All-White

DIY time!

I was making this at this exact time last week, and I wore it out as a complete outfit on the night (approx 2 hours after I'd finished).

I bought some cream jersey from eBay, for a different project, but it wasn't right for that and I came up with a new design - a jersey pencil skirt with chunky zip and a bias cut, assymetric cropped vest. Thing.

So, I have no pics of it in the making process, but there are literally hundreds of the completed pieces - both together, styled individually, and as worn last Friday, (and subsequently commandeered from the Digital website).

Feather, a gift from Luke; Gloves, eBay; belt, Primark; Boots, eBay

Top, ASOS; Necklace, H&M; Leggings, Topshop vis placement; Boots, Priceless

Tee, H&M; Blouse, charity shop

Beret, some store in Australia; dress, charity shop; necklace.....is ancient. Claire's Accessories?

Hat & Belt, charity shops; Harems, Oasis

I adore this photo.

It is my profile pic on facebook.

It's not even that flattering, but it looks a lot like me and Daniel just got 'papped' coming out of a club. Which I enjoy.

(We were infact, caught on camera by the Digital camera man, getting down from the stage bit in the Other Rooms. Just so you know.)

The skirt was modelled on a pencil skirt I have, but it could really do with a bit of adjustment - the zip definately needs putting in again, cos it's a bit bumpy. =/. I was never any good at zips. I'm not a very good fashion student, really, am I?

But I did put the zip upside down, so I could unzip it a little way if I wanted the equivalent of a vent, which I thought was a cute idea.

The vest was meant to have binding all the way round cos I just got my binding foot, but I didn't have time to finish that before we went out. I'm gonna need some more time to figure out my binding foot. I get the gist, but I need to figure out optimal width of bias strips and such....

As such, it just has zig zag stitching around the hem, which kinda looks cute.

Ankle Boots Will Never Be Low Brow

So, other than describe the weather and how it makes me happy when it stars to be cold and rainy, I have actually done stuff today.

Such as, deciding to get out of bed (at a decent hour, no less) and get dressed, and have a shower, and leave the house!

This neatly coincided with my newest eBay purchase being ready to be picked up from the post office. Handy, that.

Vidi:

Oh so 90s, oh so chunky, oh so awesome. Oh so....doesn't go with this outfit. I will shove em with some stuff later, probably. But for now I'll leave em under my window as part of the boot parade, and shall continue to look for some thigh high black boots to add to my collection.

Also had an utterly delicious coffee at Heaton Perk. It is likely that I will, at some point, blog about t'Perk, as it is amazing and awesome, and always has the weekend papers available. Which is super awesome, when they include the style supplements and/or Stephen Fry-based articles.

Also, for your viewing pleasure, some more of the outfit. Or, one more of the outfit (minus the 'going outside' paraphernalia).

Comfortable, practical (for me, anyway) but uplifting....would be a really pretentious way to describe it. Mostly, as with any day, I picked the dress up off the floor and threw some other items on with it. Made me forget about the fact I can hardly breathe through my nose for all of 5 seconds, anyway.

Now, back to this wonderfully crispy bacon toastie! The perfect autumn accompaniment.*

*I am no longer eating the bacon toastie, as I drafted this hours ago, before I found Aaron's camera cable. But it was amazing. Trust me on this.

Today My Heart Swings

It is officially the end of summer.

Reasons for this are 4-fold:

1. I have a cold, and have done since Tuesday AKA September 1st. Coincidence? I think not. Subsequently, I have spent most of the last 2 days lying in bed, watching Lost/The Shawshank Redemption, eating chicken soup and feeling sorry for myself. Apart from when I went for a 6-mile walk in the rain on Tuesday night, which may or may not have contributed to the cold.

