Right now I’m sat in a rather empty looking room with a few cardboard boxes. I’m leaving Preston. And this time it’s not for a few weeks or months but for good. So, it is with absol...
Second only to London Fashion Week, Graduate Fashion Week is one of the most exciting fashion events on London’s calendar. Yesterday, the Preston-grown talent took to the catwalk at Earls Court...
Thank you to everyone who voted in the Cambridge Girl in Preston awards, it was so exciting watching a very close race between our favourite boutiques and fashionable places in Preston! So, wh...
If you weren’t at the Cocktail Factory last night, you can’t have been doing anything much more fun than attending a perfume party. The Preston Lushlies engaged the crowd with 21 scents f...
Well, once I’m gone it’s going to be that little bit harder to find out the latest news from the Preston fashion scene so I thought I’d create a little list for you of all the Faceb...
Miss B is a boutique lover just like me, and so this lovely local lady from Fulwood has set up her own boutique online to offer that something a bit different to the high street! Bobochic has recentl...
On Saturday, the Mayor of Preston and Jude Vause Walsh from Rock FM officially opened Global Threads, a new exhibition celebrating amazing fabrics from South Asia in today’s fashion. It has bee...
Dear blog readers, Well, it’s time for Cambridge Girl to move on to pastures new. In a month’s time I will be leaving Preston and therefore leaving this blog behind me. I have loved writi...
Get yourself a whiff of some of the scents that Lush don’t sell in their stores next month down at the Cocktail Factory on Guildhall Street. Only eight of their stores in the UK are getting t...
Happy Easter everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying this beautiful sunshine and yummy Easter eggs. This week’s post is about Etsy. People tend to fall into three categories when it comes to...
It seems to be a surprisingly good time of the year for fashion – what with Easter bonnets and all! And there’s plenty to offer the stylish Prestonian over the next week: Wonderland Vinta...
What is it about fashion and music that go so well together? I’ve been checking out some of the local areas most stylish musicians… Karima Francis Karima is one talented singer songwriter...
I have a new blog friend! Thank you to the guys over at The Big Preston Blog for giving me a shout out on it yesterday. Head over to this new blog to stay on the Preston scene and be a part of your c...
UCLan graduate, Beki Gregory has become St George’s Shopping Centre’s first ever in-house stylist. It looks like things are going to get a whole lot more stylish as she will be sharing he...
I would say that I attended a fashion show last night, but it feels more like I went shopping. Except instead of trapsing from shop to shop, I was sat down the entire time while a model showed me ind...
I’ve just come back from the opening of an exhibition in St George’s shopping centre. Third year fashion promotion students at UCLan were given an assignment to promote independent retail...
Lots of you have been excited about the opening of Wonderland Vintage Boutique on Friargate and I’m pleased to say, you won’t be disappointed! Sometimes vintage shops can be a bit like a ...
I thought I’d share with you a few of the things I’ve bought lately from the lovely boutiques of Preston. Yi, £20 This is the latest love of my life. I love the colour! It had been reduce...
Last night, the events management students at UCLan held a fashion show to raise money for Barnado’s. Guests were entertained by the UCLan Dance Society and a Lady Ga Ga tribute act (yes really...
Fairtrade Fortnight begins tomorrow so my challenge to you is to take a look at your clothes labels as you’re getting dressed and think about where it came from, and think about where you’...
There are quite a few events coming up soon which I plan to attend so I thought I’d share them with you, so that you can attend too. Some I have already featured on the Facebook page but for th...
A little way out of town, on Garstang Road, is a cute little gift shop which I visited for the first time this week. (To find it on a map click here) Its tiny shop front is somewhat deceptive and I w...
Friargate: Then and Now, courtesy of JohnnyEnglish Friargate Brow is a kooky little street and amongst the pubs and take aways are fashion opportunities to be had. Harlequins So the new alternative s...
If you squealed at delight when you found out that Preston was going to be holding a vintage fair every month, be prepared to squeal again… There will be a vintage market every Monday at the ...
And so we reach the final ‘sale buy’ post, rounding the week off nicely we have a fabulous find from Duncans ladieswear (next to Slaters, Fishergate). Military jackets look great on prett...
The sale down at Coco Boo has plucked up some real bargains! This cute leopard print dress would be great for day time with a cardigan and brogues or for evening, dressed up with heels. Was£39.99, no...
There’s a lot to love about the funky Tatty Devine Wild West range… and now it’s gone into the sale! I struggled to pick a favourite but this pocket watch brooch caught my eye and h...
Sometimes you find fashion in unexpected places. Cute interiors shop and tea room, Colour Rooms (Charnley Street), has some gorgeous jewellery in the sale. From pearls to charms to colourful beads, t...
My third sale pick this week comes from Halo Boutique. This scoop neck dress with elasticated waist belt is very flattering on curves. Was £22 now just £13.20! Also available in black and grey. Camb...
Here is the second installment of the best sale buys around Preston that I will be bringing to you all week! This gorgeous leather handbag in this season’s hottest colour, camel, is inspired by...
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