Buttoned up...

At some point, possibly around the beginning of the year boys started wearing there shirts and polo's with all the buttons done up and it is definitely a good look, so why has the trend not caught on to girls?! I've seen very few girls wearing there shirts with the buttons done up, all though it is definitely harder for girls to pull off. I do know someone however who pulls it of flawlessly, my beautiful friend Kayla, who has an amazing style and can pull off the buttoned up look  (and most other looks) better than i could ever dream of, i would be jealous if she wasn't so lovely. I do think that when you wear a shirt buttoned up it needs a necklace under the collar to finish it off, I'm not sure why but it just kind of feels incomplete with out one; the one in my picture is a bit too short, it needs to come down a bit lower, but I love cross necklaces even though i am in no way religious. That's all shirt wise, but I'm having blood tests tomorrow and I'm petrified of needles, wish me luck! Love and stuff x

Socks...And heels?!

It sounds wrong, but give it a chance... Its not like socks and sandles, which i agree is completely wrong, but somehow having the heel just makes it so much better, it's cute! Granted, it probably has to be a certain type of shoes and socks for it to work...But i find that my beautiful black heels from Newlook and creame socks with frills just work. I'm not sure if court shoes that have no front would work, but i haven't tried it, so i'm not sure. And the thing is i wear my socks and heals over fishnets, which mixes two trends in one(and keeps my feet warm!) It's edgy, but cute at the same time and you can mix it up depending on what socks you wear, patterned socks with black dress and black heels, so fun! I'm currently part way through my lovely five day weekend, thankyou snow! I'm not sure how well the hoodie works with the socks and heels, but it is cold and i was too eager to go and play in the snow than look for a nice dress that could look cute with it. Love and stuff x

Bandannas...

Bandannas are cool. Fact. I think they are one of those things that are always gunna look good and there are always people that are going to be wearing them. They were quite a big thing in the nineties, although I'm not sure the pirate look (tied over your hole head) is great...Roll them up, twist it a bit then tie it around your head, the little knot at the top just looks so perfect. I have a really nice black one with Chinese writing on it, which I acquired of one of my brothers and a pink one as well as another black one. If you just want  to shove your hair up they can make it look a bit more interesting, and definitely can make your whole outfit. They're more difficult to get hold of now, but there are some really nice ones  in 'Beyond retro' in Brighton, I definitely need to add to my collection, but I think they are slowly crawling back into fashion so will probably be easier to get hold of. The picture's not great, but I'm still ill, i apologise though, hopefully I will get better soon which would be good as I'm defiantly struggling to remember what healthy feels like; it also means I may be able to put some decent pictures up which will make a change... Love and stuff x

Hand knitted

I'm posting allot recently, but I'm ill and seriously lacking motivation to do any form of real work...But on the plus for you guys it means you can hear about my lovely knitted jumper that my Mumma made when she was younger and i have now acquired. I used to wear it to sleep in, but then i realised how cool it was and it now makes regular much needed outings into the world. It's pretty old and hand knitted, so it's starting to look a but scruffy and has whole near the bottom, but i think, like allot of clothing it makes it look more interesting, it gives it more character. It's really warm, and truly lovely. On a different, possibly more exciting topic, i saw a coca-cola Christmas advert on TV last night which means it's definitely nearly Christmas, which means out comes the Christmas jumper (Well, it would be coming out if i hadn't been wearing it all year...) Come to think of it, since I've been wearing my current one all year it doesn't really count as a Christmas jumper anymore...I think a new one may be in order! Before i leave you all i would just like to express my excitement for the fact that it is only 35 sleeps until Christmas , yayayayayyayayayayaayayayyayayay! Here's my beautiful knitted jumper my Mumma made, forgive me for the state I'm in, hopefully i will get better at some point soon.  Love and stuff x

Dr Martens...

I haven't got round to taking my own picture
so here's one off the ol' google images. 

It's not as bad as it seems, i haven't brought yet another pair of shoes! (Well, technically i have...) After one day wearing my lovely patch work brogues i wrote about a while ago the patchwork ripped and my lovely shoes were no longer. As much as i would have loved to replace them with the same pair i decided against it...Another pair of Dr Martens anyone? I think so! I was going to go for some classic 'mod' oxblood red 12 holes, but i decided against it when i saw them in the shop, they just looked too clumpy and I'm only short so they would have come up uncharacteristically high... However the 8 hole brown ones i found with wool inside were ridiculously beautiful, and practical with the wool inside! I now have two pairs of D.M's, one 8 whole pink pair which lasted me about three years but are now gradually falling apart and my lovely new additions. Granted, they're pretty pricey, roughly £75, but they last for such a long time, it's defiantly worth it, especially considering all the lovely new colours they come in and like converse they look better with time.  I would like a pair in every colour please, then i can colour co-ordinate my whole outfit(Not that i have ever bothered doing that before..) And here they are, marvel at the in all there glory. Love and stuff x

hand me downs (Or ups)...

Allot of people have a problem with hand me down clothing, they want something new and on trend, designer if possible, thank you. I on the other hand absolutely love 'borrowing' other people's clothes (i use the term 'borrow' loosely as they hardly ever get returned). Shirts of my dad, cartoon tops of my little brothers, jumpers from my grandparents, if it's in the washing pile it's fair game. I love really big shirts that effectively work as dresses that i  can steal of my dad, he had a lovely one that he brought for a fancy dress party and only ever got to wear once and i have been wearing ever since, i recently got a sleeveless denim jacket exactly like i had been looking for which had once been my older brothers, passed down to my younger brother then passed to me. My new favourite pass me ups (from my younger brother) would have to be my dragon jumper and wolf t-shirt. They're quirky and kind of retro style, maybe even a little bit indie? They're something that you don't see many other people wearing as i don't think many people shop in there little brother's wardrobe, but best of all is that they're free :) On a different note, my hair is suffering after a party last night when somebody thought it would be funny to cut a chunk out, i know the partially shaved look is in, but i'm not sure the uneven look will be reaching the red carpet any time soon...Love and stuff x

Coloured lipstick pleasee...

Red lipstick is classic and probably allways will be, black is edgy but allways hanging about the scene, but my new favourite has to be brown. It's probably a little bit weird, but i love it. I have one called 'chocolate' by colour which i found recently and fell a little bit in love with. Red and pink are fun and i do love them, but brown's just a bit more edgy which i deffinatly like. Blue and green put in an apperance on the red carpet recently, i'm thinking it was summer but i can't be sure, i haven't tried etiher but i'm thinking there possible just not gunna work, but i guess i can't judge untill i have tried it, maybe i will give it a go and get back to you. I am however on the hunt for a dark purple...i'm thinking that could work, it's like brown just a bit more interesting. I'm gunna have to keep it short again as i have french homework, but i'm hopeing i can master posting from my blackberry or at least drafting something which might mean anyone who bothers reading might get something a bit more interesting. Ohh, and here is my new favourite brown lipstick. Love and stuff x