Sophie Luck Jones

M.O.B Paris

2013-08-23T10:27:00.001+01:00

Another vegan place that I went to in Paris was M.O.B. Everything about this place was amazing, from the food to the decor.

My two favourite places in the world are New York and Paris, and M.O.B is a place where the two have come together.

The first M.O.B opened in Brooklyn in early 2012 before opening in Paris a few months later.

Since I visited it has now moved to a larger space which makes me want to go back and explore it!

The food was delicious and the perfect meal for the cold rainy day that we went on. I particularly loved the Raspberry Lemon Fizzy Lizzy drinks they had from America as this was my favourite drink when I visited New York a few years ago.

The best cookies I've ever made

2013-07-12T16:29:00.002+01:00

I've been searching for a recipe to make apricot, almond and chocolate cookies for a while and recently I came across the perfect one (after a little tweeking!).

This recipe makes around 12-18 cookies depending on the size you make them.

210g plain flour

half a tsp bicarbonate of soda

pinch of salt

170g butter (I use Pure sunflower spread)

220g light brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

80g chocolate (I use a Kinnerton dairy free bar cut up into pieces)

70g almonds chopped

120g dried apricots chopped into quarters

1. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl.

2. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

3. Add the flour, soda and salt.

4. Stir in the almonds, apricots and chocolate.

5. Line a tray with baking paper and spoon the mixture on - around one tablespoon per cookie - I usually do 6 cookies at a time to give them room to spread out.

6. Pop them in the oven at 180ºC for 10-12 minutes.

East Side Burgers

2013-07-01T11:54:00.001+01:00

A few weeks before travelling to Paris I decided to stop eating dairy and I was determined to stick to my new diet there despite knowing how hard it would be!

Having lived in Paris as a child I knew that cheese and butter where going to be the main ingredient in most meals, but after a bit of research I found some place that would cater for my fussiness!

The easiest way to do this was to go down the vegan route as I knew this would completely eliminate the risk of dairy being present in anything.

The first place we visited was East Side Burgers. A vegetarian fast food outlet, they served a selection of tofu burgers which also had a vegan option (they just took the cheese out), as well as vegan hotdogs and for dessert some vegan cookies and tartelettes (they tasted amazing!!). The prices were very good for Paris, with a meal - burger, fries and a drink - only being €9.

The staff were incredibly friendly and the decor of the place was stylish and clean. We loved it so much that we went there twice during our stay (and a third time just to get some tartelettes!!). I will definitely go back there again and I wish there was one in London!!

More information can be found on there website http://www.eastsideburgers.fr/.

Paris

2013-06-22T17:11:00.002+01:00

Last month I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Paris with my friend. Booking our tickets for mid May we boarded the Eurostar and kept our fingers crossed for good weather!

Below are some pictures from our trip and I will be posting a few more blog entries of places we visited over the next couple of days.

All aboard the Orient Express...

2013-04-25T13:18:00.000+01:00

Yesterday afternoon I was fortunate to go on the Orient Express thanks to my sister winning a competition with Yorkshire Tea!

Arriving at Victoria Station my sister had managed to secure first spot in the queue ready for our journey.

After a short wait we were able to enter the waiting lounge to collect our tickets and help ourselves to a cup of tea (the first of many!).

Before boarding the train we were given a quick talk by Michael Vaughan although he wasn't able to join us on the journey!

Upon taking our seats in the train we were handed a glass of Champagne each and promptly set off on our round trip of the countryside.

Each carriage was decorated with all things Yorkshire Tea with each passenger getting their very own mini red teapot (which we got to take home!!), a menu and map of the journey.

The food was absolutely delicious, with a selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes to finish. Our teapots were regularly topped up with boiling water so we could continue our tea drinking throughout!

Towards the end of our journey we were then each given a refreshing tea cocktail, made by Jakes Bar from Leeds.

We didn't spend the whole day eating and drinking, but had a bit of fun too....

At the end of our journey we were each given a personalised 'Yorkshire Tea Times' with our photo on, which had been taken earlier in the day before boarding the train.

Thank you Yorkshire Tea for an amazing time!!

Hello 2013!

2013-02-04T12:01:00.000+00:00

I didn't realise it had been quite so long since I last posted anything on here, so I thought I'd do a little round up of 2012 and welcome to 2013.

2012 was definitely an interesting year with a lot of big changes, the biggest one being that I graduated. After four years of working hard I finally got my degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design in Textile Design!

Since graduating life has definitely been interesting and has become a constant stream of job applications, interviews, internships, paid work and more uncertainty than I'm used to!

Last year I got the chance to intern at Jonathan Saunders, which was amazing and he is one of the nicest men in fashion that I've got to work with. Working on the prints for Women's Pre Fall 13 and Mens AW13 was really interesting and I learnt so much in such a short amount of time.

Alongside this I also interned with up and coming Canadian designer Cristina Sabaiduc. Working on every aspect of the design process from pattern cutting to sewing toiles to hand embellishment was an exciting journey and has added to the list of skills I am grateful to have picked up throughout my internships. For the SS13 collection we produced a 3D film that was shown at London Fashion Week and received a great response. Having recently finished working on the prints for the next AW13 season, I think this collection will be even better!

