Diamond Day

I have so many outfits to blog, due to the start of working the 9-5 offic dream, but I forgot to take photos so apologies. Anyway, Thursday officially saw the end of my Newcastle life as I graduated from Uni. Here's what I wore.



Black shift dress, sheer tights, Gucci-wannabe belt combo and H&M wedges. I also sported wave-y hair with my favourite Harry Potter middle parting.


I think a mention needs to go out to the gownmakers and my uni's taste as our hoods were absolutely gorgeous. Old gold and a white fur trim lining. So classy, I loved it. Naturally, I took the time to do this research and though a strictly black and gold theme for my outfit would be most suited.

Coat Check Dream Song

Two purchases today.. first is a smart coat for work! (I start my big scary job tomorrow, argh!!!) It's a bit Burberry so I teamed it with my vintage scarf and boots and my H&M bowler hat. A bit bloke-y but heyho.



Oh, if you're bothered about my 'norrarsed' outfit underneath, I'm wearing a Topshop bandeau and vintage Levi cut-offs.



Back onto the coat though and I thought it was a touch baggy for the cold winter days that will no doubt reach us in a few months, so I used my Gucci-wannabe combination from the other day.. larger buckled belt was from Primark and the tassled one, H&M.




Of course, the belt is nothing like the beauties that Gucci come up with. I'm not sure if you care or not, but here's one we can all swoon over.



Secondly, less a purchase, more a sweet 'acquiring' of another item of clothing. My sister gave me a lovely floral shirt today, courtesy of Freshmans in Sheffield. I hope it's smart enough to wear for work. We shall see.





Anyway, just thought I'd share. Once again, apoligies for the pitiful length of this blog entry. Wish me luck, tomorrow!

CF.

Passing the Hat

Following the loss of my second festi-hat of 2011, I'm determined not to lose the latest of my collection. The good ol' faithful BOWLER. I've wanted one for ages and H&M have just selling soft felt-ish ones for a tiny £7.99.



Here I am looking part-Mr Ben, part-Boy George and part-Thom Yorke. Perfect for my inevitable Radiomarriage.

CF.

Lazy Confessions

Here's what I wore today..

Once again a jumbled mix of everything - green pleated top as a skirt (Topshop), Moldy Peaches customised cropped top (eBay), Denim cut-out jacket (charity shop), cream patent pointy brogues (Schuh), Gucci rip-off belt (two - Primark and H&M) and satchel (Primark).

(Apologies for the horrendous mess that is, my mirror!)

Remember That I Love You

I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry. (Although I'm not sure who I'm addressing as I have very few followers anyway.) I need to remember to update this blog more often. Again, to return to a bit of fashion, a lot has happened since my last post. Glastonbury has been and gone and I now have a job. (Expect a work clothes post very soon.)
Anyway, I'll stop chatting and give you the low-down on my fashion highlights of recent weeks. Or should that be 'fashion' - as in, my warped perception of it.

Firstly, here's me and Mummy Faulkner. I like scarves at the moment (and have done for years) so teamed it with a blouse, tied up and here was the result. I was a hungover mess this day.

Festival time and Glastonbury was all about home-made feather headbands. (I got a 12-pack of real feathers from eBay for £1.99 and attached a few to a headband.) As well as a trusty bandeau for the hot days and a midi skirt to leave a bit of dignity in tact. I always find oversized scarves useful to hide the bits you are insecure about. I teamed this with my shambolic non-waterproof parka (RIP) and that was my look for pretty much the entire weekend. Not really sure how it looks, but I received a few compliments so hooray.

Speaking of oversized scarves, here's one I got as a present that I've made into a midi-maxi skirt. I absolutely adore it, even though I probably look ridiculous. I have an obsession with long skirts at the minute, though my height suggests I probably shouldn't wear them. I teamed this with my sister's gladiators, a Radiohead t-shirt and denim cut-off jacket. Hello, new outfit, for no extra cost!

Finally, I made it a pledge through summer to not wear black.. but deep down, we all know I'm a massive goth. These are two strictly monochrome top-halves that I love. I think the deep lipstick and heavy patterns really set this off, but that's just me sounding like a pretentious twat, I guess. Sorry!

