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I created a Twitter account agggges ago, but never actually did anything on it, but today I gave in and wrote my first tweet. If you want to follow it, this is the link: http://twitter.com/#!/vickykw

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Boys, Boys, Boys ...

Whilst having a nosy on Vogue.com I came across this page: 'Winter Warmers' - It is a pick of the best boys from the Autumn/Winter 2011 shows according to Vogue.com. I just had to share them with you; here are some of my personal favourite:

Pringle, Milan

Dior Homme, Paris

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Always a Bargain in Primark!

Primark is definitely a secret favourite of mine. It's great for accessories and sometimes clothes too, and I love it when people don't notice that it's from Primark. Although there have been times when I've thought about what I'm wearing and realised that most of my outfit is Primark, and then I feel a bit cheap!

But anyway, on one of my regular visits to Primark I found some pretty good bargains:

This dress was £5. Pretty good really! I bought it with the summer in mind, but that's not going to stop me wearing it now. I love the vintage-style pattern, and when worn with lots of gold jewellery it looks good. I just want a big, cream chunky knit cardigan to wear with it now.

I saw this skirt the other week but decided against it. But then on Saturday I saw it again and thought I was stupid for not buying it in the first place! £3, down from £5, for this black velvet body con skirt is a bargain! It's perfect for nights out and I will most probably wear it next week when I go home for a night out; I can't wait!

However, I have noticed recently that Primark is getting more expensive, this is definitely not good for the students budget!
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Oh How I Do Love ASOS ...

So during my Christmas holidays I treated myself to a little gift off Asos, a cropped military style cardigan, and me being a skint student I went for the cheap-skate option of free delivery! But of course free delivery meant I had to wait about 10 days for it actually to come. But then of course I went to New York, and then came back to uni, and my poor ASOS package arrived at home with no one to open it. But my lovely mummy finally sent it me and now I can't stop wearing it! Here is a photo:

Hope you like

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No Longer Unemployed!

To top off the amount of French Connection intake I am currently having, after handing in my C.V a few weeks ago, I got offered an interview there on monday, and thanks to all the research I had been doing for my project it went pretty well and they offered me a job! Oooo yehhhh!

Today was my first day and it was lots of fun! I'm finally working in a place where I love the clothes and the brand, and bring on the new uniform! I've seen a gorgeous playsuit in the Spring/Summer 2011 preview video. I want it! 

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So Much FCUK!

Okay so I haven't blogged in a while, but thats because I have been tied up with so much uni work. Our coursework involved choosing a particular brand and writing a report on how it can extend itself it a new market. So I chose French Connection and introduced an interiors line. I think it could work! Here are the advertising campaigns that I designed for this new collection:

I tried to capture the theme of the current French Connection campaigns with 'The Man' and 'The Woman', but instead it was 'The Home'! Yes the adverts have got the delightful Georgia May Jagger and Kate Moss in, and if these were real French Connection adverts they probably wouldn't, but I just liked the look of them and they seemed to fit really well!

Hope you like

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New York Blog ...

If you want to know more about my trip to New York, read in detail about it on my New York blog: http://vicky-in-new-york.blogspot.com/
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AMAZING!

Whenever anybody has asked how was my trip to New York, this has been the one word I've used to describe it: AMAZING! And it was! We were typical tourists for the week and tried to visit as much of New York as possible. This included a trip up the Rockerfeller centre where we saw the sun set over the New York skyline, many visits to Times Square, shopping on 5th Avenue, as well as in SoHo (my new favourite place ever, I love it!). We also took a ferry to Staten Island to see the Statue of Liberty and then on the way back stopped off at Ground Zero. We also had breakfast in Brooklyn and visited the Upper East Side,  it doesn't look the same as it does on Gossip Girl though, and also went to Greenwhich Village where they have the most adorable Marc Jacobs book store where they have some very cheap products. I got a ring scribed with latin writing for $3, BARGAIN! Whilst in America you've got to do things like the Americans, this therefore consisted of going to an American diner for breakfast, a trip to an American McDonalds (we went to the one in Macys), eating American sweets and travelling on as much American transport as possible! This we achieved quite well, we managed the subway, a bus, a ferry, and of course a yellow American taxi! Here are some photos of the trip:

These two photos are ones that I took from the top of the Rockerfeller Centre. It was amazing up here, you could see for miles over the New York skyline, and the sun setting over the buildings made it even more special. 

