i get it now.

Before I spent the afternoon slaving away on art coursework, I changed into some bright colours and strayed into my garden where i listened to Carla Bruni, teased my shadow and played with a daisy.

Art has me so worried right now. Stress, stress and an extra helping of stress. My friend even found a grey strand in her hair the other day, see?

Yesterday I went to a catch up art workshop at school. Halfway through my friend asked me if the 'skirt' I was wearing was the one i had ordered and told her about. It was infact this one. I said no, actually it's a top. Suddenly everyone was turning round, laughing and asking me if i was okay in the head, oh, and also, where were the sleeves? Then a friend from the reunion said, 'so the other day you wore a kid's dress and now you're wearing a top as a skirt?'. Luckily they didn't hear that.

Later a friend called me and as i was telling her about the funny situation, she said 'Oh, I already heard.'

Green pussybow top: Topshop, green bandeau top: Bershka, yellow skirt (actually top, yes again!): H&M, belt: secondhand (was step-mum's)

Lately I have been wearing my broken vintage watch and Pilgrim key charm on a necklace every day. Almost all of the numbers on the watch are missing and it's no longer ticking but i love it anyway.

Snap.

Looking at my last outfit post, this one is really similar.I'm developing an obsession for high waist skirts which were originally t-shirts.

To do the same, just get a t-shirt that needs revitalising, pull it over your hips so it's between your hips and bust; tie with a belt (this should cover the arm holes). If it's a long sleeved top pull it round your back (or front) and tie into a bow. Look closely at the pic above, that's what i did. =)

Trench, H&M; skirt (originally 3/4 sleeved top), H&M; grey vest, New Look; belt, Topshop; socks, Accessorize; flats, Primark; necklace, Pilgrim charm on chain; (broken) watch, vintage.

Actually, it used to be a top.

Before we begin, just in time for an early dinner, have a look at The Vintage Society. I'm not going to add an outfit adoring collage (time's ticking) but she has lovely dress sense and is in the middle of some interesting vintage projects...

Looking at my blog, I'm really lacking in photographs, and although i love to read, a blog is just not a blog without photographs. Here are a few very un-Easterish shots I took round Easter.


I'm really lusting after a professional photographic black camera.




The left photo shows what's left of a threatening sticker (a dog baring its teeth) which has been stuck on the back window for longer than we've lived here. The last 2 are quite bleak, but sometimes it's nice to see something raw, un-airbrushed.


This is what I wore yesterday (Easter monday).
The past 2 days, when my mum's seen my outfits, I've got a 'what are you wearing?' reaction. That either means I'm starting to fullfill my goal of not blending in with the crowd-or I'm going horribly wrong. But it is better to try and fail then never to try at all. =) Oh, and meet my new trench/jacket! Half price (reduced from £30 to £15) on my last trip to London.

Trench jacket- H&M
Grey cardigan- Topshop
revamped skirt (originally top)- Zara
3 layers of tights to face the winter cold- ?
boots- Dorothy Perkins
scarf- Primark
Belt- Topshop
necklace- vintage

I love the high waisted skirt trend. I really wanted to wear one yesterday so flicked through my wardrobe to see if anything could be manipulated to transform into a skirt. I came across this t-shirt. It brings back good memories; July 2006-Year 9 school trip to Paris. Before we crossed the channel to come back home, the teachers let us loose in a shopping mall. Me and my friend Caroline ran riot shopping and were (probably the only) girls who discovered a Zara tucked away in the mall. It cost me something like £10, the red and forties/fifities style family sat round the breakfast table are what made me buy it. Maybe it had always been like that, maybe i was shopping too quickly to notice but the ends actually rolled up and the t-shirt looked shorter and less flattering. So it seemed to be doomed to a lifetime inside my wardrobe.
Yesterday I pulled it over my legs and kept pulling it over my hips until the neckline stretched. The belt and grey cardigan I wore covered up the sleeve holes.



