SPRH Visits.... Berrington Hall

Hello there,

Everyone enjoys a day trip and I'm no different. I often take pictures on our trips out so I thought I'd start a new series on this blog, where I share with you where I've been. This might even give you a idea of places to go yourselves.

This week I visited Berrington Hall, which is in Herefordshire near Leominster. The Hall is owned by the National Trust and it is an 18th century house and gardens.

I went with my parents last Wednesday as I had a day off work and I was excited to see that the Jane Austen costume exhibit was still there. I'm a big fan of all things Austen, there's something about the characters and the love stories that just can't be beat.

In the house itself was around nine costumes including Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson's costumes from Sense and Sensibility as well as Billie Piper's costume from Mansfield Park and a Anne Hathaway costume from Becoming Jane. They worked so well in the house and was just like the actors could have sat in the rooms and done scenes from the stories.

The Second picture was taken in the walled gardens, which was so beautiful and perfect to just sit in admiring the views and colours that the garden had to offer.

I had a lovely day out strolling around the grounds with the dog and visiting the house. If you want to see the Austen costumes, you need to be quick as they're only there until 30th June but the Hall itself is definitely worth a visit too.

Lots of Love,

Clare

xxx

Obsessed by Home Wear

Hello there,

Today I have a question for you all. Are you obsessed by home wear?
Once upon a time, I'd spend hours and hours on websites such as MAC and Space NK lusting after all the make up in the world. Nowadays my tastes have changed a little....but not completely don't worry. I'm still a make up obsessive.

You see recently I've been a little obsessed about home wear, interior design and everything homey. It's like I'm nesting without being pregnant.

All pictures sourced from pinterest

My new obsession has taken over. I like to spend my time on pinterest mooching at pictures of ideal bedrooms, make up storage set ups (because I'm never happy with my set up) and I also like to pin other rooms because you never know I might be able to afford my own digs one day.

To go along with pinterest, the other places I spend my time are online stores that sell home wear. Asda home wear, H&M Home, Muji and Ikea are some of my favourite online haunts right now, the amount that I could spend on all of these websites is crazy.

If you follow me on twitter (@tloatb90), you might have read that I've never been into an Ikea and I think as a newly crazy home wear buying machine, I should change this soon...might need to save up before hand... I fear I will want to get everything I see.

Am I alone in this obsession? Let me know in the comments.

Lots of Love,

C

xxx

SPRH Fashion: A Lady V London Haul

Hey there,

I recently placed an order from one of my favourite dress makers. Lady V London create amazing 1950s style dresses, suitable for all occasions.

If you know me well from videos or from my main blog , you might know that I have a big love for all things vintage and vintage inspired. If I could wear a dress, little heels, a red lip and pin curls everyday I would (it wouldn't really work in a reception class...boo) however, I love the quality of the Lady V London dresses and try to wear one as often I can.

My collection before this haul consisted of around 4 dresses including one I bought especially for a hen do and one I bought for a wedding. Now I bet you are thinking that four 50s inspired dresses would be enough...well so did I until I got an email. You know one of those we've got 15% off emails which draw you in.

And drawn in I was... Here is what I got.

As you can see I picked up 4 new dresses with my discount code. In this picture we have three "tea dresses" and one dress from the new Lady Volumptuous range. Firstly let's look at the tea dresses.

Yes that's right, my wardrobe is so full of clothes it refused to shut this day ( hashtag sorry not sorry). These three dresses are all what Lady V London call tea dresses. The tree dresses on my size 16/18/20 5ft 7 frame smoothes over all my lunps and bumps on my top half and then blows out into a full skirt which ends up just below the knee...very flattering. The other to note is that all tea dresses have tie backs which helps to show off your curves in a very classy way.

I was unsure which of the many amazing patterns to go for so in the end I picked three of my favourites. I picked the yellow floral number after seeing so much of this shade in the stores. I am not much of a trend follower now...too old to keep up but I do like to dip my toe into fashion from time to time so this way I thought I could do the hip and on trend shade but in my own way.

The other two patterns were picked because I couldn't resist them. The cupcake dress has been on my radar for a while but the last time I saw it online, it was sold out in my size so of course when it was available again, it was coming to mama... After all, I love a good cake.

The red lips pattern was the last of the tea dress gang. As I said at the beginning of this post, if I could wear a red lip every day I would. Sadly that isn't possible so once I saw that I could have red lips in my room at all times, I decided I must order it. 

The final dress that was part of the order is this one right here. I have yet to put this dress on but I can already say it is a beauty to wear. This dress comes from the Lady Voluptuous range, which was created in collaboration with Georgina Horne from Fuller Figure Fuller Bust. This is the first UK Plus Size Vintage Clothing Label and it consists of five different styles.

This purple dress is a Lyra dress and it has a cross over bust detail, a tie back and a full skirt. I've already put a bet on that the first time I wear this dress, I shall be twirling round and round to make the dress bellow around me. I picked the purple colour as it is my favourite colour and I have to say its the perfect Cadbury's purple shade. So gorgeous.

With these four new additions to the gang, my Lady V London dress collection now stands at around 8 dresses and I can safely say that it won't be the last order I place. In fact, I currently have my eye on a Phoebe dress from the Lady Voluptuous range or a Cosette dress or even another Lyra.

What do you think of my purchases? Are you as much in love with them as me?

Lots of Love,

Clare

xxx