It has been many months since I have posted for my blog and feel it is the time to say goodbye and move on to other subjects.
I still want to write a blog for a more personal accompaniment to my wedding plans and inspiration. And also I feel this one may be more relaxed in the frequency of undated.
I have enjoyed sharing my journey through the fashion world with you and I may see you again soon but in a different light.
But until then, farewell for now and to all those petite ladies out there. Never give up on looking fabulous.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Wedding Bells
A very happy day for me yesterday. I found and bought my wedding dress!
As you may have guessed from my last post. I imagined the search for that perfect dress was going to take me forever. And alot of adjustments to it once I had found it.
But, I found it. And guess where I found it.
NEW LOOK!! Yep. I was wondering around and I couldnt belive it. Its a gorgouse luchius, cream lace dress. Three quater length sleeeves. High scooping lenchth. Quite unique and amost fifties style to it.
I tried it on and felt great. So mature, so comfortabel and well just wonderfull.
And what really clinched it for me was the feeling I had wearing it and buying it. I had butterflies and couldnt stop smiling.
And i know, that is how a girl is meant to feel when she buys her wedding dress.
In my view at the end of the day, if you feel amazing like that, it doesnt matter how much it is and where it comes from. All that matters is if it flartters you and makes you look and feel gorgous.
The other great upside to saving money on my dress means i can put that money towards a lovely pair of shoes, that are in my size but are 'grown up' shoes. My first pair of designer shoes. Im looking foreward to shopping for those very muchly.
As my mum didnt get to come dress shopping with me, well I sent her pictures and had her on the phone to get her oppinion, we'll be going shoe shopping and accessorie shopping instead, which I think is going to be just as fun.
And she'll be taking my dress home with her so we'll still be keeping to some mother daughter tradditions.
I've done some research on the internet for some ideas on what style of shoes I would like and have found a couple that I really like. So I thought I'd share one those in this post.
As you may have guessed from my last post. I imagined the search for that perfect dress was going to take me forever. And alot of adjustments to it once I had found it.
But, I found it. And guess where I found it.
NEW LOOK!! Yep. I was wondering around and I couldnt belive it. Its a gorgouse luchius, cream lace dress. Three quater length sleeeves. High scooping lenchth. Quite unique and amost fifties style to it.
I tried it on and felt great. So mature, so comfortabel and well just wonderfull.
And what really clinched it for me was the feeling I had wearing it and buying it. I had butterflies and couldnt stop smiling.
And i know, that is how a girl is meant to feel when she buys her wedding dress.
In my view at the end of the day, if you feel amazing like that, it doesnt matter how much it is and where it comes from. All that matters is if it flartters you and makes you look and feel gorgous.
The other great upside to saving money on my dress means i can put that money towards a lovely pair of shoes, that are in my size but are 'grown up' shoes. My first pair of designer shoes. Im looking foreward to shopping for those very muchly.
As my mum didnt get to come dress shopping with me, well I sent her pictures and had her on the phone to get her oppinion, we'll be going shoe shopping and accessorie shopping instead, which I think is going to be just as fun.
And she'll be taking my dress home with her so we'll still be keeping to some mother daughter tradditions.
I've done some research on the internet for some ideas on what style of shoes I would like and have found a couple that I really like. So I thought I'd share one those in this post.
Monday, 30 January 2012
White wedding = Big, long and poofy. Not for this little lady.
Last Christmas was a big and lovely one for two reasons. It was a christmas that Stew and I spent just the two of us, for the first time.
But also it was two years ago that Stew proposed to me on funnily enough, Christmas day.
And so, as we have reached our second year of being engaged, I am getting quite eager to tie the not. That and we do get asked, quite often, if we have set a date yet.
We do know what month we want to get married. But it's hard to say a year when we haven't been able to even start saving yet.
Unfortunately money is the lynch in the plans and really the only thing.
We've found a place and have got pretty much everything down as far as what we want for the day. Which I must say isn't a bad thing. The more I know now, the less stress for when the time comes :)
The one thing I don't feel so certain about is of course what dress to wear. My tastes have changed over the months. Going from sleek, slinky silk, Grecian style with flowing tule.
