The perfect T-shirt

I was minding my own business browsing the ASOS sale trying to get some sensible everyday dresses etc when I was confronted with the most perfect T-shirt.




This Emma Cook tee is on sale reduced from £80 to £40. I love it! The quirky illustration, slouchy roll sleeves, it would look amazing with my shiny leggings..or with a high waisted skirt...or with skinnies and heels. I think I need this t-shirt in my life.

But I have a moral dilemma, £40 for a t-shirt??!

"but its half price!!!'

'its still forty pounds for a t-shirt..'

'But its Emma Cook, an investment'

'But I don't currently have money to eat'

Agh I just don't know!! I sent the ASOS order without the T-shirt included but I am still thinking about it, a lot. Is it worth sacrificing going out and uh food for such a perfect t-shirt? I have a horrible feeling I will abandon common sense and buy it very soon.

Oh yeah, and dilemma number 2, it also comes in BLACK!

Beach Style

There are times when I am sat in London with a cup of tea and Corrie for company when I miss Wales. The things I miss the most are obvious, like family, my dog, my friends but also the carefree attitude to style. My sisters and I go for walks in wellies, pyjama bottoms finished off with one of my Dad's coats and an oversized 'beanie'; I enjoy fashion but sometimes it is so refreshing not to pay any attention to it whatsoever.

So it stands to reason that for a walk on the beach on a crisp day, sense prevails over style and dry feet and warm hands are more important that anything else. However, as we took to the beach on this beautiful crisp day, it struck me just how nice my sister Sian actually looked. By coincidence her scarf matched her patterned wellies and the pink gloves added a really pretty touch. Accessorized with a (slightly overweight but we won't talk about that) labrador on a pink lead she looked quite the beach fashionista!

No thanks Ebay

I want this:

Alas this is £54 from American Apparel and I don't have that sort of cash for capes at the moment. Brainwave! That website that everyone else gets fabulous cheap style from, Ebay.

Ok Ebay, I am looking for a 'HOODED CAPE', go do your magic......





Thanks but no thanks

New Foundations

On Christmas day I was very excited to unwrap a ribboned Bobby Brown box from my Gran. We had been shopping together admiring the range of shades and she sneakily went back to buy me some! In the pretty box were these two products:





The first is a moisturizing tinted balm. I abandoned my usual moisturiser and wore it today to the beach. It smells gorgeous, a little like 'aromatherapy' all herby and essential oils; the texture is quite thick and gives a subtle coverage that is light enough for day. Best of all it is spf 25, perfect for a vampy one whom does not want contact with the sun!

The foundation is also tip top! My Gran got me the lightest shade, 'Alabaster' and nothing has matched my skin as well in any other brand. Applied with a foundation brush I may even dare to say it gives a flawless finish. It is a little pricier than my usual MAC and Benefit but I think I am now hooked and will be eating toast to fund my new Bobby Brown habit!

Walking

It is a glorious day in West Wales with a vibrant clear blue sky, and bright retina burning orange sun. This is my favourite type of weather, crisp days with strong light and powdery frost settled in patches the light cannot reach.

My brother and I donned wellington boots caked with dry mud and big puffy coats to take our labrador Star for a walk. I must admit that I miss the simplicity of simply 'going for a walk'; in London I walk a lot but it usually to get somewhere, not simply for the sake of walking.






Tonight some dear friends are coming over for some wine and make-up before going out in town. I can't wait to see them again!

Snowed In

After some stress and much fun, today I whizzed away from London and am now happily stationed in deepest Wales with Star the Labrador, lots of chocolates and a Hanson CD in my paw.

Now I am a scrooge who grimaces at the Christmas cheer on the work radio daily, bah humbug to all that festive garbage and double bah humbug to 'Bass Hunter' whom has made my ears bleed daily for a week or so...But there is one Christmas album that will never fail to make me sing, Hanson's little known Snowed In album from 1998 (or sometime in the Dark Ages). Laugh all you want but this collection of songs is THE album to wrap presents to, they sing a collection of lesser know Christmas dittys and even pen a few of their own, all uber catchy. You know its Christmas when Snowed In is on the cd player!


