Christian Dior's House

On my family camping holiday in Normandy, France, I randomly went into a little room on the campsite filled with leaflets of touristy places to visit and I spotted one with DIOR splashed across the front, so naturally I was drawn to it. At first I thought it was just a perfume advert but then realised it was for an exhibition in the house that Christian Dior grew up in, in Granville, so I was crazy excited.

The exhibition was 'an invitation to discover a unique set of images and sensations that explore the mutual sensibilities between Haute Couture and the Impressionist movement'. Throughout the whole exhibition, including the garden, there were constant links being made between Dior's work, nature and the Impressionist art movement. 

The house was unbelievably cute; a pink doll's house, and the setting absolutely beautiful. 

The book 'Dior Impressions' I bought in the exhibition shared Dior's love of gardens and his fascination of nature. It was evident that Dior had a lot of input in the design and landscaping of the Villa Les Rhumbs gardens. Both his clothing designs and his garden adopt clean cuts, flowers and curved silhouettes. 

"The following spring, the Tulipe line appeared, marked by the development of the bust and the narrowing of the hips. Little by little, the waist was being freed. Colours were inspired by the pictures of the Impressionists and evoked the fields of flowers dear to Renoir and Van Gogh." Christian Dior

Throughout the garden there were information boards displaying a perfume, and comparing it with the scent of a particular flower and an Impressionist painting. However it was all in French and I had no clue what it said, so that was fun. 

Unfortunately I couldn't take pictures in the exhibition, but all I'm going to say is, without trying to sound cheesy, some of the dresses took my breath away. After going round the absolutely amazing exhibition, I had to get me some Christian Dior merchandise lol.

I bought this Dior Impressions book that includes all the beautiful dresses from the exhibition and compares each of the dresses to an Impressionist painting. Eg the following..    

Dress: Muguet dress in white cotton organdie embroidered with lily-of-the-valley bellflowers, S/S 1957 Haute Couture collection, Libre line.

Painting: Camille Pissarro, Pontoise. Vegetable Garden and Trees in Blossom.

Painting: Edgar Degas, Study of the Sky

Dress: White organza evening dress embroidered with bands of degrade chiffon in pale pink , sand, and sky blue, A/W 2012 Haute Couture collection. By Raf Simons

Painting: Edgar Degas, Three Dancers in Salmon-Pink Skirts, pastel

Dress: Melody Woodin Inspired by Degas dress, A/W 2007 Haute Couture collection. By John Galliano  

I bought a few postcards of some of my favourite dresses, mainly to use for my Art A Level.

If you happened to find yourself in Normandy, I really recommend you to go and visit, even if you're not into fashion (my Dad even loved it), it was the best experience and the highlight of my holiday.

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OPI Nail Envy

My nails had started becoming really brittle recently and when I got them to the length that I wanted them to be I just couldn't maintain them and they just broke off to my annoyance. I came across OPI Nail Envy after hearing about it from a The Persian Babe's favourites video a year ago. So I had to get my hands on it (excuse the pun).  

After one use my finger nails became hard rather than bendy; and after three uses my nails started to become long but strong! And when I didn't use it I definitely noticed a difference. If your nails are weak or you just want to grow your nails fast, seriously, buy it, it's amazing. And just a heads up, at Boots it's around £18 and from Amazon you can buy it from £6!

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Topshop Wishlist

Embellished Light Blue Cami £36

Embellished Cobweb Cropped Cami £36

Slate Strappy Back Slip Dress £38

Pink Fluffy Crop Tee £28

Light Pink Roll Neck £32

Black Flatforms £35

Wow, I haven't posted here for a long time! Now I can relax after getting my AS level results, I'm finally going to start blogging again and I'm excited about it; and what better way to get my feet back on the ground than starting with an easy wishlist!

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Window Shopping Wednesday's #1

One of my worst habits is window shopping on the internet for clothes that are completely out of my price range, so I thought I'd share with you some of the stuff I drool over. Basically a wish list that would literally be a wish come true if I got any of these.

1 matching crop top and shorts 2 Bitchin' t-shirt 3 Homies t-shirt 4 electra heels 5 floral hem skirt

Although these items aren't even too expensive, I have no money to spend on them, but they are still on my wantworthy list, so I can look at them and hope.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who does this?

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Louis Vuitton AW13

The one way to describe Louis Vuitton’s Autumn Winter 2013 collection is seductive. Marc Jacobs brings back lingerie as outerwear- Carrie Bradshaw style.

The models all sported mullets, of which I wasn’t a big fan but I suppose it’s playing with the boyish v sexy side.

These are some of my favourite looks from the show…

my fave

I love the fact that Marc Jacobs, at the end of the show, comes out in some cute red child-like pyjamas 

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Valentino AW13

Valentino’s Autumn Winter 2013 collection explores a range of interesting and modest cuts, oversized, box fitting coats, with a slight edge to the looks, alongside a chic side plait, black ribbon headband and neutral eyes. resulting in an overall beautiful show.

These are some of my favourite looks..

 

Although it's highly unlikely I'll ever be able to buy anything from Valentino in my life, it's nice to look at!

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Jelly Shoes

One of the reasons, apart from the hot weather, I am excited for summer are the new exciting trends. Is it weird to say that one of those trends I’m most excited about are jelly shoes. These shoes take me right back to my childhood and Topshop must have read my mind when they brought them out.

The heels on the shoes above add a sophisticated twist to a fun shoe- £26 each

These pink ones remind me of the exact ones I had when I was little- they're so cute- £20

Topshop

I could just imagine them paired with a simple summer dress. I loveeee!

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