Out Of Fashion

Too Pretty

2009-10-09T21:52:00.000+01:00

Working as a Waitress in a Cocktail Bar

2009-10-03T11:37:00.000+01:00

I have been looking for 20 minutes for a hair crimper.

I am going to an 80's themed birthday later tonight. Although I will probably look more normal in Camden, I know I will feel like a bit of an idiot. I have a huge blue bow for my hair, a vintage sequin top and skinny jeans.

There will be no photo evidence of tonight.

Lisa, its your birthday!

2009-09-25T08:29:00.002+01:00

Today is my 22nd birthday!

I asked for a Julian Barratt, but did not recieve it. However, I have got a brownie cake.

Not Fair?

2009-09-19T22:49:00.001+01:00

I LOVE Lily Allen - I still haven't stopped going on about Its not me, its you - but I am not sure about her ad for Chanel Cocoon. Isn't a Hepburn inspired shot a bit....done?

Lolz.

2009-09-18T16:59:00.001+01:00

Nice Day For a White Wedding?

2009-09-17T11:32:00.000+01:00

Yeah. Not so much.

Family Guy

2009-09-17T10:30:00.000+01:00

Will anyone else admit its jumped the shark...

Autumn

2009-09-11T17:54:00.003+01:00

I'm not a shoe girl, or a jeans girl. I LOVE coats. I love Winter and being warm, and cosy. I love not having to worry too much about what to wear, cause a nice coat will last.

These two are my current favourites, both from ASOS. (£90, £65)

AYE, Captain Jack!

2009-09-09T20:21:00.002+01:00

Nicole Richie called her new baby SPARROW.

YES. SPARROW.

"In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009, Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. He weighs 7 lbs. 14 oz. Nicole, Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are all doing well. Thank you for all of your good wishes."

Song of the Day

2009-09-09T01:09:00.000+01:00

Lately I've....

2009-09-07T14:36:00.004+01:00

Visited Brighton and freaked out at seeing this ride.

Saw Jack Penate in Kentish Town.

Had a nap on a pal
Seen the new graduate fashion exhibition at the V&A.

Taken a lot of walks.

Laughed at Hamley's Harry Potter.

Emmy the Great

2009-09-04T20:34:00.001+01:00

Amazing:

Bright Nights

2009-08-31T18:08:00.004+01:00

Anyone else a little disappointed with the High Street's A/W collections? I have seen a few cute jackets, sequin jumpers but on the whole its the usual Winter black/silver/purple.

So, I am on the look-out for something different; and I liked these from Topshop.

(£45, £35, £35, £25 and £35)

And these shoes from Office, all in the sale:

(£25, £25, £20, £10 and £30)

Envy

2009-08-31T14:07:00.001+01:00

Alexis Bedel is so beautiful, why is she not in more movies?

You make me feel so young.

2009-08-29T21:27:00.000+01:00

Lord.

We are nearly the same age.

Lord.

2009-08-18T16:55:00.001+01:00

I know its for his role in a new Judd Apatow movie - but STILL.

Freaky Tuesday

2009-08-11T16:11:00.002+01:00

Ali Lohan - sister of Lindsay - guess her age? 30? 37? 40?

15.

Yes, 15.

Fifteen.

West London < Upper East Side

2009-08-08T13:31:00.001+01:00

Oh Sigh. Why can't men dress like this, all the time...

Lady Gaga

2009-07-20T21:45:00.000+01:00

Oh for fuck's sake.

A Dustland Fairytale

2009-07-12T20:28:00.005+01:00

Why not channel the gorgeous Brandon Flowers and try some feathers as adornments, accessories or to add a touch of luxury?

Clutch, £10 on sale from ASOS.

£40, ASOS.

£50 from Topshop.

£65, Topshop.

£28, ASOS.

Someday My Prince Will Come

2009-06-29T18:52:00.003+01:00

LOVED these images from artist Dina Goldstein:

Wah-Wah

2009-06-19T13:08:00.002+01:00

It didn't work on my laptop. I am forced to do this.

/sad face.

Giving me a Hangover

2009-06-15T17:39:00.004+01:00

Heather Graham keeps wearing TERRIBLE things to various premiers for her latest movie; The Hangover.

And she is 39...although I feel bad for judging her; people should be able to wear whatever, at any age. Really, I would hate these dresses on anyone.

Good/Bad

2009-06-10T13:30:00.002+01:00

This, £30 from ASOS is good:

This, £80 also from ASOS is bad:

Smile with your eyes

2009-06-08T17:16:00.003+01:00

Oh Caridee, previous winner of ANTM. (I wanted Melrose to win that cycle)

What happened!?

Your face looks odd, and the outfit....

Don't care how, I want it now,

2009-06-07T00:18:00.001+01:00

I want it. I need it.
I want it. I need it.
I want it. I need it.
I want it. I need it.
I want it. I need it.
I want it. I need it.
I want it. I need it.
I want it. I need it.

Some Photos From This Week

2009-06-04T23:59:00.002+01:00

Happy Birthday Ol' Russ.

2009-06-04T15:16:00.004+01:00

Happy 34th Russell!

I decided to get you:

Men's black cardigan, ASOS.
Max Factor Black Eyeliner
Garnier Fructis flexihold hairspray.
Girls' black mesh ripped jeans.

A tshirt from his favourite band - one of my favourites too -

Eew. Topshop.

2009-06-03T11:40:00.002+01:00

WHO would wear this? Anyone?

PomPom hairband, 30 POUNDS. YES. £30.

Bloody hell.

Fashion Police

2009-05-31T16:02:00.004+01:00

WARNING WARNING. CODE RED. THIS IS A STICK-UP. SUSPECT FELONY.

My Dad refuses to take off his embarrassingly teenagerish surf-style, beaded, green necklace.

He is nearly 50.
We live in Greater London.

Ms Matalan

2009-05-27T23:18:00.004+01:00

Why is there no Matalan near me? I will sulk for a bit.

Isn't this dress pretty? Kind of what I want for my graduation, but I don't want it in black. I love the corsage though, so pretty and simple; and I like the straps. I am tired of seeing idendical floral strapless prom dresses. Only £25.

I much prefer this print to the hazy, digitalised images on dresses lately. Its so delicate, called the 'Monet'. I like the pleats, and again, the straps. £20.

Cupcake shorts, £5. Adorable. NOM.

WANT

2009-05-27T12:39:00.002+01:00

Topshop

Prom Looks

2009-05-23T11:54:00.005+01:00

To my prom, about 5 years ago I wore a long dress in a two-tone purple. I quite liked it, but I didn't love it. So if I could go back, I would change it. I thought I would indulge myself, and maybe offer some suggestions to everyone still looking to avoid a Molly Ringwald look.

