Grab a piar of ethical shooooes!!

So i believe my destiny in life is to make a difference.  I know that it is one of the most incredibly cheesy lines you have probably heard repeatedly over from friends and in magazines and celebrities who talk through advisors, but it is true.  I constantly see myself making a difference with the geography degree i intend to start and hopefully complete at uni next year.

One area i am desperate to make a difference in is fashion.  I want men and women all around the world in fashion to realise that the industry is destroying the world.  When i say the world i mean literally as in the environment and my Carbon Footprint as well as Humanitarian rights across the world, of the people sitting slaving away in thousands of factories in the developing world.  

I just discovered this event on the Toms website.  And if you have not heard of Toms, for every pair of awesome comfortable amazing shoes you buy, they send one pair to a child desperately in need.  Incredible.  

So they have a special charity day and event they have started called 'One Day Without Shoes' on April 10th.  The point of which is that you spend all day wearing no shoes to make a statement, raise awareness and also make you realise how hard life is without a pair of shoes.  

Check it out here

http://www.toms.co.uk/onedaywithoutshoes

If you find the event toolkit page they provide downloads for stickers, stencils, t-shirts, posters, banners, street art, and hundreds of ideas!!

Here are some of the amazing products they sell , i basically just want them all!!

Just so you know i am a total maths geek and so these shoes are absolutely beyond and magnificently perfect for moi!!

Anyway go look and hunt because i can guarantee that once you have bought some you will not stop.  

xx

What kind of world do we live in?!

So i have been browsing the web all weekend in search of a staple dress for the year.  You know how you always have a dress you feel most comfortable in, or a skirt or shorts or any piece of clothing.  I, as you will soon discover, am a little obsessed with ethical fashion and being eco-friendly, including Fair trade and all that jazz.  So  thought, with the help of my sister i would try and find a dress which is ethically sound and is also awesome.  

There was just one flaw in this investigation.  That type of dress does not exist!!

I am being serious you either buy something lovely but boring and too simple, for example...

Or you make yourself look beyond hideous wearing a dress which i am sure has taken a lot of time to make and is very well made, but you would look depending on the rest of your outfit like a huge poo or an old soggy tea bag.  

I mean really.  I just don't know what to do and am beginning to feel so amazingly lost in the world.  HELP!!

If you have any ideas, help, advice, proposals anything i would love to hear it!!

xx

You Gotta Love A New Necklace!!

This is my beautiful....well i suppose not beautiful new necklace, but exceptionally edgy and innovative necklace, which only cost 15 squid on ASOS.  Buy it, it is so amazing and actually really light.  But it comes with a warning.  if it is cold outside and i mean zero degrees, do not wear directly against skin...your head might actually freeze and fall off.  

Sequins Make My Day Shine Bright

Today it was unbelievably cold, well for a British person who lives by the sea anyway, so i decided to go out wearing rather thin tights again.  I do question my intelligence on these occasions when everyone is wearing jeans and leggings with big fluffy boots and i am wearing a skimp bodycon skirt with thin leggings and black biker boots!!  Fashion can be so unpractical sometimes.  

Sequined Shirt:  Charity Shop find (you will see a lot more of this one)

Black and White Shirt:  Wrangler (proper vintage hand down form my sister)

Hoodie:  Adidas

Skirt: Primark

Tights: Have no clue to be honest

Socks: Mountain Warehouse (i know but just so warm)

Boots: Topshop (although i forgot to put an image in so boots you must imagine)

So my top tip for a curvy lady who wants to wear a body con dress or skirt is to wear a long shirt layered under a cardigan which effectively sits over your thighs (which is my biggest issue) and also provides a little coverage if you feel a little shy about showing your curves.  But don't be...be brave.  Remember that those who let their clothes wear them never look good in them.  If you want to look good you must wear your clothes!!

xx