Swan Lake

Sorry its been quite a while since my last post! Last Night my parents treated me and my brother to a trip to the Royal Opera House to see Swan Lake. Finally! An excuse to dress up! Except, after my brother got home late from the football then decided he needed a shower, it became clear that quite a lot of running would be necessary and my new asos heels "Just wouldn't be practical!". Well granted as those shoes are anything but practical but I have only worn them once so far and that really breaks my heart! I might start wearing them to the shops...provided I dont have to walk there! Anyway slightly off the point. We went through the maddest of rushes to get there before it was too late - if you are too late you have to watch the act on a TV screen and go in at the interval, so after jumping on to the train and diving into the first available taxi, we managed to arrive in perfect timing, smoothly strolled to our seats and basically collapsed. For once I accepted that M had been right on the shoe front but she need not know that! As the music started I remembered how beautiful ballet was- after all, I dreamt of being a ballerina until I was about 10 as well as Swan Lake being the ballet in my opinion with the best music (Tchaikovsky is my favourite composer). As can only be expected, the costumes were beautiful and you would be mad(or my brother) to not have been captivated by the prima ballerina, Tamara Rojo, who is of course Spanish! I believe it was her first night dancing as Odette/Odile and she did a perfect job. I've been lucky enough to see her dance a few times before now but this time she was breathtaking. Back to costumes- The most beautiful costume was probably that of the black swan (and no I still haven't seen that film!) but the ones I particularly liked were the ones worn by the other swans as they were so delicate and they moved so well, contributing to this, as my dad put it whilst we were leaving, "The swans were on top form!". Aside from the ballet it self, the atmosphere at the ROH is so amazing and I spotted more than one Chanel suits around and a rather stunning black Valentino- kicking myself but I was too shy to ask for a photo without my heels on (Im inadequate without them!)

I am wearing:

Shoes- Asos

Skirt- AA

Dress worn as a top- AA

Necklace- Made by a friend

Earrings- Topshop

Even though I didnt actually wear the shoes, I felt they needed acknowledging! Also apologies for the bad image quality! Taken on webcam as my camera has run out of battery....

Having said earlier that I never get the chance to dress up, that is probably not true as on Friday night I attended a costume party as little bo-peep. It was here that I showcased the new heels but i will refrain from posting a picture... If shes reading, many thanks to Harriet for an amazing night!

What did you all do this weekend?

LB xx

Images credited to the Royal Opera House