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Ladies Day at the Races
Below are a list of dates for 2024, for up and coming Ladies Day events all over the UK.
6th of March - Catterick
13th of March – Cheltenham
12th of April – Aintree, Grand National
19th of April – Ayr, Scotland
Wetherby
9th of May - Festicval Chester Racecourse
10th of May - Sedgefield (ladies evening)
11th of May - Nottingham
11th of May – Lingfield Park
11th of May - Warwick (ladies night)
16th of May - Wincanton
16th of May – Perth
18th of May - Doncaster (ladies evening)
18th of May - Newbury Racecourse - Al Shaqab Lockinge Day
22nd of May - Huntingdon (evening)
26th of May – Kelso, Scotland
31st of May - Epsom Downs Racecourse - Derby Festival
1st of June – Ladies Day – Worcester
2nd of June - Fakenham
8th of June - Bangor on Dee
9th of June – Musselburgh
11th of June - Wetherby
14th of June - Newton Abbot
15th of June - Bath
15th of June – Leicester
20th of June – Ripon
20th of June - Ascot
20th ofJune - Chelmsford
22nd of June – Redcar
5th of July – Sandown Park
11th of July - Newmarket July course
Chepstow
13th of July - Salisbury (evening) The ultimate party band
17th of July – Great Yarmouth (evening)
20th of July – Market Rasen - Summer Plate
21st of July – Stratford upon Avon
26th of July - Uttoxeter
27th of July – Newcastle
1st of August - Goodwood Qatar festival
7th of August – Pontefract
8th of August - Brighton
10th of August – Haydock Park - Rose of Lancaster
14th of August – Flemingate, Beverley Racecourse
23rd of August - Ffos Las racecourse
28th of August - Catterick
18th of August - Southwell
22nd of August - York - Yorkshire Oaks
30th of August – Fontwell Park
31st of August - Chester
7th of September – Thirsk
7th of September - Wolverhampton
12th of September – Doncaster - St Leger
October - Newmarket
November - Huntingdon
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Check out how we make our Feather Halo Padded Headband Fascinators.
If you are looking for a particular colour or would like to add some feathers to a style we have on the website, please do get in touch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pF0OrHM5vU
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Best Dressed at the Autumn 2019 Newmarket Ladies Day
Here is a Youtube video of the chosen Top 10 best dressed ladies: https://youtu.be/VKyR6piNJjI
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Spring/Summer 2019 Trends
- Big Bows
- Clashing Prints
- Lace
- Headwear
- Cycling Shorts
- Washed Denim
- Jumpsuits
- Feathers
- Crochet
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Top 10 Autumn/Winter Trends 2018/19
1. Animal print especially Leopard is everywhere
2. Leather, leather dresses, trousers and jackets
3. The Cape, it's back but this year even bigger and better, not your traditional cape shape but longer
4. Silver metallic in every shape and form
5. Tweed in different colours
6. Floaty pleated skirts
7. Beautiful Silk printed fabrics
8. Fringing on a lot of things
9. Cowboy boots
10. Headwear, from hoods to balaclavas
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Ladies Day at the Races
Below are a list of dates, for up and coming Race events all over the UK.