ASOS.com is always a great option, with so much choice and its updated daily with new items:

Blue, white and purple florals, Coast@ASOS. £98.

Cream, brocade with a bow, £54
Strapless prom, Betsey Johnson@ASOS. £105.

Blue with a bow, Berman@ASOS. £150.

Pink parachute dress, £40.
Teal silk, £105.
Purple, Grecian, £75.
Red, high-neck, Kookai @ ASOS, £69.

Pink and white, pretty skirt, Oasis@ASOS, £48.

Charcoal lace, Oasis@ASOS. £47

Classic white prom, French Connection@ASOS, £46.

Strapless florals, £39

Beauty School Dropout

2009-05-22T20:11:00.002+01:00

Still searching for my holy grail of a full-skirted floral dress to wear to graduation. There are a lot of florals about, and a lot of 50's styles, but none have proper skirts, they all tend to be teeny-tiny mini-dresses. I had to make myself stop looking at American vintage sites, because everything was perfect and I was cursing $400 price tags.

But today in TK Maxx I found a black dress, with a chiffon skirt and netting over the shoulder, with a corsage at the neck for £3, so I am wildly smug about that. I stuck my little belt on it, and it looked much better, so even though I brought some ribbon and some braid to customise it - thats from watching Gok Wan all the bloody time - I will leave it plain and just add to it with belts, scarves. The other week I got a black satin cumberbund belt from Primark for £1, and that would probably work too. I will take a photo of it later, if anyone wants to see it?

So - anyone else who is graduating - thinking of the dress yet?

The Search Is On

2009-05-08T19:44:00.002+01:00

Now I can focus on what's important.

My graduation dress!

I am thinking 1950's style....with a full skirt. I don't want to do the usual boring office-wear look people wear at Graduation.

I've looked everywhere online, but let me know if you have any favourite websites/ideas!

Annoucement

2009-05-08T19:44:00.001+01:00

I AM DONE.

I AM DONE.

I AM DONE.

Dissertation WIN = 1

Dissertation FAIL = 0.

ITS THE EYE OF THE TIGER.

Right back where we started from...

2009-04-27T22:18:00.003+01:00

Much improved, snaps for Mischa Barton.

And, Hel-Lo. I will marry you, Mr Bass.

S.O.S

2009-04-24T12:37:00.002+01:00

Too. Much. Work.

Someone. Send. Help.

My Week

2009-04-20T22:37:00.006+01:00

. Despaired of ever finishing my coursework/dissertation.

. Discovered the Adam&Joe podcasts.

. Ate my weight in Kinder treats.

. Made Alice in Wonderland style 'eat me/drink me' decorations for my wall.

. Saw IAMX. CapsLocksCorner was a bit epic.

. Listened to a band sing (live) the lyric, 'don't touch me daddy...there'

. Saw a girl wear 8 hats. Postmodern.

. Coated my mouth with sticky red lipgloss and gazed at myself in a mirror.

. Became a total fic fangirl (more than ever)

. Ate an ice-cream as big as my head.

. Spent an hour looking at graduation dresses, but did no essaying so it was all a bit ironic.

. Saw 17 again, felt like it was back to the future high school musical.

. Listened to Hamish and Andy where a listener pushed a car out of a plane to land on a target. Ended up squealing with excitement on the Met line at Rayners Lane.

. Was again asked if I was french - tourists in London always think I am.

. Got saved from tube-door-death-slam

. Went walking in Bluebell wood

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

2009-04-17T15:44:00.001+01:00

FAIL.

RE: The Saturdays to design for Topshop

2009-04-14T12:18:00.003+01:00

Members of the band the Saturdays are set to design pieces for Topshop, citing "We absolutely love fashion and having the chance to design our own collection is brilliant. It's great that we now get to have our very own range"

But I think; running down the high-street and shoving anything on, like a Sports Day clothes-relay race does not make you a fashion inspiration. Nor does making sure every member wears a trend, at least one trend, hopefully about 5.

Data Input

2009-04-04T11:58:00.001+01:00

Amount of work done on my dissertation = O hours.

Amount of work done on final coursework = O hours.

Amount of time spent on Sims 2; Seasons = 2 hours.

Amount of time spent watching Scrubs, HIGNFY, Daily Show, Genius = 5 hours

Amount of time spent online = Priceless.

In which our heroine avoids her dissertation

2009-04-02T20:37:00.007+01:00

. Had my last EVER lecture. It felt very odd though because it hasn't sunken in, and i've still got so much work to hand in. It was strangely sad though, when he finished and it all went quiet for a moment, and when i got out my notebook and realised I didn't need to write anything down. The seminar was lovely, we just joked about Austen and decided who we would invite to dinner (Me; Marianne)

. Watched over 5 hours of Flight of the Conchords. 3 episodes to the end of S.1.

. Went back to help in my local Brownies group - girl guiding - this again was very odd because I hadn't helped in over 4 years, but it all came back to me. I also got a HSM3 Easter Egg, which I smiled at, and made the girls very surprised by singing, 'I want it all' at them. Perhaps they thought I was mature. They were wrong.

. I had my 'forum birthday'. Can't believe its been a year, and that something so insular brought me out of myself so much. I can't think of anything I treasure as much.

. Choked on my sub in Subway, remembering the bad luck of one of my friends and how she got pooped on by seagulls 7 times in one year, and no-one else ever did. Then I remembered how we gave her a song, 'Bird Shit Girl' sang to the tune of 'Uptown Girl'. This caused me to spill my Sprite as I squealed my giggles.

. Fell in love with Spotify.

. Tried on hats in Oxford Circus Topshop. I make an attractive widow with my veil.

. Wrote some songs for a friend's band. I am the new Tom Waits.

. Went to Windsor for Mothers Day, and had the best-ever hot chocolate.

. Wore my pretty new shoes out to eat, and fell over, causing my skirt to go up.

. Brought a new jacket, I look like Violet Beauregarde in it.

. Finally 'got' Twitter.

. Took part in Earth Hour.

Guy Love

2009-03-29T16:51:00.003+01:00

"When Simon made his best man speech at my wedding, he said I was like no one he'd ever met before, and I don't think I'd ever met anyone like him. I had a certain streetness to me and he was a Bristol whoopsie! But he made that noise out of Star Wars - the little robot that Chewy scares off, that makes the be-bipdibip noise. And I thought, 'I know what that noise is!' And since I'd watched Star Wars no one had ever made that noise to me. I'd been an only child in a cupboard making it to myself. We just connected"

Nick Frost on Simon Pegg.

