sweet dreams

(alexanderwang.com)

i am not a massive fan of pastels, but i am slowly becoming obsessed with these shades in the Alexander Wang bag. i even had a dream i owned the one in nude the other night, that's a little sad isn't it?

the birthday weekend

1. my outfit; morrisey tee - eBay, leopard fur jacket - Topshop, leather skirt - Topshop, necklace - Accessorizes, boots - Emma Cook for Topshop
2. my boyfriend bought me tickets to go see the genius that is Dylan Moran, i am obssessed with this guy!
3. the coat i bought myself out of the charity shop and the balloon sent by my mother
4. my boyfriend also got me the Foals album and Lina Scheynius' 2nd edition book of photographs

well i survived the weekend, just about!couldn't have asked for a better birthday :) the highlights of the weekend summed up;
- balloons sent from my mother
- the beautiful posh floral 'panic alarm' given by a friend who worries for my safetly in London
- introducing the underground to my friends and scaring the crap out of one
- worst organisation ever ending will all my friends together in the one place :)
- drinking Southern Comfort on the train, yum yum
- befriending boys from Essex and two guys from Berlin who found it too funny that the only German i could remember at that point was 'kartoffel-kopf' (potato-head)
- dancing to the Pixies in Borderline in Soho
- getting trapped in the toilets, panicing, and then not caring because they played the Smiths
- the amusing nightbus taking us forever to get home and the strange russian girls sitting next to us
- one of my friends (a Northern Irish farmer) having been taught London slang, shouting "innit blud!!" at the top of her lungs in Euston station as we waved our other friend off
- taking my Northern Irish friends to experience the wonder that is Nando's
- finishing the weekend off by enjoying the best lunch ever in St.John's in Smithfield and deciding i never want to eat anything else!

now it is all over i dont know what to do with myself...

happy birthday to me :)

the usual birthday wishlist..... (if i was rich!)

suede bag - Alexander Wang, a nice vintage cardigan, shopping tote - Totes and Vintage, sequined shoulder jumper - Reiss, brogues - Office, shorts - Topshop, quilted bag - Chanel, printed jumper - Weekday, necklace - Peacocks

hopefully i can get my hands on a few of these pieces.
turned 22 today, weird!
but my lovely boyfriend cooked for me and bought me some wonderful things which i will show soon ^_^
i am so excited though because tomorrow a few of my very good friends fly into the country and this weekend we celebrate my birthday with lots of fine whiskey and dancing in Soho

so i shall catch up with you all again next week when i am not running around like a headless chicken!

my current world

1. faithful old Ikea light
2. my decorated side of the room that my boyfriend kindly removed his movie/comic posters from :)
3. the £3 chair from Chislehurst charity shop
4. my shelf and the ceramic kitten - after a day spent trailing the charity shops in pouring rain, the only thing i came back from Orpington with
5. the only clothes i can afford lately, my uniform for work is rather sensible but i plan to swarm it all with black just so i feel more like 'me'

a few more photo's etc from the last two weeks in London, im busy working away in Bromley's Topshop again. this last few weeks have been a blur with hardly a minute to myself. tomorrow i have my only day off and im going into London to try and find a birthday outfit for this weekend, im turning 22 and mourning the loss of my student days already.how sad!

london update

1. jumper by Monki
2. blazer by Miss Selfridge

well i've finally moved :) living in a tiny flat in Chislehurst, London and cant believe im finally here, feels like im only down for the weekend from uni!haha
so far its been a mad week, my 'buy no clothes' plan failed on my second day here when i saw my favourite blazer from Miss Selfridge was reduced to £20, yeah so im definately going to be living on soup this month! the jumper (the one i pined over in this post) was something i ordered a while back from Filippa that finally arrived yesterday (darn postal strikes).

oh and thank you CodyJune and Rabenschwarz for the tag :)
i was asked to show whats currently in my bag....

