Hand me the fringing, flares and bad ass chic.. This girl is BACK!

For anyone that know's me will know life is good right now. For a multitude of reason's which I shall restrain myself from rambling on about for the next few minutes of writing this.

This is time to continue in a way that I feel is finally right to be back here and writing. I didn't want to be blogging half heartedly and using this as an emotional crutch for the last few months, hence the absence. But life is good......


70s. This is it. I think I have finally found my calling in my fashion life. Like, I literally should have been born 50 years ago to have made optimum use of round two of this proper sassy decade. Okay, that sounds very lusty BUT have you SEEEEN some of whats going on right now?!

(https://www.pinterest.com/bpdowdell/21st-century-seventies/)

The cross over of textures, print and cuts is just - ughhh - to die for. There is literally something to suit everyone with the sort of things you are seeing on the high street at the moment.

Key obsessions:
§ Fringing
§ Flares
§ Lace up knee highs

I'm pretty sure I'll be sharing some of my pieces with you very soon if you haven't already seen bits on my insta! (bpdowdell)


Let's leave the interior decor well alone and not look back that far...

Lady In Red

As you'll know, it's final year craziness in my life at the moment. As part of a Competition unit we have had to undergo to build portfolio work and give us opportunities to meet industry standards. I have now successfully completed two Competition briefs with one still to go.  

My latest entry was for Harrods Star of tomorrow; Stylist.  With the deadline being Monday I feel like I can finally share with you my hard work. Im not going to lie, I stressed big time as I was so determined to do well and I did have a mini melt down and decided to reshoot, so I really do have to thank the patience of my model and makeup artist for sticking with me and letting me achieve what I did.

I adopted the theme of Lady in Red as it is rapidly becoming the new black and I kept seeing things online regarding the colour shift that inspired me. It's a striking colour and I think everyone can channel it one way or another. 

As the competition is directed at styling, I wanted to ensure the presentation of my final layout was also stylistically good. I decided to post it to the BFC offices at Somerset House rather than pinging it across in a email. With the dedicated support of my Mum she helped me get together all the pieces that I needed to make it the best I possibly could, whilst also stopping me from going completely insane and supplying a steady stream of tea.

So here it is. I hope you like it! Fingers crossed.. 

Styling, Photography & Layout Beth Dowdell

MUA Emma Dowdell

Model Chanel Shayler

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Dancing with lions

So this is a random one.. My family, Fray and my sisters friend have all booked onto a Safari experience thingy, literally its at the top of my bucket list to bounce around in a Jeep watching all the animals in their natural environment, doing there thing. However, this isn't quite my dream but its a good step towards it at a fraction of the cost! So in August we're heading down to Kent for a full on African Safari experience!!! (Dusk and Dawn Jeep tours, tradish food, drink and even sleeping looking out on the Kent Plains of Africa). So I'm very much excited and once again whilst procrastinating, I've ended up on Topshop looking at a certain few 'new arrivals'.

And Oh God. What a surprise.... it's got me thinking.


I NEED SAFARI WEAR! Oh yes, I do.

All Topshop;

Day One

Collar £15.00

Cami £12.00

Safari Skirt £22.00

Sandals £45.00

Jacket £45.00

Bag £34.00 (also in other colours)

Day Two

Crochet Top £22.00

Giraffe Skirt £38.00

Jelly Sandals £20.00

Pocket Belt £35.00

It really is all essential, the little belt for safety ofc. A little jacket for the evenings and even shoes strapped to your feet.. This is acceptable? Yeah...



(I clearly have far too much time on my hands and have just got far too excited by all of this...)

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