Copenhagen Fashion Week!

As part of my course here at UCA Epsom, we went over to Copenhagen for Fashion Week towards the end of January. Although we were a little early for CPH Fashion week we did manage to go to a variety of exhibitions, shopping destinations and Copenhagen's Fashion Festival! As well as getting entry into one of the Fashion Week shows which was the insanely talented and unique minded Henrik Vibskov ( see pics below)! 

We stayed in a great little hostel, close to everything that I speak about in more detail below! We visited the majority of museums as there were a lot of fashion exhibitions on around that time, as well as events in store's such as a free candy floss maker! The harbour is a must do in Copenhagen, even in the gloomy weather it was bright and beautiful. If you're one for exploring then i'd suggest the 'Green light district' as it's Copenhagen's very own slice of Amsterdam, be aware not to take photographs or run in the area (they have strict rules about it). Here's some photographs from the trip..

CPH Fashion Festival Guide

Downtown Copenhagen Hostel had a great vibe!

The Bronx burger bar was a delicious treat!

Beautiful CPH harbour

The Henrik Vibskov Show! 

Danish pastry, of course!

Overall we had a great trip to CPH and I would definitely recommend any fashion enthuisast to book whilst in Fashion Week.  There is a range of places to go and things to see so it's all about planning your time wisely and making the most of it.. just FYI if your planning to go in January like us, Definitely take more clothing than you think you'll need because you will be needing it! 

Highly reccoment the Downtown Hostel we stayed at, it had a great atmosphere and even served free dinner for 40 people every night if you were quick enough! 

Thanks for reading and please ask any Q's or Queries if you're interested! 

Love Ash-xx

Parasian Fun!

So this post is a little late, but that's the usual just of my post's since being at uni! (I apologise) However, I absolutely HAVE to blog about this amazing trip to Paris I had with one of my close friends at the beginning of December. We had a fantastic time, exploring the streets of Paris with great big smiles on our faces! I'm going to post some pics below and let you know the things I highly recommend! 

Our first glimpse of Paris- greeted by Beautiful sunshine! 

Christmas decorations in Galeries Lafayette

Visiting the Tiffany carriage outside.. well Tifffany's! 

Beautiful streets of Paris.

Visiting the Arc de Triumph with blue skies!

This was our first day in Paris! We got to see one of the most popular landmarks in Europe as well as seeing the stunning christmas displays in the biggest department store in Paris. It really was a fantastic first day to our trip, the sun made it even better! 

Lunch in a little cafe behind the Eiffel Tower! 

The stunning christmas stalls along the Champs Elysees

Dinner at the Marriott Champs Elysees

Macaroons from the Laudre Paris (AMAZING)

 Day two consisted of lots of walking! Once we made our way round the Metro system that is. We started of at the Eiffel Tower, truly a sight worth seeing when in Paris. I mean it has to be done, doesn't it? A great monument and quite breathtaking the first time you see it! An icon of Paris and you can see why. We stopped and braved the cold to sit outside in a cute little cafe for lunch, baguettes and french fries were the first on the menu! 

We returned to the Champs Elysees and had a look round the beautiful christmas markets, even had a little waffle to keep us going.. it was delicious! Talking of delicious.. the Laudre is the place to go! All the macaroon's you can think of under one delicately pretty roof, be prepared to wait if you want tea however! 

For dinner we stopped of at the Marriot hotel on the Champs Elysees. Considering it was a sunday we were seating in a lounge area and surved just as well, a real first class service and gorgeous food.  Definitely worth a stop! 

Our Final day in Paris was in my opinion of the best! We started of early and headed to the Grand Palais. It was truly breathtaking and super exciting for any fashion student as we all know it is the home of couture for Chanel! It had europes largest ice rink, right in the middle of it and we couldn't wait to give it ago! With the sun shining down through the gorgeous glass ceiling we were treated to a nearly empty rink! A fantastic morning and I would say a highlight of my trip. We followed on to see the eiffel tower one last time, it's a whole new ball game at night! Sparkling away like a sparkler on bonfire night it was stunning to see. 

Overall we had a fantastic time in Paris and I definitely recommend it to anyone thinking of going, not just in the winter but I can imagine it being just as delightful in the summer too. Feel free to ask me any Q's if you have any :) 

Thank's for reading and hope to hear from you!

Love Ash-xx

Clothes Show Live 2014

One of the biggest Fashion and Beauty event's in the UK has just had it's last day at the NEC in Birmingham. I am delighted to say I was lucky enough to visit the show on Saturday and had a fantastic time. With the New York themed runway performance in the Alcatel one touch fashion theatre and endless stalls for shopping including big beauty names such as Rimmel London, Barry M, Ciate and THX as well as fashion brands Hotmess!, Public desire, In the style and Millie Mackintosh. 

There was also a designer outlet available for Platinum ticket holders which included names such as Bora Aksu, Muubaa, CLEO B, Bolongaro Trevor and Gushlow & Cole. The show is also a great place to visit if you are looking at pursuing a future career or further education in the fashion industry as top insiders and universities such as the Conde Nast college of Fashion and my very own UCA university all have stall's to give you any information you need! 

I have attended the Clothes show for 5 years in a row now and have truly enjoyed myself every single year! I would deffinatley recommend it to Fashion student's just as much as anyone interested in the industry or just likes a good shop! 

Here are some images from the day and some of the best bargain's I nabbed! (Another highlight of the event)

Thank's for reading and please don't hesitate to ask any question's about the show! Love hearing feedback from you guys :) Hope you enjoyed and ill be back soon, 

Loveash-xx

Halloween Inspiration!

So I forgot to post about my Halloween 'activities' from last week! Me and my flat mate decide to go all out and decorate are halls for the occasion! We also made cupcakes :)

It's great to see how much you can decorate on a budget, we spent about £20 between us and bought:

Halloween Decorations, Inc- bunting,scare tape,inflatables and fake blood hands!

2 Pumpkins

A tin of big sweets for the flat and a plastic pumpkin to hold them!

A selection of items to make cake's!

Also a little bit of face paint for my costume...(pics to follow)

And lots more, So here are some picture's of the outcome :)

#Halloweenonbudget

And one of my outfit :) 

(Vampire if you're wondering!) 

And that's everything! Just a little inspiration for next halloween if you're on a budget you can still have fun and celebrate! Will make sure I post the christmas one a little sooner next time! 

Thank's for reading, Let me know what you think!

LoveAsh-xx

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