Twitter

2009-03-25T23:02:00.001Z

Me: http://twitter.com/LDNLMusic

New from Topshop/New Look

2009-03-18T20:27:00.005Z

I can wish, hope and dream...

Topshop:

New Look:

Some Recs

2009-03-15T21:12:00.004Z

Bored?

I thought I would list some of my favourite sites:

Jezebel

SVH Snark on LJ

Not Always Right

PostSecret

DigitalSpy

The Impossible Quiz

PopJustice

Law of the Playground

Let me know what you think; and what sites to add!

This Week

2009-03-13T18:40:00.003Z

1. I had a killer sore throat, the doctor gave me penicillin, which I have moaned about because i've had it a thousand times and it tastes like spit.

2. I took a break from the internet, a bit. The forum really.

3. Re-installed the Sims again, and kissed goodbye to a dissertation pass.

4. Nearly died with podcast delight at Hamish&Andy and Russell being together. Cannot wait for Monday's duel.

5. Suffered a fic drought. I am ill, fics will cure me. *sad face*

6. Had to cancel out on my best friend's birthday party and feel terrible.

7. Ordered a new battery for my laptop.

8. Worried, worried, worried.

9. Fell in Love with Mr Knightley again.

10. Sighed over the fashion layout in Glamour magazine

This Week

2009-03-06T23:11:00.003Z

. I realised my dissertation is due incredibly soon, all 10,000 words of the little darling, and had a heart attack. I then kicked a cushion.

. Spent more time listening to Hamish & Andy than anyone else.

. I actually liked my two classes, Austen and Victorian Culture.

. I handed in coursework for both of those modules, and felt the overwhelming joy as I posted them into the box.

. I saw the Shopping movie, very cute. Hugh Dancy is dreamy. All tanned sternness.

. Finally figured out Twitter.

. I ran about Uxbridge bus depot, imploring the drivers to look on U3's for my Oyster.

. I ate my body weight in Strawberry laces and drank an ocean full of Apple juice from my new Sharpay and Ryan mug.

. I continued to be hypocritical by watching constant episodes of Girls Next Door.

NME Awards

2009-02-28T11:20:00.002Z

Boosh won!

Noel wore red shirt of gorgeousness!

Julian is dead/waiting for a fridge!

I missed my Barratt.

They exited walking like Mr Tamnus with rams legs! (Dave, Noel and Mike)

The Cure/Franz Ferdinand/Friendly Fires/White Lies/Elbow/Florence and the Machines/Glasvegas were amazing.

Richard Ayoade directs for the Arctic Monkeys, went up with them when they won and was incredibly sweet and adorable, Alex Turner called him something like 'king of vision'

Practically only I cheered for The Last Shadow Puppets.

Brandon Flowers looked gorgeous. Gemma and I swooned.

Oasis won best band, and got booed for ages.

Tim Burton introduced The Cure, and seemed very nice.

Friendly Fires were amazing, and had a group of drummers and Brazilian dancers.

I saw Charlie Brooker, ending up walking behind him and fangirled over him.

Don't marry her (Claire Danes) have me!

2009-02-17T23:27:00.003Z

So much gorgeousness.

Cupid, draw back your bow

2009-02-14T17:18:00.002Z

Watching one of my all-time favourite movies - Wedding Planner (Yes, really)

Happy Love Day!

My Blog Spot

2009-02-07T20:48:00.004Z

The gorgeous Winona started a blogspot meme, showcasing where she blogs from. Here are a few photos from mine.

My Week So Far

2009-02-06T16:36:00.002Z

. No classes, due to snowness.

. I made a video

. I realised I am harder on myself than I though. I got an essay back and felt like kicking something

. Watched the same three shows; Come Dine with me, Girls Next Door and The Hills.

. Watched boylove and ate takeout in the best night I've had in ages

. Laughed at photos from my meet-up last weekend

. Cut myself a proper fringe

. Finished my tube-book

. Have discovered new things about people I care about

. Ironed, giggling to Russell and Matt, 'Oooh, the lazy Spaniard'

Playing Guyball

2009-01-30T10:46:00.001Z

I am now half-way through season two of Green Wing. I have watched over 10 hours of Green Wing this week, yet I have not done any prep work/essays/reading list work in 4 days.

AcademicFail!

This week so far:

2009-01-27T20:33:00.004Z

. I had my two classes; Austen & Victorian Culture.

. I have felt incredibly tired. Last week was too much for me I think.

. I tried on a thousand different dresses for a big party on Saturday, none were cute.

. Swooned over expensive Vintage clothes

. Have been taking non-stop vitamins to stop the plague hitting me, like its hit everyone else

. Started up with twitter - I'm LDNLMusic - Add me!

. I have chased the post, waiting for my big Renaissance essay back.

. Made my friend famous through my writings; she is heading for her own chat show apparently.

. Took a thousand photos, and died inside at the horror of photos taken of me. Is anyone else incredibly unphotogenic?

. Squealed over new Project Runway.

. Felt like my life has shifted again.

Last Week I....

2009-01-27T20:28:00.001Z

1. Spent more time in Camden then at Uni. Academic FAIL.

2. Didn't get into my teaching course. Yeah. I'm still heartbroken. Everyone else is over it, and bored of me, but i'm still sad.

3. Felt insecure over my work.

4. Consumed my (sizeable) weight in pasta

5. Liked both of my lectures

6. Failed to do my prep work properly.

7. Fell in love with the Pipettes.

8. Tried to open up a bit.

9. Said what I thought

10. Cried.

Spring/Summer 09

2009-01-13T15:32:00.000Z

Inspiration/Trend:

Retro-romantic
The season’s most important retro reference is romantic and chic. It’s all about dresses and wide skirts, with the focus on the waistline, feminine blouses, tailored jackets and blazers, shirts and obvious classics such as chinos, denim and T-shirts.

Timeless tailoring
Tailoring is simple and often androgynous with uniform-inspired cuts and details à la 1970s elegant Parisian “Le Safari”. Styles are minimalist as well as over or under dimensioned and draping. But it’s mainly blends of materials with new finishes, and technical and organic materials that update tailoring this spring.

Art and architecture
Architectural forms and proportions continue to inspire, as does an experimentally futuristic and sometimes eccentric attitude. This reappears in references from the art world with everything from the fashion style of famous artists (with August Strindberg and David Hockney being diverse examples of style icons in art) to colourful motifs and patterns inspired by historic and contemporary art and architecture.

