A Gatsby Affair

Sorreh sorreh. Hello 2012, mental Christmas with hospital visits and the like unfortunately, back to University, work shifts, catching up with friends, sorting the house out...and so forth. but here's some pretty photos now I'm a bit free-er.

The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite books. I like it when my friends make an effort and dress up. It was my 20th Birthday. The evident outcome...?

A Very Gatsby Affair...

Jazz Music, bow ties, pearls, feathers, raspberry-based home made cocktail (accompanied by compliments!), candles, sparklers, attempts at the Charleston (my friend Fiona is really very good)...

Had such a lovely birthday, hello 2012.

x

Also - I've been nominated for the Company Style Blogger Awards. Those lovely people over there at one of my favourite magazines. I'm absolutely surprised/privileged.

You can vote here:

http://www.company.co.uk/style-blogger-awards-2012

[I'm photo & overall categories]

Christmas Dust

Fash Editor & I

Georgios & I

These photos were taken at Mediaball - where the radio, newspaper and tv societies get together. As Deputy Fashion Editor I went along, as did my group of closest friends.

This last photo is with one my closest friends Georgios - he's off to Finland for a semester come January and I'll miss him a stupid amount.

After fighting to find the ultimate Christmas party dress...and panicking in an epic failure...I got the best surprise (and rescue!) when the lovely people at Motel Rocks sent me this dress! As one of my favourite party dress brands I was so pleased. On arrival the dress fitted perfectly, I got so many compliments, and having worried about how it would look I couldn't have felt more confident in it. Highly recommended!

The dress is the "Gabby Sequin Dress,"comes in charcoal, black or gold and is £58. I usually stick to my black outfits, but the sequins gave it that little bit of Christmas spirit.

Use the discount "SEQUIN15" until Dec 11th.

ps. since posting the dress is now on sale for £29!

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Inspire

I've always adored The Selby blog, and got the book when it came out.

It continues to influence and impress me, and now with a separate 'edible selby' I'm not sure what else could improve it. I'm a bit of a foodie...to say the least.

Personally, I've fallen in love with this video of Lucy Chadwick for Zara.

Check it:

What are your current favourite fashion, lifestyle and inspiring videos?

x

Hallo.ween

This year's entailed a visit to two different friends on a 'house party' trail by the lovely workers of Frank's Bar. Punch, extravagant costumes, 'thriller' on repeat, and a fully decorated floor to ceiling bin liner-ed entrance with Halloween decor. [these guys know how to make the effort!]

I didn't go as anything specific. So obligatory stolen costume ensued at the last house...

Eye make up efforts...and the skeleton costume I made for Alex [so proud! but I left zero time for my own...]

Vodka jelly, punch, gory-esque food, pumpkins, candles, sugary red apples and so forth...

Hope you all enjoyed Halloween. Various photo diaries up next.

bisous x

Unthank 103

After week's of attempted plans to visit this little place post-recommendation from Alex's work friends on just how good their Thai Beef Salad was... we finally arrived. I'm not going to lie that knowing we were actually going got me a little excited. This isn't just a restaurant, it's also a wine store, and deli. Eyes meet with bottles of high quality wine, Spanish meats and a vast range of speciality cheeses. We picked from the lunch menu and after debating everything on the menu, and considering having something different each...we ended up with exactly the same thing.

The food was delicious, we'd opted for the Chorizo 'sandwich' with tomato, pepper, aioli mayonnaise and pomme frites. It is a strange mixture of Spanish, Thai and French food on the menu - lots of seafood too - but nothing bad could really be said. And they were definitely very generous in the amount of chorizo provided... All the ingredients are fresh, good quality, and it's nice to be able to see into the kitchen when they cook. Recipe books line the walls, which you're allowed to flick through, as long as you take care!

I'll happily be going back, most likely to try some sea food or Thai this time...

xx

Lately.

I've been making the most of home-time by catching up with the best friends I left behind. We've done Yo! Sushi & shopping, and then went out the week after (with me wearing exactly what I bought with them the week before, minus the shoes). Sure have missed them. It's funny how things can change so quickly, and I've been contemplating everything with tea, sunshine and...the internet? I move into my new house in Norwich on Tuesday! And god how excited am I. I finally have a double bedroom, and there's wood floors everywhere (I have a bit of a thing about it...). This year will hopefully be full of beautiful things, and I think my head's tightly screwed on with everything I want, like and know I should do. Get ready for some photos of the new house, and snippets of daily life, friends and exciting projects x

Alice, Jess and I

Sheer panel sleeveless black top & Camel shorts: H&M

Shoes: EBay

Latitude 2011. The best weekend.

More photos on their way, with a little more fill in.

Here's what I wore on the second day:

Top: Urban Outfitters, Leggings: H&M, Bag: From a stall in Turkey