Summer 2011

Had the best summer ever.. one of many summer collages to come…

New York photo diary, part one.

1. black vest: h&m; beige skirt: american apparel; necklace: accessorize; sandals: office 2. blue floral dress: topshop; sunglasses: rayban. 3. black vest: h&m; dream catcher vest: wildfox; denim shorts: abercrombie & fitch; sneakers: converse.

1. red dress: urban outfitters; sandals: moccasins; watch: michael kors. 2. leather fringe bag: urban outfitters


Landed at Heathrow Airport this morning around 7:15am UK time, after an amazing however stressful trip to New York City with my parents and my brother. Lots of shopping was done along with site seeing and baseball watching. Here are the first set of photos I want to share with you! I haven't posted all photos as its very late here (jetlag…) but I will go into detail in my next post about my time in New York and what I bought…

I still have so much to blog about regarding my year in Italy! However, NYC really inspired me to blog and I couldn't”t wait to post these. Ci sentiamo!

Adèle
beso, bacio, kiss

favourites from 2010…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

inspiration

beware_of_my_heels, HollyAshley, thevagabond, GlitterSkin, playingwithfire, sarahhlauren, meggstatus, AshleyOh, kathleencarla, TessPare, colormenana, TwitchVintage, Fancytreehouse, thehautepursuit

wildfox

A few of you have requested to see that Wildfox purchase from when I went to Birmingham last week… so here it it! I also have left you with a Wildfox collage I have made. I hope you like it!

Asia R http://hiolivejuicee.tumblr.com/ Andy T http://www.stylescrapbook.com/ Olivia L http://www.lusttforlife.com/ Jaime A http://lookbook.nu/jaimeearthurs Eris S http://erisakamoto.blogspot.com/


BRB
I am currently unable to reply to comments as I am making the big move to Italy today! When I arrive I have to get the internet sorted out ASAP! However I have no idea when I will next have access to my email and the blog! So I will have scheduled some average posts to keep the blog alive until I am settled in! 




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Sicily scrapbook

blogger interview – becca @ fashion train

What inspired you to start fashion blogging?
My Uncle moved away to New Zealand, and started a blog to show us what New Zealand was like and i've always loved fashion and none of my friends were interested in it as much as I was so I started a blog about a year and three months ago!
How would you describe your personal style?
My personal style is a mixture really - girly/bohemian/vintage I can't resist a floral dress and embellished headband!
What is your favourite highstreet store and which do you dislike the most and why?
My favourite would have to be H&M it's such good pricing and whenever I go in I buy a couple of things! And the items last for years, what more do you need from a high street store? My least favourite would be Primark, everyone looks the same and when you go inside it feels like a sweatshop and i've heard the prices are increasing a lot in there too!
What's your favourite item of clothing for A/W 10?
Khaki Shorts! I really love them and they look great with lace tights, plain tights and even bare legs when it's a nice day outside!
How do you feel about replica items for those who can’t afford or refuse to pay?
I think they are a good idea when they are priced reasonably and are made from good material! There's nothing worse than seeing a really nice jacket which is a replica from a catwalk but made with poor material and turns out see through!
How do you feel about shopping online? 
I love it - suppose you could say i'm an online shopping addict really. I love a lot of online stores (missguided, linzi shoes, asos & my1st wish) I really like how you can buy the exact item sold in somewhere like Topshop for £30 cheaper!
What are your aspirations for life? (Work wise)
I would love to be a fashion journalist, but I like the idea of a fashion stylist too!

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Take 10 – Dorothy Perkins challenge

  waistcoat: dorothy perkins; skirt: american apparel; vest: h&m; shoes: ioffer

I am proud to introduce to you all… the first take10 challenge! 
Dorothy Perkins sent us this beautiful Lace Waistcoat (which can be found here), I found styling this very difficult as in the past I have been known to buy waistcoats and never wear them, but as I have a love for lace this one was perfect!

It’s amazing how we all worked the waistcoat so differently, I am thoroughly loving this project and can not wait for the next one!

We want to know how you would style the waistcoat? & who’s style do you prefer!

