NY&LONDON FASHION WEEK SS12- Rodarte & Ashish.

Inspired By Van Gogh Florals?

Love Rodarte's and Ashish's Summer florals.

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NYFW- I heart Jeremy Scott.

 Images from the cobrasnake.com

I LOVE the make up from Jeremy Scott's SS2012 show. Please someone pass me my eyebrow pencil so I can draw on my freckles. The collection itself is a hoot...glam hillbilly cowgirls. It's just silly and I love the way as always his collection doesn't take itself too seriously.

Image from style.com

I need me one of those gun holster belts.

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Wow.

I have a girl crush and I'm currently obsessed with model Edie Campbell's 60's doll eyes look. At 15 she was in a Burberry ad and she's also done Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and graced the pages of Vogue not once but twice. I love her easy style, you can tell she doesn't try hard at all and that non-caring pout- wow. She reminds me of a modern day young Marianne Faithfull.

Suitable Festival Attire?

Is this hat too much for a festival?......

Hat-Primark £3.00 (!)

.......I think maybe yes, I would definitely obstruct someone's view of the stage.

- Shame!

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Boots.

Ok so yes, it's august and we are in the height of 'summer' (all be it a very dismal English one..) but I have the biggest craving for boots at the moment, every store I go to I'm drawn to them...Hurry up winter so I  can justify buying so many pairs of boots. I've already purchased these from Asos and I have been living in them but I need more. I think I have an addiction to ankle boots and my addition is not helped in the slightest by how many gorgeous pairs there are out there at the moment. Here's just a taster of my massive wishlist....

1. / 2./ 3./4./5./6.

All boots Topshop.

Gimmie Gimmie!

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Recent Purchases- Forever 21

1. Basic Skinny Jeans £8.75 2.Chiffon Floral Skirt £12.75

A few years ago when I was in California I came across a 'Forever 21' store and I loved it, It was so cheap I got a gorgeous tartan dress that is one of my go-to favourites but I'd totally forgot about it's existence until I heard it was coming to the UK, The first store opened in Birmingham and now finally they've opened a beautiful new store just outside of Bond Street station. With blogger Bip Ling in all their adverts (she is the brands 'style ambassador') I got all excited about the opening and the store didn't disappoint- It's full of treats and really cheap, I'd say it was somewhere in between H&M, New Look andTopshop, with the prices more like Primark  ( but a totally less hellish experience!!). The visual merchandising and feel of the stores really nice, the styling of the mannequins is great but the only thing I would say is I'd see something I liked on a mannequin but finding the item was impossible as it would be no where near the display, there was one dress I saw that I liked, searched for it for ages and eventually found it on a totally different floor (my time as a visual merchandiser for Miss Selfridge have taught me that is a big no no!!) other than that though it really is great. I overheard one of the sales assistants say to a customer that they only stock 65 of each item in the whole of the country which, if that's true, makes me like the store even more as it makes you feel like you're picking up something a little bit more unique and special than the majority of the mass produced stuff you get on the high street. I only picked up these two things (believe me I had to stop myself from getting more but my poverty funds at the moment wouldn't let me!) but I will be going back once payday (finally) comes.

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Wish List

I'm not usually a fan of celebrity endorsed/ designed products and I've never even given very.co.uk a glance but I saw some of Fearne Cotton's pieces for a/w 2011 in a magazine and I want!

Tartan Dress- £49.00

Checked Tartan Cape- £75.00

Turn Up Skinnies-£35.00

(all available from Very)

I need that cape and matching roll up tartan jeans in my life this winter. Please. The jeans are very slade...I love them!!

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What I wore.

I really, really hate having my picture taken, I hate my silly little face in pictures but as I do want this blog to be about fashion and be personal it is inevitable that pictures of me should show up on here sooner or later! So here's my first kinda proper outfit post including yours truly...moi!!

(notice...head down so you can't see me...hehehe).

Bowler Hat- Portabello Market

Top- Topshop

Skirt- Topshop

Boots- Asos.

This was just something I put on to do abit of shopping and strolling with my boyfriend, It's a bit Topshop heavy I know, the skirt was a sale bargain (£10.00) and I love it, very summery and very easy to wear and the lace top is one of my favourites I got it a while ago from Topshop and I've rediscovered it lately, it's nice to wear in summer as even though it's longsleeved it feels light as it's lace. The bowler hat has been on my head alot lately as I'm not sure what the hell is going on with my hair at the moment!

&...what he wore...

Well it would be rude not to show you what my boyfriend wore too.

Denim jacket- Charity shop

'Burberry' shirt- Charity Shop

Loafers...Charity Shop!!!!

My boy has an eye for some good charity shop finds!

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Outfits.

I was browsing on ASOS.com and came across the 'outfit builder' app they have on there site. You can do things like this on photoshop and other sites but if you're a bit of a technophobe like me you will find this so easy. You can browse through a whole load of clothes (not just from asos but from stores like missguided, rare, french connection...) and simply drag the item you want to start building up your look. You can then upload it for others to see (and rate) or simply save for yourself to keep for inspiration. I am addicted!
Here's two I've quickly done...(I was going for a grungy/glam/festival thing...like I say I did them quickly!).

Along with saving the image it saves where the clothes are from, the cost and all you have to do is click on the link and you are redirected to whatever site you need to buy them. It's fab.

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Wish List

I haven't done a 'wish list' post in a while purely because I am trying to save and stop myself lusting over clothes I really shouldn't buy! However this one doesn't count because a) It's Topshops lookbook for AW11 so technically, technically I have a little while before some of this stuff comes out so hopefully by then I can afford to splurge and b) It's toooo nice not to mention!! I love it.

Psychobilly

Psycobilly

Psychobilly

Bavaria 

**Hello christmas party outfit.

Bavaria

Thrift

* I think I am going to update my bargain £10.00 sheepskin coat I got in Camden last year with a fur collar et voila...

Thrift

Glamrock

Glamrock.

Do you see what I mean?? So nice! I've said it a few times I do miss working at Topshop so much especially the discount and also when we used to get sent through the previews for trends. My bank balance is a lot healthier for not working there though I must say! Find more of the looks here.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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