Showing posts with label Delilah Dust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delilah Dust. Show all posts

Sunday, 21 April 2013

Exciting news and a new dress to celebrate

Ooh what an interesting title I hear you all gasp. How mysterious. I do in fact have some extremely good news that I received about three weeks ago and have only just got round to blogging about it. Silly old me thought that I'd have time over the Easter holidays, what with it being a holiday and all, but been super busy instead. I now only have four weeks left of school EVER so it's now a bit of a rush getting all work finished. 

Anyway, on to the news. Anyone else in their last year of sixth form / college will know how tense it is awaiting uni replies and offers. I had applied to three universities to do an art foundation year, my 'back up' choice gave me an offer which was great. I had also applied to Kingston and Central Saint Martins, thinking there's no way I'd get into CSM but I loved it there and it wouldn't hurt to try. I was sure I'd go to Kingston, it's where my friends, teachers and I all thought I'd go, but after a not-so-great interview I was rejected. I was really upset and more disappointed in myself, feeling I'd let myself down and that my artwork wasn't good enough. 

What I really didn't expect was to receive an email from CSM saying I'd been accepted, I was with my friends at the time and we were screaming and laughing and celebrating! I honestly didn't believe I'd get in and accepted the offer straight away. I'm now so excited for my future, and it means I'll be living in London next year!

This leads me to the outfit; a few months ago I spotted some bloggers wearing this dress from AX Paris, and I really wanted to buy it because I loved the crazy pattern and bright colours, but I felt like I needed a reason to get it. I promised myself that if I got into CSM I'd get the dress too, as a treat. I picked out the red colour an teamed it up with a red cardi and a Crown & Glory headband. The necklace is from Delilah Dust, I also bought a silver and turquoise necklace at the same time. The skirt is pretty short but not too revealing for my shortness and the fabric is quite...strong? As in it's not floaty and unlikely to drift up in the wind.





























Headband - Crown & Glory / Dress - AX Paris / Necklace - Delilah Dust / Cardi - blog sale / Belt - New Look / Brogues - Clarks


Blogging may be a bit slow for the next few weeks, but I'll be finishing school for good soon and lucky for me my exams finish quite early, and then I'll be a free elf!
Enjoy the sunshine!


Monday, 21 January 2013

January Wish List





































1. Ombre tights in Coal from BZR - this is a great idea and make an outfit a little bit more interesting
2. Crystal Bullet Necklace from Tentative Decisions - may need to save my pennies but these are gorgeous!
3. Annarack Feather Necklace from Delilah Dust - I love Annarack's illustrations and jewellery
4. Collar clips from Ladybird Likes - perfect for Valentines Day
5. Whole Lotta Rosie Headband in wine from Crown and Glory - forever fuelling my Crown and Glory obsession
6. Burgundy Cat Ears Watch from Chelsea Doll - perfect for a cat lover like me
7. Lionheart Magazine - buy all three for £10
8. Marie Bobby Pin Trio from Crown and Glory - I love the colours and will look great in a messy updo
9. Arrow ring from Applelatte - can't decide gold or silver, but they're so beautiful and delicate
10. Becky Love Heart dress from Mod Dolly - had my eye on this for ages, layer over a blouse with the heart collar clips
11. Scallop Mint Satchel from ASOS - fell in love with this bag after seeing it on Scathingly Brilliant's blog

I should probably rename this post to "What I'd buy if I won the lottery", because there's no way I can afford all these lovely things, however I've already bought the two Crown and Glory items! The Mod Dolly dress would make the perfect valentines day outfit layered over a collared white blouse and the heart collar clips match the little heart buttons, with the red floral headband from Crown and Glory to complete the outfit. I am very tempted to buy one or two more of the items on this list, so watch this space to see if I cave in.


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