Paul Smith Exhibition

At the design musuem in London there is a Paul Smith exhibition running and of course me and Sassy had to go see it! And that is what we did today. It seemed like quite the mission to get to the dang musuem. First of all I was running a little late, then I could not find Sas at Waterloo station, then we were so busy talking we almost missed our stop, well I say almost because Saskia jumped off the tube right as the doors were beeping (the doors beep to let you know there about to close, and when you here that noise and you are about to enter or exit it is the most frightful experience, you run the risk of being smushed between the doors) and she landed safely on the platform.  I however was left on the train as the doors closed I watched Saskia slowly disappear laughing her head off it was an emotional moment for me, I felt like a child being left by their parent on a train. I laughed so hard I nearly peed my trousers, for real. I turned around slowly to face the judging crowd of Londoners expecting the worst, so I was surprised to see them all smile and laugh with me.

 well once i got back to Saskia at London Bridge station we had to walk a ways along the Thames. Then by some miracle we made it! Got our cute little pink tickets and went to see the exhibition. Boy oh boy it was totally worth £10. Paul Smith's personality and style is what makes his work come to life the way they do. There was a large display of just some of his collection of prints, photographs, and paintings. It covered the wall from top to bottom and they were all framed in different frames, I thought this was absolutely perfect and now want to frame all of my posters and photographs and hang them all over my walls instead of using crappy old blue tak. 

Here are some photos from inside the exhibition.

Afterwards we went for coffees, pasta, smoothies, and yummy little treats! It was a marvelous outing and an incredible exhibition.

But what did we wear you ask, well just continue to scroll and you shall find out.

 

 

 Saskia's Outfit; 

Bag - DAY Birger et Mikkelsen

Coat - Vera Moda 

Shirt - Urban Outfitters 

Jeans - Primark 

 

 Madi's Outfit;
Jump suit - Uurban Outfiters (on sale!)
Button up shirt - Community Charity Shop (one of my favourites)
Shoes - New Look
Hat - H and M
Bag - Alexa Chung tote

 This was the adorable road that the museum was at the end of. This part of London is fancy shmancy. The road is called Shad Road just so you know.

And that was all we got up too! It is always lovely being in the city center at night, so pretty.

TaTa x

Hermes S/S 14

Today we're going to talk about Hermes new line for spring and summer 2014! I personally have never been all that into Hermes before but this season is something quite delicious. The whole line is very sharp and put together. There is also a refreshing air about it with the flowy baggy fit and bright colours, and head to toe floral (of course) three things I love. The collection is truly stunning.

 Here is the Runway show

and 

Here is a backstage video show casing the models and clothes

I would so wear this! It looks so beautiful and free spirited. And of it even looks comfortable.

I respect anyone who wears bright orange! Flawless! Orange is hands down the perfect summer colour.

Adopt bright yellows and oranges into your wardrobe for spring and summer, but also contrast with a touch of nudes, pastels, and soft tones. 

Which is your favourite? 

 That's all for now. TaTa x

Wednesday 22, January 2014

Shopping is an art form, exercise, and stress relief. Basically shopping is the most superior past time. So of course any free time we mange to get my dear friends and I go shopping!

 

Sahr wears; New look:coat, Boohoo.com:shoes, Primark:bag (that bag does not look like it is from Primark, it looks so much more expensive and so cute!)

Madi wears; Dorthy Perkins:coat, New Look:shoes, HandM:bag

So Urban Outfiters was having a buy one get one free deal on all sale items..WHAT! Yeah, excellent marketing or what. So I totally bought stuff. I spent £15 and got a little paisley play suit or romper depending on where you live and what you call it and then I got a full black jumpsuit for free, BARGIN!

My friends and I are obsessed with American Horror Story and this season is Coven. The witches in the show have such on point style. We love the all black sophisticated look. Inspired by their wardrobes Sahr and I bought matching wide brim black floppy hats. To say the least we were excited.

