tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18333133812070741372024-03-16T11:53:12.330-07:00Mama likes Pretty ThingsBeauty is good for the soul. This is a collection of a few of the things that I stumble across from time to time that I find a little delight in (and some that make my heart race just a tiny bit faster!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079637140655451067noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833313381207074137.post-11248010179977103312013-09-17T17:48:00.003-07:002013-09-17T17:48:53.958-07:00Mama loves - the last burst of brights for autumn<div class="mobile-photo">
Autumn is definitely here, so while we can still indulge the last bursts of brights - both weather-wise, and with outfits, here are some pops of colour that I just love to brighten up these rather grey days...</div>
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Spotted these fab eye-wateringly bright coral beauties on a very elegant lady on the commute to work last week - she wore them flared with flat black pointed shoes, and her snakeskin belt and pattern-clash silk scarf over a white shirt, and looked really chic!</div>
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I wore this Vionnet dress (from <a href="http://www.theoutnet.com/Shop/Designers/Vionnet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outnet</a>) to an evening do out with Mr.G a week and a half ago when it was 27' - it has slashes of red and yellow against the monochromatic white and black, and I toyed with my shoe choices, before finally going for the t-bar sandals I recently bought (and am still talking about them over on my big sister site <a href="http://www.mama-andmore.com/2013/09/mama-style-time-for-change.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mama and More</a>. </div>
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See, I'm still wearing those t-bars! Just a little obsessed! This is one of my favourite dresses, yet somehow I only managed to get it out once this year - mainly because I'd forgotten about it while it lay packed away in a bag marked "pre-pregnancy body" that I finally dared to unpack! I love the bright cobalt blue colour and the cut. It's by Full Circle, but I can't seem to find their womenswear anymore. </div>
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Funny story about this dress - a few years ago a friend suggested I give her a re-style, and we went straight to a little shop in the Portobello by a designer that I knew did dresses that would be perfect for her shape - his name is <a href="http://www.portobellodesigners.com/clague.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philmore Clague</a>, and the cuts are usually very sculptural, in a slightly Vivienne Westwood way, but without the price tag. A year or two later when Mr.G and I attended my friend's son's christening service, I took my new Full Circle dress along to wear to the church, and she was wearing a dress by Philmore. It was the EXACT same dress, same fabric, same colour, identical. I can only guess that perhaps a buyer saw his dress and did a replica or ordered from him for their brand. What were the chances?</div>
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Here's hoping that it's brighter where you are, and if not, well, pull out some brights to cheer you up!</div>
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Linking up this week to<br />
<a href="http://transatlanticblonde.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-wore-weds.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">Transatlantic Blonde What I Wore Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">// </span><a href="http://thepleatedpoppy.com/blog" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">The Pleated Poppy What I Wore Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> //</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><a href="http://www.becauseshannasaidso.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">Because Shanna Said So Random Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">//</span><a href="http://www.stylelixir.com/2013/08/style-sessions-fashion-link-up-bright.html#.UhFMzjn4at9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Style Sessions at Style Elixir</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">//</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><a href="http://www.themummychronicles.com/category/style-fashion" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">The Mummy Chronicles Watcha Wearin Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"> // </span><a href="http://mummysgotstyle.com/fashion-friday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Fashion Friday at Mummy's Got Style</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;"> // </span><a href="http://www.thefashioncanvas.com/trend-spin-linkup-colorblocking/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #f9cb9c;" target="_blank">Fashion Canvas</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;"> // </span><a href="http://www.walkinginmemphisinhighheels.com/2013/08/trend-spin-linkup-week-12-colorblocking.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Walking in Memphis in High Heels</span></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079637140655451067noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833313381207074137.post-71553312577848434452013-09-03T15:48:00.001-07:002013-09-03T15:48:24.629-07:00Working Mama Style<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">
I haven't updated this space in a while, but I am back! I started a new job in mid-July, and have been unsure about whether to continue this blog as well as my main site, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.mama-andmore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Mama and More</span></a>. </span>No decisions yet, so I've decided to keep them both going for now, although who knows, in future they may just end up together.<br />