24th of February – Chepstow
14th of March – Cheltenham
13th of April – Aintree, Grand National
20th of April – Ayr, Scotland
6th of May - Wetherby
11th of May - Nottingham
12th of May – Lingfield Park
12th of May - Warwick
15th of May - Wincanton
17th of May – Perth
22nd of May - Huntingdon (evening)
28th of May – Kelso, Scotland
1st of June – Epsom Downs
2nd of June – Crowngate Ladies Day – Worcester
2nd of June – Musselburgh
3rd of June – Fakenham
14th of June – Uttoxeter – Ladies Evening
16th of June - Bath
21st of June – Ripon
21st of June - Ascot
21st ofJune - Chelmsford
23rd of June – Redcar
26th of June - Newton Abbot
29th of June - Chester
6th of July – Sandown Park
7th of July – Leicester
7th of July - Nottingham
12th of July – Newmarket
13th of July - Chepstow
13th of July - Chester
14th of July - Salisbury (evening)
18th of July – Great Yarmouth (evening)
21st of July – Market Rasen
July – Stratford upon Avon
27th of July - Uttoxeter
28th of July – Newcastle
3rd of August – Bangor on Dee
8th of August – Pontefract
9th of August - Brighton
11th of August – Haydock Park
15th of August – Flemingate, Beverley Racecourse
17th of August - Catterick
18th of August – Bath
18th of August – Newbury
19th of August - Southwell
21st of August – Newton Abbot (evening)
23rd of August – Fontwell Park
23rd of August – York
25th of August - Redcar
30th of August - Sedgefield
1st of September - Chester
8th of September – Thirsk
13th of September – Doncaster
21st of September – Ayr Racecourse
2nd of October - Doncaster
12th October - Newmarket
24th of November - Huntingdon
New 'How to make a fascinator tutorial'
Find out how to make your own saucer fascinator. Please click on the youtube link below.
1920's Gatsby Dresses and Accessories
1920's themed parties seem to be very popular in 2017 and especially near the Christmas/New Years Eve time.
So I decided to find you and put together a few of the best (in my opinion) and reasonable priced items. Just click on the titles of the pictures to take you to the shop
Also available in other colours
Black 1920s Inspired Art Deco Sequin Fringed Cocktail Flapper Dress
Can you believe the dress above is only £24.99 and it's so classy you could just wear it even without going to a 1920's ball.
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Fringed Tassel Dress Only £17.99
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kayamiya Women's Cocktail Dress
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Navy Blue Sequin Gatsby Maxi Long Evening Prom Dress £39.99
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DIY Ripped top
Click on the link below for a very easy ripped top tutorial
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DIY pencil skirt video
Another video has been uploaded to my youtube channel. This one is about making a very simple pencil skirt, it is so easy anyone can do it!
Please click on the link below to view
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H&M shop opening
So yesterday I went to the new shop opening of H&M (Hennes and Mauritz) in Bishops Stortford. It was fantastic! I found out about through the www.flyeronline.co.uk website and knew that if I was there before 11am, that the first 200 customers in the queue would receive a goody bag and 25% discount for that day.
The video below (just click on the link) is me in the queue and a reveal of what was in the exclusive goody bag!
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I couldn't wait to write this blog today. I feel so excited about life right now (even though I've been awake since 3am, just too excited!!) I have a few things that I am working on at them moment, like new fascinator designs for Spring/Summer 2018, Vlogging on my youtube channel TwisTfashion5, uploading DIY videos and Fashion Inspiration.
I absolutely love crafting so am very happy that I can share that with you guys and hopefully inspire you to make something too.
The best news is that I have become an affiliate partner with Amazon, which will mean that I will bring you fashion from High Street brands, sometimes discounted. I will do all the sifting through all the 1000's of different styles and brands to find you the best items.
Below are already some gorgeous items I have found. If you want to know more about the items or to buy, just click on the link and it will take you to Amazon.
Runner up in the best dressed competition at the Autumn Dubai Future Champions Festival
What a weekend!! I still can't quite believe that I won second place in the ladies best dressed competition. To be selected in the first place is amazing but the prizes are just fantastic. So well worth entering next time!! The top 8 finalists received a goody bag from the bedford spa lodge hotel, which included, skin creams, little bottle of champagne, and a bag hanger!
Then as a runner up, I won a selection of chocolates from Chocolat, Perfume from the Bedford Lodge Hotel Spa, a beautiful clutch bag from Fairfax&Favor, a £250 voucher for Coast, a blowdry and treatment at a SeanHanna Salon and a voucher for a made to measure shirt from Wolf in Sheap's clothing.
