What I Wore Wednesday - Easter Edition!

BOING!

Did you hear that? I believe that is the distinct noise of Spring being sprung...

(Shut up. I'm a blogger not a comedian.)

Crap jokes aside, Spring is definitely here and it has brought with it an array of pastels, dresses and no tights(!!)

Here's what I've been wearing to celebrate the occasion.

WIW to work - 08/04/15
Cardigan & Vest top - Primark
Glasses - Retro Peepers
Skirt - Pinup Girl Clothing
Shoes - Vivienne Westood & Melissa

WIW for a night in at my Boyfriend's - 07/04/15
Scarf - Vintage
Cardigan - H&M
Shirt - Primark
Trousers - Collectif

WIW out shopping with my Mum - 06/04/15
Cardigan - Sainsburys
Dress - Pinup Girl Clothing
Shoes - Clarks

WIW on Easter Sunday - 05/04/15
Cardigan - Sainsburys
Dress - Primark
Belt - eBay
Shoes - New Look

WIW for a Bank Holiday pub lunch - 03/04/15~
Beret - Tiger
Coat - Collectif
Skirt - Vintage
Shoes - Clarks

What's in my Bag? - Feb 2015

I have been meaning to do this tag for SO long, and I thought what better opportunity than to show you what I had in my bag on the weekend of London Edge! After getting rid of the crumpled up tissues and loose change, this is what was left!

Bag: Vivienne Westwood 'Divina' Saffiano Leather tote.
£280 available from Selfridges

The Basics: Keys (on Cath Kidston Lanyard)
Purse (Cath Kidston Garden Birds)
Sunglasses (eBay)
Phone (Samsung Galaxy S4)

Currently Reading: Tales of a Tiller Girl by Irene Holland

Bits and Bobs: The label from my Voodoo Vixen 'Flora' dress I wore to London Edge on Sunday
The souvenir bus ticket from our ride to Gem Bar in Soho for the London Edge after party

Makeup Essentials: Bourgeois Lip velvet
2true liquid eyeliner
Collectif Mirror

Fifi's Best Friends: Tissues
Paracetamol
Strepsils Cough and Sore Throat relief

The Boring Bits: WH Smith diary
Travel Sewing Kit in Cath Kidston Card Wallet

Toiletries: Impulse 'Tease' Body Spray
Savlon Hand Sanitiser gel
Soap and Glory 'Hand Food' hand cream
Agent Provocateur Perfume

Mini Post: Jenny January!

Hello peaches!
Just a quick post to say that #jennyjanuary has begun, so put on your PUG and strut your stuff until the Sunday 18th!

Amy (a.k.a @missamymay on Instagram, my beloved adopted wife and fellow British Belle) started Jenny January for everyone to showcase their gorgeous Pinup Girl Clothing 'Jenny' pieces!

I sadly have only one Jenny item, my beautiful Harlequin skirt, so as it was my day off work, I popped it on and took some photos for you. Can you tell I was excited?
(p.s. Please excuse the litter tray in the background- having a kitten is stressful!)

I decided to style it with a cardigan from H&M, a brooch that was gifted to me by my lovely boyfriend's parents for Christmas, a belt I found for £2.99 in a charity shop and my Vivienne Westwood/Mel shoes.

Will you be taking part in Jenny January? Make sure to tag your pics!

Love,

Feeling Vivacious in the Vivi! - with LindyBop

I'm coming clean. I think I'm a Lindy Bop addict... and this is just fueling the fire!

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to win the Sunday Selfie competition on LindyBop's Facebook page, winning £100 of vouchers to spend.

I didn't actually realise at first, and only found out when my beauties The British Belles told me on WhatsApp! Oops!

I was absolutely overwhelmed and immediately had tab upon tab of beautiful dresses open on Google Chrome, oohing and ahhing at things I had been lusting after for so long.
After much deliberation, these are the dresses I chose, and because of my new copper locks I though some gorgeous green dresses would be great new additions to my wardrobe!

The Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide - Vintage Inspired

Twas the night before Christmas

And all over the 'net

Trawled angry online shoppers

Who hadn't received their parcels yet...

