mass nerder

louboutin

2010-12-11T15:16:00.000Z

Louboutin high-tops? Fierceeeee. Not usually into high-tops at all but I would make an exception for these, for sure.

thug life

2010-12-05T17:43:00.002Z

I want a thug life hat for Christmas...

asos marketplace

2010-12-05T17:34:00.000Z

peace corps vintage swedish army parka

alice lee leather knit dress

ease the squeeze western shirt

i can make shoes winter wooly platforms

soundtrack

2010-12-05T15:21:00.004Z

current soundtrack to life after watching notorious last night

i'm baaaack

2010-12-04T14:38:00.000Z

After a great deal of financial difficulty for the last 3 months rendered me too poor to afford the internet, I can safely say that I am now back in the modern world and have finally topped up my internet dongle. Good, good times.

Zara Trousers

I went shopping yesterday for the first time in months and got extremely frustrated because I finally had money but couldn't find anything I wanted. But, a trip into Zara proved fruitful. I tried on the trousers up there and they were pretty rad but I ended up getting a spectacular pair of shorts instead (I know it's winter and all but I am going to Australia in two weeks and I can't fit into any of my other shorts!).

Zara Shorts.

I am pretty sure I made the right choice. I am feeling them with oversize t-shirts and sandals in Oz, and then back home in freezing cold Plymouth, definitely thermal tights and boots.

vintage hats

2010-09-15T17:28:00.000+01:00

Laquered lace eye shield

John-Frederics chantilly lace nose veil

I have been doing some research into vintage hats, particularly veiled ones, for my first project at college. We have to make some sort of garment/textiles product out of mainly plastic bags as some sort of comment on climate-change and sustainability and all that other garb. We had to choose one or two words from a list as a starting point for our ideas/research. My words were 'reveal' and 'secret'. I'm thinking some sort of beret type thing with an elaborate veil (a la Piers Atkinson) would be pretty fitting.

I have discovered an interest in millinery that I never knew I had, which is quite good, and I think I am guna do pretty well in this unit. I hope so anyway...

leopard print coats

2010-08-26T19:36:00.000+01:00

Images from Le Smoking, Hoy Fashion & weheartit

I neeeeed a leopard print coat for Winter. It is definitely on my list.

cat ring

2010-08-26T19:16:00.002+01:00

Picture from Le Fashion

Best ring ever.

ELLE talent contest

2010-08-25T18:14:00.000+01:00

Reading Elle the other day I saw that they are having a talent contest thing for writers, and the winner gets published in the magazine which is cooool. The criteria was that the piece had to be around 900 words, had to begin with 'Do you really need another pair of shoes?' and had to show 'intelligence, wit, elegance, style and a convincing argument'. Dunno if I nailed all those and it's a loooong loooong shot but this is what I submitted (I added the pictures in so it doesn't look boring!):

"Do you really need another pair of shoes?" my mum always asks, with a hint of mischief twinkling in her eyes that really tells me that, although I don't necessarily 'need' them in the same way I need oxygen to breathe or water to live, she wants me to have them just as much as I do.

This is because if there is one thing my mother knows, it is the importance of a vastly impressive and covetable shoe collection. I remember being four years old, looking up in wide-eyed awe at the hundreds of shoes, piled precariously on top of each other, proudly displayed along the top of her old, mahogany wardrobe, and knowing that if I tried to release a pair or two to play dress-up with, I could very well meet my demise on the recieving end of a stiletto avalanche. Some of my earliest, and fondest, memories are sitting with her, watching Brookside and Blind Date, while she readied herself for a Saturday night out on the town. She would go through five or six, or ten, pairs of shoes; kitten heels, sandals, stilettos, sandals again, flats, square-toed, pointy-toed, square-toed again, then back to the kitten heels, always asking my opinion before finally deciding on the perfect pair. Of course, I didn't know it then, but this is undeniably where my approach to dressing comes from: always choose the shoes first, and work around them. The first, and arguably the most important, life lesson my mother taught me was that shoes can make or break an ensemble. The correct choice of footwear is, undeniably, the glue that holds an outfit together.

