Got my favourite

I love Jack Penate even if he is a sweaty hecker. This is my favourite outfit that I have worn to college this week. This photo is appaling, bad lighting you know. I tried the skirt like this, it is usually lower down, the night before and wasn't sure if I dared wear it. My college mates aren't always that forgiving. But I put it on in the morning and before I knew it it was too late to change, I sometimes do this to force myself to dare to wear things. Strange, no? Its not even that odd to me. But actually, I did get a lot of compliments on the skirt, and not just from the regulars. Not that I get a lot of compliments but, well, you know. I like to think I have started an ankle related revolution in my college.
Leggings are often so unforgiving so I go for the 'ski-pant' look, pulled over the ankles. Oh I sound like some crap magazine. My dear friend has started doing this and a couple of others have followed. Ok, two people doesn't equal a revolution but this is yorkshire, we don't adapt well to change. Yes I am wearing a belt round my neck.

Pammy my dear friend I think you have surpassed me!
Anywizzle, just to show what a neat and hip fashion groovster I am, check this out. Whilst on a charity shop binge i came across this stripy dress, originally from m&s. Got home, have a brwose on net-a-porter, I don't so this often, it was just a odd occurence, and what did I spy?
Marc Jacobs obviously found this very same dress and used it as inspiration!! mine is on the right, like you couldn't guess.


I have chopped a bit off the bottom and added more attractive buttons and I need to sort out the sleeves and add some kind of embellishment around the bottom. This may hopefully make it look a bit less like something wee willy winky would wear, not that he's not a stylish chap, its just not what I'm looking for right now.

Oh Halloween was a laugh. Girls can dress as outrageous sluts for one night a year with an excuse! The rest of the year they just get called sluts and get on with it.

Time Team

Just a few things i dug up from the mass of items on ebay that i rather enjoy, some more than others it has to be said.

I have properly wanted a tartan skirt for ages now and am in need of a new high waist skirt, whence i stubbled upon this which fulfils both needs, fabulous! Perhaps a tad old lady-esque but there is always a way cancelling that out, well hopefully.

Now this is a true find and perfect for my bank balance at a mere £2.50 including postage and packaging-yes i am that skint! I've been dreaming of a mini skirt that wasn't denim and gold is an ingenious colour for skirts all over the land, as such it is perfectamous! I haven't bought myself any clothes in time now and this'll be a great starting point. The only thing desuading from purchasing said item is that my friend, only yesterday gave me a mini skirt that wasn't denim.... I'll have to ponder this a while.

And these well they are lovely for only £9, they are very armyish. Their time for anyone to buy them has now fatefully run out and the material of thm looks a bit dodgy but a girl can dream.

Jealous? Yes.

Francoise Hardy. Could she be the luckiest woman in the world? Actress, Singer and apparently an astrologer. Plus she's french which usually means you are born with natural elegance and grace. She's a 60's icon and now lives near Paris still married to her partner of about 50 years. Lucky Devil!

Shocker!

I was shocked to find that i desired greatly for a Kate Moss for Topshop dress, but it happened without me realising. The colour is lover-ly and the ruffles, well they're ruffles, which are almost always fabulous - the whole garment just entranced me. i think its mainly down to the colour and the fabric together but (sigh) its the usual problem one simply cannot afford!

I am actually finding that i like a few pieces from her collections, craziness i know, most of the clothes have been terrible especially the first collection, however they are gradually getting better. Before i commit myself to this theory we'll have to wait and see what she comes up with next time.

I like to believe she didn't even intend to look like Father Christmas. The child looks frightened. I have a red mac, maybe one day I will try this, maybe not.

Hi. I'm an idiot.