Silhouettes
Narrow, yet relaxed, experimental with new shapes and proportions, voluminous or curvy with the focus on the waist.

Colors
White and shades of white. Warm tones of beige. Coral. Saturated, watercolour transparent, or pastel pale shades of blue, green, pink and yellow. Neons.

Patterns and prints
Flowers, spots, checks, stripes, botanical designs, art-inspired patterns and prints, animal patterns and graphic prints.

Materials
Material mixes of natural materials or with synthetic and organic materials, lace, transparent or textured fabrics, shiny fabrics such as silk and polyester, sun-bleached and “worn” fabrics, jersey, classic cottons, linen, thin denim and chambray.

Details
Pleats, gathers, pin-tucks and yokes, rolled-up trouser legs and sleeves, three-quarter length, collarless, Nehru collars, shawl collars, ballerina necklines, uniform details.

-from h&m.com

Topshop...Topshop!

2009-01-05T15:11:00.002Z

Hi!
I hope you had a lovely New Years?

I trekked round Topshop, Oxford Circus yesterday. Is it just me, or is there NOTHING good in the sales? I feel like I've looked at -and tried on - every single piece of clothing and it all looks awful on me. I tried on about 6 different dresses yesterday and they all looked awful. I slouched round to EAT to meet my pals despondent and frantically trying to flatten my stomach with my hands.

I should be doing work, but i've felt no inspiration lately. I feel like i'm waiting for something to happen in my life, but I don't know what.

Ned's declassified is on Nick, I used to love this show, even though I was too old for it back then. American Middle School looks very fun. Not the hideous Lizzie McGuire version, where everyone is all 'like' and mini-skirts, but this one with proper geeks and normal-sized pre-teens.

La Aftermath

2008-12-27T00:04:00.005Z

Hi, how was your Christmas?

I woke up at about 9:40am -which in a way makes me sad because when I was younger my brother would wake me up at like 5am going 'wakeupwakeup, you PROMISED you would....I ate all my stocking....I feel sick...can we watch your new friends video...Mum said she would get up at 6:3oam....yeah...come oonnnnn' and now we're too old. Thats kinda sad.

Then we opened gifts, my 'best' was a digital radio, and my brother got a mic and stand for his band-which is kind of cool. Then my Uncle came round, my brother stuck on a FIFA Game so I retreated to my forum and to stick on XFM.

After games - Mama and I won - we ate more, I squealed my way through Doctor Who and I got my lovely xmas feeling over the amazing Royle Family.

Today i've been all moany, 'its OVEEERRR' but tomorrow is sales shopping, so thats good.

I hope you are having a great time xxx

On Christmas Eve, my friends and I (my turn to host) mocked Chris Crocker

Pointed at Disney glitter that fell onto my floor - I am McPointin'

I gave my friend a Spiderman finger-puppet.

Xmas morning! Yay! Radio! I wanted one ages ago, for Russell's podcasts. Fail.

#That's how you know!....You can be Popular!....Promises I made...#

We're so sad to see it go!

Gorgeous, pink.

Lush!
My phone, its not even that fancy but I still can't work it.

Happy Christmas!

2008-12-25T13:17:00.004Z

Happy Christmas, my gorgeous blogger pals!

I hope you get everything you wish for!

I, sadly, did not get Julian Barratt, but I got a digital radio which has made me happy.

Thy Slavish Life

2008-12-16T18:10:00.001Z

Dear Christopher Marlowe,

This may be a little late but can you not write anything, like ever?

Like go outside, hire a hooker, dance about with Gwyneth Paltrow.

I am trying to write about your plays and it is frustrating, dull and irritating. If you could just make everything incredibly clear then my task would be much easier. I stopped caring 2027 words ago about regressive aggression and power. Also, why did you give your characters stupid fucking names? Tamburlaine, Mephistophilies, Zenocrates - Would a Jill or a Harry kill you?

A word of advice, stay away from bar fights.

Also, I prefer Shakespeare.

Love and Faustus,

N x

3rd Rock from the Glum

2008-12-07T18:43:00.006Z

Hey
Its been a busy week, well apparently. For about 2 minutes just then I sat and thought about what I had done, and it was woefully inadequate. Possibly you would like to hear about the time where I thought we were out of lemonade, then Mum said she had got cherryade and I did a little dance of happiness and made up a song (Cherryade makes me happy, happy is cherryade)

Mum is washing up, we just watched Star Wars; Phantom Menance. Well she watched and I bitched about how annoying and wrong it is. I am watching 3rd rock from the sun, my pal introduced me to it, and trying to upload some photos to show you.

On Monday I had class (dull) and a goodbye party (fun), Wednesday I had class (dull) and got lost wandering around Bayswater, clutching my phone to my ear and looking longingly into Nando's with my nose pressed against the glass. Thursday I went late-night shopping and swooned over Keith Murray over Buzzcocks. On Friday I brought a new dress and put up my
Christmas list. Saturday we had relatives over, but I didn't see them as I was getting ready for IAMX; which was AMAZING. I wish I had photos from that night, I took my camera but left it in my bag which I checked in. I was too small to get good photos thought.

Photos are in no order, as usual.

Steppin' out

Drawing in the HawleyGiggles O'Shay

On the way to the station

Christmasssss

Alice

Me, as Alice @ Halloween.

Our special reserved Hawley table

I look like I am politely listening to a lecture.

Wise People

2008-11-30T13:25:00.006Z

Hi
I am sitting on my bed, watching Frasier (Roz's Schnoz) and wondering why I don't feel Christmassy yet. I sort of start letting myself be Christmassy on the 1st, I put up my little tree and relentlessly play my Xmas Playlist. But this year, its not working yet. Maybe tomorrow I will feel more festive.

Yesterday I went to a Christmas fair with my family, it was so lovely. Very old-timey and beautiful. I managed to get a couple of gifts and surprised myself by remaining relatively calm and okay.

Part of the Cathedral (Bury St Edmonds)

I wanted to see this gorgeous-sounding bird very badly. Didn't see one.

Pink birds!!
Going into the abbey

It felt like a Most Haunted special.

Front of Abbey gardens

Pie O' Christmas.

Little street

Carousel! No-one would go on with me. It played Hello Dolly too.

Slightly fuzzy, but beautiful

Wise people on stilts.

No Men And A Sort Of Lady

2008-11-28T09:43:00.004Z

Morning Campers.

