Tuesday, November 30, 2010

'fake it until you make it ' ....





taken from one of my favourite blogs, jak and jil , this keeps me optimistic on days when everything is a little harder...

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Monday, November 29, 2010

i love your blog interview...



thanks to a suggestion from lady peach , below is my i love your blog interview...a quick q & a session with yours truly..


why did you create your blog?

i really wanted a creative outlet and blogging seemed like the natural format to work on...it's like a portfolio i can share instead of scrap-booking and talking to myself so i suppose this is some sort of therapy for our generation?? or me at least! 

 




what kind of blogs do you follow?

all kinds of everything! anything with good visuals, different insights , good writing...my only stipulation is good grammar!


favourite make-up brand?

I'm a mixed bag when it comes to make up, and loyal to my choices..Chanel mascara, Clinique foundation, natural collections powder (2.99 from boots and it's great) , maybelline blusher and benefit bad gal eyeliner always... 


favourite clothing brand?

topshop never fails me and i love urban outfitters too..in an alternate universe i'd be a chanel, elizabeth and james and miu miu girl...


your indispensible make-up product?

a good moisturiser is the basis for everything! at the moment i'm using origins and it's delicously rich but really pricey...


your favourite colour?

i'm always really comfortable in black..it's never wrong 


your perfume?

love by chloé is my new favourite..this sounds weird but it's kind of what i imagined i'd smell like when i was all grown up..



your favourite film?

there's no way i could ever choose...i'm a musical fanatic (sound of music, the king and i, anyone?) and i'm a huge fan of every james bond movie...but as flawless films go breakfast at tiffany's is number one...

 



what country would you like to visit and why?
peru is near the top of my list...i'd love to climb to the top of  

matchu pitchu...it's like another universe there..



write a question yourself and answer it: 

what's your dream job ? 

stylist at elle uk magazine...




i think all of my fellow bloggers have done this already so i'll nominate these two to do so if they haven't already x 

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

see?! books are cool!

hurah! it seems everyone is embracing their bookworm-ness even clemence poesy who sported this fantastic book purse (and vintage chanel) at the harry potter premiere this week...it's designed by olympia le-tan, a french designer who makes book-inspired handbags...greatest idea of all time ? i think so ! so, what book-purse would you want to have ? you really can judge a person by their book-purse cover....



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Saturday, November 27, 2010

j'adore dior...


london calling ? dior illustrated: rené gruau and the line of beauty' is an exhibition taking place at somerset house until january 2011...the exhibition includes haute couture dresses, illustrations and parfums...most exciting though are the themed events to coincide with the exhibition..i wish i could've attended last wednesday  for 'living doll' , where guests were invited to create a paper doll and wardrobe (dior inspired , of course)... i'm hoping i'll somehow end up in london before it finishes to catch it...grau's work is feminine yet strong, striking and soft - here are a few of my favourites by rené....










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Friday, November 26, 2010

love for the licentiate...

for all of you who have not yet been bewitched by the fashion musings of sarah waldron's the licentiate, you've been missing out..the freelance writer has an incredible knowledge of all things fashion, art, literature and (the real draw in my opinion) a truly unique take on whatever she writes about , which is an extremely rare thing in today's conformist culture.....plus, she likes pretty thing!!! at the moment, she has a goody bag of amazingness to give away and a catalogue of articles to check out so get to it...check it out here and enjoy 


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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

hometown style x

yvonne cronin (stylist) , cathy jackson (designer0 and catriona bolger looking far too  cool at the late night customer market opening thursday night...the ladies are big fans of miss daisy bloom's vintage shop and are inspired by each others style...





Saturday, November 20, 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010

drop - d magazine....

my interview and article on indie-pop quartet darwin deez  fashion inspiration is up on drop- d , check it out here  !


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wish list...

with christmas party season around the corner , here are my wish list picks of festive frocks...


christopher kane lace embroidered dress


mary katrantzou lava dress



erdem contrasting scalloped lace dress



david koma one shouldered dress


christopher kane velvet dress
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

book club...


'book club' is a new regular post i'll be writing .... reviewing fashion related literature..from illustrations, how to's and bios , 'book club' will review and recommend the books every power fashion girl will want to read...



for the first edition of my 'book club' post, i've picked kelly cutrone's 'if you have to cry go outside : and other things your mother never told you'.after ordering it at the start of the month  i read this in less than a week , literally because i couldn't put it down...part bio, part fashion industry guide and part spiritual advice, this book is delivered in a way only cutrone could - ballsy, honest and eye opening...kelly has seen pretty much every side of the industry she works in and the book is a very down to earth perspective on a controversial career...

