Getting thrifty.

As much as I love the high street, and trawling vintage shops in Brick Lane & Portobello, sometimes a good rummage in the local charity shop is just as pleasing. Above are a couple of my favourite things I have picked up recently (well the bag isn't so recent but I love it so much I had to include it!). I am most chuffed with the skirt, which I got a couple of weeks ago in a 'Save the Children' shop in Southend - usually I don't have much luck with clothes, I usually take one look at the rails and get put off! But it looked like that day was my lucky day! It's ever so slightly too big, but teamed with a high waisted belt, it fits like a dream! 

As I have finished uni for the summer now, I can dedicate more time to my blog, and hope to start posting some outfit posts every now and then - I'll make sure my skirt is one of the first!

Nadinoo.

I dream of the day I'll be able to purchase one of these darling pieces from Nadinoo. Nadia Izruna, the designer behind this enchanting British label, continues to create such wonderfully whimsical, retro clothing for every girl to fall in love with. 

Check out the website.

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(all images via nadinoo.com)

Etsy.

I discovered Etsy last year, as my love of vintage and reading vintage inspired blogs intensified. Since then, i find myself trawling through pages and pages of wonderful vintage pieces, from beautiful 50's sun dresses, to delicate sixties printed blouses. All of which leave me wishing I had all the money in the world to own every piece...if only! and whilst I come to terms with not being able to own it all, I just have to make do with one treat every now and then. 

The items shown here are a few of my favourite things I have come across recently, and choosing between them proved highly difficult! Taking into account my funds, I decided on an adorable printed 50's blouse, which at £10 I consider a bargain! (below 3rd one from the left) I can't wait for it too arrive, so I can pair it with a lovely skirt and some maryjane's! 

Lula: girl of my dreams

Aside from my continual love affair with Vogue (I have a stack of them in my room - I think i have too many to know what to do with!) Lula is my favourite magazine, or 'mook' (at £7.99 an issue its more of a book!) its whimsical aesthetic, pretty pictures, and lovely, twee styling makes it a magazine of magnificence. 

Despite its magnificence, its a tough magazine to come by! I bought my first few issues from London book store, RD Franks, however, it has since closed down. Because of this, I missed the last issue (which I'm still very upset about!), luckily though I remember another London book store specializing in fashion books and magazines called Magma, and despite costing me £10 all together for the actual issue as well as postage, it was well worth it! 

Reading it is such a delight, I'd like to frame every photo and read more and more of the articles and interviews they include. This issue includes interviews with actress Mia Wasikowska, Brooke Shields, styling by editor Leith Clark and a feature dedicated to the girl scouts. 

If you've never read an issue before, I'd absolutely recommend it! 

The Met Gala.

So, the prestigious Met Gala took place in New York last night, and true to form, fashions finest were out to celebrate the night, wearing their best clobber. The night of course belonged to Sarah Burton, who took over from Alexander McQueen after his death last year. It has been a brilliant year for Burton, not only has she managed to keep the McQueen label alive (and doing a brilliant job at that), she was also the woman responsible for designing Catherine Middleton's wedding dress, which was finally revealed at the Royal Wedding on Friday. 

My Best Dressed list of the night included Alexa Chung, the spokeswoman for British style, in Christopher Kane A/W11, Lily Donaldson, in a beautiful blue, Chantilly lace gown by Erdem,  and Michelle Williams in a custom made Miu Miu gown. Stunning.