Gorgeous on Tuesday... Christina Wilson

We're lucky to count Christina as a friend.

Her beautiful, romantic style of photography suits our ethos and our clothes so well, her photos never fail to conjure up that special magic that has come to be synonymous with ilovegorgeous shoots.

Christina started in PR, working with Comme des Garcons, Tom Dixon and Ilse Crawford, then turned her talents to styling, in which she had a successful career for over a decade. Turning to her love of photography has been a smart career move - Christina brings an acutely feminine eye to subject matter ranging from fashion to interiors, portraiture to landscape. She’s worked for journals including The Sunday Times, You magazine and Grazia, and recently shot the photographs for craft blogger Jane Brocket's book - The Gentle Art of Knitting.

Here are some beautiful photos of Christina as a little one... and today with her own little one!

www.christinawilson.co.uk

Gorgeous on Friday...

For those of us in the North - something to do this weekend. Visit Yorkshire's newest gallery with a permanent display of sculpture by Wakefield-born Barbara Hepworth.

 The Hepworth Wakefield is Yorkshire’s newest major modern art gallery, celebrating the area’s unique artistic legacy and exploring the work of major contemporary artists. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, with ten superb gallery spaces making this one of the UK’s largest purpose-built galleries outside London.

Barbara Hepworth's 'Mother and Child', 1934

There is much to do and see, and some fantastic arts workshops are in the pipeline - from sculpture and sketching to creative writing. Inspiring!

And finally, an inspiring book for all style lovers - Parisian Chic by Ines de la Fressange. We'll all be feeling the need for navy cashmere and Porselli ballet flats after reading this!

Gorgeous on Thursday...

 Half term's coming - do you have any fun plans? 

Let's hope we have some lovely weather, we can head to the beach and run around, take the dogs for a splash in the sea and have a fab picnic.

Lots of lovely ideas for days out can be found here at the Enjoy England website, searchable by region.

Rainy day activities (video tutorials on how to make a kite, or origami) or ideas for great outdoors activities (like kids' orienteering, in-line skating...) can be found at Ready for Ten.

Delicious child-friendly picnic ideas from Jamie Oliver and Nigella (or just cheat and stock up on a bag full from good old M&S!)

And something very useful to have at hand, the wonderful book 'I'm Bored!' by Suzy Barratt and Polly Beard, and the follow-up 'I'm Bored... Again!'. These two books have been life savers on rainy days!

 

Whatever the weather, have fun!

Gorgeous on Wednesday...

Don't forget we have 10% off our holiday gift boxes - themed outfits chosen by Sophie and Lucy. Whether you're thinking of a country cottage, island escape, city break or glamping at a festival there's something to choose...

English Rose Festival Dress Gift Box - £139 now £125.10

Gorgeous on Tuesday...

This season for the first time we've collaborated with another company to produce a limited range of ladies clothing. Our friends at Pedlars are selling a small collection of summer clothing that echoes some of our most popular children's daywear:

View the range here... 

Gorgeous on Monday...

Don't miss the final days of our bridesmaid dresses promotion.

We have selected some of our most popular styles and discounted them until 26th May - next Thursday.

Do have a look at our special selection of pretty dresses for your special day, such as this beautiful dove grey silk Sweet Pea dress. Perhaps grey isn't the first colour that springs to mind for bridesmaids, but this is such a subtle, soft colour, it works so well with the whites and ivories of bridal wear.

Something gorgeous for the weekend...

This Friday we love...

this genius little guide from Hermes featuring lots of ingenious ways to use your scarf. You can make a handbag (who knew?) or a bandana with a flower at the side (it's called Pirate Fleur, love it!). If only we all looked like those models in little else than a square of silk. Still, a girl can dream... Thanks to India Knight's fab Posterous site for flagging this one up.

And in turn, India Knight's site was a recommendation on A Little Bird. As it turns out, we love what they love! Going out, staying in, travel... too many lovely things to list here, go and have a look and sign up for their weekly email.

