tartan

Wave goodbye to those block prints and Hello to over the top, 90’s grunge. One impoticular which got my head racing is Tartan, oh yes, Tartan. That word means different things to different people, for a print which they trace back to 1744, why wouldnt it? For me however, the word Tartan brings one designer and era to mind, Vivienne Westwood, In the 1970’s when she opened her Boutique on the Kings Road London called ‘Let it Rock’, or later known as ‘Sex’. She then went on to dress famous rock and roll stars like The Sex Pistols. Regardless of the history, it seems to keep coming back into our high street shops, last being the 90′, now the 90’s hve hit autum winter 2013 with a bang!

Here are my top Tartan buys!  

#topshop #tartan #fashionI can not get enough of these Topshop velevt trousers, they cost £50 but is a kea item, as it can be dressed up with heels or dressed down with flats! http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?searchTerm=tartan&storeId=12556&productId=12215618&urlRequestType=Base&categoryId=&langId=-1&productIdentifier=product&catalogId=33057

#riverisland #fashion #winter #gotfashion #wintertrendThis was true love at first sight, this traditional tartan blazer can be found in river island, this costs £55. This jacket will be sure to have heads turning! it will look great with a pair of tight black trousers, and some platform shoes! http://www.riverisland.com/women/coats–jackets/blazers/Red-tartan-contrast-collar-blazer-646809

If your stuck for insperation take a look at what the celebraties are wearing!!

#celebratyfashion #tartantrend

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The 1975

When I got tickets for The 1975 in Brightons Concord 2, I was really exited. I used to go to University down in Brighton, I know that Concord 2 is a great venue to watch bands in. Now that they’ve had a number one album I knew I was in for something good.

Id previously seen The 1975 back at Glastonbury twice, but as we all know, it’s always good to watch bands in intimate venues. Concord 2 is one of those!

The 1975 started off with their third released single, the city, which got the crowd going!. Matt (the lead singer) stopped to tell everyone storys about Brighton and there tour, it was rather hard hear over the crowd screeming.

They were on for around 90 minuets, and left without singing their favourite song ‘sex’. Therefore leaving the crowd chanting ‘WE WANT SEX’.  Which they then came out to preform.

After the gig I met matt and had a photo with him which I was really chuffed about (hehe).

All I can say is- I love the 1975 and look forward to seeing them again.

#the1975

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Do It Yourself Hair Garland

Do It Yourself Hair Garland.

Do It Yourself Hair Garland

This hair garland is quick and easy to make – and cheap too! Making your own gives you the opportunity to be unique and match your garland colours to your outfit!

 

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BEFORE WE BEGIN…

To make a hair garland you are going to need:

Ribbon

Sellotape and Scissors 

Flowers (you could use fresh flowers if you have enough time to make it beforehand)

Wire

We were able to purchase everything here from Hobby craft but if you are organised you can search the internet for cheap decorative flowers.

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STEP 1

First of all take the wire and wrap it around your head. Do it quite loose but so that it sits on your head. Adding flowers and ribbon will make it feel tighter. Cut the Wire and wrap the wire back on itself to secure the shape.

You then need to cut your flowers. Leave some stem, as you are going to need to sellotape the flowers to the wire to keep them in place.  Ensure you add flowers, leaves and fill it up as much as you can! The more the better!

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STEP 2

You now need to take the ribbon and wrap it around your garland. Ensure to do it quite securely to keep the flowers in place. If you feel that they aren’t secure enough you could use some glue to hold it in place.

Once you have finished, you can either cut off all the ribbon, or you can tie it in a bow or however you feel like finishing your garland

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STEP 3

Look amazing and rock out your own unique hair garland!

Indian head jewellery

After Karl Lagerfeld’s collection for Chanel, ‘Métiers D’Art’  hit the catwalk in 2012, the world has gone mad for Indian inspired Jewellery, Embellishments and Draping !

“The crisis shouldn’t be over-emphasised,” says Karl Lagerfeld. “People have always responded to difficulty by dressing up in jewels. Anyway, who are these bureaucrats who decide whether we’re triple A-rated?”

As we all know, Fashion from the catwalk always filters its way onto the high street and on the way, it has hit the festival scene with a bang!

