Family Corner : Maternity Wear at KIABI

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From what I've heard, being heavily pregnant in summer isn't all that great what with the summer heat, summer weddings, parties, BBQs and events - apparently, generally, many pregnant women end up hot and bothered. Whilst clothes can't solve the heat problem, new clothes can hopefully generate a few smiles at the very least especially easy-to-wear summer dresses.

Here are some of the new stock options from KIABI that caught my eye - there are some bright colours, a bit of white and a few greys. My take is to wear bright clothes to uplift a bad mood, grey when you're feeling passive and white when you're happy.

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Family Corner : Swimwear at KIABI

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Many adults hate swimwear due to the obvious fact that all body since are laid out in full view. Kids thankfully don't have our body issues so they're free to wear whatever cutest pieces are on the market. Although I don't have kids myself, from what I've been told,  it's best to have many different options, kids tend to *ahem* manage to find different and interesting ways to ensure they get as filthy as possible  - nd then they want to change.

For this reason, KIABI's budget range is absolutely excellent and they've got some really nice ones too, I'm quite taken with all the accessories too - hats and jelly shoes!

Frills, frills, frills - shall I say it again?

 Flick through the slideshow below




Don't forget about those cute little bucket hats - both for boys and girls :)

 Look at those little shoes back there in the back ...

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Family Corner : Little Girls Wear PINK

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After a hiatus in my Friday Morning Family Corner Series - I'm back and today the focus is on little girls between 0 - 18 months. 

The new summer stock (did you know there ae entire fashion departments dedicated to babies ?) is in the stores now so I visited KIABI to check out they're new offerings.

As usual, it's cute as a button and some of the items look like little doll clothes. I'm especially in love with this t-shirt below - I still love those little miss characters. Imagine this little t-shirt paired with a tutle-style white skirt or with  a pair of skinny jeans and trainers.

And the shoes !! - there's something about little shoes that makes me melt.

Especially, as they start to get older, I really enjoy seeing children dressed in 'trendy' adult-style clothes that are of course still age-appropriate. This denim jacket below is a perfect example.

It's also time for swimwear 

And for some more of what caught my eye:

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Shopping : TSHIRTS 4 Men

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There are some things in life that seem to attract one gender more than the other - like girls and shoes, boys and football, girls and soft toys and ........... boys and t-shirts. Girls wear t-shirts too, I'll give you that but guys..they jut seem to get attached to them. My hubby is a prime example,  he's always asking for new ones and he refuses to throw out the old ones, always finding some insane new reason as to why he's definitely going to be needing them soon.

To move back onto the fashion shopping course and the point to my t-shirts talk - a few months ago I styled some guys in KIABI and I found that Star Wars t-shirt that went down a storm. Since then, I've paid a bit more attention to the clothes in the boys' room, in particular the t-shirts, I can't go home empty handed can I ? Here's what I found this week, that's one brilliant selection of t-shirts for boys.

On another note I'm a late starter to the brilliance of Breaking Bad but I'm currently nearing the end, halfway through season 5, so you know I've got Walter White completely on the brain - you can just imagine my reaction to this t-shirt.......HEISENBERG is all I've got to say.

And a few more for the road...

All T-Shirts from KIABI 

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Shopping : Finding RELATIVES in DENIM

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Yesterday, after I posted a denim-related insta pic, someone accused me of too much denim-speak, so much so, that I've apparently made them do something totally out of character - buy a shirt - a denim shirt. I greeted this statement with as much pleasure as I did the huge Kinder Easter Egg the hubby just bought me. A denim shirt is a truly versatile piece of clothing that one must, MUST I tell you, place in a wardrobe, ideally of course, there are said's shirt's siblings of mixed race and gender.

In other news, I visited KIABI over Spring break, yes I know Spring Break is for Americans..but in my own mind I've had one too ; maybe next year you can join me; and I was quite impressed with their denim range. I've decided to focus a shopping post on this range, and this should also help you find those aforementioned siblings.

Sibling No 1

More like a cousin

Maybe a grandparent ?

And for some more denim photos - click through the slideshow

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NEWS : MFCC WAREHOUSE SALE '15

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It's time to talk about the yearly warehouse event happening at MFCC. It started last Thursday and ends tomorrow but stock gets replenished daily. There's a bunch of bargains to be had and some good stores are participating. There are different stands, ranging from homeware to food to of course clothes. Since this is a fashion blog :P - here's some info on the clothes.

