Saturday 31 August 2013

Princess, locked away

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kameez made by my mom from fabric bought in Hawai'i
mother's leggings
Asos shoes
River Island necklace

This necklace, which was an impulse buy, seems to go with everything. I love the look of the ribbon tied in a sweet bow at the back of my neck. :)

Thursday 29 August 2013

Sari

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sari and blouse from India
bobbles and earrings from India
Asos shoes
necklace from Gozo
real flowers in my hair

Yesterday was the first time I've ever worn a proper silk sari and this one was a birthday present from my mother and grandmother. It's not obvious on these photos but it's double colour - blue and purple, but the purple can only be seen from certain angles so it's hard to photograph. When I'm wearing it, looking down, I can see only purple but apparently not for everyone else. :)

Tuesday 27 August 2013

Singin' in the rain

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shirt made by my grandmother
jewellery from India
Zara skirt
Primark sandals

Wet hair, photos in the rain... monsoon season is very humid but more bearable than dry season's higher temperatures. And more exciting when you get caught outside unawares by a sudden deluge. :)

Sunday 25 August 2013

Fruit market

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kameez from India
bag from Malaysia
Converse

Mumbai in the monsoon; a fruit and vegetable market in between two showers. It's monsoon season in India and the rain turns everything lush and verdant. :)

Friday 23 August 2013

Está llegando

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dress from Singapore
earrings from Rusholme
Converse

In general, I'm more of a separates girl but sometimes, especially when it's hot, a dress is less hassle to just throw on. And this dress in particular is made of such a soft material and an easy shape that I really should wear it more often. :)

Wednesday 21 August 2013

Those endless days

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flight
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2nd photo taken on instagram


I'm in India and while wifi is scarce, the heat and the slow pace of life here with my family is making me inclined to do nothing more than eat, sleep... and fabric shop/make patterns/sew clothes. So apologies for the sparse blogging while I'm here. :)

Saturday 17 August 2013

Sunny-natured

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self-made shirt
Asos shorts and shoes

This shirt is the result of my mother finally getting fed up of me messing around on her sewing machine and sending me to sewing classes. Inspired by (jealous of) my friend's American Apparel sunflower print shirt, I saw this fabric in one of the fashion district shops in New York, fell in love with the print, and made one myself. :)

Thursday 15 August 2013

Current favourites

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Asos jacket
River Island necklace

I am literally wearing this jacket every day at the moment and today I got this shiny, shiny, colourful necklace that matches it. I love it even more because it's something I would make, even down to the ribbon. And yes, I shall be wearing both tonight to go out and celebrate my exam results. :)

Sunday 11 August 2013

On The Road

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fluffy cardigan/shawl from Paris
Topshop top
H&M jeans/jeggings
Converse

It suddenly got really cold here which is weird because I'm gearing up to go to India in a week. So I dug out a long-sleeved top and some jeans, both of which I'd sort of forgotten about, with my favourite fluffy, cuddly shrug-thing, and a swipe of orange lipstick followed by a swipe of red which somehow turned out bright pink. This top makes me feel cool and louche and Parisienne without a care in the world but two of my good friends wear breton stripes so often, I feel like it's their thing but yeah, no, I'm gonna wear this more. :)

Friday 9 August 2013

Refrescante


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Zara playsuit
H&M hat
platform Converse
bag from Spain
H&M jacket (on bike)

A day of riding round, doing odd jobs and reading in the garden. This is actually my mom's bike because it was closer and matched my red hat, but you can't tell that in these photos. I've always wanted to do a bike shoot but this was not exactly what I envisioned, seeing as the sun was so bright that it blew out the photos even at 1/4000th of a second shutter speed and 100 ISO! :)

Wednesday 7 August 2013

Dumb ways to die

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Asos jacket
Killers tshirt
H&M skirt and bag
Office boots
Topshop earrings

This has got to be my favourite all of the many backgrounds in my mini shoots over the years. Can't believe I've never noticed this little wall of skull graffiti topped with tiny plants - I'm ridiculously oblivious. Say hello to my new favourite jacket. This is a jacket I wanted since I first saw it on Asos a couple of months ago but by the time I got round to ordering it, it was out of my size. No problem, I'll get it in a bigger size. Out of every size. Then it appears in petite.... but only in huge sizes. Cue period of mourning and intense but futile ebay searching for a similar cross-stitch embroidered jacket. Then, the other day, out of the blue, it reappeared! In every size! So I order a size 8 straight off, only to have it arrive the next day and be ridiculously small and tight. Immediately I order another one a couple of sizes bigger (and send back the first) because I WILL have my prize. This one actually fits (a very strange cut but whatever, it fits over my shoulders) and my dream has come true. So concludes the saga of The Embroidered Jacket. :)

Monday 5 August 2013

Paral-lel

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River Island dress
Converse
H&M bag
Asos gold cuff
gifted earrings

It's been so hot here but all my shorts are still in the wash from festivals so I'm living in easy breezy dresses like this one. I love how these black Converse look a bit like saddle shoes, especially when worn with white socks and bare legs. Also, I finally made the effort to go get my helix pierced after having vaguely wanted it for ages. :)