A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

So the Christmas period, was as ever, really busy for me! Working in retail usually means Christmas starts in August and ends about now after finishing a load of analysis about a load of all sorts...

I've bought some really great things, received some unbelievably lovely presents and as I have a Birthday slotted in on the 26th (Boxing Day) - I have even more new shiny things!

I definitely suffer with January blues and this one is gona be hard to beat.

Here are some of my festive outfits!

Christmas Eve
Top & shorts - River Island
Shoes - Topshop

Christmas Day
Dress - Henry Holland
Blue faux fur - Topshop

Presents!!!

Boxing Day Birthday
Dress - Nasty Gal
Bag - Topshop

Topshop Jolene

NYE
Dress - Topshop
Shoes - Topshop

Jacket - UNIF from Nasty Gal

Blue Fur jacket - eBay

Pink faux fur - ASOS
Trousers - Topshop sale

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Silver shoes

There's something about a silver shoe; an iridescent sheen, that sends my heart racing and loins lusting. What is it about this metallic hue?! Pointed - platformed - perfection. Dressed up or thrown on to spice up jeans, jumper and jewels, the outfit possibilities are endless.

The platforms are Topshop Boutique found on ebay for a mere £5.20 - slightly scraped and scratched but it adds to the charm. A clean up job and they're good to go.

Pointed pretty's also an ebay find for £14.99 but Zara originally. The comfiest courts out there.

The last need no introduction but I will anyway. Miista Zoe Oxford Silver Iridescent brogues hunted down and eventually found on Irish site 'Folkster' with free UK p&p this is one of my new favourite sites. Heaven in a shoe.

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Weekend casual

I couldn't help myself. I love jumpers, I love collars and I love clashing colours. It made perfect sense that I had to purchase this Kenzo lookalike and smack it over a collar straight away.

I'm also testing using better quality photos for outfit posts so we'll see how that looks. I've been so naughty this weekend too but made some amazing purchases that I will have to add on here along with some recommendations.

Another weekend over so fast :( however check out my last photo... this place is unreal!! What a Friday night I had.

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Drawing again

I'm not gona lie, it's very hard for a creative person, who has a degree in illustration to admit that they have fallen out of love with drawing. But it's true. Art, design, creating has always been my passion and talent since I was literally old enough to put pen to paper and produce coherent images - mostly of Disney characters, monsters and my mum back in those days.

Now as a 24 year old adult, finding that love and inspiration and reworking it into my own creations has felt dead to me. I have all this 'meat' to use and play with, tons of ideas, materials and endless books and magazines to send my brain into overdrive, but I just can't seem to work it.

I keep thinking that it's wrong for me to push it - let it come naturally as it will never escape me - it's part of my make up and personality. So here are the waves on paper, the waves of ignition that must be pouring out of me without me really realising. Some doodles for you...by no means works of art. It's hard when your photoshop has died!!

All drawn with pencil, 0.1 fine liner and paper.

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LFW - Ashish

As Ashish said himself, this collection was inspired by popping down to the off licence with your outift reminiscent of the night before and the added comfort of slippers. And let me tell you, in my unfit hungover state this morning, once my headache had calmed slightly, seeing these wondrous delights on Vogue with my gold band rings and holographic square earrings still in, it was all too perfect!

Every single detail is to die for. The sequin shoppers with play on word slogans, the ripped denim and checked patterned hair, all pieced together with the eccentric flair of a proper London catwalk. By far my favourite - I know it will be, Ashish always is. 

So with some images borrowed from Vogue and Les Beehive, I share with you the beauty and the ever so inventive Ashish. I also will do whatever I can to own one of these bags.

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Another day another bargain co-ord

Now I bought this Asos co-ord last year over a few months, jacket followed by trousers as soon as someone was crazy enough to list them on eBay. Yes, I did look twice a day from April until June, solidly for 2 months until I found each piece. And yes I paid about £20 for the whole thing!!

I don't care if ombre is starting to cliché, I don't care that the trousers are slightly see through around the bum area and I don't care if a drunk hobo on Camden High Street called me a "fucking hippy".

I love it.

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eBay bargains

Paying off credit cards is much harder than it looks when you initially write down your finance plan. Yet saying that, I have successfully and in cold-turkey fashion, paid one off in one go. Thus meaning I have no money spare to buy my beloved clothes, shoes, accessories, bags etc. which can only result in finally getting around to loading my life onto eBay.

Bad for me - good for you! It's taken a lot of determination and the coldest of cold hearts to part with some of these items and all starting at 99p, sent with love, care and jealous tinged admiration for their new owners.

Have a look and break my heart whilst you do - click here to look

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