Sonic Youth + Urban Outfitters = Lustworthy clothes

I haven't been the most fashionable of individuals lately. In fact, tonight was the first time in about two weeks that I have been out past ten o' clock. I have been quite the hermit, suffering with a respiratory chest infection. But I'm better now. I'm less sleepy and spacey and ready to be hip and happening again. cough cough.

Anyway... I am excited by the fact that Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth has collaborated with Urban Outfitters. This season Urban has got some awesome collaborations but I'm excited by the fact that one of the coolest people in the music industry is working with one of my favourite shops. Mirror/Dash from Kim Gordon, Jeffrey Monteiro and Melinda Wansbrough is lovely, clean and simple. I am very fond of the tshirt dress, the roll cuff tshirt and the crop jacket. They are really affordable and I would love to get to wear something designed by someone so cool...

I don't really think that Kim would be opposed to the jacket being worn alongside the iconic tshirt featuring that picture of teenagers from a Sonic Youth cover.
Peace out, Fi xx

Camera bereavement..

I'm devestated..
The camera surgeons said that the lens is completely shattered. They said I was better off buying a new camera, because it would cost me 180 euros to replace the lens. It's pretty sad to let go of my dear camera, but I think I'll set it free.

I've been cameraless for more than a week now, and I feel naked without it. I carry my camera everywhere..and I've bought 2 Alexander Mcqueen jackets yesterday that I'd love to share with all of you, but I can't. Also went out yesterday and going to the IDSA ball tonight, but won't be taking my own photos. I'm sure the girlies will have theirs, so will be OK.

In good news, I'm meeting my mom next weekend in London. She recently received a new Canon camera with her new car, and said she'd bring it over to moi! Isn't that lovely?

Rest in peace my dear camera, you've been a wonderful companion.

xx-LJ

Don't cry LJ..

Last year, I was on a big hunt for finding the perfect dress for one of my best friend's wedding. You can go back to my history and see the multiple posts about za dress search. Jen & I became obsessed with Jenny Packham's black sequined dress from A/W 08. Like.....really obsessed. Obsessed to the point where Jen had the picture of the dress as her profile photo on facebook for many many weeks. We dreamed about it, thought of where we'd wear, who it'll look good on, what the back would look like (Runway photos did not show the back..).


I went to London on a dress searching trip and trotted my ass over to Harrods, the main carrier of Jenny Packham's stuff (before the boutique opened). Nina was the lady in charge of the Jenny, Jenny's connections and order (I'd like to pretend that Jenny Packham and I are on first name basis). Nina told me that that particular dress did not come in at all, and that if I really wanted it, I'd have to place an order. Bear in mind that the order was non refundable at a price tag of over 3500 pounds. I wasn't sure if the dress I'f order would even fit me. I gave Nina my number, but I never heard from her. I persumed the dress could not be made for me.

Dalal, one of my close friends, rang me one day about this wedding she attended. She was describing the bride's sister's dress, and she was thinking "Where have I seen this beautiful black dress before?". It was right here on SOS!...that's where she saw it. My reaction.....I screamed with jealousy.

I'm still not over that dress. I felt like crying when I saw Malin Akerman wearing this same dress on GoFugYourself. The back, front, sides and all dimensions is gorgeous. The fug girls didn't like it, but I feel like punching Malin, stripping her out of that dress, and slipping that beautiful beaded sequined dress on moi.


Positive thoughts... Positive thoughts LJ. Deep yoga breaths.. I have my own Jenny Packham dress. So, it's ok. I must move on.


xx- LJ

Trex, djs, and pretty women..

I can't remember how I stumbled upon his flickr, but his page has been bookmarked for a while and I thought now would be a good time to share (with the camera fiasco and all). I don't know if this is all news, and this is just me getting all excited about something you've all heard of before. But I found photos taken by Merkley??? who doesn't define himself as a photographer, but takes amazing photos.