It wasn't until my late teens that I started to realise the true importance of this early style master-class. I was infinitely unstylish throughout secondary school (well, who wasn't?) and I truly embraced the fact that the idea of 'fashion' never featured on my radar. As well as being unstylish, I was also embracing teen angst. My rebellion manifested itself, as it does with so many other teenage girls, as pushing my mother as far away as was humanly possible. The turning point for our strained relationship happened when I was seventeen years old, on a shopping expedition that was orchestrated by my father, in an attempt to encourage some much-needed mother-daughter bonding. We were in a generic high street shop, and I picked up a pair of stunning black and white brogue-style lace-up heels and announced with pure glee, "These remind me of a pair of shoes you used to have, I love them!" and my mother proceeded to nearly cry and take them to the till immediately, while telling me "These are your first pair of proper shoes! You will love them forever!".

I know that it would be ridiculous to claim that a pair of shoes 'saved' my relationship with my mother, but they weren't far off. Since that pair of shoes came into our lives, our bond, as well as my growing shoe collection, has gone from strength to strength. Every birthday and Christmas, and sometimes in between, my mum treats me to a new pair to add to my blossoming assortment. We heatedly debate over the merits of square-toe versus pointy-toe, hidden platforms versus wedges, kitten heels versus towering stilettos, ballet pumps versus plimsolls, and of course, the ultimate battle, flats vs heels. As well as being the glue that holds together an outfit, shoes are quite definitely a huge part of the formula that holds my mother and I together.

Following in the footsteps (there is a definitely pun in there somewhere) of my mum, I have started to display the true gems of my collection, proudly, on an old bookshelf on my side of the bedroom that I share with my boyfriend. I like to think it is the centre piece of the room, although everyone else just thinks it's a tad excessive, and I am often faced with the questions, “Is that really necessary?” and, more commonly, "Do you really need all those shoes?". The obvious answer is no, of course. Those shoes don't contribute hugely to my ability to breathe, eat, sleep, reproduce or any of the other things integral to the fabric of life, although I do like to think that I sleep better knowing that they are next to me while I snooze. A gigantic collection of shoes may not be a necessity, but my life certainly feels enriched whenever I look at the variety and ferocity perched on that dusty old bookcase. The fact that when my parents emigrated to Australia earlier this year, my mum had more boxes of shoes to ship than the rest of the household items combined, goes a long way to illustrate the true connection that so many women, including myself, feel with their 'excessive' and, of course, unnecessary collection of footwear.

So, next time someone poses the question "Do you really need another pair of shoes?", I will think of the poor removals men who had to lug four boxes, containing just my mother's brown and tan boots, around, and reply with a resounding "Yes!", and I think you should do the same.

acne

2010-08-25T17:31:00.000+01:00

Troj 1 silk shirt blouse - Acne

This shirt is so good. I'm not mad keen on the colour, it's described as 'stone beige' but looks kinda khaki almost, but that's probably just the picture. But yeah, this is too good. The asymmetric hem is genius. And the shoulder pads make a real interesting silhouette. Also the sleeve pocket is perfect for a pack of cigarettes which eliminates the need for a handbag which is always pleasing.

vogue russia

2010-08-25T17:13:00.000+01:00

Image from fashioneditorials.net

From Vogue Russia's Horoscopes shoot. Rad.

'School house rock'

2010-08-25T17:09:00.001+01:00

Rad editorial from Teen Vogue (just found it on fashioneditorials.net). The leopard print jacket from the first picture is toooo good. Also the denim on denim and camel coat/mac thing in the second picture.

...

2010-08-25T16:50:00.000+01:00

I been gone for a minute now I'm back at the jump off...

2010-08-24T17:45:00.000+01:00

Richard Nicoll A/W '10

More Richard Nicoll A/W '10

I have been neglecting my blogging duties lately, not that anyone reads this or cares in the slightest! But I do so I am going to rectify this starting now. I have been busy trying to do my college Summer project, which I am never guna finish in time but nevermind, trying to write something decent to send into Elle magazine for a competition, and battling in an ongoing war of wits with the jobcentre.

