Sunday, 9 October 2011

pippi longstocking...

pippi!pippi! by djalicat featuring sleeveless dresses

I am super inspired by Pippi Longstocking right now. That girl had great style...bright, bold colors, color blocking, striped tights and socks, mix and match, big chunky sweaters and scarves, jumpers, Doc Martins. Love it!
I'm going to base my fall and spring collections on Pippi!


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Sunday, 20 February 2011

My fire rekindled...

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14:  Tavi Gevinson at ...Image by Getty Images via @daylifeFor the first time in years I am excited about Fashion again...Let me explain. I have always loved fashion and clothes since as long as I remember but since I left Fashion School I haven't bought a Fashion magazine...no Vogue, no Elle, no Harper's Bazaar. I felt that though I have a passion for fashion I didn't really follow the trends each season and I didn't need to buy these magazines to tell my what's 'In or Out'.
Also from 2006 - 2009 I was in Film School, not the most fashionable place. I was mostly wearing what was comfortable on set...jeans, t-shirts and hoodies...don't get me wrong, there were days where I dressed up. When we had our showcases I would out do everyone else and they'd be surprised that I wore dresses...I should've taken that as a hint.
And then last year I was unemployed after working at Border's for a year. My confidence took a beating and it was easier to just stay in sweats all day. I did try to 'get dressed' a couple times but I felt like what was the point?
Because I was unemployed and online all day I started to discover all the fashion bloggers...specifically, Tavi. She's the daughter I'll never have, she's me if I had the internet back in 1987 when I was 13, she's my new inspiration. I started this blog sometime last year and I am a little lazy with keeping it up...But not anymore! I've got opinions people and I'm going to yell them from the mountain tops that's the internet!
I'll be posting once a week, but hopefully more...fingers crossed.

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Monday, 15 November 2010

Stuff I hate...Uggs

A teenage girl wearing Uggs in Dublin, Ireland. 
Over the last decade Ugg® boots have become a lazy 'style' staple for celebrities and the women who copy them. In case you haven't seen them on Pamela Anderson, Sienna Miller, Jordan or any other 'style' icon, they are sheep skin boots from Australia. They are basically slippers you can wear outside.

I was quite shocked that they were becoming popular again when I first moved to London ten years ago. I remembered them from high school. The popular 'trendy' girls, who dated the jocks, wore them with cut-offs and surf shirts and sweat shirts. Oh yeah and they all had long blond hair and perfect tans. I didn't know that Uggs had just started to be sold in the U.K., lucky them.
I hated them then and I hate them now. We used to say that Uggs was short for ugly.
Just say NO to Uggs and try and make a bit of an effort please.
(I'M NOT ADDING ANY LINKS TO OTHER ARTICLES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL PRO UGGS AND I DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO WEAR THEM)
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Sunday, 24 October 2010

3D Japanese Nail Art & Hip Hop nails

Over the last six months or so I have become obsessed with wild nails. For years I have said 'I want nails like Lil Kim.' Lil Kim once had $100 dollar bill cut up and glued onto her acrylics. But my friends always talked me out of it. But being unemployed and having lots of time on my hands, literally, I have started to 'do my nails'.
3D nails have been in the press recently because of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Rihanna have had their nails done in that style. Japanese girls are obsessed with everything that is 'super cute' or kawaii. Japanese 3D nails are just one of the many aspects of kawaii that include; Hello Kitty, Pikachu, Japanese Anime, J-pop, girly clothes, pastels and ruffles, child-like writing.
The first 3D Nail Salon has opened up in the Camden Stables Market.
http://3dnails.co.uk/london_shop/index.htm
 I haven't tried to do my nails like those pictured above but I will be giving it a shot soon. Here's some photos of my nails...
teal & rhinstones
red & stars
blingity bling
purple passion
scott pilgrim influenced
goth french manicure
bollywood nails
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Sunday, 25 July 2010

1234 festival part 2

Now it's the boys turn.
I saw a lot of short jeans and trousers...mostly rolled up and with the socks matching the shirt. I did not read about this trend in the Guardian until I got home that night...I swear!
pink check shirt + matching pink socks
plaid shirt + matching socks
olive socks
pinstripes and grey socks
Now for some other stuff I saw...
an extra from a merchant & ivory film?
a sailor
my friend bud wearing a vivienne westwood shirt
michael jackson?
And the best dressed guy I saw...
everything about him was dapper and cool. LOVE HIM!

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1234 festival part 1...

I went to 1234 Festival in Shoreditch Park Saturday. There were lots of amazing bands and a lot of interesting fashion...especially since the Shoreditch/Hoxton area is Hipster central.
Here's the girls...
I liked the bag and boots combo with the lacy dress.
I liked the shoes but everything else is a mess.
Really cute floral jumpsuit!
Cute floral dress + 'Pugs Not Drugs' bag.
I really like the feather print of this shirt + the tiny fringed bag.
I liked the Hello Kitty socks & she was wearing a kitten top. Others disageed.
I saw her as I was leaving. LOVE the dress!

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Thursday, 22 July 2010

style icon number 2

Jessica Fletcher
And no I'm not joking. I am a child of the 80's and love almost all 80's fashion. But one of my favorites is the pussy bow blouse or secretary blouse. It was usually made out of polyester but was sometimes made of silk. It came in all sorts of prints and colors...and Jessica Fletcher has an amazing collection of these blouses and dresses. I've had a quite extensive collection of the blouses for about 15 years now. Mostly from charity and thrift shops, but some new ones whenever the high street jumped on my band wagon.

As I became a huge fan of Murder, She Wrote, after watching the repeats daily on daytime television, I realized that J.B. Fletcher actually had a pretty good dress sense. There's usually at least one outfit she wears in an episode that I would wear. I have moved on from just the blouses to what I call 'Jessica Fletcher' dresses.
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