Only 3 To Go...

After this post, I'll only have 3 blogs to make before I hit the ultimate target of 100. And then we'll be aiming for 200. Wow. It will have taken be well over 6 months to reach this point of 100, but hey, life's been crazy.

Anyway, as I've been blogging about all of last week; yesterday it was the Affordable Vintage Fair in Oxford. I went along with fellow blogger Jennily (find her link to the left there) and I think we had a blast. In the end (as usual) I didn't buy any clothing as I couldn't find anything that appealed and fitted and that I could justify the cost of.
I, however, did buy some old photographs as they were fascinating and because I'm like, oh-my-gosh, totally obsessed, like with black and white photos. It just saddens me slightly they can stick a price on people's lost memories. 3 photos for a £1; one was 50p, another was 20p and the other was 30p. I'll stick photos of those up at some point
I also found a denim shirt I quite liked, but it didn't fit that well, and so I decided to stick with the one I nicked from my Mum.

Which coincidentally I'm wearing today:
This is what I decided to throw on today, for comfort and for fun. I'm wearing denim shirt (vintage), strap top (primark), belt (location unknown), leggings (H&M), record necklace (Blue Banana) and neck-scarf thing, worn as headband (vintage - a.k.a taken from a friend).

I've had quite a productive day as well today - I went out this morning with boyfriend to locate where my next temporary assignment is, starting tomorrow (looks like I'm going to have to go at like half 7 - whimper!) for two days. Then when we returned home, I decided to do something with bra that I bought the other week when I went shopping avec boyfriend to Reading (which I thought I blogged about, but apparently not).
I didn't really buy a lot on that trip - just a couple of new bras, both from Debenhams. However, one of the new ones has a tiny bit of plastic from where it's been made that sticks out of the stitching ever so slightly, and therefore scratches my back until it ends up red raw. Ouchie!
Soooo, having established it was something that wouldn't be fixed by washing it, I decided to get all creative on it's ass, and find some ribbon to cover it with. Originally the plan was to use some black ribbon I know I have somewhere, as I thought this would co-ordinate well with the colour of the bra. Being my usual organised self though, I couldn't find it, I could only find purple, so I stuck that on instead. I'm quite pleased with the results - so pleased, in fact, that I wanted to stick up some pictures for show & tell.
Look how pretty! I know it kinda shows that it's just been put on there, but I'm also glad it makes mine unique - also gives me an excuse to personalise matching panties - when I eventually managed to get some in my size. Win-win.

Next D.I.Y project will be to remove and replace the buttons on this denim shirt so it's truly my own. I'm in a good mood about it.
Oh and at some point, I will finish making that damn skirt that I started way back in August last year - woops!

Freddie's Episode

As the title may suggest, tonight's episode of Skins, is Freddie's episode.

I reckon Edward K Gibbon certainly knows how to appeal to my style side when picking the costumes out for the characters.

When we first met Freddie back in series 3, he was a right skater boy; and now as we see his world pull together and full apart, his clothing reflects it. Right now, he's having to deal with Effy being a psychotic mess. and his clothes reflect the stress he's under.
All the way through the clothes show how his emotions are weighing him down it seems.

In other news, vintage fair is now only 2 days away - and I found a fantastic denim shirt before it in my mum's wardrobe. Nicked much?
That is, however, unless I can find one I lust after even more at the AVF.
Well excited.
Gonna head to bed now - need to get me some beauty sleep to look my best for Saturday... oh and I have work tomorrow, but minor details :P

Epic Failings

As all the fashion-y bloggers and people out there will know, it's currently London Fashion Week.
And as you may have noticed, I have completely failed at blogging about it; at all.
My only excuses lie in that I have been working hard and spending a few precious hours with boyfriend as he abandons me for a 3 month tour in 3 weeks *cry*.

In all honesty though, I don't know if I would genuinely have the patience to sit and write about all the different shows that are at LFW; so if you're fascinated by it all, and want to see pictures and read other people's opinions, just clickety click on some of the blogs to the left there, in my list of blogs I follow.