The shops that interested me most were mainly -  River Island, New Look, Timberland (for the boys), Kiabi, Benetton and Sisley, Miss Sixty / Desigual / Killah, Teatro Boutique and Rinascimento - all shops I actually like to shop from at full price. Finding the good stuff does involve some hunting, so if that kind of shopping gives you the jeepers, this might not be the best place for you. If on the other hand, the thought of a good scavenger hunt realising in an awesome prize, makes your heart rate rise a notch..then I suggest you hightail it there today...you might find me there on round 2...

And for some product shots ..click through this awesome - work-of-art installation slideshow below 

Opens today from 10 a.m - 10 p.m and tomorrow from 10 a.m - 9 p.m

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Family Corner : It's KIABI's Birthday

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As I've mentioned, my main partner in crime for the Family Corner Section of this blog is KIABI - reason being it's good quality and not expensive - therefore - great value for money, something I think is really important when you're dealing with kiddies and their never ending needs. 

SOOO KIABI is 1 year old and tomorrow they're celebrating in store with bucket loads of events and offers.

Exclusive offer for the day - get €10 OFF when you spend €50 or more

• Goodie bag for the first 50 buyers
• Sweets, Pop Corn and Candy Floss against FREE tokens upon purchase
• Fun bus for kiddies 
• Meet Olaf, Ana and Elsa
• Gift with purchase on Bourjois products

and more surprises in store ...

For More Info see the FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

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Family Corner : Maternity & Newborn

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I'm starting off with an apology, my trip to Rome and planning away for approaching fashion weeks meant I lost a bit of control with trying to put up certain posts on certain days and my weekly Friday Family Corner post got a bit sidelined. This week at least it's just one day late at least, I think writing about this on Valentine's is fitting - I know there's going to be lots of chocolates and food and roses and hugs and kisses around and social media postings of said gifts. My post today is a shopping post dedicated to those celebrating the love of a newborn child (by buying them clothes :P) or the love of an approaching child (by buying yourself clothes). 

As mentioned before KIABI are my sponsors for this family series and I think their maternity range is one of the cleverest (read comfortable and easy to wear) around ..their kiddie clothes are adorable. 

I have a niece to buy for now - yipeeee - which might be a good time to point out that my choice of newborn clothes might be a bit gender biased - sorry !! .

So here goes some shopping options:

Jeans with a comfortable , soft waistband

 Simple, pretty, bright, long tunic top

Greattt denim dress - lovee this one

And for the little ones - a scrumptious does of cuteness

 Tooooo cute

And some more Maternity Clothes Options in this slideshow below - ten points for that long black cardigan and the pretty monochrome dress

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Shopping : Lingerie 4 Valentine @KIABI

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When it comes to lingerie and underwear, my brain is always a bit twofold. On the one hand, I love the idea of beautiful, silky, luxurious lingerie, on the other hand it's underwear, its worn and washed a lot and sometimes the cheaper stuff is more hard wearing. I've decided to own both kinds and use accordingly but I really do thing there is a big case for cheaper clothing when ti comes to underwear and just general lounge-at-home-clothes.

That's why I've decided to focus this shopping post on KIABI's lingerie and underwear, a shop renown for its 'little prices' . Since Valentine's Day is soon coming up I've focused a bit on the red's and pinks and the some of the sexier garments but there's a couple of cute things thrown in.

First up is that corset in the pic above - maybe it should be used before dinner rather than after - definitely will look better on a less -full stomach.

Next is this red, push up bra that's just 10 euros.

And there's a few more things in this slideshow below ...





Because there has to be something cute - here's a pair of Michy Mouse slippers - loveee them




And I couldn't fail to mention that they have slimming and curve enhancing effect lingerie - high useful for under that Valentine's Day outfit

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Shopping : A Spot of Male Styling

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Last Friday, I made my way to KIABI to style two men in the new, 'just arrived' collection. This collection is a really interesting one and I actually had trouble selecting only two outfits. This leather jacket in the pictures above and below caught my eye the minute I walked in. The quality is great, the smell of leather intoxicating and the style brilliant ..plus it's under 50 euros..what more do you want ? Next, my eyes gravitated towards this Star Wars t-shirt ..so much fun potential, there needs to be a female version  ! A pair of grey black jeans completed the look.

More pics in the slideshow below....



Next up I chose a casual blue-denim-grey look - loving this blue grey sweater in the picture below and these chinos have a really great fit. The denim jackets are also worth a mention, again really like their quality.









More pics in the slideshow below....

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