This is Times Square in both the day and night. At night, Times Square seems even more impressive as the amount of lights give a 'wow' factor. Although you often forget it is actually night time as you don't realise it has gone dark because it is so lit up and also because none of the shops ever seem to close. They do say it is the city that never sleeps!

These shop window displays are from Barney's, just off 5th Avenue, New York's biggest shopping street. The use of lights is very effect and helps add a sense of quirkyness to the store. This is reflected within the store with wide, well-lit open spaces; it is not like every other department store.

This pink buliding in SoHo is adorable. Many of the buildings are built like this, with the fire escapes on the outside, but the fact that it is pink makes it stand out against all the rest. The buildings are so different to what you would find in England, and automatically make me think American when I see them. SoHo is a gorgeous area, with lots of good shops, it is where the Topshop is situated, restaurants, and what seemed like good bars and clubs. However we couldn't try these out as none of us are 21 yet. If I move to New York one day I am definitley living here!  

The Statue of Liberty was on my list of places to visit, but unfortunatley on the day we picked to go, it snowed. As you can see from the picture it meant there was lots and lots of cloud, but at least I can say I've seen the statue. 

I don't know what I was expecting to see at Ground Zero, but it certainly wasn't a building site like this. I think I expected some big memorial, which they have got with the tribute to the firefighters as well as the museum of the Twin Towers, but even though it was over 9 years ago now I was still expecting hand written letters or something a lot more personal than what was there. I suppose the Tiles for America that we saw on the way to Greenwhich Village were more like what I was expecting. I also expected to see big plans on how the area is going to develop, but these seemed to be lacking too.

This is a photo of the window display for Lanvin in the Upper East Side. This is probably one of the best displays I saw that day, as even though all the other designer stores had impressive displays, they all seemed the same, meaning this Lanvin one stood out giving it some originality. The Upper East Side is definitley not like what you see on Gossip Girl!

New York is one of the busiest places in the world, so you wouldn't have thought that a photo this peaceful could be taken in a city that never sleeps. However, this photo was taken by the river in Greenwhich village and definitley has a sense of peace about it. It was beautiful here, but in the snow and wind it was so cold, I can imagine how good it would be in the summer.

This is the diner round the corner from our hotel where we had breakfast most mornings. The breakfasts were amazing, and I had to be a proper American for one day so had pancakes with treacle! Prefered bacon and eggs to be honest!

SWEETIES! I'm only in America once, so I've got to try some American sweets whilst I'm there! These are just a few of the ones I bought; the skittles were weird, much prefer the normal flavours, but the twizzlers were very nice!

New York Transport:

Subway - not the tube as we kept calling it!

Yellow school bus! We didn't actually get to go in a yellow school bus unfortunatley, but we did travel on a regular New York bus which was fun. 

We took a ferry in the snow to Staten Island, got off and hopped right back on the ferry again. We weren't actually bothered about visiting Staten Island, we just wanted to see the Statue of Liberty. 

And of course when in New York, you have to get a yellow taxi! We may not have done it as glamourosly as Carrie Bradshaw, but it was definitley the best way to travel around New York and still be able to see all the sights!

Shopping was also a must whilst I was there, I mean I was in New York! I did buy the typical American tourist stuff, but I also treated myself to some new things. Heres photos of my purchases for each day:

Day 1: white blouse $29.99 Zara, black and white body $49 and grey patterned tights $10 both Urban Outfitters, gold bracelets $5.80 Forever 21, brown eyeshadow $14 MAC

Postcard to send to my Gran as she always sends me one on holiday and the other is for my wall at uni.

On the top of my shopping list was a tacky I <3 NY top, and the key rings were gifts for my friends.

Day 2: stripy top $10 Topshop sale, nail varnish $5 American Apparel, dark red/purple lipstick $3 and foundation $9 pharmasist

One tacky shot glass for my boyfriend as a present, the other for me! And i was intrigued to try American skittles!

Benefit Bad Gal mascara $19, Love magazine $17.99, American Vogue $3.99, Cosmopolitan (to keep me entertained on the plane) $3.99

  

Silver ring $3 Marc Jacobs (yes thats right - Marc Jacobs - personally I think there an absolute bargain!!)

Sweeties as presents!

From looking at how much I've spent, everything seems so much cheaper in America as it does here.
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New York!

In just over 9 hours I will be setting off on the start of my journey to New York! Woooooooo! I'm so excited, it's going to be actually AMAZING!!
I'll let you all know how it is when I'm back!
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