I'll be there for you

This weekend brought a special treat in the form of one of my oldest friends Sian's engagement party. The sun shone all day and we had a brilliant time, it was so good to have all the girls together again. I'm very lucky to have such lovely friends. 

I am in love with this pale pink skirt I found recently in H&M. which was a steal at only £20. It looks a lot more expensive and the lace detail is beautiful. The fabric is unusual too, it is almost like a thin felt. I really enjoyed wearing it. When the sun went down and the chill arrived I threw on my Topshop 'Garcon' jumper which I am also having a mad moment for. I fucking love it, and although I packed it as a cover up it actually felt a perfect match for the skirt. Finally, I killed my feet in my bargain Ravel shoes from eBay. 

NEWGEN SS13

1. One of my latest projects at Topshop - pick up a free bespoke print from this season's NEWGEN designers in the East Wing at Somerset House
2. Dead owls at Christopher Raeburn - LOVE IT
3. Beautiful prints from Huishan Zhang
4. Stunning cream and metallics from Simone Rocha (her NEWGEN print is particularly beautiful)
5. The reading trough
6. Sister by Sibling - knitwear has never been so fun

Fashion goes Minnie

Giles Deacon and Tatty Devine take on Minnie Mouse at London Fashion Week exhibition at Somerset House. That necklace is kind of disturbing and awesome all at once.

Skulls and Roses

My latest plaster skull with fresh roses. I need to start making more of these again. If you fancy one for your own abode hit me up!

Paisley PJs

I'm not normally a trend-sheep, but one current fad I'm definitely into is wearing PJs as normal clothes. Spending my days in my slob-wear is fine by me. I came across a great pair of red paisley pyjamas in River Island and decided to do a little bit of DIY on them. The shirt remained untouched as it was pretty much my ideal shirt to start with (my love for shirts and blouses is getting a little out of hand, I had a count recently and I think my collection is now up to around 40. I'm sure that must be bad...), and I took my scissors to the trousers to turn them into a pair of shorts - just snip the legs off, double turn up the ends and hem!

Et voila. I made two outfits using the PJs this weekend. I'm not one to waste a great fabric so I kept the legs of the trousers and made them into an Ascot scarf, I've been after one for a while so it was ideal. Hooray for PJllamas!

(terrible photo but you get the jist)

You can buy them here and here

Hidden Delights

As the weather was so beautiful today I took myself off on my own for a long walk to clear my head and explore my (not so new) town as I still don't know my way around that well. I came across some absolute treats, right on my doorstep. 

Good old loafers

Never underestimate good old Marks and Sparks. I was treated to these patent beauties yesterday and I absolutely love them. Perfect for adding a touch of androgyny and an absolute must for any capsule wardrobe. They also come in tan and grey/black and , as with most M&S shoes, they have 'Footglove' soles. Their Footglove shoes really are the comfiest, particularly for people with battered soles like me.

Patent loafers, £39.50 Marks and Spencers