Gray's School of Art Graduate Fashion Show

Last night I headed to the Gray's School of Art Graduate Fashion Show where, as well as getting some free wine and chocolate, I got to lust over the beautiful designs of the talented RGU fashion and textiles students. A statement that's always a little frustrating to repeatedly hear as a fashion lover is 'You'd never be able to wear that!'. A couple things I definitely know is that (1) people can wear whatever they like and (2) some designs aren't meant to be worn but are conceptual pieces of art to just ADORE! So let's do just that...

Designer and collection from left to right: Jenny Holmes- Road Between; Michelle Hay- Anagen; Jenny McCraw- Persona

Katrina Andrews- BAIT; Hannah Robertson- Duvet Daze; Karen Korjus- Fashion Puzzle

My favourite collection of the night has to have been Ryan Cowie's Fembots. The pieces were all well fitted garments with stunning structures and a futuristic feel- it was basically the wardrobe of a powerful and fierce girlboss. I NEED IT ALL!!! 

Check out the full collection here and find out what the inspo was behind it all.

Stay Beautiful!

Broke BB xx

Fringe Fever

Bought this super hot fringe, suede effect jacket from H&M for only £24.99!!! <3

The Golden Show

It's that time when the business fashonistas of Robert Gordon's University team up to put on the show of the year. That's right, it's time for the annual Fashion Management catwalk event!

The show will be held on the 29th May at the Aberdeen Business School and, this year, the guys and gals at RGU will be raising funds for Down's Syndrome Scotland- a charity that aim to improve the quality of life for those with Down's syndrome and their families. Grab a ticket, contribute to this amazing cause aaand have a great night filled with fashion fabulousness!!

How cute are these tickets?!

To find out more or book a place, send a message to thegoldenshowrgu@outlook.com and don't forget to join the Facebook event page to stay up to date with everything going on and behind the scenes content. 

See you there!

Broke BB xx

Protein World... because why not?

So I'm a bit late on the band wagon (coursework and all) but I thought I'd get in on the big Protein World discussion. It really is EVERYWHERE!!!

The first time I saw one of these ads just chilling on the tube all bright and yellow, I thought "DAYUM, this girl is fine!". The sexy smize, the perky boobs and that unbelievably teeny tiny waist- Renee Somerfield, a great body buuuut not the great body, there are so many others.

Now I don't have a problem with people getting fit for summer- let's be honest, every year 90% of girls decide to bless social media with pics and statuses about their 'beach bod progress'. If I have a real problem with the advert at all, it's that the brand were aiming to promote healthy body image and yet encourage consumers switch meals with pills... seems a bit silly really. I don't think that the advert would have had the same response if it had been an ad for a gym group for example. Protein World are saying "eat less, look sexy" which is what we really don't need in this day and age. 

You're lucky if you feel great in your body but I think it's important to remember that there are young girls who are still getting used to theirs. These girls are becoming more and more aware of what is seen as 'hot', especially with the growth of social media, and some will do anything to reach a body shape that sometimes just isn't possible.

If you feel great as a size 16, that's a beautiful thing. If you feel great as a size 6, that's also a beautiful thing, the same goes for muscley girls, girls with wobbly thighs or girls in the ittie bitty titty committee. Seriously I think we should all stop watching measurements and just do you. Don't put down a woman in an ad to feel better about yourself but don't put a woman in the ad and declare her as the only IDEAL body.

Ma bae Cara, the stunning Denise Bidot and badass ballerina, Misty Copeland

All in all, I just want to say #MealsNotPills

Stay beautiful (because YOU ARE)

Broke BB x

The Black Keys- El Camino Review with The Retro

I teamed up with The Retro for a little review of El Camino from The Black Keys. Check out their blog here for the full review. Here's a little snippet.

Folk, soul or rock and roll- just give me good music and I’m happy...

I love the retro sound of The Black Keys, a band that gives the perfect combo of blues and rock. Every summer, especially when coursework starts building up, I head right back to my happy place- a playlist filled with Black Keys tunage. El Camino is one of my favourite albums of theirs and I say ‘one of’ because I physically can NOT choose between this, Brothers and Thickfreakness.

I've picked out my fave 5 songs but check out The Retro blog for the track-by-track reviews.

DEAD AND GONE

Psychedelic, soulful and strong- Very “70’s revival”. Keep the love alive!

GOLD ON THE CEILING

Retro groove with a touch of synth and a memorable riff.

MONEY MAKER

Just listen to those energetic blues vibes!

RUN RIGHT BACK

Dirty guitar and HOT vocals.

MIND ERASER

Auerbach’s effortlessly rough yet dreamy vocals are stunning in this song. Mind Eraser provides a perfectly simple ending to the whole album.

Overall, the El Camino is just filled unreal energy and is the perfect soundtrack to your summer! (You might as well just throw all the albums all in there…)

Broke BB xx

Use the code ‘Vinyl 10′ to get 10% discount on all vinyl from The Retro!!

Amandla Stenberg: Don't Cash Crop on my Cornrows

There's NOTHING wrong with being white and taking inspiration from black culture. That's not the issue...for me, it's...

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Shoreditch Daze

Top- Primark

Skirt- Primark

Sunglasses- Urban Outfitters

Hat- Forever 21

  

  

Over the weekend I soaked up the sun with my Motel Rocks buddy, Nicole and headed out on a day of overeating in Shoreditch. 

Lunch at The Diner was IDEAL and I'm not ashamed in the slightest for getting a side of fries with my pancakes. After, we headed on to the marketplaces and pop up shops around the area where I grabbed a couple of old pieces of costume jewellery before heading down Brick Lane.
I am soooo not ready for this stunning sun to go away but in 2 weeks I'll be saying goodbye to London and heading back up to Scotland to catch up with my uni babes. Crossing my fingers for a bight and toasty Aberdream!


Stay beautiful,

Broke BB x