Alice in Wonderful (Raues Custom Clothing)

Good morning lovelies!

Today I have a super fun post to share with you that I have been dying to put up since before I left on holiday. Recently, I was contacted by Raues, a company that does custom women's clothing that ship internationally to see if I wanted to review an item and check out their service.

I immediately loved the combination of styles and the ability to customise different items. I often get annoyed when buying dresses or tops that they have too thin straps to wear a bra with or I love the style but would prefer it with sleeves and in this case, you can adjust these things to your liking.

I had originally planned on choosing a a proper dress as I love a good and certainly custom fit dress, but when I saw the MIA skirt, I couldn't say no. I have been on the hunt for a proper pinafore for what feels like years, and this one did not disappoint. The skirt is lined and also has pockets! There is even the option to extend the straps so you can play around with the style at the back.

Raues have put together a very easy system to get custom clothing to you. All I had to do was create an account, have my partner take my measurements (they ask for a big list of measurements, but they save them so you only need to do it once and it ensures that they have the correct fit for your body), choose my item and submit my order.

The order came very quickly and was wrapped in a gorgeous little box. The fabric is of a high quality and the construction good too. All my measurements worked out and the length was just as I wanted it.

 For my outfit, I have added a petticoat because I love a puffy skirt, and then paired it with an Asos black tshirt, Spanx tights and Primark boots.

Have you guys tried Raues? If so tell me about it - otherwise go have a look and see!

xxToodalooKatie

#FrenchCurves - La Petite Robe Noir en 2 Tenues

Hello les filles!

Je m’excuse pour avoir était silencieux pendant quelques jours mais en ce moment je suis au Maroc à Marrakech en vacances. Je ne serai pas présente sur mon blog ou mes réseaux social car je voulais un petit break, mais je mets toujours des photos sur mon Instragram !

Le thème de ce mois pour le challenge #FrenchCurves est LBD stylée en deux façons. J’ai choisi une petite robe noire de la marque Anglaise Elvi et je l’ai stylée en façon relax et en façon glam.

J’aime bien les robes simple comme celui la, car je peux la porter au travail en mode simple, puis pour sortir après, sois en mode glam ou relaxer.

Hello my lovelies !

I’m so sorry for the silence over the last couple of days, but I am currently vacationing in Morocco, in the city of Marrakech. It’s lovely and warm and I am staying off the blog and most social media so I can relax a bit. You can follow a few photos over on my Instagram though !

I am stopping by to post up my entry for the #FrenchCurves blog challenge. This month’s theme was to style a LBD in two ways. I have taken this cute black Elvi dress and styled it in both a relxed and casual way and a glam going out way.

I love a simple dress like this as I can wear it to work without too much fuss and then easily dress it up or down with a change of shoes and accessories.

Style 1 : Relaxer

Robe/ dress  - Elvi

Bomber – Cut for Evans

Collants/ tights – Spanx

Sneakers – Converse

Style 2 : Glam

Robe/ dress – Elvi

Collants/ tights – Spanx

Tallons/ heels - Evans

Merci et a bientôt! 

#Frenchcurves 

xxToodalooKatie

My Yours Clothing Christmas Wishlist

Good afternoon lovelies,
So all this week I will be sharing my Christmas wishlist items from all my favourite brands, and I am starting with Yours Clothing!

(From left to right)

1. Black and Burgundy Tile Print Tunic with Crochet Hem
2. Black Jacquard Short Slim Leg Trouser
3. Black and Gold Beaded Georgette Waterfall Front Longline Kimono

4. Nude Pink Floral Lace Dress with Jewelled Peter Pan Collar

5. Sequin Front Ponti Jegging

xxToodalooKatie

Weekend in Paris - French Curves Brunch

Hello everyone! 

(francais en rose)

It's been such a busy week with my work moving buildings that I have neglected my poor little blog.  I will be back up and running with my Candy Coated Countdown shortly too. First though, I wanted to share a post about my amazing #FrenchCurves weekend in Paris.