His work reminds me of Dave Chapelle, who's one of my favorite photographers. His photos seem like they're taken out of a dream scenario. The colors are saturated, the sets are unusual and the models are all beautiful. And bear in mind, that the people in his photos are not professional models, but people that he knows in person. I find the titles of his photos bemusing. They are quite long, but make you understand the photos better. For example, the photo of the redhead in the big box is named "Robin - Quasi Fetal Positioned Red Head Freckled Jazz Singer With Barely Visible Green Square Arm Tattoo and Elbow Bruise In A Musty Old Suitcase On A Semi-Fancy Old Rug Of Unknown Origin".



That's bananas. I die.

xx-LJ

Multi layered gangster..

Warning: It is 2:15 am, and I am literally typing whatever comes into my head.

Everyone on Twitter is hyping over the Oscars, while I am here watching Supersize VS Superskinny on Chanel 4 catch up. I wish I had E! here.. damn it. I can't wait to catch up on all the red carpet bonanza tomorrow. I have seen 3 outfits so far, but nothing blew my mind away. I'm waiting for award season to be over.. I miss my Gossip Girl.

My weekend hasn't been very eventful, but the sun was shining and I am still praying for my dear Canon to be repaired. Fi & I ventured on our useless trip to town the other day and watched 'He's just not that into you', which was brilliant. There's nothing better than watching a girly movie matinee with your partner in crime. We went to some 2nd hand shops, but I never have the luck that Fi has with thrifting. She always finds the most amazing 80's 3 euro dresses, and 6 euro vintage suits. Pass me some luck please, will you Fi?

I was looking quite gangster-ish that day. I wasn't in the greatest state of mind or thought. Her majesty always plays around with my head. I went for a laid back casual look, and threw on some items that I haven't worn for ages. I had to dig those out of my closet/drawer.

yellow knit top (Christian Lacroix), grey top worn underneat (Asos), brown cardigan (Topshop), boyfriend drop crotch jeans (All Saints), scarf (Urban Outfitters), chain necklace and charm necklace (both from Topshop), gold hightops (Topshop), hair clips (Pennys/Primark), glasses (Chanel), bag (Miu Miu)

Fi being the expert on the 'go to' places in Cork, took me to the camera hospital, where a lovely man admitted my camera in to be examined. Your prayers are still welcome and will be appreciated. These photos were taken Fi's brother Fergal's camera, that she has yet to return to him. We should take more outdoorsy photos.

Please note that the last photo shows Fi with a decorative ball (lent to her by her friends who design Brown Thomas's window display). The photo also shows HotSuitMan, isn't he beautiful? It's a shame we couldn't get a photo of his full grey suit (worn with a crisp white shirt and a skinny black tie). His orange fake tanned girlfriend seemed lovely...

I think I should head to bed soon before I ramble more about the oompa loompas out there.

xx-LJ

You! Bow for the Queen.

I've had the DIY idea of drawing on a top for a while. Fi has done a fabulous job with it ages ago on some tops and sneakers. I used to paint and sell my painted garments, but for some reason I'm just finding myself being lazy in the creative area. Anyway, after Henry Holland's work as well as lots of other designer's drawings and portraits on tees, the label Libertine has come with a beautiful collection that Incorporated this skill as well.

Johnson Hartig and Cindy Greene's label Libertine was inspired by horror movies and Russian mystics for inspiration for their A/W 09-10 show. The portraits included Rasputin, Queen Elizabeth II, a guy dressed in a bear suit, the queen's guards, and mysterious party goers. The collection was made up of beautiful overcoats (that you probably wouldn't want to ruin in the rain),vintage trench coats, blazers, knit dresses, pencil and poodle skirts and overcoats.

There was a very preppy feel to the collection, best portrayed in the library book printed outfit. The colors remind me of school uniform with the dark hues of maroon, navy, rich green, contrasted with gold and cream. But maybe it was the plaid that wrapped up the school deal for me, or was it the embroidered badges? What I was attracted to immediately about this collection is the wool rosettes that were aligned along the overcoats. The other thing I liked was that pink silk coat worn by the male model. I like the idea of unisex, because I would wear that coat without a blink. Even though I'm not usually the biggest fan of bubblegum pink on guys, I quite like it in this case.