2012 ended on a sad note for my family as we had to say goodbye to my Great Gran. As a domestic science teacher, I always looked to my Great Gran as my source of creativity and she helped to support my love for textiles through giving me her old sewing machine and collection of fabrics. I based my first final year project Inside/Outside on pieces of old lace that she had given me, and in a strange coincidence the flowers that were used at her funeral were the same ones I used for my Final Major Project.

My beautiful Bernina sewing machine

Lace from Inside/Outside

Final Major Project

Looking forward to the rest of 2013, I plan on making it an exciting year. A trip to Paris in May and some exciting work opportunities ahead, will definitely make it one to remember.

Lazy Oaf

2012-11-23T18:26:00.000+00:00

Loving these pieces from Lazy Oaf at the moment, especially the cute cat ring.

£70

£16

£22

£38

Ice Skating at Somerset House

2012-11-18T22:33:00.002+00:00

Every year I vow to go ice skating at Somerset House and never get round to it. However, after 4 years of living in London I finally booked tickets and went yesterday morning! It was amazing and I can't wait to go again, hopefully at night to see the huge Christmas tree all lit up!

Boooo

2012-10-25T21:16:00.000+01:00

Love this Tee and Cake t-shirt from Topshop for £22, very appropriate for Halloween next week.

Goodbye Blackberry Hello Iphone!

2012-10-25T12:08:00.001+01:00

After two painful years of having a Blackberry I've finally got an Iphone! These are a few phone covers I've got my eye on...

Urban Outfitters £12

Accessorize £10

Christmas at Cath Kidston

2012-10-25T11:58:00.002+01:00

It may only be October but I'm a little bit excited for Christmas already, especially the following items from Cath Kidston...

Urban Outfitters

2012-10-17T18:19:00.000+01:00

A few things I've got my eye on from Urban Outfitters...

Dino earrings £8

Entrance sign £22

Owl chalk board £12

Satchel £48

My new website

2012-10-17T16:51:00.001+01:00

I recently changed my portfolio and this week I have been busy uploading my work to my new website and tweaking the layout. It still needs a little more work but I'm pretty happy with it so far!

Click on the image below to take a look at my work...

Shani Jacobi

2012-10-05T18:17:00.002+01:00

I came across this necklace on Etsy today and I love it. Shani Jacobi sells a really nice mixture of bold and more delicate pieces of jewellery and can all be found here.

David Sparshott

2012-09-29T17:30:00.001+01:00

Illustrator David Sparshott has created this set of 3 posters for Magma. My favourite has got to be the one with all the bikes, particularly the penny farthing in the centre!

More of David's work can be found here. or the posters are available to buy at £30 each on Magma's website.

Where's Wally?

2012-09-10T13:10:00.001+01:00

This is amazing...

La cerise sur le gâteau

2012-07-02T13:48:00.002+01:00

La cerise sur le gâteau was launched in 2005 by french designer Anne Hubert and mixes everything I love ; illustration, bright colours and Paris. Now being sold online at Urban Outfitters these are a few of my favourites!

Ice cream bucket and spade

2012-06-27T17:23:00.001+01:00

New in at Topshop for £5. Am I still allowed to REALLY want them even though I'm 22?

Rory Dobner

2012-06-26T10:28:00.004+01:00

On a recent trip to Liberty's I spotted these lovely pieces by Rory Dobner. There are a lot of neon signs out there, but I like the contrasting feel of these, having them mounted on different materials. The wood gives them a more rustic feel, and I like how the glow of the word picks up the grain in the background.

The 'Love' image at the bottom, is made more interesting again with each letter having a different style., giving that more vintage feel of a collection of found objects. More of his work can be found here www.rorydobner.com.

BA Graphic Design Communication Show at Chelsea

2012-06-21T16:27:00.001+01:00

Having spent a lot of time staring at my own work in the degree show I popped down to look at the Graphic Design part of the exhibition. This music video for the band Gem Club by Joshua Stocker was definitely the best piece of work and you can find more great things by him on his website www.joshuastocker.com

Final Major Project Photoshoot

2012-06-17T19:29:00.001+01:00

A few pictures of my final garments that I used for my Lookbook.

Exhibition

2012-06-17T19:20:00.002+01:00

My work is now on show at Chelsea College of Art and Design till Saturday 23rd June!

It's finally over!

2012-06-17T19:12:00.000+01:00

I haven't been on here in a while due to the crazy time before the deadline for my final year, but it is now over!

All my work was assessed last week and now its time to play the waiting game to find out my final mark. At least I know my work was thoroughly looked through!!....

Before

After

Meadham Kirchhoff

2012-03-31T17:16:00.000+01:00

Back in September for SS12 Fashion Week, the models at the Meadham Kirchhoff show were wearing these cute nail wraps by Nail Rock. They are now selling them through Topshop and I finally managed to find some in the Westfield store this week!

H & M

2012-03-29T13:01:00.000+01:00

I love going to Camden and although a trip to the market is the main purpose of going there, I always have to pop into the H & M. It only sells the Divided range, and I always manage to find at least one thing to buy!

This week I found some cute bits of jewellery...