I've been meaning to bring this amazing jewelry company up for a long time.
Tatty Devine (check out the hyperlink) is this super cute British jewelry company that makes all sorts of unique pieces. They have all sorts of collections ranging from mustaches to Amelia Earhart. My favorite being this dinosaur necklace!
But by far what Tatty Devine seems to hold as it's specialty is not one of these off the wall adornments but their Name Necklaces.
Check out the page here, and you can spend hours changing up the design of a necklace, adding on charms, glitter etc. It's awesome!
Pretty sure I need one of these new, just in case the people around me were wondering who that fabulous person sitting next to them was.
This past week I got extremely sick. The kind of sick that makes you spend half your day bent over the toilet up-chucking everything (no doubt rearranging some organs in the process).
In order to find out if I was suffering from Cholera as my dad had suggested (I guess he's older than I thought. He probably also thinks Consumption is a prevalent ailment.), I went to the doctor.
To put it lightly I looked like crap. It was at this point I realized what an amazing accessory sunglasses are, they can transform you on the worst days to looking super cool INSTANTANEOUSLY!
Example: Ugly/possibly disturbed, baby
BAM! Just like that she now looks like she's making that face to be ironic = instant cool.
I myself have gone through many phases with sunglasses.
In high school it was all about the GIANT frame (because in the early 2000's small faces were in), but over time I have evolved to liking the wayfarer.
My adoration for this frame has crept its way into most of my daily solar choices, from my prescription lenses all the way to the freaking case I carry them in!
Thankfully it seems the styles I've been seeing around lately don't divert too much from my wayfarer rut.
I think the cat-eye frame is still in right now, but I'm really liking this rounded wayfarer style.
ASOS
Fred Flare
Ray-Ban
So the exciting news is this new style is still going retro... but I'm talking turn of the century retro! It's about time we dug into the fashion vaults.
Here's some music for the week. These videos are really light and fun for summer, ENJOY!
Apologies blog readers on my lack of update. I decided to start working on a portfolio in my never ending search for a job, and it has really been imposing on my sitting around time.
Aside from that I've still been dressing to the nines to sit in front of my tv, like any unemployed, wannabe fashionista would (maybe for Lent I should give up being so boring?).
Anyway, I have come to discover something--I love a good jean jacket.
I used to be completely against this article of clothing because
a.) they are worthless when it comes to warmth
b.) only hicks and frumpy soccer moms wear them.
But I've proved myself wrong.
I like to call this segment "The many outfits I can wear my Banana Republic denim jacket" (yeah I know, I need a better title...)
Gap striped shirt
Black Banana Republic jeans
Red Michelle D loafers
Primark sundress
Gianni Bini peep-toe flats
Yellow H&M shorts
Saddle shoes from muffys.com
Striped blouse from local boutique
Forever 21 tee
Banana Republic pencil skirt
Stuart Weitzman jelly flats
H&M blouse
Zara paperbag trouser
Paul Frank tennis shoes
Dress from local boutique
Maroon Banana Republic tights
Two tone oxfords from TopShop
Red Urban Outfitters dress
Forever 21 biker shorts
Madewell oxfords
Hurely gingham shirt
BCBG harem pants
J Vincent flats
So how about that? I've managed to wear the same jacket every day for a week and even had an extra outfit for that time I dropped a buffalo chicken wing in my lap and had to change. Oh the sense of accomplishment I feel!!
P.S. the Crocodiles was a band that inspired me to rethink the denim jacket (despite the fact that no denim is present in this particular video). Thanks guys, you rock in many ways.
Tis the season of new music!
With South By Southwest (SXSW) around the corner all the alternative/indie rockers are busting out with all their new material, LUCKY US!!!!
First off here's the Strokes new video, their first in like 10 years.
Now that we got the megastar out of the way, here's the proper video for Glasvegas.
And here's the always adorable Noah & the Whale with their latest video off their new album, Last Night on Earth
In our current state of recession fashion has turned to extremes to help us escape feeling how crummy our lives really are.
Heels couldn't be higher and colors couldn't be brighter.
It seems it's all about being garish and over the top...and I'm loving it! (as my new favorite saying goes "I'm a pig in shit"--sorry for all the cussing mom)
Just check out TopShop's web page and you are instantly bombarded with glorious prime colors!
Glorious TopShop pop
One example of the extravagance I've seen would have to be these Sam Edelman studded heels. Basically they've got an S&M vibe (yes, yes colorful and kinky like the Rhianna video, but I'm also talkin the real world use of the term) going on and I'm drooling all over myself for them.
and the flat version for us tall people
I really could care less that these shoes put everyone around you at risk of receiving puncture wounds to their ankles, I MUST HAVE THEM.
My two homegirls Jessie J and Sleigh Bells totally understand the awesomeness of studded accessories.
Now I know that in most situations it is undesirable to come across a creeper. You know what I'm talking about, those dudes who are twice your age, oily looking, with gnarly looking hair coming out of a mole, who anybody aside from roadkill are out of their league (lets just say, I have had lots of experiences with these kinds of guys).
Buuuuuut, I do love the other kind of creeper, the Brothel Creeper.
What, you may ask, is a Brothel Creeper? It sounds dirty.
Well, my dear friends, these are the heavy soled, suede shoes from England with a very long history.
According to the all-knowing Wikipedia and a report I did on subculture fashion ;)
These shoes were originally boots created for soldiers stationed in the North African deserts during WWII. They soon became popular amongst Teddy Boys and Punk Rockers in the UK, and are still awesome today.
I've been really wanting a pair of these for over a year now, ever since I saw these beauties by Jeffrey Campbell
Ok, so I'm guessing you're thinking I'm crazy for wanting these, I mean they are pretty outrageous shoes, but you'd be surprised who's been coming out with their own take on the creeper as of this year.
First up is Prada, that's right I said PRADA.
Their Spring/Summer collection has a butt load of creeper inspired shoes with a sort of espadrille twist. These babies have got some major lift in them, and come in some awesome colors that tie in with spring's neon fetish.
Another reason I feel these shoes are really kicking in as a trend this year is that my newest favorite store ASOS from the UK has a great pair that come in blue and slate. Nylon magazine even features them in their online store!
still don't believe me? Take a gander at these chicks rockin their creepers
Case closed. They all look great, and not too harsh with these statement shoes.
FYI the perfect occasion to wear these- a concert like the Vaccines. You can dance around to great music and not have to worry about your feet getting tired or stepped on!
This past week Frankie & The Heartstrings released their debut album...unfortunately it's not available to us Americans. Commence pity party and sobbing over the fact that I don't live in England.
Here's one of there videos if you have no idea who the hell I'm talking about. I'm going to warn you though, this video is really weird and I think this video is imitating some sort of UK version of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
These guys just seem so adorable, I bet seeing them in concert is a blast! It's probably something like this actually:
Well if you ever do by chance find their album, A.) Tell me immediately where you got it!! and B.) purchase it because these guys deserve to be famous
I once randomly e-mailed them last year when their first single came out asking if they knew how I could get a copy of it over in the States and will you know what good ol' Frankie did? He just sent me the MP3's! Check out the e-mail for yourself, his pseudo surfer talk is a riot! (Hopefully you can still download the single from the link in the e-mail as well)
"Hey dude
Sorry for the slow reply we've been mega busy making pop and doing shows so this is the first time i've had the chance to catch up on the mail, Zane Lowe made our new single released Oct 4th HOTTEST RECORD IN THE WORLD on monday and we have just made it available on our site , but seen as though you made the effort Im sending you a present... p.s We'd love to come play Texas