I should really get that marker, shouldn't I?

xx-LJ

FIERCE

Christian Siriano was my favorite Project Runway contestant ever. I admired his passion and loved his innovation. Remember the brown and beige ruffled dress and that god knows how many yards long chiffon dress he made? It was fierce, boy. And damn him and Tyra for making me say 'FIERCE!', but I love it.

Anyway, we've all probably heard at this point that the man himself is designing shoes for Payless. I was on The Cut earlier, and saw their early preview of the collection. The collection of shoes is Egyptian inspired, with a color range of browns, rusty gold and turquise. There are also lots of spikes and chains reminiscent of Christian Louboutin for Rodarte. The heels are chunky and curved, a little bit similar to Rupert Sanderson's heels, but even chunkier.


The collection is alright for a 25-45$ shoe range, but the colors aren't really "me". I quite like the cuffed heel with dangling layers and layers of old rusty chains (the picture on top right corner), and I also like the patent boots on the bottom left corner. I wish I could replace all the browns with black! I shouldn't be too picky here.. still fierce I suppose.

One more time......... FIERCE.

xx-LJ

From Russia with Love

I have been in hiding due to the presence of a pox resulting in a chesty cough and constant nose-blowing. Today, I ventured out for the first time in 3 days (which is a big deal for me, as normally I am always ALWAYS on the go) and did some clothes recycling. I ended up with a new furry hat that reminds me of something I should wear in Moscow, as classy Cliched Hooker perhaps.. But that is just me and my overactive imagination...

Outfit 1- *hat* from oxfam, *scarf* vintage, *jacket* stitch or switch, *skirt worn as dress* part of a vintage suit, *belt* Le Metro, *leggings* TK Maxx, *shoes* Bertie

Outfit 2- *hat and dress* same, *leggings* american apparell, *boots* fly, *necklace* GG boutique

Outfit 3- *shirt* as part of vintage suit, *jeans* FCUK, *shoes* pairs, *scarf* oxfam

I'm so glad to be better. I really miss poncing about in ritzy rags. Hope everyone else is full of healthy antibodies. And my thoughts go to LJ. I hope your camera is fixable...

Peace out, fi xx

Catastrophe..

My camera decided to jump off the couch while it was on self timer, and now it's broken. This unfortunately means that my 'Back to campus chronicles' will be disrupted. I'm going to take it the cam shop tomorrow.

Your prayers are needed, thank you.

xx-LJ

Meet Barbie in real life..

It's 2 weeks after my 'Barbie has grown up problems..' post, and finally we've seen the Barbie Fashion show from NY fashion week. Nitrolicious had the opportunity to attend the show and was kind enough to share these photos with us not so lucky ones. My lovers, you should all visit here to see the finale video and more photos of the outfits as well as some guests. The photos are pretty damn amazing. The set was like the Barbie version of Disney land, and it makes you really want to be there.. that is of course if you are a Barbie girl.

The outfits were nostalgic and I couldn't help but think of all the outfits I used to dressed my Barbie in. I'll say it again and again, she is truely one of the most influential fashion icons ever existed. In this runway show, there were 50's, 60's and futuristic inspirations incorporated into the designs. The 50's one were best demonstrated with the accessories such as the up slanting glasses, the head scarves, the poodle skirts and the hair. The 60's inspiration was best seen in the mini dresses, the bright colors, the puffy beehive hair and the lovely eye makeup. And my favorite outfits, the futuristic ones....I have no words. Well, maybe a few words. I loved the transparent plastic shoulder pads that you had to look twice to really take notice of. I can't wait for my hair to be long enough to have that long sleeked ponytail and massive new style scrunchies. The structure and angles of the dresses were pretty fantastic too.

Also, did you notice the pink Christian Louboutin's? and have you seen the handsome Ken?

Here's a little peek. And thanks again Nitrolicious!







Those were my favorite looks. So extravegant, so over the top.. Love it.

