There was it seemed a compotion to see who could come up with the best floral window during Chelsea flwer week. The theme was Alice in Wonderland.
I think Cartier must have won!
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Sloane Square goes flower crazy
There was it seemed a compotion to see who could come up with the best floral window during Chelsea flwer week. The theme was Alice in Wonderland.I think Cartier must have won!
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
The flowers from Chelsea
My first Chelsea was 1996, it was love at first sight, the show gardens were spectacular and plentiful. I took copious photographs of the show gardens and created a scrapbook. I even took daisy in 1998 at the tender age of 6!
She loved it but the cost is prohibitive and so sadly it was a one off. The one year i skipped was 2001 the year Leyla was born, I was still breast feeding and did not want to leave her. I missed it though and returned the following year. Most times I go after 3.30pm. Occasionally I treat myself to a day recently I have been going with mother but she nearly drove me INSANE this year. She alternately moaned about
She seems puzzled by my desire to snap away at what seems like very little to her. Mother means well but she really hamstrings my ability to just follow what looks interesting and so I feel I missed much and the plants barely got a look in. Of course because she got the train her ticket was booked home and so we had the added stress of making sure we got her back on the return trip...
Ranunculus are my favourite flowers. I loved the whole clash to match in this garden.
The show gardens are not what they were. There are less of them and the continually repetition of ideas irritates me more each year. I thought perhaps it was me but looking at my scrap book I know that the financial crisis has hit Chelsea hard.
A LOT of purple, gold and orange this year.
I am on holiday and will be back June 7th
She loved it but the cost is prohibitive and so sadly it was a one off. The one year i skipped was 2001 the year Leyla was born, I was still breast feeding and did not want to leave her. I missed it though and returned the following year. Most times I go after 3.30pm. Occasionally I treat myself to a day recently I have been going with mother but she nearly drove me INSANE this year. She alternately moaned about
- How cold it was
- How irritating her skirt was
- How much her feet hurt
She seems puzzled by my desire to snap away at what seems like very little to her. Mother means well but she really hamstrings my ability to just follow what looks interesting and so I feel I missed much and the plants barely got a look in. Of course because she got the train her ticket was booked home and so we had the added stress of making sure we got her back on the return trip...
Ranunculus are my favourite flowers. I loved the whole clash to match in this garden.
The show gardens are not what they were. There are less of them and the continually repetition of ideas irritates me more each year. I thought perhaps it was me but looking at my scrap book I know that the financial crisis has hit Chelsea hard.
A LOT of purple, gold and orange this year.
I am on holiday and will be back June 7th
Monday, 31 May 2010
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Go and make a cup of tea, get comfortable because Sartorial Chelsea Flower Show is here.
This from Hilary Rose from here
The coats were amazing, both plain and floral.
Dresses
Vintage Fabric
Stripes
Muted textures
Spots
Clotted Cream
What a judgmental cow..Talk about miss the point. I do understand the sentiment, hence I struggle to wear stripes at the seaside for fear of looking like some pastiche but Chelsea is all about FUN and I hope Ms Rose you did not attend for either because the irony of your name is as about as relevant as your sartorial judgement. Rant over.
The whether was very chilly so more coats than normal myself included. I saw less flowers I hope not because of what Ms Rose wrote. Still I found plenty to inspire
I will not debate the logistics of the day just yet, instead look at the amazing style on show. All this was taken in 3 hours..think what I could do with a whole day! I will do so next year. 
COATS
Some lovely cream macs on show
The coats were amazing, both plain and floral.
DressesI LOVE the outfit far left, I really really want that cardie, yes I know Jigsaw do one maybe I will have to bite the bullet and buy it.
Vintage Fabric
Stripes
Muted textures
Spots
Clotted CreamTomorrow some closer fragments, I used my Pentax which was slower to focus and a bit intrusive but I did get some lovely images come back tomorrow.
Saturday, 29 May 2010
Shopping
Since taking photographs of my clothes actually being worn I have learnt so much. One thing in particular which I have found a shock is that is everything I own from GAP looks really horrible on.
Why?
I think it has a lot to do with the quality of fabric which unlike other shops is poorer and so clings, emphasising my spare tyre. I also think they are cut for someone slightly shorter..who knows. What I do know is I will not shop there again, I will stick to shops whose clothes look good both in the changing room and in the photograph. So for a chuckle I took the camera shopping and here are the results
The top row all looks pretty grim except the middle jumper. The photograph (taken too close in the changing room) is not good but it was flattering and a lovely moss green. However bat wing sleeves and teaching art do not mix so no purchase.
The bottom row repeats my unbelievable addiction to shrouds, including a stripy one that I tried on in Muji. again the middle top is OK... but I will talk about arms in a minute...
So the last image is of the top in the picture just before it is a lovely khaki green but worn with a belt. The trousers are out of my comfort zone but I loved the combination and so KERCHING No shrouds today.
On to Next, not my usual hunting ground but I spied those trousers in the window and so had to try them on....but.... no I did not buy.
1. they were the wrong green a bit too bright.
2. the pockets stuck out too much.
3. not cheap at £35
4. Do you detect a bit of mutton here...I'm not sure. maybe if they were darker.
I confess I bought the stripy top, it hangs like a dream it is cream and green and was only £14.
Oh arms... Dear God I go to the bloody gym 3 times a week. I work like a dog on those triceps I tell you and seriously would you get them out in public? Are they not horrible? I will NEVER buy a sleeveless top again unless it is to be worn ONLY under a cardie.
It is half term and so from here on in the posts have been prepared in advance, I will return 7th June
Why?
