tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87675881243237879912024-02-19T15:01:20.025+00:00Save me the WaltzGrandma Chic on ChampagneConnie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-74876811744367702442013-12-03T11:00:00.000+00:002013-12-03T11:00:04.638+00:00We are going global!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey peeps,<br />
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So I've been so busy setting up my new vintage business I've hardly had time to do anything...(ok strike that) a little untrue I've been on a little girly shopping trip to Paris which I shall update you with shortly I promise. But as I've just designed the new Save me the Waltz logo for business as well as blog I've finally got round to buying an actual domain. I should of done that back in 2010 when I set things but alas other things such as life get in the way. So whilst I'm busy updating and messing around with URL's etc etc. I hope you all are having a lovely festive time..., it sure is getting cold :-).<br />
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See you all very very soon.<br />
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Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-4862782364408081152013-08-02T14:15:00.001+01:002013-08-02T14:23:20.562+01:00Make or Break<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Unusually for Great Britain we have been basking in sunshine for the majority of July and the last thing on ones mind would be winter coats, woolly knits and thick tights. But already the British High Street is starting to roll out the new season and I must admit I'm rather excited. Layering up on chunky pieces and drinking something warm by a roasted fire or even better Bailey's hot choc at the Christmas markets.<br />
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Marks and Spencer's has suffered terribly with their fashion collections of late alienating their traditional customer markets. Its Make or Break for their new AW13 season collection and I'm positively combusting with glee over the pieces created with Belinda Earl at the helm. I'm lusting after the long red lace dress (the long sleeves will certainly not show any bingo wings) and the classic tweed-esque jacket loving the faux fur, tartan and hints of animal print which give a hip young twist. And of course the long sequin number would be just fabulous for a Christmas party darling!<br />
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Oh and remember Oxblood is the colour of the season......<br />
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Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-11026839191521780222013-06-14T11:55:00.001+01:002013-06-14T11:59:51.660+01:00If you're going to San Francisco.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>As part of our honeymoon we ended up in the beautiful city of San Francisco and of course what do girls do best 'shopping'. I spent a while looking at the major players of Union Square Macy's, Sak's Fifth Avenue and just off the side streets boutiques of the major players in the designer world Mulberry, Burberry, Maxmara..I was even partial to the Ferrari store! The most European of the American cities the sunshine blesses us, the pace of life was pretty bearable for a large city we watched several elder hippies dancing in the square with a refreshing pint of Blue Moon. Of course there are several vintage shops but alas with this being the last point of call on our itinerary we had to stick to a lot of major touristy things...and the fact I had very little sleep due to our noisy Korean neighbour who had the habit of leaving his bedroom door open where masses of tinned food adorned his bed...he also had a habit of dancing round the hotel corridors in tighty whitey's. </i><br />
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Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-37491866904142030102013-06-13T23:17:00.000+01:002013-06-14T09:41:23.539+01:00Life in Mono...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>I seem to have been inspired by hunting jackets and novelty t-shirts, this one I usually wear for bed and I love my new vintage glasses and broaches. The bag was a crimbo pressie from Mummy!!!</i><br />
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<i>Jacket: Betty Barclay</i><br />
<i>T-Shirt: Cancer Research</i><br />
<i>Leggings: MarksandSpencer</i><br />
<i>Shoes: Moschino</i><br />
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<i>Glasses: Vintage</i><br />
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Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-48453081817288195062013-06-10T19:32:00.000+01:002013-06-10T19:36:42.787+01:00California Dreaming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Americana hitting the magazine shelves. There’s nothing better than driving top
down in a Mustang and heading off to Coachella. Not that our honeymoon budget
stretched that far but I was pleasantly surprised that <a href="http://www.topshop.com/">Topshop</a> had decided to
shoot their new Festival collection at Mono Lake one of our first stop offs. My god I wish I was back in
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it seems forever since I posted but I do possibly have the best excuse ever….well
I kinda got married! Yup a little out there I know but I guess I’ve kind of got
ahead of the game when it comes to the very recent trend of frugal weddings’
which seem to have sky </span><span style="line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">rocketed</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> since Keira Knightly’s recent nuptials.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a cold and shoddy January when my other half had just returned from Switzerland
