RIP Alexander Mcqueen, Lee Mcqueen.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/christinexkang/AlexanderMcQueen.jpg

http://www4.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Alexander+McQueen+Paris+Fashion+Week+Ready+RUPrYZzWgQWl.jpg

floral and tan.

you may not remember but here is an outfit post from like last weekend when i didnt know what to wear to a party and i changed my mind, so here it is.

I am wearing a vintage floral leotard, urban outfitters skirt, h&m tights (yet again!) vintage purse i posted about back in january, accessorize ring, river island shoes.

finally finished.

Here is my art work that i have been working on. Its on a topic called self image, and i was inspired by mainly vintage collages of memories, however i wanted to show skill so i decided to do an observational draw of myself, to show my interest in fashion and illustration. To me it kinda seems like I've got my whole world around me. What do you think? You may recognise the outfit and pose from a previous post, called 'turquoise varnish.' in January.

Here are a couple of pages from my sketch book which have inspired it:

classic style icons.

While i was tiding my room and looking through old magazines and articles i came across this booklet insert from the Daily Telegraph in 2008. It has some great arcticles featuring the 60s right up to the 00s. My personal favourites were the 60s and 70s, talking about the Mods, Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell, Mary Quant and Twiggy, and the 70s was of course where Vivienne Westwood came into view. However i found it really interesting to read up on the other decades too. Here some photos of the booklet. All of this started me thinking about my own style icons and decided to show you some of my classic style icons:

Twiggy

Catherine Deneuve

Audrey Hepburn

Ossie Clark Dress

Ali Macgraw

Marianne Faithfull

Mia Farrow

Leslie Caron

http://www.sixtiescity.com/Fashion/Images/FAS051.jpg http://hkisthlm.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/louis-vuitton-speedy-audrey-hepburn.jpg http://bicycling.about.com/od/thebikelife/ig/Stars-on-bikes/Audrey-Hepburn-on-a-bike.-06j.htm http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001201/ http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/sunglasses/a1967-marianne-faithfull-2.jpg http://assets.lexposure.net/photos/images/News/t/52536/spotlight_preview/then_2.jpghttp://www.artistshadow.com/alley/ampar10.jpg http://www.doctormacro1.info/Images/Caron,%20Leslie/Annex/Annex%20-%20Caron,%20Leslie%20(An%20American%20in%20Paris)_01.jpg

arty.

I'm pretty tired today as last night i went out for a band night. The usual head bobbing and jumping went on, to classic Nirvana and then Arctic Monkeys, Kasbian and then some of the band's songs. I took some photos of what i wore, but camera is not behaving its self at the moment so i will have to upload them another time. As for today i have been doing more art, just sketch book, collage random stuff. Thought i would share:

this makes me happy.

Yes that's right, Alexa Chung is the cover star of British Vogue in march. it makes me happy as one of my favourite magazine issues of Elle (London Special) had Alexa Chung on the cover. Can't wait to see what the spread of outfits will be like, however if I'm perfectly honest I'm not really liking what she'd wearing on the front cover. It's kinda too simple i think, or hmm, well I'm not really sure whats wrong, there is just something not quite right. Though i do think those clogs are pretty rad. I shall be racing into the shops tomorrow to get my issue, hope you will too!

I just found these pictures on Internet of Daisy Lowe's 21st Birthday Party and i had to share as i instantly fell in love! Sorry for kinda random change of subject but ah well. Also i don't think i will be posting tomorrow as i have a hectic day and in the evening is my best friends party, but i promise some good outfit posts!

I think you can gather it was a fancy dress party, but just look at how beautiful those outfits are and the intricate detailing gone into them.

http://www.zimbio.com/Alexa+Chung/articles/T8JVP_Fawy5/Alexa+Chung+Covers+UK+Vogue
http://www.vogue.co.uk/celebrity-photos/100129-daisy-lowes-21st-birthday-party.aspx

pinch punch first day of the month.

Yesterday was a pretty hectic day. It consisted of walking back from my friends house, wearing my pyjamas while it was snowing, sewing all day until the sewing machine broke and then going to a dance performance thingy, after which i was soo tired from dancing and the party the night before, i just went straight to bed. Therefore i didnt really have time to post. I do love snow, as its exciting, fun to roll in and play in, but now its just annoying because its like we've already had it and it makes your feet wet and cold but i supose im just complaining its better than rain! Ah wells it was fun to take pictures in, even if they did kinda fail as the snow was melting really quickly, but i shall show them anyway.

I'm wearing sugar ankle boots, wooly tights H&M, smock dress from some little no name shop, topshop crop jumper, urbanoutfitters plait shirt, autograph shawl cardigan thing and a lace headband.
Shall post soon on my change of outfit, as i didnt end up wearing what i showed you i would wear to the party!