Kitsch Japanese Lolita Dress

This garment reminds me of when I was creating young/fun kitsch inspired clothing when I was a teenager, gives me some vivid memories in a good perspective. I still like the idea and concept of it but I don't think I'd wear it myself ha ha! But it does look cute on some people :)

Pearl Dream

Dreaming of pearls? I'm liking this theme seems quite simple yet effective but isn't that the best way sometimes? Pearl beads are slowly getting back into fashion - I may try customizing a collar with some of these!

It's Nearly Easter!

Get craving for one of these! nom...!

Top 10 Tips To Keep You Wardrobe Healthy

1. Love fashion?
2. Recessions on?
3. Got specific budgets?
4. Don't want to spend too much?
5. But still want to get to latest trends and styles?

What do you do? Good Question!

Tips & Tricks

1. Customize your items! Why not? (if you don't know how to sew its best to get started, as it will be very useful in the future).

2. Ebay will be your best friend - There are loads of cool jewellery/collars/accessories to accessorise your outfit's, your accessories will be what's changing!

3.  Online shopping - online seem to be much cheaper than you average high street today, do sniffle around daily or weekly basis! (P.s Beware of over priced postage's).

4. Use your vouchers! - It may sound stupid but make good use of them!

5. Look out for offers in stores or online - once it's gone it's gone!

6. Join online websites where you can swap your clothes - www.bigwardrobe.com - it could be fun?

7. Recycle your old clothes to charities or reselling.

8. Purchase an item (i.e dress) for a bargain price - And customize! (Whether it involves ripping, cutting, sewing, dying, beading, adding faux fur - additional components can be purchased in your local fabric shop).

9. Purchase statement items 'Be Specific!' (i.e jackets, bottoms, shoes) - This will really help to complete your look you want to achieve.

10. Mix and Match your outfit - even if they don't really match but that doesn't matter! People may think you have a new outfit, which often happens! Depending on how well you had achieved this.

Hope my tips were useful,  interesting and will be put to good use. Have Fun!


Written & Edited By: Alison Kelu

Pastel Shades are definitely here

Pastel Shades are here!

Fancy customizing your old unwanted shirts? Here is a picture of a customized shirt for some inspiration on what you can do!

Lingerie Lovers

Really cute lingerie combination!

YSL Cigarettes

Posh Cigs! Would you designer lovers out there really purchase this?

This Weeks: Outfit

Spiky Biker Leather Jacket!

I think I need to invest on biker jackets soon! 

It's just the thing of finding the right one :)

Hello Kitty Lunch!

Lunch anyone?

Fish Tail Braid/ Plaits

Pretty! I've already learnt how to do French Plaits a while ago and I think doing the fish tail is much easier, although I think it's very time consuming if you were picking extremely thin sections! I've included a youtube video for you if your interested in learning how to braid! :)

Spice Girl Era

Do you remember these shoes from about 10 years ago? I remember having a similar pair as these when I was about 12 thinking I was cool in some ways but I actually looked silly! 

Thinking back, they are surely Good Memories!

Vintage Style Nail designs

I saw these nail designs on a social networking thread, and couldn't resist to tell you all about these amazing nails! Think I'm in love with these nails designs! Aren't you? 

I can imagine eating cupcakes in a retro cafe, wearing a tea dress and also having these nail designs on! Fab!

Contrast

It's good to contrast your outfits to build a larger impact, so it may be bright/dark and bold. 

If you like simplicity in fashion, you may also like this sort of style! 

Photographs below are particular garments where I have hand picked and recommended. 

These styles are hot right now!

Photographs above are all by Missguided 

Denim Playsuit

Full on, with Denim! 

Playsuit!

I can see this coming to a trend very soon...! Invest in one in your local vintage shop and customize!

Hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day!

Valentines Treat

Whether your on your own or with a partner, You should definitely consider having one of these! :)

Dr.Martens

Dr. Martens are great for the preppy look this season, especially these floral ones!

Trend Alert!

