Big Fat Gypsy Wedding outfit

A friend of mine had this themed party - one of my favourite to date, and I love a good excuse to dress up! My initial search begun on eBay where I got a pink sparkly bra and the pink tutu. I then sewed the pompoms onto the tutu and made sequin and pompom anklets to wear. I always think accessories really make an outfit so I blinged up with lots of necklaces and a tiara and voila!

Cut out top 
Versace high waisted leather skirt 
CEDRIC CHARLIER jumper
Valentino leather sandals
ASOS bullet earrings

Loch Melford

Here is evidence for the reason for my lack of posts recently.. I've been busy embracing the rural west coast of Scotland. Spent two weeks in Loch Melford where we were very lucky with the weather as it is usually central rain station up there! So lots of scottish dancing, fishing, long walks, cliff jumping and freshly caught and fried mackerel for breakfast - yum!

Rankin Portraits

The British photographer Rankin has just launched a new book, Rankin Portraits, which displays some of his most magnificent and unseen shots of celebrities. I particularly love these ones of Kate Moss, Heidi Klum, Eva Green and David Bailey. He spoke his selected choice of images expressing the unique moment on set where each of them were captured. 'There are some people who you can look at in photographs forever without getting bored. That's the power of a great subject and a strong photograph.'

Vix v neck dress 
Tara Matthews bandeau swimwear 
Tying shoes 
Stella McCartney gold tone jewelry 
Asos Flat Top Round Sunglasses 

Pom Pom

Very happy with my new pom pom clutch from Camden market!

Heatherwick Studio Exhibition

I was very fortunate to get given tickets to go and the exhibition of the moment at the V & A. It was a spectacular display of architecture, sculpture and engineering combined. Thomas Heatherwick founded his design studio in 1994, and the one room of the exhibition contains a vast scope of the accomplishments of his studio. These included the designs for the Olympic torch and the Veledrome, illustrating the fascinating process to the final products. I would highly recommend going to see it, find tickets here.

New Jewels

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Sunday Blues

Jeans, Asos; vintage denim shirt; jumper, Boden; rings, Topshop.

J.Crew oversized sweater, $72
J.Crew linen shirt
J.Crew pencil skirt
J.Crew vintage shoes 
J.Crew straw tote 
J.Crew round sunglasses 
NARS Cosmetics sheer lipstick

Samphire, East Wittering

We went on a family outing to the restaurant Samphire in East Wittering. Yummy fresh fish and a rustic vibe, and not too spenny - I would highly recommend if you happen to be in the area, but book in advance as it can get very busy. Check out their website here.

The Rodnik Band

The Rodnik Band fashion label (you can check out there website here), designed by Philip Colbert, is quirky and stretches the boundaries of art and fashion. Many of his playful ideas spring from mundane objects as well as from modern works of art such as Andy Warhol's Campbell soup tins. Colbert says that the label was "born out of the desire to shake the mould and re-contextualise fashion, present it in a different, lighter, more playful way." My favourite is the Mondrian style suit/dress which is next on my DIY list! Check out an interview of him here, giving greater insight into his thought process and design ideas.

Allotment time

I'm not sure Cora was a fan of the old bicycle basket - hence her closed eyes on our way to pick some flowers, fruit and veg at our allotment. I can't get enough of the fragrant sweet peas!

Leather t shirt, $205
Sonia Rykiel sequin skirt, $715
3.1 Phillip Lim high waisted pants
Ash wedge shoes, $215
Yves Saint Laurent 'Mohawk' shoes
Kate Spade chunky necklace