Boo to a Goose (And Awesome Music!)

I think I have finally discovered a love for vintage I never knew I had! Last Saturday I joined Fashion Detective (http://www.fashiondetective.co.uk/) at the amazing Lady Boo's house for a vintage spree. Lady Boo, as she likes to be known, runs the fab company Boo to a Goose. Boo sells vintage clothing, accessories and crockery and runs private sessions as a stylist to help you choose what to wear. Fashion Detective first met her while at the Crystal Palace Festival as Boo had a stall there and she said she was having an open day at her house to look around. Fashion Detective kindly brought me and my mum along and it was AWESOME! If you would like to check out Boo to a Goose, here is her Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boo-to-a-Goose/121276111230693?fref=ts.  Sadly I couldn't buy anything as the dresses I loved were too small :( but we were allowed to take pics of ourselves with the awesome vintageness on! (By the way, don't you love Boo's very own cushion!)

As well as letting us try on clothes in her house, Boo even made delicious cakes! They look even better  on the vintage table.

A rail of vintage goodness =D

Even more!

It's not just the clothes that are vintage, Lady Boo's house is kitted out in the best vintage way. I especially like this  sign she found at a car boot sale. (If you live in or know the area, Crystal Palace in London, the effect of the toy dinosaurs on the sign is really cool & topical ;))

I took advantage of being able to try on clothes and couldn't resist this metallic pink wonder. I think it goes well with the clash effect of my pink Doctor Martens, more on them later, but it was too small. 

My favourite, this gorgeous sky blue dress, also too small. Grr, don't you hate when that happens?

Vintage accessories.

Not only is Lady Boo's house chock a block with vintage awesomeness, she has a great view of London... 

My fizzy water served in a teacup.

Vintage cocktail glasses.

But the great day didn't end there. After finding out how much I really like vintage, we spent the evening in a pub in Clapham for my dad's gig, The Lola Jones, who I did a post on before. It was a amazeboz night and not only did I find out I like vintage, I also found out that I like to dance to good music in pubs!

Random llama outside as there was a petting zoo!

Hanging out with the kids.

It isn't that easy to see but my dad's top says, No More Page Three, referring  to The Sun newspaper. An example of how fashion can be good for society!

My outfit:

Top- Primark, £3.00

Skater skirt- New Look, £14.99 £7.00

Jacket- Topshop, £45.00

Shoes- Doctor Martens@ Selfridges

Necklace- Tatty Devine, £42.00

You are probably wondering why I haven't mentioned my DM's before, but here they are! Awesome, right?

Just checking the internet on my trusty kindle!

I wasn't the only one dancing, and the ladies were definitely rocking out the dance floor :)

Frankie, the next pop star!

London at night...

Love From The girl with the BC's x

A Great Swim And A party!

On Saturday in London an event took place called the Great London Swim 2013 which is a mile long swim in the River Thames for charity. Anyone could take part, including my mum! She decided to as she had done so last year and she picked JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) as her charity because I have type 1 diabetes. It took my mum 55 minutes to do it this time and last year she did it in 1 hour and 10 minutes! Well done :) 

All the successful swimmers after the swim! 

My mum and our friend Jane, who also swam, before they set off.

The Thames doesn't look that dirty, does it? :p

Of course my brother had to take his trusty lobster to the swim! 

I had to see what I looked like in my good friend Tallulah's (who came to the swim) awesome leather jacket with a white faux fur collar - £60.00 from Topshop.

Definitely a great day for a swim!

All the swimmers getting ready to start their mile long swim.

Its not that easy to see, but in the background the swimmers are doing their exercises to warm up before they get in. 

A clearer photo of the swimmers warming up.

At last the swimmers are getting into the water!

There were people in canoes looking after the people in the water.

My Mum.

While we were walking alongside my Mum, as she was swimming, we passed these lovely flats along the river side, with their own docks for private boats.

 I would love to live in a place like this...

Here are more pictures of the flats.

A close up of the great view of Canary Wharf.

The beautiful boats.

Mum stepping out at the finish line!

Me and Tallulah at the mini beach.

My brother Sonny.

A celebratory hug for the amazing swimmer!

After the swim we had a well earned party at our house, with lots of friends and family :)

The bean bag turned out to be very entertaining for the kids.

We have a cool room in the garden and at parties, especially on warm days, it's nice to open it up.

We even used our karaoke machine!

The party was a huge success and I am very happy and pleased that my mum chose JDRF as her charity and proud that she managed to do it in such a good time! If you would like to visit the Justgiving page, here is the link: www.justgiving.com/rose-wilkes-swim. 

Now, I found a few awesome swimming costumes as this blog post is after all about swimming! 

I really like this great pink forest bikini from Motel Rocks - £35.00

This other really nice bikini is also from Motel Rocks - £35.00 

Motel Rocks - £35.00 

This bikini is featured on Fashion Detective's awesome blog, so please take a looksies! http://www.fashiondetective.co.uk/. From Topshop - £34.00.

Last but definitely not least, my favourite amazeboz cat bikini! Perfect for cat lovers like myself! Boohoo - £18.00. 

Which one would you choose if you were swimming in the Thames?

Finally, my good friend Tallulah, mentioned in previous posts including this one, has recently made a blog all about movies. She does movie reviews and in the future she is going to make her own as she wants to be a director when she is older. 

Her blog name is Drama Queens Office and the link is: http://dramaqueensoffice.blogspot.co.uk/. If you get the chance it would be great if you have a quick look at it! 

Love From The girl with the BC's x