Point and Shoot

Finally dug out the remote for my camera to do an outfit post after what seems like forever. Excuse the confused expression of the first picture, it didn't seem to be working at first!

This is a dress I got in New York back in September, and I've had so much wear out of because it's so versatile, heels for night, ankle boots for the day time. I've been eating far too much this week, because last week when I was away we ate five courses for dinner each night but it was fine because we skiied all day... this week however I've been piling on the pounds!

This is my Nan's pool - it looks a bit sad during the winter!

Dress - Anna Sui, Boots - Urban Outfitters, Leather Jacket - Zara, Scarf - 5th Avenue @ Topshop, Bag - Marc by Marc Jacobs, Watch - Cartier

I ended up buying an Acne dress yesterday by accident, so photos of that will follow soon AND doesn't it just ruin your day when you put on a pair of tights that the elastic has gone in? Arrghh so annoying when they fall down every five seconds!

Hope everyone is having an enjoyable weekend!

Jolly Holiday

Last week my family and I went on our annual ski trip to Wengen, Switzerland and it was most enjoyable. I managed to come home all in one piece and just had one fall which wasn't even on skis - I managed to fall flat on my back in a cable car station, where of course there were plenty of spectators.

Me and my dad waiting for one of many hot chocolates:

View of the neigbouring valley, Grindelwald:

Action shot!:

A really fun bar that is on top of a mountain in a Ti - Pi :

And finally a bit of the train that gets us up and down and some scenery!:

Five go on an Adventure

I have had a very busy couple of days! I got that internship type placement I went for an interview for - that started on Monday. It was pretty exciting, especially as I got to go into the cells beneath the court room! On Tuesday I got to be an extra on Hollyoaks (UK soap opera) too haha...

Last week on the monday I hosted a little come dine with me type event and then on Wednesday one of my best friends who is from Minnesota but came to school over here for a year came back here for a visit, during which we went to watch an amazing band in what used to be a Turkish Church in Liverpool but is now a bar, got stranded in Manchester and went back to the school we used to go to.

I enjoyed 'translating' things from English to American in a really phony accent which she kept telling me off for - i.e. icing sugar = frosting, waistcoat = vest and so on!

What to wear has taken a complete back seat for me at the moment, because mostly I only think about what would be appropriate to take the dog out for a walk and don't seem to have any time to do my make up.

My Strawberry Dessert - picture stolen from Nicola:



Stood outside the main entrance of school:



Schooooooool:



Pretty bridge in the school grounds:



L-R, My friend Tony, Me and my friend from the United States Amy:






Fun monster costume in Tesco - my friend Tony is such a poor driver we got pulled over by the police on the way there because they wanted to check he wasn't intoxicated:



Church come bar - Alma de Cuba:



I'm off skiing tomorrow so there'll be another massive hiatus sadly. TTFN!

New Look SS '10

I looked out of my window the other morning to see two gigantic posters of the new season's collection covering two floors of windows in the New Look across the road. Later on that day I received an email from the lovely Jo from Dare regarding the collection and fell in love with the beauties that the lookbook contained (after I'd waited patiently for about two hours for it to download!).




This embellished sweater is my favourite item - perfect for throwing on over everything and anything and the amazing detail means that you wouldn't even need to accessorize. Perfection!



Next is a gorgeous maxi for the summer months and an evening dress with a twist...



And finally an amazing jacket that would make any outfit and Gossip Girl's Taylor Momsen (I don't actually watch it but she is hot) who is the new face of New Look with a super cute dress on. The little details really make this collection.



The flagship store is opening on Oxford Street, London tomorrow - I was invited to the opening and it would have been amazing to go but sadly I have an interview with a law firm. Wish me luck and let me know if you go and check out the new store!

p.s. If my pictures are really poor quality, it is because I am using a dongle at the moment and it is terrible. I'm working on getting it sorted!

DIY

Finally got my internet sorted so I can return to regular posting (which, lets be honest, is only about once every ten days anyway). I've actually quite enjoyed my time without the internet suprisingly - it has been frustrating at times, but I've actually done things with my evenings, like getting in touch with my creative side and painting these canvases for my new room (please ignore all the junk stuffed under the bed) as opposed to slobbing around drooling over net-a-porter.

And, just as a warning BE CAREFUL when you are trying clothes on - I tried a dress on the other day and get the price tag stuck in my eye!! I had my glasses on too so it was completely unfair. Anyway it really hurt and blinded me for twenty-four hours, so don't say I didn't warn you! A sign that I should stop shopping? Perhaps...

Say Hello to My Little Friend

This is my new flat mate's puppy Zeb - he's a cross between a Chihuahua and a Shih Tzu, making him probably one of the most gay dogs you can buy and won't stay still enough for a half decent photo. We've been bonding this week and we are pretty much best buddies now.

fakesareneverinfashion

Still don't have the Internet. It's getting very frustrating now. I'm at the library drowning in coursework at the moment and thought I'd share a bit of the research I've been doing. One of my essays is about Intellectual Property which concerns copyright law and patents etc. The whole idea of Intellectual Property is that it is supposed to encourage innovation because it provides an incentive/reward for the innovator - i.e. if you create something new, it should make you plenty of money and no one else should be able to benefit from this. One of the bigger areas concerning copyright is the downloading of music and piracy of films or p2p file sharing, however I don't know much about that so decided to write about the fashion industry and the role of copyright.

Whilst doing my research, I came across the Harper's Bazaar campaign, aiming to tackle the counterfeit trade. Whilst it is not a legal article, it definitely makes for an interesting read. I have never bought a counterfeit bag, just because mostly the quality of them is pretty poor, but would certainly never consider buying one after reading these articles. I'm not trying to preach, just wanting to provide an interesting read!

On the other hand, even though styles are inevitably copied from the runway to the highstreet, fashion houses show that there is no particular need for huge intellectual property rights as an incentive for innovation because they continue to turn out beautiful pieces for us all to lust over season after season.

Find out more at fakesareneverinfashion.com, where there are articles dating back to 2005 when the campaign was launched.