back to the start...

As you may have already known I finished college last week. Not just for the summer but for good. I'll miss it and my awesome classmates but I am so excited about what comes next. One of my friends said she was nervous because it was the first time in her life when nothing was decided. This, of course, scares me too but I am so happy to have this chance. I am positive about my future, I am fully aware it is gonna be difficult and terrifying at times but that's living right? 

I have both long term and short term goals...

long term

Get a job

Get an apartment

Make FELT an actual magazine (should I bother?)

short term

Dress cooler (Sex and the City always does this to me!)

Do something with my hair

Put more time into my blog

Keep up the running

I am aware these may not be big deal goals to some people but they are to me... Any other just finished people out there with the same big butterflies in their stomach?

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blue friday...

This week has been long and very busy... Since it's nearing the weekend and the sun is out on this brisk day I thought I'd be a little bright myself with this gorgeous blue number. I quite like pairing this dress with all black. Usually I would wear it with red and maybe yellow, so I thought for a change I could go back to my trusty black and some chunky knits. Think it keeps it suitable for this time of year... 

I am all of a sudden craving colour, I think it's due to the nearing approach of spring. How is everyone else fairing in this slight transition period?

Jacket: Vintage

Dress: Ebay

Tight/Shoes/Scarf: Penneys

Ring/Font Brooch: Etsy

Anchor: Shutterbug

wish I was wearing #8

I am finally finished with semester one... Thesis and portfolio have been handed in and I am craving a fresh start. I am craving soft colours, pretty dresses, little cardigans and cute rings. I am craving spring. I want to banish the stuffiness of the past few weeks and leap into the next semester of college with a clean perspective.

I am growing tired of the winter tones... It is time for a change.

blinging it up and stressing it...

My thesis was handed up today and I am ploughing through my portfolio. So much work to do but thankfully a good bit done too. Luckily I have a bit of bling to keep me looking bright even if I am not feeling it this week. Wearing it with (almost) everything!

Next Monday cannot come fast enough...

Top: Awear

Necklace: Oasis

shining practicality...

London Rebel via Asos

Now I know I have mastered the art of "everyday heel wearing" but I can't help but resist a good flat when it comes along. Especially when it is a shiny pair of loafers. Surely they are a practical purchase, yes I think they just might be... After all I am heading into my final semester of college which is surely to be my most difficult. Many nights up til God knows when, rushing around looking for paper, getting pieces printed, making prototypes, photographing, printing... It will be a busy few months for me.

Ones needs to be practical...

new year resolutions...

So last year's resolution was to wear more heels and to wear them quite regularly, daily was the ultimate goal. And I succeeded! I now nearly wear heels everyday. Not only has it made me feel more chic but it has almost improved my posture and my tolerance for the heel is much higher. All round it has been a good year for my feet and my self-esteem!

So since I have conquered heels I thought I'd move onto another fashion dream of mine, dressing more retro. I dress a little retro but not nearly enough to make me happy. The forties and fifties were always my favourite decades and with the help of the books my father has bought me (THANK YOU!) I hope to dress more like the ladies from those eras. Not fully mind you but a lot more than normal. Since there was never many vintage pieces are at my disposal I was thrilled to discover that there are quite a few online shops that sell retro inspired clothing. Now all I have to do is purchase a few key pieces to add to my collection and master the make up and hair. I really do hope I succeed, we'll just have to wait and see...

Here a just a few of the things I want to get my mitts on!

Lunch date/wanting to feel pretty in college...

Casual and comfy...

A night to make an impression...

I understand that these outfits look a little summery but that's because I am not spending anymore money on winter clothing for this season, my pennies are being saved for the summer.

Do you have any fashion resolutions?

suit up!

I had a busy morning ahead of me when I got up this morning (briefs due and the likes) so I felt that comfort was the solution. Practicality is key when you are running around like a headless chicken. So I decided to stick on some tailored black trousers (though I seriously need to take them in-yay!) and dress them down with beat up converse, a quiff and a plain white tee. Once ready I realised I had dressed like Ellen DeGeneres so I couldn't help but dance while printing off my work in class (much to the amusement of my friends).