Merry Christmas! xx

Links A La Mode: The IBF Weekly Round Up

Links à la Mode : December 18th

• 39thandbroadway.com - What really happens to Project Runway alumni and why we are sick of hearing, “You should go on Project Runway”!
• A Few Goody GumDrops - A Few Goody Gumdrops gets Bright for the Holidays with her new Orange Louis Vuitton Tote!
• All Chic - Christmas Jewels
• AlysiaMarie - This Month’s Celebrity Hair Trend; Ponytails!
• Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy - How to wear scarves without looking like an emo kid
• Caged Lilies - Pretty and CHEAP gifts for friends. everything under .
• Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - Chasing the winter blues away by shopping handmade…
• Clutch 22 - Stylish gift giving on a budget - there’s still time to do your holiday shopping!
• Couture Allure Vintage Fashion - Couture Allure shows how to dress up your shoes for a touch of evening glamour.
• Debutante Clothing - A Tribute to Bettie Page: 5 Reasons We Loved Bettie Page
• Decline Designs - Petticoat tutorial - so your vintage skirts can have the look they deserve!
• Dirty Laundry - How-To: Boyfriend Jeans
• dramatis personae - Alternative Uses For Fur
• Dress Me Up Dollie - A little DIY chases the winter doldrums away.
• Fashion Birdcage - Of Cabbages & Kings Spring/Summer 09 Collection
• fashion fille - Fashion Fille spreads the cheer around through boosting fashionistas to enter the weardrobe contest.
• fashion in my eyes - Beauty&The Beast with Drew Barrymore
• Fashion Pulse Daily - Fashion Pulse Daily gives tips on how to get the biker chic look without having to jump on a Harley.
• Fashion Therapist - Where to find the perfect ugly sweaters for all your holiday themed parties:
• Fasshonaburu - A shopping gift guide for the self-proclaimed “hipster” on your list this holiday season!
• Going to Hell in a Handbag - Consumed by Coats
• greystrawberrys - whats in your make up box?
• Hot Beauty Health - The Smurfs enters beauty world with a Smurfette Collection
• In Life and In Fashion - Easy Holiday Dressing Tips
• Independent Fashion Bloggers - We Really Like Your Style
• Iole in fashion - Red (dress) fashion tree
• Iwanttowearit - Manicurist Yuna Park puts fashion in the fingers of the hottest models for the freshest magazines.
• Logical Harmony - How To Find Deals at Thrift Stores : Beyond The Basics
• Mademoiselle Robot - Interview with fashion photographer and club promoter Pavla Kopecna.
• Nico Assatly - Hot Holiday/Silver bells! cute look for the holidays !
• noiretro // style deficit disorder - Limi Yamamoto Spring 2009 collection & DIY Martin Margiela Sandal Booties
• Or False Glitter - Going grunge with Sonic Youth
• PONY RYDER - exclusive interview with TOPMODEL Iris Strubegger!
• Retro Chick - Comfy Christmas Glamour
• Shopping and Info - Shopping and Info loves what Jennifer Aniston wore to the Marley & Me Premiere.
• Style Amor - Alice In Wonderland Fashion + Movie Frenzy for 2010, Johnny Depp and Mad Hatter Fashion. Yes be ready
• Style Discovery - Confession of a jewellery addict and brining an order and clarity to a pile of necklaces.
• Style Symmetry - Eyeliah finds inspiration in the Wardrobe Remix Pool!
• Summershoes - 11 steps to a perfect homemade manicure
• Summershoes - 11 Steps to a perfect homemade manicure
• Sweety P Style Files - The Wardrobe Recession Diaries: Stalkin Clerks in the Mall and a Houndstooth Dress
• The Bare Skinny - The Bare Skinny gives you the scoop on the unmentionables: Undergarments
• THE COVETED - Last-Minute Gifts that Pamper and Relax

Phantom

I don't usually do outfit posts because a. my outfits are rarely worth note b. I have no effective camera timer/large mirror/person to take the picture for me and c. I feel really idiotic because I really am no model. However I rather liked what a wore today, especially as it was decidedly unconsidered.

As I looked heavy heatedly at the masses of clothes on my messy bedroom floor I had a brainwave: instead of putting the clothes away I would simply wear then that day instead! Two birds with one stone. So I layered on what was discarded on the carpet and the end result was surprising, I reminded myself of Phantom of the Opera!