I think it has a lot to do with the quality of fabric which unlike other shops is poorer and so clings, emphasising my spare tyre. I also think they are cut for someone slightly shorter..who knows. What I do know is I will not shop there again, I will stick to shops whose clothes look good both in the changing room and in the photograph. So for a chuckle I took the camera shopping and here are the results
The top row all looks pretty grim except the middle jumper. The photograph (taken too close in the changing room) is not good but it was flattering and a lovely moss green. However bat wing sleeves and teaching art do not mix so no purchase.The bottom row repeats my unbelievable addiction to shrouds, including a stripy one that I tried on in Muji. again the middle top is OK... but I will talk about arms in a minute...
So the last image is of the top in the picture just before it is a lovely khaki green but worn with a belt. The trousers are out of my comfort zone but I loved the combination and so KERCHING No shrouds today.
On to Next, not my usual hunting ground but I spied those trousers in the window and so had to try them on....but.... no I did not buy.1. they were the wrong green a bit too bright.
2. the pockets stuck out too much.
3. not cheap at £35
4. Do you detect a bit of mutton here...I'm not sure. maybe if they were darker.
I confess I bought the stripy top, it hangs like a dream it is cream and green and was only £14.
Oh arms... Dear God I go to the bloody gym 3 times a week. I work like a dog on those triceps I tell you and seriously would you get them out in public? Are they not horrible? I will NEVER buy a sleeveless top again unless it is to be worn ONLY under a cardie.
It is half term and so from here on in the posts have been prepared in advance, I will return 7th June
Friday, 28 May 2010
Wardrobe Watch 6
Some serious temperature swings had to be coped with this week staring with nearly 30 degrees falling to 14 degrees by Wednesday! Oh joy.
I think this may be my favourite week.
Monday 9/10
Cool for the heat a COS artists smock, very light, very cool, very comfy, teamed with a very old pair of linen trousers from Oasis via EBay.
Tuesday 10/10
I LOVE this outfit, you have seen the cardie from Primark, worn over a really thin loose viscose top from Jigsaw, a couple of years old, teamed with black trousers from Zara that I altered the hem of to get the right length.
Wednesday 10/10
So cold I had to put some tights back on, I LOVE this skirt from COS with my back buttoned cardie from Muji.
Thursday 10/10
I know, black again, Zara trousers again, but different ones, slightly thicker jeans style. This was worn with a loose COS top and that really lovely heavy gold cardie I bought way back in January from Massimo Dutti
Friday 10/10
Warmer so Black linen trousers from Monsoon via EBay, with the lovely rosette necked top layered under a thermal cropped cardie from Toast.
I am almost beyond exhausted. I have marked and moderated 40 GCSE's and over 20 A Levels sounds easy but that represents a LOT of work and HUGE amounts of stress. I went home Wednesday and Daisy broke down with the stress of revising and the pressure of having to achieve such high grades to get into university.
We all gave her counsel and she survived the following day a statistics exam followed by physics exam.
I met Mother who tapped into reserves of patience I didn't know I had, Chelsea was great, but seriously, I will have to go on my own next year.
More on Chelsea later.
I think this may be my favourite week.Monday 9/10
Cool for the heat a COS artists smock, very light, very cool, very comfy, teamed with a very old pair of linen trousers from Oasis via EBay.
Tuesday 10/10
I LOVE this outfit, you have seen the cardie from Primark, worn over a really thin loose viscose top from Jigsaw, a couple of years old, teamed with black trousers from Zara that I altered the hem of to get the right length.
Wednesday 10/10
So cold I had to put some tights back on, I LOVE this skirt from COS with my back buttoned cardie from Muji.
Thursday 10/10
I know, black again, Zara trousers again, but different ones, slightly thicker jeans style. This was worn with a loose COS top and that really lovely heavy gold cardie I bought way back in January from Massimo Dutti
Friday 10/10
Warmer so Black linen trousers from Monsoon via EBay, with the lovely rosette necked top layered under a thermal cropped cardie from Toast.
I am almost beyond exhausted. I have marked and moderated 40 GCSE's and over 20 A Levels sounds easy but that represents a LOT of work and HUGE amounts of stress. I went home Wednesday and Daisy broke down with the stress of revising and the pressure of having to achieve such high grades to get into university.
We all gave her counsel and she survived the following day a statistics exam followed by physics exam.
I met Mother who tapped into reserves of patience I didn't know I had, Chelsea was great, but seriously, I will have to go on my own next year.
More on Chelsea later.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Magazine clippings
I love a cross body bag and my favourite is the Ally Capellino below, a close second would be the Alexa from Mulberry, but the surprise above left is the tan satchel from Hobbs, a shop I hate but maybe I should go and check out the bags sadly not this year as the final holiday payment beckons closely followed by some dental work. But are they not all most covetable?
Grazia as if to rub salt in the wound has identified further celebs all wearing my ache to own trousers. Please please Zara make some for my chunky monkey frame..
I blew the price of these trousers in Ikea this weekend I could have wept, seriously it was so galling on every bloody level. I hate buying new furniture, I like furniture to tell a story, have a history, I go to considerable lengths to make sure it does but for some reason I was taken by surprise when Daisy moved into the spare room. I guess I never thought we would be free of au-pairs and so did not have a plan for when they stopped coming.
So out went a vile chest of draws in came a bloody "HOW MUCH" desk from Ikea. My aim was to buy a cheap trestle table, but none would fit the space, so in the end I bit the bullet and because I had driven especially and so was standing in the shop I was forced to spend a fortune on a pine desk. She loves it I hate it. I then had to buy a lamp, a lamp shade and duvet cover. Boom there goes my trousers.
Roll on Chelsea....
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