Live by the Lake - Give Away

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all well.  I am rather excited about this post as it involves an amazing giveaway for you all.  Before I went on my vacation I was contacted by the people behind Live by the Lake who asked me whether I would like for my readers to win a pair of tickets to an outdoor showing of Singin' in the Rain?  Well of course I would!

Live by the Lake is a series of summer concerts set in sumptuous surroundings at Kenwood House.  The showing sounds pretty fabulous - the movie will be shown on an open-air big screen accompanied with the score performed live by The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra!  That's amazing in itself.  You will be able to bring along your own picnic to enjoy or you can even pre-order one from them ready for the evening.

Here are the details for entering...

• You have to be a follower of mine :)
• Unfortunately I have to make this give-away a UK only entrant as the showing is based in London.  If you do not live in London, please make sure you are able to make your own way to and from the venue for the showing on the day.
• You can enter by leaving me a comment below that you are entering.
• You can enter a 2nd time by posting about this competition and linking me on either your Twitter or Instagram with @dressingparlour 
• There will only be one winner chosen at random.
• The prize - 1 pair of tickets to the show on 30th Aug 2013. No alternatives will be given.
• Enter the competition by Monday 12th Aug 2013 23:59 GMT.
• The winner will be announced later on in that week.

If you want to find out more about the various shows or even to pick up some tickets, these are the links to follow -  Facebook: facebook.com/LiveByTheLake | Twitter: @LiveByTheLake | Website: Live by the Lake

Good luck and I will pick the winner after the competition closes.  I look forward to picking a happy winner out of the hat :D 

Take care,

Alison xxx

Something of Interests...

You may well have read a not too distant post of mine about a blog sponsorship I had and the fun of trying on all their clothes in their Spitalfields store!  It so happens the lovely Tara from Collectif popped over an email to my inbox today with something rather exciting for everyone.  Collectif have been campaigning for 10'000 likes on their FB fan page and reached that hit today(in fact it's nearly a hundred above that as I type).  Congrats guys!  Once their goal was reached they would start to run a competition to give away 1000s of prizes which they have been collecting and hoarding up until this point from various amazing like-minded companies.

Not only is the give-away happening, but because they are so lovely and really do appreciate their fans and customers so much they have an extra special offer just for us to say a huge thank you for supporting their independent label.  Running from tomorrow noon onward...

Happy shopping!  Don't forget it's not too late to enter their give-away too.  Just go and like their fan page ;)

Have a good evening,
Alison xx

A Visit to the Shops!

I had a very exciting project last week which called for a visit to the shops!  Not just any old shop mind but one that I already loved which made it even more exciting.  I have a new sponsor in the lovely Collectif brand.  You may well know them already since you are reading my blog but you might just be stumbling across me as some do.  Collectif specialise in gorgeous rockabilly and psychobilly style clothing as well as reproduction of 40s and 50s inspired designs.  Perfect for us pin-up dolls!

Here I am arriving at their new Spitalfields Market shop

There was no point in window shopping when there was so much fab goodies to be looked at and obviously they had a sale on too.  Bonus!  After going round the rails several times I headed down to their dressing rooms with an arm full of clothes.

This is where I had thought ahead and roped in a friend to come shop with me.  Not only for their amazing company and opinions but also to take the snaps.  This was one occasion where self taken mirror portraits just wouldn't do.

Let the fashion parade begin...

Patricia Birdie Shirt - It makes the military look so much more girly.

Worn with their Soldier Heidi Braces Skirt which comes in various fabrics.

I love a pair of dungarees! All the better with leopard trimmings.
Their Frieda Leopard Dungarees worn with my own red gingham cropped peasant top from Mode Merr.

Fiorella Hibiscus Shirt - so cute and cropped too!

Cowboy Denim Jacket - worn here with my Freddies of Pinewood jeans

Hilda Leo Capris - I am getting myself some of these.

HotHotHot!

I loved that they had lots of accessories dotted around on cute furniture pieces as well as images and mannequins for inspiration on outfits.  I particularly liked this Leopard Tempest Bag perfect for that weekend away.  It's so cute and cuddly!

So what do you think of their goodies?  Definitely worth having a look and there are lots more coming for SS12.  I shall be keeping my eyes peeled to keep my wardrobe topped up to look my best in the summer heat.  They currently have three shops around London and they have their on-line store for those living outside of the capital which is super convenient.  You can also find them on Facebook here.  So if you like them, you should go 'like' them.  They just had a deal on Groupon which I found out from their FB page so that was grand.  I get to go and shop again with their special voucher.  It's always great to support an independent company doing the things they love best.  This was one fun project of many to come.  Who knew blogging could be so adventurous and rewarding!

That was me all shopped out.  Leaving with a little something in my bag of course!  Tara xx

Ps... if anyone would like to gift me a voucher ;)

How cute does Bernie look?