Back to Blogging

Ive essentially been crap at blogging this past year, I think I’ve managed about 3 the posts in the last 12 months which is a pretty poor effort considering I was on a gap year and had a lot of free time. I basically think that because I spent the majority of my year working almost full time, and revising for my retakes, I wasn’t feeling overly inspired fashion/blog wise and I didn't want to force writing something that I wasn’t happy with. 

I've had such an amazing/busy summer, after finishing my retakes in June I flew straight to Bangkok with my two best friends for 5 weeks of travelling in S.E.Asia, I got back end of July and continued to have the best summer including Notting Hill carnival and Lollapalooza festival in Berlin alongside seeing friends that had been at uni all year. 

I'm really keen to get back to blogging as I’ve just started a fashion marketing degree in Manchester so if that doesn't inspire me to get back to it nothing will. I'm hoping to keep my camera on me and get some street style posts done, as aside from London, Manchester is probably the most interesting city in the UK for fashion which was a massive part of why I wanted to study here. I'm also going to be using photoshop in my course a lot so hopefully the quality of the design/layout of posts will improve too. Alongside street style posts I also want to do more personal style/outfit posts, however this depends on if I can rope someone into taking the photos for me. 

Watching sunrise after the Full Moon party - Koh Phangan, Thailand 

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Lucy x 

Rachel Green - Style Inspiration

If you know me you know that 3 of my favourite things are Fashion, FRIENDS, and the 90s - all of which Jennifer Anniston encompasses as Rachel Green in the first few seasons of the show. I grew up watching FRIENDS as it was one of the only programs everyone in the house agreed on, it has definitely influenced my sense of humour and all though I didn't realise at the time it has influence my personal style too. 

I have collected together a few of my favourite looks/styles that 'Rachel Green' wore in the mid 90's that I have either been inspired by or just appreciate. 

Casual/Laid Back

Mens shirts and oversized sweatshirts is my idea of effortless cool. This is definitely the part of her style I relate with most as my personal style is generally very laid back and often takes influence from classic shapes and styles. 

Cute outfits including mini skirts cinched at the waist  

Some of Rachel's more 'put together' looks often included a mini skirt paired with a various styles of tops. Although a lot of time I just wear jeans if I do bother putting a proper outfit together it will usually include a mini skirt/dress.

Denim 

Considering it was the 90s it's hardly surprising she wore a lot of denim, including a lot of denim vests which I'm not sure i'll be wearing anytime soon but looks great on her. Unfortunately I could never pull off dungarees like Rachel Green but my denim jacket does get chucked on with every other outfit.

Thanks for reading.. Lucy x 

- Columbia Road Flower Market -

Jeans - Topshop Leigh

Boots - Timberland (via eBay) 

Coat - M&S (mums) 

Bag - Fjallraven Kanken in Graphite

Scarf - Monki

Gloves - Jack Wills

Today I went to Judy's Vintage Fair in Bethnal Green, I went desperately needing a new coat and, unlike most shopping trips, actually came away with the thing I needed and for £25 which is amazing. After the fair my sister and I headed over to Columbia Road to go to the flower market that is held there every Sunday. It was my first trip to Columbia Road and I actually loved it so much, aside from the flower market the road is lined with to coolest little shops so i'll defiantly be visiting again. 

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Lucy x

SAG Awards & Golden Globes Best Dressed

If I'm honest my next post was going to be a review of the Body Shop advent calendar, however  considering it's basically February, I think it is officially too late (just quickly though - I highly recommend it or any 'beauty' advent calendar. It is like getting a proper gift everyday, which is amazing?).

So I am very pleased to say that awards season is officially under way, which I love because it means lots of red carpets and therefore lots of designer gowns to judge and/or pine after. I have to be honest, so far 2015 red carpet fashion has come up a little short, and all I've decided is that I'm expecting lots of metallics if current trends continue. I have, however, managed to muddle together a 'top 3' looks from the SAGs/Globes that I genuinely loved...

