The times they are a'changin...

I'm changing my blog to an exciting new and improved travel blog while i'm on my adventures abroad, so y'all at home can see what i'm seeing! xxx

SPANGLE BALLET

THE GEAR:
Grace (left): Acid-Wasp JUMPER{Vintage from lovely Grandma}; Nancy Netted HAT {Vintage}; Trouser-Snake Heels {Barratt’s}; Razzledazzle BAG {Graceland}; LEGGINGS {Camden Market}

Preetz (right): Good hair yum…

Although a sparkly 80s BATWING SLEEVE jumper, wet-look leggings and SNAKESKIN heels are not the most appropriate wear for a casual stroll in the forest, I have never believed in practicality over fabulosity. I don’t think that’s a word, but you know what I mean. As them nights get colder but you still need to go to the pub, a spanglicious jumper (the brighter the better) is the perfect way to keep a bit of autumnal glamour in your life. Team with leggings and a hunky asian man and you’re all set.

*Sew or superglue different coloured SEQUINS onto an old bag to give it the bling factor it so desperately needs

FESTIVAL TIME!!!

THE GEAR:
SEQUINED DRESS & WAISTCOAT {Charity shop}; TIGHTS {Mum’s}; STRAW HAT {stall at Reading Festival}; HEADSCARF {Vintage}; WELLIES {B&Q ha!}

Summer is all about frolicking at festivals like merry squirrels. But recently the fun has been slightly taken away by this Fest-Fash obsession to look like Kate Moss or Sienna Miller. Don’t get me wrong, I think La Moss is faultlessly stylish, but that doesn’t mean that every teenage girl has to emulate her exactly. Mix it up; after all, Fests are all about letting loose!
I reckon SEQUINS + Coloured Tights + Wellies + STRAW HAT = The Ultimate Festival Outfit. Team with a warm pint of Strongbow, rain and an essential leather BUMBAG and you’re all set!

EVERYONE COME TO BIG CHILL! And buy lots of drinks cos I am working on the bar J

FEST FUNDAMENTALS:
- Bumbag to keep your valuables private close to your privates
- Facewipes cos you get dutty
- TOP TIP ALERT!! Marigold plastic gloves to wear when taking off your wellies
- Cup-a-soup, treats and water – you don’t want to pass out spontaneously from lack of food and dehydration when taking a public wazz like my mate Juz…
- Black marker pen to do BODY ART in those bored, semi-pissed hours

WHAT KATIE WORE

I was minding my own business on Swanfield St yesterday when who did I have the pleasure of bumping into? Only the eponymous heroine of the fashion blog www.whatkatiewore.com! I recently read about it in Grazia and fell in love with it, so when I saw her I literally did a double take, shouted 'Excuse me!', then proceeded to bombard her with compliments for 5 minutes. Real cool, I know.

THE BLOG: Katie's significant other, Joe, decided to photograph Katie everyday for a year in her AMAZING clothes to compile a kind of year-long bloggy love letter. WHY DON'T I KNOW MEN LIKE THIS??? Anyhooo, this outfit was the one she was wearing when I gushed at her on the street and its like the best jumpsuit I've ever seen.

STYLE ICON #1 - VARGAS GIRLS

I thought it was about time I introduced you to some of my style icons that continually influence and inspire me. I have always adored the kitsch uber-feminine styling of the war-era pin-up girl. These illustrations made sex chic because of what they almost revealed, and have remained timelessly sexy and stylish, influencing celebrities from Amy Winehouse to Dita Von Teese. Oooh and I do love a good peep-toe slingback. Need to get a cone bra though…

Also I love how V.V. Brown has modernized the vargas girl's trademark fringe hair roll



GET THE LOOK: Fold fringe back, attach kirbygrips, apply 4 cans of hairspray and don’t go playing in the rain. Can also be achieved by putting folding your fringe back over a large roller

DIOR Haute Couture A/W 2009-2010

I am ridiiiiicuously in love with how Galliano’s collection re-animates the elegance and grace of the 50s but ups the sex factor by putting corseting, stockings, suspenders and silky brassieres on show.
My faves were the silky slips saucily poking out from beneath the hems of dresses, the huge BOWs (!!) on the fabulous hats, the reams and reams of netting and The Ultimate Leopard-Print Dress with ruffled sleeves…num num num…I am slightly salivating right now.
Also the the slap got fiiiieeerrrcce.

VAMP TRAMP

THE GEAR:
Flo: Wild-Child JACKET {Topshop}; Bertha Babydoll DRESS {Charity shop}; PEARLS {Topshop}; STOCKINGS {Marks and Spencer}; Hubby-KILLER HEELS {Barratts}

Flo has just killed her husband and buried him somewhere in Epping Forest. But damn she looks fierce…he would be proud. I love LACE, and am currently obsessed with the Victorian/Gothic heroine look of lace-trim necklines. Matching it with 80S PRINTS and colours like Flo’s BLUE NAILIES make the whole look a delightfully contrasting…but still killer.

HEADS UP!: Same colour tights and lipstick = The new way to match??



Deep lippy and bright eyes – 80s trash at its best...