on business when he announced he needed to take a trip to Las Vegas for the
annual NAB show in April and thought it would be cool if we made it into a bit
of a holiday. Well whoopee! I was one
excited girlfriend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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because it was cold, maybe it’s cause we were sat in our local and the fire was
roaring whilst the rain and sleet and the sky was trying to snow where we
thought ‘fuck it’ let’s just get married. </span><span style="line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">We've</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> been together a while, nearly a
decade in fact and whilst the idea of marriage was sometimes discussed we never
took it too seriously as we never really had the money to put on some
spectacular show. We were in quite a fortunate position due to the fact my
partners work were paying for hotels/food/drinks etc etc so a wedding could
possibly be at least financially on the cards. Telling family was another
thing, disappointment echoed (I was actually quite offended by all this considering
it was our day) no traditional church, no Dad to walk me down the aisle but
what we had instead was no muss no fuss, glorious sunshine and each other. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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needed a dress something that was easy to wear in the blistering heat,
something tasteful (I can’t do strapless), something with vintage elements and
something that was simple and something that </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">wasn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> going to crease in my
suitcase. I </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> have a large budget in fact I </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> have any budget, Mum
had kindly decided to pay for this one. Her chosen designer for this special occasion
was Oleg Cassini a French born but American designer whose style was sophisticated
and timeless. He was designer to Jackie O the first lady where is signature looks
included Empire Strapless, Sheath and the A-Line he was once engaged to Grace
Kelly and married the beautiful Gene Tierney. His designs were worn by the Hollywood
elite including Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Natalie
Wood. The glamour of this period appealed to me and I liked the fact ladies
natural curves and beauty of this era were celebrated which would be the
perfect complement to my pear figure. The colour was Ivory and made of a
delicious silky feeling fabric (even though it was polyester) which was
virtually creaseless. It had a </span><span style="line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">paneled</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> waste which was extremely flattering
and ruched bust with some slight beading on the sleeve nothing too extravagant.
If you love simple and classic designs I urge you to check out some of his
designs for your big day some of them are incredibly reasonable our thriftiness
in this matter went further when my dress was at my favourite discount designer
store TK Maxx (or TJ) if you are reading from the states. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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by his Grandma when she married in 1945 (along with the band) that was fully
engraved. The style of the time was a gold band set with 3 simple diamonds. My
something old boxes were definitely well and truly ticked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the most famous of the chapels ‘The Little White’ and had decided on a time when
the sun on the strip was just setting and glistened against the many ‘trip the
light fantastic’ bulbs in the mass of casinos that littered the way. Our nerves
were palpable yet nothing that </span><span style="line-height: 21.111112594604492px;">couldn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> be cured with a glass or two of Moet
& Chandon Rose as we helped each other (yes that’s right) get ready in the
hotel room before our limo driver summoned us for our short journey. A simple
ceremony a simple wedding I couldn’t have asked for anything better. We then
went for Steak at Morton’s, Champagne underneath the Eiffel Tower at Paris (with
a little gambling along the way) and people beeped their horns and offered
their Congrats as we watched the fountains at the Bellagio what an amazing
day!!!! One I shall treasure with the fondest of memories…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Thanks <a href="http://www.topshop.com/">Topshop</a>! Lot's of ideas to for the New Year. Deffo taking up Rollerskating. </div>
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I made a ginger glazed ham this year thanks to a recipe from Nigella it was truly divine accompanied by maple syrup parsnips and minty peas. The following hours were spent in a a haze of merriment and the predictable family calls (always a pleasure of course). I'm so looking forward to an amazing 2013!</div>
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Who doesn't like a comedy? In England, specifically the North of the UK we like our humour a little darker and a little bit more local. I recently started re watching <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vw45s">'Psychoville'</a> as first shown on our shores in 2009. How do I describe this show? Here is a brief description:</div>
