Celebrity Style Love

Marina & The Diamonds

Words cannot describe how much I love this woman. Marina Diamandis, more commonly known as Marina & The Diamonds has this absolute perfection about her. 

Her style is not like most others, which when asked herself how to describe it she

could do so in three words "Vintage, cheerleader and cartoon". 

She herself looks to DJ/model Laigh Lazerk, singer Gwen Stefani saying she is "cartoonized but in a very fresh way". 

Sometimes making her own creations from different things she finds in Charity shops, or other times taking a pick from her large collection of vintage cheer jackets. When not picking from these, or creating her own look, she has been seen wearing clothes by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Laura Mackness, Beyond Retro, Motel Rocks,Jervoise Jackets amongst others.

Having admitting she would like to do something in fashion 

other than designing, but more along the lines of something behind the 

scenes, I believe Marina will only be a more familiar face in the fashion world.

Mini Haul

So went into the city after college today and got a lot more then I was supposed to get.

But over all I'm happy with the purchases so far.

I especially love the T-shirt I got from New Look, & I'm also going to stud to Camo T-shirt.

Boots - Pennys/Primark.

 Shoes - River Island.

T-shirt - New Look

T-shirt New Look.

Bullying.

So this is a post which is very close to my heart. In the last few years bullying seems to be getting worse and worse, with more people being bullied and in more sever ways leading to extremely sad & unfortunate endings.

When I was younger I was bullied over multiple things being gay was the main one. From primary school, when it was worst, til this very day. Nowadays it's not as bad as what it was but I went through very bad patch's in the past.

It was at it's worst for me when I was in Secondary School (High School) I would be called multiple names & at lunch I would go to my group of friends but sometimes if my close friends weren't there ( would go  eat my lunch in the cubicle in the bathrooms by myself & I would go home some days, crying myself to sleep & at one point in my life I even contemplated suicide.

After that point in my life I made sure I would never feel like that again. I look at everything in a positive light. I realised how lucky I was to even be alive & how I took it for granted that I had the life that I had. No it wasn't all luxury & stuff but I had it better then most people in this world.

I have empathy towards bullies because I think, they must have been in such a bad bad place to make them like this. To make them be so mean to others & not feel sad or sorry for it. After I was bullied I also went through a phase were I was beginning to be mean to others without even realizing that I was being mean. Then I realised how I was to some people & realised why I have started being like that.

Since then I have been trying to make sure I amen't mean to people & when I am I make sure I apologize.

I've also had many friend who have been in very bad places where they've self harmed & tried to take there life. Every time I've heard about it I've tried my best to help each one through what they were going through mentally. 

It's sad that bullying does go on & I do think it should be stopped, but not just by stopping the bully who is doing the bullying, but also by trying to stop what has made the bully the way he is.

I also feel like people who are in a bad place should know that everything changes. What they go through as a teenager is not what they go through as they grow up. Yes at the time they/we feel like it's the end of the world at that time, but you're life will get so much better  You just need to surround yourself by people you love & are the type of people that will be there for you & you can be there for.

IT GETS BETTER.

Celebrity Style love

M.I.A.

The singer, rapper, painter & producer who began her career in 2000 and since 

has grown and grown with no time to look back. 3 albums & 21 singles later

M.I.A. is a style icon, trendsetter and trailblazer worldwide, having 

been name 1 of Vogues 10 best dressed in '08 & being able to turn down

being in Peoples top 50 dressed in the same year, this woman is one person 

you should ALWAYS look to if needing to know what is in & what is out.

Having brought out her own small line for New York's fashion week in '08, 

but nothing since, I feel there will be something coming again in the next few years 

from this amazing woman. During her Arura era, her style was described as 

'tattered hand me downs and patched T-shirts of indigents', then in her Kala she built on 

this is baggy T-shirts, leggings & short-shorts. Now she has moved to incorporating

eccentric accessories with bold patterns, sparkle and over saturated neon 

colours to fashion her signature style which have inspired endless amounts of 

"garishly-clothed all-to-sassy" new rave girls with bright red tights, cheetah-skin

smock and faded 1980's T-shirts. 

Peter O'Brien for Arnotts

It's the third time Peter O'Brien has partnered up with Arnotts to do such a collection. 

In a capsule collection of 28 looks all showing of Peters signature design. Both 

masculine & feminine collide with both military & flirty designs.This year Peter added 

Donegal 'Magee' tweed to the fabric mix to add a more Irish element to this Irish 

collaboration.This year the pieces are a lot more loose as Peter says "I got very tired of everything being so tight fitted", also stating that tight clothes look old fashioned.

When asked what he likes most about designing a new collection Peter responds-

 "I like the designing process and I like the fitting process and I like

to see the samples come in, the actual show thing I've never liked it"

My personal favorites are the long tanned coat & the high-waisted 

long legged black trousers. Also the Magee tweed skirt is a

 great way to bring Irish tradition to fashion in a modern way.

All items are available in sizes 8-16, and are priced from €150-€495.

Make up was very natural with just a hint of eye shadow, mascara and 

a red stain of colour for the lips.

Hair done by top stylist Michael Leong was also on hand to do the hair.

Twitter Meet Up

Off the topic of style & fashion, but I felt I HAD to post about it. Yesterday I went to 

a twitter meet up in the city center which had to have one of the

best days of my life. Everybody there was so nice and so sexy and just all over great.

There were people peeing themselves, people puking, people collapsing, and mostly just

people having a lot of fun. 

To tie it back in with style, so many people there were dressed SO well.

From grunge, to preppy & everything in between. Below are some pictures & the 

video that reveals how messy the day was.

Enjoy. 

5 Obvious needs for this A/W

1. The leather jacket.

The leather jacket has nearly always been in this style,

but this year it's back at the forefront of must-haves.

2. The statement necklace.

Big this fall is big necklace's. From shop bought, to even making your 

own one from a chain in your shed. I've also noticed a lot of 

people just putting locks on the end of a necklace, which I love.

3. A Parka.

Parka's are the biggest this year then they ever have been.

With every retailer stocking them from the best on the highstreet,

to bargains in department stores, Parka's are a must have this Fall.

4. Show skin.

It may be winter, and we will get chilly, but if done right showing skin

will work great this Fall. Whether it be a slouched jumper,

or a backless dress, skin is always sexy.

5. Studs

Studs are the biggest and widest spread trend this fall.

There on jumpers, jackets, leggings, shoes, bags, basically

anything that could be studded has been and I LOVE IT.

Stud's are my guilty pleasure in fashion <3

Street Style #1

Well this is my first picture of someone style I seen and really liked.

The person in the photo is one of my close friends David Lee.

Personally I LOVE the bag as it reminds me of on of my all time favorite 

movies To Wong Fu Love Julie Newmar, it's a drag queen if one was a bag.

The shirt is from Forever 21.

The jacket is from Primark/Pennys.

The trousers are from Topman.

The shoes are from Primark/Pennys.

Bag was a gift.

William Tempest for River Island

One of the best fashion films I've seen in a long time, this preview 

of William Tempest's eveningwear collection for River Island shows that there 

are great things about to arrive for there AW 2012 collections.

The 12 minute video reminds me of a modern James Bond like theme, 

which may have been the inspiration as the new Skyfall movie is 

coming at the end of this month. 

The 13 pieces which have been inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology, 1920's

interiors and the work of M.C. Escher. Key peices include a sequinned chiffon 

shirt dress, and art deco plunge back column dress and laser cut heels.