London Surprise: Monki

I spent today visiting journalists in London to show them our amazing new beauty products and homes look books. In a quick gap we took a trip to Carnaby Street where I came across a beautiful, unique and interesting shop called Monki. It’s the only one in the UK and I fell in love! Not just because they had an unreal sale but because the shop itself was really vibrant and quirky. 

Monki describes itself as “Monki is both a way of doing life and doing fashion. Monki is a store concept and a fashion brand. The stores are a part of a Monki world that constantly tells new stories. The clothes have a style that represents personality and independence, an alternative that’s full of dreams.” This definitely describes the opinion that I have come home with! It’s lovely to find a shop that isn’t easily accessible so you can be sure you won’t bump into 20 people with the same top!

I picked up a couple of amazing items. I could have spent £65 but purchased my two items for £13! Totally worth going against my spending ban! I brought a lemon sheer button up shirt with a beautifully curved collar. The cuffs bring the shirt in creating a little gathered effect at the wrists. Perfect to tie in with some black skinny jeans and a collar necklace. This was meant to be £20 but I picked it up for £5! The second item was a vintage inspired thick knit cardigan with a multi coloured effect. It features mainly a lime green knit with hints of purple and blue! The baggy sleeves add a cute effect as does the hemline buttons. This was meant to be £45 but I got it for £8! So impressed!

The website for Monki is… Monki.com

The store details for UK are… 39 Carnaby St, London. Mon – Fri (10.00 – 20.00), Saturdays (10.00 – 20.00) & Sundays (11.30 – 18.00)

Creative Saturday

Having a full time job leads to not a lot of time for random creative days. However, I decided today was the day I got back behind a sewing machine. It’s probably been a good 3/4 years since I’d created something for myself. Since studying Textiles through GCSE and A Level’s, I have basic skills, but I also have a lovely sister who has a great deal of skills in creating incredible garments. 

I set myself a simple task of a gathered skirt. I picked the fabric from a box of donated vintage fabric and chose a lovely blue floral print with small red and coral poppies. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out! What do you think?

 

I also customised two dresses during the day. I transformed one little black dress into a little black skirt with a neon pink zip along the length of the skirt. I turned a bright pink body con dress into a body con skirt. I had a maxi skirt that lacked in excitement so I split the seams, attached together along the bottoms and turned it into a dropped hem mini! 

Hello to new items for the new year!