Black leggings, lacy t-shirt, black shorts and drape jersey cape had given me the look of the phantom himself, which is most pleasing for one obsessed with the musical and feels they can relate to the phantom (silly but true!) I teamed it with some victorian boots and finished with my pretty phantom pendant and off I went to buy my (titchy) gran a Christmas present from Harrods. My long black leather gloves completed the creepy style, and of course I looked as pale as death with a mild hangover so all in all the Phantom was rather prominent.

Black Friday

My sister told me that today is ‘Black Friday’. I’m not sure whether this is a Welsh phenomena or nationwide, but apparently Black Friday is the last Friday before Christmas. On this Friday office workers and university students pile out into pubs and bars and drink themselves past merriment and nearer demise. The police dread this night more than any other.

Sian was planning to head out on Black Friday and it (not so grimly) happens to be two friend’s birthdays, so I too will be out. Whilst I do not intend to drink myself into the gutter, I shall be partaking in the dark eve with my shoes.

These black velvet wedges are an early Christmas present that I have yet to wear; every time I intend to the heavens open and I am worried about rain ruining the soft velvet. Tonight it seems dry so they shall be on my feet with pride! I have yet to find out if they are ankle snappers though, they seem comfy but you can never be sure until you spend a night in a new pair of shoes. Perhaps I will end up in the gutter afterall!! Hopefully not.

To dye or not to dye?

Today I had a glorious half-day at work so went to Borough Market, the absolute best food market in London! I bought some Christmas cheeses for the parents and a shortbread heart. Very nice afternoon, and may I say that the market is an untapped resource for cute boys! So many pretty fresh faced 'cheese mongers' haha There could be romance amongst the cheddar!

My evening on the other hand has considered of self-pitied musing. It is so terrible to be poor, lovely Jeanie is styling a fashion show for Volume magazine this eve and can I go? Can I heck! Six pounds may as well be six hundred pounds at the moment.

Girls Aloud videos and X factor 'Best and worst' it is then. And some goggle imaging for unicorns and Bat For Lashes. I wouldn't mind her hair, though once someone told me if I had black hair I would look like 'an animated corpse'. Considering my current love of the Givenchy YSL goth I don't totally hate that idea...

Warming Winter Legs

Today I woke up at 8.05am. I need to leave the flat at 8am to get to work on time so this is not good; but I have adapted to oversleeping and (providing my hair has been washed the day before) can get ready in 15m. Throw on a dress, smear on some eyeliner, brush teeth and out of the door! Today however, there was a shoe situation. My new flat biker boots gave me a blister the size of the world yesterday, my only other flat shoes are flimsy ballet pumps which invite London icicles to fester upon my feet.... so what is one to do in arctic weather??! I reached into my tights bag and fetched out some leg warmers.


I bought these leg contraptions during my stint as a sales girl in Japanese sock mecca Tabio. I thought the lace trim was cute and had 70% off so could be reckless in my purchases. I never really wore them though, not until today.

I pulled them up like knee high socks, scrunching may have looked cooler but I needed all the warmth I could get in this arctic weather. I'm not sure of the result. I got some funny looks on the tube but nothing unusual there. They are quite cute and Japanesey and VERY warm - they actually make a big difference to the scantily tighted leg! But... I felt a little like kid from Fame prancing around in my ballet shoes, a little like I might do a twirl at any point.. I'm not totally sold on the leg warmer personally, though they are so practically warm I'm sure they will be on my legs many a overslept morning!

Self-Obsessed and Sexee

After a fine weekend of feasting and shopping in Cardiff I returned to London. The city is dark and icy and my mood has followed suit. I met up with a friend who had stories of sunny cities and relaxed inspired living; he seemed to regret London, and I think I do too at the moment.

Aside from self-indulgent ponderings I have been listening to a lot of Sonic Youth. Just as with Hole, I missed the entire grunge scene when it was actually happening and was left to catch up with Sonic Youth in mid-teen years. I love the moody sparseness and black glittery lyrics; it enhances my cattle-esque central line commute and bumpy bus home.



