Elsa Schiaparelli

I was extremely excited to hear Elsa Schiaperelli's work is to be celebrated at The Met this Spring. For me, she is a monumental pioneer of the fashion industry who is often overlooked in favour of the likes of Chanel who have sustained longevity. I feel she deserves more recognition as she was the first to create the modern catwalk and the wedge shoe which has been a favourite amongst the fashion pack for a good few seasons now. Her collaboration with surrealist artist Salvador Dali cumulated in four key items, my favourite being the shoe hat pictured above. However, in today's society with the likes of Lady Gaga consistently making post modern statements, I can't help but feel her style would resonate with the youth of today.

Time for a comeback?

Victoria 

xo

London

Sorry for the lack of blog post. I took wee jaunt down to London this weekend as the sailor got a day off (fastest 18 hours of my life!). Shockingly, I had never been to London so I decided to turn his day off into a mini break for myself. I absolutely loved the city and can't wait to go back and see some more of it with someone else. 

What struck me most (through the endless hours of people watching that I probably wouldn't have got had I been with someone else) was how fearless Londoners are. Not only in their fashion choices, but in the way they run at the subway doors, cycle in front of cars and get on with their daily lives surround by a constant flow of bemused tourists. However, it was their outlandish fashion choices that got my creative juices flowing. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so I have no first hand pictures for you but I'll leave that to the professionals...

Source: The Guardian

Source: Face Hunter

Source: slamxhype

Victoria

xo

Sexual attraction

 

Doing some research for work today I stumbled across (what I think is) a ridiculous article on the BBC Scotland website about how the contraceptive pill alters your attraction levels. Apparently being on the pill makes you more attracted to reliable, caring types. I can safely say looking back on my ex boyfriends, that definitely isn't the case! My favourite quote of the article was definitely:

"Dr Roberts added: "Choosing a non-hormonal barrier method of contraception for a few months before getting married might be one way for a woman to check or reassure herself that she's still attracted to her partner."

I didn't have the heart to tell my ginger boyfriend that not only can he not donate sperm, but if I wasn't on the pill then I might not actually be attracted to him...

What's your thoughts?

Victoria

xo

Source: BBC Scotland

Mr Button

 

I have no words to accompany this picture apart from "get me some of these now!"

What an awesome idea!

Check them out at John Caswell Design

Victoria

xo

Long distance sucks...

At the moment I'm currently battling two long distance relationships; one with my boyfriend, one with a best friend. Whilst there's the obvious reasons I miss my boyfriend, there are so many reasons I miss my friend too. She's such a positive, bubbly person that I know she would be making dealing with the separation from my boyfriend 10 times easier if we were still seeing each other every week. Separation from anyone is difficult but it's amazing how quickly you can adapt and change what you consider normal. Long distance sucks no matter who it is with but it genuinely does make you appreciate the person more when they are there. My friend is coming to Glasgow tomorrow for one amazing night out and I get 18 hours in London with my boyfriend new weekend. Bring it on! I feel like a kid at Christmas :)

Victoria

xo

Photo source: we heart it

American dreams

 

The glorious Glaswegian weather today got me thinking (as it usually does) of places I'd rather be and whilst I usually think of sunny exotic places, today it was Florida that popped into my head. For some reason the rain never bothers me as much when I'm there. Nothing quite beats driving along those straight open roads through an amazing sunset thunder storm. With Halloween vast approaching, I'm getting more and more tempted to jump a plane and go over for Universal's Halloween Horror night. However, my blank pay cheque might have something to say about that...

Victoria

xo

Charity Tuesday

Following twitter's trend of Charity Tuesday, I'm using my blog to shamelessly plug the charity ball I'm organising. Please spread word and get involved because it is such a great cause!

In aid of CLIC Sargent, at 7pm on Saturday 29th October Oran Mor's ballroom will be transformed into one of the best nights Glasgow has to offer. Hosted by Karen Dunbar, the night will include:

• A piano and champagne reception
• An exquisite traditional 3 course dinner prepared by Oran Mor's fine dining team led by Jeff Crawford
• A barrel load of laughs provided by compère Karen Dunbar and stand-up comedian Gary Little
• Table magic and a floor show by master cocktail flairer and Scottish champion, Jon O'Connor
• Charity raffle/auction
• Traditional Scottish dance provided by The Clan Wallace followed by Celtic folk and ceilidh band, Stramash leading you through to the wee hours

Tickets cost £70 or £840 for a table of 12 with 100% of profits going to charity. For more information, ticket sales and general banter, keep up to date on Facebook/Twitter.
twitter: @comescottish

 

Victoria

xo

Autumn fashion

I have to say, I've always been a bigger fan of Autumn fashion. Tights, boots and layers galore get my creative juices flowing much more than skimpy tops and booty hugging shorts. This A/W, fashion is set to get much more feminine with longer lengths and waist nipping skirts and dresses. Bring on the cold!

Victoria

xo