'my business is a boot camp , baby, for fashion bitches !'


i loved it and her practical advice on the industry is great...while i related to the spiritual side of the book, others may find it a little 'new age' , and i did find some of her views disagreeable (sex and the city is great, kelly thinks otherwise) but regardless, everyone interested in the industry should give it a read...so jealous that the whatwilliweartoday girls know kelly! she's the kind of person i would love to have as a friend...

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Monday, November 15, 2010

fashion props...

had to share this pic with you..today's fashion props go to rachel bilson who looked incredible at the moca event in l.a. last night...rachel wore chanel and looked flawless as usual...love this dress , it's so unusual and she offsets the high neck with laid back beachy hair and barely there make-up to avoid the outfit looking too stiff...rachel, do you ever get it wrong ?!




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Sunday, November 14, 2010

wish list...



christopher kane patent lace blouse


river island velvet leggings

miu miu platforms



marc by marc jacobs god - tone bird rings
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Friday, November 12, 2010

hometown style x

two ladies from kent - josie and ellen - are fans of alexa chung, vintage clothes and 80's films...molly ringwald is among josie's inspirations...the girls were thoroughly enjoying cork hospitality last monday in cypress avenue where i bartered dublin shopping advice(their next stop)  for their photos...love josie's edwardian style blouse and ellen's 'empire strikes back' t...these photos turned out quite dark - very fitting for the november weather we're having!






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Thursday, November 11, 2010

the looknow.com

trend, talk, story...in light of the recent surge in fashion movies, fashion show live streaming and the launch of our favourite fashion magazines on iPad format, - thelooknow.com is a new fashion site worth checking out...new york magazine fashion director harriet mays powell is at it's helm and it is based on the three themes - trend (images from runway and designers) , talk (in depth video interviews and segments with designers) and story (mini fashion movies)...really cool site worth checking out !



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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

hometown style x

check out pia,  my fellow blogger...this girl  is always put together in  a mixture of vintage and borrowed pieces along with modern trends... with her own take on the fashion, she's taking some time to 'tumbl'  (piafitz.tumblr) ...i've been waiting to snap her for an age and i finally did it! 




decked out in mostly topshop pieces above, i loved her jewellery...she's inspired by lykke li's ring  fettish and her friends...bang on with the caramel nail varnish too...

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Monday, November 8, 2010

drop - d magazine....

i've just started to contribute to drop - d magazine (www.drop-d.ie) , an online magazine written by irish for irish music and culture lovers...i love drop - d because of it's fantastically obscure taste in music and creative writers..it's pretty much always on the money in terms of new bands and worthwhile reading material and i love how un-commercialised it has remained since the first publication in february 2005...check out the magazine here , along with my first article (below) ; chanel and a fountain too far? and let me know what you think! 


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Sunday, November 7, 2010

jackets....

i'm lusting these beautiful  jackets  - cropped , embellished brocade and tweed...i wonder if beyonce inspired some of the more flash looks...



















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Saturday, November 6, 2010

hometown style x

 mariane fasujevic is a visitor to cork from avignon, france and cites vanessa bruno as her inspiration as well as second hand and vintage shops...i was drawn to her grey wool cape and beautiful smile (which, unfortunately i didn't catch in this shot..)


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Friday, November 5, 2010

the week in amazing outfits..

so many good outfits this week! here are my favourites...

anne hathaway looked incredible at the premier of her new movie last night... jake gyllenhaal co-stars with her in 'love and other drugs', and anne was radiant in this antonio berardi number...



i love this marchesa outfit worn by christina ricci at a new york library benefit during the week..the tulle skirt against the tuxedo jacket is the perfect balance to the outfit...



reece solomon is a designer making a lot of noise in her home town of new york...she's featured on elle.com this week and i loved this outfit...(madewell shirt, vintage shorts,alexander mcqueen boots, judith jack bracelet from the '70s)


model bambi northwood blyth has worked with rag & bone, chanel, loewe and balenciaga to name just a few...the aussie was snapped by modelsoffduty.com which i love as much as her laid back attitude to the business too..check out an interview with her here


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