But, yeah, anyway. Keeping up to date with this blog is a priority again as of now.

Richard Nicoll's A/W collection is pretty much the shit. I neeeeed a gingham shearling jacket badly.

autumn outerwear

2010-07-27T17:15:00.000+01:00

Labrador Jumper - Ebay

Overboard Chambray Jacket - Nastygal

Safari Style Jacket (?) - stylescout.blogspot.com

Oversized Bomber - Acne

Jean Net Jacket - Cheap Monday

Sheepskin Flying Jacket - Topshop

Fishtail Parka - ASOS Reclaimed

Utility Mix Pocket Shirt - Topshop

TFNC Vintage Military Style Parka - Asos

Also on my list are pale pink/grey oversized cable knit jumpers, hideous brown grandad jumpers, and lots of cheap jumpers bought and DIY'd to have a laddered effect. Pretty much all of the above items are about a million pounds out of my price range so I will be improvising and stealing my boyfriend's army jackets and wearing them with skinny waist belts instead of buying a new one that fits exactly the same but just costs £9649745745... I am also tempted to try and DIY a version of the net jean jacket by Cheap Monday. Seems simple enough really!

sunday

2010-07-25T17:19:00.004+01:00

leopard print dress - ally (?) in australia, belt - primark, bracelets - primark

Today has mostly consisted of eating coconut macaroons, painting my nails and waiting for Nolan to get into Plymouth so we can decide if we have enough money to have some cheeky Sunday night drinks.

Painted my nails a beige colour, as you can see <<<. I think nude nails are guna be a big, big trend this autumn so I'm getting in there early and I'm really feeling it. Beige nails make me feel like a weird mannequin type thing and I quite like it. One thing I like more is coconut macaroons, though.

Now I am watching come dine with me and still waiting for Nolan because he missed his bus...

pizza night

2010-07-23T20:06:00.003+01:00

shirt - paddy, mdc top - stolen from an ex, jeans - paddy, shoes - new look

I have been struggling to find a way of wearing these jeans for like 2 weeks. There is definitely something unflattering about wearing 15 year old men's jeans that make you look like you have a gunt/penis. I decided really the only way I could ever attempt to pull them off is with a shirt to distract from the puffiness of the crotch area, which is fine really cos I rarely don't wear a shirt anyway. The idea to wear these (hideously difficult) jeans came from watching Flashdance and deciding that 80s jeans are brilliant. Dunno if I still agree with this, time will tell.

Today has mostly consisted of doing not very much, getting angry about the aforementioned jeans, eating pizza, looking forward to new housemates in big brother tonight and cuddling.

a/w 10 - secretarial simplicity

2010-07-19T14:01:00.017+01:00

Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Batman Returns

Browsing through the A/W catwalks online, one thing became extraordinarily apparent: the secretary look is definitely back and is more beige (sorry, 'camel') than ever. This season the secretary look differs from the one we've seen in seasons past, as in the shy, yet sultry, understated vixen that resulted in everyone and their dog donning a pussybow blouse and high waisted skirt, a la Maggie Gyllenhaal in the fierceness that was Secretary. No, no, this season the look is largely more refined, more edgy and on the whole, more purposeful.

Céline A/W 10 (pictures from elle.com)

Phoebe Philo's new vision of controlled cool and minimalist glamour at Céline last season was still very much in play for A/W. Forget all that subtle thigh-flashing secretary chic has taught us to covet, this new grown up, pared-down thing is all about being self-assured, not being the typical office minx. This is power dressing without the obvious 'LOOK AT ME, I'M POWERFUL' shoulders and all that stuff, this is power dressing for the woman who is powerful and knows it, without needing the reassurance that comes with everyone else in the room knowing it too. The matte leather skirt and masculine-style blouse is a dream combination, I'm sure, for so many women who want to feel fierce in the workplace without ever having to try too hard. The key to Phoebe Philo/Céline's success is a clear lack of excess which is being welcomed with open arms, and heralded as a new era in high fashion. This shift in attitude, largely caused by the global recession, has seen designers stepping away from the fantasy element usually so prevalent on the runway and instead considering actual consumers and their wants and needs as real women. This has created a new focus on simple, wearable clothing, without scrimping on the luxury aspect.