things i currently have in my bag;
- Superdrug lip balm
- Nivea hand cream
- Stella perfume (addicted!)
- Tic Tacs
- Chanel eyeshadow
- YLS Flash Radiance primer
- purse from Urban Outfitters
- make-up bag
- Samsung mobile phone
- my 'schedule' diary (i couldn't function without this!)
- card holder (which dad bought for me in Toyko when i was 9) with my Oyster card

there's also a giant bag of strawberry laces from Ikea there but i ended up eating them while taking the photo, sorry!:D


so i now tag these lovely ladies; Cheapskate Chic, Lucripetous, Freelancer and Trigg and Trig

moving

1. by me
2. Viktor Vauthier

its 6 o'clock in the morning and i've got butterflies in my stomach, moving to London this morning to live with the boyfriend. going to miss my parents and little dog Stella like mad but so excited about getting back to the city.
got an 8 hour boat journey ahead of me and a trip from Liverpool down to London so that will be fun!

will catch up with you again next week once i've landed safely in my new home :)
bye!

new tattoo

so here it is, my new tattoo. i absolutely love it
sharp readers will notice its the same unicorn that features on the right hand side of my blog, but no this is not some weird dedication of love for my blog, i simply fell in love with the illustration a while back and have been obsessing about getting it as a tattoo for ages!

big thank you to my mum who paid for half of it :)

frazzled

by Viktor Vauthier

sorry for the lack of posts, my head is all over the place at the moment, lack of sleep, hours at work and trying to finalise my move to London has left me a little frazzled. all i look forward to right now is curling up on a double bed with the boyfriend and a big pile of magazines. the boat is booked and my transfer to Bromley Topshop is sorted, its official, i'm moving to London next Friday :) yay!!


p.s. - there's still a few things for sale in my store, a few prices have been reduced to shift them before i move.
p.p.s. - just because i like you's so much, i'll let you into a little secret..... the Topshop mid-season starts tomorrow (Thursday 22nd), lots of exciting shoes, Kate Moss and jackets reduced, it actually pains me that i cant afford any of it!

wardrobe crush

electroencephalo

love this girls outfits, every single one of them. look so effortlessly cool and chic, i bet she has an amazing wardrobe!

i bought the most perfect jumper from Topman today, a yummy chocolate colour and the most perfect fit, might go back for it in grey! sort of getting fed up with all these cropped ones Topshop keep bringing out.

dont you just hate sensibility sometimes??

1. Kate Moss from inky lips
2. jumper by Monki, necklace by Peacocks, shoes by Office
3. book of photographs (2nd edition) by Lina Scheynius

right now all i want is a big bunch of flowers, that jumper from Monki, Peacock's necklace that reminds me of the one Alexa Chung wore by Mawi, some nice brown brogues and Lina Scheynius second collection of photographs. i could order these things..... but then i'd have to spend my first month in London living on Cuppa Soups and Sainsbury's basic noddles.

sometimes i hate having to be sensible!

p.s.- i got a tattoo this week :) if i havn't vacuumed up my memory card (as i believe i have done) i will take a picture to show you guys!

now open for business.....

my wardrobe has been cleared out once again, all items are up for sale now :)
CLICK HERE

my favourite time of year...

1. from Viktor Vauthier
2. all clothing from Weekday except for the top middle jumper from Monki

without hesitation Autumn is my favourite time of year, inbetween the wind and gales and fallen leaves you get these amazing bursts of warm sunshine which makes everything feel so much better. not forgetting how much easier it is to dress in the autumn!
im in love (not surprisingly) with these sheer shirts and knits from Monki and Weekday. how perfect would everything go with sheer black tights and some tough looking ankle boots?


p.s. - today i'll be sorting out my wardrobe in preperation for the big move so hopefully i shall have the thrills and frills store open for business tomorrow :)

time for some street style

(taken from freelancer)

this last week has been scary, work has been mad, lack of staff and student loans means i've been up at 6am every morning and running around like a mad person all day, sorry if i hadn't had a chance to reply to any comments yet. doesn't help we've had fantastic stock in, soooo many things i want!

yet when im so tired and in need of some inspiration i can always rely on the blog Freelancer to pick fantastic designer's and beautiful street styles. a recommended read :)

ACNE

(carolines mode)

how beautiful is this jacket?!
seriously, just such a amazing colour and shape. such a pity Acne is so expensive :(

PAY DAY $$$

1. leopard fur swing coat by Topshop (Autumn/Winter '08)
2. vintage suede ankle boots from Paris - Etsy
3. vintage faux chanel bag - Etsy

all these shall making their way to me soon :)
was seriously counting down the days until pay day this month and as usual i seem to have blown it all in one go, whoops!

my budgeting skills seem to have gone right out the window since leaving university...