But a few things I've said no to in the past, ive been re thinking.
Big puffy dresses with mirrangue, (please excuse the spelling) are a no no. I don't really want to get drowned in a sea of silk and material on my wedding day.
I originally thought that a corset sleeveless top wouldn't suit me. I felt like it would eventuate my collar bone ( which I'm not a fan of) and make me look more skinny. But I have found that saving grace. Sweetheart neck line. Its using a stylish and pretty line but with more shape to it so it's not to harsh on the neck line.
That find lead me to some gorgeous dresses, in tulle but are shaped to he waist but flow at the skirt and look amazing.
I quite like the idea of a kind of wrap around look leading to my hips.
I think this will help show off what tiny curves I do have and hopefully help my figure look more mature and womanly than boy like.
The other thing I've been thinking about is the length. Id love to have a long flowing dress. Obviously I'd need it taken up like.. Miles lol but still every girl dreams of that flowing train. My dream is floaty and light. Not heavy and bulky.
But lately I've been wondering if a shorter dress would suit me.
I tried on a long dress in Debenhams and I couldn't help wonder if it swamped me and made me look shorter.
It was really when I went to new Look and tried on an evening dress, made from a Tule like material and it came to just below my knees. And I felt really good in it and it did show off my legs in a good way. Not short and nobbely knees like I usually feel in a dress with out tights.
I am still a bit dubious. Worried that a shorter dress would make me look like a little girl and a bit frumpy.
I think all I can do is try some on and see what makes me feel good. It's like they say, when you know, you know.
Are there any lovely ladies out there getting hitched soon who have had to think about these tricky dress issues?
But also it was two years ago that Stew proposed to me on funnily enough, Christmas day.
And so, as we have reached our second year of being engaged, I am getting quite eager to tie the not. That and we do get asked, quite often, if we have set a date yet.
We do know what month we want to get married. But it's hard to say a year when we haven't been able to even start saving yet.
Unfortunately money is the lynch in the plans and really the only thing.
We've found a place and have got pretty much everything down as far as what we want for the day. Which I must say isn't a bad thing. The more I know now, the less stress for when the time comes :)
The one thing I don't feel so certain about is of course what dress to wear. My tastes have changed over the months. Going from sleek, slinky silk, Grecian style with flowing tule.
But a few things I've said no to in the past, ive been re thinking.
Big puffy dresses with mirrangue, (please excuse the spelling) are a no no. I don't really want to get drowned in a sea of silk and material on my wedding day.
I originally thought that a corset sleeveless top wouldn't suit me. I felt like it would eventuate my collar bone ( which I'm not a fan of) and make me look more skinny. But I have found that saving grace. Sweetheart neck line. Its using a stylish and pretty line but with more shape to it so it's not to harsh on the neck line.
That find lead me to some gorgeous dresses, in tulle but are shaped to he waist but flow at the skirt and look amazing.
I quite like the idea of a kind of wrap around look leading to my hips.
I think this will help show off what tiny curves I do have and hopefully help my figure look more mature and womanly than boy like.
The other thing I've been thinking about is the length. Id love to have a long flowing dress. Obviously I'd need it taken up like.. Miles lol but still every girl dreams of that flowing train. My dream is floaty and light. Not heavy and bulky.
But lately I've been wondering if a shorter dress would suit me.
I tried on a long dress in Debenhams and I couldn't help wonder if it swamped me and made me look shorter.
It was really when I went to new Look and tried on an evening dress, made from a Tule like material and it came to just below my knees. And I felt really good in it and it did show off my legs in a good way. Not short and nobbely knees like I usually feel in a dress with out tights.
I am still a bit dubious. Worried that a shorter dress would make me look like a little girl and a bit frumpy.
I think all I can do is try some on and see what makes me feel good. It's like they say, when you know, you know.
Are there any lovely ladies out there getting hitched soon who have had to think about these tricky dress issues?
Saturday, 28 January 2012
New shoooes!!!
Hello there ladies.
Yet again I have let the blogging world down and have been very lacking in my posts.
