Even though I'm skint: inspiration

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Thursday 3 May 2012

SUMMERTIME : Festival inspiration, getting my belly out, and tiger striped nails

Crop Top : Forever 21 , Shorts : DIY Vintage Wrangler , Belt : ASOS , Creepers : Underground

I never really know what face to do in pictures, so here I am trying something new, beautiful yah? All I can think about is could I fit a aubergine in my mouth.. looks like I could. The crop top I wore in this outfit is officially the first item I have ever purchased from Forever 21, exciting I know. Now, I never usually go in there, it's too big and the visual merchandising is ATROCIOUS but the other day with an extra 15 minutes to kill I popped into the Oxford Street store and found this beauty. I LOVE the print, it reminds me of my grandmas old sofas when I was little with a 'club Tropicana' edge. The gathered back is a lovely touch too (hello back fat).

I'm guessing most of my fellow students are now in the run up to exams and revising like a bitch, I know I am.... or not ... I've been doing things like this:

Using my new Models Own nail polish in Flouro' Orange, a Sharpie for the stripes and Rimmel matte finish.

Buying these:

I have a renewed obsession with the Unif Hellbound boots and the only way I can begin to appease the shoe hungry monster is to buy rainbow laces. I'm planning on finding some platform black boots or maybe wedges to put these in, but for now, they are going in the Dr Martens.

The student loan is quite literally burning a hole in my bank account, I love shopping for clothes but I've got to the point where there is quite literally no point, I wear less clothes in summer anyway and there's FESTIVAL TICKETS TO BE BOUGHT WOOOOOOOOOOOO! These are the festivals I'm going to :

I can't wait to go back to Berlin for Melt! I had a fucking epic messy time there in January with my friends and I think this will be even better.

Now I'm not the average blogger who prattles on about festival fashion and that kind of thing, rather than parading around like I'm at Coachella in 4 inch heels as if it's a fashion show I prefer a more relaxed, albeit crazy take on things. Within about an hour of reaching the festival and putting up my tent (like a pro I might add) I will probably look like I've been dragged through a hedge by a tramp and probably as drunk as one soo looking nice is out of the picture... Therefore, I don't plan outfits per-say apart from FANCY DRESS :D !!! Now anyone who knows me knows I love to dress up so I have put together a few key bits/pictures of me and my friends from last boom town to get the creative juices flowing :

C3PO costume is well on it's way to completion - Gold unitard : ASOS , Mask : eBay ,

Body paint : Amazon , 10 hole Dr Martens : here , Zombie nurse costume : eBay

Photos courtesy of Anne Marie Kemplay :)

A word of advice, when you go to a nipple tassle workshop and wear them away don't expect them to stay on! you have been warned !!

The summer is nearly upon us.

Monday 19 March 2012

What I need in my life / Boy London

Today I got all dressed up to go to uni but couldn't be arsed to go in, so I stayed at home and did work. I thought seeing as Queen Mary has just become a Russell group uni I might find it in me to put in a bit more effort.

Or not....

Still waiting for my denim jacket and litas to arrive in the post, should have seen me running down the stairs this morning to check the post!

ALSO ... I have a really cool DIY coming up soon of Boy London hats.

To give you some background...

Boy London is an iconic label created by Stephane Raynor in 1977 that was seen everywhere in the 80's on the chicest trend-setters to club kids.

Now as a favourite label of Rihanna and other celebrities it has made a huge comeback over the last year or so. I will be recreating this hat:

Although it only retails at £30 I can't afford it atm (thanks to my crippling eBay addiction)

And it's really easy to make

WATCH THIS SPACE - tutorial to come.

And because I'm so poor I've decided to put together a wishlist of stuff I would buy right now if I wasn't so skint :)

WHAT I WANT/NEED IN MY LIFE :

1.Colour block shorts - River Island

2. Multicolour Nail varnish - Topshop

3. Smile Belt - Asos

4. 80's jacket - Rokit QUICK SOMEONE BUY ME THIS!!!

5. Flatform / platform leopard print trainers - Office

6. Banana print T-Shirt dress - ASOS

7. Gym Satan Laundry muscle T - UNIF

Thursday 1 March 2012

SS12 TREND: Isabel Marant Wedge Trainers

These amazing Isobel Marant trainers have been seen everywhere at fashion week !

Whether or not these trainers are a micro-trend I'm not sure, but they are FRESSSSSSHHHHHHHH!

As a girl who loves her high tops these are a must have, casual street wear with a fashion twist, although the £440 price tag takes them out of my price range.

-COLD COMFORT-

The cool ones are sold out everywhere so I couldn't buy them even if I maxed out my overdraft YAY!

Marc Jacobs has also got in on this trend with these bad boys: