She's Going To The Chapel...

This weekend my very good friend, Hester, dressed up as a bride for me and braved the arctic conditions to help me with a test shoot for uni.

As part of my dissertation I'm writing about alternative weddings, so I thought I'd do some traditional wedding shoots as a practise.

What do you think? She looks beautiful, doesn't she?!

Day Out In Winchester

For only the second time in three years, my housemate and I took a trip to Winchester! We should really go more often, it's so pretty and has the cutest shops! It was a rather chilly Sunday and there's nothing better than shopping and a cosy pub lunch on an Autumn Sunday!

These pics are from the most beautiful, unique department store, The Hambledon. 

I'm writing about alternative weddings for my dissertation, so we went to have a look around the Vintage Fair. There wasn't anything I'd call super alternative for my project, but there was so many lovely stalls there.

If you know anyone who is having an alternative wedding and would be willing to speak to me about it, there would be free photographs on offer! :) Get in touch! 

Ipswich Fashion Week - a late post!

Ipswich Fashion Week - a late post! 

I was helping out at Ipswich Fashion Week about three weeks ago now. It was a really fun event and was helping to raise the profile of Suffolk fashion!

It was held at the Corn Exchange in the town centre and featured the Ipswich Town Footballers as well as some of the regions finest boutiques, high street stores and wedding retailers!

The Corn Exchange looked beautiful, as did the models! These are some pics from rehearsals. Behind the scenes exclusive!

My team badge! Very proud haha! 

Hopefully there will be another Fashion Week in April to showcase the Spring/Summer lines. I love getting involved with anything East Anglian and fashion based, sometimes all these local business need is a bit of publicity to go big time! 

Biba Phone Case

Hello everyone!

I'm going to start today's post by saying I'm sorry that I haven't been posting as regularly, but until May third year uni is taking over, but I'll try to post as much as poss!

Sooo, I designed my own iPhone case! I have the old iPhone 4 and it's so hard to find pretty cases for them nowadays.

This is a photo I took of a Biba drawing from the Biba and Beyond exhibition in Brighton earlier this year. I've had it as the background for my iPhone for ages so I thought it was time it took centre stage.

I went onto Vista Print where you can customise so much stuff! Some friends have used it for business cards with great results so I thought I'd try it out.

I'm really pleased with the results. It only cost £15 including delivery and because my photo is of a drawing it's slightly mottled close up, but I think if you had a regular photo (not shot through glass!), it would be even better!

What do you think!?

Jack Wills Fabulous Party Style

Have you seen the new Jack Wills party range for A/W '13! I always keep up with the latest Wills collection as I work there during my holidays from uni.

Here are my picks of the latest collection...and I need your opinion lovely readers! Should I get these tartan leggings? Can I pull them off and what would I wear them with?!

Tartan Leggings, £29.50

Star print trousers, £89.50 

Sexy, sassy and sophisticated!

Dress, £198

I love the 50's silhouette of this dress! 

What's you're favourite piece of the range? 

Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats!

Today I took some time out from hectic third year work (ahhhh!) to make some yummy chocolate rice Krispie treats!!

How to make them: 

-100g chocolate 

-60g butter

-3 tablespoons of golden syrup

-rice Krispies 

1. Melt the chocolate and butter together until the mixture is a glossy, smooth texture. 

2. Add in the golden syrup.

3. Pour in the rice Krispies and stir until they are all coated in the choccy mixture. Keep adding the cereal until you think that no more could be covered by the mixture. 

4. Place in the fridge until stuck together. 

Then YUM! 

A simple recipe, but something to cheer you up if you're going through third year uni hell! 

What have you been up to today? Cooked up anything yummy? 

Vintage Mischief

Yesterday the boyf and I did a bit of antiques shopping! I went to my current favourite vintage store that has furniture, clothes and collectables in Beccles, Suffolk. It's called Vintage Mischief and is tucked away behind the town centre and truly is a treasure trove of gorgeous items!

As soon as we came in I saw this amazing white dressing table through a doorway and literally galloped over to it.

It's a Louis style dressing table from the 1960's with intact three piece mirror and stool! It also had matching bedroom furniture set, such as bedside tables, chest of drawers, ottoman and headboards. Unfortunately, being a student I couldn't afford to buy the whole set (I really wish I could! They are so beautiful!), but I did also buy the full length mirror. 

Ahhhhh I love it!!!! I'll take photo's once I've got them home. :)

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