Boulevard Du Soleil Couchant — Alice May Porter

This outfit is probably my favourite out of all of the outfits I wore in Corfu so I'm really excited to finally share it on my blog. Sorry if you feel as though I'm dragging the holiday content on a little bit but I've had a busy few weeks since I got back and so didn't have time to share the blog posts all at once but I do want to share all of the blog posts I planned because I like how the photos have come out for the most part! But I promise there's only one more week of content from Corfu coming up. Although, I have just booked a trip to Barcelona in 3 weeks so there will be more holiday content before you know it.

Anyway, as mentioned this happens to be one of my favourite outfits I wore in Corfu and I'm so happy with how the photos have come out. I was actually expecting this to be my least favourite outfit from the trip seeing as it's the most basic, just a t-shirt and a skirt. But maybe that's just what I feel most myself in? I'm also a big fan of colour co-ordination, as you might be able to tell from past outfits I have shared, and baby blue is one of my favourite colours to wear so it's unsurprising how much I love it.

I think the main reason I'm so happy with these photos is the location. Luckily, the hotel we stayed in in Corfu (Gretocel Eva Palace) was so beautiful and had a pastel colour palette of dreams. This particular location was on my route from the beach to my hotel room every day and I was eyeing it up for a while before I took these photos here. Pinky/peachy walls, which are a common feature of Corfu's architecture, along with white railing, wicker chairs and a bit of greenery are my idea of an aesthetic dream and made me feel like I was on the French Riviera during the 1950s. The setting actually feels reminiscent of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is The Night which, although I personally think is painful plot-wise, provides some beautiful imagery of the south of France in the 1920s.

Speaking of France, you may have noticed the slogan on my top, of which I have dedicated this blog post to, is in French. It's one I picked up from & Other Stories, as you might have seen in my blog post on the new bits in my wardrobe, that I was immediately attracted to because I am always a lover of white T-shirts, anything baby blue and the French language. I obviously had to google translate the writing in the changing rooms to ensure it didn't say something like 'Pizza is life' and was pretty pleased to find out it translated to 'Sunset Boulevard' as I think that's pretty non-offensive and maybe even a little bit cool? The French language has always been something I've wanted to learn as I'm fascinated by it and the culture of France, you might even call me a Francophile! Although my GCSE in French put me off a little bit (2 hours straight weekly of copying from a textbook and equally painstakingly boring tasks was far from enjoyable), it's always been a goal of mine to have a decent understanding of the language. Not only is the language in itself beautifully romantic (a cliche but one that holds lots of truth) but I would love to live in France one day, not forever but for a few months or a year or so and so obviously knowing the language would be necessary. Apart from said GCSE French and inevitably failed attempts to complete DuoLingo, my French language skills don't go very far. Maybe (hopefully) this will be the year when I take this goal of mine a little bit more seriously and attend some real-life classes or something like that. Let me know if you've ever learnt a language independently or in an unconventional way (i.e. not as part of your full-time education) and if you have any tips for doing so as I'd love to hear them!

France seems like such an inspiring place to be creatively and I think spending an extended period of time there, namely in Paris, would be so good for me. It's something I really hope I'm able to do when I finish university. I have considered a year abroad but if I was to live there I'd want to dedicate most of my time to being creative in ways that don't involve my degree so I've ruled that out. But I hope I'm able to live out this dream one day, learning the language would certainly be a good start!

Anyway I thought everything in these photos came together quite nicely, from the French slogan tee with the Riviera esq location, to the vintage style sunglasses and skirt with the old-fashioned feel colours and style of this part of the hotel. I'm now off to play, if you can call it that, on DuoLingo in hopes of fulfilling my Parisian dreams!

Top- & Other Stories

Skirt- Topshop (it's now £15 in the sale!)

Bag- Zara

Sunglasses- Primark (similar here)

Shoes- New Look (old)

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