Liverpudlian Purchases

Over the half term holidays myself, Suse and a friend went on a shopping trip to Liverpool for a few days. Here is what we bought...

Picture 1 - Top-Primark, Belt-H&M, Skirt-Charity Shop, Tights-Primark, Necklace-part of a costume jewellery set

Picture 2 - Top-Ralph Lauren, High waisted jeans-Primark, Various Bangles-Miss Selfridges, primark and H&M

Picture 3 - Black Dress-H&M, this picture doesn't really display the splendour that is this dress very well, it's a halterneck, which i don't usually go for, a very low scooped back and massively wide with pockets. It's quite ironic that i went to see Juno in this as i could easily hide a pregnancy in it!

Picture 4 - Denim jacket - Charity Shop, Floral Dress - Warehouse, Tights-Primark

Picture 5 - Dress-Zara, Tights-Oasis, Under T-shirt-Primark

Picture 6 - T-shirt-Zara, Playsuit-Oasis, Tights-as before

Picture 7 - Shirt-Charity Shop, Skirt-Primark, Tights-Primark

Picture 8 - Cardigan-Primark, Shirt-H&M, Skirt-Mexx

Picture 9 - Top-Pop, Shorts-Gap, Tights-Primark

Click to enlarge if you'd like. i'm not so good at the whole putting our own pictures on the blog sorry.

I'm the one will the red hair, suse has brown hair. I'm also the one in the photo where the person is wearing green tights, i don't know why but you can't see my hair on that one. Personally I didn't put outfits together on the photos and probably won't where them like this. The shoes are also my purchase. We got some right bargains while we were there and i definitely want to go back someday reasonably soon.

The Sunday Times CD

Todays Sunday Times came with a free CD, The Sunday Playlist - The Ultimate Indie Collection. Half of the songs I'd heard, Half I had not. I have to say i quite enjoyed it. One in particular caught my attention. Lucio Starts Fires - Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong. The song is really good and the video is brillliant. i would definitely recommend watching it on youtube now! He flys and everything!
The photo is a still of the video, just look at those stripey trousers. Wowee! They are typically indie dressed but slightly quirkier dressed than skinnys and a white t-shirt.

I'd heard of the band quite some time ago, from some article, but never got round to listening to them. I know a little bit about the actual band members, you may recognise the lead singer, if you watch the video, from The Tudors series on BBC a bit ago. Joe Lean, the singer, is also an actor and he played the musician, ironically. So there you are a little bit of trivia for you.

I'm quite the music lover and like discovering new bands, whether they are new or just new to my ears. But i'm not just an Indie listener, i have quite an eclectic taste me thinks. I love a bit of 60's Soul, Drum and Bass, New Rave, the occasional Rap and very rarely and secretly indulge in a bit of Country now and then, as well as other types of music. i believe all genres of music have a very inspiring sense of style. I may, in fact, listen to my beloved Shania Twain tonight and tomorrow i'll turn up to college in Cowboy boots and Fringing! What an Idea.....I would certainly surprise a few people!

All this inspiration came from a free CD, cheers Sunday Times!

A little inspiration from the Ndebele

I'm not usually one for knowing my branches of Zulu tribes but the Ndebele tribe of Zimbabwe are very Etro S/S 08. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Etro were inspired by the Ndebele's bold geometric paintings and stripy woollen garments, and not the other way around. I wish my house was like this, somehow beige stone just isn't all that inspiring.

The reason for all this culture would be my AS art exam. The 'question' I have chosen is the arts and crafts of Africa so if anyone can think of ANYTHING that would inspire me in this area I would be supremely grateful as I don't know what the frick to do basically.

(pictures from style.com and national geographic. Oh yeah)

Off Target

I genuinely gasped at the photos of Jovovich-Hawk's new collection, look at the size of their legs! Just skin and bones. I'm quite surprised to see still so many photos of underweight models on the catwalks and such, after all the push against anorexia in the industry nothing seems to have changed. I'm especially disappointed in Milla and Carmen, who are both former models, for reinforcing such behaviour. Tut tut.

The collecton wasn't great either, rather dull if you ask me, there collections usually are. There's the occasional nice piece and it's wearable unlike most. I see why its so dull and wearable though, apparently they have just joined a number of other designers who design for Target's Go International project - their stuff will be available in stores early next month. Who knows if Target stuff is available for me to purchase, can't say i'm that fussed if this is what their clothes are going to look like. You can see the full collection at style.com

Deep Purple

Well look at that I matched my shoes to my dress. These are the newest tights in my collection. m&s is my new hosiery stockist of choice. Such a lovely thick weave. I think the Hockney in the background adds a bit of colour. That thing on my arm is a bruise, I bruise wierd.

Accidental florals

I think all this talk of florals has affected my subconsiously and I am wearing them every day it seems. Also apparently I can't stand with my legs together and the wrinkly knee saga continues.

When it rains wear flowers

I'm some kind of gangsta grandma. I was wearing a gold chain and a red mac but I couldn't be bothered to redress as I am lazy.

Wowzers look at those trousers!

I think I read that in Smash Hits or something in response to Ronan Keatings horrific trousers.

But the aim here is not ridicule my friends, but joy! Everyone has gone dip dye mad it seems, from Flying Saucer's amaaazing dress to Susie Bubble's splendid tights and skirt.

These are joy to my little eyes. Levi's jeans customised for Teen Vogue by Sue Stemp. I need them now. Do I dare make some? I'd have to hunt down some bleached or light grey skinny jeans and then risk ruining them entirely. But isn't fashion all about taking risks. They have grey ones in Primark but they don't always fit well. Well we shall see.

The oufit I wore today was...

Aah the joys of self timer. The outer pictures were taken in my presently chaotically destroyed kitchen the middle one was taken in my room, which is rather bright and colourful. No wonder I dress in the distinctive, brash hues I do, waking up in a 'Sexy Pink' (thank you Dulux) and lime green room will do that to a girl.
The skirt is actually a dress but its quite girly so I had to tone it down a peg or two as I a rather not girly.
I used to write down what I wore everyday, because I'm a nerd, but I got bored of that. But then I became stressed as I didn't know what I'd worn and when and I couldn't handle it. So now my February resolution is to photgraph my outfit every day. This will hopefully improve my disappointing camera skills in the process. Two birds, one stone kids.
Crikey I need some new skinny jeans check out those saggy knees!

When boy meets girl('s fashion)

The amount of women who fell in love with Balenciaga Fall 2007 I couldn't say, but oh gosh I'm guessing it was a fair few.

But this is rather different.

I'm not sure what I feel towards this. I supose it's quite clever because the look is quite androgynous and I'd never really looked at it that way. Usually when an outfit is straight off the catwalk it loses something. But because, and I'm putting this rather bluntly, he is a man, it sort of works. I think. I just don't know any more. But I think the fact that it has made me see this look in an entirely different way is very interesting.

He is a bit of a fashion victim though, I'll give you that. The bag? and the teddy, now that's just downright creepy. Lose the bag and maybe it would work. maybe.

(picture from Sartorialist on men.style.com)