The Cripple of Inishmaan

Hello Everyone!

I wrote a post a while ago about the amazing pieces in Zara and a particular fashion pursuit: the Rustic Combination Linen Coat. I said I couldn't find it anywhere, it was sold out on the website, it was nowhere to be seen in the shops, but knowing it was a fairly recent item I knew it was somewhere. Against the odds, I FOUND IT! I found my lovely coat. It took a delivery from Barcelona, but I found it and I am beyond ecstatic with it. It is just beautiful! I wore on a recent trip to London - I'm very unphotogenic, so be kind with these photos!

Coat - Zara | Top & Jeans - Topshop | Shoes - Office | Lipstick - MAC 'Morange'

 

It's the perfect summer coat. Fellow Englanders will know that our lovely country has a tendency to be boiling hot and sunny for about week and that's it and having a coat that is light, beautifully patterned and colourful is a great way of feeling summery even if the weather isn't up to it! I wore the coat with my lovely dark grey Super Soft Leigh jeans from Topshop which I got in the sale and were a bargain at £25 from £40 and my Blur T-shirt of their album cover 'Parklife' which I also got in the sale from Topshop for £10! Amazing, I absolutely love it!

 

I have also become OBSESSED with orange lately so when I saw these lovely shoes from Office on sale for £25 they were mine. And I finally got the chance to wear my orange MAC lipstick 'Morange' which is gorgeous! It's so summery and I love the fact it's got red running through to make it a dark orange it as opposed to having a light orange; I don't suit light shades very well. The coat though - isn't it incredible! And if the coat itself isn't good enough, look at the lining!! It's a work of art. This item is a little beauty - well done Zara!

 

I wore the coat to see 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' at the Noel Coward Theatre in London, starring Daniel Radcliffe. The show was amazing - it was really comedic, completely un-PC, moving, heartbreaking and tear-jerking. Daniel Radcliffe was brilliant, I have so much respect for him as an actor now; he was really convincing as an Irish lad and in his movements as the cripple (in this case, a sufferer of cerebal palsy) - I was completely starstruck! I am definately going to see it again and if anyone else around London is interested, the show is running until 31st August. There may be a few tickets left but it has been incredibly popular so nab the chance while you can!

 

What do you think of my coat and have any of you seen The Cripple of Inishmaan?

 

Bye bye petals, Love Alice xxx 



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Blumenfeld at Somerset

Hello!
So the last time I was here I told you all that I was going to see the Rite of Spring in concert which I went to on thursday. Before the concert Mum and I decided to go into London a little early and see the Blumenfeld exhibition at Somerset House. I've never been to Somerset House before so I was really excited and it is really beautiful. Its quite suprising how there's a stately home bang in the middle of London, but hey ho!

The exhibition itself was absolutely incredible. For those of you who don't know, Blumenfeld was a photographer from the 1940s-60s and became one of the most influential fashion photographers in the world, working for the likes of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar with a unique and recognisable style. We couldn't take photos for obvious reasons but I would love to have shown all of you who are into fashion and photography and both just how beautiful his photography is. None of the pictures are edited, they way they look is how they were taken which is a real testament to his skill (despite calling himself a 'amateur') which you can see with the picture below. If you love fashion photography, or photography in general and are around in London this summer and have a spare hour or two, then why not head down? Its free admission and won't take up much time and I think its worth a see - I had a lovely time. It's open until 1st September. Any more information, you can get HERE.

Plus, Somerset House is fun to visit! Here's me looking a bit dumpy and wind-swept, sporting my lovely Cambridge Satchel! I was going to include about my night seeing the Rite of Spring but I need to do another post to do it enough justice. I could say how it was but I cannot find the words at this moment. For now here's a more hilarious picture of me, plus a glimspe of what is to come up!

 

Bye bye, speak soon

Love Alice xxx



A day in London

Hello Lovelies!

Me and Lizzie, who is Awkward Queen, went to London last wednesday. I think we'd been planning to go London for a couple of months, but have never had the opportunity, so we decided to make a date during the week, made sure we weren't working etc and finally went! It was a really lovely day. We went to Oxford Street (obvs), Carnaby Street, Covent Garden and then got thoroughly lost in Kensington when we went to Harrods. We saw some interesting sights and bought myself some lovely purchases. I probably spent way too much money but it was definitely worth it!


