Stylish Celeb Mummas!

Mixing it up today and posting our favourite celeb mummas who have seriously kept their style game STRONG! 

Actress, producer, and singer (she had a metal band at one point!) Jada Pinkett Smith is definitely a role model for her kids. Jaden and Willow are both following in their famous parents' footsteps—taking Hollywood by storm and inheriting Mum's cool, edgy fashion sense.

 

Katie Holmes remains one of the chicest mums in entertainment. Proof: her upscale fashion line, Holmes & Yang, and her fashion-forward mini-me, Suri, who arguably has a better wardrobe than most adults.

Mum Sienna Miller knows how to make a pushchair the most stylish accessory ever—just add a cropped fur coat, fun sunglasses, and leopard smoking shoes. We cannot wait to see baby Marlowe's fashion future!

Jessica Alba consistently tops best-dressed lists—whether sitting front row at Fashion Week, posing on the red carpet, or strolling the streets with adorable daughters Honor (seen here in Paris) and Haven.

 

 

Yes, her brood of four (and hot husband David Beckham) Victoria Beckham will always have a spot on our chic-in-Hollywood list. Her own designs earn raves from the fashion industry and are regularly worn by stars on the red carpet, she always looks flawless, and she does it all in sky-high heels.

 

 

Do we even need an explanation for why the fa-bu-lous Beyoncé is on this list? Probably not, but we'll give one anyway: Peter Dundas for Emilio Pucci and Stuart Weitzman designed the custom wardrobe for her Mrs. Carter tour, she's the face of H&M, and she has her own fashion line, House of Dereon. Little Blue Ivy is going to have some seriously amazing hand-me-downs from Mum. 

 

 

Whether dressed up for a Fashion Week party or down for a Yo Gabba Gabba concert with her son, Sparrow, and daughter, Harlow, Nicole Richie knows how to work boho-chic—a style she's also channeled into her House of Harlow fashion line. 

 

 

Tasks include replacing Kate Moss as the face of Mango, running her own skin care line, Kora Organics, taking care of Flynn—her son with Orlando Bloom—and acting as a general style icon for all of humanity

 

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One day you're in, the next you're out, but Heidi Klum will always be on this list. She's a style arbiter-producer on Project Runway (11 seasons, plus two All Stars and counting), a famous supermodel, and mother to four beautiful children.

 

 

Actress Michelle Williams has an elegant yet daring style that carries over effortlessly from a movie premiere to errand-running with daughter Matilda Ledger.

 

 

Kate Hudson has a lock on rocker-girl cool. She works an edgy-glam vibe in designer gowns for paparazzi-filled events and channels a chilled-out boho-chic style while shuttling sons Ryder and Bing around town. Who else could get away with pairing fringed, knee-high boots and a Baby Bjorn?

 

 

Seriously, how does Gwen Stefani have the time? She's a successful recording artist, businesswoman, and mum of two ah-dorable boys, and she looks this good while managing all of the above. Granted, she can pull from her own clothing line, L.A.M.B., whenever she wants, but her crazy-chic sense of style is all her own. 

 

What celeb mums do you think have uber style? 

OOTO Vibes!

OOTO stands for ‘Out Of The Ordinary’. Its extraordinary designs for the hard workers and grafters of society who embrace their wild side in their working hours and on weekends. They stand for the risk takers, money makers and rule breakers.

The versatility of most of these stunning pieces enables the OOTO girl to incorporate them into the many sides of her personality and lifestyle; OOTO do this by making every piece extremely comfortable and easy to wear. The idea is that the clothing isn’t just for festivals, but can also be worn over a pair of jeans or thrown on to brighten up your work outfit.  It’s about looking out of the ordinary from average outfits you see in the work environment.

I asked OOTO’s creature to give me a little information about herself and how the company came together:

“My name is Corrie Davies I’m 25 and I am the designer and sole owner of my brand OOTO Clothing based in London but I’m always creating and designing as I go. Its one of the best aspects of working for yourself. I was feeling extremely restricted in the normal day-to-day of London life so in 2012 I set out on a nomadic adventure to feel inspired again. I was away for two years, travelling through Asia, India, Indonesia and Australia. During that time I was inspired by all of the fabrics, bold prints and colours, this pushed me to create my own collection that reflected my lifestyle.  So I went back to Indonesia in January 2014 this year and got my first collection made.

I take inspiration from everywhere and travel is a big part of it. I don't create designs that I think people would buy, but things that I love and would get a lot of use out of. I also take a lot of inspiration from my own wardrobe, tweaking and changing things here and there from designs of the 70s and 90s, one of which is my wide legged ‘wideboy pants’ inspired by the 90s baggy trouser look. I believe in uniqueness and think there shouldn't be a uniform in the way people dress, it's an expression and it’s about looking different - don't be afraid to try something new and out of the ordinary to your normal style. I also believe in supporting small home factories and having a great relationship with them, this helps me and helps them in growing their business and supporting their local communities.”

