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The Mardi Gras Cactus
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A platform for sense and style, fabulously cruel social commentary, runway fashion, classic feminist literature in novel form, Tarantino films, the elaborate torturing of [non-]fictional Sims characters, and last but not least, why Ugg boots are the bane of my life.
#419335 in All , #20160 in General Fashion

How to tell someone they may have Chlamydia Draw Something style...

(Courtesy of I Just Want My Pants Back)

27 mar 12

Female nudity makes my heart beat that much faster.

Female nudity makes my heart beat that much faster.

21 mar 12

Love the band, love this movie!

Love the band, love this movie!

05 mar 12

My first Big Egg!

My first Big Egg!

24 feb 12

When the going gets tough, the tough get going!

When the going gets tough, the tough get going!

19 feb 12

TGIF! (and Monte Carlo...)

I’m not entirely sure what possessed me to watch this movie. It may or may not have seemed like I...

17 feb 12

LFW: Beautiful things, interesting people…

Our lady of colour In scarlet Oh, what wonderful hair! Fascinated by her fascinators Smoke break Um, Ok. Cool Common sense tells me not to run up and unzip that… ____________________ THIS HAS N...

19 sep 11

*GUEST POST* The new age men’s sense of fashion: Dressing with the women’s touch

If men are thinking that only shirts, pants, the suit lengths and T-shirts are made for them, it’s time to peak into some new fashion details. Have you ever thought about trying something extra-ordin...

15 sep 11

Pepper Potts vs. Natasha Romanoff

As much as I would like to say I am calm and collected in the event of a crisis like Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, I’m not; I am most definitely the well meaning but anxiety pron...

09 aug 11

It just occurred to me…

Wouldn’t this be a great image for a caption contest?

05 aug 11

“Sloanes” – they still exist.

Imagine my surprise today when on the front page of the Evening Standard, an image of reality star Cheska Hull appeared next to the heading “Made in Chelsea: Finding a home for a Sloane”...

04 aug 11

Substance Wear (For women of substance…clearly )

A specialist evening wear label, Substance Wear caught my eye as being one of the few womenswear fashion collectives that pride theselves in delivering simple yet classic occasion pieces. Promising n...

03 aug 11

Tortoises love Crocs too

This ad used to freak me out (Crocs coming alive…they have hands…that massage?!??) - But then, I saw this: Don’t judge me, it’s cute.  

02 aug 11

This Ain’t Cosmo, Episode 1

Hello lads, ladies and all variations thereof! Lily has drafted me in to do a weekly column about my life… apparently the stuff I get upto warrants film crews, hidden microphones or atleast wri...

21 jun 11

Wardrobe Raid: Xsara Helmi (Music, Gonks, and fashion at its most eclectic)

This Saturday just gone, I saw Xsara perform at Monto Water Rats Theatre. Having taken a few years hiatus from performing, this gig marked the debut of Xsara’s new line-up of music. Despite taking a ...

17 jun 11

Graduate Fashion Week: Feral Farah

Farah is looking a little too sneaky…

06 jun 11

Louise Sandberg beachwear: Sun, sand, and ’70s style summer wear

Alliteration? You gotta love it. It may be a fashion writing cliché, but can you really go wrong with a sickeningly upbeat tagline? What’s not cliché however, is the latest collection from seas...

06 jun 11

Wardrobe Raid: Vanessa Zaree (Fashion writing, ’80s style clothing, and a love for leopard print)

Vanessa Zaree is a London based fashion writer whose blog I STALK. Look #1 – Pink top with monochrome dogtooth miniskirt How would you describe your personal style? That is such a difficult que...

06 jun 11

The trouble with Virgin Mobile (aka. What to do when you have writer’s block)

02 jun 11

Jacqueline Rousseau AW11 – About an urban woman

Having studied fashion design in London prior to moving to New York, new and emerging womenswear designer Jacqueline Rousseau captures the heart of the urban woman in her design philosophy for the up...

14 may 11

Alternative Fashion Week 2011: Natural Currencies

It shouldn’t surprise most people that fashion comes at a high price—not for the consumer but for the earth and underpaid workers. In an endeavor to spread the eco revolution, fashion went green on t...

13 may 11

Victoria Kyriakides SS11: Futurism, fluorescence, and a tropical reef inspired colour palette

One of the things I love most about fashion is the state of ignorance one feels when faced with an unfamiliar designer (Worry not, my quasi-masochistic urges usually derive pleasure from ignorance of...

08 apr 11

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Aside from the fact it was inspired by the French film Belle de Jour (I’m obsessed, can’t you tell?), isn’t this one of the tastiest music videos you’ve ever seen?

08 apr 11

Sob Stories R Us

If only all of us could look as graceful as Scarlett after a huge cryfest.

04 apr 11

Valley Girls – the show that wasn’t.

Is it sad that I repeatedly watch the “Valley Girls” episode of Gossip Girl purely for the featured ’80s flashbacks of Serena’s mother? Probably. Personally, I would have love...

29 mar 11

I don’t need the help of fashion to look like a hobo. Fashion disagrees. (A look at this season’s V...

Whilst huge on stripes, check, and tailoring this season, I find myself drawn to the unpredictable quality of the less structured and mismatched looks from Vivienne’s Red Label collection. Dais...

27 mar 11

Is it better to find your girlfriend’s a prostitute on a full or empty stomach?

Now that Secret Diary of a Call Girl has finally come to an end, just the thought of having to find an equally satisfying replacement show to occupy my time fills me with despair. The role of Hannah/...

26 mar 11

I didn’t date Serena van der Woodsen for two years and not come away knowing that those are Marc Ja...

I thought I did myself justice by quitting this show, but obviously not. Having been Gossip Girl free for over a month, going cold turkey was pretty straightforward – up until my sudden relapse...

22 mar 11

I’m gonna do to your virginity what Alfred Hitchcock did to ‘Birds’.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything that really made me laugh, and for that reason The Virginity Hit turned out to be a nice surprise. Yes, it’s somewhat crass; but under...

19 mar 11

Oh My God shoes.

Ever have those nights where you just veg out and have a huge Youtube sesh with your friends? Just thought I’d share.

15 mar 11

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