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Fashion Blogger FAIIINT wearing Todd Lynn for Topshop Cropped Tux Jacket, Sass & Bide corset print tee, River Island faux leather leggings, Stylistpick velvet boots, Balenciaga city bagFashion Blogger FAIIINT wearing Todd Lynn for Topshop Cropped Tux Jacket, Sass & Bide corset print tee, River Island faux leather leggings, Stylistpick velvet boots, Balenciaga city bag

Todd Lynn for Topshop Tux / Sass & Bide Tee / River Island Faux Leather Leggings / StylistPick Velvet Boots * / Balenciaga City

I think I jinxed the weather… Since posting the Spring outfit & getting ahead of myself with excitement that the weather was finally picking up, this week it has gone back to being wet, windy & awful! Apologies to any non-British readers, I bet you must get pretty sick of hearing about the weather all the time around here, it’s all we Brits talk about isn’t it?!

Thanks to the weather, we’ve been unable to shoot any outfits this week, but luckily I came across this set from the 7 days with StylistPick challenge I did back in November & realized that I’d never posted them!

This Sass & Bide tee was another of my ASOS sale steals, and it’s my go to tee for lazy days. I’m a bit of a tee addict, I have quite a collection & they’re pretty much the only things in my wardrobe that aren’t black. The oversized, a-line shape & the super soft jersey make this one so comfortable & a total dream to wear, the corset print to the front keeps it interesting though & I think the girlyness of it is a nice contrast against all the black.

Trace Publicity AW13 Press Day

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Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Zoe & Morgan Jewellery, Cunky Statement Necklaces, Cobra Snake Earrings, Skull, Gold, Silver

Zoe & Morgan

Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Zoe & Morgan Jewellery, Egyptian, Georgia Hardinge, Dress, prints

Zoe & Morgan / Georgia Hardinge

Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Jean-Pierre Braganza collection, textures, rail

Beautiful textures on the Jean-Pierre Braganza rail

Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Jean-Pierre Braganza quilted leather & suede jacket, Fyodor Golan Embellished dress

Jean-Pierre Braganza / Fyodor Golan

Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Fyodor Golan, Jean-Pierre Braganza, Close up details prints & textures

Close up details of Fyodor Golan & Jean-Pierre Braganza pieces

Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Fannie Schiavoni silver cunky cuffs, bolt

Cuffs by Fannie Schiavoni

Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Fannie Schiavoni necklaces, gunmetal with red jewels, spikes, choker

Fannie Schiavoni

Trace Publicity Autumn Winter 2013 AW13 Press Day, Fannie Schiavoni studded harness

Studded body harness from Fannie Schiavoni

The morning before the AX Paris party we spent running around trying to fit in as many press days as possible. One of my favourites that we visited that day was Trace Publicity, who represent some of my favourite designers & brands. Upon arrival we were treated to lunch & a nice cup of tea provided by The Social Pantry, which was very much appreciated after a lot of running around! There were so many beautiful pieces on display, so it was a real pain narrowing down the photos, but these are just a few of my favourites.

First up was Zoe & Morgan, this was a brand I had always assumed wasn’t very ‘me’, but after seeing the pieces up close I went away wanting almost everything. Amongst their more signatures pieces, such as the ‘love’ rings, were a collection of heavily Egyptian influenced pieces. I’m a bit of an ancient history nerd and have always been fascinated by the Egyptians, so I was totally smitten with those, I particularly loved the chunky silver choker & the cobra hooped earrings.

I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you about my love for Jean-Pierre Braganza again, I adore everything he creates & his AW13 collection was possibly his best yet, so it was lovely to see the pieces up close & get to really appreciate all of the little details. I love that he incorporates so much texture into his collections, I wanted to run my fingers over everything. The jackets were a highlight for me, so perfectly sculpted and the prints on the dresses too, which are even more beautiful in person. Talking of prints, Georgia Hardinge’s dresses made me want to be a little braver & try more of them out in my own wardrobe. They feel architectural & fresh, perfectly mapping the contours of the body. I could picture myself wearing almost all of them (yes, even the lime green ones!) and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t do print.

Fyodor Golan is another of those designers, like Braganza whose pieces you really need to see in person to truly appreciate. The painstaking embellishment & perfectly draped folds on the cream dress totally blew me away. The rest of the collection was equally stunning too, I noticed so many lovely details that I’d totally missed when seeing the pieces on the catwalk, which just made me fall in love with them even more.

I get the feeling I will be investing in a lot of new jewellery come Autumn, as I also wanted pretty much everything Fannie Schiavoni had on offer. I’ve always admired her pieces, but have yet to buy anything, the choker with the black crystal pendant is going straight onto my wishlist though!

AX Paris Circus

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On Wednesday we were invited down to Circus in London’s Covent Garden for AX Paris‘s blogger party to celebrate their first ever TV advert, which we got a sneaky preview screening of & to get up close with their new SS13 collection too. The brand has become somewhat known for their beautiful, yet affordable party dresses & this was the perfect place to show them off, I had my eye on a few of the black ones.

We were spoilt with cocktails, canapes & goody bags stuffed to the brim with lovely things, but the highlight of the night for me were the performances. I had never been to Circus before, so I had no idea what to expect, but I’d heard good things from others who had been & we definitely were not disappointed! The girls performed a cheeky dance routine dressed in gorgeous lingerie & little cat ears, then made way for a solo fire dancing & eating performance from the lead girl, all whilst she was en pointe in her ballet shoes! I had a seriously huge girl crush on her afterwards, and how beautiful are her sleeves too?

There were 3 other performances throughout the night, and all were just as brilliant, it was easily the best entertainment I’ve ever seen at an event like this. There was more of the same from the girls, this time in different outfits & we were also treated to some arial acrobatics from the male dancer. I think it’s safe to say we were all quite mesmerized by his performances with the hoop & silk scarves!

The rest of the night was spent mingling with the other girls. I always love going to blogger events & getting the chance to meet other people who’s blogs I read on a regular basis, and meeting new people too. Although I’m extremely shy & find it hard to start talking to people, and sometimes people mistake this for me being ignorant or stuck up (I promise I’m not, I’m just socially awkward!), I think I’m starting to find it easier & spoke to lots of lovely girls this time. Shout out to Tara, Kelly, Lara, Andrea, Ngoni & of course Kim who did a brilliant job of organizing the whole thing, it was so lovely to meet you all!