“I want to get more creative with my designs and push the boundaries with bolder and more colourful designs, I’m planning a trip back to Bali in January to work with some other creatives, do lots of photoshoots whilst working on improving my website and preparing for next years UK festivals where I will be having a clothing stall.”

Hello beautiful people its Pixie again! So how awesome is Corrie? Not only is she an incredible designer she’s also an absolute sweatheart.

Anyway back to clothes, when I came across OOTO Clothing I instantly fell in love with the ‘My Patch Black Dungarees’. These were an instant want because they make you stand out, easy to style with everyday clothes and so so comfy. What I love most about them is I can just put them on with no thought and feel comfortable and confident. Being a mama this is a time saver thats really appreciated!

Patch Work Dungarees by OOTO, Oxblood Docs, Throw by Wonderland Clothing 

This wouldn’t have been styled by me if there wasn’t any pretty hippy jewellery too..

  Clear Crystal ring Empty casket

Moonstone ring Lost At Sea Jewellery

Blue stone shield ring Urban Angel

Moonchild shield ring & Citrine ring Luminoire 

 

Now, when you stalk the OOTO site you’ll see a stunning collection of kimonos. I’ll probably end up purchasing them all but here's my first one!

This kimono is so easy to style up, just like pretty much everything on the OOTO site you can dress anything up or have it as casual as you like and still look great.

  Here I’ve teamed this Paisley Kimono with:
Black Maxi Skirt from Asos
Black heeled buckle up boots from Riverisland
Black oversized lace tee from Asos

Wrapped quartz choker on vegan friendly cord

both from Luminoire

 

Om, Buddha & Clear Crystal Quartz triple layered necklace from

EmptyCasket

An Ark Love Affair!

So, I’ve been a fan of ARK for a long time and whenever I want to look online for a new outfit this is one of the first sites I click to. I recently read into the company’s history and came across some really interesting and fun details on how it all started out, which gives them a innovative and exciting approach to clothes design!

ARK started out in the 90’s rave scene. YES you read correctly! The three owners originally opened their first shop over 20 years ago in the Leeds Corn Exchange originally to sell tickets for raves. As they started to make merchandise for their iconic club nights they also quickly became part of the Leeds fashion scene.

As the company grew they began to stock more and more hard to find under ground brands and created their own clothing lines too with Cloak menswear and Hearts and Bows for women. Along with their in house designed brands they also continue to bring us Fred Perry, Carhartt, Cheap Monday, Motel, Ginger Fizz, The Ragged Priest and more!

Not only do ARK make sure they’re the first to bring us the biggest trends and new upcoming labels on the high street, they also work as hard as they can to make sure their team really pay attention to the customers whether it be in store or online. So if we feel we need guidance on styling or getting general ideas they are always happy to help!

Okay so here’s the fun bit. I was lucky enough to have a go at doing some styling myself with their stunning Hearts and Bows collection. The collection is so diverse this made me spoilt for choice on what looks to try out.

Firstly here's my Hearts and Bows Chakra Tartan Dress

 

Isn’t it adorable?!

I love how this can have minimal effort to be styled up. If your off out for the day and need something simple and feminine to throw on this is perfect!

Here I’m wearing my oversized vintage faux fur coat-source unknown,

Thick black tights and oxblood docs. This is one of my most favourite outfits at the moment for day and evening wear.

Second outfit is my Mulan embroidered dress styled with the Morta velvet kimono. Both also from the Hearts and Bows collection.

 

Again this outfit can be easily dressed up or down. Its a simple shift dress with folk inspired embroidery around the neckline to give it a slight statement, and this well made velvet kimono gives it that little bit of extra class. Personally I’d wear this for a day of work at Wonderland HQ or to go for a meal with a few cocktails!

For those of you who know me you’ll know I love my crystal jewellery! So I couldn't resist putting more than enough on to play about with this outfit.

 

Wrapped quartz choker on vegan friendly cord both from Luminoire

Citrine and Moon shield rings from Luminoire

Clear Quartz ring from Empty Casket

Callisto Moonstone ring from Lost At Sea Jewellery

Large blue shield ring from Urban Angel

Be sure to check out more of the collection, and to learn more about Ark or to get shopping you can find their social media links below! 

Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest

Instagram / Tumblr / Store

OOTD - See Ya Summer!

I found this photo of before when my hair was pink, the sun was shining, it was super warm and I wore this dress all the time!

Dress by Reverse at Wonderland Clothing, Shoes by ASOS

Fashion Friday - Get Your Creep On!

Firstly I asked the owner of The Creep Store to give me a written piece about herself and oh my god I love this clothing company even more after reading this!

"Started in February 2014, but it's the product of two years of planning!

The collective is based on the idea of making really fun, different cult fashion pieces. The whole basis of it's name comes from the fact that I was the weird creepy girl at school who obsessed over really obscure art, cut up all my clothes and pinned them together with safety pins and thought that stacked eyeshadows upto my eyebrows was totally fine.

