double d.

a tiny, quick post in reference to a quick mention in this post, but topshop's online lingerie department includes this:

"also available in a dd cup"

which means, maybe, they're doing a listen.

although, note, these 5 styles (which aren't the only styles in a dd but were all grouped near each other for a nice screencap) are all completely sold out of dd sizes, apart from the leopard print straps one which still has 36dd in stock.

ok, so all 5 are mostly sold out of all sizes, but still, maybe this is a positive step in bigger sizes, in nice designs, on the high street - they're obviously selling.

gotta have faith.

it was my housemate's 21st yesterday - i made him a 6 layer rainbow cake; no lie - but all the post was for me. as was the package delivered around 3. (my new printer. no excuse to now be doing work now...)

in said packages were a number of recent ebay purchases.

ah, the curse of ebay. once your selling stuff, you're searching for new things that you want too. dammit.

vintage cross earrings (SOMEWHAT REMINISCENT OF FAITH-ERA GEORGE MICHAEL, Y/Y?); khaki blouse; vintage lace dress.

...worn with things found on my floor, of course (thrifted velvet dress, H! by Henry Holland cycling shorts, Oasis wedges, H&M ring, hat from ebay...)

as much as larger bosomed ladies "shouldn't wear high necks" (which is one 'rule' i do, actually, sometimes consider given that they can and do look massive in said outfit situations), i think a high neck under a strapless dress breaks it up and you can "get away with it".

which is good, cos shirts buttoned up all the way/high necks are very much relevant to my interests right now.

damn you, elaine benes.

also, this card was in the package with my lace dress. no idea why i have the earrings in this pic, but there you go. (it came from ebay store the purple lizard, which you should mebs take a gander at.)

miss selfridge; a/w10.

according to twitter just after these pics surfaced, there are very few fans of Miss Selfridge's A/W collection.

now, while some of the clothes weren't to my style (miss s is often too girlygirl for me), and some of the shoes raised an eyebrow (lots of open toes and a pair of clogs. clog-inspired boots for a/w = good, actual clogs are a little...summer-y, non?), i'm actually quite a fan.

or at least, i'm gonna get on the defensive.

imgs from instyle

the shoes: come ON! wood (effect, i assume) heels and plaftorms, big brass effect rivets, lots of laces and buckles?

there were some heinous boots, yes, but these are all solid pieces (partics pairs 1, 2, 4 and 6). dark brown peep toe wedges with brogue detailing? very similar to my betty jackson ones, so i wouldn't buy them, but sweet-ass none the less.

accessories: leopard print ear muffs. i don't think i really need to say more.... i shall be wearing my fuzzy black ear muffs this a/w, though, huh?

these bags are all pretty cool too - all with that 'vintage' vibe, though the furry one reminds me of Giles' collection.

as for the fur coats - the first is so similar in colour, shape and size to my vintage one that i can't help but love it, and the coat with the collar and cuffs is similar to the one i'm slowly diy-ing (looking for a vintage fur collar to attach to it in a similar colour/shape to the miss s one; no lie)...

the clothes themselves are weaker, probably, than the accoutrements, but still with great potential.

ok, i'll give you this, the second dress is a little.....hmm. but imagine the middle skirt layer also in lace - a full bodice and a tiered lace skirt. not too dissimilar to the asos dress i loved from yesterday?

ok, so, it's NOT like that, but it's not quite as bad as the 'twitterworld' seemed to suggest.

as for the first dress (and the other 2 dresses + cardi, but not as much as that first dress) - ace. i assume/hope it's sheer - floaty perfection.

while i might not rush to the shop when this collection launches, i have a feeling the end of season sale will be a treat and a half for yours truly.

oh, asos.

oh, asos, what are you trying to do?

today on their front page; 3 styling options/themes and some items which fit them...:

though i don't want any of these pieces per se, the bracelets are awesome, and the leather+floaty dress+boots thing is making me happy.

err, likewise. although, the ring is cool. (as is a similar one i have bookmarked. i have a number of things i can't afford right now bookmarked in the vain hope they'll still be there when i do have money. unnnnlikely.)

but then, THEN, we get to this. LOOK AT THE LOOKBOOK SHOT. LOOK AT IT. AHHHHHH!

if that dress weren't £85.... the asymmetry + the sheer + the fitted bodice is making me drool. true story.

i'd muchly enjoy anything on this page (although a non-holey jumper would be preferred...) but the bank account says no, no.

i could, of course, attempt a recreation - i have a grey jumper (definitely not slouchy enough, though. tight fitting if anything...), and i bought a sheer maxi skirt in the mecca that is RSPCA Byker a couple of weeks ago that i have yet to wear.

well, i have yet to wear it outside of twirling around in it in my room. it is wonderful. and was £3. toot!

my point is, asos, it's like you know i have no money and your taunting me.

why is it, when you have money there's nothing you particularly want, and when you have nothing you want everything? hmm? HMM?

bikes. and shoes. and velvet.

these Carin Wester wedges have been everywhere.

if you read a number of blogs, anyways.

imgs from pixiemarket

but of course, they cost MANY MONIES.

(also; they are mostly sold out.)

i'll give them this, they look pretty comfy. but the price tag is enough to stop me even considering them. and i'm not a fan of the toe shape.

so then, i went into town yesterday to buy humous from M&S (because it is the best humous ever) and pay a tenner off my topshop bill.

i came back home an hour later with said humous but without having any less to pay off my topshop bill, and with £22.50 less in my bank account. but i did have these shoes.

something a little familiar, non? but a) considerably cheaper and b) with a nicer toe shape. also they had hundreds of pairs in the sale for 25 british pounds-a-piece. (oh, they're from oasis. which happens to be right opposite one of the entrances to eldon square, and has massive sale signs in the window. godammit, i had resisted the sales so far.)

anyway, they are the comfiest shoes i've ever owned (as far as i am, so far, aware) and i stomped around the house in them all afternoon.

for said humous-and-shoe-shopping, i donned some velvet and cycling shorts.

i know what you're thinking. AWang, AW10. but lemme tell you a story, about this dress.

err, i bought in in 2008, at a charity shop. it was long-ish. i shortened it, and wore it for my 20th birthday night out (oh dear god that seems like so long ago), and some times since, and it's one of my favourite dresses despite my disdain for velvet and the lack of purple on my wardrobe. the zip broke late last year and i forgot about until last week, and i fixed the zip and had to wear it posthaste.

it now creates the biggest cleavage ever, yet has a tendency to slip down. i don't care.

as for the cycling shorts, they are PRACTICAL. such things are necessary for cycling in when you were such dresses.

...also they are from H! by House of Holland. and were in the sale.

....oh.

maybe i did get drawn in by the sales.

did i mention they were practical?

it comes to my attention that i've never shared the wonder of Freshy P/The Fresh Prince/my bike with the internet. here he is.

this is turning into a long post about nothing, but ALSO here is a coat that i bought in some charity shop or other recently.

i umm-ed and ahh-ed over it but in the end it's green and a nice shape and has pockets and stuff and i have a weakness for coats and jackets (apparently) so at £7 i had to get it. but i also had to shorten the sleeves - every coat i get gets shuffled up to my elbows. even my fur coat. which swiftly falls back down, but at least i try. a bracelet-length sleeve is much more flattering and the cuffs don't get as dirty/in the way (which they were on the orig length so there's another reason for shortening.)

anyways, here's the new coat.

and finally...

thrifted coat+denim shirt+dress//H&M ring+necklace//claire's accessories leaf ring//vintage short necklaces (??)//

H! by House of Holland cycling shorts//very old shoes whose origin i always forget//primark belt