#63

Get Inspired for Halloween!

Halloween is just around the corner, and although in a perfect world we'd all have amazing outfits created and ready to wear by now...I'm sure many of us do not! So what are you waiting for? Halloween is the perfect opportunity to try out trends you wouldn't dare to any other time of the year and take some wardrobe risks. Not to mention the fun that can be had when designing/creating an outfit from home!

I'm going to do a number of Halloween posts, as there's quite a few different aspects to the holiday that can create a whole lot of fun. In this post, I'm going to link you to some great fancy dress websites, include some inspiring celebrity costume photography, and some DIY ideas too.

Oh, and also, having no plans for the holiday is no excuse not to get into the spooky spirit. Take younger siblings trick or treating, host a scary movie night, or simply spend the evening carving pumpkins and eating lots of Halloween sweets! Whatever you spend Halloween 2012 doing, make sure you embrace the fun of it!

Fancy dress websites to check out:

• http://www.megafancydress.co.uk/
• http://www.partybritain.com/
• http://www.escapade.co.uk/?gclid=CITu-K2DobMCFebLtAodrD4AmA
• http://www.brightonfancydress.co.uk/
• http://www.harlequinfancydress.co.uk/index.asp?textpage=home&mainpage=home
• EBAY!

Celeb Halloween Costumes!

So the trick is (I found) to search the internet high and low for Halloween inspiration, gather ideas, things you think are cool, images in your head or anything that just clicks with you. Then, you need to have a good old rummage through your wardrobe, with said inspiration fresh in your mind. Do you have a cute dress you could apply some fake blood to and go as a scary doll? You'd only need a teddy and some knee-high socks or tights to complete the look. Do you have a tutu that could transform you into a ballerina with the right make up? Maybe you could borrow your dad or brothers big clothes and drape them with chains for a hip-hop vibe. Think outside the box, try stuff on, find cheap accessories if they're needed, and I'm sure at this point you will at least be on the road to having a great costume!

On Halloween night, I'm dressing as an FBI agent. It's a perfect costume for me as I have so much black in my wardrobe anyway! I'm simply wearing my leather panel leggings with a black vest top and leather jacket, and tipexing 'FBI' onto the top. Add some aviators, and a toy gun supplied by my friend and voilà a fancy dress costume for free! At the weekend I have a second fancy dress party to go to, but I'm in the stages of creating a second outfit now. I'm thinking gangster or creepy dolly maybe? Whichever means spending the least money I suppose-I know I'm so stingy!

Quick DIY ideas:

Propaganda Lady

• Bandanna (preferably red)
• Denim shirt tied above your tum
• high waisted shorts/jeans

Creepy Dolly

(for image see Rochelle, The Saturdays, above)

• Cute/girly dress with or without a white shirt underneath
• an accessory such as a teddy or picnic basket
• creepy make up and/or fake blood
• tie your hair in plaits

Bond/Bond Girl

• your fanciest dress (preferably black)
• heels
• lots of fancy jewellery
• red lippy

for boys:

• your smartest suit 
• a slick hairstyle

Cat

• all black clothes
• draw on whiskers and a nose with eye-liner or face paint

Nicki Minaj

• Pink wig
• white vest top
• denim shorts
• yellow/green underwear poking out
• pink shoes (although not all of these things are completely necessary to complete the look!)

#62

Weekly Round Up Part 2

 The News

1) Charlotte Free's music career

 Charlotte Free is a model with an impressive CV to say the least. She recently became one of ASOS' Christmas campaign stars alongside Azealia Banks and Ellie Goulding, She's the current face of Maybelline and  she opened Vivienne Westwood's AW11/12 Red Label show.

Now the Model is all set to embrace the music world:

"I've been making electronic music in my head for as long as I can remember," says Charlotte, "I'm not ever going to function in a real job, I've always known that."

Keep your eyes (should I say ears?) peeled.

2) Matthew Williamson 

The famous designer has made a short film about himself to celebrate fifteen years in the industry. Although put like that it sounds almost self absorbed, the main attitude surrounding the film seems to be about believing in oneself and persevering with ones dreams.

When asked what he might tell his fifteen year old self now, Williamson responded with this, 

"Confidence and belief in yourself and your vision is absolutely paramount. The fashion industry is tough - be prepared to take advice and criticism along the way, but have unwavering belief in your vision,"

The video will be launched online at Net-A-Porter next week.

3) Jessica Biel ties the knot with Justin Timberlake in Valli

*sob* Justin Timberlake is officially off the market! However, I think I can forgive Jessica Biel for her part to play in this, simply because of the gorgeous gown she wore for the occasion. Apparently the designer and the bride have always been friends and supported each others' work.

"I could not be more proud that she walked down the aisle in Italy, my own country, wearing Giambattista Valli," said the designer.

