Update: Brick Lane gems, macaroons & recently viewed films

This weekend I had a lovely day in Brick Lane; wandering much further down than I usually go and finding some lovely little gems. The sun was shining and it really felt like spring had sprung. 

Top - Beyond Retro

Dungarees - House of Hackney

Jacket - vintage Levi

Shoes - Adidas

We came across a wonderful chocolate shop in which everything looked absolutely beautiful. We did manage to resist, however, on weaker days I would have bought the lot. 

We also came across a stunning little antique shop which sold literally anything and everything. The ground floor was completely filled with beautiful books and I will definitely be going back there in the future. 

As the day progressed we felt we deserved a sit down and a cake. As soon as we decided this we came across the most perfect place. 

I was extremely happy to see that my favourite album is the Rough Trade album of the month. It's the perfect album to get you in the mood for summer. 100% buy it if you haven't already!

Made a couple of lovely purchases in the lovely Beyond Retro. Both of my buys are extremely similar to various tops sold in American Apparel. However, they're vintage and cheaper; so well done me for spotting them. One of which I put straight on as I was not happy with the top I was wearing, hence the outfit photos above. 

I love macaroons. Who doesn't love macaroons?! Recently I have craved macaroons more days than not, so naturally trips to Ladurée have been frequent. The other day after going to the Isabella Blow exhibition my mother and I sat in the tea room upstairs. It was so lovely and I cannot wait to go again. 

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Recently view films -

I really really enjoyed Don Jon. If you say you don't love Joseph Gordon-Levitt then you're a complete liar. His performance, writing and directing in this film was absolutely stunning and I cannot wait for more of his projects in the future. It was really interesting with a very important message about modern society and the problem the idealistic images we are faced with on a day to day basis are creating for us. 

Wes Anderson's newest work of art. What can I say?! Beautiful cinematography, stunning characterisations, amazing story. Ralph Fiennes is an absolute doll and naturally I adored Tilda Swinton.

Her has a very interesting story about the modern life we live in and what could potentially happen to our forthcoming generations. Beautifully shot and I absolutely loved the use of colours in the surroundings as well the costumes. Also an incredible cast (I love Rooney Mara!)

I know I'm slightly late on the band wagon but Blue Jasmine is absolutely fab. I am so happy Cate Blanchett won the Oscar, it was most definitely deserved. I absolutely adore A Street Car Named Desire, and Woody Allen's adaptation of this story into Blue Jasmine was all I could have hoped for. 

I would highly recommend all these films and interesting and entertaining pieces of cinema.