The winner even won a spa break, a Jaguar Landrover for the weekend, a hat from Ana Bella Millinery, GHD's and many more amazing prizes.
Below is a picture of me (left: Fran Bradshaw) and the winner (Right: Emma Wakelin)
My hat was obviously designed and made by me for TwisT fashion. The little fur collar is from Spitalfield Market. The Velvet Cape and matching Midi length skirt were also designed and made by me. The belt was from Primark and brown clutch bag Mulberry.
All the lovely prizes.
Outfits for the Autumn Ladies Day at the Newmarket Races
With less than 2 weeks to go till the Autumn Ladies Day at Dubai Future Champions Festival I should know exactly what I am wearing. Unfortunately I don't. So below are some of the options which would also be suitable for a winter wedding.
Asos has this gorgeous pale blue dazzler
This Navy Lace dress is also totally gorgeous
Silkfred has some lovely styles and are very reasonably priced aswell
Ted Baker always has some gorgeous items, they are a bit more expensive but very good quality
Phase eight have a sale with up to 50% off some dresses
Coast which also has a upto 50% off sale. Jumpsuit now £89
I hope this was useful some how and if you still need tickets you can get them from http://newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk
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The Balenciaga Exhibition at the V&A museum in London (near knightsbridge)
If there is one exhibition/show you go to, then I would really recommend this one at The V and A museum in London, hopefully you will be as inspired as I was.
There is even have a display from other well known designers (e.g. Oscar de la renta, Givenchy, Erdem and many more) at the end of the exhibition paying tribute to the amazing designer Cristobal Balenciaga.
Mr Balenciaga was born in Spain in 1895 and passed away 1972. Other designers looked up to him and Christian Dior once said he is "the master of us all"
He liked to play with different shapes and silhouttes. He would start with the fabric and see how that would flow/shape around the body and let that dictate the design, rather than starting with a sketch and then choosing the fabric.
These may look like simple dresses but as you can see from the Xray behind they have a lot of corsetry and work underneath.
He would design from head to toe. Some beautiful millinery on display.
This sequin material is my favourite and totally handmade.
To create this gradiated design, the embroiderer would build up layers of beading on a piece of silk organza and dip-dye it in pink.
Below are some designs from other fashion designers as a tribute to Balenciaga
Love this very elegant Yves Saint Laurent sequin feather dress, this would be perfect for a 1920's gatsby themed party.
The two dresses in the background are by Givenchy.
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The Best Dressed on Ladies Day at Newmarket Races
What a fantastic day yesterday was! If you like dressing up or fashion in general then this is the place to go. I saw so many fantastic outfits, that I knew this years 'Best Dressed Lady' was going to be very difficult for the judges to decide on.
Below are 9 of the finalists with all very different outfits and headpieces in a big array of colours
With over 1600 contestants that entered the competition there were bound to be some fantastic outfits that I thought were styled very well from head to toe that did not make the top 10 on stage.
A great selection of fascinators in the audience that were watching the winner being announced in the Best Dressed Competition.
Three lovely ladies enjoying themselves.
Another lady that had just entered the competition
DIY lace jeans
If you like making fashion items and accessories, then you have to take a look at our channel. We are aiming at uploading a NEW video of what we have created every week. Hopefully these clips will inspire you or teach you things you never knew.
The latest DIY I have done is to upcycle a pair of old ripped jeans, by distressing them further and making them pretty with lace, as this is bang on trend at the moment.
Please take a look at the tutorial below. If you don't want to miss our next create, you can either subscribe to the channel, or like our facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/twistfashion.uk
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Runner up in the best dressed competition at the Autumn Dubai Future Champions Festival
What a weekend!! I still can't quite believe that I won second place in the ladies best dressed competition. To be selected in the first place is amazing but the prizes are just fantastic. So well worth entering next time!! The top 8 finalists received a goody bag from the bedford spa lodge hotel, which included, skin creams, little bottle of champagne, and a bag hanger!
