Milan Fashion Week - Blumarine

I actually really like it. Apparently I'm into animal print and garish colours.
To get the full effect you need to go to the tFS thread and scroll up and down really quickly a couple of times.
You'll spin out I'm telling you.
This will be especially effective if, like me, you've spent all day drinking lemon Fanta and writing notes on neon Post-Its.

Oi! Mike you could sign an autograph for the Cookie Monster you prick!

In the foreground Michael Caine.
In the background Cook and Naomi from Skins.
Mmmm glorious coincidences.
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Milan Fashion Week - D&G

Just a few words on the D&G show before I go off to get me hands on photos:

Tassles and Lampshades! OMfrigginG.
That's the look.
It kinda felt like clothes made by young aristos who lost all their money and just decided "fuckit let's rip Granny's house apart".
Anyhoo the show is up here.
They used the KILLS!

ETA: somepics
I really like the tops of all the dresses. That whole aged-poster thing is pretty.
And the skirts?
Yeah they're OTT (or maybe more odd), the bottom ones look like melted fescos or something, but actually I'm kinda fond of this collection.

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la lanphear et la bestiole

I can't figure out what I want more
Kate's hair?
Her bag?
Or that creepy little bug trying to steal it?

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humpday+1

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Why can't it be Friday already?
I am burnt out.
Instead of doing anything worthwhile this evening I'm gonna finish off my pancake batter and watch Project Runway repeats.
It's a good life. A sucky life. But a good one nonetheless.

printemps

Third day without a coat.
It's spring!!!
(well it's still cold and I'm kind of coughing...I'm determined that it should be spring though)

(all images weheartit)

Recessionista

Ok so maybe you had to have a little money beforehand to be a Recessionista but I've never had to do this before: I raided the copper jar for pancake supplies!
It takes a while to buy eggs and Nutella with 2cent pieces I'm telling you.
Thankfully this was available for free download on LastFM:

The Indelicates et al - The Recession Song

Model - Karolin Wolter

The moment I saw these polaroids I knew I was going to like this girl.
Her name's Karolin Wolter. She's seventeen, German and she's my favourite new model from NYFW.

She even manages to preserve dignity in a fall.

Goofiness always earns extra points.

(all pics from tFS)

covers from under the covers

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In honour of my lazy Sunday I'm uploading some of my favourite covers.
We are Scientists - Hoppipolla (Sigur Ros cover)
Kate Nash - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You (Black Kids cover)
James Morrison - Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon cover)
Jack Penate - 1234 (Feist cover)

dimanche matin

Sunday Morning: I'm starving but I'm too tired, and cosy, to go down and make some breakfast so instead I'm feasting on food porn from weheartit.
And thinking about the amazing strawberry jam we have in the fridge.
And omelettes.
I really want a light, fluffy omelette.
But my bed's too cosy to leave.
Dilemmas.

Cocteau and Library Books

Happy (exam season) Saturday

want.need.now

The best of Dublin's (big) bookshops

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I had an afternoon off today so I thought I'd go into town and spend money I don't have on books I shouldn't have time to read. Anyway my book buying technique is complex to say the least and takes me over both sides of the city and into practically every bookshop I come across so I thought I'd do a really quick review of some of them.

Here, have a disclaimer: I'm only going to be talking about the BIG bookshops here leaving out the smaller, independent and specialist shops in the city. Not because they don't rock, they do and International Books on South Frederick Street practically owns my soul but it is essay season so I should really be doing something else...

1. Hodges Figgis
For me any productive day's book buying starts in Hodges Figgis on Dawson Street. It's my go to store for classics and history. Best bit? The loyalty card which gives you 10euro off once you fill it up.

2. Waterstones
Across the street from HF we have Waterstones which has, hands down, the best contemporary fiction section in the city. No doubt about it Waterstones buyers know what they're doing and when I just need a lit-fic fix to tide more over on a Saturday that's where I head.

3. Reads
Around the corner from the first two there is Reads. Now I'll be honest I rarely buy books in Reads, the brash red interior is just not conducive to happy browsing, but they do have they best magazine selection in the city and that's where I go for my ParisVogue. (and stationary downstairs).

4. Easons
Across the Liffey now to Easons on O'Connell Street. As with Reads I very rarely buy actual books in Easons though if you're looking for your Marian Keyes or Cecelia Ahernes I guess this would be the place for you. Also they stock ID up too high for a shorty like me to juggle through to get the cover I want.

5. Chapters
Chapters bookshop on Parnell Street is just excellent. I'd say it's my favourite in the city. It's cheap and has a great classics section with actual choice in the publications in case you don't want the boring old Penguin edition, for 10bloodyeuro. Also it has a great location. The shop's advertising points out its proximity to Rotunda Hospital but I prefer to concentrate on its proximity to Lidl which means that you can stock up on yummy, cheap chocolate after you get your books.

NY Fashion Week - Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs
Let's just say that I'm glad I called the embargo on FashionWeek last night because I don't think I would have slept after all that neon and hair spray.

NY Fashion Week - Carolina Herrera

I know I wasn't going to do this but the gorgeous greens and the sexy pushed down shoulders at Carolina Herrera have me drooling here.

(images: tFS)

I was studying but then I got distracted giggling over how much Ingres looks like Jeremy Sisto.

Mes Bonnes Intentions

I will be ignoring Fashion Week for the rest of the day since I was struck this morning by how much it felt like the first day of spring which means only one thing: ESSAY SEASON.
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NY Fashion Week - MissSixty/HerveLeger

1. Herve Leger
Apparently we've all been drinking the Carine Roitfeld kool-aid and now Christophe Decarnin is some sort of frackin' genius designing things we've never seen before. I love Balmain but come along!
Simply put:
Balmain = Nirvana
This collection = Aerosmith/GnR. that sort of thing
Now, I have a strong personal preference and yeah there have been "Balmain" influences all over NY FW but I'm just so delighted to see something even remotely interesting from Herve Leger I'm gonna give the collection a lukewarm thumbs up.

2. Miss Sixty
When my mum is feeling pissy her favourite thing to do is to load up on the tackiest of the tacky of Miss Sixty attire and send me into the fitting rooms in BT2 (a department store in Dublin) to try them on. Oh, how she laughs.
She's totally excited to see this stuff.

NY Fashion Week - Ruffian

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Love. Seriously.