A Royal Romp

Romper, Silence & Noise;  Boots, Deena & Ozzy;  Necklace, Accessorize. 


Hi!

I know it's been a long, long time, but since it's FINALLY the summer holidays for me, so hopefully my posts can now become a little less sporadic.

I thought I'd start off with something that has been requested a lot, both here and on tumblr - an outfit post! I got both the romper and the boots in the Urban Outfitters sale; I went in intended to spend no money at all, an idea which, I can now see, was a bit optimistic. All of you UK people should go and check it out though, everything that has been marked down in the sale is also buy one get one free!!

Other than that, a few little updates on my life and upcoming posts;

• I do indeed have new hair AGAIN. I am finally a human girl once more, instead of an alien mermaid. 
• This week I am attending the Central St Martin's fashion summer school (I went last summer as well), and I'm absolutely loving it again! So there will be some posts about that over the next few days.
• Since I last posted, I've been on an incredible trip to Lisbon, so I'll be posting all about that too in the near future. 

I have a few ideas for some other posts, but if you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know via comment, email or tumblr!

xoxo

Marrakech

Dress, Mink Pink. 


Hello everyone!

Sorry, again, for another ridiculous absence. But when I was stopped today on Oxford Street by a street style person who asked for my blog, I thought I'd better actually post. And it's lovely to be back.

I think I promised a little while ago to do some more outfit posts, so I'm trying to keep my word. My real problem is that I have no tripod or decent camera, and it feels a bit egocentric to ask someone to take photos of me, so I have to make do with my macbook webcam. So I apologise for the terrible quality! I'm sure my furniture would be grateful if I curbed my shopping habit for a while and invested in a proper camera (the doors of my wardrobe quite literally will not shut, and I've just had to buy a second chest of drawers), but I can't see that happening in the near future...

Anyway, this is my beautiful Mink Pink Marrakech dress, which I received this week courtesy of the Easter Bunny, and which, I think, is far superior to chocolate. The print is beautiful close up, it has bits of lilac and baby blue which you can't see above. Also, although is looks warm and is long sleeved, it's actually thin and floaty, meaning that it's definitely wearable in spring and summer. And honestly, spring in England is pretty much everyone else's winter anyway.

P.s. Yes, I've changed my hair colour again. I think my attention span is shrinking when it comes to my hair, but I've earned myself lots of disapproving stares from old ladies, which is always fun. 

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

Me photographed by Lily Sansford


These were taken a little while ago, in the Putney Heath woods by one of my best friends, Lily Sansford, for her photography project. It was very cold but, despite the strange looks I was given by people walking their dogs upon spotting me up a tree in a leotard, it was tons of fun and I was paid with a cup of tea. I think she's a stunning photographer, so enjoy.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Elizabeth Todd photographed by Mara Zampariolo, 2011


I found this in my drafts from ages ago, and I can't think why I didn't post it. I love the kaleidoscopic shots, and the whole story has a really majestic feel, which is contrasted with the fact that in none of the shots is she wearing shoes.

Getting back into blogging is slowly reminding me how much I love fashion photography, but also how it's important to actually read magazines, rather than float directionless around the internet. See it in the flesh, so to speak. I feel like it's time to go back and look through my pile of magazines that is almost as tall as I am. If I'm honest, I haven't been reading magazines very much at all lately. Vogue UK bores me to tears and just looking at it makes me want to not pick up another magazine ever again (suffice to say, I will not be renewing my subscription). However, whenever I feel lost on the fashion magazine front, I find that going to the magazine section of the Tate Modern shop helps to restore my faith. They have such fabulous, obscure publications, alongside more common ones like i-D, and it's nice to just sit there and sneakily read for a bit (because nine times out of ten I'm going to be too broke to spend £10 on a magazine).

In one year and out the other.

Happy New Year! 

Even if it is the 15th of January. Not one to break with tradition, even my "Happy New Year" to all of you is late. And it's been a while, hasn't it? Maybe "a while" is too mild a description of four and a half months devoid of posts... can you guess what my resolution is?

But despite this long period of silence, in the last few months I've had more people come to look at this blog than ever before, so I figure I'd better give you something to look at. I won't waste time with the usual "sorry I'm so useless and unreliable", I'll just get right on with letting you know what's been going on. Which really isn't very much at all.

I suppose the only really significant thing that has happened is that in September I started sixth form, which it turns out is a real time-suck, and where I am now studying Art and Design (Fine Art), Art and Design (Textiles), French and English Literature. I am really enjoying all of my courses and feel that I have made the right decisions, despite having to give up some more academic subjects which I used to love. I like the freedom of being in sixth form, as well as the direction that only doing my chosen subjects gives me, and am just about managing to keep up with the increased workload. That being said, I do have school tomorrow and I have tons of work I should be doing right now. I highly doubt time management and organisation are ever going to be my strong points.

Oh, and I turned 17.

In other news, my hair has gone from my natural very dark brown...

To bright purple (thanks to the wonderful people at Bleach London)...

To.. well I'm not entirely sure what colour this is...

To very pale blonde..

There are lots of other places I've been and things I've done (and clothes I've bought), but I think I'll give the interesting ones posts of their own.

 I mostly just wanted to say that it's lovely to be back and thank you, because I still find it inexplicable that anyone looks at this at all, and I will be posting very soon!

Lily. x

P.s. I have a few plans for upcoming posts (including, hopefully, more outfit posts!), but let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions, I don't want to unknowingly bore everyone with my rambling. It would be nice to know what you want to hear about. 

Lingering in the golden gleam.

Yes, that's right, a real outfit post. I shall say no more.

Bralette, Topshop; Gold trousers, Silence + Noise; Boots, Christopher Kane for Topshop.

Long time no see.

So hello again, it's been a while.
The causes of my lengthy absence are many, although the main one is that I have been having an amazing holiday, and have therefore been out doing what a person should be doing when it's their sixteenth summer instead of sitting at my laptop boring you all. Although it does seem that you haven't actually gotten bored, judging by the page views (which have not diminished at all), despite the fact that I haven't written a thing in over two months. Anyway. The point is that as September is fast approaching, this should hopefully be the end of my little hiatus. My two new-school-year resolutions for the blog are to post at least once a week (nothing new there, then) and to do more outfit posts.
Here is a little look at what I've been doing whilst you've all been missing me.