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My new job is with an upscale fashion brand, and so I've been back to dressing up to the nines for work. It's interesting to be in this kind of company, and all sorts of thoughts are going through my head about it, about body image, about perceptions of style. One thing is for sure, it is full steam ahead at work, with turbo engines roaring, so we'll see when I get to write about all of the above.</div>
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Floral dress - no label, gifted; belt from <a href="http://shop.mango.com/preHome.faces;jsessionid=756B9B39F869B8F8B44B34CA86EAAF94" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mango</a>, wedge sandals from <a href="http://www.dune.co.uk/pied-a-terre-ladies-dept5016/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pied a Terre</a></div>
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I hope you're having a wonderful summer. <br />
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Linking to these stylish gals: <a href="http://transatlanticblonde.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-wore-weds.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">Transatlantic Blonde What I Wore Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">// </span><a href="http://thepleatedpoppy.com/blog" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">The Pleated Poppy What I Wore Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> //</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><a href="http://www.becauseshannasaidso.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">Because Shanna Said So Random Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">//</span><a href="http://www.stylelixir.com/2013/08/style-sessions-fashion-link-up-bright.html#.UhFMzjn4at9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Style Sessions at Style Elixir</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">//</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><a href="http://www.themummychronicles.com/category/style-fashion" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">The Mummy Chronicles Watcha Wearin Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"> // </span><a href="http://mummysgotstyle.com/fashion-friday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Fashion Friday at Mummy's Got Style</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;"> // </span><a href="http://www.thefashioncanvas.com/trend-spin-linkup-colorblocking/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #f9cb9c;" target="_blank">Fashion Canvas</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;"> // </span><a href="http://www.walkinginmemphisinhighheels.com/2013/08/trend-spin-linkup-week-12-colorblocking.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Walking in Memphis in High Heels</span></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079637140655451067noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833313381207074137.post-13937640635686567052013-07-02T14:53:00.003-07:002013-07-02T15:15:08.416-07:00Mama Likes - Floaty summer dresses and getting polished toes out!<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: left;">
I absolutely love a floaty bohemian vibe for summer - I could waft around all day in floaty dresses given the opportunity and the weather. Last weekend we had two wonderful London summer days that I wrote about over on my alternate site Mama and More <a href="http://www.mama-andmore.com/2013/07/fun-in-sun-street-party-and-other.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, when the sun shone through and our local pub threw a street party, and so my daughter and I donned our summery frocks and wafted around, Pimms in hand (for me, not her, naturally!)</div>
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For Saturday, I wore this dress from London Fashion Weekend sales, bought at least 5 years ago - does that make it vintage yet? Watch from Michael Kors, neon pink belt, Cos, handbag <a href="http://www.tamarafogle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tamara Fogl</span></a>e, Sandals, Zadig Voltaire as usual.</div>
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On Sunday, amazingly enough, the sun continued - it's a rare thing to be much appreciated to have two consecutive weekend days of sunshine here! My girl and I rocked summer smock dresses - hers from <a href="http://www.next.co.uk/girls/older-girls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Next</span></a> last year, mine from <a href="http://www.hm.com/gb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">H&M</span></a>, four and a half years ago. I talked about gladiator sandals in my last post, <a href="http://mamalikesprettythings.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/mama-likes-gladiator-sandals-summer.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">here</span></a> (what's your take on them? Love or loathe?). I do have one caveat with sandals - if toes are out, grownup toes to be exact, polish! Just a quick slick of something - for me, it's like remembering to brush your teeth or wear underwear before leaving the house. You just wouldn't not!</div>
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Today I discovered two new pairs of sandals that practically begged me to take them home - they are from the children's section of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.marksandspencer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">M&S</span></a>,</span> so if you go up to a Eur38/US 6.5-7/UK5, the kids' sandal selection is definitely worth checking out... especially as there's no VAT on childrenswear.</div>
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These are a more muted gold than my Zadig & Voltaire gold sandals, so I convinced myself that they do a different job. I try to do "one in one out", so came home and expunged two pairs of shoes to make room. They were only £12.00, so I got 2 for the price of... um at least half the cost of one normal pair? It would have been rude to say no!<br />
