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Back at it again making my seriously addictive porridge - can't get enough of these oats. Today I made a banana, apple, chia seed and cashew butter bowl with some warm water with lemon, honestly never craved such nice yummy foood! 

OOTD- Top: american apparel, Skirt: Ur an outfitters, Bracelet: Accesorize 

I went for a long walk the other day and stumbled upon some huge fern plants - so pretty! 

Recent Wears

Cute ring I bought from topshop (£7.50), h&m jeans, charity shop jumper

 

 

          My outfit the other day when I went shopping to Guildford - h&m bomber jacket, Topshop crop top, Topshop skort

 

 

 Yesterday I went London shopping and omg look at the coat I bought from Urban Outfitters!! It  was originally £125 all the way down to £30!! Omg!! Also I picked up this jumper from Topshop which was also in the sale from £28 to £15!

 

 

NYE nailz ft more cute rings

 

 

Boxing day attire wearing my new Dr. Marten boots (i'm in love)

NYE - sorted!

Like every year ASOS Fashion Finder run a NYE outfit competition, so like every year; I enter. This year I have created a glamorous attire focusing on this gorgeous black glittery jumpsuit (details of outfits found on my fashion finder), as I mean, NYE can never be celebrated in style without glitter! I paired this fab one-piece with these almost metallic copper high heels, the contrast really appealed to me and created an outfit filled with a variety of textures. Its NYE so go full out! Why not go full out with these pieces of statement jewellery? I have seen so many people wearing chunky necklaces so this is such a perfect time to show off these jewels! 

Want to know where you can purchase this outfit? Then head over to here!

2 years and I haven't moved

Can you believe it! I've had my blog for 2 years. Looking back at my first posts I'm literally cringying with embarrassment at my style of writing, and the really bad layout of each post. Eeek. But looking back at them, it feels like I've just written those posts fairly recently. But it was 2 YEARS AGO, ahh I can't get over it! I also can't get over the fact I haven't even gotten anywhere. I haven't explored more blogs, or spoken to any other bloggers or done any meet ups with people. So if you're reading this, post your blog in the comment's and I will defo check it out and follow :-) I will give myself credit for the fact I stuck to my fashion finder for most of the year, I find it so hard to commit to things, is it only me?? I really wish I kept at it since I always managed to find time to blog, then not blog for another 6 months. I guess school is the answer to that, it takes up all of my time and I barely have a social life anymore (it suckz). Yet on the other hand, I seem to only blog when I've been inspired by something/someone, like I blogged yesterday when I went to the Tate and saw all the fashion bloggers. I think it's time to add 'Blog more' to the list of 2014 resolutions to complete. I'm such a different person to who I was then, I use to love tea and all those cringey hipster things. The amount of times I've changed my blog layout to suit 'the type of person I was at the time' is ridiculous! I need a kick up the back side and stick to blogging!!

2 years ago I would have been clueless to what I want to study at GCSE, let alone what I want to do as a job. I'm studying Art, Graphics and Drama and I think this is one of the best choices I've ever had to make in life (so far). Art and Graphics are my 2 fave since I've always loved designing and drawing. Especially Graphics (hence the amount of different designs my blog has gone through). I'd like to work for a magazine in the art department or something along those lines, I really do wonder where I'm gonna be in 2 years time and if my choice of job will have been accomplished.

Here are a few pictures of my life now and things I've bought, because when compared with one of my first posts (I think It was one showing my new shoes and earrings) my interests have totally changed and I like to look back and reminisce on my belongings.

2 postcards I bought from Tate Modern.

My journal (which i'm trying to update weekly) from Urban

Outfitters £10

My gorg Charlotte Olympia Bag *IN LOVE*

Topshop nail varnish - Wide awake

#londonfashionweekend

London is the most best place on earth, it's the heart of busyness, coffee and London fashion week/weekend. Yesterday I went up to London to go to London Fashion Weekend! I've been waiting for ages and finally the day came (yay). I spent my whole day there so I'm going to tell you about what I did and about the fashion loaded catwalk.

Most of the day was me walking around adoring loads of clothes which I couldn't afford. I had to control myself! Designer after designer, rails packed with clothes fit for your for S/S13. Embellishment, florals, graphic art, minimalism (to name a few) of what the designers have been inspired and keen to design for this very vibrant and bold spring/summer. I found myself admiring one of Helene Berman yellow jackets with a white collar but I just couldn't, lets just say the price eek. Think of an up and coming designer mish mashed with a recent designer, they would be there! Issa London had some very complicated repetative elegant dresses which were to die for! Olivia Rubin did some awesome graphic printed paper-clip tops/jumpers, we went in their 3 times (I literally couldn't take my eyes off them). The Cambridge Satchel Company had their own shelves which lit up the room due to the neon orange and yellow satchel bags! I bagged myself a VVVintage over sized boyfriend blazer type long navy coat which i've been trying to hunt down for donkeys years! I'm loving the masculine shape and details, from the long collars and gold statement buttons. It's a shame I found it now as this is an a/w (the one just gone) was all in the shops, oh well, hopefully it will carry on this spring! Temptation temptation, Finsk did a very cute nude clog which I so very wanted! You could tell it was a shoe, but looked so very close to an actual foot because of the leather material wrapping round the dark wooden blocks. I think I might go hunt them down!

As well as the shopping, I also got to go to the Catwalk! The fantastic Hilary Anderson put together a number of looks which surprisingly the clothes were from high street shops such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge! There were 4 looks: Graphic Art, Dolls House, Urban Lifestyle and Eastern Promise.

