A few weeks ago I attended the Next christmas press day which was at the Waldorf Hilton in London. I couldn't wait to go and view everything that was on offer. Christmas is my favourite time of year so I just had to have a sneak peak at what was going to be released from one of my most shopped in stores.
This post will focus on childrenswear I'm afraid I took limited pictures of boys things seeing as I have a daughter and another on the way. I was slightly preoccupied with making lists of what I wanted for them!!
If you would like to see a preview of the womenswear then head over to my fashion blog by clicking here, Womenswear Preview. I'll also be writing a separate post on gifts, decor and homeware, so keep your eyes peeled.
Newborn and Babies:
First up is the adorable newborn and baby wear. I was immediately drawn to these rails as everything looked so cute.
There were plenty of christmas themed items on offer and let's face it we love them. We all love dressing our littles one's up in some sort of christmas outfit if we can and when the catalogue comes out we are going to be spoilt for choice.
I adored the elf hat which you can see above. I'm sure my baby will never forgive me for dressing it in that!!
I loved the above baby grow too. It's suitable for a baby boy or girl and really captures the spirit of christmas.
My ultimate favourite item from the christmas themed range and one that is at the top of my list for my upcoming baby girls arrival is this amazing headless baby grow. I absolutely love it. It screams christmas and cuteness all at the same time.
These amazing wizard of oz style shoes caught my eye too. They will make any baby girls christmas outfit burst with colour. They will look great amongst a taffeta dress for christmas parties.
I also fell for this christmas themed dress and cardigan. It can be worn all through the festive period. I think the cardigan is fab. It's so quirky and looks very cosy.
Animal prints seemed key with a lot of the babywear items. I got the feeling the clothes were based around fairy tales as there was something magical to be seen in all these gorgeous prints.
These were my favourite items from the baby boy range. I loved the colours and print.
Younger girls:
As with the newborn collections animal prints and reds were key styles on the collections.
This outfit is an absolute must have for my daughter. The animal print blouse is ideal for the whole of the winter period and teaming it with the red tartan skirt and red wooden coat make it a festive masterpiece.
I also liked these 3 pink items. There was a lot of pink seen in the womenswear and it's lovely to see that there is colour in the childrenswear too. More often than not winter clothes are in dark colours.
Shoes and accessories:
Here's a sneak peak of some of the shoes and accessories that were shown.
Overall, I had a fab time and I cannot wait to see the catalogue when it is released. From what I saw on the day the newborn collections for both boys and girls were by far my favourite out of the whole childrenswear collection. I can't wait to dress bump in them when she arrives.
What has caught your eye? Do you buy anything for your children from Next?
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I thought i'd write this post as I'm always talking and moaning about pregnancy so I decided to focus on the positives for a bit so here's my 10 amazing things about being pregnant!
1) Your hair
Oh my goodness do you feel like you could rival Cheryl Cole on one of the loreal adverts. You have the most amazing hair. It's thick, it's glossy, it's growing, it's all around fantastic. You can go days without washing it and it still looks healthy. You wake up in the morning looking like you've just had a professional blow dry. You want to wear it straight? Not a problem, in fact you don't even have to apply any straightening balm or wax. You want to wear it curly? Easy! Says your new well behaved, will do whatever you want hair.
My god am I gonna miss this once the baby arrives. Honestly my hair is normally a nightmare.
2) No periods
Unless you're on some sort of pill where you don't get periods then you will really welcome the fact that for 9 months (possibly longer) you will be period free. I don't think any man will ever understand how wonderful this is!!! The thought of not having to deal with that monstrosity for 9 months is amazing.
3) Having someone who will always listen to you
I don't know what it's like in your house but more often than not I am not listened to in my house. I'd like to say my daughter is the worst culprit for not listening to me but in fact it's the hubby. I could be telling him a story or some important piece of information and he will swear blind i've never told him.
Anyway, for once you will always have someone that is listening to you and is fascinated by your voice. That little baby growing and learning inside you loves the sound of your voice and if you're lucky they will even kick you to show they are listening. I love to talk to my bump and when I sing to my daughter at night before bed, bump loves it. It's so reassuring to know that you're never alone and that you are already creating a bond that will last a lifetime.