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Gladiator sandals have been lingering around for a long time - well, thousands of years really, if we go all the way back to Ancient Greece and Rome, but in fashion terms, it's been a trend on repeat for a few summers - like pashminas and UGGs, it just won't go away! Personally, it's is a relief, as I fell in love with this sandal style years ago - probably in my early teens - and couldn't wait for certain other sandal trends to go away (don't make me mention the "B" or "C" words!), so that I could get back to what my husband calls my "Flavius Maximus footwear".</div>
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Here's a little pic of me and my girl in ours - mine from <a href="http://www.kurtgeiger.com/women/shoes.html?category=categoryROOT%2FWomen%2FShoes%7CSandals&gclid=CIeducGnj7gCFVDJtAodXDYAxA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kurt Geiger</a> last summer, and hers from <a href="http://www.zara.com/uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zara</a> Kids.</div>
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Leather and Leopard print from Whistles (via <a href="http://www.asos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asos</a>)</div>
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Last summer, my daughter wore these to death from <a href="http://m-uk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_3,mon_3.3,mon_3.3.6/3983666572" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monsoon</a>. I'm not a fan of kids wearing grown-up style, and these are just adorable, while letting her copy <a href="http://www.mamalikesprettythings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mama</a> just enough!</div>
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Possibly my all-time favourite statement necklace - gold chains on black grosgrain, that ties in a loose bow, from Donna Karan. Donna Karan was the very first fashion designer I fell in love with when I was a child, poring over fashion magazines, and when I went into her London store years ago, this was the only thing I could afford, but I was determined to leave with something!<br />
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I wore this necklace to death (practically literally, as you can see by the one chain that is broken!) - embellished and silver & black, it went with everything and was a real statement. I found it in a hotel shop in a boutique country hotel I visited about 5 years ago - just goes to show, there may be hidden gems anywhere!<br />
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LOVE necklace above, and pink neon cutout lace effect collar necklace below from <a href="ttp://www.bershka.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomePage?catalogId=40259503&langId=-1&useCookie=1&storeId=44009506&ddkey=http:WorldWidePage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bershka</a>. I've recently gotten into Bershka, and these pieces are just a bit of easy fun.<br />
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These shoes were a total find - I bought them in Oxfam on Carnaby Street, and the guy in the shop said they were so small no-one can fit into them, so if I had Cinderella feet I could have them for.... £7!! I almost wanted to apologise for robbing him as I ran out of the store!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079637140655451067noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833313381207074137.post-86783882557190636452013-06-24T07:19:00.002-07:002013-06-24T07:19:56.758-07:00Mama Loves... A little bit of change - interiors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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These days, having been in our house for a good few years, the furniture seems to be in the right spots, and when I long for change, I can't just pick up and leave and start afresh like when we were children. It may sound trite, but making some small changes, like moving around artwork on the walls, or just changing cushions, does brighten things up, and also makes me feel like my life isn't static. Perhaps it's just the nomad in me that needs to uproot a tiny bit, but not too much. </div>
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Here are a few beautiful cushions to bring some new season looks into your home. There are so many out there, and I've looked at <a href="http://furnish.co.uk/items/288912-sediment-cushion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Furnish.co.uk</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/126273113/promote-elegant-rectangle-velvet-throw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etsy</a>, <a href="http://www.made.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Made</a>, <a href="http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">notonthehighstreet.com</a> to name just a few.</div>
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And strictly not for the kids' room, how fabulous are these sexy burlesque themed cushions, perfect for a boudoir, thrown across a chaise long, or even on a spare bed! </div>
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You know how you fall in love with something and then want to wear it all the time? Meet my new love - this swishy silk skirt from <a href="http://www.tkmaxx.com/" target="_blank">TK Maxx</a>. I absolutely love it, and wore it to dinner with friends last week, and then to a morning meeting the day after too! Plus my new favourite red suede boots from <a href="http://www.oscarmilo.com/" target="_blank">Oscar Milo</a> - well, if the British summer continues to be so elusive, I at least have a reason to alternate between these and my beloved gold Zadig & Voltaire sandals.</div>
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The last of the watery sunshine, as the week's tease of summer faded away! We headed out to our favourite Indian restaurant for a very relaxed date-night. I have to mention that upon arrival at the restaurant, the manager excitedly showed us the Tatler Restaurant guide 2013 that they have been included in. This shows two things - they obviously don't select only super-posh restaurants, or super-expensive, AND we clearly have good taste, right? And now need to book tables in advance! I've included a review from TripAdvisor <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186338-d2257012-Reviews-Potli_An_Indian_Market_Kitchen-London_England.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">here</span></a> (the Tatler guide isn't online just yet), because we're just really pleased for them.</div>
