All the time it took to get yourself straight

Warpaint: Bees

(Floral pleated skirt: Zara, Silk blouse: H&M, Suede wedges: ASOS, pill necklace: ASOS, Handbag: Prada, Hat: New Look) #teenvogue

Sorry for the week off. It was my birthday and I ran off to Paris to be with my boyfriend who is currently studying there. I'm not that sorry though, I went to Disneyland. Anyway, back to reality:

I miss being young and having my mother dress me, it was much easier, plus I just got to wear dungarees. Being an "adult" my mother normally treats me to practical, grown-up things, like a new garlic press (which is exciting, anything to avoid the stench of garlic on your hands is a god send), so it is rare she comes home with a fabric related gift. I am also horrifically hard to buy for, I have zero rational and themes to the things I like so I generally buy my own presents. But when someone gets something so right it deserves an extra big kudos. Well done mum on finding this very pretty and unique skirt, I heart it!

Final sub-point that has nothing to do with clothes, it's that time of year again:

 

Lots of Love,

Emma x

Grey Gardens

 Little Edie's Flag Dance

 (feather cardigan and kilt: Topshop boutique, Wide brim hat: H&M Trend, silver pumps: & Other Stories, textures cami: New Look,  necklace: DIY) #teenvogue

White on white and black on black. I raise you. Try Grey on Grey. A depressing majority of my wardrobe is grey. It matches my personality. Don't suppose anyone has ever seen the documentary of Grey Gardens, not the weird Drew Barrymore adaptation? If not, I highly recommend it. Little Edie is maybe my favourite person and Big Edie is maybe my least favourite person. Obviously it is depressing, but who wouldn't find some pleasure in watching Little Edie being cute and Big Edie getting annoyed at the cats peeing on her portrait, while demanding ice cream? If you don't have 100 minutes spare, do watch Edie's flag dance that I linked above. It is too cute and makes me proud.. to be an American...?

With love from,

Emma x

Out into the grey streets

 (Textured skirt: H&M Trend (red here), textured blouse: New Look, M Belt: Maison and Scotch (here), wedges: Topshop Unique, Purse: Mulberry) #teenvogue

Yes, I know what you are thinking, I do have this skirt in red. But this one is lilac. Pastels, just because. Managed to find the creepiest ally in Glasgow for these, across from the river- got starred at by some builders, in fact they closed a gate after they saw me stumble up in these shoes. Maybe they get lots of bloggers parading around in their place of work in unsuitable footwear. Rude. However, the creepiest ally turned into a pretty sweet one! I love you too Glasgow.

It's been a while since I did an old invert, so I had a revival and look what happened to this one? It's better than making shapes out of clouds!! Bunny got sass.

With love from,

Emma x

Smiles like a reptile

David Bowie: Jean Genie

(Embellished low back top: Topshop, Leather snake skirt: ASOS, Purse: Mulberry, silver bands: Fashionologie, Silver Hairslide: New look) #teenvogue

This is the second time I tried to take pictures of this skirt, both were shot in a field, one was discounted due to my photographers shadow being in all the pictures, more often than not, in my crotch area- resulted in an unfortunate wet appearance. However, this skirt. Oh, this skirt deserves a good set of photos, it is beautiful. I feel like a fancy gecko, maybe one day my tail will grow back. Please say that any other bloggers continue to punish their long suffering boyfriends by making them take different sets of pictures? Give my baby comfort that I am not that high maintenance and that this set of pictures was worth the decomposing deer we had to walk past. I am still not over that myself.

With love from,

Emma x

Favourite Things

1. Giant cloche. I thought a cloche was a hat, I was mistaken. I have always loved cloches, I have uhum, two others but they are so small I can't really fit much in them, I actually thought I would be able to fit some shoes in them, but then I remembered I had giant feet. Bubble burst. For this picture I nicked some flowers from downstairs, yes, pastel purple roses. Nice. Now I have a single "forever" rose from a past fling in it. It looks very Beauty and the Beast. I wonder what will happen when the rose dies? Will I become beautiful again?!

2. multi tonal metal hair slides (New Look). I find mixing metals kind of difficult, if you are wearing silver jewellery I never really enjoy it with gold, just think it looks a bit weird. But then, I saw these super cute hair slides with a rose gold, a yellow gold and a silver. I am now sold on this mixing of metals, it looks rad. P.S. Thanks for head modeling Kate., the back of your head is truly glorious.