I feel so girly now..
xx-LJ

Back to campus: Day 2

It's day 2 on the campus chronicles, and nothing very exciting happened today. I managed to run to campus during lunch to get my caramel mocchiato, woohoo! My SOS! partner/BFFF is ill. According to her words, she was coughing up a pleura. I paid her a visit today, and disappointingly did not bring with me any Wagamama treats. But she did make the most amazing dinner ever. She's one hell of a domestic goddess, and always looks hot in her hello kitty pjs.

This is what I wore to college today.. I love this black top, the puffy print on them could be used as potential pillows.

plaid jacket (Stitch or Switch), black top with squishy angels (FLy NoW), velvet pants (Zara), black flowery scarf (Urban Outfitters), socks, pearl earrings and hair clips (Pennys/Primark), brogues (Unisa), cream and gold heart jumper (H&M)

I trotted myself into town after college and stopped at Stitch or Switch. Just to note, I didn't intend on buying anything. But of course, that plan didn't work out so well and I ended up getting this faux fur vintage coat. I was a bit hesitant about buying it because it's quite massive, and I thought I might look a bit mental in it. I consulted Fi about it, and decided to keep it. I'm really happy that I bought it now. I wore it on the way home and it was so warm and cuddly in this cold Irish weather.. it's like wrapping yourself up in a blanket.

I love the black flower details on it, and kind of reminds me of little carpet twirls. I don't know if that's good, but it works for me. That was the only way I could describe it to Fi on the phone.. "It looks like a carpet? and it's a bit hobo-ish?".

Anyway.. this is it.

fauxfur "carpet" coat (Stitch or Switch), dress (Camden town), over the knee socks (Pennys/Primark), boots (Irregular Choice), headband (Topshop)

xx-LJ

Match up

I should be put to shame. I've written about 250 words in the past 3 hours. I actually have stopped writing about an hour and a half ago, and instead I've been on twitter, IFB, facebook, gtalk, you name it. I stopped at Vogue to take a look at some of the A/W 09-10 fashion shows and stumbled across Band of Outsiders and Koi Suwannagate.

When I first saw Band of Outsiders' collection, I thought "I wish boys in Cork would dress more like this." and it'll probably be a while for these styles to be the norm here. I wouldn't mind walking next to one of those guys.. They could be my lovers, or my gay best friends, I really don't mind either. The grey shaded Rubik's cube suit is beautiful, I'd love to own one for myself. The models were dressed up in beautiful suits, blazers and knits but it all seemed effortless. I admired both of their use of earthy tones, even though I'm usually more of a flashy colored person. The soft tones of greys, beige, cream complimented darker tones of navy and maroon in both designer's collections. Koi Suwannagate's designs are beautifully shaped and sculptured. I particularly like the first grey dress/top. Her silhouettes are very feminine as demonstrated in the lace maxi dress.

As part of my time wasting scheme, which I know I'll regret later, I thought it would be cute to match up the boy models in Band of Outsiders with the girl models in Koi Suwannagate's show. With the similar tones and everything, they could be matchy matchy couples. Who would you match together?





Sigh...

xx-LJ

Back to campus: Day 1

it's a terrible thing not being able to wear your casual kicks when you're based in the hospital full time. My poor high tops and boots are now hidden under a big pile of ballet flats and more formal looking shoes, and they're even getting a little bit dusty. We're now back for a week and a half on campus doing a lecture block, and I was 10 minutes late to college today because of outfit decisions (but mainly because I had to drag myself out of bed). So I decided that for the following 10 days, I'll be posting my college outfit here on SOS!.

This is probably not the most creative start, but I'm so happy I got to wear my comfy golden high tops and my acid washed jeans. And I'm so tired at the moment, I could go to bed in these. I was also very tempted to wear Fi's bow tie, but I settled for my sequined black bow as shown.

wool bubble coat (Camden town), cashmere sweater (Zara), yellow high neck (asos), sequined bowtie and golden high tops (Topshop), jeans (Urban outfitters), earrings (a boutique in Bangkok), bag (Gola)

We shall meet again tomorrow.
xx-LJ

scribbling and pinning...