Before I came home, I stopped at C&H Fabrics and bought some wire and Mexican red dye. The wire for my art work, the red dye because I'm starting to actually love the return of tie-dye and am planning on doing some Dye it Youself. ;) Fickle must be my middle name as a few weeks ago, scanning through the latest Topshop lines, I groaned at the sight of a tie-dye skirt.

Next stop was the only vintage shop in my little town, Second Sight. Most of the things in there are pretty ugly and over priced but I spotted two pairs of lovely vintage designer shoes which I am very tempted to buy for my upcoming online vintage store this summer...One pair was vintage Roland Cartier, purple stiletto pumps with a nicely rounded, slightly pointed toe. I'm not the biggest wearer of purple, but the shoe were so pretty! They also had a little purple button on each toe. Let me know if you like the sound of them and I can tell you more.


I'm off now, remember my little addiction? I need to go papermache one of my bras. (art!)

Kiki x

ebay preview: military jacket

First of all, thank you for the interest in my ebay previews. I've got a couple of pictures of the military jacket, as described in the previous post. Sorry the pictures aren't great, but i have art to get to!I'll be putting all the items up on ebay later this week.

Ok, so now a description for the jacket.

Aubergine colour.

Brand new, with tag

From Dorothy Perkins

Label reads UK size 12, but i don't think this is quite right. Here's my version of sizing:

size 8: oversized jacket

size 10: depending on your size could be fitted, slightly loose, or oversized.

small size 12: fitted
Don't be worried that this jacket is a 12. I think that it will look great fitted, but also oversized.

Material-100% cotton

hook and eye fastening

3 pockets shown are decorative.

purple ribbon round the seams.

brassy buttons, band style.
criss cross detail on lower back of jacket.

Check back later this week for links or leave a blog or email for me to contact you at with a notification.

Here's what I wore at the weekend. I was feeling uninspired so it's not a great outfit. Well, as soon as i get some money I will keep revitalising my wardrobe.

I bought a few things in Holland, this pair of red patent pumps from Esprit was one of them. Actually my dad bought these. I was in V&D looking for some patents, tried on a mid heel pair but they just didn't look right. I glanced round and spotted them, looking lonely and sitting their next to a stack of shoes boxes, in their Esprit box. They're the perfect fit and were the last pair! Were 60 euros, reduced to 30= £20.

(fake leather jacket*): H&M Young

grey vest: New Look

blue skinnies: Topshop

gingham top (worn backwards): unknown second hand

red pumps: Esprit

bag: Den Haagse market

necklace: Freedom at Topshop

Thanks to my little sis for taking the pics in my back garden =) And excuse the weird facial expression in the 2nd, I was messing around.

*I've been wanting a leather jacket for a while. This wasn't my 'ideal' one, I've been looking for a vintage, well worn one, in between brown and black, which biker style, but not too much. Fussy, i know. =) Anyway i often take a look through the kids sections in shops. They're so cheap! And i found this jacket in H&M Young (in Den Haag) for just 15 euros. £10!

Last Night's Last Minute Outfit

At some point all girls claim to have nothing to wear.

I'm not exaggerating, but last night that's exactly what I was saying. With buying xmas presents and being busy with coursework, I haven't bought that many new clothes lately. Surprisingly.

I didn't have anything new to wear.

I wasn't that happy with the first outfit anyway, but my mum sealed the deal for it not to be worn when she said it was slutty. And that my friend's (who was hosting the girly party) Christian mother would not approve...

This is what I finally chose to wear.

Cobalt dress: hippy market in Ibiza

Heeled ankle shoes: Zara

Clutch: Red Herring

Charm on necklace: Pilgrim

Tights: god knows

The dress was orginally knee length but it just didn't look right like that so I rolled the top part down to make it a mini.

I'm off to do some French work now. Then my Romeo&Juliet essay. Post my buys from yesterday later! x