For some reason the music i hear the music in black and white? Perhaps because of the iconic band logo that can now be seen on tote bags everywhere. It also makes me want to have white rooty scraggy hair and smudged red lips. Fashion wise, 'grunge' tended to do what it says on the tin, and I think it must be refreshing to abandon the grooming. I'll admit I don't even brush my hair anyway so I have an extra fondness for the grunge look.


SY by sarahedwinarose

Boots- Emma Cook for Topshop
Jeans- Maison Martin Margiela
Jumper- Topshop (tried this on it made me look like a tub!)
Dress- Warehouse
Boots- French Connetion
Make Up- Benefit and Mac

Links A La Mode: The IBF Weekly Round Up

Links à la Mode : December 11th

Fash-Obsessed

• A Few Goody GumDrops - A Few Goody Gumdrops is cuffing her wrists with the Red Crocodile Bracelets from Nancy Gonzalez!
• Caged Lilies - Feeling russian. Chanel pre fall 09 review
• Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - I’m having a girl moment…
• Couture Allure Vintage - Couture Allure takes a look at fashion photography of Hiro from 1966.
• Debutante Clothing - Vintage Dress Silhouettes Over the Decades
• Fashion Birdcage - MATERIALBYPRODUCT Template Spring Summer 09 Collection
• fashion in my eyes - Coco in motion
• Fashion Pulse Daily - Fashion Pulse’s runway look of the day is none other than Rodarte’s Grecian goddess gowns - check out what we think about it!
• Fasshonaburu - Why should the mortgage companies and auto industry get all the breaks? A fashion industry bailout proposal.
• Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy - At Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy diamonds are a girl’s best friend!
• Iole in fashion - Sunglasses
• O.M.O. Writes - FASHION ICON: International Stylist, Catherine Baba. Hailed the “most stylish woman in Paris,” she epitomizes glamour and gaudiness!
• Shopping and Info - The scoop on Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian wearing Rozae Nichols
• Style Discovery - Introducing young designers from the West Australian Institute of Fashion and Textile. Style Discovery’s show coverage, interviews and more.
• SwanDiamondRose - Mandy aka Yarnageddon is co-author of the upcoming Yarnbombing book.
• The Subadult Years - My fabulous sample sale example with Canadian designer Lucian Matis
• Tierra M Wilson - Fashion Gives Back In Arizona

It’s a little personal

• Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy - How to wear vests part 1: how the ladies rock it
• Dirty Laundry - Red: The first of a week long monochromatic experiment.
• dramatis personae - Bringing Back Burlesque… ways for the average girl to incorporate the glamour and glitz of Burlesque in to her wardrobe.
• Daisy Fairbanks Vintage - Pinkaholism. Love pink? Hate it? Find out more.
• la boudoir - Perfect Party Picks - Dresses to wear to that upcoming holiday party
• Little Black Book - The guide to online clothes shopping and where to look.
• In Life and In Fashion - Hibernation Helper: How to stay stylishly warm when it is c-c-c-cold outside! Brrrr!
• Or False Glitter - -Style crisis! Do we choose our style or does it choose us?
• shopfair - A guide to successful color matching. Find the right colors for your skintone and create colorful outfits.
• Style Symmetry - I Love London! Do you?
• THE COVETED - DIY : Turn old sweaters into lovely opera gloves.

‘Tis the Season

• AlysiaMarie.com - Trend Guide this Season =)
• Diary of a Style Addict - Is telling you how to get 10 smackeroos for your desigenr shopping this holiday season
• Mademoiselle Robot - Stylish gift ideas for your favourite sister (see also mum, grandma etc)
• Retro Chick - Last Minute Gifts for disorganised Retro Chicks
• The Sassy Peach - The Sassy Peach Holiday Gift Guide! 20 gifts under !

You are Beautiful

• ShopDiary - finds some fantastic deals on cosmetics and fragrances at Costco, of all places!
• Summershoes - Tips and Tricks and Beauty Secrets: Easy to make Papaya Mask
• Your Style Star - Hot Lip Tips

Chic Geek

• Independent Fashion Bloggers - IFB Traffic School: SEO a Go-Go
• Petite Bourgeoisie - Fashion Blog Design - The Options
• Technology Starlet - The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Digital Clutch Is Finally Her
• Dogmom’s Dish - Inside Tokidoki’s Inspiration

Lip Salved?

