Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts

When I set my sights on becoming a journalist, I was so excited to start working in an office. I had dreams of walking through a revolving door donning chic office outfits with my hair perfectly blown out. Well, the chic office outfits is true, but the perfect blow out, not so much (thanks trains and tubes). 

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I'm a dress girly. I love dresses so much, no matter the season. But for me, summer dresses are superior throughout spring, summer and even autumn. 

Online shopping. What a brilliant invention. The convenience of purchasing whatever you desire online and it being brought directly to your door in a matter of days. We are ALL guilty of buying online.. but do you actually like ordering online or do you prefer walking into a store?

[Dress & coat gifted to me by Blue Vanilla Curve]

"Oh my goodness look at those shoes"
*buys the shoes*
*loves the shoes*
"These shoes are amazing. What if they sell out? What if they don't restock???"
*buys two more pairs of the shoes, just in case*


There's a new brand in town... and I'm honoured to introduce you all to it. Cara & The Sky is a fresh and funky knitwear label that I am quite frankly obsessed with. Bright and bold colours, textures and styles – Cara & The Sky is your new favourite brand.

In August, H&M announced a collaboration with Richard Allan – a London-based scarf and wearable art label. When I heard about the collaboration, I was so excited – silk scarves, bold prints and chic matching ensembles are what I am all about.

[Dress gifted to me by eShakti]

When eShakti reached out to me a few months ago and asked me if I'd consider working with them I was skeptical. They claimed to create made to measure garments to fit any woman.. they also claimed to be completely customisable. I was intrigued. 

When I looked on their website for the first time I was blown away. Hundreds, and I mean HUNDREDS, of styles of dresses that were all 100% customisable and made to measure. I thought to myself "surely this is too good to be true".

I scrolled for around an hour looking at all of the beautiful dresses. There was just so many that I would quite happily wear.. an array of different colours, cuts, styles, necklines and lengths – almost all of them customisable so you can alter the neckline or sleeve length to suit your style, comfort zone and needs. 

I then stumbled across this beautiful dress. Red, navy, pink and black – all colours I adore and wear regularly – in the most amazing bold and striking print. The thing that drew me to this dress most was not only the style, but the print – Orla Kiely-esque and utterly stunning. 


I then measured myself and input each of the measurements. I added on an extra half inch to insure that it would fit perfectly.

I chose to have a rounded neckline with short sleeves and a below-the-knee length. I kept the belt and kept the pockets.

This dress was 100% customisable. If I desired a square neck or a V-neck I would have been able to have had it.. I would have also been able to have a mini length, floor length, long sleeves, no sleeves and no pocket. It's so amazing that eShakti offer such a customisable range of garments.

The dress arrived within a two week time frame – beautifully boxed and with a dress maker quality tape measure!

I unwrapped the dress and was stunned. More beautiful than the photos on the website, this dress fulfilled and exceeded my expectations. A silky opulent material that's floaty, a dreamy thick belt, pockets at the perfect height, and not to mention the perfect fit of the dress as a whole.

I've never worn a dress that looks so beautiful on my figure.. perfectly crafted and made to measure.


I decided to team this gorgeous dress with some Clarks ballet pumps that I purchased in the summer sale. They are so comfy, naturally I bought them in two colours, so expect to see them both make multiple appearances on here.

I also added my Karl Lagerfeld signature cross body bag into the mix. A gorgeous electrifying red and stand-out signature – this bag is perfect for making a statement. Definitely a bag for girls who want to be bold with their outfit choices!


I highly recommend eShakti. Not because they kindly gifted me this dress, but because I truly love everything they stand for. Women of all shapes and sizes should be able to look and feel fabulous in whatever they want to wear. eShakti give women a platform to create their dream garments.. from occasion dresses to everyday wear. I am so happy that they got in touch with me because I adore this brand and am so chuffed to have found it 1) for myself and 2) to share it with you guys!



[Dress gifted to me by Junarose]

If you've been a reader of my blog on the regular, then you probably know how much of a basic fall girl I am. As soon as July/August hits, I'm in full autumn mode and nothing can stop me. Autumn is the most beautiful time of the year. There's just something in the air that makes me happy when autumn comes around.

[Dress gifted to me by Junarose]

I've been writing songs since I can remember. Songs about love and life, songs about tiny details and songs that mean an awful lot to me. As much as I would love to record these songs, they're very unfinished. And as I'm not in the frame of mind that I was when I started each of these songs, I figured I would publish them here as poems.

[Dress gifted to me by Collectif Clothing]

Jealously is something I absolutely hate. Jealously serves no purpose to our lives and only strips away the beauty, happiness and joyfulness that we experience on a day-to-day basis. I wanted to write this after watching a Netflix film that represented the facets of jealousy and how dramatically it changed the lives of the people in the film. I just want to sprinkle a little bit of positivity.

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has guest-edited British Vogue's September issue for 2019. Having worked on the issue for around seven months, the Duchess has been working on this incredible project throughout her pregnancy and throughout the birth of her son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.

[This post contains a gifted dress from Junarose]

My blog is my hobby. I wouldn't ever want to blog as a full-time job, but I would always keep it as a back up plan for sure. But for me, blogging is a hobby, and tool I'm using to gain experience and use as a portfolio for my journalism career.