Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

This image has totally inspired me to lose 5lbs and fit into my leather leggings again – not because I think nothing tastes as good as skinny feels but just so as I can fit into those specific trousers and stop hiding away from the amazing items in my wardrobe. Via The Fashion Spot.

And they called it puppy love

Monday, 30 November 2009, 16:27 | Category : Random musings, World travels
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When I was a little girl, I had an incurable addiction to petting strangers’ dogs. No matter how often my parents tried to persuade me of the dangers of approaching an unknown dog, I was hopelessly and irrevocably drawn to their shiny, matted fur, their little wet noses, their inquisitive stares and perked ears. (As [...]

Style file: I made it through the wilderness

Monday, 30 November 2009, 13:46 | Category : What I'm wearing, World travels
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There’s something about platinum blonde plastic wigs that just screams class, don’t you think? But what’s one to do when the bride to be is blonde and the hens (at least the New York contingent) are not? Fake it! (DUH) So fake it, we did – to manicures and pedicures at Dashing Diva on Smith [...]

Her name was New York, New York – and she took his heart away

Monday, 23 November 2009, 16:57 | Category : Random musings
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So, as you’ll know, because I haven’t stopped going on about it, I’m in New York for the week – staying in Brooklyn, watching movies, seeing sights, hanging out with the sister, her fella and their adorable dog. Today I’m going to go see Precious, go get my tan on, and have dinner with Bea [...]

THAT sequined Topshop dress

Monday, 23 November 2009, 16:33 | Category : fashion fix
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Do you remember the post I wrote about the Topshop sequined dress I bought online? Well, I guess now you do (links are so amazing, right?). Well it arrived the other day to the office, where we all oohed and aahed and crooned over it, felt how delightfully heavy it was (substantial, one might say), [...]

New Moon, old starscape

I’m a firm believer in having films reviewed by their target audience – or, at the very least, by someone who understands the target audience. The futility of having a 40-something man whose idea of heaven is a decent Henke movie reviewing Sex and the City: the Movie shouldn’t need to be explained to the [...]

Sunday inspiration trio

Sunday, 22 November 2009, 12:30 | Category : What I'm wearing
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via Alida Buffalo

via Keiko Lynn

via A Thought is the Blossom

DIY French knickers – not letters, knickers

Friday, 20 November 2009, 12:30 | Category : Dublin events
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Want to get together with some like-minded folks, sew some knickers and drink some cocktails? It’s an odd question, ain’t it? I bet you’ve never been asked that before. Well, get over it, I asked it, it’s out there, you’re embarrassed, I’m non-plussed (but of course!) . . . ANYWAY. Head down to Pygmalion on [...]

Louis Vuitton bunny ears for €20 – and not a dirty look in sight

Friday, 20 November 2009, 12:06 | Category : fashion fix
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I can’t help but imagine that, should I have the cash (price on request, apparently) to fork out on a pair of Louis Vuitton bunny ears – even though it’s now probably so passé – people would stare. Yes, they would stare, and they would goggle, and they would laugh, probably behind your back (although [...]

Who’s that girl . . . ?

Thursday, 19 November 2009, 16:00 | Category : Seasonal collections, fashion fix
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There are some shops I rarely go into. It’s not that I avoid them, per se, but that I have certain preconceived notions about their prices, styles, or clientele. Jane Norman is one main culprit; to that list I could add Coast, Karen Millen, Next and Monsoon. If I were thinking very carefully, I could, [...]