This week's rather busy for me, as on top of work, I babysat last night, had to see osteopath tonight (wrecked my shoulder, 'cos I'm clever), Friday I'm out for a leaving do with people at the place I've been temping and Saturday it's Affordable Vintage Fair avec fellow blogger Jennily.
Crazy busy and actually in need of decent outfits towards the end of the week.... Have to figure out what to wear Friday as we're going bowling, which I suck at, and obviously skirts/dresses are no-goes... and what on earth goes with those hideous bowling shoes?! Ahh well, I'll figure something out, and try to get pictures to put up.
Saturday I'll be going for leggings and my Uniqlo shirt for the ease of ability to change in quiet corners of the fair....

In other news, I got Ke$ha's album today which made me uber happy.
I love her sense of style, it's just so... so... I don't even know. It's just beautiful. And makes me happy.
Check her myspaz here (that's myspace for you slightly more normal folk).
Also, she's freckly and proud *I think*. Which makes me so happy. I'm so tired of women hiding their freckles as it puts out such a poor image about them - I myself am a freckly girl and feel a little bit rubbish when I found that apparently, Christina Aguilera has freckles, but insists on covering them with make up :(
There's nothing wrong with freckles - yeah they can make you look a bit younger, but that can be an advantage... and they definitely make a beautiful face even more beautiful. In my opinion anywho.

Finally, we have Skins tomorrow night! Excited much? It's Freddie's episode this week, so clothing should hopefully be better, and more interesting to me, than last week.
That's it for now, so run along and find something to drool over children. More tomorrow night *hopefully*.

Rasberry Beret

The title has nothing to do with the post - I have my music player on random play, and that was the first song it tried to put on this afternoon, thus the title is now stuck in my head. I'm cool.

This is what I'm wearing today, because the sun is out and I'm finally starting to feel like dress up. I realised that, by accident, today's look kind of ended up looking a bit fifties house wife gone rock 'n' roll.... Not a usual combination I'd say.
So what am I wearing? Well, grey skinnies (Criminal Damage from friend); white strap top (Primark); shirt (River Island); black hoody (Primark) and brown leather jacket (Florence + Fred @ Tesco). I also randomly decided to shove on one of the neckerchief type things (Blue Banana) around my neck, until 30 seconds later I decided it looked crap, so I rolled it up and used it as a hairband instead. I also wore my Converse today for the first time in what feels like forever. It felt good; I felt good. I look like I've got a black eye, but I feel good, so I don't mind too much.

In other news, as I mentioned in my last post, me and fellow blogger Jennily are heading into our local city, Oxford, for the Affordable Vintage Fair which is coming there for the FIRST EVER TIME (as far as I know). So excited. Already have a vague idea of budget for myself (next to nothing, I'm super poor at the moment) and what I'm looking for (denim shirt, florals, lace, underwear-as-outwear and skirts)... That said, I may not need to buy a denim shirt as I may be going proper old-skool and having my mum's old one, which'll be a little large on me, but with a belt and a bit of cutting and stitching, it'll perhaps look rather good. We'll see I guess though, I need to see/try it first.

Nothing else to report for now. I'm off to look at deviantART.

Series 4, Episode 4

Quite frankly, the clothes on Skins didn't do it for me tonight.
They suited the characters etc, but they did not make my heart sing.

In other news, The Affordable Vintage Fair is coming to Oxford on 27th February.
I have to admit, I screamed a little.
Made my day.
Oxford prepare; me and Jennily are descending on you on the 27th February to spend all our money. Wooo.

I'm going to bed now. I have nothing else of interest to say. Sorry folks.

Cook's Episode

Finally, I've gotten around to it and found enough time to blog about last Thursday's episode of Skins - Cook's episode.

In my opinion, Edward K. Gibbon worked his usual fantastic wonders on this episode. He has such a way of capturing a character in their outfits; or perhaps his outfits form the characters - it's hard to be 100% sure either way. All I know is that it works.