This week has been a hideous mix of me moaning, complaining or tutting. If this week was an 80's movie it would be set to Journey's 'Don't stop believin' and it would contain a montage of me sitting on my bed with heaps of balled-up paper around me, and I would look to the camera and do a big comic shrug and make a pun about recycling.

On Sunday I bravely ventured into Westfield's shopping centre, which to be honest I didn't like. I was amazed to find Superdrug, a recognisable store in amongst acres of expensive shops that just sold either tights, organic food or phones. I really didn't like it, although the decorations were lovely. Me wandering through La Senza with my pals, looking slightly embarrassed will be set to Pat Benatar's Love is a Battlefield. After that, I met up with other pals and went to the movies, Easy Virtue, it was cute. The night ended with me lost, alone and freaked-out in Paddington. Not good.

It would then fade, with a quick burst of Duran Duran to me, fearfully trying to remember what GCSE'S I took for my post-grad application on Tuesday. I would keep adding up on my hand, going 'WHAT else, what else' before mumbling 'Oh yeah...GCSE Dance' and then the audience would whoop in mirth and I would put my head in my hands.

My beloved Blondie would then show me, on Wednesday, sitting in my classes rolling my eyes whilst my lecturer talks about seeing Boney M in concert, and neglects to talk about Jeannette Winterson. Although I would like to fit in The Rivers of Babylon, or Rasputin to my essay on gender issues, I fear it may not fit.

Then possibly Bowie's Fashion would show me trying to get ready for the dentist yesterday. I ended up wearing what American's would call 'sweats'. I moaned my way into the reception, sat with wide-eyed fear and nearly cried when the dentist said no fillings. Sweet Tooth: 1 Dentist: 0

Yesterday I went to see my pal, taking Forgetting Sarah Marshall with me. I ended up on a packed bus full of kids, one shouting 'Amanda, you are a proper c-' for about 50 minutes. This sequence, in my movie I am tentatively titling 'No men and a sort of lady' will be set to Madonna's papa don't preach, I think the background would sound good interspersed with shots of me on the bus, looking gorgeously stressed.

I have curls. This makes me beyond thrilled. I am giddy.

Westfields went all out.

My lecture notes - I found a sports-type bit of paper and decided to make it pretty.

No on Hate

2008-11-16T21:20:00.005Z

Amazing photos from rallies from around the world.

No on Prop 8

This Week

2008-11-14T19:35:00.004Z

Hi!

This week has been good. I'm still scared of saying it, but it has.

Its been 'reading week' which is basically 'don't-do-any-work-and-feel-extreme-guilt' week. Lecturers always plan courseworks to be due after it, but we all moan and scuff our feet going, 'but we want half-term back'. I've barely started my essay, although my dissertation meeting went okay, my tutor is kinda casual, which juxtaposed with my awkwardness made for an interesting meeting with me stammering and her kicking her feet up on the desk.

I had my last counselling session, picked up the book of 'Beautiful People' and had a genuinely happy meal in McDonalds. I don't like their food but for some reason I desperately wanted chicken nuggets. Yesterday I went into London with my best pal, tried on dresses that didn't suit me in topshop and got some cute new headphones with little ends that look like smarties. Even though I am constantly in Baker Street station - wearing my dear stalker hat and smoking my pipe - I still get confused because they change the platforms and the trains don't have proper signs. I ended up feeling like a tourist and ran onto the first train and just prayed it was the right one. On the journey Russell and Matt chatted away to me and I tried not to fall asleep on the 331 home.

Today - I GOT A HAIRCUT! Yes.

I am the new Suri Cruise.

This week in some photos:

Carnaby Street, pretty huh?

Gorgeous little square off Carnaby street.

Making me feel christmassy, but its still too early.

Wa-hey.
New hair.Watched rich kid/poor kid. The rich girl was hideous.

Oxford street lights

Rainy, pretty LDN.

Saluting my bathroom-photo-taking-prowess.

This Weekend

2008-11-10T21:19:00.003Z

You will be blessed with a 'chatting-on' post later this week. This is a photo commentary. What a glorious blessing.

I don't WANT to do my coursework, so I read some alternative literature.

Became all brokeback.

Hung up my Halloween costume apron sadly.

Added to my wall.
Admired our gorgeous Autumnal colours

Begged Dad to get out his record player.

Can you keep a secret?

2008-11-08T23:45:00.004Z

I am going to copy this gorgeous blog and post some of my all-time favourite post-secrets from my favourite site.

Make sure you check out www.postsecret.com. Its magical.

This was not the way she planned...

2008-11-07T23:42:00.001Z

Oh Katy Perry. We're better than this.

New Items Online

2008-11-05T19:23:00.005Z

I won't spiel on about the election, lets just stay I stayed up and got bewitched by the incoming state projections; and woke-up thrilled with the result.

I found some cute new items online today:

Topshop shoes, I can't walk in heels but they are awfully pretty. £80

Yet again, these are more a work of art then actual footwear. £80

Cute huh? Purple, suede, butterfly-like. £60

ASOS, bussle coat. £60
ASOS tux jacket. I have been looking for something like this for AGES. £45

ASOS dress, pretty panels. £38

ASOS, unusual design. £40

ASOS, this is an all-in-one, its a bit Peaches Geldolf, but I like it. £70

I know, I know - ROLL UP, ROLL UP. But still....something I like. £45

Oh Noes.

2008-11-04T20:03:00.002Z

Oh Lord.

Halloween Voodoo (LikeyouIdodo)

2008-11-02T13:18:00.006Z

Hey

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, its a combination of busy-ness and laziness. But from now on my schedule is mournfully empty, I've got hideous amounts of essays due in and I haven't started any of them. Yet I manage to read 10 plus fashion blogs everyday, 3 magazines a week - and yet I end up scanning synopsis' for my weekly reading for classes. Is anyone else like this?

So, this week; with photos.

I have some great ones of my pals, from Halloween but i'm not really comfortable posting photos of them without them knowing, but if you're my pal on FB, its all on there.

On Wednesday I met up with pals, trailing for Halloween costumes. At night I went into Camden to see Robots in Disguise, which was amazing. Friday was Halloween! I went as Alice in Wonderland, trying to find the photo which is avoiding me.

Whilst waiting for the band, we read some interesting literature.

My pals ended up on the stage, screaming their gorgeous hearts out.

And dancing, quite a bit.

The Proud Gallery was a great venue, very cute and small. My coat got stolen though, that wasn't exactly a highlight.

Snow! AND LOOK; A HEART SHAPED SNOWFLAKE!

