Sunday Drives in the Countryside

After a recent trip to Munich & a visit to the BMW museum where I came across this car, 

it made me channel my inner Grace Kelly & want to wear a headscarf!  Here are a few of the best one's http://www.topshop.com/ have to offer.

                                                      

                     

Cancer Research UK's Give Up Clothes For Good Campaign

Cancer Research UK have now launched their new campaign Give Up Clothes for Good in all TK Maxx stores across the country.  Their aim is to raise £2.5 million to help more kids beat the illness and with your support they can continue with their groundbreaking work.
Seen as it's spring it's the perfect time of year to have a good clear out of your wardrobe!  Bag up any of your unwanted clothes, accessories and homeware and drop them off at your nearest TK Maxx store.  They will then sell your donated items at one of their Cancer Research UK shops.
What can be better than having a therapeutic spring clean and giving to charity at the same time!?!   

Careers in fashion

Just wanted to share with you some good websites that I've come across if you are tyring to get a foot in the door of the fashion industry.  One of my favourites for internship and work experience roles is Gorkana, I've lost count of the amount of positions I've applied for through them!  Fashion Monitor, Drapers and IPC Media are also top of my list, all of them have some amazing opportunities in fashion.  Most of them offer the option to receive job alerts via email so you can be sure not to miss any new roles that come up.
As everyone keeps telling me the more work experience you can get the better so just do what I do and apply for pretty much everything and hope for the best!  All it takes is for one person to give you a chance and boom you're in!
Good luck!
   

Kate Winslet:Then and now

Last night I went to see Titanic 3D and loved it just as much as I did the first time around.  On the rare occasions that I wasn't drooling over Leo I noticed how amazing Kate Winslet looked back then.  The red hair and pristine outfits made her a complete knock out.  This then led to me searching the worldwide web to compare some pics from then and now.  And...I've come to the conclusion that she actually looks better now, 15 years on!  It's no easy feat but somehow she's managed to improve with age.  Wish I knew her secret.
What do you think?

Image from Hellogiggles

Image from People.com

  

Essex Fashion Week

If you like an excuse to get dressed up to the nines and a bit of reality star spotting then this is certainly the place for you!  With half the TOWIE cast, a fella from Take Me Out and some Desperate Scousewives it was like being at the fashion equivalent of Big Brother.  Now for the fashion bit...personally I thought the catwalk show was a tad too long (it lasted nearly 5 hours) and the clothes weren't really my cup of tea, but if you're a fan of the outfits worn on shows such as TOWIE you'd be in fashion heaven.  Designers such as Boohoo and Essex success story Joey Bevan (currently head designer on America's Next Top Model) and reality stars Amy Childs and Jessica Wright all showcased their latest collections.  For me the £50 price tag was a bit steep for what you actually got and the VIP status suggested on the wrist band didn't get us any extras.  The goody bag which consisted of a book, pen and piles of leaflets left us slightly disappointed!  To sum it up...if you're not massively into fashion and are just after a day out mixing with some celebs then it's the perfect event for you!
As you can see from the pictures we didn't have the best seats.

Spring Pastels

I'm slightly in love with everything and anything pastel at the moment.  With this being the case I've now added these Denimocracy coloured jeggings from ASOS to my ever growing wish list! 
I can see myself wearing these whilst sipping cocktails by the pool (5 weeks today until my holiday in case you were wondering)!! 

Express Yourself!

One of the things I love about fashion is it's ability to showcase your personality.  Clothes and accessories and how you wear them can speak volumes about what's hidden beneath them.  And whether we choose to admit it or not most of us make an instant judgement about the people we meet from what they are wearing.  One of my favourite examples of how to express yourself through fashion is Joyce Bonelli an American celebrity make up artist.  She isn't afraid to be a bit daring and is often seen with an array of giant bows in her hair!
Here are a few of my favourite Joyce outfits.
      

Image from Coolspotters.com

Image from Coolspotters.com

Image from KimKardashian.com