Hello all!
I'm very naughty having not posted for 8 days, but I have had a busy, busy week - please forgive me! My promised post yesterday evening did not come to fruition, as earlier that morning I was absolutely wild with joy after having received a phone call from Cosmopolitan Magazine, to tell me that I'm one of their 10 'Street Style Icon' finalists - which means I'll be going down to London for a photo shoot and interview very soon! So after that news, I just had to jump in my car and drive down to visit one of my best friends in Milton Keynes for celebratory coffee and dog-walking (who doesn't enjoy a good dog walk?) and didn't get home until about 10pm - hence no blog post! Anyway, back on topic, I was sent this dress by the lovely ladies at The Shortcut, which is a website that allows you to hire a dress for the weekend. Lets face it, a lot of us 'fashion conscious' ladies (cringe) don't particularly want to be seen in the same dress multiple times (although not all of us will readily admit it!) so The Shortcut is exactly that, a shortcut! Being someone who probably spends more of her student loan on clothes than anything else, I really think the premise of this website is fantastic. You get all the excitement of a new outfit, but at a fraction of the cost - perfect!
Dress : Minkpink c/o The Shortcut. Shirt worn under dress : c/o Miss Pap. Sunglasses : Urban Outfitters. Sunglass Chain : H&M. Boots : Topshop. Skull Bracelet : c/o Olena Jewellery.
In regards to the mini giveaway; courtesy of Olena Jewellery - if you'd like to win the skull bracelet I'm wearing in this post, simply leave a comment below (you don't have to say 'I want to enter' or anything) I'll automatically enter you :)



The collar on that shirt is awesome. Definitely needed in my wardrobe! xoxoAlana
ReplyDeleteLOVE this outfit! I love the way your studded collar is poking out! xx
ReplyDeleteThis is such a gorgeous dress, but the collar comign out is definitely what makes it!
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Love this outfit, your rings are gorgeous :)
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You are so stunning! Love this dress and how you've paired it with the studded collar x
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I need a studded collared shirt in my life!
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That dress is so pretty, I love the print on it! The Shortcut is also a great idea and I will be checking them out :)
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I LOVE THE STUDDED COLLAR!
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You look amazing as always Arabella, I love the dress
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I love the idea of the shortcut website! Beautiful dress. congrats on the street style icon thing too :) x
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your dress is actually amazing, im in love! it looks lovely with the collar :') thanks for the comment on my blog. congrats on the cosmopolitan call aswell chick! xx
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love this outfit! :) x
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oh my gosh that dress is beautiful, i love the print!
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Stunning dress! Love the bracelet :) xo
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That's so so beautiful! I'd love to see if they had a skirt version as well... xo
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such a gorgeous dress!
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<333333333 the print on the dress, its stunning!!
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Arabella I need your wardrobe!! That dress is amazing :) congratulations on becoming a finalist, how exciting! xx
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being one of the finalist! I love the idea of that website for hiring a dress, that would be so much easier on our student loans! The print is gorgeous.
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Oh wow that dress is amazing. You look fabulous! Definitely going to check The Shortcut out! Congrats on being a finalist :) x
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Amazing outfit.. so unique!
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I love this dress, the print is amazing! and I really like the studded collar :)
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Congrats on getting in the final ten!
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WOWZAAA this dress is gorge! x
ReplyDeleteAside from the dress I am loving all your accessories. The glasses, chain, collar and bracelet are lovely xx
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Oh my god how cool is it to have a photoshoot with the cosmopolitan!? :O I hope that you will have fun and enjoy it :) And I absolutely love the dress *-* sadly they don't ship worldwide, do they? :D
ReplyDeletethe print on the dress is amaze! x
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Amazing dress!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dress! I love the addition of the collar. Personally I'm a bit wary of adding collars to my outfits because I feel like I can't style them :(
ReplyDeletethis dress is a beauty, I've been lusting after galaxy print for ages but haven't found anything I like stylewise.. congrats on making the final 10 for Cosmo! xx
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really lovely dress. love reading your blog :) x
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oh wow, i love that dress! You always look so amazing xx
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Ahhh can I please just have this entire outfit? Thank you. Such a bonus that I could actually win a tiny part of it. x
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Skulls?! All I want in life, even my artwork for college is full of animal skulls, which makes me sound like a freak, but it's all in good taste, honest
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That dress is so so beautiful, I think I'm in love!
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that dress suits you so much! you look stunning in all your posts.
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This dress is so pretty, how do you always manage to pull off these outfits?! Anyway, great post!
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I love the idea of being able to hire a dress but I would be so paranoid about spilling something on it! Congratulations, can't wait to see your interview :)
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You look gorgeous love this dress!
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that bracelet is so cool, I would love it! :D
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This outfit is flawless, right up my street! aha. I love how you've added the studded collar shirt under the dress. A great combination of colours! x
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