Graphic Art: when its not black or white, its red and white! The printed designs of high precision took to the stage as the neat collage of squares, spots and stripes are etched onto keys pieces of "mini-shift to maxi". They say blame Marc Jacobs who kicked of these geometric designs. I guess one side of it can be very plain and bold with colours such as chrome yellow and emerald, whereas there can be a side of very repetitive patterns combined the same very vibrant and abstract patterns. Lots of lines of symmetry to complete the look and make it look a whole. Make up was very neutral with baby tones and splashes of diamond powder around eyes and cheek bones. It worked very well as it was subtle which made the bold prints and positions of the outfits take centre stage.

Dolls House: A very modern take on 'pretty' white the obligatory colour of pink and purple. Very alien-type girl with hi-shine translucent materials, sort of a sweet rapper texture and shine about it. The embellished head bands and shoes were a show stopper as the fabulous Her Curious Nature completed this look and gave it the definite wow factor! It was a very plastic look with sharp detail and obscure materials. The type of look you'd find on a very well looked after barbie doll.

Urban Lifestyle: Your very plain look where people would say 'So simple but so effective'. A very city chic girl looking for a contemporary look filled with your personality. The fitted blazers, skirts and dresses with not much detail were very block and simple. The powerful striking collars were effective on all looks making it more 'work' type looks. An overall classy look made for anyone who's prim and proper.

Eastern Promise: Oriental patterns suited on a long elegant dress or high waisted trousers for a eastern spirit spring/summer. Large over sized belts to separate the look with minimal accessories as the clothes clearly do the talking. Elements of florals and unusual patterns scattered carefully over a silk blouse matched with high-waisted silk trousers. Think animals (dragons and tigers) - Have you seen the Kenzo tiger jumper, yep that is a very modern take on this Eastern Promise!

Take a look yourself at some of the snaps I took - the photos aren't in order of the trends but I'm sure you'll figure out what is which. 

fabagazine alert

As you may probably know I literally can't control myself when it comes to magazines. It's like they're calling for me every time I walk past them. "We're only £1 only £1 only £1" and guess what, yep you guessed correctly, I HAVE to buy it. I've always sort of had this major obsession with magazines, the whole concept of it really inspires me (I don't know why). Asides the whole fashion and styles part in a magazine, the layout plays a BIG part in making a magazine noticeable and I guess, trendy. Company and Vogue are on the top of my list no doubt, but there's always little magazines that you don't catch your eye at first but eventually intrigue you, just like Oh Comely. It's weird to say as I've got ages away but people always do bring up it up: your job. The fashion magazine industry is where I want to be, just like every teenage girl you plan out your life and your jobs. It's so odd. I've been messaging a few people who are in the industry asking for tips and what to do next in my life. As well as that I yet again continuously buy magazines (preferably company) and spend days upon days reading reading oh and reading. Recently I bought an UBER COOL magazine by Marie Claire called RUNWAY. It's seriously one of the best magazines I've ever bought!! Every page you turn fills your mind with creativity as the colours and detail of each section intrigues you to read on. The layout is so thought carefully about as every detail is made to perfection. the ideas bought together aren't just some random pictures from Tumblr, but carefully thought pictures which express the styles nature. It just takes one creative mind, and boom you've set up one of the most fashion inspiring magazines in the shops. Every normal fashion magazine will contain the usual 'where to shop, what to buy, how to make' sections, but this fabagazine is contains all that pa-lava and even more! It even includes pages and pages of the recent designers, LFW and the best outfits from many well known designers. You may be thinking "like what the hell, designers and that stuff is really not gonna help the street style trends" Every part of the fashion industry helps the whole industry as one. Designers as well as street style trends and bloggers all influence each other in some way. Just like magazines that are filled from header to footer about Designers, these magazines are most likely the ones who will inspire you just like they have inspired me. Right, I'm going off subject now, so take a look at a few favourite pages of the magazine:

                                                                                                       

trends trends textiles

I know i know, like me you probably don't want to hear me dragging on about school life, but yanow I just wanted to put it out there that I have to pick my gcse's in a couple of weeks!! Our teachers say to be "open minded and take on any challenge you may be faced with" but it's literally impossible to do this if I have 0% clue of what I want to pick (blurgh). I've always taken great interest in Art and especially Textiles. I literally FREAK OUT when I have an exam so doing course work is sooo me. I've set myself a challenge to focus in every single class (yes, even if I don't like it) to try and eventually discover if it's a possible gcse option lol. For me I always put the MOST effort in classes I love (like textiles) so recently I've been doing up my textiles and trying to make it as creative as possible. So I'm gonna show you parts of my textiles book which I've been working on yayyy.

Here's the front of my textiles book where the fab company magazine have helped me out to form a super colourful collage of models who I want to be (joke, it's just loaaaads of fashion styles through the whole year!)

Experimenting with different uses of illustration such as... paint, pencil, pen and ink and felt tip(with water). Every design has it's own style which is relevant to this season A/W 12. My inspiration has come from magazines such as Vogue, Company and Grazia. Making every illustration individual was mainly my task as it shows the versitility in my illustrations.

Taaa daaa - here are also 5 very different illustrations which have purely come from my brain! Looking back on all the trends which have been I have connected many clothes in my mind (that I would like) and have put them on paper lol. At the end I should hopefully be designing one of these lucky 2!

My mood board/collage for A/W 12 mish mashed on one page! This is also where I got my illustration inspiration from.

My final 2 design's from the 5 I drew earlier! The teachers brief was the create a magazine like page with colour but sophisticated layout. I included writing about what I liked/what I colour improve on.

Photos by me taken on Sony NEX 5