I fully endorse the big floppy hat! Seriously if you don't have one go get one, they somehow can make any outfit (even Pj's) look well put together. 

That's all for now folks, TaTa x

SASSY IS HERE!!!

Hello, hola, bonjour!
I am this mysterious new blogger, here to add some new perspectives onto this fabulous blog.
I decided that the best way to introduce myself would be to present to you darling people one of my favourite designers and a collection. This'll give you a helpful insight into my fashion and an insight into me! (As cheesy as that sounds).
But just quickly some basic information... My name is Saskia, I'm 17 and going into Uni this year. I will be studying art foundation, strongly focusing on fashion of course, and i live in London. Taadaa all done, now onto the exciting part.

Zuhair Murad Fall 2013 Haute Couture 

Oh jeeze, do i even need to say anything! I mean lets just take a moment to look at these stunning dresses... I can honestly say that each one takes my breath away. Theres a sultry sophistication that Murad just seems to get on point with his designs which is completely contradictory to other couture designers like Christophe Josse and Ulyana Sergeenko. I mean you could put on any of these dresses and look both sexy AND classy as hell. Lets just put it this way.... If i could be buried in any dress in the world, it would be one of his.

This image here is a prime example of Murad’s unique style. The dress itself is remarkable, using the placement of the gold to add dimension and movement to the gown. This gives a sensational reality to the dress, and by this i mean it seems as if the model is draped in glitter and not fabric. Although the presentation of skin is sparse, the areas that are being shown are particularly riskaaay.

Wow i realise that was probably not the most exciting paragraph! But hey i can get a bit carried away sometimes (Fashion BTEC student right here people) Anyway words can barely do this collection justice so i'm just going to leave it here and let you finally go! Hope this was a helpful introduction :D

Talk to you soon Maddi minions <3 xxx     

Last night i slept with the coconut oil in my hair and washed it out this morning, my hair feels refreshed for sure but it took a lot of work to get it out.

Anyway today i went to Ikea  to buy some fake flowers for a project and ended up buying a little pink candle cage thing too. It is really cute. I am going to use it to store my soap collection (by soap collection I mean the one bar of soap I bought in Covent Garden months ago, it smells like Cinnamon)

 Outfit; scarf - Zara, Coat- something I've had since I was 11, Jeans - BDG and some old shirt. (thats my doggy on the stairs by the way)

My flowers looked so cute popping out of my little pink tote on my way home!

Isn't it just the sweetest looking thing you ever did see. 

That's all i got today!
TaTa x

 Okay first of all lets talk about how legit my header is! Seriously guys you gotta give me some props for that. Obviously I downloaded the art and wrote the title on it, but still that is pretty advance for me. 

 You are probably wondering who is this Sassy person? well I am here to tell you. She is my dear friend and is extremely fabulous and has an opulence of style. I began to think that it would be criminal to neglect all five of my readers of her bona fide ability to both write and create an outfit head to toe that is undoubtedly superior. 

I thought not only would it be fun to share my blog with one of my best friends but also I've always been a big fan of the collaboration. This will be a way for me also to gain more inspiration and ideas. Sass and I share some similar elements in the way we choose to dress and the icons and designers who influence us, however there are many differences and that is where it will get exciting. Saskia is Chanel (of course I love Channel myself) sophisticated, smart, feminine, and powerful. As I am maybe more Dolce Gabbana. Both are power fashion houses but they each have their own individual stances. 

So basically Saskia is going to be popping by every once in a while to share her outfits, influences, and opinions on latest or even old trends. And I am very excited about this and you should be too! 

P.s She is the one with dark hair, stunner ey.

TaTa x

Magic Mondays

Okay so here is the story, I do school online and my dead line for handing all my work in was today!! Last Monday I had 5 weeks of work still to complete! That is a lot of work. So I sat down in front of my computer from dawn to dusk Monday - Sunday working hard, literally blood, sweat, and tears. And today I had my last exam and finished! I somehow magically did all that work in one week. Would i recommend doing something like that, NO. Will I doing something like that again, no way man, I have learned the hard way doing work on time and at a good pace is smart. But you always gotta learn the hard way right, or maybe that is just me.

