MODERN VAMPIRE

Here comes the feeling you thought you'd forgotten.. the feeling that your space buns are wonky and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. In my defence they were a lot straighter when I left the house: it was my over-zealous dancing (ahem, pogoing) to Vampire Weekend that knocked them askew. These really are bouncing soles, I tell ya.

I'm wearing:

Minkpink jacket & bag

Lazy Oaf Metal Head tee

Topshop leather skirt

Dr Martens Britain boots

LIFT ME UP

Uh oh, double trouble. Had a bit of fun whilst taking these photos because this is the lift in my apartment building and obviously it has to be used. Managed to dodge quite a few people but ended up going to the ground floor with a lady then went straight back up without it being obvious what we were up to: "oh! I've forgotten that.. thing. We must to go back up for it". Not sure how believable that was but I guess the neighbours would find out eventually that they are living next to a *whispers* fashion blogger.

Anyway, I thought the light would be just right to show you my pink hair. Or rather, lack thereof. This is the second time I've used the new L'Oreal Feria Pastel toners and the second time I've been disappointed. Fair enough, last time my hair was a dark-to-mid blonde and it was unsurprising the colour didn't take well, since this product is made for bleached hair. This time I applied it all over my head, left it on for an hour, then found just the very ends had turned a peachy colour. I'd perhaps recommend this as a conditioner for those with pink hair already to keep colour fresh but I don't see how it could possibly turn the soft candy pink it shows on the box.

I don't have much luck with L'Oreal hair colour products (that, or they're crap) but it's so hard to not use them as they seem to own everything. Anyone who has ever seen my Tumblr knows I dream of having a flowing, pastel mane, so if anyone has any suggestions on how to achieve it then please let me know. Next try will be hair chalk!

I'm wearing:

Wildfox tee

H&M sample dungarees

(similar, or check out pink suede..!)

Jeffrey Campbell Suebee shoes

Topshop socks

CRAZY LAZY

I had a pretty lousy weekend working, thanks for asking, so when my Monday off rolled around the only thing for it was to wear as many smiley faces as possible. Cue smiley laces, smiley hat, and smiley shirt.. Nobody can be sad when you're wearing this much happy.

Lazy Oaf is a brand I've been aware of for quite a while, since my friend Gaz's girlfriend got him one of the first load of t-shirts. It unzipped to reveal a sticky-out tongue, a pretty novel idea, and they're remained an innovative and unique brand. When they released this three-eyed smiley face print I bugged Chris to get me the shirt for my birthday, then as soon as I noticed the beanie was reduced on ASOS I snapped that up too. I hope they make trousers so I can complete my set and walk around Manchester looking like a complete loon (but there again what's new?).

The smiley reminds me of Evolution. Remember that?!

I'm wearing:

Lazy Oaf beanie & shirt

H&M via charity shop dungarees (similar) & coat

Dr Martens shoes

Topshop via eBay bag

NAMASTE

Lovely followers - of which there has been a jump in numbers in the week since I last posted, maybe that's a hint not to blog quite so much - please accept these additional photos of my favourite Fashion Week outfit, plus a bit of Company lovin' for my vintage jumpsuit, as an apology for not being around as much recently. There's something going on in my personal, non-fashion life (I have one of those! Yes) which I will be focusing my energy on, and whilst I will still be posting here it won't be with the frequency and dedication to which you are accustomed. If you like we can keep in touch via Twitter and I will of course be keeping up with your blogs during downtime.

Thanks for reading, and I'd really appreciate you sending some positive energy my way... Namaste.

  H&M sample leather dungarees  Minkpink dress (underneath)  Office shoes  Louis Vuitton scarf Forever 21 jacket   Accessorize hat  Vintage jumpsuit  Acne shoes  Old faithful Zara bag Urban Outfitters sunglasses
(last image nicked from Pearl)

Lovely Latex

Attempting to do a bit of a "today I'm wearing" every day this week, or at least for a couple of days. Not a particularly special outfit today - all high street apart from my Miistas and Very leather shorts, and in fact mainly from the place-beginning-with-P-that-shall-not-be-mentioned. But I've been hankering after a pair of latex hold-ups for a while, except I wasn't so keen on the sweaty, sticky properties of the material, not to mention the intense care procedure, so my friend Dawn of Tokyo Royale (I'm in Afflecks Palace here, the home of the Japanese-inspired boutique) got me some latex-look stockings as a post-birthday present, which are much, much easier to wear! I'll be wearing these with big boots or flat brogues, and maybe a tea dress to create a contrast.

I've long been a lover of the aesthetics of latex clothing (though the feat of actually wearing it is a whole different matter..!). The more conventional the look seems at first, the better; the mixture of the usually overly sexualised material combined with prim daywear is the perfect juxtaposition. Plus, it's mega-fashionable at the moment, with Marc Jacobs using latex for entire garments at Louis Vuitton, and again using the rubber in his autumn/winter namesake collection for oversized pailettes.

Louis Vuitton & Marc Jacobs AW11 (both images courtesy of style.com)

I was handed a flyer for the William Wilde collection at Honour which is well worth checking out if you're a fan of fashion latex (rather than fetish style). By far my favourite is this orange column dress; reminiscent of Raf Simons' for Jil Sander spring/summer 2011 collection. Stick a skater skirt over the top as a peplum and you have a real fashion forward look.

If you're wanting something a little more theatrical, check out the new Femme-A-Licious collection at Westward Bound. This Libertine Latex Top is deep red, with statement collar and a pretty peplum. Wear with a high-waist pencil skirt, perfect for the Vuitton-led Night Porter trend.

I hope today's sojourn into sedition has provided you with a little inspiration; with a fetish finish, you can easily whip together an outfit that will make anyone hot under the collar.