I was hoping to upload the photos that I promised previously But unfortunately my back has been playing up as of late so for now I shall have to share my wonderful news about the new shoes I bought the other week.
It seemed like no sooner had January arrived, I have lost my patients with winter and am very much looking forward to the warmer weather.
And so in my bid to quench my thirst for those sunny days, I bought myself a pair of lovely new canvas pumps from, yes you guessed it, New Look. They are very comfortable and I feel
Most of this is down to the extra support they have in the arch. It seems to have a more cushioned sole which is raided slightly at the position of the heel of the foot.
They were a great deal too, at £8.99 o couldn't go wrong really. And I'm hoping to get the other pair which are a cute coral pink. (The ones I have now are navy)
So here they are, my babies.
Yet again I have let the blogging world down and have been very lacking in my posts.
I was hoping to upload the photos that I promised previously But unfortunately my back has been playing up as of late so for now I shall have to share my wonderful news about the new shoes I bought the other week.
It seemed like no sooner had January arrived, I have lost my patients with winter and am very much looking forward to the warmer weather.
And so in my bid to quench my thirst for those sunny days, I bought myself a pair of lovely new canvas pumps from, yes you guessed it, New Look. They are very comfortable and I feel
Most of this is down to the extra support they have in the arch. It seems to have a more cushioned sole which is raided slightly at the position of the heel of the foot.
They were a great deal too, at £8.99 o couldn't go wrong really. And I'm hoping to get the other pair which are a cute coral pink. (The ones I have now are navy)
So here they are, my babies.
Friday, 6 January 2012
Hello again and Happy New year
Id like to start by wishing all my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year. I hope you all had a lovely holiday .
Next on the agenda is my apologies. It's been a very long time since my last post and this one is well over due.
To be honest I did get out of the way of it, some of it being that I've been very busy and of course we had Christmas. But the other reason being that I've ha a drop in my self confidence and I didn't think it right that I be posting about my pride in being petite when I wasn't enjoying my 4"11 stature of late. I've been getting a little cross with it lately too for some reason.
But I've had a talk with my lovely fiancé and he has made me feel a lot better about myself.
And so, I thought its about time I got back on the horse and start blogging again.
Over the break I have been fortunate to find a few very nice outfits and accessories. And what's been very nice is finding quite a few of them, mostly tops, in good ole size 6. Thank you New Look. :) Which has helped lift my confidence.
I'm I'll with the flu at the moment so I won't be horrifying with photos of me modelling my new buys, looking gross so tomorrow I'll be taking photos of just the items. And of corse a run down of where I bought them.
So until then. Hope you are all well., and I promise you will not have to wait months do the next post.
Next on the agenda is my apologies. It's been a very long time since my last post and this one is well over due.
To be honest I did get out of the way of it, some of it being that I've been very busy and of course we had Christmas. But the other reason being that I've ha a drop in my self confidence and I didn't think it right that I be posting about my pride in being petite when I wasn't enjoying my 4"11 stature of late. I've been getting a little cross with it lately too for some reason.
But I've had a talk with my lovely fiancé and he has made me feel a lot better about myself.
And so, I thought its about time I got back on the horse and start blogging again.
Over the break I have been fortunate to find a few very nice outfits and accessories. And what's been very nice is finding quite a few of them, mostly tops, in good ole size 6. Thank you New Look. :) Which has helped lift my confidence.
I'm I'll with the flu at the moment so I won't be horrifying with photos of me modelling my new buys, looking gross so tomorrow I'll be taking photos of just the items. And of corse a run down of where I bought them.
So until then. Hope you are all well., and I promise you will not have to wait months do the next post.
Monday, 21 November 2011
Outfit updates and what's on my wish list
Hi there everyone.
Well it's definitely getting colder out there and that can mean only one thing. Time to go jumper shopping.
I'm still in love with the mustard yellow knit I bought last month but I have had my eye on getting the same design but in cream.
And this want is a practical one, honest. You can only wear an item like that so many times before it needs to be retired to the laundry basket.
Also cream being a neutral colour would mean it would go with a few more things as an ensemble.
