Parklife 2011

As I mentioned I went to Parklife festival a few weekends ago with my two best chums Abby and Hattie, It was a messy one to say the least. It took me about a week to recover. The three of us where all having major outfit dilemma's...with the minging weather and all made it tough to decide our festival 'looks', In the end we just grabbed whatever and it didn't really matter as we got so rained on. I must say the street style at the festival was a treat, I wish I'd taken some snaps...I saw ALOT of boys in BUMBAGS....no kidding. Anyway here's a few snaps of us 

So glad I had my trusty bowler hat with me as my god did it rain, infact at one point it hail-stoned- in June !!!

Highlights were definitely Metronomy, 2 many Dj's and Darwin Deez's dance routines.

xoxox

Celine Resort 2012

First off, again I am sorry I have been so lazy recently and not been posting much but in my defence I have been so busy- Last weekend I was at Parklife festival in Manchester with my two best chums Abby and Harriet (more to come on that later...) and I have only just recovered- it was a pretty big weekend...Anyway, sorry again and now back to buisness...

Celine Resort 2012...

Oh my goodness I actually love this collection-well out of my budget I know but I just love everything about it, the soft tailoring mixed with the oversized structured floral pieces- mmm. It's all so bold but in such a subtle way that it isn't ott or a 'fad' look, it just works. In the past I have admired Phoebe Philo's designs (and I am desperate for a classic box bag but short of taking out a loan to afford one I doubt I'll be the owner of one anytime soon)  but for me personally it was a tad too minimal in design and if I could afford it I don't think I'd really wear it. However this collection I want so much!

xoxox

Ps...There is so many Box bag copies out there at the moment and they're actually decent- Topshop and Primark both have them in lots of colour choices.

Friday Inspiration Post.

I have to admit I didn't really know alot about Marianne Faithful before I watched Sofia Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette' (which is by the way one of my favourite films) where Marianne Faithful stars as Maria Teressa. I recognised the name but didn't really know her but after watching the film and reading up about her I was hooked.

 

The sixties singer who started out as an angel and ended up a wild child was a gorgeous blond haired-big boobed- mary-jane - wearing singer who feel into love triangles (with Mick Jagger) and drug addiction. Her angelic voice was lost and instead a husky weary smoker's cough of a voice replaced it.

She was a muse to many, including Mick Jagger and after she woke after a 6 day coma (a result of an overdose) his face was the first she saw and she said to him 'Wild Horses couldn't drag me away' which then influenced him to write 'Wild Horses'. Her style is effortless and even now, as a pensioner she still has it despite years of addiction and having breast cancer and without a hint of botox or nip and tucks and this I think is what I love most about her.

xoxox

Hello Remix.

Getting Ready for work listening to this

xoxox

D.I.Y

So on what was probably one of the hottest days of the year on friday I decided to stay in doors all day (haha) although it was productive...I dug out my sewing machine and did a bit of d.i.y bunting.

I am pleased with the results seen as I'm a bit of a beginner when it comes to sewing, although it's a good job you can't see up close as it's v.rough around the edges. I did plan to make it alot longer but after 2 hours of cutting and hemming those triangles I was going a bit made so for the moment it's only a 4-strong bunting...lets call it a 'work in progress'.
xoxox

Friday Inspiration Post.

This is a bit of an odd one but recently (I'm not sure why) I have been watching rather alot of Royal films and documentaries* (as I said not too sure why?!) and I have become a little obsessed with the late Princess Margaret (1930-2002), little sister to our dear Queenie Elizabeth.

Far more fabulous and stylish than Queen Lizzie, Princess Margaret was; dare I say it, pretty cool and not without a bit of controversy (affairs, divorces..)which is never a bad thing. She was a regular on the London scene and was not in the slightest a stuffy royal- she smoked 60 cigarettes a day at one point and really just captures that gorgeous 50's style in an effortless way.

She was just very cool and very stylish.

xoxox

*I am becoming a little bit concerned that I am becoming a Royalist....uh oh.

Want...

Topshop 'Walberg' Shoes (£70.00).

I need these in my life- yeah I wouldn't be able to walk in them but still-- WANT WANT WANT!