Majorly lusting after Cook's checked trousers that he's wearing as he climbs out of his mother's car and the camera zooms in on his security tag. Not many guys can pull that slim cut form of trouser off in a checkered pattern; if they do, they often look emo. Cook, however, brings it into a class of it's own.
And what about Cook's little brother? If I had to have a little brother, I would want one as cool as him (in the early stages of the programme anyway - he turned into a brat as it went on, in my opinion). How adorable did he look in that shirt, trousers and braces combo? Pretty damn adorable.
Aaaaaand his school uniform - well he just rocked that out. Anyone else think of School of Rock film much? Or was that just me?

Whilst we're on the subject of Cook - we also met his mother for the first time on his episode. She seemed a bit of a bitch, but I loved her fiery red hair, almost seemed to match her firework personality. The tailored jacket she wore at her "art" exhibition was gorgeous as well. I want one that good! I want one to look that good on me. I mean, I know it's impossible due to lack of curves, but a girl can dream, can't she?

And finally, we have Effy. As per usual, we only saw her for a few fleeting glances in this episode, and as per usual, she looked a little slutty. But that said, slutty has never looked quite so good.
How many girls do you honestly know, that aren't models, that can pull off tops that show masses of their bra; or skirts that are so short they're almost belts... Especially without looking like a common prostitute. Well our Kaya, who plays Effy, certainly can pull it off. She just looks stunning rather than slutty. Girl Crush ♥

I have nothing else to say about last week's episode really, other than, if you haven't watched it, you must! Even if you only watch it for the clothes. We have Katie's episode tonight, so I'll probably be blogging during the episode if I have any sense.

In other news, I just had a quick browse through Diesel's Black Gold Autumn/Winter 2010/11 collection that's on Telegraph's website (check it here) and fell in love with this little ensemble:
How on earth shorts are suitable for autumn/winter, I'm not sure - but that's fashion for you.
I think I'm going to be cool and wear it this summer, with my own twist on it, of course.
I'm thinking my light denim shorts that I made, with grey Florence + Fred top and my leather jacket..... That said I fear the grey top and light denim shorts may clash, so we'll have to see. Will definitely have a play with that idea.

Right, that's it for now. More blog in like an hour or two.

Make Me Cinderella

Dear Diary;
I found a new website today.

Well, okay, my Mum found a new website today in the paper and told me about it.
Okay, I don't think it's a new, new website; but it's new to me.
Whatever, you get my drift.

Anywho, it's called Cinderella Me. Have a looky here.
The basic idea? Fallen in love with a pair of designer heels, but can't afford the matching price tag for the few times you'll be able to wear them? Well then rent them for 7 days at a fraction of the cost.
It's all rather simple really; you sign up (for a small fee of £9.95 from what I can gather), pick the shoes you want and enter the necessities. They then FedEx them out to you the day after everything's been processed and you have 4 hours to try them on (on a carpeted surface) to confirm they fit. If they don't you email Cinderella Me pronto and they arrange for FedEx to pick the shoes back up, and don't charge you rental fee.
If they do fit, however, you snip off the security tag thing and the shoes are yours for 7 whole glorious days. Two days before your time is up, they email you to remind you of the remaining time, you give them a call and arrange pick up, and they sort the rest. Nice Mr. FedEx man then comes and collects shoes from where ever you've arranged, and whisks them away.
No doubt, it'll be a horrible feeling to have to give back such beautiful shoes, but seeing as prices start from around £45 (from what I can gather) for shoes that usually cost £400 and skywards... I'd say it's a bit of a bargain.

If hygiene's a worry, there's an explanation on their website of how they keep the shoes hygienic etc.

So, what wonderful brands do they do?
The main ones are, obviously, Jimmy Choos and Christian Louboutin; followed by Alexander McQueen (R.I.P) and Dior.
They also do a few other brands including Chanel, Dolce and Gabbana, and also Gucci, along with a few others.
It's definitely worth a browse, in my opinion, and you can even rent handbags to complete your outfit.

