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Twelve Words (9 more than Cheryl Cole)

I'm calling this post "How I Feel About Upcoming Diffusion Fashion Lines In Exactly Twelve Words" which in itself is twelve words, albeit not very catchy. You've already guessed the concept of it, right?

 

Stella McCartney for Gap Kids:
I wonder if I can get my size 5s into those boots?

 

Jimmy Choo for H&M:
I didn't expect to like this collection and guess what? I don't!

 

 

Kings of Leon for Surface to Air:
Can't see the point of this but hipsters will buy it, right?

 

  
 
 Ta-da! Who needs verbosity?

  
 

Boys make passes at girls who wear glasses

How do you feel about people wearing glasses as a fashion accessory, rather than to aid their vision? Usually I think it's a bit naff and too reminiscent of hipster boys in fake NHS specs. But I'm loving this trio of 1960s cuties over at Sexy People so much that I wish I could pull it off! I'm not wishing for bad vision, but if my eyesight was worse I'd be totally rocking a pair of those harlequin glasses. 

 

 

And, not surprisingly, I'm also loving Ariel Aberg-Riger's artwork over at Figure 1.

WOW

 

Sorry lovely readers, but WOW might be all I have to say on the matter of this beauty.

Abraxas Rex $8,800 Herkimer Ring available from Barneys.

 

Righ... just once more and then it's out of my system.

WOW!!!

December is for Daydreams

I've had a UK Vogue subscription for yearrrss -- three? four? -- and my mum always buys me another for my birthday, at the beginning of the year. I'm going home this weekend and I suspect my subscription issue for December is already waiting on my bed for me. I have to admit that I am a little bit excited: December is always the most fantastical of all the months in Vogue calender! And I like a bit of romance as much as anybody...

Cover girl Lara Stone (how nice that it's not Kate Moss or Sienna Miller!) looking less full blown sexxy than usual. I think she's surprisingly versatile and looks amazing here.

Really love this last one. Oh, Lara!

and an amazing shoot by Emma Summerston called Red Alert. (What else?)

Scans from here via The Fashion Spot.

 

But to be honest, despite this issue which looks exciting, I wonder if my love affair with Vogue is ending. I especially hate the More Dash Than Cash features which I feel are a bit, well, patronising. Besides, I love Vogue entirely because it is nothing like me or my actual life. There's nothing wrong with a beautiful bit of fashion daydreaming and this is why I've always liked Vogue. It doesn't have to be relevant to me, my budget or the economy! That's just not the point of Vogue at all.  

 

A few highlights from Decembers past...

 

December 2006. I saw Hussein Chalayan dress at an exhibit and it was amazing.

 

 

Sasha Pivarova shot by Mario Testino for December 2007  

 

Karen Elson and Thom Browne for December 2008

Another one from December 2008, which, like the photo above, is from the spread inspired by Roald Dahl stories - this one, of course, is Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. (On a side note, I really want to go see the Wes Anderson directed movie of Fantastic Mr Fox!)
 

Maybe I'll ask for a different subscription this year. Any suggestions?
 

Love = Pain

Topshop, seriously. What are you doing to me?

Ava boot, £95

 

 

April wedge, £85

 

Able boots, £40

 

 

Emma Cook wedges, £130

 

I cannot even pick a favourite, I love them all so much. (Although sometimes I like "Oh definitely ____" then change my mind ten minutes later.) And, worryingly, Topshop is literally just round the corner from uni, where I am now. I want to try them all on but I have the feeling that is a dangerous urge. DANGER! SHOES!

And besides, I'm too broke. That's £350 of imaginary dream money right there. Does Topshop take that currency, by any chance?

Orange You Glad I Didn't Make A Pun

Mandarin, tangerine, clementine... Lately all I have wanted is orange hair.

Amazing picture above from Lula magazine (now on my bedroom wall)

Want to hear a boring story? GUYS I KNOW YOU LOVE MY BORING HAIR STORIES.  I tried and failed o get orange hair a couple of weeks ago. I went to the Toni and Guy training academy where they coloured my hair for FREE! They love me down there - I think it's because I don't care at all.

But alas, woe is me, etc: my hair was too red. They dyed the ends orange and put loads of copper through it but... eh. Everyone has said it's pretty but it's just not. orange. enough. (Scroll down, it's in yesterdays post.)

