2014 Bridal Collections

The Best 2014 Wedding Dresses

Amaryllis Wedding Dress - Claire Pettibone

January traditionally sees an abundance of new bridal gowns hitting the stores, salons and boutiques, and 2014 is no different. I've collected a few of my favourite dresses from four top wedding dress designers' 2014 collections. Though they're all different, they each have a classic, vintage or timeless feel about them because, hey, that's what this blog is all about.

Take a gander at the dresses below, even if you're not getting married this year, you can admire the beauty.

Temperley London 

A British fashion icon, Alice Temperley delivers another stunning wedding dress collection with her latest range, Iris. Alice is a pro at combining vintage styling with a modern feel. This year it seems she's been influenced by The Great Gatsby film as her dresses have a twenties look, especially the Romily dress.

Romily Wedding Dress - Temperley London

Here are a few more.

Jessamine Wedding Dress - Temperley London

Sienna Dress - Temperley London

Jemima Dress - Temperley London

Claire Pettibone

Queen of florals, Claire Pettibone continues her love of flowers in her latest collection, Still Life. It was inspired by a painting from 1716 by Rachel Ruysch called Still Life of Flowers on a Marble Table.

You can see the influence of this painting in her dresses.

Amaryllis Wedding Dress - Claire Pettibone

Raven Wedding Dress - Claire Pettibone

Adeline Wedding Dress - Claire Pettibone

Minuet Wedding Dress - Claire Pettibone

Jenny Packham

Jenny Packham dresses are always elegant and timeless, and her latest collection is the same. The 2014 collection is beautiful in its simplicity; there's no fuss and frills, just great style and silhouettes.

Cynthia Wedding Dress - Jenny Packham

Belle Wedding Dress - Jenny Packham

Alexia Wedding Dress - Jenny Packham

Florence Wedding Dress - Jenny Packham

BHLDN

An American company, BHLDN has gowns in British shops plus they ship to the UK, so my fellow Brits can get hold of these beauties. The latest 2014 collection has a slightly Grecian feel. The dresses are fit for goddesses, yet they do not look ridiculously over the top; you'd look stunning in any one of these gowns.

Leyna Wedding Dress - BHLDN

Sian Wedding Dress - BHLDN

Ruth Wedding Dress - BHLDN

Elisa Wedding Dress - BHLDN

There will be some more wedding posts coming soon.

Thanks for reading.

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Jessica Chastain is Brave

Annie Leibovitz Photographs Jessica Chastain as Merida from Disney's Brave

Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain was photographed by Annie Leibovitz as part of the Disney Dream Portraits series, which sees celebrities portraying as famous Disney characters.

Brave is one of my favourite modern Disney films because of its ancient, earthy setting and a heroine with some balls. Plus, Chastain is one of my favourite actresses at the moment; she's hilarious in The Help, enigmatic in Lawless and tenacious in Zero Dark Thirty. She and the film Brave make a perfect combination.

Her portrait is the latest one from the Annie Leibovitz's Disney Dream Portrait series, others include Rachel Weisz as Snow White.

Julianne Moore as Ariel and Michael Phelps as a merman from The little Mermaid.

Vanessa Hudgens as Aurora and Zac Efron as The Prince from Sleeping Beauty.

Jeff Bridges as the Beast and Penelope Cruz as Belle from Beauty and the Beast, my all time favourite Disney film.

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If I Were A Rich (Wo)Man - Sofa Seating

I'm still very much into my home products at the moment, last week it was crockery, this week it's sofas. It's a rather random choice for a wishlist I know, but I just keep spotting really lovely seating. Maybe it's because my own sofa is covered in fur and dog foot prints from this guy.

Anyway, here are some lovely sofas that my dog would definitely not be allowed anywhere near.

The Striped Sofa

The Twin Stripe Sofa from Sweet Pea and Willow is an original design that combines a modern feeling with traditional touches. The neautral colour would blend with most colour schemes but the beige does not make it boring, this is a really fun sofa that also has an elegant look.

Priced £1095

The Love Seat

I'm not usually into purple in the home but I love the sumptuous shades in the French Funky Upholstered Designer Love Seat from Chichi Furniture. Combined with the silver frame it's a luxurious sofa but also a, dare I say it, 'funky' one. It's also got a bit of a Great Gatsby feel, which you've got to love.

Priced £1249.99

The Chaise Longue

It's not technically a sofa but the Versailles Gold Chaise Longue from The French Bedroom Company is so beautiful that I had to include it on this wishlist. If you were going to lie around on this then you'd have to be wearing some kind of flowing nightie. It's the perfect thing to faint onto.

Priced £1060

The Blue Sofa

This is a rather simple sofa, but I love the deep blue colour and the vintage style. The Chesterfield sofa from Debenhams also looks rather squishy and comfy, which is what I really look for in a sofa.

