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ScientistChic
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Personal fashion ponderings and adventures of a London-based evolutionary biologist; scientists can have style too!
#30821 in All , #3974 in General Fashion

Some new reading

These are just two of the magazines that are top of my reading list these days, and are part of the legion of new publications that are sweeping aside the mainstream magazines that I usually read eac...

2 days ago

Primary colours

Louche “Trinity” blouse – Joy | skirt – Zara | clutch – Warehouse | sandals – Lotta From Stockholm | straw hat - River Island These fantastically vibrant pictures ...

4 days ago

Lepidoptera rotations (and DIY trousers)

Trousers – handmade by me | Lace top – Dorothy Perkins | Ballet pumps – Butterfly Twists …aka Butterfly Twists! Sorry, the title of this post is a geek joke but I couldn’...

6 days ago

Postcards

This is a bit of a mental mash up of post genres – holiday, outfits, cute little animals and pretty photography. What can I say? I got into collaging mode on my holiday photographs! In my last ...

22 may 12

Gloating box

My Dad always used to call my sewing box a gloating box; a treasure hoard of preciouses like coloured thread, silk ribbons and vintage buttons that you can lift the lid on and, well, gloat over. Or e...

20 may 12

Make a Wish

There is a growing dissatisfaction, both in my mind and in the wider world, with mainstream women’s magazines. After you’ve read a few issues you start to see the endless recycling of con...

18 may 12

Fashion philately

My brother collected stamps for a short time when I was little. He had a Russian one with a figure skater on it, and I thought it was one of the most exquisite miniature images I had ever seen. The s...

16 may 12

Gold dust

I walked past this little bag, where it was prominently displayed in the window of one of my local charity shops, for almost two weeks before I finally snapped and bought it. I’m quite frankly ...

12 may 12

Golden hour

Skirt – Zara | shirt – Topshop | sandals – ASOS When it comes to jet lag the rule of thumb is that it takes one day to recover for each hour that you have been displaced by. Mexico ...

05 may 12

Return to duty

Honeys, I’m ho-ome! Slightly tanned, very relaxed and massively jet lagged. I’ve also fallen very fiercely in love with Mexico, specifically the Yucatan peninsular. We started off in Canc...

01 may 12

ScientistGeek: Road Testing Instagram For Android

Instagram, the giant of the photo-sharing world has finally been released for Android devices. Rejoice! Finally we anti-Apple types can make our world all filtered and pretty too. But I am nothing if...

25 apr 12

Cleo B vs Run-D.M.C.

Weren’t cassette tapes fabulous? All clunky and crackly, and if your machine had a little fault they would spool too fast or too slow like some demented DJ. And every now and again you had to t...

22 apr 12

Bad cattitude

Isn’t it always the way of fashion bloggers, to be obsessed pieces that are completely out of our budget? I know it’s one of my problems! I have been obsessed with this Antipodium “...

19 apr 12

Crystal Holloway Jewellery

I don’t wear a lot of jewellery, so when I choose items to wear I like them to be unusual and a bit special. Not so long ago Chris’s brother brought a jewellery-designing friend of his to...

16 apr 12

Springtime stories

1. Cherry blossom in the garden We have a small ornamental cherry tree, which is always the first plant in the garden to flower with delicate pink blossom. Now it’s been joined by more cherry b...

13 apr 12

Chocolate and raspberry

I haven’t written a baking post in quite a while now. This is mostly because I haven’t been doing that much baking – I’ve had a holiday bikini bod to work on! – but for ...

10 apr 12

Minty casuals: Bensimon

Happy Easter one and all!! I hope you are taking maximum advantage of this, the one day a year upon which chocolate contains zero calories. This is a verifiable scientific fact. Trust me, I am almost...

08 apr 12

A Hollywood Rush in South London

Sorry, another post about cars I’m afraid! But before you close this site in disgust I must point out that this post also features making movies and vintage Gucci. Have I encouraged you to stay...

06 apr 12

Holiday packing: 5 easy pieces

With six months to go until my PhD thesis deadline, I’m taking a holiday: two weeks in the Mexican sunshine to rejuvenate, recuperate and recharge before the final push for the finish. In just ...

04 apr 12

Veiled beanies: weird or wonderful?

Veiled beanie – DIY via Honestly WTF | Skirt – thrifted | Sweater – Topshop | Sandals – ASOS This is a big disagreement between myself and Chris. I think Jil Sander’s ve...

01 apr 12

Yellow is a sometimes colour

Phew, what a mental week! Most of it I spent at a computer screen, analysing data and making graphs and writing about it. Add to that a serious internet shortage at home (which has thankfully been fi...

30 mar 12

How to have a little girl space when you share with a boy

One of the best pieces of advice my Mum ever gave me was this: when you arrive in a new home, like a room in a uni hall of residence, the first thing you should do is make the bed up. Suddenly the ro...

24 mar 12

Maje-or alterations

Blouse – Maje, thrifted | Skirt – Aquascutum, thrifted | Shoes – Topshop On Monday I tweeted excitedly about my latest charity shop find – a printed silk pussy-bow blouse from...

22 mar 12

Outfit photos, a pretty backdrop, and more about motorsport (sorry!)

Dress – ASOS | Coat – Gestuz | Satchel, cardigan, shoes – thrifted | Headband – Charlie May I should say something about the clothes right? Before I scare everyone off with ca...

18 mar 12

Style inspiration: My team colours

Nakkna Mist Satin Dress, TheOutnet Metallic clip frame clutch, ASOS Pink buckle sandals, River Island Alberta Ferretti beaded silk macramé necklace, TheOutnet UPDATE 18.03.2012 (post race): Woop! 1st...

15 mar 12

Velvet slipper slouch

Velvet slippers – thrifted | Cat print blouse – American Retro | trousers – ASOS | waistcoat – my Grandpa’s | hat – DIY   I’ve been working on my thesis...

13 mar 12

Tatty Devine for Eley Kishimoto

  Clockwise from top left: Eye Eye Ivy Necklace; ‘Rose’ Red Brooch, Snake & Apple Necklace, Eye Eye Ivy Charm Bracelet   I love my clothing printed, whether they be big brig...

11 mar 12

test

This is a little test of my RSS feed…

09 mar 12

New home, new dress

Welcome to the all new ScientistChic.com! Well, not as all new as all that – for my own sanity I kept the layout pretty much as it was. The header may still change again, I have been through a ...

09 mar 12

Moving house

Apologies for a lack of posting this week, I’ve been a little busy. Things have been picking up in PhD land, and in addition I have been designing a whole new home for ScientistChic! With a few...

07 mar 12

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