The Fish Tank

Music of the Month - July

More than one this month to make up for the fact that I haven't changed the song in the sidebar since April, whoops.

July is going to be the month of songs-which-I-originally-didn't-really-like-but-then-actually-grew-on-me.

La Roux - Bulletproof
I thought this was crap at first, especially compared to how In For The Kill was dead good, especially the Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix (Seriously now, listen. It's amazing. And don't be misled by the name, it is completely the opposite of "ravey")
Buuut, now I actually quite like it and find myself humming it all the bloody time, possibly annoying other people at work, as I hum somewhat tunelessly it has to be said...

Jordin Sparks - Battlefield
Again, hated this and though it was rubbish, but now I like when it comes on the radio. Although every time I hear it I can't help but think of the scene in 13 Going on 30 where Jennifer Garner and the little kids dance around in their pajamas singing "Love is a battlefield" by Pat Benatar..

Jamie T - Sticks 'n' Stones
Never been a big fan of Jamie T, and I frequently just find him quite annoying, but everyone seems to full on love him and Sheila still gets played a fair bit both on the radio and in clubs so it's usually a case of grin and bear it. First time I heard Sticks 'n' Stones I thought it was the world's most irritating song, but again, it's grown on me.. hurrah?

This doesn't usually happen to me, the whole songs-growing-on-me thing, so it's a bit puzzling. I'm going to blame the fact that I've started listening to the radio, namely Radio 1, again now I'm home from (radioless) uni, and they play about the same 4 songs over and over and over all day long it would seem.

I conclude that the BBC is trying to brainwash us..

4.17am

Forgot to take a picture before I left so I attempted these when I got in.

Trying to keep quiet so as not to wake the parents with my heels or fall over as a consequence of a little bit too much to drink.

I think that was the first night out I didn't stack it in these shoes.

Barbara Hulanicki for Topshop dress, AA leggings, New Look shoes.

Studs and Stuff

I told myself that I wasn't going to go whacking studs on anything and everything just cause I was pleased with my shorts, seeing as it's definitely a "trend" and probably won't stick around forever.
However when I saw this bag (below left) in River Island I thought I'd have a go at studding my Primark union jack bag (seen here without studs). After all, the whole union jack thing will probably be over pretty soon anyway, and I think the bag cost about six quid, alot cheaper than the £29.99 price of the River Island one..

Crappy phone pictures as I've misplaced my camera charger somehow in the move from uni to back home, sorry. But I'm pretty chuffed with how it's turned out.

On another stud-related note, just as I have a three month stretch ahead of me with no student loan, I get alerted to this dress from ASOS via Fashion Folder.

I really can't stretch right now to £150 on a dress I don't really need though, and it is a Burberry knock-off..
Maybe I should try and work out how much it would cost in studs to make my own..

T-shirt Chic

I recently bought this t-shirt, it's a collaboration between super talented artist blogger Danny Roberts from Igor and Andre and Borders & Frontiers, who have produced a series of blogger-designed t-shirts, including one from Susie Bubble.

Danny's t-shirt is based on his work titled "The Girls In Glasses" of women dressed in Chanel, most obviously those half tint round glasses.

Pictures from Igor and Andre

I wanted to style mine a bit differently to the very casual way I usually wear t-shirts, so I thought I'd go with an homage to Chanel, trying to keep it somewhat classy with the simple black skirt and tights, quilted flats and (fake) pearls. The union jack chain bag possibly broke a bit with the theme but never mind, it's my new favourite thing.

AA double U-neck dress as a skirt

All accessories Primark
I love love love the t-shirt, especially how it's cream and so a bit different from the usual white printed tees I have. And it came with such a cute label.

Thank you Danny for designing such a great piece!

If you haven't checked out Danny's work yet you absolutely HAVE to. His work is so original and amazing so clickclickclick now.

Peachy Keen

I wanted to try and outfit with nude colours, like a lot of other bloggers seem to have been wearing at the moment. Unfortunately my clothes in such tones are limited, and I don't have anything of the floaty/sheer beige-y pink that I'd love to wear. So this is my twist on the idea.