NO.3 - Dakota Johnson in Chanel Couture 

My 3rd favourite look is Dakota Johnson wearing this metallic Chanel Couture gown. It does seem fitting to wear silver considering she is the lead in '50 shades of grey' which I have to be honest, looks epic. The styling is pretty perfect here, the shoes and clutch match perfectly so as to keep the whole look seamless and the relaxed wavy hair is an ideal contrast to a potentially harsh looking dress. It's not hard to believe this is Chanel as one thing I've decided about Chanel is that it screams quality and if the intricacy and tailoring of the this dress don't say quality I don't know what does. Lastly the make up is flawless and the slightly muted red lip is stunning. 

 

NO.2 - Felicity Jones in Balenciaga  

NO.1 Chrissy Teigen in Zuhair Murad

Much like Dakota, Felicity Jones is in the perfect dress for the occasion as she was nominated for her role in 'The Theory of Everything' (which I highly recommend if you haven't seen it). I love this matte Balenciaga dress, it is just so understated and quietly stunning. I am not obsessed with the styling, I think the hair being off the shoulders is a good shout so as to appreciate the neckline of the dress however I think I would have liked slightly more done with it. Possibly down but styled so that it fell behind the shoulders and then not bothering with the earnings which i wouldn't miss overly.

It was quite hard to pick my favourite of the 3 but I think the thing that did it for Chrissy Teigen is the fact that although she is just there as a guest and some arm candy for husband, John Legend she just looks phenomenal at every award show and the Globes was no exception. You simply can't ignore the pure intricacy and skill involved in a dress like this and Zuhair Marad does it better than anyone. The crisp off whites against her tanned skin really makes the dress pop and I wouldn't changing the styling of the hair or accessories except maybe the ring on her clutch hand, her rock of an engagement ring is plenty! 

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Lucy x

A2 Art Work

I have been seriously lacking with blog posts recently, although I realise I'm hardly disappointing millions, I do love making them so I'm going to try and make it a priority again. I went to pick up my A2 art from school the other day and thought I would share it with you. I'm not sure its quite worthy of a blog post but I thought I would show it anyway since it's a little different from the normal posts I do and may interest some of you.

These are my display pieces from from A level unit 3 and 4, obviously they are both accompanied by art books that explain how and why I created the pieces I did, but i'll try my best to concisely explain them.

Unit 3

Unit 3 was essentially inspired by the the photographer Paul Graham and his 1998-2002 series: American Night and specifically a piece I saw at the tate which I copied in various media(examples -top right and bottom left). For my final piece I put together my own 'street' to paint  using a collage of different buildings from where live and surrounding areas that I felt looked as though they could be featured in Grahams American Night series. To paint my final piece (centre image) I used the edge of a piece of grey board dipped in paint to create the lines and pulled it across the surface to create the shadows and details.

Unit 4

Unit 4 was based on work by Sunga Park and Andre Salgado. After responding to these two artists I mixed up the techniques and subject that the artists used and painted some of the pieces shown above. The painting on the top left is my final exam piece which is a direct response to Andre Salgado's work with portraiture. 

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Lucy xx

- October Wish List -

Jumper - Topshop | Cardigan - ASOS | Bag - Head | Dress - Glamorous | Diary - Leathersmith of London | Boots - Office

It's definitely cooling down now and this is reflected in some wintery items that I have been lusting after such as this Topshop jumper and ASOS cardigan, both of which I think are such cool pieces to chuck on over a simple outfit in winter. I also think the Topshop jumper in particular paired with black jeans and these black knee high boots would create a really understated and effortless look. The grey dress is such a great piece for autumn winter as it really lends itself to being paired with black tights and boots and I just think it's a great staple for any wardrobe. This vintage style sports bag is just too cool and the only real justification I have for wanting it is that I have joined a gym! Lastly I have been using my diary a lot recently so thought I might invest in a nice leather one for 2015 and there's something about blue/aqua leather that I am obsessed with so this one is definitely going on my christmas list x 

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Lucy x

Tumblr.

Tumblr is home to some of the most stunning photographs I have ever seen. This seems like quite a bold statement to make about something that is essentially a social media website but there is something very organic and real about tumblr photos. Some I take style inspiration from and others I simply appreciate the artistic quality and beauty of. Here's a selection of some of my recent favourites ... for more visit my tumblr @ http://itslucy96.tumblr.com

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