I'll definitely plan to rent some things from there in the future, but for now I am far too poor. So if some one would like to rent me out the Jimmy Choo Jela Satin shoes (£55 p.w. as opposed to £485 RRP) or the Jimmy Choo Cosmo bag (£35 p.w. as opposed to £495 RRP), then I'll love you for all eternity.
I would put in pictures of them if their website would allow me to steal them and link through to them; but they won't, so it's their loss.

Also, please note I have received nothing for doing this post; I did it entirely of my own free will, and in all honest Cinderella Me probably don't know me from Adam, nor do they probably care.
Have a good evening.
Skins tomorrow, so biiiiiig post about last week's episode and this week's episode.

It's Official

This is my 90th post which means I'm only 10 away from triple figures.

It also means I'm up to my usual tricks and have failed epically at getting a blog up about last week's Skins episode. I think this week's will include both episodes then....

In other news, today I received my tickets fro Belfast Fashion Week. I'm officially attending Thursday's show with boyfriend =D.
I'm also going shopping this weekend with aforementioned male. He has officially agreed to be my packhorse. I think this makes him definitely the one, yeah? That said, I think he may have only said it because he needs to do some shopping too. But we're off to Reading to get him some more Levis Jeans and some basics. I'm also in need of some basics and gonna have a browse for the beginning of summer wardrobe. I'm thinking florals and underwear as outwear. Can anyone scream clichéd? I am hoping to put my own unique twist on it... honest. (I just haven't figured out how yet).
I will be saving most of my money for Belfast and daytrip to Dublin though, it has to be said - A|Wear is where I'll be at for as much of the trip as boyfriend will allow me.
Check them here.
I think I'm also going to be hitting up the nautical look again that comes to be on trend every single spring/summer season without fail, year in, year out, for as long as I can remember (not bitter, honest)... And seeing as I'm a secret pirate *ninja* you'll all have to go ahead and excuse me whilst I dress my inner pretty pirate =D
This dress - or tunic as they call it, pfft - is from A|Wear (can you tell it's my current crush?) and is priced at a very reasonable £20. I want to have a touch and a feel - in the least pervy way possible - but if it feels as good as it looks, I'll be happy and stuffing my wardrobe with A|Wear buys that may hopefully last me until I go to New York at some point this year. Waaahey.
I may also perhaps try on this pair of jeans:
I haven't decided whether or not I like these yet, but I think it'd definitely be something where the final decision rested on how they suited me.
I also want to see how their skinny jeans fit on me because, well, frankly I'm bored of my Criminal Damage ones - the last pair I bought of criminal damage were poorly cut and don't feel anywhere as lush as the previous pairs I have owned, so I need to find a new "perfect" pair of jeans.

I'll leave it at that for now; need some sleeps and stuff. Will have a Skins blog Thursday night hopefully, including things from last week's episode.
Good night, go drool over New York Fashion Week Porn... Be it through Twitter feeds or style.com... I don't care how, just find some of that good stuff =D

A Legend.

As everyone in the fashion world, and many people outside of it, know, yesterday there was a fatality among the designers. Alas, it was one of our own wonders as well; Mr. Lee Alexander McQueen.
I won't prattle on about him for too long, and I'll be honest that I didn't cry. I was none the less devastated to hear this news though as his work was always my favourite. His name was one of the first ones I remembered when I was just starting to absorb fashion-y related things (alongside Vivienne Westwood's). I always associated his collections as being outrageously British (I think this was probably down to the "Highland Rape" show of 1995 - long before I was entirely capable of being aware of fashion), but I also recall when I saw his collection of the digitally printed dresses. Yum ♥

I'll leave it at that for now.
Tomorrow *hopefully* or at some point over the weekend, I'll blog about yesterday's episode of Skins.
I did write a whole entry for it tonight, but Blogger decided to be a complete blast and delete the vast majority of the most that was on the end of this one. So you'll have to get it some other time.
Loves ♥

Topshop, Not So Top

I think I've come to the realisation that I am quite possibly the only person in the world (aged between 13 and 30) who does not like Topshop. I have never actually met another person who doesn't like Topshop - everyone seems to state it as one of their favourite high street stores.

