Fall 14 Ready-to-Wear!! Mara Hoffman

A fun, patterned filled collection for fall from Mara Hoffman and a couple pieces that shouldn't work but kinda do, I'm looking at you fringed trouser and jumper outfit! I love the feminine, playful looks and all the different cuts of dresses and a lighter palate for fall. There is a good mix of dramatic and easy going looks. It looks like a great wardrobe for somewhere that gets a bit colder but still stays sunny.

All pictures from style.com.

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Fall 14 Ready-to-Wear!! Jenni Kaye

I absolutely love Jenni Kaye the collections are so consistently cool and effortlessly chic, they cover every aspect of a wardrobe. This Fall 14 collection has some great pieces, inspired by English country manor dressing and taking reference from Amanda Brooks' Instagram the use of pattern with casual pieces such as the striped jumper and plain green leather skirt makes the looks so cool and gives off an easy street style vibe. I also love the use of a colourful pattern for a fall collection and the jackets and coats are so cool!

All pictures from style.com.


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New at Oasis

See the new in at oasis here.

1. Colourblock Shirt Dress - cute work dress that you can easily smarten up or keep young and youthful.
2. Skye Satchel - gorgeous colour and great for spring and summer which, fingers crossed, is just around the corner!
3. T-Shirt Midi Dress - I just got this and I love it, it is so easy to wear, comfy and simple to dress up and down. I can already tell that it will be great in summer because its loose and cool.
4. Broderie T-Shiirt - I like this a lot, the detailing is so cool it would be great with some patterned jeans or trousers which oasis have as well!

All photos from oasis website.

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Pilates Saturday

So as I m still sick I have managed to wiggle out of going for a run this weekend and instead we went back to pilates. I still haven't decided whether I like pilates I think its a bit too much hard work to really like but I'm sure the results will get be back doing pilates again. We have found a great youtube channel with loads of different pilates classes and we just plug the laptop into the TV and let the misery begin. The channel is run by Cassey Ho and I have no idea how she keeps that smile on through the whole video or is so bendy but she is very motivational and they are short videos so I can just about make it through one and then get a little break before I try and make it through another. 

This weekend we went for the 'Total Body Pilates Workout with Ana Caban & Blogilates' 
which had a good bum move and a easy but effective triceps move. 

We then followed it up with a 'Crazy Core Workout - Intense!' which was intense and 
my tummy does hurt the day after and made me look like this;

Sad grumpy face.

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Peter Pilotto for Target

Target has bagged another amazing designer name with Peter Pilotto who wouldn't want one of their designs!

My favourites are these beauties -

1. Printed crepe dress - Classic piece of Peter Pilotto for your wardrobe and only £45!!
2. Lace-paneled floral-print crepe shirt dress - gorgeous for a summer day or to belt and wear with tights on a night out, basically its very versatile and so I should totally get it!
3. Floral-print canvas sneakers - an easy way to dress up shorts/jeans/t-shirt/jumper outfits and with so many colours on the 'sneakers' its easy to match or mis-match and make a statement.
4. Round-frame floral-print acetate sunglasses - very cool and you can wear them as much as you want as they don't need washing so you would always have a designer pair of sunglasses on you, perfect and only £17.

All pictures from target.

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Spaghetti House!!

I had a lovely end to my week, sorry to brag, I got a Pret A Manger porridge with honey AND jam, got to go watch a general rehearsal at work and then got to try out a new restaurant I have had my eye on for a while. It's called Spaghetti House and it was tasty! It also has a really good menu so I'm looking forward to going back and trying something else. Pictures below!!

The rehearsal was the final dress rehearsal for a mixed ballet, a selection of three completely different, short ballets. We got a classic (Rhapsody) a modern (Tetractys) and one with a storyline (Gloria). I thought they all showed off how incredible ballet dancers are, both the boys and girls, and how much I would hurt myself if I ever tried to do the same stuff! I didn't really understand the modern one, it was a bit too arty for me and the storyline one was good but a bit to short to really convey anything (they are only 30 minutes) it did have some very impressive 3 and 4 person group dances. My favourite was the first one, Rhapsody, and I have read up on it, it was one of Frederick Ashton's last works and was based on two ballet dancers at the time Mikhail Baryshnikov who was a passionate and energetic dancer and Lesley Collier who was graceful and elegant and this definitely came across, the main ballerina was incredible there were some great bits when she first came one and the lights were on her at the back of the stage plus I got to miss a load of work going to this and I get to sound really cultured today! 

On to Spaghetti House! There was a option to get spaghetti for two in a big bowl and I had read online before I went that the portion was very generous, however I was going with a hungry boy and I am not silly so we went for individual portions of spaghetti carbonara (I am the worst I always have to get this dish at any new Italian I try and it is the make or break of whether I like it) and Pizza Calabrese which had every kind of meat possible on it and was "yummy" but I still think I got the better dish. Then dessert, I couldn't decided between sorbet and apple strudel and then got distracted by profiteroles so thats what I got, they were a little disappointing but I bet they would have been incredible heated up so I would recommend asking they come hot, everyone there was so lovely I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem, and the boy got tiramisu which was eaten in about three mouthfuls so must have been good. We both agreed we would definitely go back and in was an easy thumbs up from us.

Forgot to take a photo before we started eating so you know it was good food! 

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New at COS

See new COS items here and here are my favourites;

1. Textured jacquard skirt - have a look at the close up it is so cool! Could be worn with any kind of shirt from monochrome to neon to contrasting patterns and COS things always last. 
2. Slim cotton trousers - they look great for work and easy to dress down for the weekends and as they are cotton they would be soooo comfy. With a slim fit and cut to sit on the hips they sound perfect.
3. Textured jacquard dress - Just cute.
4. Contrast platform shoes - have a white sole, black heel and grey leather so would pretty much go with Anything. Perhaps a little bit too expensive but if I had to buy a pair of shoes for that amount these are probably the ones that would last both fashion wise and physically.

All pictures from COS.

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