London Fashion Week outfit Day 1

I've only been at London Fashion Week two days yet I've got so many posts lined up to do! I'm especially excited to share the runway shots my fab bf took of PPQ and the Look Show, as well as sharing my stories- so many random happenings took place! Today I'm posting my outfit from Friday.

Me= Dress: Oasis, Blazer: New Look, Shoes: Tesco, Necklace: Next.
Bf= Trousers: M&S, Shirt: New Look



  
What's that in my hand? Vitamin water? On each seat at PPQ, as well as a sheet describing the themes of the collection, was a vitamin water. As everyone was filtering out, Matt & I hung around to take photos and there was so much vitamin water everywhere, of all different flavours. We tried lemonade, tropical citrus and raspberry apple. Collecting a few bottles really helped us out the day after when we were parched with thirst trying to navigate our way through Westfield Stratford City!


These photos were all taken at the PPQ show on Friday night, which I was lucky to attend courtesy of InStyle magazine. I'll be posting my full review of the show and all the photos later on this week, so check back for that.

Coventry Cathedral: The City of Peace and Reconciliation

Velvet blazer: vintage
Playsuit and necklace: Camden market
Tights and brogues: Primark

Last week I did a little sightseeing in Coventry, UK, the town I've lived near for over 10 years. I thought as well as doing an outfit post I would write a bit about the history of Coventry, as it has a tragic but powerful history.





Coventry is a really important town in the UK's history of World War II. It was devastatingly bombed in 1940 and most of the city centre was destroyed, notably the Cathedral.

The cathedral was rebuilt after the war with the help from ordinary German people who came to Coventry as part of the city twinning with Dresden, a city in Germany that got equally devestated in the war. Part of the old cathedral is still left, but the only part intact is the tower, which has its original extremely thin spiral staircase.


^The reflection of my mum & I in the stained glass, the old cathedral behind us, the new in front of us.

The new cathedral was built directly next to the old one, so the history of the town will always be a permanent feature. The new cathedral is beautiful, with a huge stainglass window and a magnificent sculpture by Jacob Epstein (below).



I hope you enjoyed this post, and if you ever visit Coventry, don't miss out on visiting the cathedral. :)