Chloé A/W 10 (pictures from elle.com)

Showing a collection made up of a largely cream/camel/sand/whatever else you want to call beige palette, Chloé made it clear that they are also on board with this understated, more consumer-led, trend. The collection was full of spectacularly wearable separates, which is perfect for the level-headed consumer who wants not only 'investment pieces' to covet for eternity, but pieces that can be mixed and matched for a laid back approach. Another dominant feature of these looks was the pussybow that adorned practically all of the blouses in the collection (there's that secretary influence again!). I think this was Hannah MacGibbon's way of showing that this new era of simplicity can go hand in hand with a classically feminine approach, rather than having to be completely rigid and austere. There are turtlenecks a-plenty, and hemlines are never above the knee here, but these are not conservative clothes for boring women. These are not strict, serious clothes, they are just clothes that mean business.

Marc Jacobs A/W 10 - pictures from elle.com

Marc Jacobs' vision seemed to be a lot more traditional secretary/librarian girl than the subtle hints at secretary chic that I mentioned before. From the knit/skirt/socks ensemble above to the more night-worthy look comprised of a chunky grandad knit paired with a slinky full length skirt, this collection is definitely 'geeky-slightly-awkward-bookish-but-still-hot-librarian-secretary-girl' steeze. This is the kind of look I could really get into, especially if it means it might be acceptable to wear a comfy jumper with a skirt on a night out (the look was big across a lot of collections!). This completely effortless, warm and comfortable take on secretarial style/Autumn fashion in general is, again, another nod to the fact that consumers want clothes that are wearable and practical, as well as fierce, and is something entirely achievable without needing a Marc Jacobs appropriate budget. And that, my friends, is definitely something I can get behind.

pizzuh

2010-07-09T20:15:00.002+01:00

Probably could kill for this right now. I need Paddy to come home so I can persuade him to get takeaway for tea...

astounding

2010-07-08T21:22:00.001+01:00

shoes - dsquared2, photo - 5inchandup.blogspot.com

Absolutely. Fucking. Amazing.

shirt minus sleeves

2010-07-08T20:47:00.003+01:00

skirt - h&m, shirt - primark.

I didn't actually wear this today because I haven't done shit all. But I did make/customise the shirt. Its like 2 years old and I never wear it anymore so I decided to cut the sleeves off and wear it tied up kinda 50s/cowgirl style, after my Cry Baby inspiration yesterday. This is how I would wear the polka dot blouse I posted, so I thought I would try it out with something I already have to check if I would actually ever wear it.

I think I did pretty well, apart from the fact that I cut one of the sleeves too much so my left boob is practically out. But still! I was proud.

lethargy

2010-07-08T16:21:00.003+01:00

Today, so far, has consisted of doing none of the things I had actually set out to do and just eating biscuits instead. I haven't even managed to go to the co-op 2 minutes away and buy much needed electric and tobacco. I have decided that I am going to ration my tobacco until I really, really need to actually put some clothes on and leave the house.

I still haven't applied for Miss Selfridge because I am too lazy to walk into town on my own so I will probably wait until Saturday. All I want to do is go insane on ebay but with no money this is impossible, but if I actually got up and went to town with a CV I might get the job so then I won't be poor anymore. Catch 22, right?

I am now going to roll the thinnest cigarette the world has ever seen and commence ebay lusting.

tapered jeans

2010-07-07T20:09:00.002+01:00

90s aerostaple blue tapered jeans - ebay

I want these. I don't know if I would ever wear them/pull them off effectively. But in the name of 'branching out' in the wardrobe department, I am entertaining the idea...

sheer brilliance

2010-07-07T19:11:00.002+01:00

vintage 50s sheer polka dot blouse - ebay

As I just said, watching Cry Baby has inspired me and thrust me into a world of wanting to buy every 50s vintage item I can find. This shirt is brilliant. I don't own anything like this and I feel like it is time I branched out from denim shorts, oversized t-shirts and plaid shirts. This sheer little beauty would be good with high waisted shorts, or skirts and is pretty perfect for Summer, by my reckoning. And at £9 with free p&p this sounds like a pretty bleddy good bargain.

