Pretty in Pink Punk

There's something very alluring about faded pink candy hair.

Anyone here from Wellington, NZ? If so, hit me up with cool stuff to do - i'm going there next month hopefully!

Source: bellahoward.blogspot.com - shots of Laura Fraser for Jalouse June 09

I WISH I WAS YOU

No crisis in style cannot be resolved by checking out Swedish girls. Black jumpsuit + stonewash denim cutoff = paradise.



Source: Stockholm Street Style

Iekeliene

I am very impressed with the styling in these shots of Iekeliene Stange...in the Daily Telegraph's Saturday supplement of all places!

Source: telegraph.co.uk, from 6th June supplement

I <3 Dree

Source: Vogue UK July 09 / tFS

Gone a long time, baby

Holy crap it feels as if I have been away for a lifetime. I went to Great Escape and feel as if my mind has not really returned to reality - I had such an amazing time and miss my friends so much.

Anyway, here are shots from 3 seperate i-D eds, all of which I am 100% hot for. And those damn Mcqueen leggings! Oh when will they be in my life...

Source: i-D June/July 09 / tFS

Lea Seydoux

She is cute!
I'm off to Brighton to go to Great Escape festival later in the week, so I shall wish you all a wonderful weekend now! I am looking forward to seeing all my friends, drinking some cocktails and watching some amaaaazing bands.

Source: Jalouse May 09 / Fashion Spot

Lacy

I still love black lace, even if it has been floating around for quite a while.
I am living at my parents right now which has pretty much murdered my sense for inspiration but the one good thing about it is that my sister is living here too and has an insanely big wardrobe of mostly topshop dresses. I am going to thieve everything she owns; in particular a black lace long-sleeved cocktail dress, which I think will look excellent with a studded denim jacket.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

Source: Russh May 09 / Fashion Spot

Beach Leather

Leather jacket on the beach? It should be a 'no' but Lara makes it a probable 'yes'. Depending on the temperature of the beach of course.

I usually hate that time of the year where magazines crack out their beachwear editorials, as they go two ways: boho hippy straw hats and seventies inspired prints on a beach in Goa; or South of France prostitute-style, with bathing suits that look like the one Borat wears in the film of the same name. But anyway, I like the idea of wearing a relatively simple bikini with a cut-off t shirt, or a sleeveless denim jacket.

Basically, this editorial gives me hope that maybe this year we might not be coerced by Cosmo into buying some cheap floaty beaded nylon kaftan under the guise that it is 'timeless', 'flattering' and will 'take you from beach to bar'. Ughhh.

Source: UK Vogue June 2009

May is the Day

Well well well, its May today. Scary stuff, this year is flying by. Word on the street is Britain will have a sunny summer, for the first time in about 4 years. I am excirted about this as it should coincide as my long-awaited move back to London-town. Where the streets are paved with gold! And litter/crap.

Have a good bank holiday weekend, let me know if you get up to anything exciting...I shall be eating sushi and reading economics books!

Source: Cobrasnake

WAR...and The Selby

I keep hearing things about WAR magazine on the grapevine and so was very pleased to see that some lucky bugger had got their hands on a copy (it's free, and probably only distributed in London) and scanned a load of pages on tFS. They have some excellent couture show coverage, and if I am not mistaken I believe the shots above are by Bella Howard (who without doubt is the next Matt Irwin/Terry Richardson). The first one is anyway, i'm sure of it. I am always dubious of alleged 'hipster', Shoreditch-style magazines that come and go quickly, but it seems as if this one has some valuable substance and some excellent photography so here's hoping I get my hands on a copy soon.

Also I have been a very neglectful blogger recently, I feel as if I haven't been scouring my favourites and replying to comments as much as I used to. I will smack myself and make it my business to be better!

Oh and I just discovered that Bella Howard and Rosa Connell have been featured on The Selby. Check it out, they have the coolest house and there are some stunning shots there...






Source: WAR Magazine / tFS, The Selby

Friday

Happy friday! Has anyone got exciting plans for the weekend?

Source: Cobransnake

Posh

Source: Vogue China May 2009

Chloe goes to Coachella

Holy crap, Sevigny is wearing socks with birkenstocks at Coachella and I think it looks GOOD. Pigs really do fly.

Source: tFS

Outfit

Oh if only I had bought these leggings whilst I had the chance...

Source: Leggins/denim jacket - Topshop, t shirt - Your Eyes Lie

Rips and tears

I had never heard of Last Magazine until I read about it on NYC Art Style's blog, and after some fashion spot investigation I have concluded that I very much like it. Their editorial styling is slick, simple and sexy and the magazine itself is really well-designed, graphics wise. I eagerly anticipate further editions...

Source: The Last magazine Spring 09 (first shot) and Autumn 08 (secind shot) / tFS

Roxanne Warder

My friend Roxie has recently put her artwork online and I suggest all those art lovers/appreciators of the female form out there go check it out. She gave me the first picture, 'Woman with the purple rose', when she moved out of the house we shared and it has come to be one of my most treasured possessions. A rare beauty amongst my binbags of useless tat!

I love her sumptious celebration of the curves and shadows of the female form and the decadent, seductive fifties themes peppered by wallpaper florals. The paintings capture the sexualised woman shifting in our imaginations from the flowers in her kitchen and on her pinafore to the flowers of her boudoir and her underwear, and Roxie's moleskin illustrations are very evocative of the art nouveau illustrator Aubrey Beardsley.

