Aztec print, Aztec print.. I like you!

As you can tell from my previous post, i'm liking the aztec prints at the moment. I think it's because i'm broody for summer holidays and I'd think aztec prints on a cold english day are slightly incongruous with their surroundings whereas an aztec bikini, an aztec rucksack or an atec crop top are all very much what I want to see on the beaches of Nice, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and maybe even printed on some wellies at Reading. (Just typing out my various galavantings has given me another surge of excitement! gaaaah)

A bag I really wish I had the money to buy is one of the Wayuu Taya bags which are £145 from net-a-porter. These bags take 20 days to hand weave in latin american communities in particular it is the Wayuu indigenous women and children that work to make these lovely bags. Wayuu Taya is a non-profit organisation as well so thats a further bonus. I like stumbling into nice stories when researching aztec prints + weave (: The pink one is my personal favourite if anyone was wondering which one to send me for my birthday.. cough.. august 8th... cough cough splutter splutter

Hey look somebody else's blog that like aztec print!

Rucksacks are Back

I used to wear a backpack to school all through primary as I'm sure most of us did, but me being a tomboy I styled my backpacks with a certain bit of added flair. I would loosen the straps as low as they would possibly go so as I walked I would practically be kicking my back pack behind me.. at every bounce of the bag I was reminded of quite how cool I was.

Anyhow! I have drifted far far from the backpack ever since but have a new found love for the rucksack. I bought an aztec print rucksack for £1 from my one and only - The Salvation Army a while back and recently saw that a bag VERY similar to my own in an article on the Marie Claire website ( LINK ) said rucksack is sold out on ASOS at the staggering price of £45. Again, I felt quitely satisfied at my ability to trend forecast as I personally prefer my own slightly tattered aztec rucksack to the famous one:

My Bag: Their Bag:

Just to think I could have bought 45 of mine for the price of one of theirs makes me pleased. I love the ASOS one of course as the leather straps add a certain je ne ce qua to the equation I must admit. Another nice rucksack is that of Pierre Hardy's A/W 11, it's suede, leopard print and FAAABULOUS (said in the tone of Jim Carey from Bruce Almighty) I want it:

Sri Lanka + The Maldives

I am slowly getting ever more excited about the imminent trip I will be taking to Sri Lanka and The Maldives with mein famile and my lovely friends, the Patricks! As a result of my imminent departure from this country I am slowly mounting a great deal of panic that I will leave and have:

1. Forgotten a charger
2. Forgotten to pack decent clothes
3. Forgotten to dip dye my hair lilac
   
4. Forgotten to get a bikini wax
5. Forgotten to plan my work experience at Tesco Head Office
6. Lost my camera

etc. etc.. I have therefore been organising franticly so I don't forget any of the above things. Plus! I've been entered into sports day and am running 800m in front of my whole school which will add a bit of EXTRA stress to the week. I hope to be coming back a deep shade of toffee so bought two new bikinis, one from asos and one from matalan:

AB

One was £27 and the other £12 but I'm fond of both. I had already purchased bikini A when I found snakeskin featuring in August's Vogue (pg.93) under 'A pop of python' which is always nice to see. I liked the retro look of the rectangular bikini top from matalan.

Another thing I spotted ( if you'll excuse the pun;) ) is spots + dots. They're in most of the recent fashion magazines and especially in Stella McCartney's A/W 11 collection (i'll post a picture). I have recently bought a really sweet midi spot skirt which I am now quietly pleased to see matches up with what i'm seeing on the catwalk in my own, little, second hand way.

Liquid Love : Christopher Kane

Christopher Kane has always been a designer I've appreciated from the second his cosmic collection started appearing. His choice of prints have always been a bit hit from shouting gorillas to mushroom clouds. His neon lace collection in s/s 11 wasn't my favourite. But his a/w 11 made up for it with one signature item...

If I were to have one of these bags.. It would make my decade. They're futuristic with a clear edge of simplicity which comes with the shape of the clutch. Kane's inspiration for his collection were plastic school pencil cases, lava lamps and lollipops. How each of the three link I'm not quite sure but I guess you need quirky inspiration to think up a liquid filled clutch right? The prices start at £385.. anyone fancy buying me a birthday present?

A matter of Double D's

DARWIN DEEZ

Heard of the man?
"You are a radar detector"... ring any bells?

Check this perfect masculine physique out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pbdLqTh_x4 - RADAR DETECTOR.

Still not familiar?

well my friends, are feeling a bit bummed out.. someone ate your last slice of pie? lost your favourite pen? your mum cancelled misfits recording? or other matters of collossal improtance getting you down?

If you can relate. this is the song to boogy on down to. mark my quick-witted words.

Now I've capitvated you with man's hunk of BOD (yes men, i know you were checkin' him out on the lilo) you can know the real name of this gorgeous creature... Darwin Smith.

He's from NYC (where I'm going to be) and was originally part of a band called the 'Creaky Boards'. He went to some cool university by the name of Wesleyan and is an all-round cooldude.

Let me not forgot the WHOLE BAND that makes up DARWIN DEEZ (above). I strongly urge you to listen to Radar Detector (which reached #5 in the indie charts i'll have you know) and watch the following links for the gurdtimes:

Darwin being sexy with some dirty hoe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ze37Gt6foU

Darwin boogying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xrfc_QQnAA

Darwin's latest favourite song ( and coincidently mine) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drhFLc3Jm48

That last link is some funky euro-trance I might just have to post further about because it puts me in such a weird mood.

Please check it out you lovely person who I madly deeply love.
Promise.

On Pause.

I can empathise.