With less than a week to go until the big day, the automatic reflex of online shopping is all but a distant memory as last shipping dates are plastered across our screens.
However, there is an alternative.
Remember that place called the Highstreet? Pay it a little bit of love this week, because it may just turn out to be your new best friend when picking out those last minute prezzies for those you forgot  put too much thought in to.

So here is my last minute High Street Gift Guide, of course, with a little Vintage inspired twist.

...and so they lived Happily Ever After.

Hello chickens,

On Saturday 7th September I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Wedding of my dear friends Warren and Joanna, otherwise known as Prince and Princess Sparklepuff!

Everything about the day was breathtaking. From the church to the reception to the tiny but well thought out details and trinkets, every second was spellbinding. Before I start off, here'd what I wore!

Hell Bunny red and white Polka dot swing dress with New Look peep-toe stilettos

We started off at the church for a very emotional and magical ceremony, with heartwearming surprises such as our theatre company singing a wonderful (and at times- hilarious!) rendition of 'Oh Maria' from Sister Act! Not so surprisingly, I cried throughout and only really stopped as we left!

A picture speaks a thousand words.

Then on to the photos in the grounds of a beautiful listed local house and arts centre, followed by bucks fizz and champagne while we waited for everyone to finish their posing!

The beautiful Bride Joanna!

We then moved on to our local theatre for the meal and reception, which caused lots of gasping and dumbfoundedness due to the absolutely stunning decoration and layout. We had never seen it looking so beautiful in there! The whole theme was quite vintage, with most of the room adorned in lace bunting and matching table runners, antique pianos in the corners and trinkets of all shapes and sizes scattered around to give a true personal feel. There was even a photobooth! How adorable!

The reception venue

The stage all dolled up!

White roses!

Another wonderful surprise during the reception was that we had planned a flashmob to Jo and Warren's favourite song during the bets man's speech, which was absolutely fantastic and conjured a fantastic reaction from the clueless Bride and Groom!

The Bride and Groom

As the night went on, we made room for a dancefloor, obviously letting the happy couple have their first dance before we started to party!

Overall, the day was completely wonderful and joyous, with an overwhelming feeling of magic and love being shared throughout. I'm so glad to have been a part of their special day.

Here'd to a long and love filled marriage of two wonderful soulmates who truly deserve it.

Love and sparkles!

Hey, +4 method. The 1970s called. They want their technique back.

"I'm sorry I'm in such a state, I was just fitted for a bra at *insert famous high-street store here* and they fitted me at a larger back size than I was before I lost 3 stone. It really upset me and I was hoping you could help."

No, that isn't a 'worst case scenario' made up line. That is something that was actually said to me at work, just a couple of months ago. The sad truth is, that a woman in her early 20s was fit as a 38 band in this particular high street shop, having been a 36 band when she was 3 stone heavier, and actually only a 32 band when correctly measured by me that same day. Needless to say she was over the moon and is now a returning customer.

And unfortunately, this is something we get more often than we would like. It seems that a vast majority of high street stores that offer a measuring service are fitting girls at a much bigger back size than they actually are, meaning that their bra will raise up at the back and fall forward at the front, effectively defeating the purpose of the bra all together.

Unfortunately, the customers then take the advice of the supposedly trained fitter and refuse to believe their actual size when fitted correctly, protesting that it's "too tight" or that they "don't want [their] back fat showing". The number of teenage girls I fit who wear, for example, 34C when they should be in a 30F or even 28 is astounding.

I am a BestForm trained fitter and always fit to the bra instead of the person, as I am a firm believer in the fact that you do not simply have one bra size. I for example wear 30F in some Fantasie and Freya styles, 32F and E in BestForm, 30FF in Curvy Kate, 32G in Knickerbox, 30F in Lepel and 32E in Triumph. The high street shop in question, whose name I will kindly not mention, have fitted me between 34 and 36 C/D. Shocking, isn't it? 

Part of me wants to say that it's because they don't stock lower than a 32 or higher than a DD. Another part of me wants to say its because they were trained by watching a video. 

Who am I to judge anyway? It makes me happy when I send people away in a good fitting bra that makes them feel confident and sexy.

What was your last fitting experience like?

Love and lace forever,