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Loyal to the LBD? This season, mix things up with the BLD… BLACK LACE DRESS. This seductive look will have you feeling and looking a million dollars as soon as you slip it on. Add colour pop jewellery and accessories for a modern and dramatic take on this classic look. Prices and Stockists: Dress: NEXT Clearance, £35 This season’s CONTEMPORARY HERITAGE look is comfortable, yet stylish. Combine chic tailoring with cutting edge colour pops and textures. A chic hat is the perfect way to top off your look, so be brave and add a bold accent like a brightly coloured trilby. Prices and Stockists: Cape: Coast, Was £195, Now £130 Trousers: Phase Eight, Was £59, Now £41.30 Top: Phase Eight, Was £59, Now £41.30 Shoes: Clarks Factory Shopping, Was £59.99, Now £39.99 Hat: M&S Outlet, Was £19.50, Now £11.50 Gloves: M&S Outlet, £10.50 Visit www.clarksvillage.co.uk, follow @clarksvillageuk or like www.facebook.com/clarksvillageuk.
All images captured on location at Langford Fivehead, Lower Swell, by photographer Jon Hurst. Shoot styled by Claire Wacey at CW-Style. Sam's Thoughts: We all need staple items in our wardrobe that we can revert to time and time again and the new take on the LBD with the BLD is just what we need to keep it fresh. Like our LBD, our new BLD can be a back up for any occasion. I particularly like this one from Next and is a price I love. 5 weeks flies by and I hope you've enjoyed this seasons run down of affordable fashion presented by Clarks Village. We look forward to welcoming them back for the Spring Summer run down in 2014, it's been a pleasure and a great insight. Sam x Stir up Sunday is fast approaching (24th November), if you don't know what this is, it is the traditional day in which to make your Christmas pudding for, well Christmas! (are you as excited as I am?) If you are going to be making your first Christmas pudding like me, below is a simple recipe from M&S. Ingredients: 225g/8oz Caster sugar (£1.29, 500g) 340g/12oz Sultanas (£1.99, 500g) 340g/12oz Raisins (£1.99, 500g) 225g/8oz Currants (£1.79, 375g) 50g/2oz Glace cherries (£1.99, 200g) 110g/4oz Plain flour (£1.10, 1.5kg) 1 lemon, zest only (39p) 5 Free Range eggs, beaten (£1.40, 6 medium eggs) 1 level tsp Ground cinnamon (£1.49, 39g) 1 level tsp Mixed spice (£1.49, 50g) 5g/1 level tsp Ground nutmeg (£1.49, 44g) Pinch of salt (29p, 400g) 150ml/5fl oz French Brandy (£13.29, 70cl) 55g/2oz Flaked almonds (£1.49, 100g) Method: Soak fruit in brandy overnight. Mix together the ingredients and spoon the mix into a pudding basin. Put a circle of baking parchment and foil over the top and make a string handle. Steam the pudding for 6-7 hours. Remove pudding from steamer and store in a cool, dry place until Christmas day. On Christmas day reheat the pudding by steaming again for 1-2 hours. Serve with brandy butter, rum sauce or custard. If you don't fancy making your own, how about one of their unique puddings; Collection Sugar Plum Pudding (£14, 907g) Featuring our festive signature flavour, this sugar plum pudding is rich and fruity with a hidden centre of mulled plum sauce and Armagnac soaked plums. Hand decorated with sun dried Angelino plums and ready to finish with a sprinkling of golden fairy dust you can add at home. Collection Black Forest Christmas Pudding (£14, 907g)
A rich and fruity Christmas pudding laced with port and brandy and melting chunks of Madagascan chocolate. Topped with Kirsch-soaked glace and sour cherries and glazed with a rich cherry sauce. In June, 2013, BBC Three ran a mental health awareness season called “It's a Mad World.” There were many amazing programmes that showed what mental health disorders are really like, from the people who lived with them. Many people tuned into shows such as “Don't Call Me Crazy”, “OCD Camp” and “Diaries of a Broken Mind.” Where it all began One of the contributors who took part in Diaries of a Broken Mind was 23 year old Bex Walton, from Kent. She lives with agoraphobia (a fear of leaving the house) amongst several other mental health disorders. When the show aired, Bex couldn't believe the positive response she was getting from people via social networks. People she had never spoken to