Today I read about a new product that seems too good to be true! Bliss has a new 'Problem Salved' balm that claims to have 20 unique beauty uses. Alas, no matter how I googled I could not find a complete list of all 20 but its uses include:

• soothe sunburn and windburn
• soothe just-waxed skin
• soothe stressed post-treatment skin
• soothe stinging and itching from insect bites
• moisturise chapped heels, elbows, knees
• moisturise chapped noses
• prevent runner's chafing
• prevent shoe blisters
• nourish cuticles
• tame hair flyaways
• groom eyebrows
• fix make-up mistakes

Sounds pretty amazing right? Or does it? I am a cynic, and cannot help wondering if these are actually qualities than any bog standard lip balm has; could you not use a chapstick on your cuticles and eyebrows, could not Carmex soothe windburn and sunburn?? At roughly £14 a stick it appears to be a nice smelling but overpriced lipbalm!

If I were going to fork out on this type of product I would rather buy a tube of Elizabeth Arden 8hr cream. Now this stuff really is magic! I bought one in duty free a few years ago, and not only does it last ages (I still have mine with a lot left) but it is perfect for any beauty woe. I use mine on winter flaky eyelids, chapped lips, burns, cuts everywhere for anything! It definitely can deal with the entire list above and is a cult product rather than perhaps a passing fad!



I am visiting my sister and (titchy) Gran in Cardiff over the weekend so may be absent from the internet and the blog! Hope everyone has a nice weekend! xxx

Double Club

There is a lot of fuss in London Town about this new 'Double Club'. Sponsored by Prada it is an art gallery with a restaurant with a bar and a dance floor... I don't really know the finer points of its true purpose, but I do know that it is only open for 6 months and that on Saturdays and Thursdays Richard Mortimer hosts some fun nights of dancing and cocktails!

We went along on the weekend to enjoy 'Gareth Pugh and Friends', always nice! The photo below shows the discotheque room; the raised central dance floor with DJ booth actually revolves! Now, when I heard the club had a revolving dance floor I had visions of hopping on or off like a merry go round, spinning and waving at folk below. In actual fact it does one rotation an hour, this means that no matter how closely you watch the stage you cannot see it moving, however after a few songs notice the DJ box is in a different place!

Gareth Pugh is one of my favourite designers but also as a DJ's! It is ironically wonderful that whilst he sends dark alien creations down the catwalk, he prefers to play the cheesiest of cheesy pop as a DJ! We had Kylie, Britney x 2, Maria and lots of other old 80s hits!









I love this girl; Gwendoline has the best legs and the best moves! After this photo was taken she put her legs in the air and did some froggy scissor kicks, not many people could do that in a jump suit and still look glamorous...



After Gareth's set we moved onto Grotbags at Push, hosted by the Pop girls. Whilst there we saw this beautiful model boy below. You might remember him from the Levis ads-I certainly do, made a bus journey far more intereting with his pretty billboards. Jeanie was in charge of my camera and took this photo but alas!! his friend clocked our plan (you can see this in the photo) and then tried to take a photo of Jeanie ahhh EVIDENCE of our stalkerish tendencies!




It was super fun dancing to Hole and indie pop songs but one problem; we arrived about 2.30 and the cloak room was closed, hmm we still had to pay to get in though! I tired like a child and was more than happy to take refuge with the bags, literally becoming a bag lady.


5 minutes later Girls Aloud came on and I instantly revived!!

A Question of Personal Style

The other night we were in Angel considering going to the Prada launch party at the newly opened Double Club (more about that in days to come) and decided to firstly go to Hamburger Union- I know SO unfashion! So we were sitting munching our burgers and lots of mayonnaise when I started having a little complain about my hair.

Me: I want to cut my hair into a style, I'm soo sick of it being long and hanging

Jeanie: Why?!!

M: Because when it's long it makes me look all whimsical, and romantic!! I'd like to be more edgy

J: Uh but you kinda are like that..you like ponies and unicorns

SILENCE

M: actually you're right..in fact I drew a unicorn on my wrist earlier look

J: It looks like it has two heads!

