What better way to begin the weekend than a day
in London lusting after winter wardrobe pieces and taking in the latest
exhibitions at the V&A? This is exactly how I spent my Friday. I love this time of year when we
start to feel the autumn breeze in the air, christmas decorations are slowly
beginning to trickle into stores, and our summer tans are starting to fade.
Summer, I will miss you dearly, but I am so ready to binge watch
christmas movies and consume my body weight in hot chocolate.
Having entered my final year at University and
begun researching for my dissertation topic (scary I know), I needed to draw
some inspiration from current trends and advances within the industry. The
V&A is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and
design and so I knew this was where I needed to be. Being
surrounded by art and creativity really gets my brain working so I knew I would really enjoy and benefit from the two exhibitions I saw.
After leaving the exhibitions, me and Ella took
a stroll through Knightsbridge hoping to find a place to lunch when we came
across this little cafe called Élan. The delicious cakes and beautiful floral
display hooked us instantly. Its chic aesthetic and Mediterranean inspired
menu were exactly what we were looking for. The food tasted just as gorgeous as it looked and the
interior was stunning... SO Instagram.
Now you cannot be in Knightsbridge and not pop
into Harrods it would just be wrong. And so, we did just that. Gawking over Céline,
jaws dropping over Alïa, and getting extra giddy in Harrods' Christmas world. Then,
coming to the realisation that we are in fact poor fashion students and not
mega rich heiresses... I put down the Burberry scarf (total SJP AW14 poncho moment) and we crossed the road and headed to Zara. Of course we
only went in to look and came out with pieces that we absolutely needed.
To finish off the day, I owed it to my younger self
while in Kensington to find the house from The Parent Trap. This was mine and
my sister’s favourite film growing up and I was feeling some Friday
nostalgia. Overall, I had a lovely day exploring the latest of what Fashion has to offer and indulging in one too many yummy cakes. Until next time London,
x
