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How To Find Your New Personal Style

collagemossSo, I LOVE fashion as you are well aware. I adore trying out new styles, replicating fashions I see on the silver screen and on famous faces. I think finding a new style can often act as a confidence booster. If you can find a way to change your look for the better, you’ll smile when you catch your reflection in a shop window and that, is a great feeling. Knowing that you’re confident in how you look and the way you dress is a feeling we all wanna piece of. It’s not an exaggeration to say that the type of impact this could have can change your life and the way you go through each day. Suddenly, you’ll find you have the self-esteem to approach new possibilities with an open mind and a sense of self. It’s a new year, it’s a little dull and quiet in January and so it’s an ace time to try something new before Spring arrives! Here’s some ways you can find a new style and look at a more brilliant tomorrow, yay! 

Go Shopping! – I know, I’m encouraging you to shop, ooops, but honestly, one of the easiest ways to find a new style is to hit the stores. There, you can try on lots of different outfits and see what type suits you best and which ones you’d be comfortable wearing. You could even think about hiring a personal shopper if you need a hand, or take along a super stylish friend for help as your Stylist for the day. Personal shoppers aren’t just for celebs these days y’know, and for an odd day trip they are quite price convenient. Of course, you have to make sure that you choose one with a certain skill and eye for trends, one that gets where you wanna go with your look!

Take Note From The Celebs – There are certain websites where you can find the style of different celebrities. Take the post I wrote about the girls in Scream Queens as an example. Although, unless you’re in your teens and have a lot of money to throw around I wouldn’t try to get their fashion style exactly! It’s important to think about the celebrity that you want to match the style of, no prizes for guessing who my most favourite style icon is! They really need to be your height, and you can check that out on http://heightline.com/ a fun website I found! A gorgeous dress that looks stunning on someone who’s five foot eight won’t look as glamorous on a lady who is just over five feet, you just have to play around with ideas and find what works for you. Of course, you can trick perception by choosing shoes with very high heels. It just depends on how comfortable you are walking around with these types of shoes on!

Try New Accessories – Alternately, you may want to try some new accessories and see what impact they have on your style. You know as well as I do that the right clutch or necklace can really make an outfit POP! You just have to try different types of accessories until you find the effect that you’re searching for, it’s a whole heap of fun to play!

Get A New Do – A new hairstyle can completely alter the way you look and is a great go-to when you fancy a new look. The right style could perfectly frame your face and even hide features you’re conscious of, a great new do can make you feel so good and can be a great face refresher! If you’re approaching forty you might find that your hair is looking a little thinner. But the right style can hide this fact completely, particularly if you also use bamboo oil products, just spend some time online finding tips. Do this, and you’ll be looking and feeling like your most beautiful self ever, whooopeee! 

Try some of these ideas to give your look a new boost, a little mix-up and a little extra ooomph, you’ll be gettin’ ALL the looks for being the lovliest lady of them all, and surely that’s something we all get a little buzz from! 

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The Wisdom of WRDSMTH

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Now, I am an official lover of words. I talk lots of words, write lots of words and think lots of words. I’m a kinda wordy girl. I am also a known lover of street art and probably my most favourite street art is when it uses words. Phrases, sayings, messages; I love them, I seek them out deliberately. I adore how cities and towns can have words physically written on them, tattooed onto walls and buildings. How brilliant it is when an artist has felt so compelled to say something that they write it big, spray it large, shout it out for others to read, there’s a gorgeous passion and sincerity there. Like little modern love letters publicly proclaimed, there’s an intimacy with the artist and the reader each time it’s read. Words on a wall can provide a smile, a pick-me-up or a quiet confirmation to you in a crowded and uncommunicative city. So, when I started seeing the work of LA based street artist and writer WRDSMTH pop up in places I just fell loopy in love with his work. And, I mean, he uses an old typewriter font too – which I OBVS love as this font has been my business branding waaay before it was cool  for the last 10 years – so, when you add up all the parts of this guys work…it totals something that seriously gives me heart eyes. Born in Ohio, WRDSMTH gave up his day job to move to LA and make his dreams real, to become a Writer, and he did it, he writes. He is a scriptwriter and a published Author. He took up his moniker and began putting words on the street to get him away from his computer screen whilst still using his passion with words. He’s pretty much anonymous as are so many street artists, and his signature style uses a screen print of an old typewriter and then words on a page wheat-pasted onto the wall. He leaves his mark in cities he visits and although most of his work is in LA, he has words in Philadelphia, Paris, Vegas, San Francisco and London.  His words are beautiful. Inspiring, positive, reassuring, gentle, and sincere. I adore everything he does. W3YES