I've also seen in good ole Primark a knotted jumper that is navy blue and dark beige. But unfortunately it is a long jumper. It would look ok with leggings but with jeans, it made me look a bit dumpy.
I think I will have to sleep on that one.
Cardigans seem to have been the item of choice to keep me warm for the last few weeks. My favourites have to be my cream one with three quarter length sleeves and an autumnal rusty red cardigan with full length sleeves.
Both these cardigans go with anything and are very comfortable.
The cream one does call for the accompaniment of my long fingerless gloves however.
Even though the colder months are upon us, lately I have felt my more girly feminine side calling me and have been looking at finding a couple of casual dresses and teaming them with leggings so I'm still warm.
I like the idea of wearing my black army style boots with something I might find to dress it down a bit during the wee. I'm not one for wearing dresses much and only really dress up when I go out. And even then, it has taken me a long time to muster the courage to wear dresses.
But, I suppose there's no time like the present. And what with Christmas, my birthday and new years coming up, there will be more occasions to break out a lovely frock or two.
So, that's it for my wish list for now. I'm sure I'll see some more lovely items when I'm window shopping next so say tuned for that.
But for now, I'll sum up with one of my outfits from last week.
The top and Jacket are from New Loo. Top- £6.99
Military style jacket - £10 down from £20 in the sale. ( it's an old favourite)
The jeans and cardigan are from Primark. As are the boots I was wearing.
Well it's definitely getting colder out there and that can mean only one thing. Time to go jumper shopping.
I'm still in love with the mustard yellow knit I bought last month but I have had my eye on getting the same design but in cream.
And this want is a practical one, honest. You can only wear an item like that so many times before it needs to be retired to the laundry basket.
Also cream being a neutral colour would mean it would go with a few more things as an ensemble.
I've also seen in good ole Primark a knotted jumper that is navy blue and dark beige. But unfortunately it is a long jumper. It would look ok with leggings but with jeans, it made me look a bit dumpy.
I think I will have to sleep on that one.
Cardigans seem to have been the item of choice to keep me warm for the last few weeks. My favourites have to be my cream one with three quarter length sleeves and an autumnal rusty red cardigan with full length sleeves.
Both these cardigans go with anything and are very comfortable.
The cream one does call for the accompaniment of my long fingerless gloves however.
Even though the colder months are upon us, lately I have felt my more girly feminine side calling me and have been looking at finding a couple of casual dresses and teaming them with leggings so I'm still warm.
I like the idea of wearing my black army style boots with something I might find to dress it down a bit during the wee. I'm not one for wearing dresses much and only really dress up when I go out. And even then, it has taken me a long time to muster the courage to wear dresses.
But, I suppose there's no time like the present. And what with Christmas, my birthday and new years coming up, there will be more occasions to break out a lovely frock or two.
So, that's it for my wish list for now. I'm sure I'll see some more lovely items when I'm window shopping next so say tuned for that.
But for now, I'll sum up with one of my outfits from last week.
The top and Jacket are from New Loo. Top- £6.99
Military style jacket - £10 down from £20 in the sale. ( it's an old favourite)
The jeans and cardigan are from Primark. As are the boots I was wearing.
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Winter warmers
Hello there. I know I'm a bit late in writing this post but here it is. A run down, with photos and info on where I found these wonderful buys, in my stock up for the chilly months ahead.
First off is a pair of cream wooly arm warmers. These are so so cosy and warm. And having the blessing of smaller hands does mean that even though they are fingerless, my mini digits are pretty munched covered from that frosty air.
They came from Primark at a toasty price of £4.00.
*quick tip. When you do find you're out in the elements a lot this winter I recommend moisturising your hands a lot. Personally I find that my hands get very dry and chapped especially if I have forgotten to take my gloves out. You don't have to buy a separate hand cream of you don't want to. I find just your run of the mill body lotion can do the trick just as well.
Next up is a lovely deep purple hat. I love the colour and although the look is pretty much a beret. I have found you can manipulate it into a more subtle slouched angle. Again it is wool and therefore very warm and snug.
This hat came from NewLook in the sale for £1.50! An awesome bargain I thought!
Moving on slightly south to the neck department. My second favourite but of the month is this extra long, olive green woollen scarf.