Expect loads more of this kind of post shortly...

john waters appresh

2010-07-07T19:03:00.002+01:00

This man is a hero. I just finished watching Cry Baby for the 4353987523897029453468343483475389745th time. Now I am feeling inspired and hunting for a 50s polka dot blouse and other such goodies on ebay.

feed me

2010-07-07T15:15:00.005+01:00

I am so hungry and would kill for a gourmet burger right now. Plymouth moves too slowly to actually have a Gourmet Burger Kitchen, and I don't have any burgers in my own kitchen. Annoying. I am debating whether to have a pasta bake or noodles as a substitute and can't decide.

This is my day. I want to shop really badly.

owl be there for you...

2010-07-06T20:08:00.002+01:00

owl ring - new look

Paddy kindly treated me to this ring today and it definitely pleased me. I spent three hours doing a 'training' day for the new M Butterfly shop that opened last week. It was shit. Probably the most pointless three hours of my life, honestly, and I probably won't even get the job which is even more bleddy annoying. Applying for Miss Selfridge is what is mostly on tomorrow's agenda, along with doing loads of online surveys to earn enough points to transfer onto paypal and go mental on ebay.

Bey xxx

animal rings

2010-07-05T19:47:00.005+01:00

turtle ring - CsCharms.etsy.com

croc two finger ring - haoshi.com

bunny ring - hipsterchic.com

seahorse ring - ebay

panther ring - ebay

owl ring - ebay

flamingo cameo ring - asos

After seeing the big ass deer ring that I posted a few days ago on hoyfashion, I keep noticing animal rings everywhere, so these are a few of my favourites. I did see a better owl ring in new look earlier today but its not up on the website, boo.

I think my favourite favourite is possibly the two finger crocodile one. Created by the Chinese design studio, Haoshi (means 'good things' in Chinese), this ring and the others in the series are all handmade and are meant to evoke a feeling of joy at everyday objects, so that all the 'good things' in the world are appreciated. Although handmade, therefore obviously not simple to make, the white plastic against the silver ring gives off such a clean aesthetic I just can't resist. The rest of the rings above are all pretty busy, and tacky ofc, and this is so different and so much more precise. It also carries a $95 price, so I suppose that sets it apart.

faux leather panel

2010-07-05T18:18:00.005+01:00

vintage levi's shirt - paddy, tshirt (cut up by me) - h&m, faux leather panel skirt - h&m, fake marc by marc jacobs bag - hong kong, necklace - new look, bracelets - various

This skirt is good. I am definitely in a skirt mood recently. This one is particularly enjoyable cos of the faux leather panelling on the side. Here's a picture -

So pleasing. I am really feeling off the shoulder tops with high waisted skirts at the minute, I dunno why but it makes me feel classy haha. I felt almost parisian strutting through town in my stripes and my skirt today. I am thinking of wearing something similar tomorrow cos I've got 3 hours training at a new shop thats just opened (!), and I always feel smart in a skirt.

Other than that, today has mostly consisted of wandering around with luke nolan, my number one fierce bitch, eating cheese and crackers, watching hollyoaks and being particularly excited to watch 'underage & having sex' on channel 4 tonight.

Bey xxx

purple skirt

2010-07-03T20:50:00.005+01:00

skirt - asos, tshirt - ebay

This skirt is probably my favourite ever. I occasionally go through phases of being really obsessed with one colour or another and my most notable period of this was when I was obsessed with purple. Literally, obsessed. Everything had to be purple and this skirt was really the icing on the cake for me. Its got an exposed zip all the way up the back and the waistband bit kinda has a cool twisting thing. It's good. I don't wear it enough though so I vow from this day on to wear it more often.