Etc etc

This conversation and the wise words from Jeanie made me wonder about personal style; do we choose what we look like or does it choose us? I have read many blog posts explaining how to assess your wardrobe to create a personal style, but this seems really mathematical and almost contrived. If we all bought clothes that we liked from instinct and nothing else would not we all have unique personal style?

Of course it is not this easy, trends are piled upon us and the high street dictates what is available to buy. Even vintage is not truly unique now that lots of retailers have realised the concept of reselling the old and I myself admit I am influenced by seeing someone on the street or in a blog...

Seeing lots of girls around London with amazing blunt bobs and cropped locks did make me consider and question my style, but in fact my long hair probably expresses more about me than a planned and considered haircut ever could. I AM whimsical, my favourite era of writing is the Romantic, Keats is my favourite poet, I love Dickens and Austen and long winded descriptive writing. I AM a girl with long untamed hair!!

As for personal style, I wish I could take the time to photograph and study my daily wear to conduct improving changes but my oversleeping every single morning does not allow it. Sometimes I just wear clothes not outfits, and in it's own messy way I guess this is my style.

I Love Courtney

This Sunday there are 2 things that have made me happy.

1. Seeing a dog wearing a Christmas jumper on Hackney Road

2. The Courtney Love shoot in Elle




Magazines are a treat these days and I don't buy them like I used to but I had to get Elle with Courtney on the cover. Although I was more into Hanson when Hole were actually out and about, I was a huge fan aged about 15/16 and obsessed with Miss Love.

She has a careless rock and roll attitude a riotous snarling singing voice and distinctive style. Though she used to be better found in torn baby doll dresses and smudged red lipstick this very fashion forward shoot does not abandon her grunge roots.

Yes, perhaps it is a little obvious to put her in torn, black lacy numbers (and Givenchy) but it's what she does best. I think the photos are beautiful and the interview is wonderfully bare and honest. Her new album Nobodies Daughter is out early next year and I can't wait to see what new fodder she has to offer!

How I enjoy wasting a morning!

It is quarter to 12 on a Saturday and I am in bed... nothing unusual there, only this particular Saturday I have already been out, travelled to the end of the world (Wembley North) and back again!

Yes I attempted the Angels Fancy Dress sample sale, very unsuccessfully may I add. I'm sure that everyone has heard about the sale, basically the biggest costume shop in UK- who supplies period costumes to film and TV- were selling off loads of stock for £10 a bag!! I marked the date in my diary and started dreaming of long victorian capes and cute black 60s dresses. An unrealistic dream sadly.

I got up so early for a Saturday, 7.30!! And even sacrificed seeing one of my favourite bands Soho Dolls last night to ensure I would be able to remove myself from bed! I trekked all the way to Wembley in ZONE 4, via tube then overground as the Bakerloo was defunct as per usual.

Getting off the train at Wembley there were so many people we actually had to queue to get out of the station..and then I noticed a lot of people coming back into the station, and without shopping bags. How curious I pondered, but the mystery would be answered. On turning onto Main Drive I saw it. The most massive queue I have ever witnessed, and I have been to Disney World, I am no stranger to a que!!

It stretched around the warehouse as far as the eye could see, huddles of bodies in the cold all waiting in an unmoving line. There was a luminous orange security man who clearly found the whole thing terribly amusing

'3-4 hours!' he was informing people 'the queue was all the way around at 7am, people camped here!'. Then he made a very good point, 'I'm not trying to stop you queueing but look at all the people who will get in before you, there will be nothing left!'

He was right. I would possibly queue for 3 hours for some authentic vintage Victorian goodness for a tenner, but in the situation I would be queuing for 3hours to get the dregs of the warehouse, there were at least a thousand people already waiting.

So I turned back and waited for ages to get the train back. I was bitter. Lots of people has also decided not to bother and the southbound platform was crowded with glum bagless folk. I was glad I had a fit of sense and decided to take my £20 elsewhere, but I must admit I died a little bit inside when I saw a girl with a pair of victorian boots stuffed into her transparent Angels bag...oh well, she probably stayed in Wembley all night, and for that dedication she deserves them, I wish her and the boots all the best!

