Sunday outfit and Pizza Lupa

Shirt - COS, Necklace - COS,  Skirt  - American Apparel, Bag - House of Fraser (many years ago)

It is kind of difficult to dress for the weather at the moment. I have a ton of hot weather clothes that I rarely get to wear... but my clothes are PRECIOUS and I don't want to make them all hot and nasty.  Also my legs are somewhat hefty, much like this sculpture by Botero at Barcelona Airport. So all my short skirts don't look so clever at temperatures where it is physically impossible to wear tights.  Luckily, as I have grown older, I care less and less about trivial things like dignity and vanity and just assume things will be ok.

That means that when it is hot and I don't have to look respectable for work, I tend to dig out my collection of corduroy skater skirts from American Apparel.  I love these things so much.  They are short and cute but so stiff and structured that they flare right out over troublesome physical features (like hips).

The picture above was taken while on an unsuccessful hunt to find a place to watch Andy Murray win Wimbledon.  After following it on Twitter, we eventually decided to spend the rest of the evening at the amazing Leathermarket Park just off Bermondsey Street. It is full of HUGE roses and looks like the garden from Alice in Wonderland.  Observe:

Leathermarket Gardens on Bermondsey Street

It is one of the best parks I know and so tucked away that it is never full, despite being literally 10 minutes from London Bridge Station. I actually worked on Bermondsey Street for about 9 months before exploring far enough in the side streets to realise that it was there.

Another Bermondsey Street hidden gem and recommendation is Pizza Lupa.
"But Pizza Lupa is a chain of artisan Pizzerias that have branches all over London!" I hear you say, "What kind of dud recommendation is that?!"

Well, what you may not know is that if you are near enough to the London Bridge one to make your way there in person and collect, any pizza/any size is £11.95.

That includes this 17" brute:

A custom job from Pizza Lupa London Bridge

The pizza is delicious and authentic and the London Bridge branch is in a very urban decay arch of London Bridge. The guy who works there has an outrageous Italian accent reminiscent of this classic Sopranos scene:

Also, as if finding the right arch and getting a massive pizza for cheap isn't fun enough for you, you then have the exquisite pleasure of carrying a pizza box the size of a tabletop back down Bermondsey Street. That's a lot of opportunity to shove tourists off the pavement.

Voila, my two best Bermondsey Stret recommendations. You're welcome!