Priced £800, it's down from £2000 so it's practically a bargain!


That's all for this week folks.

Happy Friday!

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A Whole Lot of Rosie - Loving Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Lingerie Range

Want to be in Rosie's Knickers?

Rosie for Autograph Silk Padded Cami Suspender with French Designed Rose Lace

Who wouldn't want to be in Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's knickers? The goddess/freak of nature super model has been collaborating with department store Marks and Spencers for a while now to design her Rosie for Autograph range of underwear, and it just seems to get better and better.

Rosie for Autograph Silk Non-Padded Balcony Bra  and Knickers with French Designed Rose Lace

I love a bit of lingerie, as you may have gathered from previous posts, and the Rosie for Autogrph range is one of my favourites. It's got a vintage feel yet it doesn't age; these pieces will always be in style. Here are a few more of the best pieces from the range.

Rosie for Autograph Silk Teddy with French Designed Rose Lace

Rosie for Autograph Silk Camisole and Knickers with French Designed Rose Lace

Rosie for Autograph Silk Longline Balcony Bra and Midi Knickers with French Designed Rose Lace

Cheerio.

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If I Were A Rich Wo(Man): Cracking Crockery

Lovely Tableware Sets to Get Your Mouth Watering

There's something about January that makes me want to nest and clean the house. It's probably the stereotypical new year new start thing; it makes me do a massive clean out in January. The only problem is that I then get a huge urge to buy all new homeware.

Last week I was dreaming about new bedding, this week I've been looking at tableware sets.

I'm spectacularly broke this month so I won't be purchasing any of this lovely crockery, but I can still wish.

The Blue Set

There's something so classic about blue and white, in all sorts of homewares, not just dining. I like the delicacy of the design of the Blue Hand-Painted Ceramic set by David Pantling from Iapetus, especially when contrasted with the chunkiness of the pottery.

This teapot is amazing, very Alice in Wonderland.

I feel this is a mug I could have a proper cup of tea in.

Unfortunately the mug alone is £19.95.

Pieces priced from £12.50

The Ethnic Set

The Wanderer crockery collection from Creative Tops is inspired by travel and Far Eastern markets. I like that the dinner set is full of colour and you can mix and match pieces instead of having all the same shades and pattern. It's very eclectic.

The set isn't available until February 2014. The pieces are actually quite reasonably priced, but I'd want to buy them all, which would definitely set me back.

Pieces priced from £4.99

The Luxury Set

The Butterfly Home Range by Matthew Williamson from Debenhams includes a lovely peacock tea set. Including a teapot, cake stand, cups, saucers and more, the collection has a vintage feel and is colourful but muted.

The tableware range also has a slight Oriental look, with the peacocks and the detailing.

Pieces priced from £22.50.

The Cartoon Set

The Moomins, who doesn't love them? The classic cartoon is iconic and easily identifiable. Cloudberry Living has a fun range of Arabia Moomin Adventure tableware which I would love to have in my kitchen.

I like the limited use of colour; it highlights the main black and white images.

Pieces priced from £16.


That's all folks.

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If I Were a Rich Wo(Man): Beautiful Bedding

Bed Down in Style with a Sumptuous Duvet Set

Happy 2014 everybody! I hope you all had a lovely New Year.

It is now, unfortunately, January again, the month of broken resolutions, lingering Christmas decorations and empty wallets. I plan on spending most of January in bed; frankly it's too cold to go outside. I'll be snuggling under my Asda duvet set, but I really wish that I could be sleeping on one of these beauties below. That's right, this week's If I Were A Rich (Wo)Man wishlist is all about bedding. I can't afford any of them but hey, I can dream (get it?).

The Dreamy Duvet Set

The Cottages and Castles bedding is made by Lush Designs. I've featured one of their bags before as I love their whimsical and natural homewares. This duvet set intersperses trees with dreamy dwellings. It comes in several colour-ways, but I think black and white is my favourite.

Price: from £75

The Floral Duvet Set

Featuring large blue flowers, the Skye duvet set from Blue Bell Gray has a lovely watercolour design. I love the contrast of blue and white.

Price: Pillowcase £18, Duvet Cover from £65.

The Bear Duvet Set

How awesome is this By Nord Bear bedding from John Lewis? I love bears; the black and white shades and the realism provide a Nordic feel that makes this a fun and modern duvet set.

Price: Pillowcase £24, Duvet from £76.

The Vintage Style Duvet Set

I love the combination of yellow and grey in this Morton Bed Linen in Ochre by Christy. The bedding is available from House of Fraser and ranges from Double to Super King size. It's got a heritage feel that screams luxury, yet the colours provide a fresh, modern touch.

Price: Pillowcase £50 for two, Duvet from £139.


This post is actually making me tired.

That's all for this week.

Bye!

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