beginnings

the night it all started. oh, what a night. its an old photo, not the best and clearly badly cropped, but its all i have to remember. april 1, 2007. not that i'm a person for dates or anything..

i miss my aleks. hopefully only a few more weeks til we are reunited again.

secret santa

my flatmates and i decided to do a "secret santa" this christmas, and we didn't get around to actually doing it til last night. i'm happy we did though, because my friend tom got me this AMAZING mustache mug! its possibly the best thing in the world right now. this side is the Charlie Chaplin stache, and the other side is a more classic thick curled stache. i love it!

lace-collared cardigan and pastel floral blazer

while at brick lane on sunday i did manage to swing by Beyond Retro. in all truth, the place is hard to avoid. it takes a lot of effort to rummage through countless racks in one of the largest vintage stores i've encountered thus far, but it always pays off. i found this sweater glowing at me from across the room with its beautiful lace collar attached. and then this blazer popped out amongst the crowd. both are very exciting pieces that i'm happy to add to my wardrobe. i'm glad to have energy to look for vintage, because i most definitely had a recent phase where i couldn't be bothered. happily, i'm back into my usual vintage craze and it feels great.

heres a velvet bow i also picked up at beyond retro. it has this perfect netting on it, which looks great when i wear my hair up.

my new favorite brooch

i was given this brooch as a gift yesterday by my magnificently talented friend and flatmate, Emily. she has been making loads of small accessories and hair pieces lately and selling them around london. i hope to do a feature on her work soon!

i ventured down to brick lane market today for a wander. while the market is still full of energy and excitement, not much has changed since the past month or so. all the stalls are the same, and i can't even count the number of jewelry stands selling similar things. while i still love brick lane, spitafields and portobello are quickly becoming new favorites. get some new creative stalls, brick lane!

edie and andy

i began looking at edie during a very transitional stage in my life. i was discovering art, discovering a definition of beauty, and taking my first steps in exploring fashion. i felt like i could relate to her but i couldn’t. i felt like i wanted to be her, but i really didn’t. shes so inspiring, so devastating, so tragic. such beautiful creatures can only be so tragic. i hate her story and love it at the same time. what is it about a reckless beautiful life that is so intriguing?



pictures: girlonfire.com

copenhagen inspiration

i love these woolen trousers paired with this airy peasant blouse. don't they have quite a few at zara at the moment? i might have to take a peek in there..

image via Copenhagen Street Style

school daze

back to school today. time to get into that routine again. its funny how when your on holiday for too long, you just want to do something. now that i've started, however, i just want to do nothing.
want what you can't have..

found this top last year at Beyond Retro. these shorts are my new favorite from Episode in Amsterdam. they were some sort of suede pant that's been shortened. they're actually longer then this, but it's a weird length on my short legs. they look much cuter rolled up twice!