Now, don't get me wrong, I can see the basis of it's appeal to most people; and I'll be completely honest I do own Topshop products and will always have a browse; but I just never find anything I like, and never like their layouts etc.
Perhaps it's the rebel within me trying so desperately to be different, but I really do not like them majority of the time.
In fact, in all honesty, I can say I only own 2 pieces from Topshop (if you ignore their underwear, because I fell in love with Girl Boxers when I was like 13 and have refused to take them off since - that said I haven't bought anymore Topshop underwear for at least 18 months).
One of these pieces isn't even Topshop designed, it's just part of a collaboration between Topshop and Illustrated People.
The other piece I bought in a sale way back in like 2007. I still wear it, and still like it, but I think because it was such a basic piece. I don't wear it often though. The piece that was a collaboration with Illustrated People is that gorgeous dress that I wore a lot after I got it, but haven't worn for a couple of weeks now.

So what is it I hold against them? Nothing specific in all honesty. I find some, no, most of their pieces over priced for what they are. I find majority of their branches too crowded, and I can never find anything that suits my style in there, not even on their website.
I like their cropped tees, the bog standard style ones - but when they start at around £10, I can't justify it considering I usually spend that much on a full length tee, at most.
Some of their shirts are lovely as well - I rather like this gorgeous shirt. However, look at the price tag - £28. £28 for a shirt! And I don't think it's even like a long length one like my one from Uniqlo - which I only paid £19.99 for.
Frustration at Topshop.

Anyway, end of rant.
Tonight at 8pm, we have Devil Wears Prada on Channel 4 (I think). I've seen it before, but I'm going to watch it again because it's rather good and because I need something to keep me up to a reasonable hour before I give in to my exhaustion from lack of sleep last night.
Can I pretty please have a pair of shoes like this? I think it would be truly awesome to have a pair of red stilettos with the devil's fork as the heel. Oh the pain you could inflict on stupid men.

As Promised...

Here's a post with things I'm lusting after from my Harper's Bazaar mag, and now my Vogue which Mum picked up for me this morning because somebody *coughMEcough* forgot to renew subscription in time to get it sent out, so had to buy this issue.

WARNING: TOWARDS THE END OF THIS POST, THERE IS A SCARY PICTURE OF A MAN'S FOOT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Don't cry if it scares you, just press Alt + F4 and it will run away. :)

It's always good to see that when buying magazines, we're getting the same adverts in each. Both of March's editions for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar open with the same advert for Louis Vuitton and then seem to follow the same pattern most of the way through in terms of advertisements.
It's also good to see that we're paying £3.99 (Harper's Bazaar) and £4.00 (Vogue) for advert free magazines. Tch yeah right.
Sh*t, how much? I'm glad I don't pay cover price with subscriptions...

Anyway, here's some pretty pictures of what I'm lusting after:
Dear Diary, can you give me lots of money to buy these things? And the motivation to get more of a model-like physique.
So first up, this gorgeous piece by Louis Vuitton. I think it's a dress but in all honesty, I'm not sure. Fail much? But yes, I want! The tartan cups on the top; the nod towards underwear as outwear and the gorgeous skirt on it. OMGosh, it's gorgeous, has to be said. I'd happily where it everywhere. It may not be appropriate for everyday, but quite frankly, am I bovvered? =]
Next up is the jacket by Dior. I just adore how structured it is. I also like the fact you can wear it as a Spring coat, or you can wear it as part of a suit-like outfit. Yes, I know my descriptions are fantastic - not. I'm not so keen on how sexed up they've made the model - the sexual glare more than anything, but I like that it reminds me of the 40s for some reason, with the red lips and wavy hair.
Then these boots/sandals/shoe/feet-covering-devices by Gucci.
All I can say is YUM! Now I know my boyfriend (in his classy as ever way) would have no hesitation in calling these "knee high f*ck me boots" and maybe they are a bit far on the sexual side. But I'm sorry, I just think they're gorgeous.

