Fringe benefits

Shakira: Hips don't lie

-in desperation of finding a related song, have the queen of fringe and a song I hid on my Ipod for years.

(Fringe Jumper: Topshop, Ice cream necklace: Topshop, Trumpet skirt: Zara, Plaid bag:3.1 Philip Lim, Mary Janes: Miu Miu, Sunglasses: Celine) #teenvogue

I heart a bit of fringe. I wanted to make a fringe plain white tee after seeing one designed by J W Anderson. However after many trips to the fabric store to only find fringing suitable for curtains I gave up my hunt. On my habitual morning scout on the Topshop website I saw this and checked out- first impulse purchase on Topshop for about a year. 

With love from,

Emma x

Modern Madeline

Granville: La Robe Rouge

(Madeline Tee: Fred Flare -it is no longer-, fluffy wool skirt and double brim hat: & Other Stories, shoes: Miu Miu, Purse: Mulberry) #teenvogue

I don't know if anyone remembers Madeline from their childhood- I hope so, if not I'll feel even older than the shoddy animation for the intro made me feel. Madeline was one sassy lady. She had impeccable style and had good morals. I took this tee to Paris twice to take pictures, but to no avail, so I stomped around a ruined house in the Scottish outback.

Lots of Love,

Emma x

Lonely Hearts Club

Marina and the Diamonds: Lonely Hearts Club 

( Orange skirt: Topshop, the comfiest shoes on the earth: Topshop, Cheer tee: Vintage, bag: H&M Trend, Sunglasses: Miu Miu) #teenvogue

In order for me to have a really great day all I really need is a sassy high pony and a circle skirt. Best day to be had in an almost Cheerleader outfit- if Cheerleaders wore stripper shoes. This skirt- it is such a thing. We have dress down Friday at work and I wore this, a guy in Supply Chain sat starring at me while holding an orange highlighter triumphantly in front of his face. Subtle. I liked it. It's bright, I get it.

Also, know the amount of restraint  I needed to not link the Harlem Shake.

Emma x

My mind is Black and Blue

 San Cisco: Beach

(Basically everything is Topshop- Bow heels and gingham trousers- Topshop (current season), Farm scene: Erdem x Topshop, White bag: H&M Trend, Sunglasses: Miu Miu) #teenvogue

I don't think I have worn this much Topshop since I worked there and it was obligatory. I worked there for 3 years in two different cities while I studied and since that morning I opened my wardrobe and saw the Topshop: Other stores ratio I have limited my purchases. However, Topshop still have an odd gem, these trousers are an example. I wanted blue gingham trousers after I set my eyes on these trousers and thought a DIY project was happening. I found a pair in Forever21, maybe last summer, but my boyfriend said they looked like chef trousers so I didn't get them. A year later I have a different pair. Sorry, not sorry! (I am actually sorry, the F21 ones would have been £16.75- because everything in Forever 21 is £16.75)

Is there anything you haven't bought that you regretted?

Emma x

Sequins during the day

 ( Sequin skirt: Zara, Wool Jumper: & Other Stories, Shoes: Miu Miu, Purse: Mulberry Bayswater)

"Cause he's gonna think you are a hooker because you are wearing sequins during the day" Willam Belli

This is just for you Willam, just for you. I am obsessed with Ru Paul's Drag Race so much so that I don't quite understand how I lived before I was shown it (thanks Blair). Now, I started with Willam's beatdown, which I had a natural attraction to because I generally find Youtube video's impossibly embarrassing to watch. So watching a beautiful drag queen be crude and mean about others who think it's okay to post a video of them using the toilet, or being naked and cooking a doughnut burger is right up my street. This led to Ru Paul, 5 seasons later I am holding out for season 6 to be aired in the UK.

Parental advisory- if you are not crude and/or dislike innuendos, steer clear. However, if you want to see beautiful men become beautiful women and support Carmen Carrera become a VS model, prepare yourself for a very new and beautiful world.

Also, for anyone who has watched season 5- who all likes my Sequence skirt? Where ma people at?

Love and stuff,

Emma x

Keep yourself warm

 Frightened Rabbit: Keep Yourself Warm

(Scarf, jumper and leather bag: Zara, Leather skirt: Topshop, Mary Janes: Miu Miu) #teenvogue

This scarf is oh so much more than a scarf, it's a lifestyle. I could live in this thing comfortably for the rest of my life. The fact it doubles as a blanket is great, in case you didn't notice, I don't really do tights and as much as I don't like to admit it, I do actually get cold. 

Also, what is a Duck Ladder that I require due to my vast weight, sign? This is all I can imagine. This is like the meeting about pipe lines I went to at work. When scrubber pig came up I couldn't help but imagine a pig with a wire brush, cleaning out some pipes in a washer lady hat. I still dissolve into giggles even now knowing it is a cyilnderical bit of foam used to clean pipes. The engineers also wouldn't let me draw a pig face on one either- spoil sports. I also have an active imagination.

With love from,

Emma x

Mailman bring me no more blues

The Beatles: Mailman bring me no more blues

(High neck scuba tee and plaid skirt: ASOS, Chandelier necklace: DIY, socks: Accessorize, Mary Janes: Miu Miu , Purse: Mulberry) #teenvogue

There is something deeply intriguing about this church yard in that it has a Stone Circle in it. It's perfectly ironic. I studied Archaeology for three years in University and excluding the course that took 3 months to try and convince the archaeology students that archaeology was a legitimate subject, I loved it. Maybe more in-hindsight. I am a big collector (hoarder) so I find the whole thing fascinating.  I am going to end up like the crazy lady curator I met at University who proudly showed me her mummified cat that had appeared in her possession. The most concerning part was that she had made it a bed in a tupperwear box. This bed had pillows and a duvet. ULTIMATE CAT LADY- no debates.

With love from,

Emma x

Fake Plastic Trees

 

Radiohead: Fake Plastic Trees

(Dirnal: Miu Miu, Skirt: ASOS, wedges: Topshop, Purse: Mulberry, Pup: Boyfriends Own) # teenvogue

Country chic... if that meant not wearing a bra and embracing dirnals. Guess I still have much to learn from the Women's Institute- which, in all seriousness, I could happily be a member. I think you are meant to wear this weird Miu Miu contraption with a top underneath, but it's winter. What says go bra- less and sleeveless more than winter. I look blue in these pictures.

With love from,

Emma x