4) An approved shopaholic
I love to shop. I am a self confessed shopaholic. Since i've had my daughter though I like to buy things for her more than me. When you're pregnant you have lots of excuses to become a shopaholic as there's lots of things you need to buy. If it's your first pregnancy you get to buy loads of new things. Annoyingly on my 2nd pregnancy I am having another girl so there's not so much I need to buy but I can still use it as a wonderful excuse for a trip into town. Also let's not forget about all the maternity clothes you must have!
5) Having an excuse to be ditsy
In work more often than not I say silly things or forget things! Well now I have the perfect excuse! It's my baby brain. Apparently it's a well known fact that we become ditsy whilst pregnant. Finally an excuse for my doziness.
6) Everyone is nice to you
People will treat you differently when you are pregnant. They become more sympathetic and a lot more helpful. Unless they are some sort of moron you will always manage to make people smile. That smile is probably coming from them watching you waddle like some sort of penguin or admiring your basketball shape belly but it's always nice catching a glimpse of someone smiling at you.
7) You have a built in table
From your last trimester onwards you will always have your own personal tray or table. You'll always have somewhere to pop your plate, book, mug etc.
8) You have an excuse for everything
Got an event or something planned that you really don't want to go to, not a problem at all as when you're pregnant, you're too tired or you just don't feel like it become totally genuine excuses as to why you don't have to go anywhere! Hallelujah!
9) Your boobs
As with point number 1 about your hair you will become a total knockout when it comes to your boobs! Boy do they grow. They become full and huge. You get to feel like some sort of baywatch star for 9 months. No one will ever tell you off for showing too much cleavage because lets face it, you can't help it. It's not your fault. Flaunt and enjoy it while you can. It's also a great excuse to buy new bras. Again this ties in with point number 4 where you get to become a shopaholic!
10) Stretchy pants!!
Finally there's an excuse to wear loungewear all the time. In fact it becomes socially acceptable to live in the biggest pair of maternity leggings you can find. You can wonder around in comfy clothes and have an excuse for it.
Last week I decided I wanted to take Eva somewhere special and just the 2 of us. It was a rather brave decision by me being 27 weeks pregnant and going off on a car journey by ourselves. I didn't want the pregnancy getting in the way of us having some quality time together so I just went for it.
I decided to take her to Cadbury World which is somewhere i've never been. It was going to take us about 2 hours to get there in the car so as you can imagine I packed plenty of snacks etc and charged up the iPad. Stupidly I realised when I got to the services that i'd forgotten the iPad and I had to search for ways to keep her entertained whilst trying to concentrate on driving.
We pre booked in advance as it's quite busy in the holidays and it does sell out. If you book before hand you save 5% on the normal price. Eva was free which was fab.
When we got there we headed straight in for the tour. Eva loves exploring but didn't like the fact that she couldn't advance through to the next stage without waiting around. During the first part of the tour there are live talks and a couple of videos. At her age she didn't care much for these but I learnt quite a bit about the history of cadbury world. She was very well behaved though. I think in a few years she'll appreciate that area more.
The next part of the tour is walking through the factory. Eva enjoyed this part especially the packaging section. I do feel that this area could be made a bit more interesting though as it seemed to be a lot of walking with not a lot going on.
Next up was Eva's favourite part of the day and that was the Cadabra ride. She absolutely loved this part as you can see from the delight on her face. If the queue wasn't as long as it was we would have gone on it again.
Eva then spent a long time in the Purple Planet section which is a great interactive play area based around chocolate.
I was truly gutted as we couldn't go on the 4D experience due to me being pregnant. I know Eva doesn't know any different but I still felt a bit rubbish about it all. I guess we'll have to make another trip back when i'm not pregnant possibly around christmas time.