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Back in August I entered a competition in <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/">Vogue UK</a> for a sneak peak at <a href="http://www.topshop.com/">Topshop's</a> Autumn/Winter12 campaign. I can't believe I actually managed to secure two tickets considering there were only 300 for both the London and Manchester events. This was my first proper 'I feel part of the front row' moment. There were make-overs galore, a fashion DJ, cocktails and champagne. Usually at these type of events the drinks staff can be rather stingy on top ups...but to be fair I managed to sneak at least 3 glasses of champers. The main reason for attending this event was the talk given from Ginnie Fraser British Vogue's retail editor. Embellishment and Manish tailoring seemed to be the order of the day..as she routed through a small rail of hand picked beauties. It was interesting to see such a magazine commentating on a brand that seems to have almost exploded into a full blown global phenomena. Celebrities, US store openings, the Queen of the UK high street. Where did it all go so right?<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Working in retail is by no means easy and now the Christmas season is upon us no end seems in sight. I spent this weekend trying to stay as chilled out as possible. Friday I spent the evening at a fabulous </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/536651459695372/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Burlesque</a><span style="text-align: left;"> event at</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheSW2N?fref=ts" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">The Swan and two Necks</a><span style="text-align: left;"> courtesy of the lovely</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Donald-Miss-June-Vintage-living/149986371752712?fref=ts" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Simon and Charlotte Lock</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">who spent quite the considerable penny on making this evening one to remember. I was truly amazed! On entering the pub, no old men already sozzled and stinking of fags but an exquisite decadent Moulin Rouge interior. I set up my stand in the back room with the other vintage traders who all seemed generally enthusiastic and happy to be part of such an amazing evening. Next came the dancers..I urge you too see these ladies...<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheCherryfox?fref=ts" target="_blank">Cherryfox</a> (my god this girl can sing), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/misskittykimono?fref=ts" target="_blank">Kitty Kimono</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/suzie.sequin?fref=pb" target="_blank">Suzie Sequin</a>, cocktail cupcakes (tres amaze) and fashion show which went down a treat as did the odd beer or two. Some peeps really made the effort for the evening and I thoroughly enjoyed being part of such a cool event...one of which isn't really found in the area. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKRxC2kjXI4JJ3nrTH6-ymWP_ytYbhkbcnES9j-aamONht6nHhq73MW6_wEcx0NXHnVZwbCoj-vAsDyRoewf9mpXfOURYoYosq5VYJBqkeaxFYJQXFZ5oWTkK5thaFYcZdl7JSh-zSMI/s1600/261479_10151131253711615_90179498_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKRxC2kjXI4JJ3nrTH6-ymWP_ytYbhkbcnES9j-aamONht6nHhq73MW6_wEcx0NXHnVZwbCoj-vAsDyRoewf9mpXfOURYoYosq5VYJBqkeaxFYJQXFZ5oWTkK5thaFYcZdl7JSh-zSMI/s1600/261479_10151131253711615_90179498_n.jpg" /></a></div>
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Its that time of year where our social calenders are brimming, there is not an alcohol free night, the nights draw in and we dream for the onset of snow. Its around this time I begin to start meticulously planning for next year, it tends to be the only thing that alleviates that post Christmas slump and the inevitable holiday weight gain. But I ask you is it best to plan or just live for the moment?<br />
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Attend as many vintage fairs and charity shops as possible. These two are on my must lists <a href="http://crikeyitsvintage.co.uk/page4.htm" target="_blank">Crikey it's Vintage</a> in Exeter and <a href="http://brevents.co.uk/forthcoming-fairs-2013/" target="_blank">Chic Vintage Fair</a> in Clitheroe.</div>
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Fall a little bit more in love with good old blighty with long weekends away in a <a href="http://www.lovelanecaravans.com/" target="_blank">Vintage Caravan</a> in an undiscovered part of the British Riviera in Cornwall and sip on fashion cocktails at the <a href="http://www.hotelmissoni.com/hotelmissoni-edinburgh" target="_blank">Hotel Missoni</a> in Edinburgh</div>
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If music is the source of happiness I'd be happy dancing the night away in <a href="http://www.cafedelmaribiza.com/" target="_blank">Cafe del Mar</a> Ibiza or sinking a cold beer in a hot tub at <a href="http://icelandairwaves.is/" target="_blank">Iceland Airwaves</a> in Reykjavik. </div>
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Last week I spent ages charity shop hunting for some bits of vintage jewellery to add to my ever expanding collection. I'm obsessed with pearls but finding ones that are long enough and that don't snap within a day are quite the rare find. These beauties I found in a local Barnardos near my folks at the reasonable price of £13 and so far so good. They look so beautifully old fashioned and complement my mood ring perfectly.<br />
