20 7 09

I don't usually wear a lot of jewellery, but that's mostly because I hardly have any, as I tend to always focus my buying towards items of clothing! However, I have had my eye on a few pieces that I really want. The first two are from Lady Luck Rules Ok, which I have loved for years; their stuff is just so cute! The russian doll necklace is personalised with your own name on it too!


LLROK song bird necklace, LLROK russian doll name necklace.

The 'Yeah!' necklace is from a shop called Me & Zena that I just recently saw in a magazine, I really love it but I resent paying £22 for something that was probably about £2 to manufacture - if that! The same goes for the Tatty Devine necklace too. £40?!?!?!!!!!!! Come on!! But still, they are both really nice and if I had that much money to waste I would totally buy them.... or I could just get somebody to buy them for me? :-D


Me & Zena "Yeah!" necklace, Tatty Devine jarvs specs necklace.

13 7 09

Ahhh! I know it's been ages since my last blog post - sorry!
I did a bit of shopping the other day and bought myself a few bits from TopShop. I usually tend not to shop there because everybody always ends up looking the same, but I am in dire need of new clothes and I couldn't find anything anywhere that I liked! Why is fashion rubbish at the moment? Or am I just looking in the wrong places...?!
The top is quite a nice shape, there were loads of crop tops I liked but when I tried them on, they just looked like maternity tops! Definitely more suited for people with a smaller bust! The leggings are sooooo comfy though, I have a feeling that I'm going to be living in these from now on!

1 7 09

I have just come across a vintage retailer called Atelier-Mayer that I thought I would share with you. Here is a little bit about them from their website:

"ATELIER-MAYER.COM is a website dedicated solely to the global phenomenon of 20th- century vintage. Inspired by the late Klaudia Mayer, an Austrian haute couture tailor whose atelier was originally founded in 1927, the company has updated Madame Mayer's heritage to the 21st century in the form of a luxury online boutique for vintage fashion lovers, collectors, students, designers and artists."

Here are some of my favourite pieces from the website (if money were no object!!!)


Jean Patou Cream Coat Style Dress £345



Hand Embroidered Bodice £51.75



Garolini Suede Heels £92



Black Lace Pillbox Hat £92



Valentino Gold Petal Earrings £80.50

23 6 09

Whilst I was in New York I was looking forward to going to the vintage market I had heard so much about in Hell's Kitchen, but unfortunately I couldn't find it!!! (If anybody could tell me exactly where it is that would be great!) I was quite disappointed but I did find some really good vintage shops in the East Village. I can't remember what the name of the shop was, but it was super cheap! I found two gorgeous beaded cardigans for $30 each, after seeing similar ones in a shop nearby for $70!!!









In the same shop I also found an original 1960s coat in a beautiful green colour, but it had a fur collar so I didn't get it. I did however get these two dresses; both of them need taking up at the bottom, and with a little bit of (poor) photoshop magic I can see what they will look like after I make them shorter!







I also went to the Lulu Guinness shop in Greenwich Village and got myself an adorable vanity case. I love the 50s pattern all over it! But I feel like it's too pretty to actually use!



I had a little furry friend supervising me whilst I was taking the photos, but she got tired and fell asleep! :)

18 6 09

I'm back in England now, unfortunately, but I had the best holiday ever ever ever! I love New York! I want to live there!!
I did manage to find a few good vintage shops, but not nearly as many as I hoped. I tried looking for the market in Hell's Kitchen but I couldn't find it, so gutted about that! I will take some pics of my finds and show you, but for now here's a little peek into what we got up to in America (We met real sailors!! Wooh!)

30 5 09

I'm off on holiday to New York and Florida for two weeks, so I will be back soon! X

21 5 09

Today I was on the hunt for a big bag to use as my carry-on luggage when I scoot off to America at the beginning of next month (yay!), I searched high and low, cheap and expensive, and found... nothing. Okay, I only looked on the high street, but still, when did the high street get so rubbish?! Have I just been away from these shops for so long that I've forgotten what poor quality their stock is? Or has it become increasingly worse over time?! Anyway, there was one bag which I kinda liked, in River Island. Exhibit A:



At first glance, I loved it. Chain strap - love, quilted - double love, patent – triple love! But then I realised I was looking at the back of it, and didn't notice the huge hideous badge that was on the front! What is that thing?!! Is this River Island attempting to make their accessories look designer? Is this their attempt at a double C Chanel logo?! WRONG WRONG WRONG! So tacky!
After being totally deflated I went into TopShop with the hope of something better. I didn't find a bag, but I found the most adorable cardigan! It's not TopShops own design, but one of the concessions, by a brand called Motel Rocks.



I tried it on and it is sooo uber soft, and has the coolest buttons!



At £50 I thought it was a bit pricey for a cardigan, but I knew I would wear it over and over, so I treated myself!
Then when I got home, I looked on the internet for a bag and came across this beauty:



It’s very similar to the River Island one, but the strap is a gold chain instead of silver which I think looks better, and it doesn't have that horrid logo on the front. Plus, the strap is much longer AND it was cheaper! Success! I have practically everything I need for the holiday now, minus a wash bag, but I've wanted a Lulu Guinness vanity case for ages now, and seeing as it's going to be cheaper in America, I'm going to get one over there. Sorted!

Wow, that's the longest post I've done in a while!! xxx