Tuesday 10 May 2011

Cara

Miss Cara Dawson.

You have to love a girl who:
♥ 's Hello Kitty (one of her recent purchases was some Hello Kitty film for her Instax camera);
Paints her nails Red, White and Blue for The Royal Wedding complete with little Union Jack on the thumb. (She has also had wee little pink piggies, strawberries; tuxedo's and moustaches courtesy of Wah Nails in Dalston, blue and white dots, and tiny ladybirds);
Owns a Red Wonder Woman lipstick;
Loves taking photos (she is studying graphic design and photography at university);
Blogs about fun things like the world's weirdest hotels, the granny who whizzes past on a kid's scooter each day when she is walking to uni, her peg friends project (she is making little peg people of all of her facebook friends) and the demise of her sun hut during a recent holiday to Sri Lanka (so cute!);
Is very funny and sweet (hence her lovely blog);
Owns a burger phone (remember those from way back when? So much more fun to answer the phone when it is shaped like a hamburger!);
Has been photographed numerous times by the uber talented American fashion photographer Valerie Philips (Cara is also a model);
Loves pom pom's on clothes (note the tiny pom poms on her cream shirt), camping in the countryside with friends, trawling car boot sales for vintage (not sure what they are called in the US but we call them trash&treasure markets in Australia) and any excuse for a fancy dress party.
Head on over to Grazia.it for the full interview with Cara.
Vintage dress with ASOS socks. Guinea Pig courtsey of Cara's best friend (who Grazia will be featuring in a few weeks). Yep, if there is a cute animal around I will include it in the photo....much to the horror of photo editors ;)
Cream shirt (TBA); Shorts (vintage); Tights (Marks and Spencer); Boots (Swedish Hasbeens); Flower headddress (Verity Pemberton).




Teddy Bear courtesy of Verity Pemberton ;) p.s. You can click on the collages to make them bigger.
p.p.s Sorry about the dodgy blog layout- once again I am having html issues. Does my head in completely.

41 comments:

  1. she's lovely! i loove her plaided shirt dress.
    xx

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  2. Wow, she's absolutely stunning! Beautiful pictures.

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  3. Wonderful pics.... ;)

    Love her different look ;)


    MUST HAVE: Blondie's Back x IRM Design http://magmoiselle.fr

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  4. In love with these pictures! Wish she had a style blog! What an adorable girl!

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  5. J'adore!


    DIARY OF A FASHION STYLIST-
    http://valentineavoh.blogspot.com/

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  6. Stunning photos! xxx

    eloisedephotography.blogspot.com

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  7. Thanks so very much you guys! I really appreciate the kind comments and I know Cara will too! @Vanessa take only memories - she sometimes does little outfit posts-maybe you can convince her to do more!

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  8. Your are one of the most talented photographer I ever seen !

    Adjila

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  9. wow she is absolutely lovely, and so are those photographs. will definitely check out her blog.

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  10. @Moroccan fashion diary- well I think that might be a bit (read MASSIVE! ) overstatement but thank you for your kind encouragement. I have a looong way to go on the photographic dream path ;)

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  11. I love this! So pretty and whimsical. So amazing.

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  12. Oh Vanessa! These are soooo gorgeous! I'm LOVING all of your Grazia series'. You are truly inspiring.

    http://petarudd.com

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  13. I'm so inspired by your photos and you as a photographer... Thanks for all the posts!

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  14. She is so stunning, and you captured her beautifully.

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  15. Love, love, love these photos. So gorgeous. Your work is great--I'm finding it so inspiring.

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  16. She is so lovely. I love these photos and her style... perfect.

    Thank you for sharing inspiration!

    x

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  17. beautiful pictures. Really lovely...
    twentyfourstyle.blogspot.com

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  18. She's all kinds of gorgeous!

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  19. Beautiful photos of such a beautiful lady! Heading over to check our her blog right now, thanks! And I love that vintage dress and those hasbeen boots, and of course, the guinea pig!

    http://nomadic-d.blogspot.com/

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  20. i want her flower headbands :)
    beautiful

    pinklemonincrystal.blogspot.com

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  21. I love this set.. what a beautiful woman and the atmosphere is really incredible.

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  22. More beautiful pictures for Grazia.it! Lucky them. These are gorgeous.

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  23. Wow! thanks everyone so much. I know Cara will love these comments.
    @Peta- thanks so much Peta. How are things going with you?

    @Miss Tallulah Porkchop- hee hee! Yep, well technically they belong to her best friend's family. There was actually two of them..mmmmm or maybe three! I can't remember their names though (my forgetfulness of names clearly is limited to people!) but one of the other one's was black. I of course insisted on a nurse as soon as I got there ;) A guinea pig was my first pet...

    @Nomadic D- Glad there are more guinea pig fans out there!!

    @Chuck- thank you :)

    @Michelle Lee- it is just really pretty and springy.....I can see someone wearing something like this to a summer festival.

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  24. such a nice dress and photos!! these are so sweet, I really love them!

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  25. So pretty! She's gorgeous! I love this post! XO Raspberry & Rouge

    http://raspberry-rouge.com

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  26. Wow I love her style and she is such a beauty! Excited to visit her blog!

    xo
    http://couturecultureblog.blogspot.com

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  27. Hey Vanessa! Still a pleasure to discover your new pictures. Those one are really amazing. xoxo

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  28. She is stunning. Love her style, great feature as always, Vanessa! xx

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  29. She's beautiful! So english style!
    Your blog is amazing!!!
    kisses, gaia
    http://modhello.blogspot.com

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  30. Bravo bravo... je vous suis en silence depuis... pfff longtemps. J'étais près de vous à paris un jour et n'ai pas osé vous aborder ;)
    Cette fille est d'un chic, sa chemise à carreaux est une petite merveille.
    bravo.
    des bises de la Suisse

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  31. beautiful pictures! and she is so pretty!

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  32. Just magical photographs. Not that I ever expect any less from you! thanks for the constant inspiration. Scribbling on a pad in huge letters: MUST REMEMBER TO TIE RIBBON AROUND NECK.

    xxx!

    -Carey

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  33. I love the floral headband!

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  34. These pictures are so pretty and dreamlike! I got inspired and made a drawing from one of them, feel free to check it out on my blog!

    http://sketchydiamond.blogspot.com/

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