And naturally, because I can't stop thinking about it, I keep seeing orange haired mega vixens everywhere. Every. Where.

The beautiful Mademoiselle Robot and her gorgeous new do

Lara Stone shot by Steven Klein for French Vogue

Also, the original orange haired dreamboat:

Mila Jovovich in The Fifth Element

All these girls have the same bob, too. But I'm keeping it LONG. Still though, I'm thinking: bleach and red hair dye and orange dye from Camden (Manic Panic? lolzzz) and D.I.Y TIME. Very soon!

And -- I'm not gonna lie -- maybe I'm inspired by this a little bit?

Tis the season, after all!

HI LOOKBOOK

Me and my friend Harry decided to finally sign up to Lookbook.nu (my Lookbook page is here! Come say hello, innit) and we've turned into each others daily photographers, so expect some outfit pictures finally. I've been meaning to do this regularly forever, sigh...

THURSDAY

button up sleeveless top from Topshop
floor-sweeping tassel boots from Primark
vintage kiddie's backpack (this is so much fun)
denim high-waist shorts from Primark (many moons ago)
vintage sleeveless leather and sheepskin coat from car boot

That sleeveless jacket was £5 from a car boot and worth so much more. It's one of my ultimate favourite things right now and how battered it is only makes it betterrrr.

FRIDAY

same boots again (what can I say other than OBSESSED)
vintage squares & rectangles dress (I need a catchy name for this print)
boyfriends black cardigan, pinched BORROWED
leather ruffle clutch from Faith
gold A earrings from Topshop

I Love Karen Elson (part 102)

Karen Elson is my #1 dream girl. Glad to see she's Lula's, too! I'm seriously enjoying all the beautiful images of her editorials for the issue that she guest edited. SWOON.

 

Scans from The Fashion Spot, specifically here. Thanks!

W. T. F.

I've never worn anything -- anything -- with a rude slogan. For a starters, my mum wouldn't like it and for err, afters? I wouldn't like it, either. I'm just not that type of girl.

I'm pretty sure that once a bought a tee by that brand called Porn Star when I was fifteen or so (forgive me) but I don't think it had the brand name on the front. I never even had one of the FCUK tees that everyone in the world had. Don't get me wrong: I love a good pun. But a tight top saying F C K - All I Need Is U? GAG.

AND NOW. THIS. (Drumroll. Snigger.)

Agent Provocateur Twinset (matching short-sleeved sweater is available too) with embroidered crossed baby pink PENIS' on. (What's the plural of penis? Peni? Oh wait - Wiktionary just gave it as Penisse. Lolz.) They, err, are 'saying' the AP logo. It's like a crest for some immensely bizarro gay clan.

 

Actually, at first I thought this was the worst thing I'd ever seen in my life but now I'm changing my mind a little. Don't worry Mum: I'm not about to splash out on it or anything, but the more I look at it the more I giggle. It's WILLIES, people! Hahaha!

Although, if I was a gay gay with the initials A.P., I think I might seriously be tempted.

Originally seen here over at Doanie's blog. Well spotted!

HEADPIECES YEAHHHH

Just a mega-quick post to show you my amazing Tour De Force headpiece that I'm wearing today. It's a giant gold rose covered in sequins and I'm in love with it, totally.

Also, today I've made a new friend, Linda (of Fashionista), who is the sweetest girl ever and snapped this photo of me. Thank you, lady!

Speaking of headpieces: yesterday Judy Blame the mega amazing stylist, accessories designer and art director.. no, wait - JUDY BLAME HIMSELF came over to me while I was at the super-fabulously fun Louise Goldin presentation to tell me how much he loved my handmade headpiece. Here's a quick shot of it that I took once I was home:

The heart is half of a teeny-tiny kids H&M bag -- you know those childrens bags that are kind of pointless, just so little girls can have a handbag? yeah, that -- and it was £2 and I cut up and just super-glued it onto a cheapo clip. AND JUDY BLAME LIKES IT. I am the winner, seriously! (I might try and wear something I made every day of Fashion Week, you know. Friday necklaces, Saturday headpiece, Sunday another necklace...)

Anyways - I'll grab a full length outfit photo later and hopefully get the pictures of yesterday's outfit that I pressured Kinwai into taking of me, haha. Just been to see the Alexandra Groover film