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Lurex sweater is from Stussy, jeans from Bershka, handbag (just seen) Mulberry, bracelets, Kurt Geiger and Monica Vinader</div>
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I love white in the winter - a white dress with black opaques and towering wedges; a white cashmere or wool sweater whisper warmth and luxury; white jeans with a black top look cool and effortless (and childless, clearly. At least not of the wipe their hands/faces/noses on you type of offspring. Toddler-less to be exact). And in summer, I can't dismiss black.</div>
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There's something perennially classic about black. It doesn't try too hard, it just IS. I'm not just talking an LBD for evening-wear either. A flowing black maxi dress, set off by gold jewellery maybe, a flouncy black dress with details in the cut or fabric, or black capri pants with a simple t-shirt. Wearing black, the details jump out, unhindered by print, not distracted by colour. And somehow, black always looks groomed.</div>
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I think of Stockard Channing as Rizzo in Grease, in her black cinched waisted shirt-dress, while the other girls looked purposefully prudish in their flouncy pastels. She looked cooler, grownup, no fussy cardigans thrown over her, but elegant, and, well, naughty, of course.</div>
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For a more modern girl-in-black crush, albeit still with a 50s twist in living La Vita Bella, is the divine Monica Bellucci as seen in the brilliant ad campaign for Summer 2013 by Dolce & Gabanna. She stands out amongst the fun and frivolity as classic and just stunning in that black lace dress.</div>
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So, I'm not averse at all to wearing black in summer - in fact, I love it. There's even physics to back it up! To put it simply - white reflects heat, and it looks cool and light, however while it reflects the heat from the sun (very minimally, especially when you live here in the UK), it also reflects the heat nearest to you... your own body heat, and so therefore makes you hotter than black, which absorbs heat! This answers the long-standing question of why people in the hottest countries in the world often wear black head to toe (apart from religious and cultural reasons of course)... it's practicality. Who says fashion isn't practical!</div>
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THIS space however is going to be dedicated to the fact that I really do love beautiful things and I plan to show style wherever it's seen - from fashion, to accessories, heck even food or art, whatever strikes as "something pretty". I hope you like it, and please do comment if you have views, advice or general thoughts and love! No haters please.<br />
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I have a serious love affair with accessories. Every since I first started being given pocket money as a child in Trinidad (we had a whole chore checklist, good girl markers, and our mother even made us chequebooks so that we could learn to "draw out" our earned funds!), I remember most weekends going to the mall to buy earrings. Two or three pairs at a time ideally. I loved the jingly-jangly feel of them against my neck, and I now have a little tick, where I give a little shake of my head like a pony, just to check I can feel my earrings are still there. It may look slightly odd, but habit is a hard thing to break.<br />
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My mother has always worn a clutch of silver bracelets on her arm, and we always knew that she was coming by the clinking noise they would make as she approached. She thinks it probably saved us many a telling off, but to be honest we didn't really take advantage of the warning sound to be very naughty!<br />
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Alex Monroe Feather Hoop Earings - £245.00 <a href="http://www.astleyclarke.com/uk/22ct-yellow-gold-vermeil-feather-earrings-p29693" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">at Astley Clarke</span></a></div>
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Accessorize Beach Glam Earrings - £12.00 <a href="http://uk.accessorize.com/view/product/uk_catalog/acc_2,acc_2.1/3812237000" target="_blank">at Accessorize</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079637140655451067noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833313381207074137.post-68565818229672711352011-01-24T15:02:00.000-08:002011-01-24T15:02:28.904-08:00Portobello finds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After from the gorgeous electric blue silk strapless jumpsuit that beckoned me over from a Portobello stall - now, who doesn't need a bit of electric blue silk in their lives on a chilly grey January London day? - our wanderings on Saturday led us into the Portobello arcade to <a href="http://www.sasti.co.uk/">Sasti</a>, a lovely kidswear shop with eclectic prints and finds. Yes, it's a bit unsubtle, the old, "bought something for myself, now have to ease my conscience by looking at men's/kids' stuff!"<br />
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First of all, my girl decided to drag over a chair to investigate the rails a bit more closely, having pulled on a dusky pink tutu skirt over her jeans - personally I think the look rocks, chunky jumper, ballet skirt and wellies.... bring it on!<br />
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She absolutely loves this shop, and we have bought a few pieces before, including an adorable shirt with little boats and leaves floating across the print. Other popular prints show oversized cherries bursting with summer ripeness or giant daisies on grassy printed backgrounds, both on skirts with cute tulle peeking underneath. <br />