One this to do this week? Book tickets for the Cult of Beauty exhibition at the V&A. Swooningly gorgeous throughout...

Have a lovely weekend - see you next week for some more gorgeous moments...

(Don't forget our mid-season sale over on our website - 20% off selected bridesmaid dresses, and also 10% off Lucy & Sophie's holiday outfit gift boxes!)

Gorgeous on Thursday...

Gorgeous on Wednesday...

We’re very excited here at ilovegorgeous as we have been awarded Highly Commended in the ‘Designer Girls Fashion’ category of the prestigious Junior Design Awards, hosted by Junior Magazine.

We’re thrilled to have been selected for an award in such a hotly contested category and are delighted to be able to share the news with all our customers, stockists and fans. Thank you all for your continued support.

The Junior Design Awards are ‘the only awards that recognise excellence in style and design – and everything beautiful in a child’s life’. Showcasing the best in children’s fashion, lifestyle, interiors, travel, food, dining, toys, books and green parenting. A special 164 – page Collectors Edition of Junior Magazine (July issue – on sale June 3rd) will showcase all the award winners and shortlisted products.

Gorgeous on Tuesday...

Here's an article from last Sunday's Sunday Times Style magazine, featuring Maddie Griffiths, who models our clothes, we're her favourite label. Thanks Maddie!

Gorgeous on Monday...

The Sample Sale at our North Yorkshire office is in full swing! Busy busy busy... we might need cake just to keep us going (any excuse...)

Gorgeous on Thursday...

Behind the scenes....

Mummies, sisters, photographer, stylist, hairstyles, breakfast, dogs, ponies. The shoot's a busy time, and we are lucky to have so many wonderful people helping out.

Gorgeous on Wednesday...

Fun and Friendship...

One of the lovliest things about our shoots is watching our gorgeous girls just... being girls. Friendships are formed and re-made, fun is had, secrets shared...

What more can a girl want?

Gorgeous on Tuesday...

Sometimes things just don't go to plan...

 

One of the enduring images from our current season photography is the lovely 'doughnut tree', a magic tree that has iced doughnuts hanging enticingly from its branches...

What you didn't know is that our heroic team had to find new doughnuts after naughty dogs ate the first lot. So some of the doughnuts are in fact iced party ring biscuits. Which rather add to the appeal, don't you think?!

And it wasn't just the dogs tempted by those sweet treats by the looks of it!

Gorgeous on Monday...

This week on the blog we'll give you a sneak peek at what goes on behind the scenes at our photographic shoots. Those angelic little girls you see in our brochure and on our website get up to all sorts of monkey business when you're not looking!

ilovegorgeous girls love...

Climbing trees! 

ilovegorgeous clothes should be worn everywhere, to do everything in, and never kept for best!

Gorgeous on Friday...

This weekend we're all about English florals...

Hope you have a gorgeous weekend!

Gorgeous on Thursday...

Some really beautiful images in the latest Babiekins online magazine featuring our clothes.

To read the full article click on this link.

 

Also featured is the Floral Pidge dress we featured in this blog yesterday, in blue sugar rose

- it's the dress of the moment! (Click here to see it on our website...)

Gorgeous on Wednesday...

Staff pick this week: Kate, who works in our Yorkshire office looking after the wholesale side of things, picks this beautiful pink sugar rose Floral Pidge dress. Kate says: "I love the net detailing on this dress, it gives a really pretty dress a funky edge!" (Also available in blue sugar rose colourway.)

Gorgeous on Tuesday...

Origins giveaway...

Every I Love Gorgeous order will receive a 30ml sample of Origins' bestselling Face Scrub Modern Friction™ Nature’s gentle dermabrasion. 

You'll also find an exclusive discount code with your free sample for orders placed with Origins online. 

Now's the time to treat your gorgeous girl to something pretty, and get a pretty gorgeous treat for you too!