From the fashion vault, yes. Regardless of how old it is it's still an ad that I love. I'm so intrigued by Charlotte, with Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin for parents, why wouldn't you be intrigued?
Showing posts with label lust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lust. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Such a cliché
I'm in love with Zara. I pass by a fairly large Zara store every day on my way to & from work. Some days I go in & get annoyed with everything in the shop, other days, like today, I go in and fall in love with everything.
Like these boots. Now, tell me what these wouldn't go with in an Irish summer?
Like these boots. Now, tell me what these wouldn't go with in an Irish summer?
Then there's cutesy summer dresses with peter pan collars. I'm still not tired of peter pan collars FYI.
One thing that i've found online & not yet in the shop is this poncho tshirt. But i'll persevere until I find it (or buy online).
As well as dipped hem skirts & dresses, there are scarf print blazers, beautiful fitted macs, parkas and leather jackets. But it was the vast selection of blouses & tops that got me really excited.
I could imagine wearing this blouse loose over skinny black jeans or leather leggings, or tucked into my pleated leather skirt.
This lace peplum top looks great as styled above over a tight fitted skirt. I love peplums & they look set to be everywhere for Autumn/Winter as well.
This lace blouse is a perfect example of feminine/masculine. The lace makes it oh-so girly, while the crisp, white cotton gives it a masculine edge. I'd love this in black.
My only gripe? The sizes. Please, Zara, give a little more room for the more ample bosomed ladies! And with that, i'm off to wait until payday and perhaps try a few on in between!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Mary Katrantzou
From A/W 2012. I'd like a bit of that please.
Peplums, pleats and prints, oh my.
Images via style.com
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Studs & Buckles
I've been looking for the perfect pair of ankle boots to wear whilst running about town. And here they are.
A dead ringer for Chloe Susan boots as well, eh?
Monday, January 23, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Brandy Melville
Last year, on my sojourn to New York I discovered this cute shop near my boyfriend's apartment on Spring Street. Enticed in by the beachy feel of the exposed wooden floors and raw brass pipe fixtures on the red brick walls, I was greeted by soft fabric seperates at rock bottom prices.
Already way over my baggage limit, I parted with just 2 items - a grey, baby soft hoody (which i'm wearing right now and is still as soft as when I first bought it a year ago) and a soft knit, striped, oversized top. I have since lost the top and I sometimes cry myself to sleep when I think about it. Sob.
Whilst it won't win any awards for fashion forward styling, it is value and comfort in everyday pieces. I mean, if we could all afford to, i'm sure we'd be buying our white tshirts in from Alexander Wang, right?
But these are recessionary times (sorry!) and as much as American Apparel was hailed as the second coming of Christ when it arrived on our shores, I just can't justify the prices for a plain white tee.
With that in mind, I'm just appealing to a shop somewhere in Ireland to please stock Brandy Melville. I've honestly never felt such soft fabrics in any high street stores over here. For my own sanity I haven't checked if they ship abroad, because even if they do we have the monstrous customs charges to contend with.
And look! It's not just snuggly soft fabrics that they lovingly stock, there's cute little accessories too.
They have stores in a few locations across the states, so if you're over, check them out. You'll definitely get a bang for your buck on some cotton seperates.
I LOVE YOU SOFT, GREY HOODIE!
Already way over my baggage limit, I parted with just 2 items - a grey, baby soft hoody (which i'm wearing right now and is still as soft as when I first bought it a year ago) and a soft knit, striped, oversized top. I have since lost the top and I sometimes cry myself to sleep when I think about it. Sob.
Kate tank (love these low sided vests)
Whilst it won't win any awards for fashion forward styling, it is value and comfort in everyday pieces. I mean, if we could all afford to, i'm sure we'd be buying our white tshirts in from Alexander Wang, right?
But these are recessionary times (sorry!) and as much as American Apparel was hailed as the second coming of Christ when it arrived on our shores, I just can't justify the prices for a plain white tee.
With that in mind, I'm just appealing to a shop somewhere in Ireland to please stock Brandy Melville. I've honestly never felt such soft fabrics in any high street stores over here. For my own sanity I haven't checked if they ship abroad, because even if they do we have the monstrous customs charges to contend with.
And look! It's not just snuggly soft fabrics that they lovingly stock, there's cute little accessories too.
They have stores in a few locations across the states, so if you're over, check them out. You'll definitely get a bang for your buck on some cotton seperates.
I LOVE YOU SOFT, GREY HOODIE!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
"don't be jealous"
That's what i'd say to my friends if I owned this coat. The perfect colour for spring for someone whose wardrobe mainly consists of black? That's me that is.
Coat via SheInside
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, November 13, 2011
The Silver Factory
The Silver Factory is currently a range of tshirts designed & printed by homegrown talent, 16yr old Cameron Cavaliere.
Working closely with the amazing Blanaid from Shutterbug (seriously, do check out the great vintage pieces for sale through their facebook) he first started selling the tshirts through the Shutterbug shop in Kilkenny and online through facebook. Now known in his own right, one of his tshirts was recently worn by a dancer in Rihanna's video for We Found Love. Not bad for a 16yr old from Kilkenny, right?!
The tshirts come in at a bargain price of only €20 and the A/W collection has just been released. Who wouldn't want to support local talent at that price?
