Vintage beige Phase 8 tunic, self customised Zara jeans, Topshop bustier bra top, mixed jewellery, Marc by Marc Jacobs bag and Carvela shoes.

Sunday 2nd May 2010.

The more holes the better
I have been living in this vintage knit holey top. It is great over with everything. The other day I wore it over a nude dress, heeled boots and a trunk full of arm-wear. On Sunday I threw it on with the above pair of these self customised Zara jeans (I am a self confessed denim ripper!) and the Topshop bra-let. I like that sequin bra and jewellery add a bit of delicate femininity meets 90′s Courtney Love to the mix.

Bus stop adventures
I took the above shots while waiting for a bus to no where in particular. Sometimes its fun just to catch a bus till it’s last stop and make one’s way back home. I have found the most random thrift shops, obscure but wonderful restaurants and other hidden treasures this way. On the same day as these images I came across the weirdest charity thrift shop with the most amazing vintage sterling silver ring.

Destination unknown
For me it’s not about the final destination but the sights, the journey and experiences along the way.

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Gifted Genevieve Jones ‘Four Corner’ necklace, Reiss men’s shirt, random body, vintage Marks & Spencer trousers, Dorothy Perkins heels and assorted jewellery.

Saturday 1st May 2010.

Alfresco fun and Luella Monsters
These images were taken as I got ready to leave for an alfresco dinner at a girlfriend’s. Flickering tealights, coconut concoctions, making over my mini laptop with Luella monster stickers is always a great start to a night.

I am constantly perusing in the menswear sections of stores to the confusion of sale assistants. It was the colour that attracted me to the shirt.

Easy does it
As I got dressed for the dinner, my outfit was inspired by my ‘lazy bed lounge unrushed’ mood.

Sometimes all a girl craves is a great shirt, slacks and a handful of jewellery.

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Vintage jumpsuit, gifted Clothing at Tesco’s Florence & Fred Couture micro sequin jacket,Gucci belt, Primark shoes and gifted Genevieve Jones necklace.

Thursday 29th April 2010.

No Fuss
I was in the mood for an effortless one piece when I got dressed on Thursday. It was a day of work appointments ( press day previews, styling appointments etc) and two social events in the evening. So I wore the Clothing at Tesco’s Florence & Fred couture jacket (pictured in image of me standing next to a robot friend at UNIQLO press day) to make the day’s sedate jumpsuit dressy enough for the evening’s engagements too.

I talked about the Clothing at Tesco’s Florence & Fred collection and launch in detail here.

Magpies are drawn to shine
At the launch each guest was told they could pick a complimentary piece from the collection. I picked the crop sequin jacket in image above.

The collection was not to personal taste but I remember thinking that the jacket looked like a versatile piece.

I was attracted to it’s shine; due to an all over tiny sequin exterior. I also liked it’s cut and the volume in it’s sleeves.

It arrived by post a little while ago and Thursday was the first time I wore it.

The majority gets the vote
I always think the majority reaction to a piece gets the vote. The jacket totally gets my vote because nearly everyone I spoke to yesterday asked what brand my jacket was. A client at an afternoon styling appointment asked to try it on. Two perfect strangers came up to me on London’s busy Oxford street to ask what designer it was and so on and so forth.

At the Grace Jones by Chris Levine exhibition opening, three women came over to me to coo over it and a fourth shyly asked to try said jacket on.

Nearly everyone was shocked when I revealed it was the new couture line of a supermarket clothing range for £90.

I think it did a good job of keeping me smart enough for my day appointments but glam enough for the evening.

Here is to experimenting tons more with it.

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H&M old menswear pants rolled up, white tank top, Topshop grey vest, white crochet dress, ecru Topshop shoes and customised necklace.

Sunday 18th April.

Sleep is overrated
Sleep and I have major issues, we are anything but bedfellows. I am forever up at unchic hours doing the most crazy mix of things; from fashion writing, diy’s, customising to tweeting etc. One such night (or is that morning?) at 2am in Marian’s Insomia adventures, chapter 4 billion , I put two broken Urban Outfitters necklaces together (ie the grey piece and green fringed piece). I and then twisted and knotted in the neon cords in an attempt to create a messy random finish.

Twisted cord
The necklace in addition to the beautiful weather on Sunday inspired the neutral garment palette in the photos above. I thought it would be great to off set the mad mash of necklaces and cord creation against the simplicity of white. I wore the outfit to a visit to a beautiful Countryside park with picturesque lakes. I will try to post some images of the park soon.

I finally went to bed at 4am this morning, what was I doing? Well when I could not sleep I ended up writing two articles and some styling research. I also customised another poor pair of jeans. The jeans I was wearing in my recent Bleak style diary post was another insomnia adventure.

I seem to come up with random but interesting diy/customised creations whenever I cannot sleep.

Maybe sleep and I not talking is not such a bad thing after all…

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H&M metallic molten liquid jumpsuit, vintage metallic stripe sheer blouse, vintage sequin waistcoat, assorted necklaces-wristwear and rings.

Easter Sunday.

Magpies like shine.

On Sunday the magpie in me was in the mood for shine. So I shimmied into this jumpsuit, it has the slinkiest molten feel. Over it I wore a sheer stripe blouse and a sequin vest.

I have a weakness for nail polish. I have a weekend size bag full of the stuff. My current favourites have a separate home; a bubblegum baby pink Vicki Ullah box that I got at the Charlie Le Mindu Autumn/Winter 2010 show. It was originally filled with goodies from his varying sponsors.

After getting dressed up, I went rummaging in the pink box for the nail colour of the day. I liked the idea of a faux ombre-esque effect with a different shade of polish from a similar palette on each nail.

I decided to dip into all my midnight inky blues, mermaid and beetle greens.

After looking at the images of me painting my nails, I realised the nails unintentionally matched the blues and greens of my rings.

Greens and blues go hand in hand
Magpie shine garments and beetle green meet ink blue nails go hand in hand.

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