My Style - People Tree dress

My Style - dress by People Tree I have to admit pink it's not usually my colour of choice but I have been eyeing up this organic tunic I saw browsing House of Fraser and it's by one of my favourite ethical brands People Tree and I simply love the 1950s car print designed by Zandra Rhodes. The dress is perfect for quick and easy style when you're in a rush and it's made out of 100% organic cotton. I decided to keep things fairly simple as not to clash with the colour or print and pair it up with my M&S jacket and Wallis Ankle boots. Being petit I am always worried about buying clothes online as more often than not they don't fit but this is perfect, plus there is a House of Fraser in Cardiff which makes it easy for me to pop into the store and get things changed although luckily I didn't have to do that for this dress. I can certainly see myself getting a lot of use out of this dress over the summer, especially as a few press events I have planned......

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A night at Lab22 with T.M Lewin

We were kindly invited to attend the T.M Lewin "Makeover your Man" Awards at the very chic and stylish Lab 22 right in the heart of the city. The awards were part of a competition run by T.M Lewin and St Davids to help wive's, girlfriends and partners who were tired of their other half not bringing their game when it came to the fashion stakes and entered them for the ultimate Man makeover with some amazing prizes. It's always great seeing creative events such as these happening locally and I have the say the room was filled with some very stylish finalists. We have been meaning to go to Lab22 since it opened and have heard some great things about it. The venue had a lovely intimate and luxurious feel and we plan to go back at some point and try out their amazing cocktail selection. On arrival we were treated to some bubbly a tasty canapés, before the speeches and reveal of the winner which was presented by the special guest and manager of the Welsh FA......

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Our Mad(s) Bid

So it's that time of the year again for the MADS - Blog awards for parent bloggers covering all sorts of subjects from fashion to food to photography and of course parenting. We would love you to vote for Side Street Style - that is of course if you enjoy reading the blog and would like to support our happy little family. The first round of selections come from the amount of nominations your get - so it is really important to vote for who you want to see in the top 5 in each category - then the 5 blogs with the most votes are put forward to the judges to decide. The MADS in the world of blogging really is a big thing and a great platform from which to showcase your blog and we would really like to be apart of it. Please would you help us get there and VOTE for us in the following categories 1. MAD Blog of the Year 2. Best family life blog 3. Best fashion and beauty blog Three reasons for voting for us  We love to......

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