I Think Something Fishy Might Be Going on...

 

 

This glorious top is the proud property of my pal Miss MMM (I wonder if she knows I have it). It was a second hand find and used to be a maternity dress that would only have fitted a pregnant lamp post. It then became a skirt and this top, unfortunately the zip was sacrificed to the top half, so I'm not sure what happened to the skirt...actually I seem to recall it being too narrow a skirt for both legs, but that might be an exaggeration on the part of my memory.

Sunday has been a wonderful day, rainy and uneventful-just what I needed!

 

Fishy top, from maternity dress; navy wool skirt, second hand in London; purple polo neck jumper, (Santa Claus) Dunnes Stores; everything else, Penneys.

 

Star fish earrings, Om Diva (a birthday present from my boss)

 

Eye Eye

 
 
 

White leather jacket, Om Diva; white shirt, Tesco school uniform section; black jumper with gold beading, Topshop; orange necklace, Om Diva; evil eye broach, Tiger.

 
This was a day that was a long time coming. It was thesis printing day and this is what a person looks like when they are waiting for the bus to the thesis center, for the printing and binding of what seemed to be an unending project...

 

 



 

 

A Turbulant Terrifying Tuesday...Weather-Wise

Yesterday I wore my pyjamas.
They are fleece fabric printed with a mock fair isle design.
I am not showing anyone those.
Today I could not wear my pyjamas as the plumber, the gas man and the electricity man were coming, so I am wearing my loveliest African embroidered pink floral trousers.
My housemates said they also look like pyjamas.
I'm sure most things do when worn with slippers.
I don't think I'll show you those just yet either.

 The other day I said that I would tell the tale of my woolly pink wonder.

 Here it is:




I am a fan of layers. I wear two pairs or more of tights each day and feel a personal sense of failure if I do not break a sweat and regret my extreme layering at least once a day. I am unsure as to why this is. My friend suggested that it might be as we were born in the year of the lamb (she has a similar problem). We are trying to recreate our fleecy, lamby layer. I think I just like all of my clothes all at once.
   I found things particularly difficult during the summer just gone. I was interning in London during the heat-wave which saw firefighters extinguishing  15 grass fires a day(according to The Independent). I was interning with the knitwear design duo Leutton Postle, known for their extreme, textiley collections and avante garde approach to design.
While I was in London I took a day off to visit relatives in Wales. I booked my train tickets online and set off early one morning, little did I know that I would not be visiting the house of my Aunty and Nan who I hadn't seen for years, but rather shifting from café to café in the neighbouring town. As it happened when I was leaving my apartment in North London early on the morning of the 7th of August, a motorist was speeding down a twisting country road, recklessly mowing down a cyclist.
  This hit and run incident caused the police to shut down all the roads within a mile radius of the scene. This included the house of my relatives, thankfully however my Aunty and Nan had previously left the area and were enjoying a cup of tea in the train station of the nearest city awaiting my arrival. It was a lovely visit, but as the roads were closed and we could not make it back to their house, we decided to instead do a lap of all the cafes and coffee shops of the neighbouring town, before heading back to the city to do the same there! After our first few rounds of tea it was time to find a public toilet easily accessible to my elderly Nan. The nearest was situated next door to the indoor market, in the basement of a large gothic church. I aided Nan down the stairs and waited for her in what was to my surprise, a pop-up clothes sale in aid of the church roof fund! This was where my new pink pal was waiting for me, marked £2.... considering my weekly budget was £10 this was a considerable amount, and also factoring in the fact that it was August in a heat-wave AND that my suitcase for my homeward journey was already overfull and missing its wheels, I still deem it to have been a wise investment. In these situations of shopping doubt I always consider the pro's and con's. In this case of a heavy winter coat I always come to the conclusion that it is an investment in warmth and therefore in maintaining health.

Semi-Subdued Sunday the Second

Vintage printed top, Om Diva; Black embroidered, sequined cardigan, River Island; mohair skirt; the high street in Barcelona; bluetiful blue tights, e.Bay; shoes, Aldo/Office-I can't quite recall... 

I only ever buy River Island clothes  in the sale, but this second-hand find with tags intact was a chance find in the occasionally open charity shop beside college. I got it around the time that my class was working on our embroidery module. Presentability from both sides of the work was emphasised so I was very surprised to fins this garment does not adhere to that principle at all and ever time I put it on I have to fight my arms down the sleeves.

Space style planet and stars earrings, Om Diva.

 

Tomorrow I will tell you the story of my beautiful pink wool coat, it is a tale of mystery and adventure, unfortunately there is also murder mixed into the plot...but for now I am off to shiver in my bed as my fingers are too cold for typing!

Chicken Tikka Masala with Pilau Rice

Today was a day of hunger and until this evening I had no idea why...it turns out I was dressed as a serving of chicken tikka masala with pilau rice! Mm-mmm! Once I realised of course my torturous decision as to what to have for tea was over, which certainly was a relief as the hunger was beginning to affect me and it was becoming questionable as to whether I would be able to make it home or not. With my decision made I headed to the ready meals aisle in the supermarket closest to work with my meagre budget of 3euro and what awaited me was nothing short of a miracle; there, waiting patiently was the last of the chicken tikka meals and what's more, it was on special offer!

 

Orange, devore, beaded jacket thing, River Island;

staple stripes,(and red socks)  Penneys; yellow silk

trousers, unknown second-hand-land, my new

favourite shoes, ASOS

Shoes....

 

As it is Saturday, today's outfit was a work ensemble and that is also where my pictures were taken (on my surprise, extra 5minute  break). It was delivery day you see, and as they only happen twice a year( we have an extensive stock room) it has been a hectic one. It is great though, all the boxes delivered themselves a day or two after my boss arrived home from the land of shops, so it has been all about unpacking the spring boxes, as labelled by Ruth; and then remerchandising the shop!

    I was trying to describe the whole scenario to one of my friends who works in a pharmacy and I think I hit the nail on the head when I said it was like arranging a very big, exciting walk-in wardrobe in which you wanted to be able to admire all of your beautiful robes simultaneously...if only ay?

Light bulb earrings, Om Diva
(These earrings are the result of another time when I just could not resist buying the stock at work)







Raymond the Ram



'Some kind of exciting tap-dancing lady from a time I don't know.'-MMM


Today is Aoife's Birthday and the day a new friend has come into our lives and our hearts, Raymond Ram. Today my attire was chosen hastily as we had to run to the bakery to buy a cake for Aoife's Birthday before she left for college. We were successful in our quest and there is now three quarters of a black forest gateaux sprinkled with the ash from 'crazy candles' sitting on the table...

 

 

White leather jacket Om Diva, Green scarf H&M, Blue jumper unknown second hand mystery item, Glitter BOMB skirt River Island, tights Penneys, shoes Asos

 

 

PURPLE WURPLE

                             

Dot eyeliner and orange lipstick are my war-paint today, I thought a drawing would be easier to achieve than a picture of my face where I didn't look like a startled loon!



Crochet cardigan, Purple pencil skirt, sheer black top, all second hand finds;
shoes Aldo; angora vest River Island; tights E.bay


This morning was my 'I-Mean-Business' morning! I attended the Design Faculty Meeting as Class Rep and I thought purple was the right way to represent my class as a group. Oftentimes when I mix all my paint together at the end of a picture it makes purple not brown, so it seemed a fitting thing to me; mixing all my class together might give you a purple person.
 I did however regret the angora so close to my face as I found it gathered the rain water and held onto it until I was safely indoors and unsuspecting of this accumulation of rain...