Today has mostly consisted of having lunch with Paddy's parents and being drunk, falling asleep after 2 pints of cider, watching braniac, smoking a lot & waiting for domino's and big brother. I live an exciting life.

Bey xxx

chola'zzz

2010-07-02T17:58:00.004+01:00

I said to look out for an in depth chola-related post soon and here it is.
Chola style is bad ass, by definition. Generally characterized by chinos, white vests (tight or baggy, depending)/crop tops, converse high tops, bandanas, religious imagery, false nails, pencilled on eyebrows, and red/brown lips. Definitely an acquired taste, and one that's hard to pull off unless you are actually in a Latino all girl gang. I would not recommend donning an entire outfit of chola typicals, unless its Halloween. There is, however, a different tact to take, which is the old classic of taking elements from this look and incorporating them into your own steeze. As if that wasn't obvious.

Before all that though, I wanna look at how this look features in pop culture...

Sandra Bullock chola makeover on some American TV show.

Christina aguilera in the video for 'can't hold us down' (more hoodrat than chola but still...)

Lady Gaga's little sister in the video for 'telephone'.

You can definitely see the connection between chola style and pop culture in a lot of music videos. The most recent I can think of is, of course, the masterpiece that is 'telephone' by lady g and honey b. The prison scene at the beginning of the video is full of chola-looking bitches strutting around.

(picture from elle.com)

Gwen Stefani is possibly, in my mind anyway, the best purveyor of wearable chola 'chic' (if you wana call it that). Her debut L.A.M.B collection for S/S 06 was sprinkled with obvious nods to this style. Like the look above, the makeup is an obvious homage, as well as the white chino style shorts. The sporty bomber jacket completes the look perfectly. It is chola-esque without being costume. I'm not sure if the jacket would be for me, but its definitely wearable.

This chain print drop arm vest is pretty rad. Something that I would definitely wear. Again, the chola influence is obviously represented in the hair styling and makeup choice, not to mention the clothes themselves. This collection was/is brilliant because, while being influenced by la chola, it doesn't take the influence to the extreme and the end result is a very mix-and-matchable collection.

prison gang tee - for the homies

I was just perusing some more up to date chola related trends and found this rad tee on forthehomies.com. I'm pretty sure its menswear but this tshirt has a definite chola/cholo inspired steeze to it.

Also anyone remember these...

Mary is my homegirl tee - Teenage Millionaire.

These tee's were real big a couple of years ago, and the connection is undeniable. Although definitely not my style, these tee's point out that religious (Catholic/Christian) imagery are a big way of incorporating a chola-esque look into your own. Oversized cross necklaces are everywhere at the minute, as are cross rings, as well as two-finger knuckle duster style rings. These are pretty bang on for this style. What says tough more than a two finger ring that could leave an implant 2 inches deep in a rival bitches face? (Purely hypothetical, I am not condoning or suggesting this).

Basically I feel like I've got nowhere with this post so I'm giving up now, finally! I hope and pray that this was somehow worth the amount of time it took to write but I feel like it probably was not. This is a shit conclusion. I need a cigarette and some pasta.

Bey xxx

old lady river

2010-07-02T16:18:00.006+01:00

vintage knit - somewhere in exeter, chinos - asos, necklace - new look, bracelets - various, bandana - paddy's

Outfit inspired mostly by old ladies. Beige trousers and a cream 80s knit, call me Vera. I thought the necklace/bracelets/bandana gave it a bit of a chola twist and made me look less elderly. Also my front room is awesome.

Today has mostly consisted of nearly crying at the end of come dine with me because the nice man won, being tired, housework, and listening to Bangers and AFI on repeat. Now I am going to eat cheese & onion mini bites from sainsburys, and look for some rad interior design ideas for my bedroom.

loco

2010-07-01T19:34:00.004+01:00

stylescout.blogspot.com

Chola style is definitely under-represented in the UK, and it makes me sad. Such a bad ass look and one which I really wish I could pull off with as much ferocity as this girl I found on the stylescout blog. Expect a more in depth blog on the chola steeze soon!