Random thoughts...






The other day, LJ, Fu amd I got lennoxes chips (if you ever visit Cork, this is a must must must) and hung out in my messy messy messy bedroom. LJ decided to draw a lovely naked lady on my kicks with my trusty fabric marker . Then, Fu thought it would be excellent to draw a bra on LJ's top. So she did. And it turned out to look rather amazing, potential selling potential me thinks..



It was really fun, but it made me realise I really had to tidy my room, seeing as noone could get into the room....

In other news... the 80s... are back...

On a recent trip to the charity shops, I found an absolute gem. €3.80 for an amazing LBD dress. Fortunately for me, SS09 trends indicate that the 80s are back (not that that would matter that much to me when it came down to it. I'd wear the dress anyway). And this dress is Eighties-tastic... The tag says Dallas Connection. Amazing...
I'm not really sure about the length, Fu pinned it up a couple of inches. Feedback on whether to leave it or stitch it would be muchly appreciated. The green metallic dress in the corner (me back when I was a brunette) was my Mum's and I've worn it out a few times. It is one of my favourite things in my wardrobe. I am so proud to be a child of the 80's.


All this in one evening. Along with dancing to Salt N Peppa "Push it". Classic.
Anyway, have a lovely week.
Peace out, Fi xx

SOS! is on Chictopia!

SOS! has joined Chictopia. Look at us..first twitter and now chictopia..we're on a roll! Our chictopia name is SaveOurShoes, click here to access our page.

Spread Love,
xx-LJ

all work and no play makes fiona window shop on the internet a lot.

I'm very tired. I'm moderately hungover (story of life). I've danced so much in the week, between Dans Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip gig, the Lets get creative under the influence party wednesday and UCC's Battle of the DJs. I have so much work to do. Yet, I choose to window shop... (damn you internet, I hate that I love you so much.)

LJ and I have similar clothing taste, but we can also be on whole other worlds when it comes down to it. She is HauteCouture, I am a walking cliche. I am the stereotypical VintageWearingElectroListeningHeadband&leggingsWearing girl. I am renowned for wearing my token indie headband, leggings and some sort of poncey band (that noone knows, as I'm so cliched, I only like bands with less than 1000 fans on myspace) tshirt on nights out. I am willing to admit that. It's my way of life. So I'm in love with ModCloth's current looks. Swoon. Modcloth is so fantastic, I have loved their clothes for so long, their vintage bits are so well-priced and perfect for an IndiePrincess like me.

My birthday is in March. Lets start working on these presents, k? Awesome.Have a fantastic weekend

Peace out, Fi xx

The artsy fartsy party..

Today was the end of RAG week. Those of you who love in Ireland know exactly what I'm talking about, but for everyone else it's basically a week of charity events and an excuse for college students to party loads. I've never had the opportunity to do anything for RAG week sadly enough because we always had exams during the week. But this time, since I had nothing better to do, plus my extra effort to attempt socializing.. I attended Fi's (ie my SOS! partner in crime) "Let's get artistic under the influence party".

Seeing as I don't drink, I loaded myself with redbull and it really did give me wings. I put on my artistic fascinator (I finally got to wear it), and we all started getting creative. Seeing as everywhere was sold out of paint, we resorted to pen markers and coloring pencils. It's a shame I didn't take pictures of all the drawings we came up with. The artsy bit didn't last for too long, and the dancing started to crawl it's way into the living room. I think my back is a bit sore from crumping/shaking too much. After much dancing, gossiping and socializing later, we headed to town into the Brog for a quick dance and it was great fun as usual.

Everyone looked lovely, but here are details on me & Fi's outfits:

LJ: body (Asos.com), shorts (H&M), tights (River Island), shoes (a boutique in Malaysia), headpiece (Pip Hackett for Debenhams)

Fi: tee (Topshop DIYed), leggings (H&M), shoes (River Island), glasses (a stall at electric picnic), tape necklace (dan le sac vs scroobius pip gig)

Thanks Fi, MWAH!


xx-LJ

Are you trying to hurt me?

