Currently Coveting #3

Pintucked shift dress - Forever21 | Cat Eye Sunglasses - Asos | Studded Tapestitch Jumper - Topshop | Marina Dress - Goldie London | Sam Edelman 'Zoe' Ankle Boots | Cross Earrings - Vivienne | Nikon Coolpix S3100 | Leather Studded Handbag - Topshop

Total Stud Blouse - Nastygal

Seem to have a bit of a fetish for studding at the mo'... I've just ordered some spike studs off ebay to do a few DIY's with, which should create hours of fun in an otherwise lacking summer break. I know a lot of other bloggers have done the same and it's such a great alternative to the generally overpriced pieces on the highstreet. Plus I feel it creates a more personal touch, adding a cool offbeat edge to almost any outfit.

I loved these sunglasses ever since I saw Camilla from Into the fold sporting them. The combination of cat-eye and 90s circle frames (two big trends in terms of sunglasses this summer) create a look of quirky cool which I seriously can't get over. They're on sale right now so I snapped them up without a second thought.

The Sam Edelman 'Zoe' boots are utterly amaze-balls, I saw them ages ago but sadly never in my size, or price bracket for that matter. They're modelled after a pair of Balenciaga boots (circa 2007) famously seen on the Olsen twins. So with style icon status behind them it's no wonder they've been blogged to death, but there's no denying how awesome they are. If any one sees a pair - SIZE 4 in black - floating across the interweb, hook me up and I will be eternally grateful. It would genuinely make my life and we'd be bestest friends forever more... me and the shoes that is ;)  

I put earrings on the wishlist and I don't even have pierced ears O_o but they add to the girlie grunge vibe I'm unwittingly building on right now. Also I've fallen in love with the trend where people wear one cross earring and one stud - it's like some sort of nu-wave pirate chic for guys and dolls alike. Proudlock from Made In Chelsea (oooft yeah) looks to be a proud pioneer of this trend.  

Now I for one go through cameras faster than most people change phones. The Nikon Coolpix made it onto the list purely because I need a new sidekick / pocket camera for when I move to uni and ceebs to carry my DSLR around. I'm not particularly fussed about this model, but if any one could recommend an affordable digital camera currently on the market then that would be absolutely ace.

What's on your wishlist right now?

Today's Anthem: "Signs" - Bloc Party.

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If I could speak the language of rabbits, they would be amazed and I would be their king

This post has absolutely nothing to do with rabbits. Time for a general life update folks... so I've finally finished my art foundation course (didn't think I'd make it out alive for a while there.) The exhibition's done and dusted and we had our finale catwalk show last week which was utterly amaze-balls. I was backstage dressing models throughout most of it but I got to watch my section from the upstairs balcony which was pretty cool. I couldn't really take any photos, but when the official ones are posted hopefully I'll be able to share them here.

Pretty simple outfit for today; these shorts are my new best friend, we're pretty much joined at the hip, so expect them to feature heavily in future posts... Anywhoo I had a pretty nice day wandering round the shops with my friend Eleanor. Best part of the day was Starbucks - I had a mocha cookie crumble frappuccino (my new obsession) HOLLA.

I also picked up a few bits & bobs round the shops, including; lace ankle socks (cuz I go through these things like nobody's business), Marina & the Diamonds new album 'Electra Heart', a studded makeup bag, alphabet beads, a moustache ring, and a mystic crystal pendant (I'd like to think it's magic, but it's quite obviously not). When I was twelve I went through a teen witch phase (is it really a phase if you never grow out of it though?) so I guess you could say the crystal's secretly paying homage to that. I wanted still want to go to Hogwarts so bad, dammit dumbledore. But I'm going on the Warner Bros studio tour at the end of the month which I'm pretty psyched about, so every cloud ay...  

The cutest phonecase everrrr, it's so CUTE!

OHAI GUYS, soo I haven't been around much lately (bad blogger, baaad) and was quite surprised to return to an influx of new followers. Umm, wherever you've come from "hi" and I love you. Oh geez, did I say the L-word too soon? Well it's true, I love you guys, all of you, which is why I've got a surprise in store for next week, so stay tuned people!