And to an extent, I totally believe that everyone has a little bit of weird, we all go through that phase, so this is a celebration of that!

At the moment, the whole thing is run by myself and my cat. Although its slowly expanding to include a bunch of amazing creatives from local stylists to photographers, to really help further the whole brand and maintain it's "independent collective" spirit. I work with an amazing friend who helps me design the pattern pieces and from there I cut, sew, embroider, package and send everything from my little studio. The whole handmade aspect is really integral to the company, so 99% of the things you can buy have been handmade, from the labels to the appliqués.

A lot of inspiration for collections are drawn from past experiences whether that's from spending time in Japan with Lolita's, to being a total punk in Camden. I'm a huge supporter of women empowering other women, especially in this industry. So I think the fashion inspo's for TCS range from artists such as Bei Badgirl and Aya Takano to riot grrrl icons such as Kathleen Hanna.We listen to A LOT of music in the studio, basically anyone from Mos Def to Goat. So that inspires a lot of what we do too. Plus we're kind of obsessed with movie girl gangs, so obviously we we've watched Clueless and Mean Girls til the DVD has broken, but we've got framed photos of Winona Ryder in Heathers, Momoko & Ichiko from Kamikaze Girls, and Fairuza Balk in The Craft, all hanging on the wall!”

What I LOVE about TCS is there’s no holding back. I’m a strong believer in self expression. To hear anyone say ‘Oh I’d love to wear that but it wouldn’t suit me’ is a real shame. NO! I never ever say that, I see something I like I wear it. If people stare at you embrace it! Embrace individuality, embrace your own style, and don’t pay attention to those who give you negative vibes because I bet they’re secretly thinking “I wish I had the balls to wear that”.

This clothing company do what they like and follow no rules. These clothes are so diverse the options on how to style them can be as basic or fun as you like and you’ll still be turning heads however you like mix and match!

This Cult Gal battle jacket is definitely one of my most favourite items on TCS site!

 

I had a little play about styling it with clothes I already owned and pretty much 80% of my wardrobe went with this jacket, but I just put the three outfits together for now. Any others I put together in the future will be posted on all of mine and wonderland clothing social media for you!

I styled each outfit with my white platform trainers as a lot of you have been asking me what to wear them with. I personally think you can wear them with pretty much anything!

First outfit:

Black tshirt crop top from Missguided

Black PVC skirt from ASOS

White platform heels from YRU

Bed Throw: Wonderland Clothing

Second outfit:

Flamingo Sun dress in Petite from ASOS

White platform heels from YRU

Bed Throw: Wonderland Clothing 

Third Outfit
Oversized “Home is where the bra isn’t tshirt from Shopjeen

Shorts cut up mum jeans from vintage shop unknown.
White platform heels from YRU
Bed Throw: Wonderland Clothing

Thank you for taking your time to look at the Wonderlanders blog! All of you now need to go and have a serious stalk at:

TCSWEBSITE

TCSIG

TCSFACEBOOK

Botanical Garden Babes!

The other day, I went down to the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham with a crew of totally creative babes for a photo-shoot! I love fashion (hence co-owning a clothing company!) but also love expressing myself through what I wear! So here is a collection of photos taken by the very talented Brogan, Make up by the wonderful Farzana and myself posing with babealicious Scarlett.

I have so many ideas for photo-shoots for the blog and for Wonderland and cannot wait to share the adventures with you! 

Credit:

All photography: Brogan - Instagram / Twitter / Facebook 

Make up: Farzana - Instagram

Modelled With: Scarlett - Instagram  / Portfolio

And myself! - Instagram

Fashion Friday 112 - Falling into Autumn

So the nights are defiantly drawing in, the leaves are crisper and it's time to bring out the cardis!

Cardigan: Kiss the Sky, Top and Skirt: ASOS

Pretty chilled one of here this weekend, hope you have a great one! 

Fashion Friday 111 - Halloween Dreaming

I am a fiend for Halloween, like I LOVE IT! So I have been channelling in my dark side in this outfit! 

Dress: Asos, Scrunchie: Asos, Boots: topshop, necklace: fill the soul.

Have a gorgeous weekend! and P.S. 

Wonderland Clothing are giving 30% off all profits this weekend to the Manchester Dogs Home after the disaster - so perfect time to treat 'yo self! 

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Summer really seems to be on the way out doesn't it? I am however loving comfy trousers such as these ones (we have some super cute ones coming to Wonderland soon, so watch this Space! Also off to buy Accessories on Monday which is the best part of owning a clothing company! 

ALL Asos!

Hope you have a fantastic weekend whatever you do!

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Old Disney ears, Wildfox Tee, Wonderland Shorts, and Docs! 

For more follow Wonderland and Pixies Instagrams!

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This weeks Fashion Friday is once again  Wonderland's Pixie rocking this super cute purple twin set! For more Pixie check out her INSTAGRAM 

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This weeks Fashion Friday is Wonderland's Pixie rocking ALL black! For more Pixie check out her INSTAGRAM