Thursday, May 28, 2009

Hauntingly beautiful

I want an Akina book! Every time I look on the site they're all sold out. But I guess this comes as no surprise really. Here's the Teddy Bears Picnic book I've recently missed out on:






Isn't it stunning? Lang Leav is the brain child behind this awesome label. As stated in her websites bio she's come from humble beginnings but has now established herself as a multi -award winning fashion designer. Here are a few of her 'villains'













I love how the images she creates are described as hauntingly beautiful, translating them into exquisite hand finished garments. She surely is one that has a lot of talent and is not afraid to use it. And as for me, I've now subscribed to the website so won't be missing out in the future.

Back in the day

Were you a weird kid? I was. I remember thinking how great it'd be to be old enough to drive around with all your friends and take photos of people who had mullets. Yep you did read correct, mullets. I don't even know why but I just figured it'd be interesting since everyone I knew that had a mullet also had a pretty different lifestyle to go with it. Then I would come back from my summer vacation and display my photos all blown up at some awesome art gallery in the city. I think I have these two to blame for my obsession maybe? enjoy ;)




Monday, May 25, 2009

I'm baaaaaaack

Hello again everyone... remember me?

Thought I'd get back into posting with this delightful questionaire i was tagged in thanks to the ever so lovely Bucca. I'm suppose to tag 4 other lovelies but since I've been so slack lately and i'm not sure if anyones still following me I wont. So you'll just have to put up with my answers for now :)




1. which perfume do you use?





2. song of the day? it wasn't really a good weekend so new slang by the shins... it always makes me smile!!


3. what's for dinner today? salad i made earlier with lettuce, feta, walnuts, roast chicken, avocado and cucumber


4. Current fashion lust item? lv clutch i saw in the latest Bazza. yum!

5. what whould you really like to learn? spanish, fluently

6. what was the last thing you bought? walnuts


7. what's your favourite animal? otters. they're so damn cute! i always look for otters when i go to the zoo



8. what's your most important goal at the moment? get fit


9. what do you think of the person who tagged you? bucca - lovely blog, everyone go there now :p


10. what's the colour of your eyes? brown


11. if you could change something with yourself, what would that be? i would try be a more sweet and sincere person. i am sincere but i often feel as though people don't believe i really am


12. if you could be anywhere in the world for the next 4 hours, where would that be? somewhere where there's snow so i could snowboard


13. what do you find important with your friends? fun attitude


14. who would you like to meet sometime? my soulmate ;)


15. what's your dreamjob? designer would be so much fun. making clothes for beautiful people, yes please


16. what's your favourite piece in your wardrobe? toughy... probably my skinny leg jeans, they're getting a lot of wear at the moment


17. do you have any favourite models? male models? not so much. i love kate moss though


18. three things that make you smile on a rainy day? good flick, cuddly blanket, gumboots


19. what's your favourite song at the moment? we made you by eminem. it's just so damn catchy


20. what's your favourite tv-series? miami ink


21. what are you wearing at the moment? black short high waisted skirt and polka dot top


22. what's your favourite sweets? eskimo lollies


23. who's your role model for style? jane birken!!


Friday, May 8, 2009

I'm leaving on a jet plane...

To go to New Zealand... this afternoon in fact! I'm going back for my best friends wedding which I’m incredibly excited about since I get to be Maid of Honour. I'm so slack and have no idea what's going on except that the wedding is at a fancy country club near Auckland and my dress is going to be black with red jewellery. So there will be a lot of catching up for me to do next week before the wedding!! Got the Hens night tomorrow too which will be load of fun, we're going to some nice cocktail bars in the city and I've bought this awesome Cow girl hat for her to wear too, I can't wait!! I'll be sure to post photos when I get back. Don't miss me too much ;) I'll miss reading all your lovely blogs xoxo

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Jasper Goodall = Legend

One of my latest favourite graphic designers is Jasper Goodall. He has an exhibition showing at the moment in London (boo) called Poster Girl. I think he's found an outstanding way exhibit fantasy/fetish/whatever you like to call it. As stated in the blurb he's all about the erotic art, which I have nothing against... I think he's an absolute genius! I love things which show a naughty vs. nice side and while the ones I've chosen are a bit on the tame side if you click on the link you'll see what else he's capable of. Enjoy!




Friday, May 1, 2009

You've been tagged...

Thanks to lovely teacupsandbobbysocks I've been tagged! I especially love this quiz because i get to create an extra question...


okay so these are the rules- respond and rework! answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own. tag five other un-tagged people.


what is your current obsession? blogging and shopping online

what are you wearing now? short black high waisted pleated skirt. cream flowy top. black flat pointies & blunt fringe :]

do you nap a lot? i wish! but unfortunately never now that i'm working full time, so sad

what is on your desk? 2 water bottles, 3 phones, tin of candy, pens, coca-cola lip gloss, crystal ball spinny thing i got from one of my suppliers and papers

what would you like to learn to do? sew again

what’s for dinner? chicken salad with avocado, feta and cottage cheese

what was the last thing you bought? a necklace for my sister and some jeans last night

what is your favorite weather? at the moment rainy days, i was getting a bit sick of summer

what is on your bedside table dressing table? jewellery box, perfume, eye mask, ghd and ipod speakers

what is your most challenging goal right now? save for NZ

do you have a blog you read daily even when there are no updates? yes :]

what would you like to have in your hands right now? a hot chocolate

what would you like to get rid of? sun burn on my legs

what languages can you speak? english and a teensy bit of spanish

what language(s) do you want to be able to speak? french and italian

what's one thing you're looking forward to? next friday when i fly far far away from here, well only 3 hrs away but that's good enough for me

what websites you visit constantly during the day? frankie, blogger and facebook

if you were to pick up a pen right now, what would be the first thing you'd write? a list of what to take to NZ

now to sparkle some little ones with fanTAGstical magic.. God made me funky!! I would go out tonight but, Strumpet's Crumpets, just a small town girl and cup of coffee