Celebrate the birthday of Coco Chanel....!

It's a few days late but we should all celebrate the birthday of Coco Chanel. 

Born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel in Saumur, France on 19 August 1883, Coco was one of the greatest fashion designers of the 20th century.  Despite humble beginnings in an orphanage, Coco raised herself up to become the woman that we know and love today. Leaving the orphanage at age eighteen, Coco started off as a cabaret singer and was nicknamed "Coco": some say this was because of a song she sang, while Coco herself once said that it was "a shortened version of coquette, the French word for 'kept woman'". Coco entered the world of fashion after starting to design hats as a hobby, later progressing to clothes and perfumes and it is for those reasons that we remember her today.

So, all hail to the glorious Coco Chanel - raise a glass in celebration of an amazing woman who created elegant, classic designs which have stood the test of time.

I wish I could have......

There are many many things that I wish that I could have.  I have my family (my gorgeous little baby boy and husband), my health and I'm happy.  

On the other hand, every time I go shopping (mainly window shopping I hasten to add) I always see something nice that I want.  So, every week, I'm going to post about it.....you never know, maybe my other half will see it and surprise me with a lovely present.

This week's "I wish I could have...." is this gorgeous terracotta flap bowler bag from Dorothy Perkins.  It's a steal at just £32 and is big enough to hold everything that I need to carry around with me:

Vintage style clothing find

Reading the Sunday Express magazine, I noticed that they had an article about stars that had designed their own range of clothing.  Obviously they had the usual lot - Victoria Beckham, Dannii Minogue etc - but they also had a paragraph about the range that Diana Vickers has launched with Very.co.uk

All of the pieces of clothing are vintage in style and look beautiful - I may have to order one or two of them.  My favourite item definitely has to be this gorgeous bird print skirt:

Follow this link to see the full range: Diana Vickers range at Very.co.uk 

Introduction

Just a quick little post - woo hoo, my very first blog post.

Since I've been on maternity leave, I've started cross stitching and so I'm going to use this blog to show you all of my efforts.  I'll probably also use it as a sounding board for any random things that I have to say!

Like I said, this is my first attempt at blogging so bear with me and don't be too harsh with your criticisms.