Children In Need

It's the night of Children in Need, and we are all getting ready to raise as much money as possible for this great cause! 

Pudsey Bear Auction

As posted earlier, you will know I am mad for the designer Pudsey Bears!
Last night the Pudsey Bear designer collection raised a whooping total of £150,000 for Children in Need at Christie's in London! - I can't say I'm surprised!

 Giles Deacon's Pudsey Bear was sold for the highest amount of £24,000 by Isabeli Fontana, and Louis Vuitton came closely behind with a mahoosive total of £20,000.

The Tom Ford-designed bear sold for £12,000, the Burberry bear went for £9,000 and the McQueen Pudsey sold for £8,500. I had no hope of taking one home! :(

Models such as Cara Delevingne, Liberty Ross and Kristen McMenamy came to the auction to help raise money for the cause. I don't know about you but I wish I was there!

Abbey Clancy with the Norton & Sons bear

Chloe Moretz with the Versace bear

Clara Paget with the Gucci bear

Elizabeth Saltzman with the Tom Ford bear

Isabeli Fontana with the Jonathan Saunders bear

Jade Parfitt with the Burberry bear

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2012

Give a little more love this Christmas

The christmas advert war has began and I'm sure your all agree that John Lewis's xmas ad's never disapoints! Everywhere I go, from chilling at university with the girls, or going home to my family, or evening passing the streets, the John Lewis advert is brought up!

The advert begins in a family’s garden, with two children making a snowman and snow woman. The next day the snowman mysteriously disappeared, and we are then taken on a journey across a mountain, river, city and road to follow the determined snowman in the search for the perfect gift for the women he loves.

The reason for the snowman’s journey isn’t shown until right at the end, when we see him return on Christmas morning. The snow mans little face expressions give a strong sense of how he is feeling, and when you watch it you really feel the love in his eyes! It really is a fantastic and inspiring advert that will make you want to head down to John Lewis and buy your loved ones Christmas presents. 

 

This advert is definitely one of my favourite John Lewis adverts and I am brought to tears every time it is played. One of the main reasons for this is the song played in the background called 'Power of Love'. The stunning song is sung by Gabrielle Aplin, a 20 year old singer signed to Parlophone Records.