Overall we both really enjoyed it. Eva was ecstatic the whole day and fell asleep as soon as we got in the car to leave. She clearly had the most fantastic time. We came back with a lot of chocolate which was greatly appreciated by both of us and hubby when we got home. Initially I was worried she was too young but considering little ones are free until they are 4 there is still so much for them to see and do there. Eva asks me every day that I don't work if we can go to Cadbury World so I am thrilled that the memories have stuck with her as it was a lovely day we had together. We will definitely be returning again with hubby next time. I am hoping to go around christmas as it will be all themed then.
Have you been to Cadbury World? Have you been there at christmas time?
If you've been reading my blog you will know that I have been writing you some pregnancy style posts over the last few weeks and I'm excited to announce that I have teamed up with 2 lovely bloggers to bring you even more style.
#RockTheBump was started by Chelle which documented her pregnancy style. Myself, Chelle and another lovely pregnant blogger Jaime are relaunching #RockTheBump as a collaboration. We can't wait to read all of your posts. You can link up any posts about pregnancy style or maternity/breastfeeding style. They can be old or new posts so you can still join in even if you aren't pregnant.
The link is open at the bottom of this post and don't forget to tweet the 3 of us and use #RockTheBump to be involved in style chats. Also try and read and comment on as many of the other posts as you can.
These last few weeks i've been on the hunt for some over the bump leggings as i'm now 27 weeks pregnant and can't find normal leggings comfortable. The best and most affordable ones I have found have been from H&M which cost just £7.99. Have you seen any good ones anywhere?
My next few purchases will be for the last trimester of my pregnancy and will be for an autumn/winter wardrobe so make sure you keep popping back to check on what i've bought.
Share your posts on this link. We look forward to seeing lots of new ideas :)
#RockTheBump was started by Chelle which documented her pregnancy style. Myself, Chelle and another lovely pregnant blogger Jaime are relaunching #RockTheBump as a collaboration. We can't wait to read all of your posts. You can link up any posts about pregnancy style or maternity/breastfeeding style. They can be old or new posts so you can still join in even if you aren't pregnant.
The link is open at the bottom of this post and don't forget to tweet the 3 of us and use #RockTheBump to be involved in style chats. Also try and read and comment on as many of the other posts as you can.
These last few weeks i've been on the hunt for some over the bump leggings as i'm now 27 weeks pregnant and can't find normal leggings comfortable. The best and most affordable ones I have found have been from H&M which cost just £7.99. Have you seen any good ones anywhere?
My next few purchases will be for the last trimester of my pregnancy and will be for an autumn/winter wardrobe so make sure you keep popping back to check on what i've bought.
Share your posts on this link. We look forward to seeing lots of new ideas :)
My next Pregnancy style look is what I wore to the Next christmas press day. There will be a post about the press day coming very soon. I couldn't decide what to wear as it was a baking hot day but I know I would be viewing all the winter collections. I wanted to look fashionable but obviously wanted to remain comfortable seeing as I'd be on my feet for most of the day.
I walked the length and breadth of my local city centre and I really couldn't find anything. The more my bump is growing the worse everything looks on me. Obvious I know! I tried looking at maternity clothes but I have to say the collections available in the shops are pretty dire. You seem to have to shop online for decent maternity clothes and I didn't have time for that.
I eventually found a pretty maxi dress in New Look. I immediately took a liking to it. I seem to have taken a huge fancy to the boho/seventies trend this season. The colours and shapes enhance a pregnancy body well.
The dress is currently on sale so grab it while you can, Dress. It will last you a few months yet as you can always wear a jacket with it when the days and the nights get colder. I loved the fact that it's a maxi dress as i'm not a fan of how my legs are looking this pregnancy, so any way I can cover them up makes for a happy me! The only problem was that as per usual it was very long. I should've worn heels with it but seeing as I was out all day I couldn't face it. I wore a pair of flats and just picked the dress up.
I also picked up the perfect accessory whilst I was in New Look and if you know me and follow my blog you will know how much I would love this. It's of course another hat. I saw it and knew I had to have it. It's this dark brown wool floppy hat, Hat. A hat can real make your outfit pop and the seventies style floppy hats are very on trend. They are perfect for all seasons so it's definitely worth you getting one. I have one in black, dark brown and stone so far. I have got my eye on the pink one that is also available in New Look, Pink hat.
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