Source: www.roxannewarder.co.uk

Recreate

Musing of the day: how feasable would it be to create a DIY version of Wang's holey-netted sweater? Hmm.

Source: Jalouse April 2009 / tFS

British Invasion

Source: Bella Howard (photographer) for Topshop NY Launch Magazine

Wicked Ways

I went to the hairdressers today and came across this ed in a Harpers Bazaar from October 08. First thought: salons should update their magazine collection a little more frequently; second thought: how totally sick is that studded jacket?! That's a once in a lifetime vintage find, and I bet either some lucky stylist has it on right now or it is sat lonely in the magazine's samples closet. SAD FACE :(

Source: Harpers Bazaar Oct 08 / tFS

Ksubi

Ever since I saw the SS09/10 Ksubi range on Delightful's blog I can't stop thinking about how I want pretty much all of it. In terms of practicality I suppose I would probably get more wear out of the 'This is England' bleached-to-shit stretched jeans, but in dreamland I would love the stars and stripes eighties boyfriend fit pair (and also the rather indecent black lace ones that would result in my arrest for indecency). 10 out of 10 for this collection, no question.

Source: Delightful, The Girl with the Kaleidoscope Eyes

Mmm Balmain

Source: Vogue Paris / tFS

Constant Coveting

I have been at my parents house for almost a week now, with limited internet and shopping access...and it is KILLING ME! I am finding that when I do get a chance to browse online stores and blogs I am experiencing an overwhelming sense of desire for pretty much everything I see. The point of me returning to my parents was to save money but the pennies I do have are burning a hole in my crappy pocket. Above are three examples of shoes my brain knows it cannot live a decent life without, and I have a feeling this blog will soon become no more than an extravagant shopping wish list. Better play the lottery this weekend then...

Source: Bleach Black (Givenchy shoes, Chloe Sevigny shoes), Knight Cat (Sam Edelman shoes), Fashion Toast (Topshop boots)

Denimology

Denim all day every day, thats the kind of world I want to live in.
I went to Topshop today and have formed a massive list of stuff I can't live without but will have to find a way to live without due to lack of funds. Top of my list - the leather fringed biker jacket. Tell me whats top of your wishlists right now!

Source: Another Magazine SS09 / tFS

Dujour

This is one of the most gorgeous covers I have seen in quite a while...

Source: tFS

Sparkle

I am having internet access issues right now so have not been able to post daily as I usually like to do. Total hassle! Anyway, I need some sparkle in my life, eighties style. In particular a blazer, maybe in silver or black - Topshop did one but I think it all sold out quickly (like everything else I really want...YEAH I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU, EMMA COOK BOOTS!)
Anyway it is Friday...what are you guys up to this weekend? Let me know where your exciting lives are taking you! I need to live vicariously as the only thing I have planned currently is accompanying my mother to the supermarket. Fun times...

Source: V no. 58, March/April

Bad Girls

Source: Stockholm Street Style

Lady of Leisure

I am in no-mans land right now. And that wasn't a joke about my newly single status either! I am moving back to my parents in a few days (just for a bit - the idea that I will be there longer than a few weeks makes me want to murderise myself) and have finished at my old job so am currently a very unproductive lady of leisure.
I thought I would enjoy this time of relaxation but alas, no. I am bored of E4's relentless repeating of One Tree Hill, Friends and Scrubs, and being unemployed is forcing me to eat much more than I would at work. Yeah that's right, I am being FORCED to constantly eat Marks and Spencers cookies. Mmmmm I have an abusive relationship with sweet baked goods.

On another note, Juergen Teller's distinctive grimy style of photography offsets very well against Raquel's Louis Vuitton dress. I don't generally wear dresses but for this badboy, I would make an exception and wear it EVERY DAY.

Source: Daily Telegraph Fashion Supplement SS09 / tFS

Back in the UK

I am back! Landed at stupid o'clock yesterday, went to sleep for a few hours and then ate some NYC bagels and felt depressed. NYC is amazing! I ended up staying in Williamsburg (actual best place ever) and went to some amazing gigs, bought a sick $12 fur coat and felt loved by NYC men (people in the USA are so much nicer...they love my shoes, my sunglasses, my eye makeup...hell, even my face!). In conclusion, I had a blast and am now trying to figure out a way to return. Hmmm. What have you guys been up to whilst ive been gone? Tell me some stories :)

Source: tFS

See you later, alligator

See you all in a week or so! It is my last day of work today and I am flying to NYC tomorrow. Wooohoooo I plan to drink a lot of cocktails and eat a lot of bagels. Overweight drunkenness in another country, here I come!

Oh yes and my Topshop Rodarte-esque jumper turned up today: as predicted, it is NOT the beautiful fluffy, wooly web of a jumper I had hoped/dreamed. It is very stringy, thin and cheap-feeling. Boo!

Source: tFS

'New York Dolls'

I love Vogue Nippon, they have the best eds...and 'New York Dolls' (shot by king o' sleaze Terry Richardson) does not disappoint. And have I mentioned that I AM GOING TO NYC ON WEDNESDAY?! Ho ho ho. I am staying on the Lower East Side and have some fun stuff lined up already (all the best bands play in Brooklyn!) but as I have said before, if anyone has any hot tips for where to drink/shop/party then pleeeaaaase, let me know!

Source: Vogue Nippon April 2009 / tFS