Disney recently has been churning out the collaborations (much to the annoyance of my bank balance) and they've all been pretty much perfect. To be honest, anything Disney sells is popular, so when it's with a high profile brand such as Cath Kidston you know it's going to be popular. This is the second collection that the two brands have collaborated on, the first being Winnie the Pooh. With these collections Cath Kidston generally release the items online the evening before they're released in the shops in a 'private' sale for anyone that has signed up previously. The Winnie the Pooh collection crashed their website and famously half of those signed up didn't even receive they're codes and links to allow them to shop. This release was a Minnie and Mickey release and before the pre sale I think most people got their codes which may have been the cause of the website problems. This release was also pretty hectic, with so many people accessing the website at once it completely crashed for some people and a lot of the collection sold out after little time. I managed to get the majority of the pieces I wanted from the collection and everything is amazing! I think Cath Kidston weren't prepared for the release at all as it took them a long time to take sold out items off the website and most deliveries took a lot longer to dispatch than you would usually expect! One of my items however, came slightly damaged and I've been told I can have a refund as the item is sold out online which is upsetting. However I'll show you what I bought and some pictures as it was a beautiful collection, Cath Kidston have said they're doing another collection with Disney so I can't wait to see what it will be!
One of the items I knew I wanted before the collection was released was a purse, I have had Cath Kidston purses in the past and find that they're a very good size. This purse has enough card slots for 6 cards then some bigger slots behind those card slots. There's a slot for cash and a zipped coin purse section. I love the design on this purse and I'm particularly happy with the design I got on mine which is a cute little Minnie head! This purse cost £22 and had a matching bag but that sold out almost straight away.
This is the mug I got from the collection and I absolutely love this 'Mickey in London' design, I'd have gotten more things if the website didn't completely break, also I had a limit to how much I wanted to spend so I couldn't really go over that! This mug, as you can see, is chipped and came that way when I opened the parcel. I was so upset upon finding it chipped but I think myself lucky considering some people had their's completely smashed! Thankfully I spoke to a lovely woman from the customer services team and she was very apologetic and offered me a refund. It's a little smaller than the usual Cath Kidston mugs but I like smaller mugs, it's also made by Royal Stafford so is from quite a well known brand also. This mug cost £8.50 but is sold out online, however it may be available from stores!
This is the skirt I got from the collection with this lovely Minnie Mouse print on it! One of my favourite characters is the vintage style Minnie Mouse which is why I love the print on this skirt so much! The skirt is made from a jersey material and I love the way that the floral pattern hides Minnie and she matches the colours perfectly. This is a great design for a Disney fan who prefers to wear more discreet pieces of Disney in their outfits than just an all out picture of Minnie Mouse! This skirt was £40 and is sold out online however again If you check in store they may have it in stock.
My favourite item from the collection that I managed to get from the collection is this amazing Minnie mouse dress! I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it online and I was so thrilled that I managed to get it from the pre sale! It's such a beautiful design with the signature Minnie polka dots and an adorable Minnie peaking over the bottom edge of the skirt. I love the structure of the dress and It'd definitely make me consider getting more Cath Kidston clothing as I've never gotten any before! The dress cost £70 and It's now sold out like a lot of the collection online, however again the best thing to do is check in store!
Overall I think that this collection was completely beautiful, If I had endless supplies of money and storage I'd have bought it all, but alas I don't and I probably wouldn't have been able to anyway because the website kept crashing! As much as I love these collaborations I really hope that Cath Kidston manage to sort out their website and get some sort of queue system implimented for the release of the next collection! I understand It's hard for companies not usually coping with the amounts they did on the release but it would have been much better if they'd been more prepared.
I can't wait to see the next collection! I'll definitely be braving the online release no matter how much it crashes! What was your favourite piece from the collection?? Did you manage to get any of it?
TTFN
Lauren
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