Good ol' Shakespeare looking out from the 'Shakespeare's Head' in Carnaby Street

The Choccywoccydoodah shop in Carnaby Street - chocolate heaven! If you've seen the program you'll know.
Then we trundled to Covent Garden where there are several floating people. Here's Yoda, who was kind enough to wish me peace!

This guy was hilarious and was our view whilst we had lunch. I want to be his friend!

We ate lunch at '21' whose food was really scrummy which was a nice surprise. If you like pizza, this is a good place!

The purchases I made! Some gorgeous vintage Levi's denim shorts from Rokit for a beautiful £24!! Plus 2 MAC lipsticks.

I got 'Morange ' and 'Impassioned ' which I am delighted with. I'll do another post reviewing their success another time :)

 

So that was our day in London! We also visited Harrods which made me go incredibly giddy seeing all of the designer clothes. The interior is absolutely beautiful, particularly in the areas where they sell food. We got severely lost inside and outside the shop and we managed to walk in a giant circle about 3 times. But if you are visiting London, I'd recommend Harrods a visit, even if you can't afford a single thing and feel like a ragamuffin going in! Has anyone else had a good day in London recently?

 

I'm going to see 'The Rite of Spring' by Stravinsky at the Royal Festival Hall for its centenary anniversary from when it was first performed, so I'll be sure to let you know how that goes! But for now, here is 'Radioactive' by Imagine Dragons which I have becomed obsessed with recently.

 

Au revior honeys, love Alice xxx

 

 



 

Zara

Hello!

Has anyone else just completely fallen in love with ZARA lately? I'm struggling not to spend all of my wages in it! I adore the paisley patterns and aztec design thats woven into a lot its style and the heeled sandals are really elegant. Plus, I thought my trouser/legging collection was good - ZARA trousers put them to shame. I am a sucker for an abstract pattern which is why these lovely things stood out for me!

 

I've just realised how awful they look altogether! Ah well, they are all pieces which I would like to own, but if you do shop in Zara, you will probably know that although on the most part, the pricing is quite reasonable, some items are very expensive. I've always thought Zara goes through phases of being really good and ... not so much, but the collection at the moment is really good!

My main fashion pursuit at the moment though is the Rustic Combination Linen Coat by Zara (below), which is £80.00. I think it's stunning - the contrast of the patterns between the sleeves and the bottom half of the coat is really vibrant but, married with the plain linen body of the coat, it's not too much which I think makes it really elegant. And to top it off - a beautiful lining on the inside which is so rustic. I would love to show the full inside. The only problem is: IT'S NOT MINE YET. I've been looking for it online and it has completely sold out. If anyone has seen it in the shops in the UK, please tell me because I would really like to find it!

Anyway, until next time lovelies, byebye!

 

Lots of love, Alice xxx



 



Birthday birthday birthday!

Hello everyone!



It was my 19th birthday on the 17th. I'm feeling quite old, but I know I shouldn't complain. I was given some lovely presents as you can see. I got a lovely purple Ralph Lauren polo jumper, a beautiful piece of Hedwig in a cage and £40 at Topshop which I shall enjoy IMMENSELY. I got a few things from lush including a shampoo bar (with its own pot - HOW EXCITING), some 'Turkish Delight' body wash which smells absolutely beautiful and the texture is like mousse which is brilliant as its soft enough to wash with but it doesn't fall apart in your hand, and finally I got some 'Lip Service' lip balm which is really smooth, although with the cold weather its a bit frozen!

 

However, I must highlight my favourite present of the lot - my Fluoro Yellow 13" Cambridge Company Satchel! I asked for this at Christmas time but my mum was really skeptical about getting it because its so bright and realistically goes with pretty much nothing. Nonetheless, I persisted and I finally got it for my birthday. It is absolutely incredible and certainly one of my favourite pieces now. It is very much a statement piece so I've been trying to find ways of displaying it at its best, so watch this space to see how I get on with styling it! And any ideas, fire them at me! I think this is a real testament to The Cambridge Satchel Company in successfully making a classic item really modern so I salute you!

 

Anyway, I hope everyone is okay! Again I'm sorry for my long absence but I've been working a lot recently as well as rehearsing for a show which started yesterday so my free time has been pretty minimal. I will try to post again soon, but for the meantime I leave you with my house and my dog in the snow we're having in England.
 