For those of you who don't know, I lived in Paris for just over a year in 2010 before I came to the UK. Back then, my blog was a baby fashion blog and it helped me connect and make some amazing friends in France. When I went back last weekend, it was my first visit since I left almost 4 years ago. I was so happy to see old friends again and meet some amazing new ones. 

#FrenchCurves is a monthly blog post with a different theme done by around 70 different French speaking bloggers - if you have never seen it, have a look at the hashtag!

I stayed with my gorgeous friend Gaelle who I was so happy to see again. 

On Saturday, we met up with all the #Frenchcurves girls at Le Certa restaurant in central Paris where we had an amazing buffet of delicious French food.

We took lots of photos, ate lots of nice things and then prepared for an afternoon of shopping.

Bonjour tout le monde!

Ça a été une semaine bien remplie est mon blog a souffert un peu, mais je suis de retour maintenant. Tout d'abord, je voulais partager un post sur mon super week-end à Paris #FrenchCurves.

Pour ceux d'entre vous qui ne connaissent pas, j'ai vécu un an à Paris en 2010 avant de venir au Royaume-Uni. À l'époque, mon blog était mini et ca m'a aidé à connecter et faire des amis incroyables en France. Quand je suis retourné la semaine dernière, ce était ma première visite depuis que j'ai quitté il ya près de 4 ans. J'étais tellement heureux de voir de vieux amis et de rencontrer des nouvelles.

#FrenchCurves est un challenge de blog chaque mois avec un thème différent fait par environ 70 différents blogueuse francophones - si vous n'avez jamais vu, allez voir sur le hashtag!

Je suis resté avec mon ami Gaelle qui j'étais tellement heureux de voir à nouveau.

Le samedi, nous avons rencontré toutes les filles #Frenchcurves au restaurant Le Certa dans le centre de Paris, où nous avons manger un buffet de délicieux plats français.

Nous avons pris beaucoup de photos, mangé beaucoup de belles choses et puis préparé pour un après-midi de shopping.

Voici mes photos du restaurant - regarder comme tout les filles sont belles!

In the afternoon, we spent some time trying on clothes in Ulla Popken  a plus size store that isn't often  recognised for having many items for young and trendy women but rather more for older women, but we were all very surprised at how many great things we found. Check out Chloe modelling some of the items:

Dans l'après-midi, nous avons passé un certain temps à essayer des vêtements dans Ulla Popken  un magasin grands taille qui n'est pas souvent reconnu pour avoir beaucoup d'articles pour les jeunes et à la mode femmes, mais plutôt plus pour les femmes âgées, mais nous étions tous très surpris de voir combien de belles choses que nous avons trouvés. Voila Chloe dans quelques pieces:

Next, we went to see the gorgeous little boutique shop called Pauline et Julie. These two sisters make the most beautiful and interesting plus size clothing. They take so much time to find gorgeous fabric and to prefect the cut and look of the clothing that every piece looks like something you would cherish and love in your closet. They make raw silk tutu skirts, and even Hepburn style vintage looking trousers and to top it all off, they do fantastic jewellery too.

Ensuite, nous sommes allés voir la superbe petite boutique appelé Pauline et Julie. Ces deux sœurs font les plus beau et intéressant vêtements en grandes tailles. Elles prennent beaucoup de temps pour trouver des tissus magnifique et pour savoir que la coupe est parfaite. Chaque piece ressemble à quelque chose de vraiment special et fait pour vous meme. Elles font des jupes tutus en soi, un pantalon en style  Hepburn, et en plus elles font des bijoux fantastique aussi.

The day was amazing and I had a chance to speak lots of French which felt really good.  Last of all, here is what I wore on the big day:

Le jour était incroyable et j'ai eu la chance de parler beaucoup de Français que j'avais besoin. Enfin, voici ce que j'ai portais sur le jour:

Bodysuit - Forever21

Cardigan - Primark

Skirt - Asos

Necklace - Primark

Tights - Spanx

Boots - Primark 

The next #Frenchcurves challenge is on December 16th so get ready to see some amazing #Frenchcurvettes!

A Bientôt!

xxToodalooKatie