I styled up originally last year with jeans. I'm thinking of wearing it with my new pleather skinnies when it turns cooler, along with a warm jacket and some kick-ass boots.

I just can't resist trying to wrestle with branches when I'm out. Climbing a tree would be fun challenge but let's face it; I'm clumsy and the thought of going to A&E with a broken limb (and in floods of tears) would be embarrassing, let alone having to explain to work that I tried to climb a tree and fell out. Perhaps I'm just too old for that shit now.

I'm a girl of summer, it's where I belong, it's my place. Bare legs and loose hair.

Sophie

It's funny isn't it, how taste changes all the time. I went through a phase of avoiding t-shirts for years but this last year I've totally u-turned and can't get enough of them now. This amazing tee is one of the brand new designs from Chyvonne Le Monnier, an alternative fashion indie designer. All their pieces are eco friendly and ethical which is just great as well as being good quality and really pocket friendly. I adore this tee, it's such a statement piece and really works with my big buckled boots, studded skinny jeans and belt, plus a choker of course.
You remember I wore the Mercury tank tee last year? Well now there is a whole new collection coming really soon and I'm the first one to give a sneak preview. You can thank me later for the tip off.
What design is your favourite? You can preorder them from next Saturday at chyvonnelemonnier.com so keep your eyes peeled and on sale from 2nd May. Let me know what you buy!
Sophie
Thank you to Chyvonne Le Monnier for gifting me the tee to style up and for giving us an exclusive preview

What's that I hear you say? A bit cold for wandering around in a vest top at this time of year? Maybe. I might have worn a thick cardigan over the top for the majority of the dog walk (yes, I went in heels) but I wanted to show you the whole top and how I'd wear it indoors too.

This top is the Mercury tank top from Chyvonne Le Monnier is 100% combed cotton and a great comfortable fit. My main qualm with tops is that they're too short and ride up but there is no danger of that being a problem with this one hurrah!

I'm excited about the new designs coming soon too – Chyvonne has some pretty darned cool ideas up her sleeve for her luxury alternative fashion brand. All the pieces are eco-friendly and ethical too with no harmful chemicals used in the manufacturing, which is great to know.

I wore the vest top over another black vest (to keep me cosy) and with some skinny jeans, a long necklace and heeled hiker boots – all old. This would also look cool with a blazer, or a pair of leather skinnies, then with denim shorts in summer too.

You wouldn't believe what a cheeky little monster Lincoln was; he was obsessed with looking at some birds in the field behind (which is why his backside has been captured so beautifully in most of the pictures we ended up with) then when I tried to get his attention he jumped up and left a big muddy paw print on my clean-on jeans. No idea how I'll get these on after a wash, they're tight enough as they are! Just typical really.

Sophie