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What do you think of my pins? I love how they tell a story. Can't recommend the Lytham branch of Barnardos enough and their wonderfully hard working staff whom wrapped everything up so lovingly for me, the shop was chock a block full of vintage gems. Everything is so rummage-able, something that is often missing in the new breed of charity shops. I also managed to buy a stunning black lace dress and winter jacket from the very plush <a href="http://www.jrtaylor.co.uk/" target="_blank">J.R.Taylors </a> (second hand of course) which I'll post up later.<br />
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I feel very much like Mrs Taylor today who famously as quoted in Richards diary when asked what she was doing 'playing with my diamonds darling'. x<br />
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Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-13203309769930598242012-11-22T18:34:00.003+00:002012-11-22T18:35:28.327+00:00The Hour is on Bel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
British dramas seem to be having a bit of a revolution of late. I have a feeling this is because there is definitely a whiff of vintage in the air. My current style icon is the lovely Bel Rowley played by Romala Garai. Her style is practical, functional, elegant and easily achievable. One could wear her pieces to the office and not be out of place at a cocktail bar after work. Bel's one pieces and suits are always of bold primary colours. Blue suits with canary Yellow shirts, Green and Red fitted dresses always nipped in at the waist to create a classic feminine enhancing silhouette. She dresses in a way that makes/helps her to appear confident. Her accessories team together to pull her outfits into a 'complete' look simple pins and broaches, printed style head scarfs and classic berets but they also add an element of playfulness and fun as well as staying true to her classic status.<br />
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Whilst I haven't been in this part of the world for a while (I only grew up a few miles away) I have now migrated slightly more south 40 miles or so nearer to the larger city of Manchester and I thought it was a opportunity to give you folks who aren't so near a taste of what is in essence a bit of a history stroke fashion stroke town recommendation lesson. <br />
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The <a href="http://www.harrismuseum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Harris Museum</a> is a stunningly beautiful building that was first commissioned by local lawyer Edmund Robert Harris in 1877. There are always several exhibitions going on as well as the museum holding an Art Gallery and Public library. I particularly like the fact the museum centres on 'local' history. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">These are truly funky little numbers a typical style of the 60/70's and reminiscent of the designers Biba and Mary Quant. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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After a trip to the 3rd floor which was traumatic enough, my mother is not the greatest fan of heights and especially less so considering the large staircases and marble flooring so we decided on a little retail therapy. Like any large town in the UK the high street shops are always in abundance but I like to find something off the beaten track. Off a side street I wanted to find the little vintage <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Retro-Rehab-Preston/187162151330611" target="_blank">Retro Rehab</a> new sister store to their larger more accomplished store as located in the ever increasingly achingly cool part of Manchester's Northern Quarter. This part of town is quiet and far more boutiquey and has a more calm and relaxed approach than the free for all fighting of the busy pedestrianisation areas (this also makes it far easier to trust your buying instincts as apposed to rushed claustrophobic impulse buys on the high street which you never where or need!). The shop itself is cute, compact and full of vintage goodies that are hand picked and all of them are extremely good quality. I decided to purchase two pleated dresses, a paisley one which I plan to team with a geometric print jacket and a dark floral knee length one which i'll wear with my many pins and badges. Not bad for under £40. I also noticed after my happy purchases a lovely little <a href="http://strictlycupcakespreston.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank">cupcake shop</a> across the way which is perfect for the afternoon munchies after a busy day of thrifting.<br />
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Well we were now feeling a little peckish and decided to take a walk around the more upmarket part of town around <a href="http://www.winckleysquare.org.uk/" target="_blank">Winckley Square</a>. This part of the city is quite historic full of large Georgian/Victorian buildings that overlook one of the only green parts of town. I had heard during the revolution this was actually an exclusive gated community. It has now however given rise to apartment buildings, office blocks and the like. You can see more about the elegance of the place on the link above and get a feel for the opulence and also tragedy of the workers who could of only dreamed of living like their masters. We also had a little walk through the park the trees and Autumnal colours look so beautiful at this time of year. Nearby I was looking forward to lunch at a deli I had heard some great reviews about. <a