Keeping to the subject of dresses I found this lovely character in Oasis for a lovely 10 english pounds. I didn't try it on, I was worried it was too 'tacky'. Also these people next to me were laughing at it, this doesn't usually perturb me but i just couldn't be bothered at that time. When I got home I realized my foolish mistake. I hunted for it on ebay and its going for much more that a tenner. how distressing, yes. It is of a lovely sparkly fabric and is spongy to the touch, like neoprene I think. Also available in black for your delectation.I hadn't thought about it at the time, but realised all too late how inkeeping it is with this seasons Balenciaga 'structured' shapes. I am studying the figure in art and as I do with all all ar projects, all projects actually if I can find a way, I have linked it to fashion. Balenciaga is one of the key ones I have been looking at, the cocoon coats from a couple of seasons ago and the jodhpurs of last winter. I have loved the last few collections especially last A/W, but then again who didn't.

However, this season is a bit samey. Mr Ghesquière tends to stick to one idea or theme but he hasn't really developed it here except with pattern and fabric and the occasional trousers. Still, its a lot more interesting to look at than most collections lastely and I'm still holding a torch (or candle?) for old Balenciaga.

Oh, on a random note you must check out Drinking In LA by The Twang from that Radio 1 covers CD. The original was excellent, yes, but this is too. If it were a cake I would eat it. But then I would eat most cakes.

Dresses Dresses Dresses

Dresses, perhaps the easiest item of clothing to wear and look fabulous in. I love them and therefore own a number of them myself, but still not enough. You can never have enough dresses. Prada's little Sis Miu Miu's new collection contains many many fabulous examples of more dresses i'd absolutely love to own, but wouldn't we all. Clearly they like the mini style which is a bit trickier to wear as i am not a model, or anywhere close to being a model, but obviously i'd deal with it it they were to kindly give me one. Gosh what a dream, to be send a Miu Miu dress out of the blue.....

Miu Miu definitely produced one of the best collectons this week at Paris, in my opinion, although i rather enjoyed that of Sonia Rykiel - i can't pin point what it is about the clothing that i adore so, but it works for me! All of the others i've viewed were severely disappointing with the exception of the odd piece that is.

Back to dresses! These are just a very select few picks from the urban outfitters website that i quite like, although they are more accessible than the Miu Miu ones they're certainly not more affordable for me as i have no money. I would own all types of dresses if i could, whether it be a little black one, a simple day style one or a fabulous couture-esque one.
At the moment i have cravings for Gothic style velvet dresses, with a bit of lace and/or corset area to pull in the stomach! It would be short, i think. I don't quite know how it'd work but when i see it i'll know! And if anyone spots a fabulous dress whilst surfing the net please feel free to feed my addiction and show me it! Much appreciated!

Excuse me I have a train to catch

I would take this on a train. As in one of those old fashioned trains like on Some Like It Hot and that godawful M&S advert. Its the most annoying thing I've seen in a long while. Oh remember that time you were wandering round on a train in your underwear? NO! because it did not happen! I have somewhat strayed from my point which is that this is nice:
But is this better??

Oh its available in black patent too, all from Topshop you know. £70 for just the big bag err no ta. If you happen to have £70 knocking about at least buy these:

You would also have a fiver left over so then you could have shiny trousers and cake. Or the snack of you choice.

Harry Potter: The Midget

Let it be known: pamela and I are massive Harry Potter nerds. We therefore obviously know that Ginny and Harry get together in book 6 so then this picture is highly amusing to me.Indeed there is nothing amusing about a short man and taller woman but it will be somewhat amusing to watch him struggle and to see if they make her look shorter in the film. You now understand just how much of a nerd I am. She may well be wearing heels for all I know, she also has a nice fringe, but the outfits are all disappointing. Emma Watson has been hailed as some sort of up and comer in the style stakes but erm nowt special here. And Evanna Lynch? I had higher hopes I'll tell you. She also seems to have a tail of feathers. She doesn't always look entirely sane but hey at least she's adventurous! Emma Watson is as safe as houses, not in a good way, there was that Chanel dress where she was drowning in tassels but that was just not quite right you know. It is unfathomably fair that she gets to wear Chanel Couture and its salt in the wound when she gets it wrong.
I need a Spice Girls ticket please. I have a scarf from when I saw them the first time round, when else will I get to use it? When? I registered with many email addresses, including my father's and he was the only one who received the email with special codes etc, when he read the email it was too late. They sold out in 38 seconds. I will now drown my sorrows in a mini roll.