These shorts are really cute! Great for the upcoming Spring/Summer 2012! Vintage like shorts customized with studs which you can purchase in your local fabric shop! Studs are easily applied by pushing the studs in and close 4 or 2 sided grips from the inside to secure it! Why not try customizing your short shorts?

Chanel Popcorn

Popcorn Anyone?

Possibly a classy way of eating popcorn just because it's in a Chanel popcorn bag?

Nails

Japanese inspired nail designs! Cute but don't think my practical hand/nails can handle it! 

If you have time and patients these are quite easy to do yourself! Required that you have the correct nail paint tool kit, which you can purchase on Ebay for as low as 2 GBP. You will also need your desired nail colours, accessories (i.e gems), and nail glue application.

Have fun!

My New Rings

Just received my awesome rings from the post, aren't they cute!

Lace

Lace is quite a big hit this season, whether the pattern is raised, almost disguised or has delicacy. Lace is popular to decorate on garments such as, uses in peter pan collars or arm cuffs in Dresses/Tops/Shirts. Originally lace is used in lingerie but nowadays lace are used in all sorts.

Today lace had become part of the vintage vibe scene and a lace item can be worn day to night. It is foreseen as an effective way to show a dolly/feminine side towards the final look. It is known that every girl must have a lace dress in their wardrobes! Hope you girls do have one in there!

Get Boney!

I know it's not Halloween yet but this is a amazing skeleton embellished dress, the silhouette emphasizes the textile detailing! It's a pretty clever idea I must say!

Make Your Own Bow Tie!

If you have time and want to get creative why not make your own bow tie?

You could go to your local fabric shop and purchase less than half a meter of velvet material or any type of material you fancy. It's a lot cheaper to make your own than purchasing in a store! I advise you to purchase a type of material that has a bit of weight, to enable to fall nicely like on the photograph.

1) Choose your material.

2) Decide how big you want your bow tie to be in a rectangular shape (please leave room for seam allowance for sewing).

3) Cut 2 pieces of rectangular shape.

4) For the centre piece cut it in a width/length you desire and leave seam allowance for sewing.

5) Use a sewing machine (you can alternatively hand sew but make sure you stitching is close together) using the straight stitch to sew the 2 corners including the length across on the reversed side of the material. You should have one side open to so you can bag it out after.

6) Bag the material out and you should have one side open, fold the seam allowance inside and stitch it together closely to the edge.

7) For your centre piece fold both seam allowance inside so it's sandwiched together, straight stitch along the edge.

8) Once finished grab your rectangular shape piece and centre piece to make the bow, cut any access material from the centre piece and sew it together neatly.

9) To stable to bow tie you can use the same material or make a strip using satin ribbon to stable it on your neck.

10) To achieve a fastening you can have a Velcro strip, mini buckle, or button fastening so that it's easy to remove your bow tie!

Barry M Crack Nail Polish

Most of you may have this nail polish by now but I'd like to share this picture - which you can also do yourself! The stripe effect seems to elongates your nails, why not try it?

Velvet

I never thought i'd like the material velvet but it's grew on me more and more! Next time you girls go out shopping make sure you keep an eye on styles like these!

Burgundy Playsuit: Purchase it here!

Love a bit of cake?

This cake looks delicious! People seem to eat cupcakes as a new trend because it's small and practical? Where as a large cake you'd have to cut it up, which results to a big fuss - are cupcakes actually better or is it just a rumor?

Bonny Doll

Outfit from Bonny Doll

Source: http://www.bonnydoll.com

Sheer Cuts

Sheer material is a good way of minimizing and maximizing the amount of skin shown depending on how the garment is designed and adapted. These sheer designs show how it can be used for evening wear and maybe just used as a smart garment during the day time. 

People say it's transparent - I can't wear it? Well we all know we don't have to just wear our underwear underneath, a slip can be worn and that's what it's made for! For example a slip thats a similar colour can be worn with the pale shirt dress below! Go for it!

Chelsea Boots

Chelsea boot is another pair of shoes to invest this season! These boots are from Topshop.com but they are available to purchase in most stores now depending which store you fancy!