I have also come to the realisation that I am constantly wearing black and white (tomorrow is no exception) and I beginning to worry that I must be looking terribly dark and moody. I swear I am happy as a clam, I just love monochrome. But I do feel I should breathe a bit of life and colour back into my day to day wardrobe. Colour-blocking is still a key trend and I did try on gorgeous bright pink trousers and then equally gorgeous orange suede wedge ankle boots in Penneys ( I am seriously tempted by the boots, maybe if I spot them back home). 

Does anyone else get into a colour palette rut like me? I have a sneaking suspicion it's a seasonal thing.

Jacket: Vintage

Brooches: Etsy/Shutterbug

Rings: Gift/Shutterbug/Dublin

Top: Penneys

Trousers: Awear

Converse: Littlewoods

anchors...

Back in college a week now and I am trying hard to keep posting. The blog is my baby after all, a fat, hungry baby that needs to be fed. I took these photos during the week but only getting round to posting them now. If I can keep to at least one outfit post a week (along with all the other posts of course) I will be pleased. Here I am trying to make what is clearly a summer dress more "September appropriate" with black accessories. I think it works alright. I felt good walking around in it and that's good enough for me.

Fourth year is proving difficult and I wanna get stuck in early to keep my head above water (no pun intended seeing as I am wearing an anchor dress). Do not worry though (I know you are) I will still be around, posting and rambling like always.

Dress/ Shoes: Penneys

Belt: River Island

Tights: Dunnes

Thank you!

Ain't that pretty?

Anyway I just wanna say a quick thank you to my followers... Thank you!!! You are all amazing. I have reached 200 followers! Can you believe it?! For everyone that has followed me, left a comment, emailed me or just had a browse... thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Please do continue to browse and read and email and leave comments...

Love you all.

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Pastel black shades...

Grrr... this weather is so uninspiring! One day out of the week I whip out some floaty dress and wedges (like Monday) and enjoy the weather, even at night. The rest of the week I am in trousers and jeans. This is very depressing considering it is the middle of June and I own a lot of floaty dresses, especially when I cannot afford to travel far away to some hot destination... sigh. They say July and August are meant to be awesome and hot as hell. I live in hope.

I was supposed to go to the Beauty Spot last night but my friend couldn't make so I just popped to the cinema with my fella instead. A lovely alternative! This is what I wore yesterday, I had to go to something with my parents that required being a little fancy. A great excuse to wear one of my favourite pairs of shoes! These get a lot of comments and I am not surprised, they are so very unique and oh so pretty.

It looks like I am wearing a jumpsuit but it is actually a top and trousers. I love these trousers, I wasn't expecting the shape to suit me but I think I look decent enough. And that cardigan is donkeys years old, had since I was about fourteen years old or so.

Quick mention of the earrings, beautiful! A gift from my fella a couple of years ago when he was in France. He told me they were from a night market in Vichy (very cool.) I rarely get to wear them because I feel they are too elegant for regular use. I love them.

My uniform...

I realised I never told you guys that I landed an internship in an amazing art print studio, Graphic Studio Dublin. Three days a week until the end of July I am there doing my thang, and learning loads! Very happy indeed!

But obviously an art print studio is full of ink and other messy things and I'm doing a lot of standing and heavy lifting so I've been kind of living in these two items of clothing. My denim shirt and my converse (would you believe I've only had them a week, I'm good a get things filthy.) It is the perfect uniform for this job really, loose, comfortable but still kind of cool (bonus!) I just throw on various trousers, shorts, skirts underneath them everyday. I was thinking of wandering into Penneys and getting another denim shirt (just so I'm not in that one all day everyday.) Maybe a more fitted one... love fitted denim shirts.

