Category: Blog

  • [365] Happy 1st Birthday to my blog!

    Well, this was a lovely surprise when I checked my calender today. Today marks the 1st birthday and it’s been one heck of a year! 

    My first post was a little introduction to the blog on the 7th December 2010 and reading it back, I’ll admit it’s beyond cringe-worthy. I remember um-ing and ah-ing about starting a blog during my 2nd year at college whilst doing Media Studies and looking at the stereotypes of women in fashion [it was an excuse for me to watch re-runs of Ugly Betty and spend hours analysing The Devil Wears Prada/The September Issue lol] but it wasn’t until I hit my first semester at University that I took the plunge. 

    Back then it did a little miniseries about the X Factor fashion and a post about my trip up to The Clothes Show, but I had a real problem with trying to find what really wanted to focus writing on. I’ve talked before about my problem with finding my blog identity and hell I don’t think I’ll ever find it! What’s important to me now [and what I realised in a post I made a few days ago here] is that I still enjoy writing and posting. Meeting such a diverse group of bloggers last Saturday really helped with that, we all had our own personal lives to deal with but when it came down to it blogging was something we really loved and that should always come first with a hobby like this. 

    So in celebration of my first birthday, I thought I give my blog a little TLC with a revamp. Let me know what you think and hopefully, this is only the beginning!

    Ria Xx

  • South Bloggers Meet Up

    South Bloggers Meet Up

    – All us outside of Southampton Guildhall – close up shots of my outfit (details in my previous ‘This Week’ post) – Having a good root through Hepwright’s Vintage in Bedford Place, Southampton – German Christmas Market – Pasta at Bella Italia – Yes I was a child and got an ice cream for dessert :P – my only fashion purchase of the day from New Look, I never want to take it off! – [Group photo and Hepwright’s shot courtesy of Sarah from Sarah-Leigh’s Style Files]  

    As promised, a full post about the South Bloggers Meet Up last Saturday in Southampton. We were only a small-ish group in the end but it was a fabulous day out. We started off with a quick snoop around Hepwright’s Vintage and a gossip session at a nearby coffee shop, before heading back into the city centre for a gander at the German Christmas Market and a look around the busy West Quay Shopping Centre.

    We then finished off the night with a meal at Bella Italia and another good gossip before heading home. It was so lovely to meet everyone at the event and finding out what people did IRL, whether actual jobs or Uni, plus other hobbies and interests outside beauty and fashion.

    This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this but it was really great to chat to people who understood the blogging world and why I like to take pictures of my outfits and talk about fashion. Plus our gossip session definitely inspired me enough to pull me out of my most recent blogging funk.

    A big thank you to Michelle for organising the meetup!

    Now go ahead and follow all the other wonderful ladies who were there:

    To anyone who missed out on the fun hopefully we’ll have another meet up in the New Year, would be lovely to meet even more of you guys! 

  • Wear the runway trend now | Bright whites at Louis Vuitton S/S12

    Wear the runway trend now | Bright whites at Louis Vuitton S/S12

    December fast approaches and it’s definitely time to get excited for Christmas and the holidays. Inspired by Louis Vuitton S/S bright white is a very hard trend to pull off, but with the festive party season coming up it’s a trend that will look great in the cold winter months and will be a colour to pull out once Spring and Summer hits too.  

    Ria Xx