Topshop bustier seamed tshirt, jersey boyfriend blazer and jodphur trousers, New Look flats

And inspired by Selina's super cute nails I decided to get some pink nailpolish of my own. This one is by Barry M (best cheap range for makeup if you love bright colours!) and is called Bright Pink. It's kind of half way between baby and barbie pink if you get what I mean.

I feel really super girly with it on, especially with blonde hair!

This is scheduled because I have an exam this morning (poo!) but after today I've only got one left then I'm freeeee for summer. Hurrah!

Out Of Control - Girls Aloud at the O2 Arena

Sooo, for those of you who don't know, on Sunday me and my friend Hannah went to see GIRLS ALOUD!!! at the O2 arena. And it was beyond amazing.

I actually can't describe how good it was. The girls were all really good at singing live too, better than I expected, especially considering all the dancing they were doing too. I reaalllly want to see them again now, and me and Hannah are buying the DVD as soon as it comes out so we can re-live it in our flat next year and learn the dance routines haha.

The stage had five huge video screen things at the back with different graphics and videos of the girls in tons of different fabulous outfits on, and they did so many different routines (even a pole dancing type one) it was just so fun to watch.

At one point they stood on a platform which flew out across the audience onto a mini stage in the middle of the seats on the flat and did songs there too, so I could get some closer pictures and videos (cause we were really high and far back so they were teeny tiny but you could still tell who was who and see the outfits so it was fine.)

And the backing dancers were mega buff and did things like throw glitter onto the crowd and get tied up like puppets when they sang Womanizer!

We were a bit scared of dancing cause we were wearing really high heels and even when we took them off it was soo steep and high, but we just couldn't not dance in the end, and fortunately no injuries were sustained!

I video-ed a few of the songs with my camera and put together this video of the highlights. It's not very good quality so it sounds a bit dodgy and the dancing looks a bit robotic, but trust me, it was fantastic in real life!

It's really shaky in Sound of the Underground because I was dancing and filming at the same time. And you might be able to hear me talking about how "I'd be sh*t scared if I was them" in The Promise cause of how high up on platforms they were :p !

We took it as an excuse to get all "glammed up" and got a few funny looks on the way there (we took the Thames Clipper boat, soo much fun and it's so much more interesting arriving at the O2 along the river than on the tube!) but we didn't care.

My hair is not that colour in real life, it just seems to be refusing to photograph properly at the moment. It's actually blonde.

Outfit details:
Me - New Look dress and heels, Primark bag and belt.
Hannah - New Look dress, Topshop bag and heels, Primark earrings.
(Gutted on you if you're reading this Hannah, I know your wardrobe too well it would seem :p)

Moral of the story: If you get the chance to see Girls Aloud live, for goodness sake take it!!!

Bowl Me Over

Sunday Inspiration

Via A Cup of Jo, The Sartorialist, Face Hunter, Hel Looks

Girls Aloud pics tomorrow!

What I Wore Today

Topshop top and skirt, Primark belt, shoes and necklace

Love this new necklace and new belt, both £2 but they're so sweet. Primark has some really good accessories in at the moment..

Also, I've gone blonde! It's not too bright or light, it looks really natural. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get any good pictures of it yet :( So here are some slightly rubbish webcam ones:

It's actually lighter than this in real life.

If anyone in London is looking for a good hairdresser, I'd recommend Hebe on the Strand. All of the staff are so lovely and it's quite reasonably priced. If you want colour done, ask for Kayleigh, she's super nice :)

Right, I'm off to go do some revision and then get ready to see Girls Aloud tonight! Squee!

xx

Studs and Lace

Topshop top - DIY bleached and studded shorts - Claire's belt - Converse via Office

These were baggy dark wash jeans which I didn't wear any more, so I bleached them up lighter, hacked them off (perhaps a bit too short..) and studded them. I'm quite pleased with the result I think.