a little find.

Just a quick post, showing a great little find i picked up at a local charity shop. Its a tan little purse, with note pad and mirror inside. i was surprised as i saw so many great things like a velvet long chain bag, moccasins and some big black biker boots.

prom what a discussion.

Wow, imagine wearing a Giambattista Valli or Chanel to prom!

Prom has been a major discussion recently, in fact it as been so major i am almost sick of hearing about it. A while back i started thinks about different looks i wanted and saving images by designers and celebrities, hoping to find in the next few months an affordable one, or maybe one i could alter. But it seems that some of my friends have already in fact bought their dresses and this gets me little distressed. I actually want quite a simple yet weird dress but i thought i would show some of my 'dream' dresses. They are beautiful and inspiring in every way, that would make you want to dress up as a princess for everyday of your life. However i have also found some dressed by celebrities of how to mix it up a little for a quirky take on the prom dress.

First set: Alice Temperley, simple yet elegant, the first one has a delicate intricacy to the neck line which adds to the overall look and the second one i think the texture makes it interesting. Second Set: Erin Fetherson and Alberta Ferretti are two floral based collections. Erin's 09 spring collection are mainly printed designs of abstract shapes and flowers in hues of lilacs, whites and pinks. However Alberta Ferretti's Spring 10 collection (check it out its amazing) are in fabrics in smokey, flowy layers of embroidered floral, Japanese blossom type flower designs.

Thrid Set: Oscar De La Renta and Erdem designs. Beautifully simple lace detailed body con/fish tale dresses, from 2007. Erdem lace tiered dress in cream, i just love how they have added the blue crop jacket with 3d flower, it really pulls the whole piece together and the colours compliment each other. I have a bit of a neutral theme going on, however i doubt i will get a neutral coloured affordable one that doesn't look like a wedding dress! So i am thinking blues and purples.

I love to see how people wear certain things, and what they bring to an original item. Here we move from classic to contemporary quirkiness. Audrey Hepburn epitomises grace and the two dress pictures are simple shapes yet she wears them in way that makes her stand out. I don't normally look to movie stars for fashion style yet Zooey Deschanel always wear a great and interesting gown. i love the long tulle high waisted skirt Kate Botsworth has worn as i never think skirts are very formal, however this shows a new perspective and i love the colours. Anna Friel wears vintage graceful pieces, that almost transfer you back to their time period. Alexa Chung forever the fashion icon, in what looks like a simple blue prom dress, however with her lose hair, skull necklace and pumps just shows that its not the dress that makes the outfit its the person that shows you how to wear it. Kirsten Dunst's gets inspiration from Paul Poiret for her outfit number 2 and outfit number 1s intricacy is not to much with the lose hair. Finally Agyness Deyn and Mischa Barton who have added jackets (denim and leather) to toughen up their either simple or girly dress.

http://www.imdb.com/, http://www.zimbio.com/, http://www.style.com/

productiveness.

Yes today my day has been very productive for a Sunday. I have worked on my art for most of the day, and my final piece is almost complete, will post on that later. Also i have been working on a sewing project recently and an inspiration book that accompanies it. Here are some snapshots of the book (sorry for the bad shine on the photos)

The theme of the book was originally Japanese/vintage however it gradually changed to my normal style of florals, simple and delicate shapes, pale hues of pinks,purples and turquoise. And ended up becoming inspired by specific things and people; artists such as John Everett Millais and Arther Hughes (pre raphaelite painters), photographer Tim Walker, and Anohki Fabrics from India.

turquoise varnish.

Today i went shopping bright and early in the morning so i could just breeze around the shops. Here is what i wore. I didn't buy much as I'm trying to save my money, but what i did buy were things on my clothes list (i get bored sometimes and start making lists and outfit lists of things i want). I bought a good pair of thick knitted grey tights from H&M. I also bought some jade/ turquoise nail varnish, which i was very happy about finding as the Chanel version is all sold out and i was looking in every make up section for a colour like it, and luckily i found one right at the end of my search. The nail varnish is by a company called 'Hot Looks' it was very cheap and i have found it to be of a good quality too. Now all i have to is stop biting my nails and learn how to apply nail varnish properly!

i first found out about the jade nail varnish, not from the Chanel runway but in fact one of my favourite quirky fashion stars, Alexa Chung, and here she is in all her glory. i never really wear nail varnish, however when i saw this i had to try it out as its my favourite colour.
http://www.zimbio.com/

quick randomness.

As much as i think Anna Wintor is truely inspirational and that she is like the queen of the fashion world, i am going to have to do the opposite of what she has said 'fashion is not about looking back, it's about looking forward' and look back onto what happens when one of my favourite photographers and favourite models team together back in the November 2004 issue of Vogue.

Photographer Annie Leibovitz and Model Natalia Vodianova

Photos taken from http://www.herfamedgoodlooks.com/ its a great site that lets you search for you favourite model, and then shows most covers, adverts and shoots

to be adored.

While i was surfing the Internet during my lunch period, i decided not to go outside for fear of flying snowballs, i was on the usual shopping/blogs/photographs sites and i came across a dress on urban outfitters which i absolutely fell in love. i haven't seen a really great dress in a while that makes my heart flutter, you know what its like when you find something that is exactly what you've been looking for; a pastel shade pink/nude, a good shape, however an interesting quirkiness that doesn't just make it like any other dress. And this antique collar silk dress is just that dress.

Its by a company called t.b.a (to be adored) whom i never heard of, however after a bit of research, i find out that the collection is by the designer Binbin McNiven. Her Spring/Summer 2010 collection was inspired by actress Mia Farrow. The collection is subject to silks and breezy numbers, all of which she has added an interesting quirky embellishment to a classic piece. Here are some more of my favourite pieces from the collection:



I just love how they clothes have been captured in the photoshoot, as this type of lighting used really adds to the final look and feel of the photograph. The lighting and style remind me of Arthur Elgort and the less bazaar more beautiful shoots of Grace Coddington. Photos taken from: http://www.ilovetba.co.uk/

new year thoughs.

I keep feeling really bad about this blog, as i want to show and write so many things and i just keep putting it back on my to do list. However i really am going to start trying to post every few days as i think that really is the key to a successful blog. So i might be backtracking on some of the things in the last month that i have done, that i just haven't posted on, or putting my latest thoughts up of spring/summer 10.

So firstly a quick outfit post, which i have been wearing a lot recently during the party month of December, however specifically i wore it to go and see the nutcracker ballet which i completely fell in love with.

I am wearing an Annie Greenabelle dress, with Autograph swing cardigan and Clark's brogues.

(I thought this picture of the ballet was appropriate for the current weather conditions i am experiencing!) http://www.ballet.co.uk/

The whole ballet was utterly inspiring, with the amazing scenery that totally drew you into the performance and left you wondering whether you dreamt the whole thing. The outfits were beautiful which made me want to wear a tutu for the rest of the year, and i think its why i want to wear tulle skirts and pastel shades for the summer. Talking of ballet it reminds of reading about Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel designs for The Dying Swan in Swan Lake.

I wish i had taken up ballet professionally, just to wear this!

http://fpedition.com/