Next up we have this ensemble from Chanel. Not a massive fan of the whole thing all together, definitely don't like the hat and cow girl, "yehaw!" atmosphere to her outfit, I do, however, love the boots and tights. I also like the dress, as long as I don't look at it in too much detail, just a quick glance from a distance and it's beautiful. Perhaps it would be as beautiful in reality as well; but if I look at it in the picture for too long and in too much detail, I'm not such a fan. Finally! Something by Burberry I like. On principle I usually dislike anything by Burberry as it's associated with chavs, and the school I went to you were either a chav, an emo, a geek or a popular... and occasionally a mixture of two. I will be the first to admit I was in the emo clan. Fail much? But yes, I digress. I love the structural aspects of this coat. And Emma Watson modelling it makes it all the better.
I have nothing fashion related to say about this picture below. I just wanted to say; Look how Prettyyyyyy. *drool*

D&G, I ♥ you! The Mini and Mickey mouse shirt; nothing else in this picture, just the tee. Need I say anymore? I think
Do you think this may be by Celine perhaps? I adore this skirt. I never used to like high waisted things for myself; however; I'm slowly coming around to the idea of it in the form of skirts.... I don't think the colour of this skirt would suit me as I'm far too pale for it; but perhaps in another colour it'd look pretty.

Finally we have this gorgeous dress by DSquared2. I'm not entirely sure why I love it so much, i just do. Even the creepy crawlies going up across the chest. Yum!And to finish this piece, I think I may have mentioned at some point that I bought some new nail varnish in a gorgeous neon pink, burn-your-eyes-out colour. I have covered my own toe nails and finger nails in it, and so merrily jumped on my boyfriend and painted both his big toe nails. Ultimate win for me? I think so.
Isn't the colour gorgeous? His feet are not, I know, but the colour of the varnish is.

I've yet to decide if I should be worried that he didn't bother to remove it for 3 days, even though I offered him varnish remover..


Anyway, I'm out tonight and will return home tomorrow. Can't guarantee a next blogging date, so just watch this space =]
Have a good weekend

Series 4, Episode 2

It can only be Skins that's opened with that bland title. Why such a bland title? Because the programme itself is so excitement packed!

So tonight we have what I think is Emily's episode. And as per usual, Edward has done fabulous on the costume design in my opinion.
At the beginning we have Emily and Naomi (her girlfriend) and it has to be said, I adore Naomi's style, the clashing prints and indie hints. Argh, massive lust over it.
And I can't help but love the way Emily looks so "normal" but fashionable. The bright purple tights teamed with dark skirt and grey top. Love it. And then on her orange moped with the old fashioned goggles and helmet. A fabulous mixture of new and old? I think so.

Also, we have Effy back properly (I hope). Finally! She's always been my favourite character for outfits. Perhaps because she's tall and slim, and I'd like to pretend that she's a similar build to myself, bar the fact she's far more beautiful, obviously. Her first major scene and it's her nicking one of Freddie's chips. This is where the style team come into their own; it's the little details here that make this show seem even more real life - Effy's got gorgeous red nails. But in a typical Effy style way, they're chipped.
Pull back and you see her gothy-emo-Effy style. A black tee with sheer sleeves. Then teamed with blue sequined hotpants. Normally I'd think these look cheap and tacky, but on Effy, they look fabulous.


In other news I'm lusting over florals at the moment. I'm not sure why, but I am.
I rather like this dress from Dorothy Perkins:
Also, I got my new copy of Harper's Bazaar yesterday - March's issue. And there's soooo many things I'm lusting after in there. I aim to do a blog about that over the weekend.
Have a lovely evening, and if you missed Skins, go watch on 4OD!