Then as a runner up, I won a selection of chocolates from Chocolat, Perfume from the Bedford Lodge Hotel Spa, a beautiful clutch bag from Fairfax&Favor, a £250 voucher for Coast, a blowdry and treatment at a SeanHanna Salon and a voucher for a made to measure shirt from Wolf in Sheap's clothing.
The winner even won a spa break, a Jaguar Landrover for the weekend, a hat from Ana Bella Millinery, GHD's and many more amazing prizes.
Below is a picture of me (left: Fran Bradshaw) and the winner (Right: Emma Wakelin)
My hat was obviously designed and made by me for TwisT fashion. The little fur collar is from Spitalfield Market. The Velvet Cape and matching Midi length skirt were also designed and made by me. The belt was from Primark and brown clutch bag Mulberry.
All the lovely prizes.
Outfits for the Autumn Ladies Day at the Newmarket Races
With less than 2 weeks to go till the Autumn Ladies Day at Dubai Future Champions Festival I should know exactly what I am wearing. Unfortunately I don't. So below are some of the options which would also be suitable for a winter wedding.
Asos has this gorgeous pale blue dazzler
This Navy Lace dress is also totally gorgeous
Silkfred has some lovely styles and are very reasonably priced aswell
Ted Baker always has some gorgeous items, they are a bit more expensive but very good quality
Phase eight have a sale with up to 50% off some dresses
Coast which also has a upto 50% off sale. Jumpsuit now £89
I hope this was useful some how and if you still need tickets you can get them from http://newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk
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The Balenciaga Exhibition at the V&A museum in London (near knightsbridge)
If there is one exhibition/show you go to, then I would really recommend this one at The V and A museum in London, hopefully you will be as inspired as I was.
There is even have a display from other well known designers (e.g. Oscar de la renta, Givenchy, Erdem and many more) at the end of the exhibition paying tribute to the amazing designer Cristobal Balenciaga.
Mr Balenciaga was born in Spain in 1895 and passed away 1972. Other designers looked up to him and Christian Dior once said he is "the master of us all"
He liked to play with different shapes and silhouttes. He would start with the fabric and see how that would flow/shape around the body and let that dictate the design, rather than starting with a sketch and then choosing the fabric.
These may look like simple dresses but as you can see from the Xray behind they have a lot of corsetry and work underneath.
He would design from head to toe. Some beautiful millinery on display.
This sequin material is my favourite and totally handmade.
To create this gradiated design, the embroiderer would build up layers of beading on a piece of silk organza and dip-dye it in pink.
Below are some designs from other fashion designers as a tribute to Balenciaga
Love this very elegant Yves Saint Laurent sequin feather dress, this would be perfect for a 1920's gatsby themed party.
The two dresses in the background are by Givenchy.
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The Best Dressed on Ladies Day at Newmarket Races
What a fantastic day yesterday was! If you like dressing up or fashion in general then this is the place to go. I saw so many fantastic outfits, that I knew this years 'Best Dressed Lady' was going to be very difficult for the judges to decide on.
Below are 9 of the finalists with all very different outfits and headpieces in a big array of colours
With over 1600 contestants that entered the competition there were bound to be some fantastic outfits that I thought were styled very well from head to toe that did not make the top 10 on stage.
A great selection of fascinators in the audience that were watching the winner being announced in the Best Dressed Competition.
Three lovely ladies enjoying themselves.
Another lady that had just entered the competition
DIY lace jeans
If you like making fashion items and accessories, then you have to take a look at our channel. We are aiming at uploading a NEW video of what we have created every week. Hopefully these clips will inspire you or teach you things you never knew.
The latest DIY I have done is to upcycle a pair of old ripped jeans, by distressing them further and making them pretty with lace, as this is bang on trend at the moment.
Please take a look at the tutorial below. If you don't want to miss our next create, you can either subscribe to the channel, or like our facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/twistfashion.uk
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