Peek-a-boo.
For Halloween we went into Kilburn, for the Good Ship's Halloween Ball. This girl was like a doll, all wide-eyes, stroppy dancing and lyrics like 'T-Rex, Dinosaur Sex'. I pretty much loved her.

We also saw this band, the Fractures I think they were called.

What is this feeling?

2008-10-23T19:41:00.006+01:00

I have had a busy week this week, a refreshing change from my usual existence of relentless foruming with the background of Russell Brand podcasts, manic bedroom-dancing to Jack Penate or sitting on countless forms of public transport where I wonder all of life's big issues (Why is Brendan Cole so incredibly unattractive? Do Oreo's taste good? Will anyone replace Bill Bailey on Buzzcocks?)

So I've actually ventured, blinking and rubbing my eyes in comic disbelief, into social situations. I expected a float, a parade to celebrate and appreciate this, but this did not happen. The downside to this is that I am completely tired, and today I've lounged on my bed, sniffing Vapo-rub like a junkie and re-read a favourite fic which had me all dreamy-eyed and sentimental.

Well, more than usual.

On Monday I went to my lecture, slowly sank into my desk as Ms Renaissance went on-and-on-and-on about The Faerie Queene. My phone rang near the end and due to my gorgeous pal having a spare ticket this led to a madcap dash to the station to see THE MIGHTY BOOSH LIVE. I still can't think about it properly, I end up murmuring about curls and dressing gowns. It was beyond amazing.

Tuesday was my forum meet-up Tea. We were controlled, ladylike and respectful. Alternatively, we could be seen as being loud, sweary and squealy.

Aussie money. Isn't it pretty? Some floozie tart on the back of one note.

I got gifts from my wonderful pals. Sweet treats from Vienna and the cutest hot water bottle from my Sweetlove pal.

Look at the effort. 2 points.

This creation was made during the tea. Mr Pain Raisin (pronounced payne-reaison)

Wednesday was Wicked! A musical I had been longing to see for years.

Ticket.
Beautiful set.
Very scary dragon that moved. Due to our amazing front-row seats, I was terrified it would fall upon my head. I spent the first 10 minutes of the show imagining the headlines,

'Young girl dies, by dragon defying gravity'

Good one huh?

The map of Oz. Which is indeed, pretty as a picture.

Tomorrow is the BIG forum meet-up. Lock up your sons....well please just stay inside citizens.

Honesty, Parklife and Gloop

2008-10-17T11:25:00.003+01:00

I am sitting, cross-legged in bed as usual. Swaying to Journey's 'Don't stop believin'. Now its the guitar solo and my foot is tapping outside the cover. Outside its beautiful, blue skies and birds tweeting. This week has gone really fast. Monday's lecture, Renaissance dragged a bit and because of the constant mention of Race I ended up humming Black or White throughout, imploring people sitting near me to join in with the chorus, 'if you wanna be my baby, it don't matter if your black or white, nanananan nananananan hey!'

Wednesday's class, 20th century literature, I have no idea what the lecture was about because I was reading the set-text, which horrified me. In the seminar I sat as everyone else chatted-on, casually throwing in a 'why?' or a comment on the lecturer's resemblance to Mr Parklife. Yesterday I went to the cinema, and saw House Bunny. I know, I know. It was cute, predictable but slightly weird in places. Some jokes were also a bit over the rating. In the cinema, we were the only ones for the previews and we delighted in being Kings, until selfish people came in and we had to stop shouting about the trailers, put our feet down and stop taking photos of us throwing our arms in the arm, semi-ironically.

Amazingly, gorgeous Caroline from Second Hand Shopper awarded me a 'Honest Blogger' award. I am going to cling onto this, until she realises the error.

My life is so stupidly geeky, I can only wish I was dishonest about it. Part of the award is having to post 10 honest things about myself.

Okay, here it goes:

1. I have an actual addiction to the Internet. When I wake I immediately roll over and find my laptop. If my connection goes, I get annoyed and keep clicking on and off. On holidays I mourn it, read relentlessly and spend a great deal of time in overpriced Internet rooms.

2. I drink everything through a straw. I also sometimes imagine the straw is the pipe in Charlie and the Chocolate factory, where Augustus Gloop gets taken.

3. I am really thrifty, not cheap or mean, but money-conscious. I even deliberate over buying magazines, sweets. I feel guilty spending any money.

4. I feel embarrassed telling people I took GCSE Dance as an option.

5. I have panic disorder.

6. The Byron poem, Stanzas for Augusta, always makes me cry. I never cry over poetry, but its just impossibly beautiful. This line in particular always gets me,

	'It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd
	Deserved to be dearest of all.'

7. I adore little happy moments. The moments when everything is good and wonderful. Sometimes its an amazing song, someone says something, my essay gets a good mark, sun is shining, no line for the bus...a new dress.

8. A Level result day was possibly the best day of my life. I remember it so clearly and when my best friend called me as I was leaving for school, and said Cambridge said they would take her, I sobbed for her and when I arrived and got my own results, sobbed again. Unfortunately, an AWFUL photo marks this occasion. I look deranged, with a bad haircut, a weird face and an Aqua jumper on.

9. I have a horrible quality, where I recommend things to people, shows, music and then dislike it if they go on about it, as if they like it more than me. Its really petty and childish.

10. The whole reason I've wanted to be a teacher since I was 5, is not because I like power, the art of learning, wanting to be in control - is because I adored Matilda as a child and wanted to be Miss Honey. The perfect teacher.

Now I feel vulnerable. Someone hold me?

Spot the Difference

2008-10-10T22:00:00.002+01:00

One is annoying and unfunny.
One is annoying and smug.

V&A, LDN and Me

2008-10-09T21:43:00.006+01:00

Hey
Watching the hilarious and sweet Beautiful People on TV. I am still tired from yesterday. Yesterday, after my class finished at 1pm I decided to go and see the Fashion .V. Sport exhibition at the V&A. First I wandered round Oxford Street, it was beautiful and sunny; although completely packed, even on a Wednesday afternoon.

These photos are in a bizarre order:

I am going back to being a redhead. Hopefully I will be more Mary-Jane than Ronald. I like being a redhead before.

In Fashion .v. Sport exhibition (I got a couple of sneaky, illegal shots) I LOATHED these.

Cute, vintage BIBA shoes.

Christian Lacriox
V&A courtyard.

Gorgeous crystal chandelier in lobby.

From exhibition, Stella McCartney.

Gorgeous vintage dress.

Ossie Clark.

From The Supremes exhibition. STOP! in the name of Love.

Heaven.
Even more gorgeousness.

Lunch.
Oxford Street.
Gorgeous Chloe dress.

