PARASUCO PANTS

To say the least, I have been super disengaged from reality and stuck behind my sewing machine so much so that anything modern is the ultimate bore and throwback swag photos are so much more enticing than anything on my tumblr feed.

Regardless, I'm slipping into a phase of nostalgia and hypercreativity, anti-socialism, COS obsessing and suffering from sneaker withdrawal symptoms as well as anxiety: it's actually not as serious as I'm making out. There's something about Times New Roman that's keeping me hanging on a string.

ASOS denim skirts giving me life.

FRIDAY SHOPPING

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Straight Cut Dress, Sheer Stripe Top, Green Crop Knit, Skate Board Bloom Shorts, Sandals

Here is my mini-hunt for clean cuts in the mid-season sales that lured me out of my house.

First up is this amazing dress at Zara that screamed effortless summer swag. At almost £80, something was left to be desired, but it’s gorgeous nonetheless. Topshop had a similarly cosy navy dress. The luxe feel of the fabric made it so worth a £30 price tag (similar here).The black mesh crop wouldn’t go over my head sadly, but the design and structured fabric = super cool. 

Since Rihanna’s PFW reign, I’ve been wishing for some wide leg pants like those she wore with the Tisci x Nike collab Air Forces, but at 5ft5, I’m not sure how well that’s working for me. Then there’s the sheer stripe top - we love nudity - that a sales assistant was wearing it with a crop (like this) underneath, what do you think?

I got more colourful at Topshop with 'the deceptive knit' - in the sale section but not on sale, bitch weht? The skateboard-esque shorts had a boyish cut but an oh-so-feminine print: hello juxtaposition!

#OOTD

I wore my favourites dress that I got for like £30 in the COS sale maybe two seasons ago, with a reversible jacket and sandals from eBay. Happy Shopping!

SPRING CLEAN

I am really feening for a clinical palette for the springy/summery season. It's always the season of plenty in the natural world and designers emulating that have ended up presenting the world with a concoction of styles - glitter, floral, prints, textures. Actively searching out for clean lines and functional design: clean cuts, pockets and purposeful embellishment. Only God knows how I hope to keep clean in all this off-white.

Marc Jacobs AW14 and Cos