Disney x Cath Kidston - Mickey and Minnie Collection!

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

Vans x Disney • Pixar - Toy Story!

Those of us who live in the UK have had a lonnggggg wait in comparison to our friends across the pond for the new Vans x Disney collaboration. They were able to buy these a while back where as we could only get them from the 29th of November! They were worth the wait though and I got one pair from the collection and I absolutely love them! As predicted by many people, including obviously Vans and Disney themselves as this is the third collection in the past two years that have been released as a collaboration between the companies, the collection was incredibly popular and a lot of designs sold out immediately including the pair I bought myself. 

This pair is a woody themed pair and I chose these mainly because they're different to all the other Vans I've gotten from past Disney collections. Every other pair I have are made using patterns that repeat all over the shoe and generally include characters on them, this pair I felt were a lot different to other pairs released in different collections. I chose this pair as I love woody and I just really enjoy the print on them, these shoes would be perfect for some sort of cosplay or Disney bound and they're a subtle way of including Disney into everyday wear. However, lets face it, who needs to be subtle?

I love the details included on this pair of shoes and think they scream woody, the design has taken parts of Woody's outfit and incorporated them together to make this design, I particularly like the print on he inside of the shoes that matches Woody's shirt!

Now being a collector I'm pretty much a box hoarder at this point and I appreciate a really good design on a box as if you've got loads of them like me it makes them a bit more interesting to look nice rather than just have tonnes of boxes that are all just plain. As we all know the print on the box matches Andy's room and includes the iconic cloud print that covers his walls. I also like that the 'tissue paper' inside that protects the shoes has the same iconic print.

Now my favourite thing about these shoes definitely has to be one of the features on the sole. The fact it has 'Andy' written on the sole of the right shoe brings me so much joy! Whoever came up with that idea in the design process of these shoes needs some sort of pay rise because it's such a good idea and I'm sure any Disney lover appreciates that about these shoes. I really love the detail that has gone into this collection and I just love Vans as a shoe in general so it's one of the best collaborations for me and I now have five pairs in total. 

I got these shoes from 'Schuh' mainly because I use Schuh often for a lot of my shoe related purchases, they have fantastic customer service and this time especially they excelled! I ordered these shoes on Tuesday morning and they arrived Wednesday morning (Although I wasn't in I collected them later that afternoon but had I been in it would have been jut over 24 hours from purchase to delivery!), I paid no extra for delivery and just got the free 'standard' delivery so to say I was impressed is an understatement. I highly recommend schuh in general, both in shops and online they have wonderful customer service, plus if you're a student they have student discount!

Both the Vans and Schuh website have some styles from the collection left if you still want to get your hands on some of these beauties! Also, it doesn't hurt to check in store as often I've found sold out styles online in stores.

Did you get any shoes from this collection? If so what did you get? I can't wait to see if Vans and Disney continue their collaborations and what designs will come out next! What would you like to see?

TTFN

Lauren

Danielle Nicole X Disney

Last week I found out something very exciting! That the Danielle Nicole Disney collection was being released in the UK via QVC! Now hearing this I knew I had to get some of these bags, I'd been lusting over them since they were released in America. Now, I actually got three bags which seems excessive (it is) but in my defence one is a Christmas present and they are really cute...that's enough of an incentive right?! 

Anyway, I'm only currently able to show you pictures of one of the bags as one was whisked away to be hidden for Christmas and the other is not yet released and I won't be receiving it until after the 12th of December. So, if people are interested I could always do another post showing the details of the other bags. 

The bag I'm going to show you is a small Flounder bag! It is completely adorable and I'm so in love, it's big enough to fit your phone, keys, a small purse (though it has card slots so if you don't carry much cash you might not even need a purse!) and probably a few other small bits. It was £53 and was only available very briefly online as QVC sold out of their stock very quickly.

It comes with a chain which would allow you to wear it either as a cross body bag or as a bag just hung over your shoulder, the chain feels very good quality and not flimsy at all, the chain is also remove able so it could quite easily be used to as a small clutch bag. That would look so adorable especially if you're cosplaying or Disney bounding as Ariel! 

          

He's incredibly detailed and very sparkly! His body is made from a patent material and his stripes and fin/tail are made from a beautiful glittery material. His expression is adorable and I'm sure this lovely little bag will catch a lot of attention! He feels very sturdy so if you wanted to id say these bags are definitely everyday appropriate (if you're a complete disnerd like me)

All of the bags currently available in the UK are available on the QVC website for advanced orders so if you're looking to snap up one of these cuties I'd definitely do it soon! The prices of the bags range from £28 - £57 (plus p&p). If you want a link straight to this collection just follow this: http://www.qvcuk.com/CatalogSearch?langId=-2&storeId=10252&catalogId=10152&sc=SRCH&keyword=Danielle+Nicole+Disney

 and it should take you to all the bags currently available that are Disney themed, although Danielle Nicole also has a variet of other bags and jewellery available! Personally I'd love her to do a Disney Jewllery collection! 

So what do you think of this collection!? I think they're adorable, a new collection is coming in Spring of these Disney bags so I'm hoping that QVC may get some of those in too! Which bag is your favourite?!

Hopefully I'll be seeing Moana soon so I can write a review of that and maybe do a 'Disney Chritmas Present Ideas' post if anyone would be interested? 

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TTFN

Lauren