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Author: Ria

  • Blog of the month | Rose & Whimsy

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    Take a gander at April’s Blog of the Month, Rose & Whimsy
    In 3…cosy, calm, cats
    Blog Style…personal posts with a homespun British voice…oh and adorable kittens
    Why I keep going back…The lovely Lauren from Rose & Whimsy’s is relatively new to the blogging universe (having only started it last year), but it’s proof that a personal touch is all you need to draw readers in. Her posts cover her own style, lifestyle, recipes and a little travel, all accompanied by beautiful photography. Not to mention the fact that I’m totally in love with her blog design!
    Let me know what you think of her blog too!

    R.xoxo

  • I Am The Mockingjay | Designer’s take on Katniss’ Catching Fire gown

    With the hype for Catching Fire already building and after the wonderful costume spectacle that was The Hunger Games, it’s no wonder the designers are at it again. This time three wedding dress designers have taken on Katniss’ infamous white wedding gown from the beginning of the book – much like when the likes of Erin Fetherston and Tibi took on her Opening Ceremony outfit. This particular wedding dress is used in the novel not only to get the Capitol crowd clapping, but it also literally sparks the start of a rebellion. 
    The brief below offers some insight to what it should look like.
    “He unzips the bag, revealing one of the wedding dresses I wore for the photo shoot. Heavy white silk with a low neckline and tight waist and sleeves that fall from my wrists to the floor. And pearls. Everywhere pearls. Stitched into the dress and in ropes at my throat and forming the crown for the veil. Even though they announced the Quarter Quell the night of the photo shoot, people still voted for their favorite dress, and this was the winner.” – Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins

    Check out their designs below…

    Catching Fire wedding dresses 
    *images via Hollywood
    Unfortunately these designs came a little late. Costume designer for the films Trish Summerville chose Tex Saverio, a Indonesian designer who’s also made dresses for Lady Gaga. Check out the dress below along with the recently released Catching Fire trailer!

    Catching Fire dress
    R.xoxo

  • This Week…

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    – So Yesterday, Scott Westerfeld – Day #198 – MTV Movie Awards Round Up – Day #199 – Day #200 – Day #201 – Sunset on my way home – Day #202 – Commuting soundtrack – Friday evening treats – Day #203 – First Costa Cooler of the year – Saturday night selfie – 
    Quick post again. Another week over and nearly the end of the month! April went by far too quick for my liking, next thing I know it’ll be my birthday…oh wait, that’s next week isn’t it? =| how scary is that! I’m actually not sure what I’m doing next weekend, but I guess sometimes the best plans are the most spontaneous. 
    The lovely Spring weather here in the South has inspired me to do some Spring cleaning, so if I’m honest my week’s been spent mooning over doing a blog graphic revamp. So I’ve been chain downloading fonts, textures and playing around in Photoshop with headers and colours. I’m still not sure when I’ll properly get my act together and update my graphics, but hopefully it’ll be soon. 
    Also in blog news, it was good getting to red carpet blog again (don’t forget to check out my MTV Movie Awards Show post here) it’s a nice reminder that blogging ideas can come from anywhere and I have some posts up my sleeve!

    soundtrack: Howl by Florence + The Machine 

    R.xoxo