href="http://www.delimed.co.uk/" target="_blank">Deli Med</a> is a lovely Mediterranean delicatessen that only serves the best in local produce (as well as some fabulous imported goodies) and there are so many things to try cured meats, cheeses, chutneys, fresh salads etc etc. Me and Mum used to meet up at the now defunked <a href="http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/178/178166_love_saves_the_day_shuts_up_shop.html" target="_blank">Love Saves The Day</a> deli in Manchester and always shared a platter so to reminisce we thought we'd do the same. It was soo great to catch up on some girly gossip and have a giggle and natter whilst enjoying some delicious treats especially the garlic stuffed olives which were huge! I also liked the fact the condiments at the table actually included olive oil and balsamic vinegar usually you have to ask for extra as there is never enough for dunking that lovely crusty bread. We shared a bottle of fizz, at first we wanted Processco but there didn't appear to be any on the menu which we always look forward too as it isn't too bitter as is a far cheaper yet just as delicious alternative to Champers but we could only find Cava which Mum was a bit skeptical to try. I must admit though it was truly delicious aged for 28 months very fruity and truly yum and went down an absolute treat!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxx</div></div>Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com2Lytham Lytham53.743349 -2.957401tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-2993825489140753752012-11-12T17:51:00.001+00:002012-11-12T18:49:53.005+00:00The Girl from Jupiter I think I was always a bit of a dork/freak/outsider at school. Always into history and perpetually drifting off into a dream like state thinking of exotic travel locations, amazing fashion finds (which when growing up mostly tended to be fashion faux pars) and so forth. Never actually completing anything...too much in a rush, brain never stopping. Maybe I needed to live in a simpler time...I watched Moonrise Kingdom last night and felt a kingship with leading lady Susy Bishop. She runs away, has a tendency to snap, feels misunderstood, likes to read, has a pet kitten and wears really cool blue eyeshadow.<br />
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So I tried out a Suzy...I think it made my eyes pop I even made a tribute to Sam with my faux fur hat...Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767588124323787991.post-82281495795540191642012-11-12T15:05:00.003+00:002012-12-04T22:22:57.640+00:00Champagne Fridays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q4uGWCxOc7T3Q1fo_9XD80ljKHv6bvNMLO9XmXYAsQMhNNI7zXrku8sWAAUVN3K1Dr2TZh69U1yjUmoogm5z2eQqy2ZrLOu0KGJbZhozhug0lPlubQeZdBsVRJH7z6njjNypH5qaecE/s1600/Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q4uGWCxOc7T3Q1fo_9XD80ljKHv6bvNMLO9XmXYAsQMhNNI7zXrku8sWAAUVN3K1Dr2TZh69U1yjUmoogm5z2eQqy2ZrLOu0KGJbZhozhug0lPlubQeZdBsVRJH7z6njjNypH5qaecE/s640/Image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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There are golds, velvets the lushest shades of burgundy for a sophisticated Autumnal palate. No one of course did this better than D&G. It was rich, bold and full of historic sentiments of monarchies past. Ellie Saab's gold dresses however have me forward thinking to the glitziest of Christmas parties...the best of old school movie stars and lashings of the finest champagne.<br />
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For every day work attire I will be simplifying things by taking Ralph Lauren and Moschino for my fashion inspiration and upping my fashionista credentials by teaming with a trophy jacket and accessories from Anna Dello Russo's new collection for H&M. That's if all those anti fashionista bastards haven't bulk bought the whole fucking collection and decided to try and charge exorbitant prices...anyway I have already given you my thoughts on that in a previous post.<br />
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The woman is just coolness personified she allegedly owns 4000 pairs of shoes and the fact she lives in Italy and is editor in chief for Vogue Nippon kind of gives rise to the new collection its 'ghetto baroque' darling. Now watch and then go buy those fabulosa gold boots.<br />
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My bus journeys into work are one my favourite 'me time' moments chai latte in hand, ipod on and my nose deep in a magazine I am dead to the world. Then I caught glimpse of Internash Fash Edit in last months 'Company' magazine. My mind froze in a delrium of travel fulled style explosions. Then I thought what the fuck am I doing...start blogging kid. It's time to put Manchester well and truly back on the fashion map. <br />
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Next years to do list: Wear whatever I want without feeling like a complete dick and dance like no ones watching, to visit all these cool as fuck cities and finally the new shop will soon have its own blog, twitter, facebook pages soon to come. Keep posted its gonna rule...Madmen Autumnal 60's cocktail party anyone? You betcha! <br />
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Red or Dead Blighty Boots<br />
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The whole country is still riding on a crest of patriotic pride. And these are definitely on my 'lust must' list. Just need some coloured jeans, coral coloured rock tee and a studded visor. You rocked Team GB. Connie McKendrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694230356956436100noreply@blogger.com0