On my regular daily visit to Topshop, I saw that these mamas are out. Yes, it is now proven that they weren't some sort of fantasy that all bloggers were talking about. This is real. They are on the market, and I'm in pain. I'm in a knackered state, I've loads of work to do and I haven't booked my London ticket yet. I'm a world renounced procrastinator. And now.. I see these. Sigh.

Topshop Unique has definitely raised it's game. If I hadn't known, I would have guessed these would cost more than 400 pounds, but they're actually only start from 90. The 100% leather, broken heel and the golden lining makes them look extravagant and rich. The lavender/pastel purple and cobalt blue are very fresh especially for the coming spring. I'm imagining myself now strutting in them on a bright sunny day. The black pairs are pretty awesome as well, you can't really go wrong with black. But I'm gravitating more towards the brights..

The ruffled pairs of Emma Cook for Topshop heels are out as well. At first I was amazed by the black and white ones. But when I looked closely, the beige ruffles are lined with golden zips. You could think, I could do that? But she did it first, and it's damn genius.


Now I'm going to try stop myself from daydreaming or sleeping and actually do some work. You can lift your jaws off the ground now.

xx-LJ

Oh no she didn't.......

Lady Gaga on her "pantless" look:

"I just don't feel that it's all that sexy. It's weird. And uncomfortable. I look at photos of myself, and I look like such a tranny! It's amazing! I look like Grace Jones, androgynous, robo, future fashion queen. It's not what is sexy. It's graphic, and it's art. But that's what's funny: Well, yeah, I take my pants off, but does it matter if your pants are off if you've got eight-inch shoulder pads on, and a hood, and black lipstick and glasses with rocks on them? I don't know. That's sexy to me. But I don't really think anybody's d— is hard, looking at that. I think they're just confused, and maybe a little scared. It's more Manson to me than it is sexy."

tsk tsk..
Honey, don't compare yourself to Grace Jones. You're not even close and probably never will be.

xx-LJ

Yummy but not edible..

I was never the biggest fan of Lush. Their soaps were never really my kind of taste in terms of smell. I like juicy fruity bakey things.. And since I was 13, I've been addicted to lipsmackers. I can't leave the house without one, and if I forget to do so...it's not good. I'll find one from someone else.

When Maryam and I went on our romantic birthday getaway to Paris, we went a bit nuts in Sephora. We went to the sephora body/bath section and pretty much shoved everything in front of us into the tiny black cloth lined baskets. All their products were fantastic including the scrubs, body butters, body lotions, shower gels and perfumes..so pretty much everything. And they smell so delicious...smells good enough to eat, but I won't. The flavours/scents include vanilla creme brule, pineapple grenadine, strawberry raspberry, coconut, etc. These are some of them..

Sephora opened in Kuwait last summer, but it's not as big as the ones in Paris or some of the ones in the States. They should definitely open one in Ireland.. I'm waiting for you Sephora people.

Another delicious buy was also from Sephora, but it was a product of Philosophy. I bought this Birthday trio pack in DC last Easter with Esra, and I still haven't finished the bottles. It came in a trio of Vanilla birthday cake, Strawberry ice cream, and Chocolate frosting. Droooool. Another plus is that they can be used as bubble bath, shower gel and shampoo. You should take a look at their Valentine's day gift suggestions..... nom nom nom.

On another Etsy search, I found the seller LoveLeeSoaps who sells extremely lovely looking soaps. Fu and I were looking at her shops ooohing and aaahing at every product we click on. One of my favorite looking ones are the popcorn mini soaps, and this is her description of it.. "These soaps are ready to pop into your soap dish! They are made with moisturizing shea butter and can be used for both bath time and washing hands. These soaps don't smell like your usual popcorn though, they have the fun scent of cotton candy added.."

Enjoy your next tasty shower my dears..
xx-LJ

Twitter us!