Links A La Mode: The IBF Weekly Round Up

Links à la Mode : December 4th

• 39thandbroadway.com - The nitty, gritty, down and dirty, details of working in the fashion industry that nobody prepares you for!
• A Few Goody GumDrops - A Few Goody Gumdrops is giving away two to-die-for Katherine Kwei ever so chic handbags!Enter to Win!
• Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy - Look divine this season, whatever your budget, in hot holiday jewellery
• Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - Which came first…the button or the button-hole?
• Clutch 22 - Clutch 22 cut up a dress to create DIY Studded Oxfords
• Couture Allure Vintage Fashion - How to party like it’s 1959! Vintage looks for a 50th birthday gala.
• Daisy Fairbanks Vintage - Bringing out your inner Betty Draper, channeling the glamour of the early 60s with Mad Men fashion.
• Debutante Clothing - Vintage Fashion History - What’s Wrong with Bows and Zippers?
• dramatis personae - An interview with Xenia of Lime Crime Makeup (and Doe Deere Blogazine) about her new make-up line.
• fashion in my eyes - Word on the street with Sasha Pivovarova
• Fashion Pulse Daily - Fashion Pulse finds ways to get all gussied up for holiday parties via Target for under !
• Fasshonaburu Fashion - Gift Guide for shopping for the label-obsessed, Gossip Girl watching teen during these economic hard times.
• Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy - Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy is loving these effortless-looking, chic looks! Yay for black! It always works!
• If Wishes Were Clothes Horses… - My exclusive interview with eccentric stylist, editor, notorious club personality and club night host JACK MITCHELL. He doesn’t mince his words, check it out…
• In Life and In Fashion - Handbag Heaven or Hell? A perfectly organized handbag!
• Independent Fashion Bloggers - How To Write The Perfect Holiday Gift Guide
• Mademoiselle Robot - My crush on Claire Fisher from Six Feet Under.
• MY Fashion Frenzy - My FIRST ‘Black Friday’ experience. “The phrase “crazy holiday shoppers” is an understatement!”
• Nothing Elegant - Artist Gustave Klimt and his lifelong partner Emile Floge were influential fashion reformers, and their work is still inspiring designers today.
• Or False Glitter - Advertising perfume: the mystery behind a physical representation of smell
• Pencil - sd looks at how some bloggers use what they already have to create a completely unique and one-of-a-kind look.
• Petite Bourgeoisie - John Caplan - The Man Behind Ford Models
• respectfully yours - stylish gentleman: daniel craig as james bond.
• Shopping and Info - Shopping and Info has the info on what Demi Lovato wore at the Twilight Premiere.
• Smart Geezer - Girls! 10 Tips For Men’s Clothes Shopping!
• Style Discovery - Who’s liking to my blog? Style Discovery’s 3rd bloggin tip post.
• Style Symmetry - Stop by and Celebrate our One Year Blogaversary!
• Stylish Thought - The Good Side of Sequins
• Technology Starlet - The Technology Starlet chicBuds Holiday Gift Giveaway
• The Bare Skinny - Fashion on the Go…Fabulous Iphone Apps.
• THE COVETED - Lucky 13 Vintage Holiday Dresses
• The Style PA - Going gaga for Lady Gaga. How one women is changing my mind about eighties fashion…
• we wear things - We Wear Things goes Masked Avengers!

Penultimate Ponystep

Last night was to be my last party at one of my favourite London club nights. The Ponystep monthly party in Hoxton Sq is now moving to Paris (sob) and Sunday evening was the penultimate; the last is on New Years eve and I will be firmly wedged in Wales and unable to attend.

This club night is pretentious, it is very fashion but it is also the most wonderfully creative and friendly atmosphere. I have seen everyone from Gareth Pugh (a regular) to Alexander McQueen to Matt Lucas to Will Young in the humble Bar and Grill for a Sunday party. There is always a que and a scuffle to get in and the music is always good; it takes a lot for me to lose self-conciousness and have a good old boogie, but you can always rely on the Ponystep DJs to mix a cheesy pop song with a dirty bass line. Last night we had Britney, Beyonce and even Maria Carey All I want for Christmas, a bit early but still emotional!



I don't know who this guy in white is but he is in a lot of my photos!





This Spanish guy wanted to look like Russell Brand (??!), Christell had a comb and was happy to oblige..








x x x