A Belated Blog Birthday & Dr Martens Giveaway

A Belated Blog Birthday & Dr Martens Giveaway

Five years. That’s how long this little blog has been running for. It seems baffling to me that I’ve kept writing, photographing and editing the posts you’ve been reading for half a decade, and how Ship-Shape and Bristol Fashion has…

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Bonjour Blogger Blog Club

Bonjour Blogger Blog Club

“The first rule of Blog Club is, tell EVERYONE about Blog Club!” I remember when Bonjour Blogger mistress Hayley, first mentioned the prospect of a Blog Club. It’s something I’d had in the back of my mind since reading about…

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Bristol Blog Meet at Lush and Benefit

Bristol Blog Meet at Lush and Benefit

A couple of weeks ago, after returning from our blissful New Year’s Eve break to Wales to the reality of work and post-Christmas tidying, I found myself on the steps of Cabot Circus, waiting for the Bristol Blog Meet to…

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Ship-Shape 2.0: A Lick of Paint + Giveaway

Ship-Shape 2.0: A Lick of Paint + Giveaway

Hello! Welcome to Ship-Shape 2.0. I feel like shouting ‘ta-daa!’ like some sort of proud magician. When I first started Ship-Shape and Bristol Fashion in 2009 I was content using Blogger, then in early 2011 I made the leap to…

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When Blogging meets Room 101

When Blogging meets Room 101

I was recently challenged by Mancunian Vintage to share the gripes that would enter my personal Room 101, and despite the fact I have as many gripes as everyone else – mushrooms, slow walkers with wheelie suitcases and Gordon Ramsey,…

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