 Today was basically awesome! I finished the classes I started last January and then went to town to help out a friend. This was the first time I'd properly left my house in over a week (hermit much). While i was out I did a spot of shopping, got some green tea, hair dye, and Coconut oil! I went into the organic food store specifically looking for coconut oil because I have heard so many people raving about it and I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to try it out. Coconut oil is literally a magical thing it has so many health benefits and beauty benefits.


I had no idea what to wear today and had minimal time to get dressed and I certainty did not feel like wearing jeans and so this is what happened. I am wearing a hand me down TopShop dress with a belt and of course I layered a jacket and coat over it when I left.

 

  I wore this ring that my friend found when we were walking up to class one day and so he gave it to me!

There it is Ladies and Gentlemen my coconut oil, it smells so good! I am way to excited about this stuff.

I have decided I am going to try and post everyday this week!

Anyways I will see you guys tomorrow, TaTa x

How to survive school, when school is trying to destroy you

So sometimes, well most of the time, school is synonymous with hell. It slowly engulfs you till your are in so deep every wall around you and every corner of your mind is overflowing with numbers, facts, and words. And then promptly following this comes the breakdowns and tears. So I have devised a few simple steps and ideas to try and keep your head above the water as best you can


1. My first essential whenever sitting down to do some school work is a nice cuppa tea. Tea is relaxing, calming, and has enough caffeine to keep you going.

And you know what, you might as well use you cutest tea cups just for morale

TeaTip; If you take sugar always remember that the amount you want will change depending on what cup you are using. If you use a tea cup you will want alot less than if you use a mug as their volume is quite smaller.

2. Organize yourself, make a plan and make lists. It is always nice when you can check everything off your lists. But don't beat your self up if you don't quite manage to accomplish everything on your list. Invest in a planner or just use paper but if you organize your life you will feel so much better.

  3.  Take time off. Give your self some time to relax and get your mind off school. I like to finish my work and then read a book or watch some TV or a movie. This free relaxing time once you're done gives you something to work towards and also gives your mind some time to cool down. Right now i am reading Duma Key By Stephen King which is incredible and so hooking,  and Franny and Zooey By J.D Salinger.

4. And finally my last tip is SLEEP. Sleep is a no brainer, just sleep, get rest then you will be ready for the next day to get lots of stuff done!

Good Luck everyone with you schooling and exams! you can do it!

 TaTa for now xx

Feeling Floral

I know it's only January but with all the spring/summer 2014 shows and campaigns coming out i already feel like dressing for spring. And the one recurring theme i see every spring and summer time is FLORAL, and i am seriously okay with that. I have a bit of a hippy spirit deep within me and so I've always been about flowers and floral patterns. A good floral can be anything you want it to be; You can take a floral and make it classic, elegant, sophisticated, or even girly, and sweet. But you can even take a floral garment and make it edgy and I'd say you could experiment with making floral Gothic and dark. Who said flowers can only be charming and cute! I think we should break these barriers and go for a dark floral look, add some intense lipstick and liner with a black floral print, a leather jacket, and some boots and there we go, floral can winter too.  I  personally have not tried this dark floral look yet because A. i don't have a leather jacket (this saddens me greatly and is something i don't understand) and B. because i literally just thought of it now, i shall try it out and let you guys know how it turns out.

Anyway, I just felt like posting today, and felt inspired by the bouquet of flowers my mom received for her birthdays so i shot a few photos of me and my casual outfit, denim shirt and jeans.
 I have been so focused on finishing my school work that i hardly leave my house any more so i have no reasons to get dressed in real life clothes and that is the reason I've been slacking quite a bit. But once these classes are done I'll be back on track. Anyways here are my photos inspired by the floral revival!

Alright, that's all i got for now. I am thinking of making a video look book for spring s/s14 but i am not sure yet, i shall let you know.

 TaTa x