Fashion's Bit On The Side

A college assignment entailed research into innovative accessories. Namely, 'Fashion's Bit On The Side', accessories are used in fashion as an extension of an outfit and are necessary for adding personality, theme and atmosphere whether on the runway or on the high street.

A trip to the Eden Project in Cornwall provided the inspiration for this project, with the beautiful colour, structure and texture of plants informing every aspect of my design journey. Focusing on AW14 trends, I was fascinated with the innovation of Issey Miyake, Prada, Fendi and Givenchy, experimenting with the function of a bag and how to hold one. I began experimenting myself with different ways that bags could be held, over the shoulder, tied on the wrist or around the waist - venturing swiftly into the world of sporrans. With my kimono already designed for women's wear, I started to consider the idea of designing for a man and how I would turn something so feminine into something vaguely masculine. A round neck, rugged exposed seams and decreased material around the arms transformed my design.

I am a very ambitious designer, and felting this entire kimono was a challenge but this particular assignment has grown me as a designer, broadened my possibilities and I am genuinely proud of the final outcome!

Bambie and Butler

Do you remember I mentioned the other week that I had been approached by a designer at the CompanyBSHS event. I have been in contact with Louise, Head Designer at Bambie and Butler. Of course this is extraordinarily exciting for me, aspiring to be a designer myself, and it is an honor that I could be part of her campaigning and support for her new brand.

Who best to provide the background of Bambie and Butler than them, themselves, so I shall take the script from their 'About' page on the website to let all of you know about them!

I recommend to definitely check out their site, watch their gorgeous promo vid on the home page and admire their stunning clutches.

I am absolutely in love with them.

The textures in her womenswear and accessory range is so sophisticated and fabulous, everybody should be cooing over, when I first looked at them, I know for sure I was  pleasantly surprised with the innovative, unique aesthetics Louise has brought to a simple clutch bag. Simply stunning.

My favourite most certainly is the central one, the 'Madame Dauphine' although it was a tough toss-up between all three!

Please, please, please follow and support both Louise and Bambie and Butler on all of the social networking sites, and spread the word, tell your friends and swoon together!

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#CompanyBSHS

I mentioned in my post yesterday that I had attended an event in London. It was the Company Bloggers Style the High Street. A few major bloggers which I follow were styling some of the high street brands, including Kavita Donkersley from She Wears Fashion (who, by the way, I ALMOST met haha!). It was super exciting as it was the first event I had attended as a blogger, and I am completely bummed that I hadn't even thought to get some business cards or something together ?! Also, I took the cruddiest camera so I have a grand number of 3 photos! Yaayyy!

The venue, Tobacco Dock, was absolutely gorgeous, with fairy lights hanging from the ceiling in the Lobby which was lined with tables of cocktails and a photobooth. Through double doors was a lit room with make-up, hair and nail bars. After some mingling and a couple of drinks everyone went upstairs to a runway surrounded by tables laden with anti-pasty platters and more drinks. The show of course was amazing full with the perfect autumnal outfits.

Oh, and I also made it onto their 'Favourite Street Style' page for the event, 1 of only 17 photos! Wow, how exciting huh?

Whilst just walking out the door at the end of the night, I was approached by a designer, who gave me a card, and her stuff is amazing. I absolutely love her collection of furry clutches, gimme gimme gimme!!

Three Ways to Style a Vintage Cardigan

Oh my god, I haven't done a blog post in so long! I am so rubbish, I know. There's no excuse, I simply just got out of the habit of posting, and I have been busy with my college coursework. I thought as my first post back, I would do something a little bit different, more interesting and with a little bit more to it. So... I got this amazing vintage cardigan whilst in London recently at an event (will be posting about that soon, so keep your eyes peeled!). I have been wearing it quite a lot, it's perfect for the weather, keeps me warm whilst outside but not too hot whilst inside, and I thought it'd be fun to style it 3 different ways.

Look One

 Starting with a casual one. I am loving these tights at the moment, I am wearing them with everything, and will definitely be investing in some more patterns.

Tee Dress - Primark

Star Tights - Next

Sandals - Vintage

Look Two

My second look is still pretty casual and comfy but of course, with my favorite pair of Scullys to make it a bit more dressy. I love wearing white shoes with tights at the moment. I also love the print of this dress, its a merge of two very big trends, monochrome and sketchy floral print.

Dress - H&M

Scullys - Jeffrey Campbell

Look Three

Going for a 90's look, I have paired these Mom jeans with the vintage cardi and these cute ankle-highs. Oh, and check out the most recent addition to my Jeffrey Campbell collection!

Lace Racer Crop - Select

Mom Jeans - Vintage Levi

Polka Ankle-highs - Topshop 

Freca - Jeffrey Campbell

Isabella Blow

I'm quite excited to share with you my muse this week, she is my idol completely. She is Isabella Blow.

She wasn't the most conventional woman but she was mesmerizing. I aspire to one day be like her and she is my muse on which my own designs focus. I attended the exhibition of her wardrobe at Somerset House at the beginning of the year, I was in awe so I didn't get to take any photos. I recommend 1000000% reading the memoir of her, written by her husband, it is heart wrenching and I promise you will fall in love with her.

Dusty Pink and Dark Florals

Wow, I hate technology! My laptop is my only device that can read my SD card and it decides to stop connecting to the internet! So, I am so sorry for the delay in this post - I seem to always be apologizing, I need to sort it out haha!

Coat - Vintage

Glitter Crop Vest - Primark

Floral Midi Skirt - Thrifted (Handmade)

Trainers - Nike Roshe Run

Necklace - New Look

I am really loving the stormy, wintery weather that we are experienced down here in Devon, but I am hating the muggy temperatures that come in with it. I am all about the midi at the moment and I love that this skirt means I can still wear floral in the Winter. 

I am literally adoring this full-length heavy coat, in the most fabulous colour, and bang on trend with the sporty trainers (if I do say so myself!).

Burberry Rave and Ashley Benson

Just a really quick one today but I really must share with you my over-brimming love for the Burberry Prorsum S/S15 show. Did anybody else manage to catch it live? Everything, from the shoes, to the models, to the graphic floor and roof, it was just beautiful and original. Undoubtedly everything from it will epitomize next Summer, especially the live musician James Bay. Now, as I have mentioned before, I NEVER listen to music, I know, I know, crazy, but I never just think 'I fancy listening to music'. But, this morning I found myself craving his music and I sat and listened to all the songs on his channel. Woah.

Ashley Benson!

I'm a big PLL fan, and Hanna has was always my favorite, and then I watched Springbreakers (I definitely recommend it but not many people get it) and I fell in love with her. She has a beautiful, fun, grungey personality but she is so sophisticated at the same time. Her style is simple and chic and she is looking fab since she lost some weight.