Schoolgirl Error

my friends are so much fun. as soon as i arrived at the school disco (fashionably late as per), i was greeted with the cutest homemade cupcakes and vodka jelly.

vest - handmedown

cardigan - Primark

(bought three years ago - i feel like i have to justify that i was young and naive at the time of purchase, nothing but a real silly schoolgirl who didn't appreciate the pure evil that is Primark, even with it's recent beginnings of an ethical makeover)

tie - my sister's old school one

tights - Marks and Spencer, attacked with scissors

socks - ???

and you can't see it, but i'm wearing my Docs as well

just like a real schoolgirl, i had too much cider to drink, ran around being silly with my girlfriends and punched a couple of boys. the only thing missing was smoking behind the bike shed.

Our Favourite!

last night, my mother had a party. all her friends brought her lots of wine and flowers, the favourites being the beautiful pink peonies. i also had a party to go to - my friend's 19th. the theme was '90s school disco, and afterwards we went into town...dressed as schoolgirls. as yet, i'm undecided whether to post pictures of that. it could be too humiliating.

today, i dealt with the joint party aftermath; i had a massive hangover and i did the washing up.

Let Them Eat Cake

oh, we did. it was my friend's 18th and we celebrated in gastronimcal style.

nicola and becki bond over cake
ella loves cake!
i even kiss my cake
...they didn't want any cake.

after being charmed by italian waiters and with cake coming out of our ears, i lined them up and shot them, and then got shot myself.
BECKI
vest and skirt - Topshop
shoes - Next
jewellery - Pilgrim

CARA
dress (worn as top) - F&F @ Tesco
skirt, bag and necklace - Primark
belt and pearl and bronze bracelets - Topshop
shoes - ella's mums (Topshop)
black bracelet - ???
ELLA
dress, necklace and tights - Topshop
necklace - ASOS
shoes - Next
earrings - Dubai
cake - Tesco
Y.T.
shirt and jeans - Topshop
blazer - secondhand, customised
belt - from childhood...
shoes - Miss Selfridge
bag - SwapShop
necklace - Lady Luck Rules OK
bracelets - thrifted/sister's
HOPE
top and shoes - Topshop
shorts - Kate Moss @ Topshop
bolero - Miss Selfridge
belt - Primark
bag - Oasis
ring - Accessorize
bracelet - Manchester Fashion Market
NICOLA
t-shirt - ???
playsuit and bag - Primark
shoes - New Look
hairband - Topshop
bracelet - present

then nicola and i went to see ella's new house. her room is all finished and looks beautiful. she has a fireplace with the original tiles, and we spent ages playing with the magnets she has, leaving her little cryptic messages...



on the walk home (seeing as ella moved in five minutes away from our estate), we saw this beauty parked right outside my house. if the flash from the camera hadn't alerted the neighbours, we might have driven away into the night.

i think i'll go get in bed and watch Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.

it seems rather fitting.

Little Boy Big Coat

joshua, joshua, sweet as lemon squash-you-are!

jacket - vintage Levi's

jumper - H&M

t-shirt, trousers and belt - Topman

shoes - Schuh

the jacket is his mother's; kudos.

Bread and Honey

today, i had my first a-level exam - two papers of medieval history on which i wrote for 3 hours. it did not go well.
but when i came home and had a big honey sandwich on homemade bread with a cold glass of milk, i realised all is not lost. academics aren't everything, just like money isn't everything. and i don't think i've ever been in a bad situation i couldn't claw my way out of, so i have this inexplicable underlying certainty that everything's going to be alright.
my next exam is in two weeks' time. so until then, i am pretty much housebound in order to do revision and chores. somehow, i think i'll find myself elsewhere between now and then.


thanks to style bubble, i have discovered the whimsical wonder that is Prim. it's clever and colourful, innovative and interesting - everything i like to think i am at my best, in an e-zine. go discover it yourself, please.
also, i never paid my respects, as any respectable style-conscious writer would, to the late YSL. consider this a belated word of admiration and appreciation for his pioneering work in fashion. i hope he rests in peace, perhaps in a couture-clad heaven.

Prom

from right to left:

sophie...BCBG Max Azria

emily...Ruth Parvyaas

sarah...Roberto Cavalli

and for fiona on a budget...Topshop

bag - Miss Selfridge
bracelets - Miss Selfridge/secondhand
hairclips - H&M
shoes - Dorothy Perkins

we did my hair ourselves and it cost me about £85 all together. my girls had enough designers for everyone though!
such a nice night, more pictures when i know more about what everyone was wearing.

p.s. i heart beehive

The Two Weeks That Never Were

i have proved myself a poor blogger.
but i'm not even really sorry, because the past two weeks have been so much fun!
allow me to share my favourite details with you, as a form of apology.
(chronological order not guaranteed...)


i made lots of jewellery instead of revising...
see this post for the history of the necklace. for some inexplicable reason, it reminds me of miss moneypenny of the bond books fame.

necklace - handmade
jumper - Topshop Vintage (and shrunk in the wash...thanks mum)
ring - secondhand
hairclip - H&M

i found wooden letters and inadvertently created a new necklace collection...

mine is under construction, as you can see.

i was reunited with a long lost dress, last seen on my sister... the same dress that was seen on The Day of Many Discounts; when going to see Sex And The City at the cinema, four of us got discounted tickets from the lovely cinema boy AND a free lunch thanks to Vicky's contacts at Pizza Hut.

dress - Topshop Unique
tights - Marks and Spencer
shoes - Dr. Martens
hairband - Miss Selfridge
bangles - thrifted
umbrella - Jean Paul Gautier

i've seen lots of big sis...

jumper - dad's
skirt - vintage
shoes - Reebok Classics
necklace - secondhand
flower clip - H&M
socks - Nike

we went out with the family for fancy dinner...

and got entranced by the hotel's beautiful light fixtures...





i found my dream car...seriously, where does one buy a car like this? please, inform.



found some good books in a bargain bin...




tried (and failed miserably) to go to charity shops on a bank holiday...

and the cupboards were bare....

...not a sausage.

and i complimented my friend's shoes...

Topman sale, I do believe!

before all this, i went to prom and after all this, i also went to london.

more about these two happy events soon.