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Fashion: Street Art & Summer Dresses

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How nice was the weather over Easter? On Friday I used the opportunity for a little stroll along Bankside in London. Though the walk along the Thamse was jam-packed with people, everyone just looked really happy and truly enjoyed the gorgeous day full of warm sunshine and blue skies. As soon as the first warm sunbeams come out, my natural instinct of summer kicks in and I'm literally all ready for the hot days - since living in the UK, you never know how much sunshine you'll get to enjoy, so I use to dress like it is already boiling hot. The spring sunshine can be misleading though, with mild temperatures in the day but come the evening it gets chilly and I wished I would have brought my winter coat along. So this is 2016 and I have obviously not learnt from my previous history of dressing too casual and light for the early spring days. A quick look at the bright sky (where is my camera?) and an even quicker check for the temperatures (stuck my arm briefly out of the window wav...

Fashion: Street Art Meets Black Chic

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Karen and I attended last week's Blogger Fashion Week (BLFW) organised by Danielle from the Bloggers Hangout . The venue was a lovely loft at the OXO tower overlooking the Thamse. We meet fellow bloggers and chatted to amazing brands. I really enjoyed the event as the venue was perfect and attendancies were asked to dress to the code: Black Chic. A Fashion Find In Primark I originally had this ootd planned for BLFW and made some last minute changes when I went to Birmingham and popped into Primark. I used to love Primark back in the days of 2008/2009. Ever since most of their designs and materials haven't appealed to me at all. Until recently. Primark have upped their game and slowly reconquer my fashion heart. I made a bargain with a 100% wool fedora which usually comes at around £30 onwards. Well, fortune has it that I made another fashion find in the Birmingham branch. Totally unexpected. The Birmigham Primark is awful. It is messy, it is busy, it is so unattractive, yet e...