2. Daniel has officially left for uni. ;_______;.

This means for all except me, uni times are upon us again. Which yes, means saying goodbye to the epic-ly fabulous male version of me until Christmas, as well as a lack of Ana 'Eagle' Snowdon in my life, but does mean that a) road trips to Edinburgh/Lincoln, ahoy! and b) non-Newcastle-based folk will be back soon for uni times! Woo!

Luckily, everyone has a blog these days. I have added a blog list on the sidebar for daily reads and/or friend's blogs, but also, click above for Daniel and Ana's blogs :D

Note to you guys: update more!

3. It looks like this today. It has this entire week thus far (usually with more actual rain, as opposed to just wet ground, though.)

Luckily for me, Interpol songs go hand in hand with autumn, and rainy days, and as such, when they come on on random on the way back from Heaton Perk, it makes me happy.

4. I wore this today:

I officially love autumn.

Anyone who who lists "layering" as an aspect of their personal style will no doubt agree. Autumn is my favourite season.

Winter is too cold, sometimes. You HAVE to wear a big coat, no room for the jacket-with-the-sleeves-rolled-up-and-gloves combo there.

Spring is alright, but looking to summer means ankle boots and scarves are a little depressing (although often necessary, this is Britain after all.)

Summer is often too hot: too hot for layers; too hot for boots; too hot for jackets - and I am nothing if not a fan of jackets. Either than, or it's raining. Which is just depressing in the middle of July.

Autumn, though, is the season of the digging scarves out of the bottom of your accessories bag (is that just me?); of rekindling your love of gloves; of buying new coats for winter with your student loan; and of wearing ankle boots.

All of this with the delights of it not being so cold that you can't don a jacket with your scarf/glove/ankle boot combo, or wear a cropped legging without losing your lower leg to frostbite.

Also, the trees look pretty. Wonderful.

Of the glove situation, I am hereby officially making it my accessory of the season - I now own 4 pairs. One vintage tan leather (seen above, all kinds of awesome.), one blue/white polka dot cotton, one electric blue faux leather driving glove and one pair of seriously awesome wool mittens. Ahhh H&M. If summer is the season of sunglasses (and it should be.) then autumn is the glove season.

On the coat front, I am currently eyeing an almost full length navy blue wool number from eBay. Oh, I do want a blue coat, so badly.

Now, of the ankle boots, let me just say this: I love a good ankle boot. This is how much.

(10 hole Doc Martens, eBay; chunky 90s boots, eBay; pointy boots, Primark/very very old; buckle boots, Absolute Vintage; snakeskin boots, ASOS; grey boots, New Look; patent/suede boots, eBay, green/gold boots, Priceless? I dunno, somewhere cheap; suedette boots, Peacocks; blue peep toe studded...things, Garage Shoes; blue boots, Dorothy Perkins)

I think - THINK - I might be set for the new season.

Dilemma

There's a placement opportunity, based in Heaton, for a trend prediction company.

It would be until the end of the year, 3 days a week, unpaid but within walking distance of me, so...yknow. It involves travelling, and industry experience, and writing for their blog (!!!!!), and I really want to apply.

BUT

it would mean not going to Europe, which I really, really, really, want to do.

I wonder, if they'll perhaps still be looking when I come back?

Fingers are crossed.

I think perhaps I shall email our placement tutor and ask her what she thinks....

Goth Boots

I just find them amazing!

I don't think I'd actually wear them, ever, but a quick trawl through eBay, particularly a visit to one of my watched shops, does usually put a smile on my face (but they only have one pair in at the minute!).

Super awesome half leg buckle boots.

Buckle wedges

Skull buckle boots.

Um, these are amazing and I take back the "I probably wouldn't wear goth boots" sentiment.

High leg buckle platforms.

Silver detail hidden platform boots.

Um, THESE ARE ALSO AMAZING. That is all.

Platform boots.

I actually have some not toooooo dis-similar from this waiting for me at the Post Office....

MASSIVE platform wedges.

Yeah, these are pretty much the most gothic shoes you can own.

I may or may not be watching the skull boots right now....mmm.