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The Best Day Dates For Couples

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I’m a pretty big believer in continuing to date after you and your partner get together. Not much is nicer than dressing up and heading out for a date. You can flirt, talk, and enjoy each other’s company, while spending that often lost quality time together. While most of us choose to date at night – dinner and drinks is the most typical date night for couples, but I kinda like to switch it up a little. When you think about it, day dates are a way better option, as they give you longer together, as well as a wider choice of things to do. (You could even turn your day date into a road trip for two…. James and I LOVE mini road trips to the sea!) Of course, a teeny dilemma that comes with organising a day date is what to wear. It can get you in a pickle choosing an outfit for dinner and drinks, let alone a day date. However, don’t panic, I’ve got you covered! Along with all the best day date ideas, I’ve got some trusty tips for how to dress for them, coz, as every girl knows, looking good is an essential part of dating.

Hop in the car and explore a new city – If you love visiting new places, jump in the car, choose a random place and go and explore it. Aim for somewhere that you’ve never been before or spent much time in so that you can explore together. Ideally, opt for somewhere that’s no further than a couple of hours away, else you’ll spend most of your time driving! Once you arrive, spend your day wandering around together. There’s something beautifully romantic about exploring a new place while hand in hand with your partner. Look in the shops, visit sites of interest, go for lunch. To get an idea of all the best places to eat, have a look on TripAdvisor. That’s the only downside to exploring a new location; you don’t know where serves the best food but a little research will find you that best vegetarian place pretty swiftly! As for your day date fashion, for a casual day out exploring a new area, there are plenty of options. I would suggest dressing nicely but casually, in an outfit that’s warm and comfortable. A pair of skinnies, a jumper, scarf, coat, and stylish pair of ankle boots would be my perfection. Dress smartly but also comfortably, and don’t make the mistake of wearing heels. (As every gal knows, heels and lots of walking really don’t mix – hello, blisters.)

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Get adventurous with a day at a theme park – If you’re in need of a little adventure, how about heading to one of your favourite theme parks? We all need a little bit of fun in our lives, and spending the day at a theme park is the perfect way to make your date day a little more fun. I shall one day get James to take me to Hello Kitty World! Is there a theme park near you – then head there. Or, if you fancy going a little further afield, have a look online for the UK’s best theme parks. Thorpe Park, Alton Towers and Blackpool Pleasure Beach are three of the best theme parks in the country. So if you live close enough to one of these, opt to go there. If you have a look online, you may even be able to get your hands on some discounted tickets, more money left over for arcade fun…whoop! Of course, the question that is most probably on your mind is what should you wear for a theme park date? Well, unless you want to show the world your underwear, don’t wear a dress. Dresses or skirts and roller-coasters really don’t mix. Jeans and a nice top are a safe bet – leave the scarf at home though and stick to trainers or boots, instead of ballet pumps. (Shoes that come off easily are not advisable when going on a theme park rides, for obvious reasons!)

Book into a spa for a day of relaxation – If life has been a little stressful recently, the perfect day date is, of course, a trip to a spa….mmmmm! Book yourself and your partner in for a tranquil day of pampering and spend time relaxing together. Get massages, unwind in the sauna, and sip drinks in the hot tub. Surely, there’s no better day date than that? Don’t let the cost of heading to a spa put you off, if you have a look online, you can find some incredible deals. Look on Voucher Cloud and Wowcher, and you should be able to find some great discounts. You might even find a gem of a deal that includes a fancy lunch or afternoon tea, so it’s worth keeping your peepers open. As for what to wear, a smart-casual outfit, like a day dress and cardigan is ideal, especially if you’re having a fancy lunch afterwards. Just make sure not to forget your swimwear, so that you can relax in the hot tub!

These are just a few simple ideas to get you started on your day date planning; there are so many other ways that you can spend the day together, heaps of endless options, HAVE FUN!  

