Upon the fashion cloud.

It feels a while since i last blog apologies again.

Anyway, the top dress was from work at a sample sale. The designer is called Bastyan, they do some lovely pieces you should check out their website here i bought the dress for £15, it's part of their newest collection for Autumn/Winter '12 and should have been £295! 

I also did a little shopping last weekend as it has been a while since i properly went clothes shopping. We went to Oxford street which was of course super busy on a Saturday. I picked up some lovely pieces nonetheless. The dress on the left is from Topshop by 'Oh my love' and the black cut away dress is 'Silence and Noise' from Urban Outfitters. The white lace dress is so lovely in shape, length and the back drops into a V i surprisingly picked this up from Primark. I bought other pieces but i didn't want to bombard the post. 

On the 6th September it was Vogues FNO in London (which i only realised on Monday after already been shopping) i tried to stop myself from spending that evening but it was so hard as so much was going on and there was discount in most shops. We went to Liberty first and dressed up, with props and all and had some snapshots taken in an retro photo booth, from there we went in COS were we was greeted with champagne. There was 20% off in store and i couldn't say no, COS is on of my favourites and the fabric quality is beautiful. I got the striped breton and the collared jumper. We also went to Topshop were Delilah was playing an acoustic set in the shop window, if you spent £60 or more you received a free necklace which is pictured bottom, it's actually really nice. The whole night was lovely, lots going on and lots of smiles.

I hope you're all having lovely weekends.

Laura.

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Relaxed bank holiday - a collision of style

I was super happy that it was a bank holiday this weekend. I felt rather drained after last week at work and too my surprise we finished early on Friday too. 

On Saturday i visited Oxford Circus and out of the blue got snapped by a photographer who works along side Topshop for their blog, she liked my outfit and very much so my bag; perhaps i'll appear on their blog? I seem to have a collision of style, quite the opposites, black and pastels, but hey don't they say opposites attract!? It was stormy Saturday too, but refreshing nonetheless. 

Sunday i planned to go to the Notting Hill Carnival, but i was meeting people there and they said it was so crowded they'd never be able to find me. So i just relaxed at home and drew. I drew the elephant (bottom picture) I'm obsessed with them, i love the adornments and decoration, so beautiful; i just wish i had some colour media to brighten him up!

And today (Monday) I'm home alone and i couldn't think of a better way of spending a bank holiday, laying in bed, looking out of the window and reading.

I hope you're all enjoying your bank holiday! ^.^

Laura

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Blame it on the weatherman. 

Apologies for being rather absent, i work pretty much 24/7 meaning not much  time to blog and when i finally get some time, i feel it's rushed. 

Anyway i've had a great weekend i hope you all have too. Friday at work Oasis held a designer sample sale, it's so crazy, picture Confessions of a Shopaholic, the opening scene, okay that. Saying that i grabbed some lovely pieces for little price. I haven't posted all, but my favourite bargains was the Zara trench coat which should have been £70 and i paid £20 and the Max Mara dress that should have been £150 and i paid just £6!! 

This weekend me and my friend Rachel went shopping, it's been a while since i had a real shop/browse. We decided to go to Camden and i found some lovely pieces from Berty & Gerty which have recently opened a shop on ASOS market place so check it out. From there i got the black boots which i have been hunting for, for a while as well as a bowler hat (i lost my other) and the lovely embroidered high necked jumper. I have an obsession with glasses and found myself buying 3 pairs all to which i adore. I also picked up some very tiny silver earrings and the 'om' for my necklace. I suppose i'm preparing myself for when this sunny spell ends and Autumn hits.

Let a new week begin, make it great, smile and think positive.

Cat friendly

Okay just to clarify ever since i have existed i have been obsessed with cats. When i was just 1 years old we had a cat that was 1 year older than me. I wasn't a girly girl and therefore when i was given a little pram, it wasn't a doll i put in there, it was my cat. It had kittens and i never left them alone. That's were my love began and i feel so connected to them, their unbelievably intelligent animals.

Anyway since living in London i see the Chinese waving cat everywhere, i also love all things Asian, always so oddly unique. On the way to work i had to purchase one as it had gone on sale. Apparently they bring goof fortune and good luck, two things i need right now.

The radio at work seems to have broken and i suggested i bring my iPhone cat docking station for my desk, how can you not love it? The magazine 'No Cigar' is a new find and it's rather inspiring, it's up and coming, perhaps i'll do a separate post just for that magazine.

Last but not least, i haven't yet been out out for drinks in London yet and plan to this weekend. I'm dying to wear my cat shoes ^.^

I also have a few design ideas up my sleeve so keep your eyes pealed.

'Home sweet home' or so they say.

So this weekend i went 'home home' as i like to call it now. I went to visit my mother and mainly my cat. I'd missed him so much, it was his 1st birthday, he's grown a little since i left, my bed has now apparently become his bed. 

On the Saturday me and mother went shopping, she bought me some essentials to take back to London. I'm preparing myself for winter so i bought some items for colder months. I'm a sucker for pearls, stripes and cosy/oversized jumpers.

I had a lovely Sunday breakfast in bed of English muffins & strawberry jam with a creamy coffee.

I hope you've all had a lovely weekend,

lots of love,

Laura

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Plain & Simple - desired pieces for fall/winter

All of the above are from Topshop. Not that i only shop there, in fact i tend not to buy from high street stores, i mainly purchase from charity shops or vintage shops/market stalls. I fear owning the same things as others. Anyway here are some items which i'd love for the colder months. Plain and simple, afraid of prints, but pieces that can be teamed in more than one way. I'm also dying for the cosiest parka coat, with a fur hood and preferably wool/fur lined (not real) perhaps not the exact one above, but something similar. I really wish it was possible to purchase them all, maybe when i get my student loan... dreaming

Pastel dreams: Alice in Wonderland

"I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!"

I live in a fantasy world, don't let yourself fall into misery, create your own escapism and live it to the full. Make your make belief reality.