SOS! has joined Twitter...finally. And we kind of figured out how to use it, but we're still rookies though.
Our username is: SaveOurShoes
Follow us! We're slightly addicted to it already...

xx-LJ & Fi

music is my boyfriend

"So we stayed up late one night to try and get our problems right,but I couldn't get into his head just what was going through my mind, and I think he knew where I was going he put Ryan Adams on I think he thinks it makes me weak, it only ever makes me strong."

Laura Marling, New Romantic

This the first time I have seen this video. It's quite lovely and just felt like sharing it. And it's such a sweet song. Everyone should have a lovely week!

Fi, xx

I'm too lazy to get ready for the ball..

..so I started trying on the new stuff I bought yesterday. I stopped by Stitch or Switch on the way to town, and tried on 2 dresses which I ended up buying. And the great thing about this is that I used their coupons to get them, and didn't spend any of my cash!

The first dress is a vintage navy dress. It's very floaty and comfy, and has chiffon bell sleeves. he elasticated waist band would probably come in handy one day if I've stuffed myself with food (like at the moment...Damn you delicious Indian food..). I love the pleating in the bottom of the dress, especially the zigzag pleating at the hem.

Dress (Vintage), belt (Topshop), tights (H&M), shoes (Miss L Fire), earrings (Vintage), hairpins (Pennys/Primark), gloves (Claire's accessories - from Barinder)

The second dress I immediately grabbed off the rail. It's the All Saints shirt dress. It's a size 10 and I forced my ass in it. The only thing it's missing is a button, but they said they'll fix it for me. I love the cut of the dress. The collar is very low, and if I had cleavage it would probably look sexier with the low cut. But the gathering around the hip makes my waist look smaller..hooray!

Dress (Second hand All Saints), lace tights (Jonathan's), Socks and hair pins (Pennys/Primark), shoes (Mario Schwab), scarf (Camden)

I also went a bit nuts with these hairpins. I should set myself a limit when I see things I like. I bought these handful of floral/bow hair pins from Pennys(Primark)..and all for 7 euros..

I stopped in TK Maxx as well, and they had a few pairs of Irregular Choice heels, but none in my size. DAMN THEM AND SUCH.

Ack!! It's 7:30!! I should really start getting ready for the Surgeon Noonan ball..

xx-LJ

I dream of lego..

Does my heels obsession ever stop? No. The quirkier the heel, the better. The first heel that was a bit "different" I purchased was my irregular choice glass swan heel in 2005. After that, the love has grown stronger and tighter. I can never have enough shoes. I'll be the old lady who lived in a shoe one day..

Anyway.. The latest find was Nina Hjorth's creations. I was reading an interview on Dazed and Confused with Nina Hjorth. It was done in December but I only just saw it now. You should deffo read it if you haven't already.

The block colors and the geometric cuts of the heel makes them look a bit like lego. I love the bright color combinations of blacks, whites and brights. Her designs are simple and made to perfection.

Here's a little looksie..

I shall dream of you tonight my dear heels.

xx-LJ

Specs Appeal

I love glasses. When I was younger, I used to have massive brightly coloured JamJar-esque glasses for my lazy eye, which has since been remedied. I over compensate and have jumped on the fake glasses band wagon, a la the Camden set, the staff in Urban and Temple bar on a Saturday. Last night, at a Crystal Antlers gig in Cork, Micheal the photographer traveling with the band had similar glasses to mine. We shared a glasses moment. It was a little bit amazing. His are actually prescription though, I'm a fraud.
However, Urban Outfitters, American Apparel and Topman are offering the chance to wear non-prescription glasses.
I was reading some magazine in the hairdressers and came across some pictures from Charles Anastase's S/S 09 collection, where a number of the models were wearing glasses. Fantastich.
I'm going to be using these babies for inspiration....
I'm going to have to make them apart of my everyday wear me thinks.
Also, four hours in a chair, one hell of a hangover and hazy memories of the night before and a whole lota bleach and stingy stingy scalp....Awesome possums. Now me, my new 'do and my hangover are going to go hide in a corner in the dark.
peace,
Fi xx