Also I am in love with my new cons, I wear them nearly everyday, even when I'm not working. I've been wanting a lo-top pair for awhile now. Didn't really know what colour to get, then I saw a girl in my college wearing these ones with skinny jeans and I was convinced. White was the way to go, tis old school after all.

Shirt: Penneys

Converse: Littlewoods

That elusive signature style...

I read an article recently in The Sunday Times Style magazine about Gwyneth Paltrow and the fact that she apparently cannot make up her mind about what style she wants to wear. Now I could understand this if she was "mixing genres" or the likes but they were too different outfits from two different events: a book launch and some red carpet deal-io. To highten my confusion I thought the outfits were quite similar. Now one was jeans and a sweater and one was a dress but both outfits were (in my opinion) minimalistic, fitted and sophisticated with muted tones. As far as I was concerned they were the same style, just different variations.

But thats beyond the point... If she wanted to wear two vastly different outfits isn't that her perogitive? If it is acceptable and she is working it let her be. Why does she need to choose?!? I mean, to me, fashion is one of those realms that allows you to be completely expressive and experimental and to just have fun.

I always thought style was your ability to create outfits that are more than just fashionable, that just work. Not a certain look you have created. Am I wrong? I do agree that each persons look should be individual to themselves, almost like their handwriting. But doesn't everyone mess around with their handwriting, seeing what looks nicer, what flows better. I know I have. I think people should have a certain style but that they are not restricted to one look, that they can experiment with new trends, adapt their look and add to their style.

The thing is that I also read somewhere that when it comes to fashion, your twenties is the time for experimenting. Do you agree? I agree in the sense that by the time you hit thirty you probably should know what suits you, your shape and all that jazz. But when it comes to experimenting with new trends and different looks is that only allowed for the people under thirty? That seems so bizarre. Most of the women we see as icons were more stylish post thirty, or is that because they are no longer experimenting?

It is a topic that has been bothering me for sometime, especially considering my "look" changes nearly everyday. I always joke and say my style is schizophrenic or a "playa". I couldn't choose just one look and run with it. I love so many and I enjoy playing around with them. But other times I feel I should cop on and grow up and work on one look and perfect it or something. You see some people working one look so well and they become known for it and others that are just stylish no matter what look they are working.

What are your thoughts?

Bathed in marl grey and the blackest of blacks...

This was my outfit yesterday... I'm seriously getting into these ripped neck tops. It started when I had a couple of band tees and the likes that had those ridiculously small neck holes (not flattering for the bigger chested lady at all). So off came the neck and now I look sloppy but isn't that the desired effect? I like it! It is a big contradiction being all alluring (probably not, but still) and showing some skin in a baggy tee.

Also I'm in love with my Morticia skirt even though it isn't actually on trend. I suppose thats the thing, wear what you like despite trends. They should only be guidelines. And I love this skirt, it ain't leaving my wardrobe or my life.

I am finding it hard to dress myself the past few days. Ever since the sun disappeared it has become a tad chilly but I refuse to put my legs back into tights. I mean its May for flip sake! I just won't do it. But I don't want to be wearing trousers all the time. I guess I'm just being stubborn. Hopefully Mr. Sun will come back and I can bask in shorts and sun dresses once more and not wear out all my pants.

Tee: Penneys (men section)

Skirt: Warehouse

Wishbone necklace: Accessorize

Watch: Gift

Cons: Gift

Lipstick: Rimmel (Coral in Gold)

A running theme...

We heart it

It seems to be a recurring theme that most Irish bloggers will not be able to blog due to end of year exams and what not for a little while. I, unfortunately, am no different. I do not have exams (whoop) but I do have an end of year portfolio that is due next Monday. I can imagine it will be stressful, even though I've already made a good stab at it. I need to get loads done this week especially since I am going to an opera on Saturday (my boyfriend's father is in it) so I don't want to be all fried that night.

Next week, when I am finished, I will resume my normal blogging, hopefully with an outfit post of what I wear to opera (my first opera- excited!)

Good luck to all who have end of year college stuff to be doing, exams and the likes.

