Autumn Leaves

I brought this maxi dress from Miss Selfridge at the weekend. I love the print, the colour scheme means I can wear it through Autumn as well with a chunky knit over it.

Smudge Vintage

I have recently found an amazing Vintage stall based in Wolverhampton market, there are a range of vintage items from clothing, accessories to trinkets which are great for presents.

The stall is there every Saturday, check out their Facebook page for more information.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/SmudgeVintage

Ibiza Rocks

Last week I went to Ibiza for the week with my best friend Charlotte. It was a celebration holiday marking the end of my university life and the start of Charlottes. She has got a place in a London University so will be moving there in the middle of September.

We saw lots of D'J's and visited clubs such as Mambo, Ibiza Rocks Hotel and Space.

I had an amazing time and would love to go back there again :-)

The sunset outside cafe Mambo, was beautiful.

Me in my Topshop dress outside cafe Mambo.

Summer Dresses

As Summer is kind of here I have decided to purchase a number of Summer dresses to make the most of the sunshine. Below are my latest purchases and where from.

This mustard dress if from Primark, I love the colour and can be worn in the Autumn as well. I will team this with a tan belt.

Coloured lace is all the rage at the moment and love the royal blue lace dress, it goes great with my dark hair and eyes and will look good with a pair of nude shoes for a night out. This dress is from missguided.com. For a look at the latest range go to: www.missguided.co.uk/

The orange dress below is personal favourite of mine, I love the colour as it's bright and looks so sumemry. It's from Topshop and love the crochet detailed across the middle panel. The back has delicate buttons. The ultimate Summer dress :-)

Above: Alexa Chung wearing the Topshop dress at the V festival 2011.

Finally this stripy number above is my bargain buy. It's a French Connection dress. I love the way the dress falls and the cantral panel keeps defines my waist, I got it for the bargain price of £10 at a local charity shop.

It's a family affair

I recently got back from my annual visit to Italy. I'm half Italian so alot of my Dad's family live in Italy including my Nan. She lives about an hour away from Venice in a small town called Maniago.

The view of my nan's back garden and the local church.

I spent ten days there and got to visit the markets of Maniago and Spilembergo which have a lot of jewllery and clothing stalls.

I also went to various places in the Alps as my Nan lives close to the area. Places such as Barcis where the views were perfect and little water holes acted as refreshing swimming pools in the blistering heat.

The beautiful views were breathtaking.

While I was in Italy I also visit the town of Longarone. The town was hit by disaster in 1963 when part of the mountain collapsed into a recently built dam. Thousands of people lost their lives and it was a very emotional place to visit.

View of the mountain.

The church built in memory of those who lost their lives.

A plaque detailing the time and date the disaster happened.

In a local town called Cavasso Nouvo there was an art exhibition by local artists which I took some pictures of (below) I loved the colours and textures of the paintings.

Some of the art work at the gallery.

Final Results!

So today I got my final results from my three years at University and I got a 2:1 which I am so happy with. The three years hard work finally paid off :-)

I'll be looking for work within a marketing or buying role as these were the modules I most enjoyed from University.

So now it's some hardcore job searching. While I am looking for work I'll be working at Telford hospital full time, this is a job which I have gone back to when I'm not at Uni for example over the Summer and Christmas.

Beacon Radio Walk

Today I completed a the 10 mile Beacon Radio walk for charity. Beacon Radio is a local radio station who put together the charity event in aid of Promise Dreams who are a charity supporting children with terminally ill children and their families.

The walk was from Himley Hall to Dunstall Park Race course. I completed it in just under two hours and I think I will feel the consequences of it tomorrow. It was a good day and the rain held off which was good. So far over £100,000 has been raised for the charity.

The Beacon Radio stand at Himley Hall

The Start line

The Finish line at Dunstall Park

Check out pictures from the day and information about the charity at:

http://www.beaconradio.co.uk/walk-of-the-black-country/

New Buys

I went shopping to Telford today to have a look around, I like Telford shopping centre as there are a variety of shops all under one roof and it isn't too far away.

I purchased several items, the bag I have wanted for a while since seeing it in Look magazine and finally it came into store, so snapped it up straight away as when I went back later they had all sold out, phew!
The top I purchased as I thought it would go nice against my white blazer against gold chunky jewellery.
Finally the dress was a spur of the moment purchase but I tried it on and it looked really good and suited my shape, just hope the weather improves so I get to wear it :)

Bag: Primark

Top: Primark

Dress : H & M

BIAD Show - Other Courses

Yesterday as well as attending University to attend the Fashion Retail Management show I also went to view the other courses shows from the campus.

Courses such as Fashion design, Photogrpahy, Illustration and Theatre Design showcased their works. I found all the shows interesting and inspiring. I had never taken much interest in other courses until today but some of the work was excellent especially fashion design how showcased at Graduate Fashion Week last week.

Map detailing where exhibitions are held.

Some of my favourite work can be seen below along with a link to websites and blog, check them out, it is really interesting to see works as well as finding out about the person behind the creations.

Business Cards I collected.

Katie Watson - Fashion Design and Fashion Communication - http://www.katiewatsonfashion.co.uk/

Jennie Nicole Sherratt - Photography -

http://www.jennienicolephotography.co.uk/

Alice Ho - Documentary and Fine art Photgrapher -

http://alicehophotography.blogspot.com/

BIAD Final Show and Goodbyes!

Today was one of the last days at University. :-( The BIAD show is a chance for industry contacts as well as family and friends to come and see the show. A lot of business cards had been taken from my stand so hopefully people have found my concept interesting.

In the evening we had a final presentation from our lecturers and awards were given out for high achievers. Overall it was a sad day as I will not see alot of people from my course again but I will have fond memories I will keep forever.

The entrance to the Fashion Retail Management show.

The Exhibition room - a screen showing PowerPoint slides detailing peoples projects.

Some of my work displayed on the wall.

Nail Art Time

After my Nailed it Post I decided to have a go at doing some Nail Art of my own. As I am a novice at this I decied to do something simple as you can see below. The contrasting colours look great and really Summery.

I created this look by painting my nails all orange (Barry M colour 318) then painting a blue line across the top (Asda nail varnish)  to give a twist to the traditional French manicure. It took a few attempts to get right but the overall result look great.



Maxi Dresses

I love maxi dresses, I find they keep me cool in the weather but also look great at the same time. They can be dressed down with flats or glammed up with jewellery and darmatic makeup for the evening. Here are a few of my favourites I have seen recently.

Dress from River Island - I have tried to purchase this but is sold out everywhere :(

Above dress from Warehouse at ASOS - love the backless detail.

Dress from BooHoo.com the ditsy print looks cute and will be great for the daytime.

Jewellery Loves!

I was reading my latest More magazine today and found an article about Maggie and Angus Jewellery. Intrigued to find out more I checked out the website. I love wearing necklaces and think they can change the outlook of an outfit.

Maggie and Angus sell a range of accessories and are trend based, from animal print necklaces, to fruit inspired pieces - very on trend at the moment!

I love these necklaces below and may treat myself at the end of this week to celebrate finishing university.

This necklace has been seen on singer of the moment Jessie J.

I love this vintage dress necklace.

Very on trend

To find out more about the brand check out the official website. www.maggieangus.com/