Snapshot: T8T Massie

Snapped Wearing:

Dress: Twenty8twelve 'Massie' Dress

Shoes: Reiss 'Cedar' Sandals in tan

Jewellery: All jewellery from Tiffany & Co.

All About Eve

I was in Dublin a couple of weeks ago and had the very great pleasure of visiting Emma Manley's Studio to see where all the Manley magic happens! I had a sneaky peek at her stunning A/W14 collection (oh just you wait til you see it!!) and I got to play dress up in some of my favourite pieces from the current Manley collection. Best of all, I left with a bag full of delicious Manley goodies!

This dress is glorious! I'd had my eye on it from the moment I saw it in the Manley Lookbook months ago. I already have it in pink (blogged here) but I couldn't resist the great teal colour. Beautiful 'Eve' has a perforated leather front and back panel. The leather is hand cut with a scalloped edge & features Manley's signature gold stud detail. The jersey side panels are flared with ties on both sides of the leather front and back panels.

I matched the magnificent teal colour of the dress with a beautiful teal patent clutch from Twenty8twelve and then clashed the whole look up with the most wonderful pink Christian Louboutin shoes.

I must say a huge big thanks to Emma for such a great time in her Dublin studio; she is beautiful, ridiculously talented & definitely the Hostess with the mostest (Hubby says thank you for feeding him!). What a great thrill it was for this Manley Girl to be let loose in her idea of fashion Heaven!

Get The Look:

Dress: Emma Manley 'Eve' Studded Leather Dress in teal

Shoes: Christian Louboutin 'Lady Gres' Peep-toe Shoes in pink (similar)

Bag: Twenty8twelve 'Jezabel' Clutch in teal (similar)

Come Into The Garden Maud

Twenty8Twelve's 'Denise' dress is the perfect mix of elegant and edgy. I bought it a few years ago and I loved it so much I got it in two colours; in a beautiful green/gold colourway and this classic black. In darkest ebony silk-georgette, the Denise empire line dress features a romantic lace ruffle collar, lace flutter sleeves, pintucked pleating to the front, a concealed zip to the back and silk lining.

I wasn't planning to blog about this dress to be honest; I was simply wearing it under a great coat from Antipodium that I was photographing for a post (see here) but I love these photos & I adore the dress so it seemed silly not to share it with you. Teamed with my favourite flats, this is such a cute, easy to wear combo! 

I was reading Tennyson by the wishing well at Waggoner’s Wells in this shoot; this is the beautiful poem he wrote there in 1863:

Flower in the crannied wall,

I pluck you out of the crannies,

I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,

Little flower—but if I could understand

What you are, root and all, and all in all,

I should know what God and man is.

And yep, I'm pale, tan-less, translucent in these blog photos; this is an incredibly rare occurrence and I can't promise it will ever happen again! It might though. Maybe.

Get The Look:

Dress: Twenty8twelve 'Denise' Dress in ebony (similar)

Shoes: ASOS 'Marky' Brogues in black

Photos: Kate Carpenter

After Dark All Cats Are Leopards

Antipodium's 'Intersection' coat, in a fabulous, mixed leopard print tapestry, is quite simply the coolest coat of the season. I was lusting after it from the moment I spied it online! 

A great transeasonal piece, it is made from an easy-wear woven fabric and features hidden buttons, side paneling with two large pockets and is finished with a detachable shearling collar (not seen here).

I wore it for a rainy day out with a cute black dress from Twenty8twelve, my 'wear them with everything' black patent ASOS brogues & a great black satchel from The Cambridge Satchel Co.

Get The Look:

Coat: Antipodium 'Intersection' Coat

Dress: Twenty8Twelve 'Denise' Dress in ebony (similar)
Shoes: ASOS 'Marky' Patent Brogues in black

Photos: Kate Carpenter

Poupee

The beautiful 'Poupee' dress is my favourite piece from Twenty8twelve's fabulous pre-Fall13 collection. It had only just hit the store when I snapped it up and it is already selling out fast!

Poupee means doll or poppet and it's a very apt name for this delicate, girly piece. A beautiful boho style dress, it features short sleeves, pleats at the waist, a fabulous contrast embroidery in blue throughout and scalloped edges for a delicate finish. It has a very relaxed fit & looks beautiful worn loose and flowing or styled with a belt for a slightly more structured look.

I chose to style the dress with a belt for this Blog post. It's an old, much loved leather belt from one of Twenty8twelve's very first collections. I wore a cool pair of See by Chloe peep-toe shoe boots to add a tougher edge to the dress & finished the look off with a great red satchel from the Cambridge Satchel Co.

Get The Look:

Dress: Twenty8twelve 'Poupee' Dress (note: the 'Poupee' dress is currently available in all Twenty8twelve stores)

Belt: Twenty8twelve Leather Belt in black (similar)

Shoes: See By Chloe 'Cocco' Cut-Out Peep-toe Shoes in black (similar)

Bag: The Cambridge Satchel Co. 11" Classic Satchel in red

Snapshot: Étoile Isabel Marant

Snapped Wearing:
Dress: Étoile Isabel Marant 'Fita' Dress
Shoes: Ash 'Bea' Wedge Sneakers
Belt: Twenty8twelve Belt
Sunglasses: Chanel Bow Sunglasses
Necklace: Nadia Minkoff London Eye Necklace
Note: Photos taken with the Hipstamatic App on my iPhone

Pretty Rock & Roll

This cute, Summery cotton voile dress is my very first purchase from the fantastic new Winter Kate S/S13 collection and it's fair to say it won't be my last! The collection is incredible, full of the most beautiful, feminine, romantical pieces; Nicole Richie has simply outdone herself this season!

The 'Freesia' dress is adorable; it features a beautiful print in soft pastel hues of olive & ivory. It is sleeveless, a loose fitting A-line shape and has delicate lace detailing at the neck & hem which adds a very girlie feel to it.

This soft hazy print is featured a lot in the new Winter Kate collection; on various tops and most interestingly on a fabulous pair of slouchy trousers called... wait for it... 'Fiona'! Named after me I like to believe, har har!

Freesia is such an easy to wear dress; you can literally throw it on & you're good to go. I decided however, to add a little definition to the slouchy shape by styling it with a studded belt from Twenty8twelve. Sticking with the rock & roll edge the belt gave the dress, I added a great pair of rock chic boots from Russell & Bromley; the iconic 'Rockafela' ankle boots. I then braved the very chilly Spring weather to take a few snaps for the Blog. Oh it felt so good to wear Spring clothes and to get my legs out again at last... roll on Summer!!

Get The Look:

Dress: Winter Kate 'Freesia' Dress

Shoes: Russell & Bromley 'Rockafela' Boots

Belt: Twenty8twelve 'Penfold' Belt