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Long Time No

Hi everyone! Sorry I have been so incredibly absent lately. It's final portfolio time at London College of Fashion and I've been busy writing, styling, laying out and procrastinating (naturally.) I've got loads of great photos to show you from some of last weeks fun press days, but today I thought I'd just post a couple of outfits that have been lingering on my USB so you all didn't think I was dead in a gutter somewhere. 

THURSDAY 8th

Bag // Primark
Gold watch // ASOS
Shoes // Diesel via ASOS
Socks (with hearts on!) // Topshop
Dress // Ebay about 6 years ago, blimey
White chiffon scarf & sweetheart bracelet // Vintage

 

My friend Georgina-Kate took these when we  went street styling in Carnaby Street for her magazine and my portfolio. I'd post the pictures I took of Georgie in her awesome jumper dress but I seem to have cleared them off my stick on a deleting spree... oh well, maybe I'll make her a post of her own soon!

TUESDAY 6TH

These are crap photos, but... ho hum.

Dress // French Connection
Boots // Mini Market via My Wardrobe
Leggings & Bow brooch (in hair) & silver little A earrings // Topshop

No matter what people say... THIS IS A DRESS. NOT A JUMPER.

Georgina-Kate also took these and she was wearing an amazing floral jumpsuit from ASOS. Too cute, huh?

Right, back to work. I promise not to be a stranger, though. I miss you guys!

Zadia Hashid for Atelier Swarovski

Completely blown away by these glorious pieces by Zadia Hashid for Atelier Swarovski. Strong, simple, sexy and architectural (of course!) The jet black necklace for me, please.

  

What Katie Wore

You all know What Katie Wore, right? I know you do! Her quirky and inventive style documented by her super-sweet boyfriend Joe has been featured just about everywhere.

I love her outfits -- not all of the time, admittedly, but most of it -- but this one has to be my favourite ever. Ever ever. Amazing layering, wonderful colour palette and, most of all, incredible dress.

And that amazing Kingly dress by Irwin and Jordan is now on sale!

Ah, if only I had the money...

Dangerous Curves VS Vile Bodies

For my birthday, my best friend and her girlfriend bought me a fantastic gift of Postcards from Penguin, a box of 100 postcards featuring classic Penguin book covers. If you're jealous (and I know you are) you can buy it from the Book Depository for £8.84. Bargain!

In my favourite things ever list, books are #1 and postcards aren't too far behind, so you can imagine how excited I was. (For the not very imaginative: VERY.)

This post is slightly off my usual topic maybe a little bit, but I wanted to mention that I stuck these two postcards below up on the wall next to my mirror (next to a picture of Miranda July, my hero.)

Because, somedays I feel like my body is all...

 

...and somedays I feel like I have...

 

I just wanted to say that however you're feeling today, darling reader (and I'm happy to report than I'm swinging more towards the former than the latter today) you should know that you're beautiful. I think you're beautiful. Body positivity!

Gemma Atherton for GQ

How beautiful is this shoot of Gemma Atherton by photographer Miles Aldridge for GQ magazine? GQ does have some amazing photography in it, it's true.

I'm completely smitten with the vintage ways they've styled her - she's a gorgeous girl indeed, but she's just made for these clothes. I love the combination of these bright, strong colours with such a glamorous old-fashioned feel to them - so much more inventive than black and white, no?

For some reason, the picture below makes me think of Edward Hopper!

Usually, I hate hate HATE mustard but: this Rochas one-piece looks incredible.

But maybe only on Gemma, huh?

What I'm Wearing

So yesterday I was bumming around at my best friends flat that she shares with her girlfriend, trying to do some university work but really watching America's Next Top Model Cycle 14 (Gabrielle, you were so beautiful and yet so rubbish) and writing blog posts for the next week!

SUNDAY

Silk drop-hem shirt dress // Littlewoods
Studded belt and cranberry cardigan // Vintage
Two-tone tights // ASOS
Mini Market boots // My Wardrobe
Cranberry nail varnish (favourite ever colour) // Barry M 

P.S. No make-up. It was Sunday, after all!

 

 

 

Hope you all had a nice Easter... although I really don't understand the Easter thing at all. But my sweetheart boyfriend bought me a Flake egg, so I'm very pleased about that!

BEST POST DAY EVER

Ok: so I know lots of you are eager to know what I've spent my My Wardrobe winnings on. And the answer is... well, I haven't really spent much of it. I've been waiting for the absolute PERFECT bag I can use every day. (And also debating buying a laptop from there instead, to replace Bad Boy, my current beefcake laptop who selfishly refuses to diet.)

BUT. I did find something (well, two some things!) that are perfect and worth breaking into my winnings for. First: a pair of black Hunter wellies in time for festival season to replace my knackered second-hand ones with the ripped lining. Spending £60 on a pair of wellingtons makes me cringe, but I got a £30 off voucher in my inbox and I figured that £30 on a pair of Hunters is actually a bargain. Right? Right.

 

But what's in the white box is really the gem! Unwrapping these beautiful grey ribbons (uh, these are totally going in my hair) and all the white tissue paper made me feel really special.

And what was in this box was...

These Mini Market wedge patent leather boots. Aren't they perfect? They are perfect. And they are so comfortable! (They're my perfect heel height, true facts.) I am going to be living in these, so you better get used to seeing them.

 

Not only did my beautiful new boots come, but I also got two postcards from Postcrossing (which you can see on my postcards wall, if you're interested - and you should sign up immediately: I'm completely addicted!) and I also received the most amazing zip back socks from the lovely Rowena of Rosie Pop. I wrote about these on here before saying how much I wanted them!

This is a horrible horrible picture of them, but I will show you them soon on... on they are AMAZING. Sexy/tough/amazing. I need to find something incredible to send back.Thank you Rowena, my fairy-sockmother!

I repeat: BEST POST DAY. EVER.

 

Sheer perfection

This is one of the most beautiful vintage dresses I'm seen for ages. If you've got a 34 inch bust, you should snap up this timeless beauty from Etsy store thirteeneightyfive, from the charming Effie of The Snail and The Cyclops.

Perfect!

What I Wore

TUESDAY

Green Zara cardigan // Ebay
Gold A necklace // Topshop
Polka dot bodysuit // American Apparel
Floral DMs // Portobello Road
Chiffon scarf, floral belt and Levi shorts // Vintage

And while I'm on the vain trip, here's an old one of me when I got my hair curled a couple of weeks ago! I'm wearing an old River Island dress via a charity shop. Wish I could do this myself... I loveloveloved it!