Can I get an "Aw"?

I'm going to leave it there today folks, as I feel three is probably the best number of stories to cover. However I'd be interested to know if you'd prefer 3 stories every week, 3 fortnightly, or 5 fortnightly? Please leave a comment and get back to me, I love hearing your suggestions and criticisms! 

x

#61

Weekly Round Up Part 1

Once a fortnight I do a round up of the week in fashion, so here's this weeks image inspiration.

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#60

Hi everyone:-)

Sorry for the lack of posts this weekend, I've been quite busy! I babysat on Friday from 5-7, then went to a party (I would show you my outfit but I literally chose it five minutes before I went and it's not particularly worth showing!). Saturday I spent recovering (aka catching up on homeland in bed) until the evening when I was babysitting again. The only exciting thing about that was that I saw a shooting star whilst walking home at 2am. Are you supposed to wish on shooting stars? Because if you are then I forgot, but to be fair I was sort of walk/jogging as walking on your own at that time is a little scary and wasn't really thinking about wishes, stars etc. It was a really beautiful night though!

Enough of my top notch astrology though, here's a few photos from my weekend, including two outfits I wore and some very awkward, lame poses (sorry).

x

outfit 1

outfit 2

Spent today doing English homework/my new moisturiser (review to come)

this evenings activities

My brother's recording equipment came! Very much looking forward to sneaking myself a go with it!

#59

Okay so let me start by saying a big thank you to http://grassandlemonade.blogspot.co.uk for my nomination for the Liebster Blog Award. A few weeks back I was nominated for the sunshine award but for one reason or another, never got round to doing the featured post-not this time!

"This is an award to celebrate blogs with 200 or less followers and ultimately tell someone how much you love their blog! The nominations are chosen by bloggers and given to the bloggers.

When you receive the award, you post 11 random facts about yourself and answer 11 questions from the person(s) who nominated you. You pass the award onto 11 other blogs (make sure you tell them you nominated them!) and ask them 11 questions. You are not allowed to nominate the blog(s) who nominated you! (To get the button, right click the picture on my page and save the picture to your compute. You can then upload to your blog.)"

11 facts about me

• I'm super short, like just over 5ft
• I have a twin brother
• I have a slightly inappropriate crush on Johnny Depp
• James Morrison is my go-to artist, I adore him
• I have a 1 year old cat named Ivy (my baby)
• my favourite films include Love Actually, Pride and prejudice, One Day and Mulan
• Keira Knightly is probably my biggest girl crush 
• I sing (classical training)
• I took ballet until grade 5, I wanted to be a ballerina until I was about 12!
• one of my dreams is to go travelling and experience/embrace new cultures 
• Camden and Kensington are my favourite districts of London

11 questions from Grass and Lemonade

1. Favourite designer?

       I know she's not exactly current, but can I say Coco Chanel? She changed Women's lives via fashion.

2. Favourite book?

       A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini

3. Most expensive item of clothing?

       I expect my prom dress at £80

4. Who are your style icons?

       Alexa Chung, Anne Hathaway, Keira knightly and Olivia Palermo-all though I take inspiration from everyone and anyone!

5. What time period was your favourite for fashion?

       I couldn't say, I love Fashion today as it's constantly evolving and changing...but I'm a sucker for the 1920's

6. Cat or dog?

       Cat

7. Something on your wish list?

       I'm going to say the whole of Whistles

8. Autumn/Winter or Spring/Summer?

       Autumn/Winter for fashion, Spring/Summer for lifestyle

9. Favourite designer from this years SS13 Collections?

       I loved the crazy colours and prints from Issa

10. Best thing about blogging?

       The lovely people you get to meet and speak to!

11. Dream job?

    Editor at VOGUE magazine, owning my own business, being a travel writer, working in international politics, ballet dancer, pop star...the list is endless!

My nominations:

http://floral-jam.blogspot.co.uk/

http://beahllionare.blogspot.co.uk

http://whattaylorbuys.blogspot.co.uk/

http://elizabethgracie.blogspot.co.uk/

http://iliketowearsillyhats.blogspot.co.uk/

http://abritishmuse.blogspot.co.uk/

http://alm-c.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/uni-chic.html

http://caringcowls.blogspot.co.uk/

http://emc-dot.blogspot.co.uk/

http://eloisecamille.blogspot.co.uk/

http://floraldisastersblog.blogspot.co.uk/

my questions:

1. What's your favourite album?
2. Go-to pair of shoes?
3. favourite highstreet shop?
4. favourite designer brand?
5. What's your least favourite current trend?
6. Who inspires you the most?
7. What's your 'safe' hairstyle?
8. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
9. What's the most important thing in life, to you?
10. City or countryside?
11. Who's your favourite celebrity?