Tracey Emin.

We meet again Mr Bond

2008-10-07T23:45:00.005+01:00

I really, really should be asleep, I have a 7am start tomorrow but I'm watching a Will&Grace re-run and pm-ing the sprinkle to my cupcake. I haven't read the book for tomorrow, it was out of print everywhere and the library had no copies, or orders for copies from the lecturer. This will hopefully mean a group moan tomorrow where we all go 'Couldn't get it' and he then gives us 2o different ways to have gotten it, and tells us we are doomed to educational failure.

On Monday my Renaissance class was moved to a new room. It was completely gorgeous, the University's Council Chamber with a big doomed ceiling, white and wood everywhere, big comfy swivelly seats and framed portraits of Vice-Chancellors. It was very impressive and I amused myself by pretending to be a Bond villain instead of discussing Faustus during my seminar.

I am not bored of my camera yet:

I watched a movie (corny)

Inadvertently played textbook Jenga.

Did some important research for my lecture.

Moaned about my throat

Realised my neat, tidy bedside draw is in fact a Sweetie Drawer.

Today I organised some DVDS

And sock draw
Admired the changeable weather

Checked my diary

Continued to fight my cold.

Gorgeous New Buys

2008-10-05T18:32:00.005+01:00

It's Autumn and I am thrilled. Our lack of a summer had me giddy with joy, I can't stand being hot. Today I looked at brand-new items to online shopping websites. These items are all available from either ASOS or Topshop.com Sneakers, £40 from topshop.com
Bag, £22, Topshop.com
Bow sweater, £22, Topshop.com
Wool sweater, £25. Topshop.com
Collar mini-dress, £50, topshop.com
Aqua mini-dress, £50, Topshop.com

Frill jumper, £65, ASOS
Lace prom dress, £40, ASOS

Lace frill green dress, £40, ASOS
Pink patent lace-ups, £20, ASOS

Cat-print mini-dress, £75, ASOS

Cream collar mini-dress, £95, ASOS.

Blue bow pleated shoes, £25, ASOS.

Blue printed tea-dress, £28, ASOS

Blue bow structure dress, £57, ASOS

My Day

2008-10-03T21:51:00.003+01:00

In photos

I watched the latest Viddycast.

Watched my new Will & Grace DVD, was like £1.30 from Amazon marketplace.

Watched a Never mind the buzzcocks re-run - Thursdays was a bit meh wasn't it?

Looked at my sneakers and made a mental note. CLEAN. WASH. I meant to write on them at some point, but all my ideas seemed pretentious.

What I SHOULD have been reading

What I ACTUALLY read.

Beautiful sky
Sigh.
Dug-up some old photos. Moi. I was ALWAYS in Fashion dah-ling.

See. Effortlessly chic. I still dress like this now.

Small Town Girl

2008-10-02T13:55:00.003+01:00

Hey
It's so nice not to have to go into Uni. Yesterday I had to get my usual 4 buses and I waited the max 20 mins for every single one. Then on my way in, I got stuck in traffic for 50minutes. I had my IPod and Russell and Matt kept me company, but it was still irritating. I got a new student card, but with my original First year photo; which is AWFUL. I am reluctant to hand it over to Library staff for fear of their look of mocking pity.

This morning I watched Will & Grace re-runs and sniffed and sneezed repeatedly. I think EVERYONE has the cold/flu so I won't go on moaning about it. Then earlier this afternoon I got bundled up and went to the library. I took some photos:

Pretty red leaves by my house

Scarf-scarf

Flash-flash
Cosy-Cosy
The pond, Anzac memorial with Autumn leaves

Ducks, who got upset and potentially violent when they realised I had no snacks for them.

Post-Modernism is a game of two halves

2008-10-01T14:12:00.003+01:00

Hey
I started back at Uni this week. My first class of the week, The Renaissance, was kinda dull because we were just going through the module booklet. Also, the lecturer kept making the Underworld sound like some kind of sexual euphemism, 'where the people go, down below', 'sinners went into the nether regions'. It was hard to keep a straight face. Today I had my second class, my dissertation counts as module so I only have two lectures/seminars a week. The lecture was on 20th Century Literature, and the lecturer kept using football metaphors to describe post-modernism and talking about his close friendship with Will Self.

New ANTM. Makin' me happy.

Crazy beautiful sunset.

School outfit for Monday. Kinda plain, but my black jacket had a new corsage and I had fancy tights on and new boots.

Lewis indulging me in posing for silly photos. I will call this one 'Sister's indulgence'

Why my back and shoulders hurt. Just this week's reading. Eek.

Camera Obscura

2008-09-28T19:55:00.005+01:00

I have a new camera!

Be prepared for proper photos. A part of me will miss the blurriness. Another, larger, bit of me is going 'LOOK AT THE ZOOM'. This weekend has gone to fast, on Saturday my friends came around for my belated 21st celebration. I wanted to do something low-key so we all had Italian food and the SATC movie. The camera was their present, I completely adore it. We also watched Super Sweet 16 and sat in horror at the hideous brats, whilst cheering their failure of a party.

Today I went for a walk, watched Strictly Come Dancing and I've now got X-Factor on . Cheryl just blew a raspberry down the phone at Simon. Louis is confused and believes he is going to win. Simon's finalists get to go Barbados. Woah.

Tomorrow I start classes again, I can't believe how it feels like its come too soon, when I haven't had a lecture since late March. I still haven't read the text for tomorrow, which is pretty shamefully lazy. I have been picking out a cute outfit though, and praying for cold weather so I can wear my new coat and gloves.

I am a bad person. LOOK at my tower of laundry.

A new wall collage.

My pals got me birthday balloons!

The park
The Park II
Harry, eating the second (unwanted) half of my tutti-fruiti.

Waiting for my pals to show up.

Hello Dolly! (Birthdayness)

2008-09-26T22:39:00.006+01:00

I am currently watching Russell Brand Live on Channel 4 and embarrassing myself by looking up with a stupid smile when he mentioned Matt. It was the sort of smile a coy Victorian heroine would smile, if she dropped her glove and a gentleman picked it up. I'm ashamed of myself.

Anyway. Yesterday was my birthday. I had my usual 'GOD I AM OLD' moment, which is kind of strange because I've always felt old, I never felt like a teenager. I like things old people like. I nearly got teary over a birthday thread on my darling forum, people were incredibly lovely and I had a 'they love me, they really love me' moment; like some mini Shirley Temple.