 

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Scream Queen Dream

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So, Scream Queens on E4, isn’t really aimed at me, surely I’m out way of their target age range, but, have you SEEN it? Oooof! I watched the first episode thinking it would just be a cute bit of easy breezy telly on a winters night, and, by gosh, waaah, I was hooked, it’s a dream to watch, it’s like candy floss for the eyes; a swanky pastel fash fest! Now, I ain’t seen styling as superb as this since Sex and The city, and that’s sayin’ somethin! It totally blows me away every episode, such saccharine sweet goodness in every look. It’s kitsch, it’s tongue in cheek, it’s hilariously written and it’s so overly styled it’s like watching a preened My Little Pony winning a show jump; SUBLIME. The set too, is impeccable, I gasp when I watch it. I adore trash TV like this, great escapism from my sofa with my kitty on my lap and hearts in my eyeballs. The look of this show is utterly faultless. I have one MAJOR bone to pick with it though, it massively mocks the issues of girls and eating disorders, which is ridiculously irresponsible, seriously NOT GOOD. The characters are seen eating cotton wool balls for lunch and appear sat at a dinner table eating thin air with knives and forks, frequent references are also made to dieting and making yourself sick. It’s more than crazy that they include this in a show which has an enormous young following. I mean, I totally get that this show is satirical, it parodies the genre, the style and the intelligence of shallow college girls, but the eating disorder thing, that’s satire gone crazy. Maybe girls these days respond more to the fear of ridicule than anything else so the writers feel the inclusion of stuff like this is a good way to educate girls on eating and body issues, I can’t figure it out. But the rest of the show is just SO damn good I can only hope they have a good intention behind their reason to mock eating issues. I’m stumped. But, still, pretty show, very, very pretty.

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Meeting Manolo Blahnik; My High Heel Hero

 

blondieanchors_manoloblahnik-copyIt’s true. Some girls don’t wear high heels very often. Some girls prefer to have flat and comfortable feet. Can you believe it? I am not that girl, I mean, heck yeah I run around in my tatty Converse on an average day but, I’m a girl who likes her heels, and walking around a city all day with height is something I am known to do. Call me cray-cray, but I’ll suffer a little if it means I can get my sass on and feel like I’m strutting. I like that feeling. The strut. Not the ache and rub. But I’ll endure. I enjoy wearing heels, I genuinely do.

So when the V&A announced ‘An Evening with Manolo Blahnik’ I hot-footed it down to that place pronto, to meet in person, the ‘Holy Man of Heels’! After my gorgeous evening here with Cindy Crawford, I know these V&A events are ace; relaxed and informal and a great insight into iconic people. Packed in the small lecture theatre on a Friday night, the audience was, again, mostly women but we were all united, all adorers of this man’s magical SHOES! Swoooon.

Blahnik is a cute guy, a 72 year old Spanish man who gestures so much with his hands that the microphone he was holding was only intermittently near his mouth, so there was a genuine humour to the chat. He was talking with Italian Editor of W Magazine, Gianluca Longo. Watching the two men speak together with moving microphones, neither in their mother tongue was unintentionally and endearingly comical. Blahnik is a funny guy, he reminded me of my German Grandmother with his sweet humour; ‘After the war it was hard, we couldn’t get copies of Vogue’ he said as the room giggled, he too found the funny in his comment.

Blahnik chatted about his inspirations – many from historical references – Italian classicism, museums, ‘I love what the beauty in them tells me’, and old silent movies. His work is exceptionally well-known because of movies and TV. Sex and The city is the biggie which made us all fall even harder in love with his work. His shoes are iconic in status and I adore them. I love them differently to how I love my other favorites; Louboutin’s. Blahnik’s shoes feel more feminine,more theatrical, more enchanting and magical. But I love Louboutin’s equally for their unashamed sexuality and sharpness. I want to own shoes from both designers. OBVS.

Asked why he became a Shoe Designer, he seemed to feel he always had a natural obsession with shoes. He remembers his Mother going out in heels. I guess we all see our Mother’s shoes from close-up when we are young and it triggers a fascination. I personally remember drawing a smiley face into a hole in my Mum’s tights when she was standing doing the washing up. What we look at when we are young goes towards defining what appeals throughout our lives, I guess. Seeing women wear high heels from a youngsters viewpoint, from a low down angle, it would make sense to grow up loving women’s shoes.

‘My idea of fun was watching women in heels, they become something else in them’ Yes. Yes we do. And in yours Manolo, it’s even more wonderful.

 

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