Busy busy busy busy

Rihanna VS. Katy Perry

They're both so so live singers, both churn out pretty standard manufactured top ten chart material. Both are regularly featured on the likes of Nowseventywhatever and Pop Princesses and winners of Kids Choice awards.. but what makes them worth reporting about on a daily basis?


They're quite the performers you see.

I have observed that as a result of this rivalry in the media paired with their close friendship they seem to follow similiar trends. The latest being BRIGHT hair colour, allow me to demonstrate visually...


They both boast and impressive number of hits on google images:
Rihanna- 35,800,000
Katy Perry- 23,300,000

They are both well known for their unconventional style of dress which I think is to be admired especially as Rihanna rebelled against her original image as a 'cookie-cutter' teen pop princess in her 'Pon de Replay' years. I personally admire them both (not as serious musical artists) but as human beings and think its really good to see Pop singers like them straying from your classic stereotype COUGH...Britney Spears..COUGH COUGH... Pixie Lott.

see what I mean about the rivalry?


Thanks For your time and please do tell me your favourite in the poll

P.S
Maxim's Hot List
Katy Perry 1st
Rihanna 6th

Glamour's Most Glamourous Women
Rihanna 9th
Katy Perry 11th

FHM's Sexy List
Katy Perry 37th
Rihanna 45th


K.P F.T.W (:

HYPE: The Social Network

Yes, I know it's becoming a habit but as I'm low on money, I am only seeing films I have the utmost faith in being brilliant. As I had anticipated, The Social Network was fantastic and scored a very well deserved 4/5 from me.

Well I went to see it last night in the preview expecting the cinema to be empty as only the devoted cinema visitors would have spotted that there was a showing BEFORE the release date, but to my shock and awe.. it was packed. The result? A strained neck from front screen viewing. It was worth it.

I'm not sure whether it was the company.. or the concept of popcorn for dinner.. or perhaps the film.. but I did have a very nice late night trip to cinema on Wednesday.

The film looked really different to anything I'd seen before.. when trying to explain the storyline of 'The Social Network' to my lovely mother I found it particularly hard to classify. Its not a rom-com or an action or a horror.. it's a snapshot into the three years that made Mark Zuckerberg the youngest billionaire in History. PERIOD. (haha)

I found that Jesse Eisenberg's portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg incredibly charming. What can I say? His quick witt, blunt comments and unbelievable intelligence kinda impressed me. I don't think anyone else could have made typing line after line of code into a computer so effortlessly cool. I just sent him a flirty email, not Jesse Eisenberg, but the billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, on facebook (oh the irony)

Justin Timberlake was fantastic as Sean Parker, he made me hate him for being such an utter dick to Eduardo whom I grew very protective over as the film progressed. The Winklevoss twins were so attractive, I personally found the more gentlemanly one my favourite but most ladies would probably prefer the more aggressive twin, Tyler, or was it Cameron. Hmm.


Suprise Suprise, The Social Network brings the eyecandy.

Oh and P.S Add me on THE Facebook

House of Holland on a budget

For those who are like me and look at the images below and think...

''One day I'll buy that outfit and have money spare for a starbucks and a croissant''

these beauties are what we can settle for in the meantime. £12, pretty steep for a pair of tights, but hey, they are quite something. And soon, they'll be all mine:

Henry Holland's SS11

Well I'm a big fan of the House of Holland and I must say, his latest collection didn't disappoint me. Did you know that this was his first ever show on the official Fashion Week Schedule was in Feburuary of 2008? Did you also know that Henry (yes, we're on a first name basis) graduated from the London College of Printing with a BA in JOURNALISM? Well, he really is a guy after my own heart (:

Bit of fashion trivia for you there to keep you on your heel-clad toes.

Well, I have loved every collection he's ever shown, right back to his GRAPHIC TEE days.. 'Flick Yer Bean For Agyness Deyn' We Certainly Did(n't) ;) His title 'One Trick Pony' was pretty suitable as many critics thought he might be just that but HOW HE'S PROVED THEM WRONG! The latest show Spring/Summer 2011 was entitled 'Something With a Fringe on Top'

Well here it is curtosy of http://www.houseofholland.co.uk/

Above are two of the outfits I personally found most striking. The show featured some quite sedate pastel shades, classic fits, pompom earrings and metallic stars. It was a lot more 'Hamptons Preppy' than his previous collection which I personally had an air of 'Ghetto Fabulous' about it. I really liked this latest collection and I could ramble on about Henry Holland for hours so I'll save you the bore.

HYPE: The Town

Well after seeing the reviews for this film I had to see if I agreed and HONESTLY... It was well worth 4/5 I'm giving it. Its all about Charlestown which is the bank robbery capital of America. Ben Affleck is Doug MacRay whose robbed 2 banks, 6 bank trucks but finds himself falling for the bank manager of his final bank job. I have never seen the actress (Claire Folger) before but she is utterly beautiful.

SPEAKING OF pretty ladies, for all those GOSSIP GIRL fans (Kanyin Williams) apparently the slutty hoe in this film is Serena. She plays a pretty stupid crack addict mother who by the end of the film I absolutely hated HOWEVER, theres no denying Doug MacRay has two very attractive women after him in that film:

It's definately an action film but also has this underlying love story between Doug and Claire (Bank Manager) which makes the film different to your average predictable action, cough, EXPENDABLES, cough. I would definately recommend it to everyone, it's simply a really really good film.

P.S If you're planning to go to the cinema... orange wednesdays. Save your money for other important things like paying bills, petrol, food or do what I do SPEND IT ON CLOTHES :)