My family and I went out to eat, to Chiquita's where I watched as 12 small children tried in vain to smash the pinata. They eventually got angry and sought vengeance, running around and screaming for Fanta. A brave father got up and whacked it, spilling candy in the sky. I was very envious of these children. I ate my meal in jealous silence, occasionally offering an opinion on my brother's Boosh tour costume.

Today I spent some birthday money, got dresses, which I will post photos tomorrow. Here are some from yesterday:

My birthday balloon and rootin'-tootin' boots.

My chocolate birthdayness - now half-eaten

New gloves - cute huh?

Hello Dolly!
Moi
My darling brother, pulling unattractive faces to make me happy

He got scared this looked nazi-ist.

My cake!

You're my only hope

2008-09-23T20:48:00.002+01:00

Birthday countdown - Minus 2 days. Is that right? it sounds wrong. I've never been into space travel, I think the stars are endlessly beautiful but the expense and value of going into space is completely lost on me.

Anyway. I had to go into University today and it was packed of Freshers. Everywhere I went I heard muttered awkward conversations, saw people peering at maps and they all stood at the wrong place for the bus, and blinked as it stopped 2 metres from their feet. They were also bewilderingly dressed-up, which I know from experience, is abandoned during the first week because I have always been the most dressed-up person in my classes - and that's only because I like colour, cardigans and tights. They will soon adopt the uniform of uggs and velour tracksuit bottoms. They wandered about, getting in my way and making me feel curiously young - they all look SO old. I also did a geeky trip to the library, murmuring words of love to my favourite place.

My Mama got me a student diary today, but it doesn't say the day of the week, just the date which is already irritating. My timetable came through yesterday, I'm only going to be in classes twice a week, only two modules this term.

My friends are getting me a camera for my birthday, so I will start doing proper photos - promise.

Cute buttons & bow stickers from paperchase.

I had a happy meal today. Yes, for children. The box suggested I take a straw and take the piece of cardboard from the box itself to make a lightsaber. What do you think?

My Princess Amidala pen. I have issues with Star Wars - anything before A New Hope.

My first book of the term. I didn't do my reading list...as usual. On chapter 4 and its relentlessly dull. Anyone read it?

Ultimate in Comfort.

2008-09-20T13:06:00.002+01:00

It's my birthday next week - don't pretend like y'all forgot - so my Papa took me out to get some presents that Mum will wrap up and we will all pretend I've never seen before. My birthday list, yes, at 20 my Mum still needs a list, had the usual DVDs, Boosh Live...Frasier...SATC...and Flight of the Conchords which I've wanted for months now.

I will then blow out candles on a cake I won't eat and probably return to my favourite position, on my bed watching Frasier. Occasionally rolling over to get a MAOAM or to flick on a Russell Brand podcast.

My anxiety is still kinda bad, it comes and goes in waves. I am trying to be positive though. It needs time and I'm finding that hard to accept.

My new boots. I fondly look over at them every 20 minutes. I hope they like me

Yes! THE ULTIMATE in comfort.

New coat, it looks plain but its fitted and classically smart. I have stuck a pearl bow broach to it.

You could take someone's eye out

2008-09-18T14:55:00.002+01:00

With those

Worlds Smallest Violin

2008-09-12T14:17:00.003+01:00

*gets out tiny violin*

Last week was the hardest week of my life. I don't want to get too personal, but it was. But hopefully its all over now. It felt years long. I took some photos today:

Mama got me flowers.

I got a cutesy-print long-sleeved tshirt

Shiny-shiny, patent bags.

Aniseed.

Comfy, grey, cosy.

My daily attire.
Beautiful sunsets.

I don't get

2008-09-01T13:41:00.004+01:00

Everyone's insane crushes on Johnny Depp. Just saw these new photos, but they left me cold.

What about you?

You could do so much better

2008-08-29T20:32:00.002+01:00

Of ALL the clothes in the WORLD and looking like YOU DO

You choose, this:
Tut, Tut.

My Alter Ego

2008-08-28T13:14:00.002+01:00

Boys on Film

2008-08-20T14:20:00.003+01:00

International Male, 1986 (from Jezebel.com)

May be the hottest thing EVER.

Watching America

2008-08-15T18:08:00.002+01:00

Loves of my Love. M-A-O-A-M

My frog prince is nearly fully grown. However, he looks upset with me.

New top. Pretty jewels enticed me. Also got staples. Thrilling.

New American-Style road sign. My Close is now Globally recognisable.

Photo collage. I am trying to upstage my brother in all shots.

Jake

2008-08-15T16:28:00.001+01:00

DO NOT WANT.

It's over.

3 is the magic number

2008-08-11T21:14:00.002+01:00

Mark , Samantha and Charlotte Ronson did a "Royal Tenenbaums" themed photo shoot for September's Harper's Bazaar.

I LOVE the photos:

Article

Fall in Love

2008-08-07T17:07:00.003+01:00

Sorry i've been such a terrible blogger lately, with the camera still not working. I have still been reading my usual fashion blog bookmarks though. Lately i've been busy writing a lot, moaning about the sunshine, watching my old SATC dvds and listening to Jack Penate non-stop.

I saw these at ASOS.com and fell in love.

I don't know when, where or why I would wear this - but I adore it

This hat is gorgeously cute.

I love this pattern, its so simple and pretty.

I like the pink and the frills

I like the use of white and pink as a peacock print.

An easy way to wear a trend, all in one dress.

Smart, casual chic.

Why is the measure of Love loss?

2008-08-03T22:36:00.002+01:00

Sorry for not posting properly, my camera is completely wrecked.

To make up for it, a beautiful passage from a beautiful book:

‘You were careful not to say those words that soon became our private altar. I had said them many times before, dropping them into coins like a wishing well, hoping they would make me come true. I had said them many times before, but not to you. I had given them as forget-me-nots to girls who should have known better. I had used them as bullets and barter. I don’t like to think of myself as an insincere person but if I say I love you and I don’t mean it – then what else am I? Will I cherish you? Will I adore you, make way for you, make myself better for you, look at you and always see you, tell you the truth? And what is love is not those things? Then what?'

- Written on the body.

Men in Tights

2008-07-31T12:56:00.001+01:00

DO NOT WANT.

Best Ad Ever.

2008-07-25T18:52:00.000+01:00

What is she looking at?

Another reason to loathe Summer

2008-07-24T17:50:00.003+01:00

If it wasn't enough that it's stupidly hot, people are wearing too-small outfits, a local farmer is forcing me to shut my windows to block out the smell AND that everyone but me is on holiday:

Topshop has cute Autumn clothes:

I chose the items I loved, so there is a lot of lace, ruffles, black and white.