And here are the rest from the Take10 team!
Jen from http://littlebirdfashion.blogspot.com/
MJ from http://dreamingspiresandoldcartyres.blogspot.com/
Sherin from http://www.thehifashionsite.com/
Leia from http://www.leiasdelights.com/
Vicki from http://magpie-girl.blogspot.com/
Saskia from http://notjustmedical.wordpress.com/
Shini from http://www.parkandcube.com
Sabine from http://psynopsis-english.blogspot.com
Sarah from http://www.weshopthereforeweare.co.uk/

Please visit our sponsors blog. Dorothy Perkins Blog

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History of Jeans

The word Jeans originated from a rare type of material used in Europe, the material named 'Jean’ was named after Italian sailors in Genoa as they were the first to use the material as part of their uniforms, consequently the name ‘jeans’ comes from the French phrase bleu de Gênes, literally meaning blue of Genoa. Initially jeans were sturdy and appropriate for workers, it was in the 1930s when western movies created popularity for jeans as cowboys often wore them, it was common for eastern Americans to vacate to the west and were sure to bring back some denim overalls.



It wasn't till the 1940s when Levi Strauss had to complete with different companies such as Wrangler and Lee after the soldiers in World War II made them popular again.  Jeans started to become popular with the younger teen generation in the 1960s and was becoming more acceptable, new styles of jeans started to develop to keep up with the evolving fashions. However in non western parts of America jeans were still firmly associated with the west. Everywhere else they were a symbol of teenage rebels in movies with such characters played by the likes of James Dean. Some schools even banned students from wearing jeans because of their connotations.



The denim and textiles industry revolutionised in the 1980s and the sale of jeans went up and up when they finally became high fashion clothing and designers started to create their own designs with their own names on them. Since then jeans are no longer known as a fashion statement but a necessity and they will continue to develop in shape and size through years to come.

Blogger Spotlight

Margaret Zhang from Sydney, Australia is the creator and fashionista responsible for one of my favourite stylish and creative blogs. I have been planning on featuring her for a while as her blog is a mixture of outfit posts, editorial reviews, sketches and her own designs. She has been blogging for exactly one year today and is consequently holding an amazing giveaway in celebration, therefore I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share her blog (for those unaware) with you.


She describes her style as "ridiculously eclectic and unpredictable" and her inspirations include Alexa Chung and Catherine Baba, her photographs never seize to amaze and at only 16 she is sure to have a great future in the fashion industry.

 
GIVEAWAY She is currently holding an amazing and generous giveaway due to 1 year of blogging, I truly encourage you all to go visit and enter her giveaway for those beautiful vintage pieces shown above!

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Inspirational

 
Short post… (Well I had intended… took me along time to make this collage!) Easter really was a silly time for me to reopen my blog… exams start next month & I have so much coursework so unfortunately I'm going to be slow with the old posting. Ill still be here though, so don’t think I have disappeared! I have so many ideas for my blog I just really don’t have time right now to update every day!

This is a collage of my current fashion inspirations, they may not necessarily follow any trends but its what I'm loving right now and you will see how i incorporate all these into my future outfit posts. I’m really loving the 1980s at the moment and the American high school sports look.. baseball jackets etc… I’m loving lace, birds, studs and huge eyelashes! You’ll notice a lot of Wildfox I adore it!
Hope everyone is well… Can people exchange links with me? Being a new blogger I need all the help I can get!

Hope you all like my collage,
I had to cut it down a lot to fit on my blog, click on it to see the full version!

All images courtesy of weheartit

Ink

As promised, here is a picture of my most recent tattoo. It may be small and pathetic but it has private importance to me and also is quite cute. I am a very big fan of tattoos, as mentioned in my last post and I'm glad to know i am not the only Miami Ink addict around here! This being so, I was totally into how Chanel incorporated tattoos into their Spring 2010 runway in Paris. Models were covered in tattoos that included the signature Chanel double C logo along with a variety of different lace and beaded designs. These retail at $78, I won’t be investing. But one day I'd love to have similar. I’ve posted some of my favourite below.
Anyone have any tattoos? I would love to see them!

P.S Apparently there has been some problem with my comments, I have messed around with it and tried to fix it now but if anyone has any more problems to contact me on twitter or my email: adelejoanna@gmail… btw follow me on twitter, ill follow you back!