Darling Kate from Kate's Wedding has made my day and won my imaginary hundred gazillion pounds for showing me The Shoes...
(edit - sorry about the lack of a picture, I'm an idiot! here it is... )
Hey there lovelies, I've decided to leave the comfort of bed for the land of the awake. Well kind of, my body's sitting at my desk but my mind is very much still beneath the flowery sheets and hoping that the rabbit doesn't decide to pee on me.
Anyhoo, lets step away from rabbit wee and towards something a little more civilised.
Anyone who reads Perfect Bound will have noticed Anne's bridesmaid challenge. Her bridesmaids picked the ever popular and stylish Sophia dress from J Crew in navy for her wedding and Anne asked a number of bloggers to accessorise it to their heart's content. Never one to turn down the opportunity to virtual shop I jumped at the chance.
The dress is utterly classic, stylish and sophisticated and I decided to funk it up a bit with some mismatching accessories! I'm not big on matching, but I do like coordinating.
I envisioned each bridesmaid choosing their own headdress in a shade of blue from Twigs and Honey and their own choice of fuchsia heels for a real burst of colour. I kept the jewellery simple, sweet and contemporary with crystal drop necklace and earrings from Debra Mack for each of the bridesmaids as I felt that the two very bold mismatching elements needed something matching to tie them together.
Ok, I'll be honest, I was dressing myself with this challenge! If I were to be a bridesmaid this is one outfit I would be so happy to wear. In fact I've been coveting most of the stuff I picked for months, I'm considering wearing something like this necklace hanging down my back and what I would do for the shoes!
Anyway, here it is - my vision for J crew's Sophia in navy.....
Fabulous. Fabulous fab.yoo.luss.....
The Boy just called, he's at the cinema and getting us tickets to see Sex and the City in an hour!
I'm so excited! There's not much I would wake up from my week long nap (it's been extended) for, but for this I will drag my sorry behind out of bed and across town with a smile on my face!
There will be no cocktails, no pretty dresses, no girl's night out but I don't care. Me and my boy in the dark on a cold wet day watching a film I've waited years for, what could be better?
Yaaaaaaaay!
(sorry, no time for pictures, I need to change out of my pyjamas so I don't get funny looks on the train!)
Darling readers, please forgive my lack of posts this weekend. There are many things I want to write about and many pictures I want to share but I'm oh so tired, oh so sleepy, those things will have to wait until I have had a long nap. Like three days long.
I am in love with these gorgeous little animals from Tamar Mogendorff, they're just too cute for words.
The Walrus did beseech.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along the briny beach:
We cannot do with more than four,
To give a hand to each."
The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said:
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head--
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.
But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat--
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any feet.
The blogging world is full of weddings that are expertly executed feats of design and coordination, full of details that tie every last element together, from the cake to the invitations to the soap in the ladies bathrooms.
I love those weddings, I love design and I love the many areas of a wedding that design - whether graphic, floral, fashion, interior can be applied to and I enjoy the photos of those weddings as much as the next blogging bride. But I love the photos from weddings like this more.
Weddings where the joy and the love shines through. Weddings where the diy elements are not Martha Stuart favour boxes but Aunt Martha's favourite buffet recipe. Weddings where friends and families of the couple come together to make food, flowers and cake, to officiate over the vows and decorate the day. Weddings where the beauty can not be replicated with oh-so-handy do it yourself instructions. (Although I am heavily tempted by the whole brownie bride bait...)
I came across this wedding recap through Offbeat Brides and the fact that it's the groom recapping has me weak at the knees! I love brides and all you gorgeous girlies who read and write wedding blogs, but damn, I want to hear from the boys, you know?
Anyway, on with the show. I mean wedding.....
I thought I'd share some gorgeous photos today, taken by one of my very favourite bloggers, Felicity at All Things Bright and Beautiful.
I was in dire need of a little cheering up this morning since the sun has gone and it feels like winter once again. These did the trick perfectly.....
I just can't resist the summer sunshine and vintage glamour in these pics! They combine three of my favourite things; black and white, retro swimwear and vintage photographs, fabulous!
Hallelujah and praise the Lord (of fashion), real swimsuits are back. Swimsuits that don't require a full body wax and a week's fast to wear in public.
Wear were they 18 months ago when I was shopping for my first swimming costume since high school gym classes? I searched my little heart out but not a retro beauty was to be found.