Very, very warm and plenty of length do you can wrap to your hearts content :) I must say I do tend to wrap two times, one reason being for warmth but the other being, if I leave it too long. It does look a bit daft. But hey who said being practical and fashionable can't be done in one fail swoop... Or should that be wrap?
Finally. My favourite and actually the last winter purchase I made was this jumper. Crochet design in a gorgeous autmunal mustard yellow. This wool jumper is super cosy and warm but ultimately I feel great wearing it. It makes me look and feel mature and I feel it flatters my figure too.
This lovely buy was another find from Primark at £10. Not bad indeed.
So there you have it. The start of my winter wardrobe. I'm planning to go pj shopping soon. You can't beat curling up on the sofa on a cold winters night in a lovely, comfy pair of pyjamas.
I'll let you know how that goes soon.
Oh yeah before I go I wanted to post a photo of a weekend bag I bought I hole back for traveling up to my mums. An who knows it might help you lovely ladies out if your planing on jet setting off somewhere this Christmas.
I bought this bag in Primark. I can't remember the price now. But I love the design and it had quite a fair but of room. It was also quite light which is a good thing once you've added your straiteners and book for the journey. He only thing is, you could only fit one change of shoes in and about three days worth of tops in. I must admit I was glad to be so petite considering how small my top's can be ;) . But other than that it was a good buy. The handles were tough and the bag withstands the trek on the train including two changes. Pretty much does what its meant to do. Hold your things for a short weekend.
I hope you enjoyed this run down. What will you be buying this season to keep warm?
Have you got any tips to beat those Christmas blues?
Until next time. Take care.
First off is a pair of cream wooly arm warmers. These are so so cosy and warm. And having the blessing of smaller hands does mean that even though they are fingerless, my mini digits are pretty munched covered from that frosty air.
They came from Primark at a toasty price of £4.00.
*quick tip. When you do find you're out in the elements a lot this winter I recommend moisturising your hands a lot. Personally I find that my hands get very dry and chapped especially if I have forgotten to take my gloves out. You don't have to buy a separate hand cream of you don't want to. I find just your run of the mill body lotion can do the trick just as well.
Next up is a lovely deep purple hat. I love the colour and although the look is pretty much a beret. I have found you can manipulate it into a more subtle slouched angle. Again it is wool and therefore very warm and snug.
This hat came from NewLook in the sale for £1.50! An awesome bargain I thought!
Moving on slightly south to the neck department. My second favourite but of the month is this extra long, olive green woollen scarf.
Very, very warm and plenty of length do you can wrap to your hearts content :) I must say I do tend to wrap two times, one reason being for warmth but the other being, if I leave it too long. It does look a bit daft. But hey who said being practical and fashionable can't be done in one fail swoop... Or should that be wrap?
Finally. My favourite and actually the last winter purchase I made was this jumper. Crochet design in a gorgeous autmunal mustard yellow. This wool jumper is super cosy and warm but ultimately I feel great wearing it. It makes me look and feel mature and I feel it flatters my figure too.
This lovely buy was another find from Primark at £10. Not bad indeed.
So there you have it. The start of my winter wardrobe. I'm planning to go pj shopping soon. You can't beat curling up on the sofa on a cold winters night in a lovely, comfy pair of pyjamas.
I'll let you know how that goes soon.
Oh yeah before I go I wanted to post a photo of a weekend bag I bought I hole back for traveling up to my mums. An who knows it might help you lovely ladies out if your planing on jet setting off somewhere this Christmas.
I bought this bag in Primark. I can't remember the price now. But I love the design and it had quite a fair but of room. It was also quite light which is a good thing once you've added your straiteners and book for the journey. He only thing is, you could only fit one change of shoes in and about three days worth of tops in. I must admit I was glad to be so petite considering how small my top's can be ;) . But other than that it was a good buy. The handles were tough and the bag withstands the trek on the train including two changes. Pretty much does what its meant to do. Hold your things for a short weekend.
I hope you enjoyed this run down. What will you be buying this season to keep warm?
Have you got any tips to beat those Christmas blues?
Until next time. Take care.
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