No more hiding!

I Am Wearing : 
Fedora - H&M (old) Fur Stole - Boohoo Leather Biker - Miss Selfridge Floral Maxi Dress - Asos Maternity (similar non maternity dress here) Studded Boots - Office (old) Wishbone Bracelet - Astley Clarke Make Up - By PRIV Hair - By Mark Hill Lashes - By Eylure
Photos by the gooorgeous Ngoni from NRC
So its too big to hide! Here is my 24 week bump making its debut at London Fashion Week!
Don't worry you are not the only people I have been hiding this from - virtually all of my blogger/fashion friends jaws hit the floor when we bumped (no pun intended) into each other over Fashion Week!
I haven't mentioned it to you guys simply because I wanted to get my second scan out of the way and have the "all clear" from the ultra sound before I shared my news!
So here it is in all of its glory!
Inside that growing tummy is a growing little boy, who is about to change my world! He has already brought me 3 months of morning sickness (which was all day and all night sickness and was sheer misery) he has also brought me some double D cup, mountainous breasts - which I thought I had wanted all of my life but it just turns out they just get in the way! 
I am going through SO many firsts within my body and my mind right now I can't tell you how wonderfully exciting and hugely terrifying it all is! What I do know is that I am in awe at how my body is completely changing before my eyes and how with little help from me (some vitamins and a healthy diet) my body is just getting on with producing another human who will soon (June 12th) be introduced to the world and completely turn mine upside down! 
So thats enough of the prego talk for now, please do feel free to send me name suggestions - the more creative the better! :-)
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Much Love
Clare Astra XOXO

What I Wore To London Fashion Week Day 03

I Am Wearing :
Striped Shirt Dress - H&M Flare Jeans - Dorothy Perkins Saddle Bag - Dune  Fringe Ankle Boots - TopShop Watch - Michael Kors
Another day at London Fashion Week and another great hair day - I miss my LFW hair :-(
This post is ALL about the Dune Delphine bag! If you LOVE the Chloe Marcie saddle bag like me and like me you just cant afford it then the Dune Delphine is the bag for you, at just £59 its a steal!! 
Finding designer looks for less (almost) makes me as happy as my hair in this post! ;-)
Hope you are all well, thank you for reading
Clare Astra  XOXO

Summer trends with Caravelle New York

I Am Wearing : Wide Leg Jumpsuit - Asos Pink Face Watch - Caravelle Cross Body Bag - forever 21 Sunglasses - New Look Sandals - River Island Summer is finally here!!! When Caravelle New York asked if I'd like to style one of their SS15 watches I instantly fell in love with this pink face beauty - I have been wanting a watch with a pink face for ages, I am so giddy about this one I can't tell you how happy I am! I also knew that I had the perfect outfit (newly purchased) just waiting in my wardrobe for a beautiful watch to set it off just right.  As the theme of this outfit post is "Summer trends with Caravelle New York" I have managed to pull off 3 of this summers biggest trends all in this one outfit (3 for the price of 1 is how I like to roll!) Off the shoulder tops are a big trend this summer - taken from the 70's they are perfect for shoulder baring without feeling like you have too much skin on show and they dont need adjusting all day long like a strapless top (no nip-slip dangers with an off shoulder!). The jumpsuit - a trend carried over from last summer - only unlike last years prints and florals this years jumpsuits are a more demure block colour of black or white. The third and final trend being a big fav of mine this season - the wide leg trouser - they really are the most comfortable and easy to wear trouser of the season. And that my darlings is what I like to call a smart buy :-) However the real star of the show has to be my pretty pink faced watch. Do you like it?  Would you like one of your very own? *GIVEAWAY COMING SOON* Pop back later in the week for a lovely Caravelle New York watch shaped giveaway! Hope your weekend was sun filled and happy :-) MWAH Clare Astra XOXO

Fairytale Grunge

I Am Wearing : Bowler Hat - Primark Leather Biker - H&M White Dress - TopShop Studded Boots - Office Bag - Goddiva
I wore this outfit last Friday night to 2 friends birthday parties! They were on the same night - I wasn't being a grub and wearing the same dress ALL weekend I promise!!
My beautiful friend and Jewellery designer Faye turned 21 again (check out her jewellery here)  and my equally good looking DJ/Metronomy bassist friend Olubenga had a birthday AND previewed his new EP (check it out here) - All on the same day - so we had a MEGA night out with both of them! It was sweeet!
Happy Birthday my friends :-)
Hope you all had a super fun weekend too! Much love