New York Fashion Week Day 2

Braving the elements much. 

So it has hardly peaked above -4°C this entire fashion week, which well, is a bit of a bummer. However having persevered with this ferociously bitter New York winter for a few months now, I have developed my skills in layering down to an absolute fine art.

Noone would ever know I had long johns and thermals ontop of my cashmere undies under every single outfit. Oh wait you do now.

Rather than step out in shorts and a big ol' fur (like yesterday's outfit - click here) I opted for a slightly more conservative ensemble channelling a combination of Catwoman and Bob Dylan (who knew they were such a complementary pair). 

What I'm Wearing: SUPERCALAFASHIONISTIC Beanie, Zara Sweater, Versace for H&M Leather Jacket, Aritzia Leather Trousers, La Redoute Clutch & Topshop Boots (& gold socks).

New York style has rubbed off on my somewhat, head to toe black seems to be an option I return to on far too a regular basis. Despite this and donning enough golden studs to set off a dozen metal detectors I head back off to the Lincoln Centre for the Rebecca Minkoff Fall 2014 show. 

Bumping into my total best friend, yeah I'm kidding, Chiara from The Blonde Salad who is one of the sweetest people ever (click here to view our last event together in NYC) was another great highlight of Fashion Week so far. Together we shivered side by side for another snap together which I posted to Instagram (@georgiabenj) faster than you can say 'cheese'. 

And how snazzy is the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week insta-wall. Packed full of the latest insta-pics with #mbfw tagged to the photo, hidden away inside the Lincoln Centre show space.

Lets not forget to mention the fashion scanner. Rather than physical invites which are of course pretty damn cool, at NYFW you scan the barcode that comes with your email invite and it prints out a little ticket for you with your seat allocation. Gah technology these days. 

Looking forward to another busy day tomorrow, fingers crossed the snow holds off!

Christmas in Cornwall: Day Five

Sadly the weather lived up to its horrific forecast of showers and rain today, so we escaped to the beach to take advantage of the rare few moments when the heavens weren't open. 

Sennen beach is the most westerly beach in the whole of Cornwall with a gorgeous stretch of white sand across the bay. 

We all decided to taunt Harry with the Boxing Day tradition of running into the sea... naked. We were all wrapped up with thousands of layers seeing as the temperature was little over freezing, but Harry can never turn down a dare. Before we knew it, he was stripping off and water bound.

The water was colder than the outside air so apparently "it wasn't that bad", pfff lies!

Seeing as it was Boxing Day, most restaurants in St Ives were closed. We ended up eating at this little beach style restaurant right on the water front with a huge clay oven heating up the whole place. On Shore is a cute restaurant serving all things Cornish as well as a a fantastic list of stone baked Pizza's.

Pesto Flatbread

Seafood Linguinie

Seafood Risotto

Smoked Haddock Fishcake

Seafood Mayonnaise

Eton Mess

Chocolate Brownie

Sticky Toffee Pudding

After dinner we went for a stroll though all the cute little streets of St Ives. 

The whole place was lined with cobbles, stiletto nightmare!

The perfect setting for a little outfit post.

What I'm Wearing: ASOS Mongolian Fur Gillet, H&M Chiffon Shirt, Zara Trousers, New Look Necklace & Kurt Geiger London Calling Sneakers.

I couldn't wait to show off some of my new Christmas presents. Jesse bought me these gloves which I absolutely adore. Can you just imagine these with my Versace for H&M  jacket (click here), stud heaven! 

Another glorious day with my lovely family, I just love Cornwall at Christmas.

Tarnished Gold

What I'm Wearing: Topshop Sweater, Aubin & Wills Silk Blouse, Urban Oufitters Beaded Shorts, Isabel Marant Wedged Sneakers & Jewellery from Topshop & Tiffany & Co.

Shooting on campus is always fun. There are always so many beautiful buildings around for the perfect backdrop, but you tend to get some rather funny looks from people. Oh well, all in the name of fashion, right? This time of year is one of the hardest to dress for, freezing outside yet so warm and toasty inside, and you constantly have the ongoing struggle of trying to find that perfect temperate balance. Layering is key! Putting a loose fitting sweater over a silk blouse is a perfect combination. Surprising its not too freezing today so I braved the bare leg option with my embellished shorts. It's definitely going to be one of the last days I can go without tights - oh I do miss summer!

Going for Gold

With the London 2012 Olympics behind us now, I feel a rather bit lost. As if there is this big void with nothing quite on par to fill it. All the camaraderie and the patriotism that us Brits showed over the summer has been truly admirable and made me feel so proud to be British. And with us winning all those medals and especially the 29 Gold's, I decided I wanted a medal of my own. However the sad fact of that is that I'm no sporting champ. No leggy high jumper nor super strong weightlifter, so I decided to purchase my own version of a gold medal. My new Kurt Geiger 'London Calling' Sneakers are my own little glimmer of gold. I am absolutely in love with them and despite not having them hang round my neck, my feet are shining like little champions. 

Took this photo of the Olympic Rings whilst walking over Waterloo Bridge. London 2012 you were an amazing games, and a huge well done to all of our athletes that did so incredibly well. 

You really did make your country proud!