Everywhere to be seen at festivals was Bindis. clothing that is drapped and dark, mysterious eyes.

Here is a great place to buy authentic Bindis http://www.bindiboutique.co.uk/ at a good price!

Love Lauren

Festival Fashion

Festival Fashion

Glastonbury experience.

Waiting at Bristol bus station for our coach to Glastonbury was an experience in itself. Everyone around us, in wellies, with flowers in there hair, everyone talking about how exited they are. The way down was through the beautiful Somerset countryside, untill finally, you arrive at the other side of a hill where it overlooks Glastonbury festival. Everyone on the coach was cheering! , when they stamped the band on my wrist it became a reality. I was very impressed- no bag search, nothing.

The walk to our campsite was long, hot and painful with the bags. Other people had wheels which seemed like the best idea ever at the time..

As no music was starting till Friday, we had a day of drinking eating and exploring Glastonbury grounds. Some friends of ours brought stuff in for a bbq in cool bags which was lovely, and we had enough alcohol to give the whole of Glastonbury a sip. It had a great vibe around the camp.

Waking up on Friday was so exiting! I knew the music was starting and couldn’t wait too get started! As soon as i could shake off my hangover .

Around lunch time it started raining which i was happy about, (well i wanted to make good use out of my wellies) it stopped around an hour after, and for the whole of Glastonbury it was muddy from the amount of people treading and making it deep and soggy.

After the first day i had no charge on my phone which made it extra hard to contact friends, i went to the phone charge tent and the que was unbelievably long, luckily my friend had a phone charge pack which was fantastic, it charged three phones around 5 times.

The festival was fantastic and we all left with fantastic memories. The smell of fire, the feel of mud, watching some of my favorite bands ever! it was worth every penny.

Here are the things i would recommend taking too Glastonbury:

– wellingtons

-a waterproof mac

-Wheels to cart your luggage and alcohol through the festival

– food

– alcohol

-make up wipes

– cleaning wipes

 

Please keep checking for our fashion blog on glastonbury.

 

Boardmasters Review

I really didn’t know what to expect from Boardmasters, the price- relatively cheap as far as festivals go… good line-up and in Newquay. But i have some great tips and reviews of this festival. 

Getting into the festival-I traveled from Bristol, which is a good three hours away. Driving down in my little mini was good fun!. I added parking on top of my ticket which was an additional £10, although they didn’t sent the tickets through so i had to wait for them to check online, it was a good price. I’m not sure where any other parking options were! so i would highly recommend it. The entrance into Boardmasters wasn’t the best, long ques and a HUGE bag search, only a limited amount of alcohol and no BBQ. They even took my Doritos dip!!!! i was horrified! (i still think the steward was hungry). 

The festival in itself was very young, not really what i expected. I’m 22 and i felt very old compared to Glastonbury. Although the music was very good (Ben Howard was unbelievable), i couldn’t help but compare the festival too Glastonbury, and be very disappointed from the lack of surfers and skaters at this festival. Boardmasters seems to have lost what it struck out to do in the first place.  I felt although the festival was cheaper I ended up spending more on alcohol (see photo below too see my drunken state).

 I would not recommend familys or couples to this festival, but 16 year olds looking for a good time will fit in no problem!. 

Sorry boardmasters, i had a good time but i’m in no rush too come back!

boardmasters

i ❤ festivals

Boardmasters…

Next week, were off too Boardmasters, which is a 3 night festival in newquay, it consists of a surfing competition (not that we’ll be involved), music, and drinking. 

We’ve never been before so it’s hard trying to know what to bring! I’v been doing abit of research to find what the best things on the market are. Taking into account, ill be surfing, the high possibility of being on the beach and watching bands! 

#1 – Surfing! 

This wetsuit is called the O’Neill Bahia Long-Sleeve Short Spring Wetsuit. Perfect for ladies who want to jump in the sea and still look sexy. These wetsuits start from around £79,99.

#2 – The classic Denim Shorts! 

Denim shorts are a must have for any festival, There comfortable and they ALWAYS look better worn! So this website http://www.beyondretro.com is the perfect place to go to get your vintage shorts!.

Love, Kate and Lauren x