Wow, so I'm in an unusually girly mood today, and I'm gona put it down to my new floral phone case. As I've mentioned before, my blackberry hates me, but I'm trying to win back some love by giving her a makeover (yes, my phone's a she... if not, buying a pretty pink phonecase will probably lead to some sort of radical malfunction, that and my phone won't be too happy either)
Cath Kidston designs are like the epitome of girly, sweet, floral, loveliness (great summary there chief). You see I'm desperately trying to avoid using the word "cute" from now on - I went to topshop every day last week (twice on tuesday) and every time I turned a corner I felt compelled to scream
"oh my gosh this soooo CUTE!" I didn't realise how often I use that word, and now I know I've gota cute... I mean, cut it out.

Something tells me this is gona be harder than I thought.

hey look at this, a line of white font that nobody noticed but you, congrats! oh btw THE GAME. mwahaha 

This title was going to blow your mind, instead it just blows.

Oversized denim Jacket: Vintage - Crimson Hoody: American Apparel - Regal print scarf: New Look - White shirt & high-waisted shorts: Topshop - Tapestry bag: thrifted.

OHAI GUYZ, been up to much? What, me? Oh well it's been a pretty standard wednesday really... woke up, washed my hair, went to hang out with the Queen in town square. Wait, what?! Oh yeah, haven't you heard? The Queen's on tour and she popped by my hometown today with Wills & Kate. I dressed for the occasion without even thinking; all kitted out in red, white and blue (patriotic to the core, yo). It was insanely crowded as everyone and their gran had come out to to see the royals. I ended up getting completely squished, and one woman even tried balancing her camera on my head, seriously, ON MY HEAD... "err hello, I have two legs, not three. I.am.not.a.tripod."
Needless to say I didn't see a thing. We still had fun though, and a few of us went on to 'Cookie Shake' afterwards. Cookie Shake is pretty much the milkshake shop equivalent of Disneyland. You pick a chocolate bar and they whip it up in a fantastic tornado of syrup, ice cream, and the most important ingredient, love :3. I can't say this is exactly healthy (mentally or otherwise) but it tastes soo good, ah what can I say - yolo! 

Shopping-wise I bought a watch from Urban Outfitters recently. It's perfect in every way, except it fails in it's basic function of actually telling the time. I would send it back but I'm too attached (literally, I did the strap too tight and now it's stuck to my wrist :P) I'm getting a new battery tomorrow though so it should be back in tick tock condition from there in.
I meant to show you guys ages ago but I've finally got round to posting a photo of my Meadham Kirchoff nail wraps. They're without a doubt the cutest nail transfers I've ever seen - that's excluding the one shaped like 'a ladies downtown area' (which I placed strategically on the middle finger of my left hand, woo badass). There's sixteen transfers in a pack - I imagine they're in case you mess up / lose the odd one, and to be fair they are a bit tricky to apply if you've never used Nail Rock products before, but I'd definitely recommend giving them a go if you haven't already.

Dip dye shorts △

Ooooh ooh looket, dip dyed shorts (and by short I mean borderline bum exposure short… heyhey, I said borderline okay José). I won’t be wearing them without black opaque tights, so as long as I avoid bending and err, breathing too much, then it’s totally chill... << what I tell myself to warrant spending the last of my EMA on a pair of shorts -_-   

Sorry I haven't been around once again, my internet’s on the fritz right now. Straight up, I’ll have connection for about 30 seconds and then KA-POW, gone again. I’ve grown up as part of the social media generation, which means without internet I might as well not exist. To most people this may sound like a gross exaggeration, but I lack the basic social skills required to make friends in the ‘real world’, all I have is facebook and my blog, oh and my blackberry, but that thing's got a mind of it's own, (when machine's take over the world, I swear it'll be the thing that inevitably kills me).
Anywhooz, I've hijacked the bro's connection (legally of course... I'm one of those straight laced types you see) so I'm back online and feeling fine (apart from the paranoid delusion that my phone's conspiring to kill me, but hey that's totally normal, right?)

In music related news I've fallen in love with a band called 'School of Seven Bells', I'd recommend 'em especially if you like 'The Naked & Famous', I don't know what it is I like about their music so much, it's kindof hypnotic I guess, but hey have a listen if you've got a bit of time to kill...