3. Graduation shopping. I know, it's been ages since I graduated. However, I am the pickiest person alive and my taste is not predictable so my parents gave the responsibility of buying my own present back to myself. Que ring shopping! I have narrowed it down to these four. All preowned which I love. I am just one owner of the many these beauties will have. Now I just have to pick one. Help a girl out, what one is your favourite?

Happy Sunday y'all,

I'm traveling again this week, I will try to update or at least schedule.

With love from,

Emma x

Favourite Things

Goodness, it's been a while since I've had one of these posts, feel like it's a bit of a cheat to give one "Favourite Things" to one outfit post a week. Must try balancing my life a bit better. I did work out that working takes up at least 10 hours of my day including travel and the over time I end up putting in. That leaves me the maximum of 6 hours in the morning and the evening to have a life. Struggling. Work has been exciting though, and I have been enjoying it even though it is tiring. It still hasn't registered that I am not going back to University yet. Anyway, here are the things I have been enjoying this week.

Above is my kitty vanity case. I have been spending very few nights at home, due to a mixture of traveling and staying over elsewhere that having something to keep all my cosmetics and skin care in has been a savior. Now, I in no way think this case is tasteful, the cats are super naff, but I don't care. It's from Forever21 if anyone is also into the Aristocats Marie reincarnated into a wash bag. 

 

How sweet is this nail polish packaging? My sister found them for me from Etude House which is a Korean website. I mean, it looks like an ice cream?!

My necklace splurges as of recent. Top left: New look, as previously stated, I love anything Egyptian influenced in a piece of jewellery so when I saw it pop up on ASOS I bought it. Top Right: H&M, might be coral, I think it is at least, if not it is a very convincing copy. Bottom Left: Primark, a good size as it sits nicely on the neck and can just get tossed out when it starts to look a bit passed it. Bottom Right John Lewis. It is lovely, very much like a Chanel one that I have numerous pictures saved of. It is so heavy though. It pulls on my neck and by the end of the day I can start to feel my head hit the desk due to the weight of the thing. 

Hopefully I will post on Tuesday but I will be flying back from Manchester that night and have no idea what time I will get in. Hopefully it won't be like last time and I will get my luggage before the next Manchester flight gets in... Maybe I should go pack now...

What are your favourite things this week?

With love from,

Emma

Making people into ghosts

(Pleated linen dress: & Other Stories, Belt: Peter Jensen, Flower hairband: Topshop, Handbag: Mulberry, Scabby moccasins: New Look) #teenvogue

A girl who blogs, wearing a floral crown. Let's all shout this together: "How Original!!" 

When I say that these shoes are scabby you have no idea. These shoes are now fondly known as the Frank-pee-shoes. He got so excited when seeing me he just let it all out, I guess it's only a compliment that he was so excited that he lost all control over his bladder on my shoes? 

Anyway, this was the dress I wore for graduation and it is so sweet that I couldn't resist grabbing it out for another day out. Instead of my sister's DIY unicorn graduation hat I donned a flower crown. This dress is so great, I love the pleating that is just over part of the bodice and the subtle pleats in the skirt. & Other Stories just seems to only be blogged about for their cosmetics which I have admittedly not tried but their clothes are great. I love them.

I should now be back in the UK, hopefully with all the belongings I left with and maybe 3 Russian hats. This is my last scheduled post and hopefully posting shall resume as normal on Thursday, however, it is my first day back at work so I have some doubts! Prepare yourselves for an onslaught of ostentatious  Russian building pics!!

With love from,

Emma x

This is nothing new

(Cord romper: New Look (old), Cream top: H&M Trend, Hat: Urban Outfitters, Wedges: Topshop, beaded necklace: Vintage, shell necklace: Forever 21)

When my sister was little she wanted to be a farmers wife. Having worn these dungarees I think she was almost certainly on to something. Any job which would legitimately give me a reason to dress in a glorified baby grow is highly welcomed. When it comes to dungarees, I have tried many and sent many back, the short versions never seem to fit in the slightest around the hips and show lots of... pants. These fit and during my last clothing clean out mother requested dumping these because I was mainly roaming around the house in these, but look mum, they are back in fashion. This justifies never throwing anything out ever again.

With love from,

Emma x