It’s been impossible to ignore…even though I’ve been trying to avoid it, and that is the 1980’s influence on fashion near me. Try as I might I have not been able to ‘escape’…I’m not inherently against the whole of the 1980’s…but seriously it’s been tipped as the ‘next big trend’ for at least the past Read More
It’s a print that never goes out of fashion ever, its eternal and you can mix and match it with almost anything, it is of course and needs ‘no introduction’ Animal Print. Yes that ‘ol chestnut’ is in fashion again (though most will be ‘bewildered’ by this as it never really goes ‘out’) it’s always Read More
Whilst browsing the latest Hello Fashion Magazine in their section ‘New Fashion Hacks‘ (wow this word is really been ‘bandied’ around at the minute…) I came across a look called ‘Cuff it’ in relation to wearing bangles and bracelets high on the arm (well not that high by looking at this picture…) but what immediately Read More
Ever since I spotted the Blondie vest in a Charity Shop earlier this year, I’ve been searching for any ‘rock inspired’ fashion only to find no other T-shirt to ‘match’ it for ages and ages. Until just the other week I came across a long black and white top with a ‘mysterious woman’ on it Read More
Last year it was Unicorns now it’s Mermaids I’m seeing everywhere, in fact there are still numerous Unicorns about…and it doesn’t look like they’re going anywhere, so demand is obviously still very high. Mermaids take me back to my favourite tale of Han’s Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid from my childhood. How my heart ached Read More
Have to say I was surprised to see bum bags available near me…why ‘surprised’? Well when they first appeared in ‘fashion’ in the 1980’s…they were definitely a ‘fashion no no’ along with shellsuits (ahhhh!). Although bumbag’s are very practical they were laughed at and included in numerous comedy sketches of the time representing the opposite of Read More
Browsing through one of those free fashion magazines I came across a trend that I have not seen before ‘missed a bit lips’ I’m like…what? Though it immediately brought to mind various mannequins I’ve spotted with a very similar though unintentional look (also nowhere near as neat…more ‘edgy’ and ‘crooked’ shall we say…) more scratched on and Read More
I’ve been rather delayed getting my web hosting sorted, I had no idea it would be so complicated, time-consuming and to be honest rather painful…And I’ve still not got to the bottom what happened to my last blog post…that is still a real mystery! Anyway ‘back to business’ Straw Hats they are everywhere near me…and with the very warm and Read More
My natural nails have been suffering they peel, they crack and constantly break, they are weak and look well…not that ‘great’. I apply nail polish that ‘guarantees 7 day wear’ only to chip almost immediately, and rather fed up with this dilemma, I thought what about trying some false nails? Aka ‘falsies’, so that’s exactly what Read More
I can’t say I’m really the one for high heels or whether they’re ‘trending’ right now, but it’s not escaped my notice shoes and boots of very high heels have made a strong appearance in most of the Charity Shops near me. Also most of them are in very good condition probably been worn only a Read More
I fear the Easter Bonnet will be definitely redundant this Easter due to the ever present grey clouds and constant drizzle…so yes I think it’s time to get those plastic rain bonnets out again! Though if you do manage to venture out you’ll be looking for a while…I have pictured just two I found. I Read More
In view of my recent post regarding the shutting down of many High Street shops, and not at all being entirely satisfied with Internet shopping (unbelievable I know…) I thought I’d check out one of the most ‘entertaining’ of catalogues that I have bought from in the past. It was ‘entertaining’ because it offered items that Read More
It’s clunky, chunky and may be a bit ‘funky’ it’s Junky Jewellery! And…there is no end of this stuff in the Charity Shops. So you’re in for a treat if you’re looking for junky jewellery as there’s piles and piles of it..in fact it might be more accurate to describe that there is mountains of Read More
It may be boring, it may be safe but I was heartily glad that my local Charity Shops are offering an array of items in my favourite ‘go to’ colour beige. I don’t know if it’s ‘in’ or ‘out’, I really don’t care as long as I can get ‘comfy’ in my ‘natural armour’. It’s Read More
Two bags, two different stories, one is cheap and one is well…a whopping £5000! (and this was for the mini size!). One is pictured in a high fashion magazine, the other I photographed in a local shop that also fixes phones (‘interesting’ combination..!) so I thought I’d have a little ‘fun’ and place the cheap Read More
From ‘Bags of Inspiration’ the other week to the trend of ‘uplifting’ quotes and obvious statements for the home with the words wait for it…such as ‘home’, ‘love’, ‘bath’, ‘relax’ etc have made a worrying presence in interior decoration of recent times. Along with ‘basket weave’ hearts (you must of seen those?) and canvas prints Read More
