It was December 2009 Leah (my Bluebird & Honey) collaborator organized a late afternoon meeting followed by a pre christmas gift exchange. I had purchased a hand drawn artwork from The Netherlands and framed it for Leah’s gift and Leah had searched for the perfect book for me and my undying love for vintage fashion.

As I peeled open the gorgeous coordinated gift wrap, a magenta coloured book with a velvet feel dior dress adorned women appeared… namely the book Dreaming Of Dior by Charlotte Smith. The title alone spoke to me, as Leah said ‘I saw it on the shelf of recommend reads at the book shop and it simply was made for you Dani’.

Who would have thought that this book would turn into a dream come true for me.

That night I took the book to bed with me. I straightened out all of the sheets and pillows on my bed and put my glasses on. I propped myself up and proceeded to open the book one page at a time. As it was the end of the year I had been preparing for my holidays where I was going to catch up on my reading and sort out my wardrobe and do all those things that one just doesn’t get to during the busy working year.

I read the book cover to cover that night.

I read every word, every single word, from the year of publishing and the who where and what of how this book came to be.

I went to sleep that night… dreaming of dior…… literally.

What happened next can only be described as magic……..

♥ stay tuned to find out what happened in the first weeks of January….. and how my dream found its way through this book..