Here are my buys!
I decided to get some leggings for the first time ever. Where I'm from, leggings are the uniform of trendies, who wear them with cream ugg boots, long cardigans, gold bangles, big necklaces, fake leather bags, and usually a posh spice haircut. So I opted for the ankle length variety which I really like and bought these from Topshop for £12.
I really liked the deck shoe/old school nautical look when it came round last summer but daren't venture further than my good old vertical stripe tees, navy cardi and blue tights. I saw an almost identical pair of deck shoes to the one's above last year from office for about £55. However, I was looking enough to find a navy blue but still patent pair of deck shoes for a fraction of the cost from Primark for £8. They's good but do smell a bit of curry.
I've been looking out for a pair of vintage/ornate flower print tights for a while now so when I saw these in River Island for £7.99 today I had to grab them before regretting it till the day I die (remembering the gold-green eyeshadow incident of 2002). I tried them on and as I feared but completely expected, I'm gonna have to lose a few before I wear them. With such busy print, every single little twist in the fabric shows so I'll wait till I'm happy enough with ze ol' pins before wearing them.
So not exactly clothing but a buy none the less. With some help and guidance from some lovely chaps on the imdb page for this dvd, I finally invested in small piece of cinematic history and Stanley Kubrick wonderment and forked out a whole £5 for 'Dr. Strangelove or: how I learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb'.
I also bought...
- Tartan bra from Primark
- Ethnic/folk print headband from Primark
- Some bobby pins and mini elastic bands from Accessorize
- Flight of the conchords tee for my brother's birthday from HMV
- A packet of kleenex from Superdrug
The stunning Jennifer Connelly. I will admit, she has gotten very skinny lately but according to various sites this is more stress-induced due to the death of her dad and running after her kids as apposed to extreme dieting. But anyway, if we see past her waif figure SHE IS AMAZING LOOKING! And look at that dress. And those shoes. And she is honestly one of the only people I've seen truely work the thicker eyebrow look. Actually, one of my closest friends has thick but perfectly groomed eyebrows and she looks good.
Zooey Deschanel - true natural beauty. She is an example of how someone can be naturally pretty and not rely on tons of make-up, yet can still dress up and work the fakes lashes if she wanted to. Plus, that outfit in the above picture is the only time when it's acceptable to wear silver shoes. Ever. And I actually like them. Plus, she's funny and talented (I have learnt to look past the huge mistake she made having a role in the shiteous 'The Happening'...)
Now here's my favourite actress turned fashionista, the quirky and very stylish Chloe Sevigny. From one of the blogs I follow (theskinnywebsite.com) I know a lot of people don't find her attractive at all. I, on the other hand, admire her unconventional looks and very, genuinely unique approach to the latest fashions. She is definately more fashion expert than actress now but she honestly knows her stuff, unlike the girls from the hills who are all 'designers' now. Yeah. Ofcourse.
I do love my tights. I d0n't really like my legs (although, I am quite fortunate in that I only shave them about 4 times a year as they are really, really, really unhairy haha - nice) but I do like wearing the occasional skirt or dress or pair of shorts, and think tights just really smarten up the look! I quite like this dotty french connection pair.
This dress is pretty against type for me. I'm... hmm.. not grungey by any means but quite quirky, indie-kitsch, with running undertones of vintage, skatery, surfery style. But I do love the 60s/70s style, and this cream shift with little floral detail I think it pretty sexy. With a vintage waist belt and brown tights, then either brown or black pumps.
I want want want this coat. So much. I absolutely love, always have and always will, houndstooth and gingham print. Before Xmas I bought a gingham trench coat in a sale for £15 and, with it being quite loud and dressy, I never get an opportunity to wear it. Plus, the material is quite thin so I doesn't keep me very warm. But this is a proper, nice thick, warm coat that I could probably wear everyday. It's quite long so I could wear it with a little pair of shorts or a skirt with tights and biker boots or little pumps, so it sort of looks like a big dress. Or, with black flood-length drainpipes and patent deck shoes. Or even red deck shoes actually. A retro pair of shades would just finish the look.
