Valentines Day Sorted - ft Pretty Little Thing

With Valentines Day coming up... I thought I would put together a quick little collage of my favourite items from Pretty Little Thing. I love this site at the mo - I am finding it hard to find clothes I like, that I can justify the price of as well so Pretty Little Thing is my go to!

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KATALEA EMERALD GREEN TWIST FRONT SILKY SHIRT DRESS

- £28.00

Comes in 13 different colours - I like this colour the best as it is unusual and can be worn throughout the year as well. Also it goes the best teamed with gold necklace underneath 

FEVIAH GOLD DROP CHAIN CHOKER

£5.00!!

In love with this - a very delicate necklace with a snakey like effect on the long pendant - contouring to all the different shapes a chest may have. Meaning it doesn't lie flat and off your skin!

HANNY BURGUNDY CROCHET LACE BACKLESS MIDI DRESS

£40.00

How gorgeous is this?! 

The placement of crochet is so effective here - contouring the shape of your body to give it the most flattering look it can.

Such pretty colour too - perfect teamed with a tan and gold accessories.

KEKE BLACK CHIFFON TEDDY

£15.00

For the night time.. I love this teddy. So pretty and delicate without being over-the-top-sexy. Great for warm weather in the summer too!

Comes in 3 different colours but in my opinion this is the only one I would go for!

Update... Things have changed...

I have been pretty absent recently.. noticing that my last blog post was christmas time/related!! 

The reasoning for this, is that it has been my last semester (ever) at University! I have now officially left.. not officially graduated as I don't know my grades yet.. and knowing my tutors I won't know them for a good few months.
Since you have last heard from me, a few things have changed in my life;

- I have been to get help for my Social Anxiety which means I am now on Anti-Depressants
- I have met someone very special.. I say met - we have known each other for 5 years now and I have probably been in love with him that whole time!
- Me and my boyfriend have decided to move in together so we have started the new chapter of our lives and are looking for places/starting to collect for new home together!
- As stated above, I have finished University.
- I have started to expand my own business (dressmaking) and jump into the deep end of reaching into the bridal market.
- As a new branch of my business I have been creating 'Ready To Wear' collections, un-bridal related.

However, what I am getting at is that I now have a lot more time to dedicate to my blog! 

It has never been a blog that has been updated weekly and I don't intend for it to be like that as I want to write about things I do/am passionate in, I don't want to end up writing anything just because I promise an 'every Sunday post' etc.

Moaning aside.. I am excited to get back on track with it and discuss what I have been up to and share my creative side with you all.

SPEAK SOON! 

x

Sisterhood of the world bloggers award!

                                         

Rules:
1. Thank the blogger who nominated you, linking back to their site,
2. Include the Award logo on your own blog,
3. Answer their 10 questions,
4. Make up 10 new questions for the bloggers you nominate,
5. Nominate 10 bloggers to do the award

After reading Lauren Morgan's blogpost, I have been nominated to do this Sisterhood of the world bloggers award! 

1.  Whats your favourite lipstick?

My favourite lippy has got to be - GOSH in 154 - I dont usually wear lippy but when I do its normally on uni days etc so I tend to keep it neutral. This colour is a deep deep scarlet red. It's very halloween but still suitable all year round. It also makes your teeth look super white which is always a winner eep!!
2. Whats your favourite animal and are you an animal lover?

I am a MASSIVE animal lover! Only really house hold pets/farm animals etc rather than snakes and spiders but still love all animals and just cant understand when people put them into rescue centres/ or abandon them :( 

I have two jack russell dogs, Jessie and Max. They are my lovely babies!!  We get Jessie from a rescue centre and she was awfully abused and I just cant bare to think about it when I look at her sad, lovely face! :(

                                       3. Whats your favourite style of sunglasses?

Sunglasses dont really suit me at all to be honest. I dont even wear them much on holiday but if I had to choose it would be the Ray Ban style!
4. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?

If I could go anywhere in the world it would probably be back to Disney Land Florida. I went with my family and another close family when I was about 8. We are all 20+ now and we still always rave on about it whenever we are altogether - begging our parents to take us back!! Its just magical.
5. If you had to pick an actress/actor to play your life who would you pick to play you?

Not because I feel they represent me, my life, or my looks haha but if I take it in a way of who is my favourite actress it would have to be either Sarah Jessica Parker for the glamour, or Kate Hudson/Jennifer Garner for a romantic comedy haha!
6. Whats your favourite tv program

I watch a lot of TV, so I have a lot haha! But I love, Hollyoaks, Made in Chelsea, The only way is Essex, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Dont tell the bride and anything else thats abit of rubbish really!!
7. Favourite food?

My favourite food is anything with chips really haha! I am a extremely fussy eater! to my mums despair! 
8. Whats your dream job?

I am currently studying Bridal wear at University, in my 2nd year! So anything to do with weddings really. I am obsessed with everything to do with them! Ideally I would love to own my own barn converted studio selling gorgeous boho wedding dresses. But thats probably a far away dream!
9. whats your  Favourite scent (perfume)?

I have a few faves. I love Christina Aguilera's first perfume with the lacy bottle. Nina Ricci's first perfume. Kate Moss' first and all of Vera Wang's.
10. Have you got any hidden talents?

I sadly have no hidden talents :( I am that girl who watches a Disney film about a girl who cant Ice skate then becomes amazing (Ive forgot what its called) and then I spend the next few hours looking at where  I can learn to figure skate etc haha! I used to do gymnastics which I did for 8 years. But Ive now lost all my flexibility! 

I dont really have any blogging friends haha so nominate yourself if you're reading this :) 

Dont forget to tag me!

Here are my questions; 

1. What is your dream job?

2. What is your favourite all time song?

3.Whats your favourite film?

4. Who is your celeb crush?

5. What is your favourite 'go to' outfit and why?

6. What is your favourite memory of this year and why?

7. If you won the lottery what would you do with it?

8. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

9. If you had to have a career change what path would you go down? or Study 

10. What do you hope to achieve in 2015?

:) have fun

My 'Enchanted' collection by Sophie Elizabeth

I know these aren't illustrations but I thought I'd share with you the collection I made in college - July 2012.

We were given an open brief for our FMP (Final Major Project)in our second year for our fashion show garments. Being as girly as I am, I chose Butterflies for my theme. I chose quite girly colours, and very light organza overlaying material with cotton underneath. I chose to do two short dresses with a small butterfly at the back with two flowing organza pieces for the butterflies wings. My main blue dress was a long dress with two wing shaped pieces at the back which attached to the finger and then could be lifted up. Inspired by Victoria's Secret wings.

I love prom/evening dresses so I based my theme around my own criteria. We start from the beginning going through each process.. choosing a theme, creating a sketchbook with tons of research, drawing up 20 designs, choosing 3, making our own dress patterns, toiling (mocking) them up in calico, sourcing our own fabrics and then, sewing them up for real.

 We then look at the business side of a collection, and create our own statement supporting our collection, doing a photoshoot, creating our own swing tags and business cards and doing illustrations of our garments. This all comes together for our end of year exhibition, which is where we have our own space of a room and can bring in props and lights etc which is open to the public. After this is the end of year show, which is a fashion show showcasing BTEC year 1's work, BTEC year 2's collection, Foundation Degree year 1's work and Foundation DEgree year 2's collection. This is an amazing show, where we can pick our own music suitable to our collection and students also help model garments or help dress the models. Here is a link to my collection on the catwalk! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwNk20sAK4

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