Change your look as often as your knickers.

Ok so I'm sitting in a dressing room at New Venture Theatre applying way to much make up, wearing a scimpy summer outfit. Nice. I would never ever, EVER show this much flesh in my real life, but a change is as good as a rest. That's the thing about style, it can change depending on boring stuff like the weather or a new piece. But everything in your entire life affects how you present yourself. Heartache and love, a new job, a new band a new discovery, whatever. The point is that that's great! Embrace it! Change your look as often as you change your knickers! Be affected. I realised that the last two weeks I have either dressed like a bloke kinda 30's does 80's or a bit of a 60's schoolgirl. My clothes are actually screaming I am so vulnerable and Girly. Or look how strong I am, go on I dare you, challenge me! And you know what? That's ok. It's gonna change again. 

Faux hipster ramblings.

What is it with 'hipster' term which keeps getting banded about?! Is hipster the new scenester? Does it just mean that you take an interest in art and creativity and you let that influence your entire life? Or are you a hipster if you just take a interest in style? Or perhaps it means you hang out in cute coffee shops and in 'alternative' clubs  How would I know? I mean I spend the majority of my time learning lines, writing, sewing and bothering people about giving me acting work. Well in between that and playing at working in a shop! Anyway today's look is a 1960's pirate princess kinda vibe as a work mate so kindly pointed out.  

DIY Tartan.

Oh wet and windy weather when  you cease? As the season plays havoc with any kind of outfit planning I've been trying to ignore it by just putting massive coats or raincoats over the top of whatever I'm wearing. FIT. With the endless tarten that has hit every inch of the high street I've been wearing this jacket constantly. I've had it since I was sixteen. It was three pounds?!? I know I'm a lucky girl. Also in a mini rebellion I decided to give my hair a bit of a DIY blue rinse at home it's gone a grannyish grey colour. And I can wash out the rebellion as quickly as I put it in. In terms of normality this outfit is pretty dull for me. However it's merit is its cuteness. Sometimes good shapes and pieces you love is all you need. 

Regression.

You know what I hate? Well I mean there are long list of things, sexism, mean people, meat, shit pop music but anyway today's hate is directed at the blues. Not the colour, the all consuming feeling of every thing being completely POINTLESS! However this is never the way it stays and while I stay locked up in my room trying to push my work forward and create actual career opportunities. I realised that listening to the entire back catalog of The Smiths and The Cure was probs not the way to cheer myself up, due to every fourteen year old in the western world having been through a similar phase. So to counter balance this behaviour I decided to stick stickers to things and and make friendship braclets. Oh and pretty much dress like a angst ridden school girl. Now some might call this self indulgent and some might say a regression. However sometimes we just have to focus on small little things that make us happy not all the big scary things we need to overcome. So give me a couple of days and I'll be back to leading a small revolution, I just need some more time to listen to Morissy and make hair accessories. Thanks.

I decided to do something different wih days outfit, here is a diss jointed account of the look....

Be Coated.

The positive thing about the change if season is re-discovering all the pieces you have neglected over the last months. There is something endlessly exciting to me about jackets and coats. They have the power to change an entire look and feel of an outfit. By adding more structure or a complete contrast of colour, or just a juxtaposing style to already predictable outfit. Not to be underestimated! This stunner of a jacket was a gift from a friend.... I know I have great friends! Really ups the ante of this late nineties vibe. I'm so in love with it. Sigh! So the morale of the story is, go crazy with your coats! Look out for cheapy charity shop treats, you may not wear them all the every day but with the winter approaching your going to need them ALL the time! And a change is as good as a rest. 

BACK.

YES! its been bloody ages since I have put anything up on here, I know I'm a very very bad person. However I have been mildly panicking stylistically wondering blindly in the dark wearing terrible mixtures of sequins and capes, time travelling through the decades drawing inspiration from all source's and as normal wearing a lot of hats.

 

But now I have come out the other side, I am grasping my winter style by 

both hands and it seems to be developing into a gently eighties does forties vibe. So Good!

 

But before I share any of these latest developments here is a sneak preview of some of the work I have been doing lately. These pictures are for the branding for the production company I am involved in called Go Go Kimono, and these are the un edited photos, a blogger EXCLUSIVE! Art directed by Laura Kate O Rourke and photographed by Felicia Hawor. Model me! lol. let me know what you think and which one is your favourite.

 

Over and out, (promise not for as long this time).

 

 

 

So underdressed, I'm not wearing a hat!

I went for drinks at a shitty pub last night, I would almost go as far to say that it was chavy. Anyway this is what I wore, now I realise this is not what most people would  consider a relaxed look. But the mood took me so hence this thirties vibe! The thing is that I would go to Asda dressed like this or to work, or just the pub, whatever! The point is fuck whatever is deemed appropriate or normal for those situations if you love it wear it. Anyway it's totally casual I'm not wearing a hat! 

Sneak peak.

This is an image from part of the shoot I did yesterday! Boom, shame this is just a image ripped of my phone not even one of the proper ones! Look closely and you can see this is a veiled beanie! You know how much we love a hybrid here at It's Hideous I love It and if you want to bag one yourself then head on down to Snoopers Attic. Which is the shop for some serious fashspiration!  

Smiling on.....

The sun was out as I wondered out to do some errands. While getting ready i felt relaxed, was in no rush, then I saw it, my embroidered dress complete with flowers and my favourite shade of blue. It was waiting for at the back of my wardrobe, disregarded all summer looking for the day when it would be rediscovered on a warm autumn day. So dig deep people, what do you have waiting for you to rediscover at the bottom of your wardrobe. To be reinterpreted into a completely new vibe. I am too excited to wear this with over the knee boots and a folky shawl. Hello autumn.  

Stylistic Abyss.

Yep this happened, had one of those mornings where the entire contents of my wardrobe end up on the floor. I hate all my clothes, none of them look right on me as well as having no idea how to put then together. Come on people you have all been there, a complete emptiness regarding clothes, with any lack of emotional or creative flair! Bad times! I would describe this look as unfortunately looking like a folk panto pirate. That's not good is it?! Oh well as a friend of mine says style it out. It's going to take a Whole lot of styling to make this work.