Help me decide which one to get! Here's a few of my favourites and you can check the rest out online here.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
INTERMISSION
There's been a complete lack of posting around these parts recently. Without meaning to go on there's just been a whole lovely (read: not) series of circumstances in my non-blogging life recently.
Anyway, let's not bang on about it too much.
Who doesn't love a good leather jacket? Topshop are blowing my mind with these beauties. I'd have the snakeskin one if my credit card would allow it, but it won't. Boo.
Anyway, let's not bang on about it too much.
Who doesn't love a good leather jacket? Topshop are blowing my mind with these beauties. I'd have the snakeskin one if my credit card would allow it, but it won't. Boo.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Flowers and bows and pleats, oh my
Kind of having a love affair with River Island right now. It's hard not to when you're surprised by such genuinely beautiful pieces, like this dress.
I saw it in the flesh (fabric?) today, and let me just say, this picture really doesn't do it justice. I'm in love.
I saw it in the flesh (fabric?) today, and let me just say, this picture really doesn't do it justice. I'm in love.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Chrissie Hynde - my 'pleather' icon
Plastic leather. One of my favourite odes to a rock-chick is leather, or in this case, pleather. If you can be bothered to battle with the sweat or bring a bottle of talc out with you then I salute you. If not, pleather's your man.
One of my most beloved style icons is Chrissie Hynde, from The Pretenders. I love her messy hair, shaggy fringe, smudged eyeliner and leather and denim. Chrissie, herself a vegetarian, would most likely never wear real leather so this is an ode to her.
One of my most beloved style icons is Chrissie Hynde, from The Pretenders. I love her messy hair, shaggy fringe, smudged eyeliner and leather and denim. Chrissie, herself a vegetarian, would most likely never wear real leather so this is an ode to her.
There's lots of pleather (stop staying pleather!) on the high street at the moment. With denim and stretch-jersey mixes, to just plain out stretchy pleather pants. Worn with heels and some sequins for a night-time look or with a shabby tshirt and converse for a daytime grungey rock look, they're versatile and oh-so cool.
I'm going straight for the River Island ones come payday. And I will live in them.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
New online discovery: Romwe
You might remember that I recently featured Fashion Chalet as one of my Monday Muse's. I noticed that a lot of her awesome clothing & accessories were from Romwe and decided to check them out for myself.
To say I was excited when I checked out the site is an understatement. Really, REALLY, reasonably priced clothes, shoes and accessories with an option for FREE delivery and 20% off your first order.
Now, the sizing is slightly questionable, so i'm gonna do a small order first and see how they run before going mad and ordering everything - currently I have €735 in my shopping basket, ahem.
Here's the lovely Fashion Chalet in a recent outfit post featuring a romwe.com dress.
To say I was excited when I checked out the site is an understatement. Really, REALLY, reasonably priced clothes, shoes and accessories with an option for FREE delivery and 20% off your first order.
Now, the sizing is slightly questionable, so i'm gonna do a small order first and see how they run before going mad and ordering everything - currently I have €735 in my shopping basket, ahem.
Here's the lovely Fashion Chalet in a recent outfit post featuring a romwe.com dress.
If any of you have bought from Romwe do let me know your thoughts below. Otherwise, here's a pick of a few of my favourite pieces available. I'm just waiting for a new payday before I splurge too much!
I literally could be here all afternoon just posting pictures of things that I love on here. The jewellery also looks great, with prices to match too. One of things I love is that prices are available in sterling, euro and dollar and you can see you're not being ripped off with conversion fees, a personal pet peeve.
Happy shopping - let me know what you think!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Le Pliage
I think we all recognise these iconic Longchamp bags. My mother has one that she's had for years and my grandmother had one before her.
Until recently I pretty much associated them with mums, aunts, granny's. Basically anyone but a twenty-something year old. That was until I went to Paris. (Did you know? I went to Paris the other week! Have I spoken about it? No? Sorry. I'll shut up...soon)
Established in 1948 Jean Cassegrain, Longchamp was first established to make leather covers for smoking pipes. In 1955 they started to produce small leather goods and this naturally extended into handbags. Longchamp are now an established luxury leather handbag and leather goods company and have recently enjoyed collaborations with Kate Moss, and more recently, Jeremy Scott.
Until recently I pretty much associated them with mums, aunts, granny's. Basically anyone but a twenty-something year old. That was until I went to Paris. (Did you know? I went to Paris the other week! Have I spoken about it? No? Sorry. I'll shut up...soon)
Established in 1948 Jean Cassegrain, Longchamp was first established to make leather covers for smoking pipes. In 1955 they started to produce small leather goods and this naturally extended into handbags. Longchamp are now an established luxury leather handbag and leather goods company and have recently enjoyed collaborations with Kate Moss, and more recently, Jeremy Scott.
In Paris I noticed that women of all ages were carrying Le Pliage, in all shapes and sizes and the majority of them coordinating with their outfit. Ever since I have been obsessed.
This evening, whilst sitting inside and dodging the torrential rain I found myself browsing on the Longchamp website and discovered that, not only do they deliver to Ireland (trust me, quite rare for a brand's own website) but they also have a facility where you can customise your own Pliage, even engraving the leather with your initials!
I've designed mine with a black body, red stripe and my initials on the leather. All of this for only €80!
Along with the standard colours and collaborations available it's definitely worth a look on the website to see if you can find your own Longchamp bag.
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