 

 

Take care lovelies! Alice xxx

'Twas the Season

Hello Everyone!

I'm sorry for the massively long absence but I've been so busy lately and have had NO camera to take pictures of anything with! So I've had plenty to post about but no pictures. Oh, and my computers completely packed in, so now there's no Photoshop! Fab times. Anyway - Christmas has been absolutely wonderful this year and I've been completely spoilt so I wanted to show you my lovely presents. I've been able to take this photos off my NEW IPHONE 5. It's the most incredible phone ever and the cameras pretty decent so I hope you enjoy these!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So those were my Christmas presents! There are a few that are missing but this is the bulk of them so sorry for bombarding you with so many photos! You can see I was completely spoilt. Some of my faves are my Cranberry coloured disco pants, my Seiko watch, my music, my 'Sopranos are Superior' jim jams and my amazing 'Gryffindor' pillow - my mum got this when I invited her to my place of work in Leavesden. Any guesses? ;) But I love ALL my presents so much, I'm incredibly lucky.

 

I hope you have all had an amazing Christmas! It's quite sad thinking it's over, but we still have the New Year to celebrate! I am sorry about my lack of posting, but thankyou to everyone whose been popping in, I really appreciate it. Thankyou again, and until next time, Merry Christmas :)



 

 

Lots of Love, Alice xxx


p.s With my lovely new iPhone I've set up an instagram so please follow me! > alicewonderrland
Thankyou, you are all babes!

Back to Black

Hello Peoples!

Wow, it's been a bit of a long time since last blogging! I'm really sorry, life has somewhat taken over a bit and I haven't had a camera to take pictures of things. I'm really surprised so many of you have bothered to come back so thank you, I really appreciate it! I have some time to catch up and post things that I should've posted a LONG time ago.

I'm gonna start with my recent purchases. So, I was shopping in River Island quite a while ago now and looking around the 'Chelsea Girl' section when I came across a gorgeous black dress. I didn't have a black dress and it's one of those iconic statement pieces you need to have in your wardrobe so this was a great find. Plus, what I love about this dress is that it's not a standard shape or style that would expect from a 'little black dress' in that it's not fitted and has t-shirt length sleeves. This is sounding confusing - I'm going show you. WARNING: I'm not a serious blogger so I wasn't taking this whole thing seriously when we were taking pictures i.e. I'm looking like a nonce in pretty much EVERY single photo and my brother isn't the most adept with cameras so these arn't the best photos. Enjoy!

So this is my lovely black dress! I hope you can see what I mean about it not being the typical 'black dress'. It's incredibly comfy since it isn't fitted which is good for going out if you bloat easily (I do). The detail is beautiful! The pattern on the dress is a gothic and girly antique pattern in black velvet which gives it a lovely edge. And at a very reasonable price! My black shoes were a surprise buy form Primark because usually I hate it, but they are really nice simple dolly shoes and I wear them nearly all the time.

Dress - River Island £30 | Shoes - Primark £10

OMG - River Island have actually been a bunch of babes recently. I've always wanted a pair of 'flatforms' as I believe they are called but they have always been so expensive which is why I was so happy when River Island had a sale and I managed to nab these beauties for teeny prices. They both previously retailed at £40 a pair, which was a months allowance for me so buying them was out of the question, but during the sales I got them for £8 each pair. YES PEOPLE - £8. Insane. What a bunch of pretties River Island are? They're really quirky shoes which was fantastic because they suit my personality. I wore the zebra print ones into town the other night and for once my feet didn't hurt. I'd recommend everyone get a pair. I haven't been able to find matches, but here are similar ones for reduced prices:

Zebra Flatforms - River Island £40 £8 | Shiny Flatforms - River Island £40 £8

This is me taking the mick. It's an 'on way to shoot' shot. By the way, what do you all think of my scrunchy? I know scrunchies used to be things you wore when you were 8 years old, but I think they could make a come back. I'm gonna make it happen (hopefully). The one I'm wearing is a black velvet scrunchy from Boots at £4.95. I know it's quite pricey but I wear mine loads so it's definitely worth it!

I think that's enough for one post! But thankyou again to everyone whose still been popping in, it's really nice. Life update will come shortly but for now I'll leave you with my hilarious face and the bags under my eyes. I hope everyone is dandy!

Don't forget the big question: What do you think of my scrunchy?

Speak soon! 

Lots of love

Alice xxx