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FASHION DOTTY
www.fashiondotty.com
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The fashion blog of Manchester-based International Fashion Marketing student, Sarah Harradine.
#36857 in All , #4579 in General Fashion

Summer of Hope and Glory

Last Thursday marked the launch of the Trafford Centres Summer of Hope and Glory, celebrating everything British, and from May to August there will be events, treats and competitions, all fit for a Q...

7 h ago

Tina Talks Fashion

Growing up Coronation Street was a bit of an instituion in my household, and my parents enjoyed attaching the different characters personalities to me: for example, demanding "Rosie and Sophie...

2 days ago

[Insert Vengaboys Quote Here]

Apologies for the silence as of late - Im going to Ibiza on Thursday and this is all that is currently occupying my mind. I LOVE going on beach holidays and want to live in one. No, not live abroad -...

4 days ago

A Sneaky Confession

Thats it... I admit it. This has been niggling away at me for some months now, and Ive tried to resist it, but I really must confess.I WANT SOME SNEAKER WEDGES.Sure, I liked the Isabel Marant version...

24 may 12

The Orange Revolution

    COS&nb sp;dress, Miista shoes, vintage clutch, belt & necklaceAlong with the rest of the country Im rejoicing over this weeks glorious weather, and used the sunshine as the...

23 may 12

Chester: Retail At Its Best

Growing up, Chester was my nearest city, and once a month or so I popped in for a quick shop. It wasnt as thrilling as going into Manchester, the big city of shining lights - or thats how I saw it, w...

17 may 12

Carpe Calciamenti

  H&M via Red Cross shop blazer & jeans, Chriss tee, ASOS sandals, vintage (can we call ten years old vintage?) New Look pleather jacket "Have you got any hi-tops?" asked Ch...

12 may 12

Cotton: Americas Spoilt Child

I desperately try - and fail - to understand economics but some things just dont go into this pretty little head of mine, and that is one of them. I do understand that, generally, the countries who a...

10 may 12

The éditeurs Exquisite Edit

Tasty food, endless wine, and bohemian-luxe fashion; Chester boutique The éditeur sure know how to throw a pre-races party. Held at Chester racecourses 1539 restaurant last Thursday night, I donned s...

08 may 12

Still Life Interrupted: Elliott Landy

Today we have a special guest post from Mr Dotty - that is, my boyfriend Chris. For his first instalment he checks out the Emporio Armani/Elliott Landy exhibition...He left the house and anxiously ch...

05 may 12

Gossip And A Dressing Gown

This vintage dressing gown was donated to me by my now-departed Auntie Jean, and has been hanging around in my wardrobe waiting for an occasion (and for me to gather the courage) to be worn outside t...

02 may 12

Take Me To Funky Town

Those of you who have seen me in the past few days may have noticed me whistling the Lipps Inc classic and strutting along a little more wiggle than normal. I havent suddenly become a massive Shrek f...

29 apr 12

Milanese Window Shopping

You know youve got visual merchandising fever pretty bad when other people come back from their holidays with window display pictures for you. This happened when Paolo Feroleto took a trip to Milan f...

27 apr 12

A Blog About Blogging

Right guys, please dont be shocked, but I am going to use the naughty "b" word now.. Hold onto your hats!: BLOGGING. Blogging is the swear word of fashion media. To some, it is everything; ot...

26 apr 12

2022NQ

Manchesters Northern Quarter is a hub of art and creativity, so it was no surprise when new gallery 2022NQ opened last week. The concept of the gallery is a little different to normal, however; the s...

24 apr 12 1 person likes this

All Rise For J.W.Anderson

Along with the rest of the fashmosphere I am keeping a beady eye on J.W.Andersons rise to fame, particularly those paisley print pyjama pants (accidental alliteration, there; I think I like it). Of c...

22 apr 12

Dottys Diary: April-May 2012

Synchronise your diaries, fashionistas of Manchester! Over the next month there are plenty of opportunities to clear space in your wardrobe, add to it for bargain prices, do your bit for charity, and...

20 apr 12 1 person likes this

Hanne Gaby Odiele: Street Style Icon

Models look great: thats pretty much a fact. On the runway, on the street, putting the recycling out; the old adage applies that they would look amazing in a bin bag. However, few understand fashion ...

19 apr 12

This Weekend I...

Click to read my thoughts on Aintrees Ladies Day fashion.My hair-spiration was Alexa Chung, in actuality its probably closer to Steven Tyler."Hes totally an up-and-coming designer so they are pra...

15 apr 12

Dottys Styling Factory

The fashion industry in the UK is worth approximately £21 billion to the economy, and employs 816,000 people; however I think young people are unaware of the scope for different careers the fashion i...

13 apr 12

Camera Bagscura

A day of coffee, cameras, and cake is pretty much my ideal way to spend a bank holiday Monday; throw in a couple of a designer handbags and I am yours completely. Clare of Tweet managed to combi...

10 apr 12

Pret A Portas: #TeamMary Hits Manchester

Last week, as Im sure many of you are aware, Mary Portas threw a bit of a shindig in her new House of Fraser concession in Manchester. I unfortunately was unable to attend (as I was working one floor...

05 apr 12

Totally Surreal, Man

Surrealism, n. Pure psychic automatism, by which one proposes to express, either verbally, in writing, or by any other manner, the real functioning of thought. Dictation of thought in the absence of ...

03 apr 12

Big Green Saturday

Yesterday was the Chorlton Big Green Festival, and it certainly lived up to its name! I was pleasantly surprised just how much there was to do and how many people were in attendance. You could have a...

01 apr 12

The Peplum Project

Ive made clothes before, but theyve tended to be made from scraps of fabric Ive wound around my body, bothering my mum to pin in place, then sewing messily together on my sewing machine. "Thatll ...

31 mar 12 1 person likes this

Make Florals Groundbreaking

28 mar 12

Visual Madness

Check out my mad crazy visual skills! One of the reasons I chose my degree is that along with studying business, marketing, accounting, garment production and Photoshop, I got the chance to install a...

26 mar 12

Black White Denim Get Intimate: SS12

Clients, press, and bloggers alike attended the Black White Denim spring/summer 2012 salon show on Thursday night. Greeted with both champagne and hugs at the door, the friendly atmosphere of the sto...

24 mar 12

Fiona McIntosh: News And Shoes

The past few years have seen an extraordinary change in print media, thanks to the digital revolution. "We were terrified of it", says Fiona McIntosh at the Manchester Fashion Networks &...

22 mar 12

Tuesday Shoesday: What The Doc Ordered

A mere week into my pledge to "buy less", I have bought a pair of shoes. Though being a pair of Dr. Martens I feel they fit the "buy better" and "buy smarter" categories: they...

20 mar 12

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