Burnt polka dots...

The weather has suddenly become bleak again... oh well back to work so. Even though the weather has changed I decided not to hide my legs, I live in hope. This outfit was kinda thrown together with not much thought process put into it (which is very unlike me). I wanted to be comfortable but not terribly lazy looking... I suppose that could be called a thought process.

I'd say low-top converse would be much cooler with this outfit but I haven't bought any yet. I want either an orange pair or a green pair... or a blue pair. This cardigan I rarely wore until recently. I used to have it open all the time and it just looked wrong. Then one day I was freezing so I buttoned up and it worked so much better. So now I use it as a crop top.

The real wonder of this outfit is this beautiful burnt orange hairband which I bought from Bonzie at Style @ Set over the weekend (full post on that soon). I absolutely love it! My second day in a row to wear it. I love hairbands but I find some of them can be terribly awkward to wear. This is the exact opposite, not only is it divine but it is so comfy on my head, I barely notice it.

Cardigan: Warehouse

Skirt: Awear (used to be a dress)

Converse: Gift

Hairband: Bonzie

Whip it...

I finally got to watch Whip It on Sunday. Oh I loved it! Not only does it have Drew Barrymore (my favourite actress) but it also stars young Ellen Page. I love Ellen because she (or her characters) remind me of one of my best friends. The movie is a seriously good watch and now I really wanna be in a roller derby!

What I wanted to talk about are the clothes in this movie. Most people never realise that I love old rock band tees! I seriously do! I don't know whether I have an alter ego or am I that eclectic/insane to like tea dresses and band tees. When I watched the movie I was getting flashbacks of myself in faded jeans and long chain earrings, in cheese-cloth vests, smelly doodled cons and in my DIY "The Who" tee. Could I be a closet "alternative" em... person?

Anyway these band tees are something I love, this whole look is something I love! It can be done in such an understated way that it isn't too in your face. Who ever styled this movie and some great taste in tops! I even loved some of the mens tops, especially the numbered one shown above.

And those roller skates and gym shorts! I want...

Also is it wrong to be such a "playa" when it comes to styles? Should I just pick one? Most people say I'm girly and that head banging doesn't suit me, but what if I enjoy that kind of music (well some of it- thanks to the boyfriend) but also love petticoats? Do I have to choose?

I should find a happy medium.

Would ya look at me...

Howdy all! Busy week in college so I haven't been blogging like I ought to. I promise to do better, I really do. Until then, here I am in two different places. Just in case you miss me...

I was lucky enough to do a guest post over at Blaubushka. 

And... I was interviewed by the lovely Lady Peach.

Become a Bird of Paradise...

I don't wear a lot of bright colour. I do love colour but usually on other people and in my work and on myself from time to time but it really does depend on the article of clothing.

But I do love brightly colourful shoes! Oh how I do! So colourful are my shoes at times I have no idea what to wear them with.

Anyway, here are some screen shots from a "Kurt Geiger- making the video" thingy. It's their new SS collection 2011. Aren't the shoes divine? The answer is yes! My particular favourite are the first pair. Those massive multicoloured wedges. Oooh I want them. So badly...

Went to go find them on the Kurt Geiger website to see how much damage they would do to my wallet but they weren't to be found anywhere. Twas a tad annoying but I am hoping they arrive soon so I can drool some more.

Go on Kurt, make it right and send me a pair. Size 5, cheers!

Graphic Monday and a short rant...

This is the logo and business card design for Kate Murphy Photography. It was designed Jessica Hische who I think has the cutest style! So very girly and with a quirky, vintage twist... Love the yellow and white and colouring on the business card and how she split up the website. Very unique.

One day I will be this good... hopefully.

Again apologies for the lack of posts, so much college work. Right now I should be writing my proposal for my thesis (if only I had a good idea) and I've a major project due next Monday and another one due the week after... I'm set for some serious hair pulling and all I wanna do is watch Mad Men. 

Please do bear with me.