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RIPPED KNEES
ripped-knees.blogspot.com
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a dublin-based blog featuring personal style and general fashion/style nonsense
#9223 in All , #1608 in General Fashion

a micro-outfit-blog ging project

Its been very warm recently and blogging my hot-weather outfits hasnt been top of my priority list - not when there are parks to lie in and books to read and ice-cream to eat and so on. But over the ...

3 days ago

to old friends and new: v&a ballgowns and an outfit post

joy dress, aa cardigan, h by hudson bootsThe ever-fading heart-print dress again. I give it two more washes before they disappear entirely. So sad. For reference, this is what it looked like when I f...

15 may 12

dover street market market day

via the fashion spotJust home from mauling some of this stuff at the Dover Street Market Market Museum Sale (to be abbreviated to DSMMMS from here on) - OK, I dont know if it was this collection, bec...

11 may 12

we got our ears trained on you

1. Beers and burgers at Byron with Nick 2. 1950s ballgown from the Museum of London 3. Actual 1970s Playboy bunny costume complete with bunny-tail! 4. An important truth 5. Monument to the Animals in...

09 may 12

columbia road flower market and bethnal green road

penneys trenchcoat, topshop dress, vintage scarf and hat, fieldguided bag, goldenponies boots and cutpath necklaceWent plant-hunting at the Columbia Road Flower Market this morning. For the non-east ...

06 may 12

learning from las vegas: low art and high fashion

Architects and residents of the Cool Couple Hall of Fame Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi taught some classes at Yale in the late 1960s. They would drag students from the School of Architecture ...

05 may 12

spheres of influence

1 & 2. Jenny Holzers Marquees from 1993 3. Robert Montgomery 22 from the artists site 4. Cy Twombly, Wilder Shores of Love, 1985 5. Agnes Martin, Untitled, 1960 6. David Hockney, A Bigger Splash,...

04 may 12

bag it up

Clothes themselves are pretty cool and all I guess but bags are where its at, I think. Bags contain your life, your everyday all wrapped up and bundled into a handbag or a tote. Im a little obnoxious...

03 may 12

we could stare for a century

river island skirt via asos, aa body, topshop cardigan, MIA clogs, etsy necklaceI would wear clogs everyday if I thought I could. Feel a lot like a cartoon character in this outfit today and, at the ...

30 apr 12

i did this in my bedroom where i separate my laundry

vintage whistles dress, UO belt, h&m cardigan, asos broguesThis dress was my Mums, then it was mine, then I lent it to my best friend for about two years and now its back in my possession. I woul...

29 apr 12

signs are taken for wonders

second-hand dress, vintage hat, zara jacket, asos broguesThis is a statement dress. The statement it makes is probably something like "look at this dress," I think. I used to be very against ...

25 apr 12

to dust i guess

1. Chorizo burrito 2 & 3. Dublin trees and skies 4. South Kensington tube station 5. Regents Canal 6. Bathroom mirrorSome thingies from a mostly-messy roll. Spent a lot of time today refamiliaris...

24 apr 12 3 people like this

see you on a dark night

second-hand dress, uo flatforms, zara jacket, balenciaga bag, cutpath necklaceGood weekend. Theres a hit-and-miss ramshackle charity shop near my gallery and on the way home from work on Saturdays I ...

22 apr 12

sod off

james perse tank, uo skirt, penneys cardigan and trenchcoat, gráinne oreilly scarf, asos broguesThis was a thrown-together outfit as I spent the first half of the day working at home in my pajamas, t...

17 apr 12

clothes get weirder

Rodarte, Play x Comme des Garcons, Raf Simons Astronauts and more Givenchy than you could afford in your whole lifetime. I feel like something pretty weird is happening here. I like it. You cant real...

16 apr 12

the white album

vintage jigsaw skirt, t by alex wang tee, asos shoes, cutpath necklace, calvin klein cuffAnother find from my weekend Dublin closet excavation. This Jigsaw skirt was my Mums ages ago (seeing a patter...

12 apr 12

so far away

vintage shirt & hat, penneys coat, ASOS shoes,  UO skirtHome for a couple of days over Easter. The best thing about going home, after, you know, hanging out with family and friends and not h...

11 apr 12

Liberty, tradition and what we learned from shopping with our mothers

The original plan was to write a thing about dressing minimal and stuff, but I got distracted thinking about Liberty and lets face it, Ive written enough about the minimal thing for the time being.El...

02 apr 12

ive got my heart tied up

vintage blouse-jacket, aa tank, uo pants and shoes, etsy necklaceWore this to read about feminism and then about magazines in the sunshine. Every time I put on heeled shoes I stomp around my room in ...

27 mar 12

observations

1. Longline bras are the best bras2. There is a new vintage doodads and whatnots shop in Rathmines called The Third Policeman and its very nice and a good place to have a nose around. Its beside the ...

25 mar 12 1 person likes this

away we go

minimal summer by anakaye featuring a crepe dressslightly less minimal summer by anakaye featuring a pleated skirtIm in Dublin for a week! Last night I ran from the airport to a delicious burger and ...

18 mar 12

lifestyle blogging and the creation of a narrative

vintage blouse and hat, AA skirt, asos brogues, balenciaga bag and necklace via cutpath on etsyIve been thinking a lot about lifestyle blogging and feminism and individuality since reading Loveships ...

15 mar 12

take it as it comes

dress from UO, AA shirt, ASOS shoes, fjallraven backpack, necklace from cut path, rings: left: Rhinestones, Dublin, right: CSM BA Jewellery sale, gift from Dad, class ring from schoolI intern in a ne...

09 mar 12

imaginary birthday wish-list, number 23

1. YSL Y-Mail purse 2. Equipment Daddy cut-out silk shirt 3. Inis Meain Knitting Company sweater 4. Acne Rise boots 5. Comme des Garcons Play x Converse 6. A jobMy tastes getting wildly more expensiv...

08 mar 12

ate ice cream in a desert dream

etsy: goldenponiesIve been super-selective with my spending habits since moving to London, because being a graduate student is not cheap and money is a stressful thing to have to worry about. But I g...

06 mar 12 1 person likes this

if you hold yourself up to the light

jil sander a/w 12 via style.comThis was the third time Ive livestreamed a show and the first time I have cried during one. Sorry. But it was emotional. Its the end of a seven-year era. Seven years du...

06 mar 12

st john doughnuts and halloumi burgers at borough market

thrifted military jacket from paris, asos brogues, hat from beyond retroIve made a list of my favourite things to do in London and it goes like this:1. Climb up Primrose Hill on a sunny day and point...

04 mar 12 2 people like this

Goomahs, Molls & Mob Wives

Fur coats, feathers, diamonds, no knickers, shiny casino dresses, fake nails, poofy wedding dresses or mini-skirt-suits, too much eye makeup, big earrings, engagement rings the size of golf balls... ...

23 feb 12 1 person likes this

gone are hopes of getting tired

cos jumper, aa skirt, UO boots, ASOS parka and tote bag free from the topshop x michael van der ham showSorry, Alexa. I feel like Im kind of biting your style today. But isnt that your job now, now t...

22 feb 12 1 person likes this

everything goes my way

acne pants, topshop jacket, vintage tee shirt and hat, fieldguided bag, asos broguesIts almost midnight and I havent finished working yet, so Ill make this brief. This is what I wore to the Topshop a...

20 feb 12

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