OOTD TEE N TRAINERS

T-shirt: Topshop, Jeans:Primark, Trainers: River Island

Necklaces: Junk&Disorderly

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LOVE HATE

When the Isabel Marant wedge trainers first came out I hated them with a passion, like reeallly hated them, I used to literally snarl at the computer screen whenever I would scroll past a photo of them, and then this happened...cue Elle Ferguson, top dog visual merchandiser and all round uber aussie babe (who I have blogged about before) instagram-ing her fine self and rocking the black pair in a way I can totally get on board......

instagram: elle_ferguson

and this happened..River Island £40

instagram: babesdoepicshit

Still not sure how I feel about them I want to try and get some low-slung skinny jeans like Elles Bassike pair, I think I'm gonna check out Topman for a cheap pair. 

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BOY/GIRL THING

10.Deep SS12

10.Deep SS12

10.Deep SS12

 

BWGH AW12

BWGH AW12

BWGH AW12

I like the way these mens brands have styled up the ladies with their collections for this summer and upcoming autumn/winter. New Yorks 10.Deep and Parisian label Brooklyn We Go Hard showin' love to the ladies gets a thumbs up from me. I love the polka dot BWGH shirt, on the look out for something similar.

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ZARA TREAT

I got my camo jeans from Zara and I'm pretty impressed with them, they will certainly do while I can't shell out for the Textile E&J ones. The gold stud detailing is nice but a couple have fallen off although you can't tell so I can live with it. I also just thought I'd mention that the packaging Zara use for online purchases is really smart. You can sort of see in the top picture, I don't usually expect such high quality from a high street store and it's nice touches like this that often make me go back for more.

OOTD CATCH UP

 TOP:ZARA, SHORTS:UO, TRAINERS:SUPERGA

 SHORTS & VEST:PRIMARK, FRINGE BOOTS:ZARA

VEST:PRIMARK, SHORTS:UO, TRAINERS:NEW BALANCE

Took these throughout the week so I can start doing more outfit posts, but being the shithouse that I am I forgot to post them. The weather has been pretty good recently and I'm quite enjoying shorts at the moment, paired with my signature vest-tucked-down-the-front-of-my-pants look. I'm sure it will be freezing next week so i'll be back in boring old jeans, I'm stuck in a bit of a shall we say 'style rut' at the  moment which I hate, I think that I dress really boring compared to most bloggers which is why I usually avoid outfit posts. I don't really understand why anyone would be interested to see what I'm wearing! but hey ho start as you mean to go on so I will continue posting and maybe it will inspire/encourage me to put something decent on. 

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GOIN' COMMANDO

MINT

 Textile Elizabeth and James Olive Camo Cooper Jean £??

SKINT

Zara Studded Camouflage Trousers £29.99

The Textile Elizabeth and James look book for AW12 did its rounds on the bloggersphere back in May, the camo print jeans were my favourites out of the collection and I made it my mission to own a pair. However after the realisation that they were probably going to cost upwards of £150, my crappy bank balance, and growing impatience at waiting for them to drop into stores, I decided to do the smart thing and go for the pair from the Zara TRF range coming in at a rather irresistible £29.99. They kept selling out online but I managed to get a pair last week so look out for a little review/outfit post on those bad boys.

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LATELY

Just a few snippets of what I have been up to recently, I know I have been neglecting my blog AGAIN, I'm rubbish, but I've been feeling more inspired of late so I have lots of post ideas. I also got a new phone, an iPhone which is making my life so much easier since, I'm actually posting from it now hence the lack of capital letter writing style I usually go for but I think I like this better because it feels like I'm not SHOUTING AT YOU ALL anymore! If you follow my instagram @babesdoepicshit you might have seen the above photos before but if not its basically some dreadful nail art, my cat enjoying this short bout of amazing weather, a nice little work space I created for myself, new running shoes and me in an old proper NFL jersey I got in Canada when I was 12 that fits perfect now, I love it, it reminds me of the Isabel Marant numbered jerseys!

#OMGWEFUCKINGLOVE AMBUSH 'HOLY MOUNTAIN'

HOLY MOUNTAIN IS THE LATEST OFFERING FROM TOKYO BASED JEWELLERY LINE AMBUSH, NOT ONLY IS THE COLLECTION TOTALLY OUT OF THIS WORLD...NEON PLASTIC BEAR CLAW KNUCKLE DUSTERS ANYONE? THE LOOK BOOK IS A STYLING DREAM.

WWW.AMBUSHDESIGN.COM

Creative Direction / Styling / Graphics: YOON (AMBUSH®)
Art Direction and design: Nishi Yoshiro (RALPH)
Photography: Takashi Kamei
Make-up: Sachiko (SHIMA)
Hair: Kunio Kohzaki
Models: Sen, Eriko Nakao

NOTHINGS GONNA KNOCK THIS GIRL DOWN

I AM SO EXCITED THAT NO DOUBT ARE BACK AND I HAD TO POST THIS VIDEO BECAUSE AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE A COMPLETE AND UTTER LOSER THIS BAND WERE EVERYTHING TO ME WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I HAD EVERY SINGLE ALBUM THEY EVER MADE, KNEW THE LYRICS TO EVERY SONG (STILL DO!) AND BOUGHT ALL OF THE TOUR DVDS. I'M NOT EVEN ASHAMED TO SAY I USED TO COPY EVERYTHING GWEN STEFANI DID BECAUSE SHE WAS, AND STILL IS IN MY OPINION, COOL AS FUCK. SHE IS AN ORIGINAL AND HER STYLE IS TOTALLY UNRIVALED. SHE LOOKS UNREAL IN THIS NEW VIDEO (SHES FOURTY-TWO!? ARE YOU FRICKIN' KIDDING ME!) LOVING THE 90'S HAIR, THE TANK TOP AND REFERENCES TO THE BANDS SKA ROOTS- NOTICE HER CHECKERBOARD NAILS? AMAZING, JUST NEED THEM TO ANNOUNCE A WORLD TOUR NOW AND I WILL DIE HAPPY! 

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EASY DOES IT

COAT:ASOS MEN, VEST:ZARA, JEANS&BELT:PRIMARK, CUFF:H&M

JUST WHEN I TRY TO GET BACK INTO OUTFIT POSTS MY CAMERA DECIDES TO NOT PLAY BALL AND WOULD NOT FOCUS PROPERLY AT ALL! SO CLOSE TO HAVING A TANTRUM I GAVE UP AND THESE ARE THE BEST OF A BAD BUNCH, SORRY FOR THE BLURRY SHYTE. I REALLY NEED A NEW ONE. 

IF YOU'VE FOLLOWED MY BLOG FOR A WHILE ITS OBVIOUS IM NOT A COMPLICATED DRESSER, I LIKE A SIMPLE LOOK, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS BECAUSE I LIKE TO BE COMFY OR BECAUSE I LITERALLY GIVE MYSELF 5 MINUTES TO GET READY IN THE MORNING. MY WARDROBE IS MOSTLY MADE UP OF T-SHIRTS AND JEANS, BUT I ALWAYS ACCESSORISE AND I LOVE THIS SILVER CUFF FROM H&M (IT CAM IN A PACK OF TWO FOR £5.99) THE COAT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE JACKETS, ITS ALWAYS WORTH CHECKING OUT MENS STUFF, CAMO IS ON THE UP AT THE MO' BUT LOOK OUT FOR DIFFERENT VARIATIONS ON THE CLASSIC PATTERN FOR NEXT SPRING, ITS GONNA BE BIG! 

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