PREVIEW: BOHEMIAN FLORAL HEADPIECES OVER AT ANTHROPOLOGIE

A quick preview of photos I'm working on at the moment: a rather fabulous evening last night hosted by Anthropologie, with the Royal Apothic and the Flower Appreciation society..



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{photo 1 by me, 2 by Sophie, edits by me}

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VENICE, PART II

So, part 2 (of 3!), Venice holiday snaps! (part 1 is here)

Below, you'll find pictures of sugary doughnuts, shellfish lunches in the sun, ivy covered walls, cool churches, cream filled cannoli decorated with jellied candies, pretty pink lace lingerie displays, & me in a bar, in sunglasses, at 11am. Hey, it was Harry's Bar, how could we not follow in the footsteps of Hemmingway?!

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{all photos and edits by me}

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NEW PHOTO APP: A BEAUTIFUL MESS

If you follow Elsie & Emma's blog A Beautiful Mess, you will have known why the instagram interwebs were going crazy last night, with all the hashtag ABeautifulMess pics being posted! I couldn't recommend the app highly enough: it takes the scrapbook aesthetic & has created tools for border design, typology, doodles & filters. It will prettify up any picture!

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{all photos and edits by me}

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JIGSAW MENSWEAR SS13

I recently shot some photos of Jigsaw's latest menswear collection over at their Old Spitalfields store, check out the slide show here!


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RETRO DINING: UNION JACKS, ST GILES PIAZZA

Before heading to the Moda de la Mode party, Union Jacks seemed to pop out of nowhere, just off Tottenham Court Road, the perfect place to grab a quick bite. On one corner of St Giles Piazza, the restaurant is the brainchild of Jamie Oliver & Chris Bianco, & is the cutest mix of modern and retro dining.

Since I was just going to have a little bite, I thought it sensible to head straight to the Pudding section of the menu...

..which meant a tumbler of Nectar late harvest pudding wine was of course a must..

(iPhone case by Tory Burch)

Sophie opted for McBianco's crinklecut chips, served with Sarson's malt vinegar & Maldon sea salt. Yum! Paired with fish fingers, a wedge of lemon, & some liberally garlicky tartare sauce.

Sophie's wearing a fabulous collar by Fanny Anne, & I'm wearing a jacket by Topshop (more outfit details here)

(Cranberry bakewell tart, soured cream, & orange)



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{all photos by me, except of me by Sophie, edits by me}

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MODA DE LA MODE: ISSUE 3 LAUNCH PARTY

Sophie & I went along to the launch of Issue 3, Moda de la Mode, yesterday evening. Such an awesome design and concept: an online magazine, beautifully styled, with a huge amount of content.

Of course, being the dutiful fashion bloggers that we are, as soon as we saw a tree atop a platform of a little stone garden, our first thought was, oo, let's climb up there & dance & pose around & snap some pics!

We're used to the odd random stare from passers-by/office workers by now. It was preferable to the slightly dodgy characters loitering around the prettier park nearby..

jacket & necklace by Topshop, blouse, loafers & bag by Zara, watch by Michael Kors, bracelets by Forever 21 & Topshop.

Mode de la Mode had laid out a table of Fiji water..

Sophie: So, what's so special about Fiji water?
Me: Umm.. well Jennifer Aniston drinks it..
Sophie: ..And it's got a pretty picture on the bottle..

We like.

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{all photos by me, except of me by Sophie, edits by me}

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WEEKEND REVISITED:

A weekend in which I shot some of the new Menswear collection over at Jigsaw - slideshow to follow here!

 Found the cutest vintage accessories, like this bike necklace - very Tatty Devine, no?!

..ate dinner outside, with Sophie & the rest of the girls..

..during which, we drank Aperol spritzers in pavement cafes & felt like grown-ups.. 

..had red wine with our rosemary flatbreads over at Strada..

..and sweet potato fries over at Giraffe..

..ordered the spiciest Bloody Marys..

& laughed about the night before, the morning after :)

Hope you've all had a good one, whether celebrating cinco de mayo, or the British sunshine!




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{all photos by me or Michelle, edits by me}

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