Anyway, sorry that was pretty brief, I promise (myself, more than anyone else really) to update this more cos I love the sound of my own voice. Ciao!

Sweet Charity

I've said it before but the charity shops of Newcastle are an absolute gold mine. Once again, I managed to get some wonderful clothes for pennies. Have a look.

This beaded top was an absolute bargain. Although a size 14, thus 3 sizes too big, it fits well as a micro-dress to wear with leggings. I'm contemplating cutting out the shoulder pads though. Eight British pounds - absolutely nothing compared to the £35-40 you'd pay in the average Vintage shop.

I really love the mesh shirt I found for five pounds. I've been looking for one for ages.. hook and eye fastenings and a sharp opaque collar really caught my eyes. Similarly, I adored this 3 quid tapestry waistcoat which me and Holly swooned over instantly. It's a bit 'Jim Davison a la Big Break' but I love it.

To old friends and new

I promise one day I'll write something a little more lengthy. But here's what I like in my wardrobe today.

First is my favourite purchase of the last few months.. a tan short-sleeved jumper from H&M. Better still, it was a mere £12.99. That's 4 pints of ale. Amazing.

Next up is a re-discovery in my old Vintage scarf that I've made into a chunky headscarf. I think it was about £3 from Camden Market, about 5 years ago.

Your Favourite Weapon

My ultimate favourite shirt ever. £8 from a vintage shop.

Freakin' out.

Getting to the stage of move-out when I need to sort through all my things.. which leads the inevitable trying on of clothes. Here's two outfits I tried on earlier.


My 'Daisy' 1920s outfit. Still like and would certainly wear all the time. Dress - Topshop. Hold-ups - H&M. Headband - from my sister.



Mixing lumberjack with dominatrix or something. Shirt - Primark men's. Hotpants - Vintage reworked. Belt - New Look.

Interesting..

Sheffield: Sex City

One reason I'm excited to be moving back to South Yorkshire.. breathing the same air as this guy..

I won't be seeing you for a long while.

Today I said goodbye to Ben, who although lives in Doncaster, is off to Isle of Wight for the summer and then travelling. I'm really sad, I don't know when I'll see him next. Gonna miss that fella, he's my favourite. WHO WILL I COOK FOR NOW? WHO WILL DRINK WINE AND WATCH SHIT TV WITH ME NOW?

Here, have a video.



And a picture cos we're fit.

Paint a Vulgar Picture

Me and Ben were talking about the 'Instagram' iPhone app yesterday and after confessing I'd quite like it for Blackberry, I can't really think why I'd say such a ridiculous this.

At the risk of sounding like a pretentious dickhead, real photos are the way to go. Why - you may ask? Here are 5 reasons.

1. You need them printed and thus are more motivated to stick them up on your wall, make a fancy mural, start your photo journal or worship them if you're that way inclined.



2. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes - take Sarah's amazing collection for example. We get gems like this..



3. They're more flattering, most of the time. This is me, post-break-up-breakdown, in about 30 degrees heat at Glastonbury and with a stupid bowl cut. Still look about average.




4. On the contrary, there is no delete button on a film camera and thus leaves you with tragic gems such as this.




5. I don't really have a fifth reason as such, merely just want to post Natalie's example of film photographs in all their beauty.

Dance to the beat of my drum.

Totally in love with the new Nicola Roberts single. Pop music at is finest, I'd say.


Also, here's this morning in pictures.. in essence, just be prancing about in an outfit I enjoy, really.

Skirt and leggings - Primark
Top - Charity shop
Boots - Vintage
Bra - H&M
Belt - New Look



I should probably dust the mirror once in a while.


I particularly enjoy my top, which was literally about £2. And my 99p lipstick.



I hate the word 'bargain' because it occurs too frequently in my calibre but I don't think there's any other way to describe it.

My third go at Blogger.

I'm pretty determined to make this work. I guess I should probably introduce myself, but if you're reading this you probably already know me. Maybe I'll do the awkward intros when I'm a world-famous Internet personality or something. Anyway, as you might've guessed, my blog name is a reference to The Fall who are ace and so it's clear I like music. So I'll post a lot about that. I'm also probably going to post an awful lot about clothes and even more moaning than the other social network sites face from me. (I've just graduated and am about to face unemployment.)
Happy days or something?