Rad & Radder

2010-07-01T19:27:00.002+01:00

stylescout.blogspot.com

Everything about these looks is awesome. Flannel shirt under denim cut off, on top of lace top. Cropped zebra print-esque jacket with high waisted, rolled up stonewash jeans. This is what my Summer wardrobe aspires to be.

old lady shoes

2010-07-01T19:20:00.003+01:00

loafer/mocassins - ??? (hoyfashion.co.uk)

I feel like coming across these whilst innocently browsing for interesting things to blog about (failed on that front didn't I!) may just have inspired me to break out my loafer/mocassin style old lady shoes. I have a bright orange pair that I got in New York last year and have never worn, and a red pair I got in New Look (also last year) that I have only worn once. I'm feeling red ones with boyfriend fit chinos...

oh deer

2010-07-01T19:15:00.003+01:00

deer ring - ??? (found on hoyfashion.co.uk)

This ring is fucking brilliant. I'm not usually a fan of rings, I find them irritating but this is one ring I definitely would wear on a daily basis. Must find where I can buy this genius little finger decoration!

hellz summer '10

2010-07-01T18:43:00.005+01:00

Short sleeve knit with gradient fringe detail

Front drape detail dress / Jersey tank dress

It is no secret that I am pretty fanatical about Hellz Bellz. Mostly because the label produces bad ass clothes for the bad ass bitch.The new collection for Summer '10 adheres to this description pretty well, I feel. Named 'To Dye For' (pun intended), the collection is edgy but not ridiculous. It's definitely wearable edge, not 'I could never wear that on the beach in a million years' edge.
I picked out a few of my favourites from the lookbook on the website. I love the gradient fringe detail on the t-shirt. Such a simple-looking way of making a plain knit t-shirt rad. The drape detail dress is a nice update on the little black dress and one which I would delight in wearing. Draping is everywhere at the minute, and I am not usually one for a draped dress. Its too girly for me, generally. This dress, however, is draped but without any of that girly stuff, its draped with a toughness which screams 'I AM BAD ASS, HEAR ME ROAR'.
After browsing the lookbook several times for longer than is probably normal, it just seems there is no fuss to this collection. The details are bold with no fussiness. The silhouettes are often dramatic, without being over the top. The clothes themselves are feminine but (to my joy) there isn't a floral print in sight. I feel like 'To Dye For' proclaims 'being a girly girl is for pussys' and I definitely agree.

bralet shmalet

2010-07-01T18:09:00.004+01:00

lace corset tank - nastygal

After months and months of futile searching for a decent bralet type thing, I think, maybe, perhaps, I have found the one. I found the one, before, however, on asos, but after a week of umm'ing and aah'ing over whether I could pull it off or not, I returned to find that it was sold out. I convinced myself this was a blessing in disguise, that maybe it was a sign from a higher power that it just wasn't meant to be. Bralets were not meant to be introduced to my wardrobe, perhaps.
However, the fact that I still want one so badly and have planned out several possible bralet ensembles in case I ever do get around to actually buying one, I think, points to the fact that all systems should be go on my wardrobe/bralet union.
So, I think it is obvious that I need to get this into my clothing collection asap, before I repeat the asos bralet heartbreak. They may say it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, but I say 'Fuck that, I want this bralet'. So there.

be mine

2010-07-01T18:04:00.003+01:00

peroxide cutout dress - nastygal

yes please.

lustin'

2010-07-01T17:48:00.005+01:00

raen lenox sunglasses - flatspot.com

Next time I have £75 spare, I'll surely be splashing out on these badboys. The shape, the pattern, the colour, the everything = definitely lustworthy. A (ridiculously expensive) summer staple if I ever saw one.

an introduction

2010-06-30T20:25:00.006+01:00

descendents tee - ebay, boyfriend fit chinos - asos, tote bag - ripitup.bigcartel, gladiator sandals - new look

This is my new blog, I'll attempt to keep it up to date but find it hard to believe that I will. Today has consisted of having a sore throat, eating crackers, watching hollyoaks and wishing i had some £££.

Bey x