before in her life. It gave her an idea... What if everyone could have this positive reinforcement? Three days later, a very basic website was made. The name Minds Like Ours was the original working title of “Diaries of a Broken Mind” and so that was used, to connect the two together. Secret groups were set up on Facebook and Google, inviting people to come and talk about their disorders without the judgement of others. A week later, several members got the confidence together to make their very own video. The Minds Like Ours introduction video went viral and people such as Derren Brown and Jo Elvin (editor of Glamour magazine) were tweeting about it. That same buzz that Bex felt from Diaries of a Broken Mind, was now being felt by many more people. Within a month, Minds Like Ours became a non-profit organisation with a board of directors. Enter Callum Carson, Mia Gahan and Bex. Their aim? To raise mental health awareness on a global scale, whilst providing support at the same time. Every decision would be made by the members, meaning it is truly run by those with mental health disorders. A forum was set up for people to share their ideas, as well as giving and receiving support. That forum now has over 200 members, all of whom have contributed something to the growth of Minds Like Ours (affectionately known as MiLO). Members are encouraged to share their stories, to help raise awareness, either on our YouTube channel or via the blog. Those stories can be private (just for other members to see) or public. Every person then reaps the rewards of that positive reassurance; which in turn builds up confidence. So where from here? Now, our tiny idea is becoming a big one. We're a quarter of the way to becoming a registered charity (you need to raise £5,000 to apply). Our forum is bustling with ideas and we hold a Google Hangout every Monday, to discuss those ideas. Everyone gets the option to help make decisions on every aspect of the organisation. We have had our very first event, a Mad Hatter's Tea party and are planning several more across the country. We're hosting a 24 hour sponsored talk on the 22nd November (yep, 24 hours talking about mental health) which will be streamed live to YouTube. We've also got a 24 hour football match coming up in 2014!
However big we grow and whatever difference we make, will always be down to our members. All those who take their time to volunteer; whether it be a second to retweet something or an hour to write a blog, are making a huge difference. And because of them, Minds Like Ours will continue to be able to provide support to those who may otherwise feel alone. Modernise a classic dress silhouette by choosing a POWER PRINT. Kate Middleton has shown us time and time again that this look is fit for a Princess! Team with classic accessories, a strong bag and high heels, for the ultimate in regal elegance. Prices and Stockists: Dress: Coast, Was £95, Now £35 Bag: OSPREY London Was £285, Now £195 Shoes: Clarks Factory Shopping, Was £44.99, Now £30.99 Alexa Chung would fall in love with this modern take on POLKA DOTS. Keep the look monochrome and play with androgynous shapes for understated sex appeal. To ensure you turn heads for all the right reasons, accessorize with a pretty statement necklace, a slick of bold red lipstick and killer heels. Prices and Stockists: Jacket: M&S Outlet, Was £55, Now £33 Shirt: Henri Lloyd, Was £75, Now £53 Trousers: NEXT Clearance, £24 Necklace: Coast, Was £40, Now £22 Shoes: Clarks Factory Shopping, £29.99 Visit www.clarksvillage.co.uk, follow @clarksvillageuk or like www.facebook.com/clarksvillageuk.
All images captured on location at Langford Fivehead, Lower Swell, by photographer Jon Hurst. Shoot styled by Claire Wacey at CW-Style. Sam's Thoughts: Polka dots are cute and timeless, a trend that should be embraced- whether a new blouse for work or making a statement in some polka dot trousers (as above). What better way to celebrate Guy Fawkes than with a scrummy sausage bake- perfect to warm the soul on these colder nights. Enjoy x Don't forget to share your creations through Twitter, Facebook, Pintrest and Instagram with the hashtag: #msautumnfood13
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