Windswept

Jacket: VINTAGE | Jeans: CHEAP MONDAY | Scarf: VIVIENNE WESTWOOD FOR LUSH

You spend your time curling your hair immaculately, and then step out the door and whooooosh...you look like you've been dragged though a bush backwards. 

Flippin eck it was windy today... 

The sun can be so deceiving, and that's why this post only contains one photograph with my hair in it! 

Today I'm wearing a great 80's jacket - one of the first vintage items I've ever purchased back when I started college, my favourite Cheap Monday jeans and I'm also rocking my new Westwood for Lush scarf that I posted about the other day - you can read more here!

I have to say I'm very happy to be back home, curled up on the sofa with a cuppa tea away from the cold...perfection! What are your favourite ways to cosy up away from bad weather?

Fikay - 'Eco Stuff' iPad Case

 Fikay iPad Case*

In 2010, Aaron Jones met Bopha Yung, the two friends shared mutual distress that some children in the world don't have the right to education like others. So, after a chance meeting at a night market in Cambodia, Bopha offered Aaron the opportunity to have his designs made from recycled materials and thus, Fikay was born! 

Fikay empowers and employs families in poverty stricken areas to learn new crafts and skills, they also encourage families to start their own businesses.Working alongside the charities Anjali House and Mustard Seed, Fikay build schools and recycle the building waste "completing the cycle."

As well as this brands wonderful ethics, their products really are absolutely charming, I love my new iPad case and how much of a positive item it is, every time I look at it, I remember what amazing work Fikay are doing and how much happiness they are spreading across the world . . . which makes them a pretty cool company huh?

What do you think of Fikay? Let me know below, or tweet me @dimplesdiaries and Fikay @fikayecofashion

Thanks for reading!

Climate Revolution

scarf: 100% Organic Cotton & Made in Britain from LUSH 

The Climate Revolution is an uprising founded by Vivienne Westwood which collates petitions, articles and actions to save our future.
For anyone that is interested in learning more on climate change, this website is the perfect resource. There are insightful articles on everything from fracking to how to have an ethical business, and most are written by Westwood herself.

The recent weather seems to have woken people up from the realisaton of thinking climate change isn't upon us. But the reality is, we have to now fight not just for a better future, but for a future for this planet.

You can take a stand, by following the revolution on TWITTER, FACEBOOK and visiting their website HERE.

Educate yourself, spread the word and let's all be part of a climate revolution!

Thanks for reading, and as always comment or tweet me at @dimplesdiaries with your responses and opinions!

A Sunday in Beaumont Organic

jumper : Beaumont Organic

Sundays are the day for putting your feet up before the whirlwind of life swiftly catches up on you, and at this time of year, it's the perfect day to snuggle up in your favourite cosy jumper and hide away from the cold with a big cup of tea. 

The latest addition to my eco wardrobe also takes shape of my now favourite jumper. I managed to grab the last jumper in stock in their sale (sorry everyone), and after falling in love with it months ago, I was so excited that I finally saved up the money to buy it! I can honestly say the quality of the jumper is unlike anything I've ever owned before, it's made out of 100% organic cotton and is the cosiest thing in the world! What's also great about this jumper and many other garments from their website, is that they are great basic casual items that can easily be dressed up. 

All Beaumont Organic products are made from organic and sustainable materials and are made by a small family run factory in Portugal, ensuring all garments are manufactured under ethical working conditions. They are one of few ethical fashion companies that are combining ethical practices and affordability with trends and style, and I can wholeheartedly recommend them to you, so please check out their website here!

Let me know below what you think of them, you can also tweet your opinions to @dimplesdiaries and @BeaumontOrganic

Thank you for reading!

Exhibitioning in London

scarf&top&skirt&rings&necklace - VINTAGE

Yesterday I hopped on a train with my friends to see some exhibitions in London. Our first point of call was the Fashion Textile Museum, to see the Artist Textiles exhibition. If you're a pattern and art freak like me, you will love it. You'll want to wear everything, hug everything and live there. I could have quite contently spent the rest of my day there absorbing in more of the beautiful artifacts on offer (amongst them designs by Picasso, Dali and Warhol), but my hunger was calling to be fed. 

We then headed off for lunch and walked to the Tate because modern art should always be viewed with a full tummy, then had a long walk around London taking in the sights by night, before heading for coffee and cake and eventually Waterloo.

 All in all t'was a lovely day, if anyone's planning a trip to London soon and wanting some fashionable culture indulgence, I would push you straight in the direction of the Artist Textiles exhibition, it is not just a feast for the soul, but a feast for the eyes!

Instas from the day

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A Classic Combination

The classic combination of blue jeans and a white shirt can be the solution to many a wardrobe drama and now that I have found my dream jeans thanks to Cheap Monday, I'm beginning to invest in this look a lot more, especially as it goes so nicely with my overflowing collection of gold things. 

Reverting back to conversations on ethical fashion, I've given myself the goal of investing.... a word hard to come to terms with as a student. So instead of buying five items a month each at £10 a piece, I'm saving my money and investing it into a classic garment that I know I can rework throughout the seasons and most importantly will last and not shrink or fade in the wash. 

I'm getting a lot of satisfaction from shopping in this way, by buying into quality and ethical practices, I know my garment has been produced in a safe environment, by happy people and when I wear, it feels good and want to show it off. It takes pride of place in my wardrobe hung neatly, not thrown under a pile of high street knock offs that won't see the day of light again. I'm choosing to invest my money and most importantly my LOVE into a piece of clothing that will adorn me and make me feel wonderful every time I wear it.