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I loved the dreamy Lewis Carroll inspired t-shirts:<br />
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and the Babushka dolls printed cushions - <br />
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Of course, there is a whole section devoted to boys, with funky dinosaurs and pirate prints in bright colours which look almost like Hawaiian shirts, but cooler. But if I ever have the opportunity again, I think I'll be buying these little knitted shoes and hat, just so that I can have them as a keepsake.<br />
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So, in order to prove that my new resolution to try to post once a week, or at the very least, every other week on each blog, is not a new year's resolution - I don't believe in them, I prefer to do them on my birthday when my year starts - I am going to get a head start today!<br />
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Now, chez us needs a bit of a refresh, and short of ripping the back off the whole thing to do major work involving lots of zeroes, which we are just getting our heads around before taking the plunge, I've decided to start small.....<br />
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First off, some new cushions - I'm slightly obsessed with <a href="http://www.clarissahulse.com/category/ideas-for-your-home/">Clarissa Hulse</a> fabrics, so picked up a couple of these lovely ones in the House of Fraser sale today for the study:<br />
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Then, these beauties for some fun in the living room (to go with, umm, my other Clarissa Hulse cushions from last year! Obsessed? er, moi?):<br />
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Right, perhaps we could do with a bit of sprucing ourselves, so before I lose myself in the heady world of homewares, checked out <a href="http://www.lapetitemadame.com/collections/kimonos">La Petite Madame</a> and drooled over the gorgeous kimonos - vintage finds from Japan, each one a one-off, and sourced by the lovely Emily who has impeccable and unique taste for little ones (would love one of these in my size!):<br />
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A quick look at <a href="http://www.oscarmilo.com/page.php?xPage=about.html">Oscar Milo</a> for Mr.G - to be honest, given the name of this blog, there is no point showing pictures of anything, as you actually have to visit the store and feel the products, which are of fantastic quality, and Mr.G will shop nowhere else EVER. Tony who works there, and Justin who owns the place (the name of the shop comes from his kids), are incredibly nice, patient and stylish guys, however the website does their shop and service no justice at all, and I guess is mainly for people who are used to shopping there so know what quality and design details to expect.<br />
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And before I succumb to wasting time flicking through The Outnet's occasion dressing tab (I'm not adding the link, because actually it quite annoys me - nothing ever really fits properly, and this is the word even from inside the hallowed white offices of mother-site, <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/?cm_mmc=Google-_-Brands-_-Net-A-Porter-_-Net-A-Porter&bbcid=2625">net-a-porter</a>, whose sale is worth a gawp, but keep credit cards well away. Ideally in another house.), and <a href="http://www.asos.com/">ASOS</a>'s white and black collections, a quick visit to <a href="http://www.thekooples.co.uk/home-470.html&site=UK">The Kooples</a> is in order - a French brand embodying that edgy, Parisian style - and of course, almost everything is black! I did fall for these cool gloves though -<br />
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PS - comments on the site re more pretty things always welcome and oh so motivating!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079637140655451067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833313381207074137.post-62080143062358626912010-08-22T08:24:00.000-07:002010-08-22T08:24:04.706-07:00Something outside to feed the soul, something inside to make you smilePretty discovery of fresh air art in France this summer - for example in Rouen, art is in-situ and autumn colours come early to the trees with this Japanese artist's outdor installation<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">and also with lighting over this bridge, creating a gorgeous end-of-summer ambience for one of the many many many public hols our francophone cousins have (jealous, moi?)... although it also does look a bit like the bridge is on fire (the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire, we don't need no water let the...ok, ok, I really must grow up, but couldn't resist!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">The lid of the new limited edition of Marc Jacobs' Lola perfume - called the Velvet Edition, the lid looks like fabric folded up to look like a flower, and while the original is in plasticised rubber, the limited edition has a luxurious velvety feel. Can't fail but make me smile when I open the makeup cupboard in the morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">My favourite sandals from </span><a href="http://www.zadig-et-voltaire.com/eu/en/"><span style="color: blue;">Zadig & Voltaire</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> plus pretty painted toes in </span><a href="http://nailsinc.com/nailpolish/jermyn-street-nail-polish/448/"><span style="color: blue;">Nails Inc Jermyn Street nail polish</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> means its still summer, and I can still wear my gorgeous gold beauties and not get chilly tootsies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">And it may be corny, but nothing like the simple things to make you smile - a rainbow after a summer shower....</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079637140655451067noreply@blogger.com0