Shirley Manson is a BABE

Personally I feel that Shirley Manson is completely unappreciated for both how talented she is and how beautiful she is. She's 43 and she's still smoking hot, did you see her in the bleed like me video?!  Well assuming you didn't here it is:

I thought she'd be a massive icon with the whole grunge revival. Screw you fashion world I'll keep her all to myself!

Bamboo Bear

A while ago I posted an illustration I did for my friend Holly. Holly has her own business called Truly Scrumpy for which she makes (and sells...) really adorable necklaces, tea cups, cushions, sock monsters and other cute homely stuff. Her blog is here and she should have a website pretty soon.

ANYWAY, Holly used my illustration on the back of her business card, this made me very happy cause it's not one of my best skills so that was a nice boost, thanks Holly Pocket!

Bowery was a terrifying man

My mate Kira is convinced I'm scared of no one, that's completely untrue. I never met Leigh Bowery but I'm completely intimidated and slightly terrified of him despite the fact I find him so interesting AND the fact he's dead. Bowery is a fashion designer/club promoter/performer/singer/artist/super hero who is often controversial and ALWAYS outrageous. On viewing him it's no surprise that he has been a source of inspiration for both Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood as well as Scissor Sisters and John Galliano. 

I'd say I'd have love to have met Bowery but like I said I do feel he would reduce me to a blubbering wreck with one false move. 

Here are some examples of what to expect from the man I fear I will find under my bed.

Oh, if you've ever seen this episode of spaced, where David Walliams plays a performer called Vulva, well I'm sure you can see the similarities...

I love you, Daisy Lowe

I always find the term style icon a little cringey, although I'm sure everyone can think of at least one person whose style they admire. For me the first person I can remember noticing was Daisy Lowe. I think I was about 15 when I saw her in Elle for the first time, she was wearing some denim shorts with an I heart New York T-Shirt and red shoes. Literally moments after I bought the same T-Shirt on eBay and didn't take it off for about a week. Once I began to develop some sort of style (*cough*...) I kind of stopped relying on that outfit so much, it still comes out every once in a blue moon though. I have like, a mental list now of people's whose style I admire but Daisy is always at the top.

Chanel's mission to change EVERYTHING we thought we knew

More often than not catwalks are littered and crammed with recycled idea's. We've all seen the eighties come back (I'm pleased to say at the tender age of nineteen I do NOT remember the eighties the first time round) in the form of acid green and neon pink and I don't think anyone failed to notice (or escape) THAT Balmain shoulder last year. 

This A/W there is a huge emphasis on looking back and hints from pretty much every era, some subtle some not so much, are popping up all over. But let's save that for another time. It's a rarity that designers look towards a trend or piece of clothing that is...well a bit crap...for inspiration/a re-design. I, for one, know I've never seen a pair of crocs I feel shenvy for (shoe + envy = shenvy) nor have a longed to own an anorak.

It took me by surprise that the house that would rework the hunchback of the shoe world would be Chanel, although they're collections are always both beautiful and timeless they are also relatively safe. Before Chanel if you'd have said clogs to me I'd have thought of this...

Not the look I tend to go for day to day.

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Since Chanel's Spring 10 show and I saw these I have fallen in luuurve.

And now I feel like this...

Here are some more A/W clogs that are giving me total shenvy.

I LOVE these next ones soo bad I have butterflies...

All the clogs here are from the lovely chappies at Free People

So now Chanel have tackled the Dutch, next stop... the Eskimo...

Chanel: Changing stereotypes one season at a time.

The Vintage Skeleton

I found this really amazing tumblr last night and I spent about an hour trawling through all the pages. I'm so rubbish at graphic design, my work's too messy, but I love looking at it.

Beautiful Wishy Washy Pastel Hair

For literally months now I've been lusting really hard after pastel coloured hair. Don't get me wrong, I KNOW my hair is fabulous (jokes lol) and I do really like having brightly coloured hair (I very rarely post pictures of myself, my hair is currently a magenta/red/purple colour) 

I've just realised this laptop has a webcam! hooold on....

Oh GOD, hello Lindsey Lohan,  this looks so much like a prison mugshot and my hair is way brighter than that in real life. 

THIS IS WHY THERE ARE FEW PHOTO'S OF ME ON HERE GUYS!

I long to have pale blue (or pink) hair that looks like a big fluffy candy floss!