The Drums - Money by WorkItMedia 

Money sounds a like Forever & Ever Amen sped up but in a good way which I can't stop listening to.

What an idiot I feel! I didn't spot this gem posted 7 months ago of Jacob interviewing Johnny, the lead, from TWO WOUNDED BIRDS (see last post) I knew TWB would be biggggg. 

You can watch it below, enjoy these two lovely men.

1234 Shoreditch has been round for a number of years now and I'm sure I wasn't the only one gutted not to be there. Thanks to the beauty of hash tag twitter feeds I stayed up to date on the festivals events. 1234 featured No Wave esque music at any time of the day such as, Black Lips, Covergirl, Tim Burgess from The Charlatans, CLOUT! and Lydia Lunch. Including many after parties for those who might of missed the best of the day such as IDOL magazine afterparty at El Pasco.

Lydia Lunch on Denton in 1994 discussing on what makes a 'confrontationalist', the imbalance of death and how the power system, specifically men in power, are forms of abuse. We're all being abused. News of the World?

ELLE Street Style:

These women look like they're from different eras, with fab legs. I went to a charity shop today and to no avail could I find anything good, I usually do. Perhaps theres a mental block I have to break before I buy clothing not made for the 21st century.

TWO WOUNDED BIRDS

Two Wounded Birds are an excellent band I caught at the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury. They're heavy, always wearing sunglasses and perfectly surf enough to sway to. Check them out.  

As you awoke yesterday, to a very rainy day in June no doubt your Sunday morning was soon brightened by the splash of House of Holland adorning the cover of the Sunday Times Style magazine. Followed by a very trippy video filmed by Mariano Vivanco opening the House of Holland website (also on Vogue) where Eliza Cummings both showcases, whilst perfectly syncs to Neneh Cherry, for the HOH PRE SS12 collection.

There are neon stripes, neon bikinis and indeed, neon chav hats. One boner t shirt, a skeleton bone signature tight and one perfect Halloween skeleton onesie. A onesie I would quite rightly be proud to wear on a night out in Manchester.

I'm so hoping the green is glow in the dark! And look - collars! We're not escaping the girl/boy androgyny button up anytime soon. A look both preppy and cool no matter how much you don't want to look like a hipster.

 I absolutely adore this tasseled, striped poncho/jumper. I want it already for Glastonbury. I'm loving the texture on those heels, I've found a new admiration for stripes - and rainbows, for that matter.

Neon stripes paired with black illustrated pieces, red or black lipstick and a bob - so tempting I want to put a bowl over my head right now - minimal effort though the stripes suit it up in a grown up stylish way. However the fun bone motifs and illustrated flowers keep it grounded. It's very modern, not a hint of granny, even with such varied lengths. We finally have the choice. The clothes are fuss free and have a stunning, exciting acid appeal to them different on every girl.

The dress on the cover of Style has got to be one of the most perfect festival dresses in the world. Its colourful, bouncy, fitting and theres just enough material there to keep you warm when the sunsets. Always been a fan of Henry me. Even if I do put holes in my Pretty Polly tights purposely for dramatic effect.

Have a listen Buffalo Stance by Neneh herself. Notice the psychedelic influences of the video?

images sourced from Vogue.co.uk





LeithLate is like the best of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Brick Lanes flourishing atmosphere combined with Edinburgh’s infamous cultural character. A one night event, 16th June during Leith Festival, which promises to overload your senses with occasions such as live music, short films and rare vinyl, plus more from 10 venues in 2 hours with 1 after party!

This art event is located across 10 venues around the top half of Leith Walk, between 6pm – 8pm, with one major after party at Pilrig St Pauls Church from 8pm till 11pm! Local artist David Lemm will be designing a map to all participating venues so there’s no excuse not to miss this wonderful opportunity. After all, LeithLate is combining a variety of artists from poetry to dance for one night, resulting in a mix of ideas, fun and spirit running on a very fuzzy, ale haze.

LeithLate was born one night in a pub conversation started by Morvern Cunningham, the event organiser, "LeithLate was an idea that didn't die.” And aren’t we lucky? It’s a fusion of ideas and passions for the arts happening in one place and at one time, welcome to all. Its chance to admire the labours of artists being creative for a living, not just as something they do on the side. This gives people like me, faced with a future of dramatic University debts, comfort that there are events such as this helping other artists, doing something about it and most of all, celebrating creativity.

On the night expect monkey pizza and short films curated by Future Shorts Edinburgh at Brass Monkey Leith. With a sneak preview of The Skinny’s June issue to be spotted and exhibitions from Keith Farquhar at Whitespace Gallery, there also dealings of literature and musical sounds, of Wounded Knee and Blueflint, at Elvis Shakespeare. There’s so much happening in one big melting pot of vibrancy and community that is Leith; minus the eccentrics and if any, only the good kind. Did I mention it’s free? With an after party fee of £4, expect a line-up of PET, The John Knox Sex Club and Sara and the Snakes; a party most definitely not to be missed.

If you want to donate and support the bands, artists and people who made LeithLate come to life, a donations bar will be available or get in contact via email.

For the future of all budding and established artists, help make LeithLate an annual festivity!

 

We've had the London College of Fashion 2011 MAs it's now time for the BA's with less than an hour till showtime. With models hand picked from the streets and talent blossoming from LCFs walls we're all waiting to see the designers ideas, efforts and creations come to life. At half 6 tune into the LCF website to catch the live viewing!

I love to look at the designers profiles before the shows and pick my favourites.

Angela Brandys - http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/AngelaBrandys

Angela Brandys designs are eye catching, textural and playful. Perhaps the ultimate definition or eclectic but somehow still elegant. I love these pieces. Especially the lilac coat, not to mention the models hair!

Yeashin Kim - http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/yeashin

From an influence of sea creatures Yeashin Kim has contrasted vibrant psychedelic colours, only Christopher Kane seemed to execute perfectly until now, with muted coral and seaweed tones. But it works, flawlessly. I really like the simple side pony. Dare I say it Jessie J? In the nicest, most fashionable way.

Ya-Chiao Rexy Sung - http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/yachiaosung

To me Ya-Chiao Rexy Sung did it for me the moment I saw that bag.You wouldn't believe the beautiful details are made up of safety pins and nails from the pavement.

I'm in love with these pants. I don't like to over use the word wearable, but these actually are. I love the palate the fabrics and the gold embellishments. It's so city chic it makes me want to go out and get a business job just so I can look absolutely fabulous holding my coffee. Though coffee can stay away from these outfits, and will have to actually get a job first.

I'm a sucker for a collar and these are lite enough to button up and pointy enough to take your eye out without an over use of the iron half an hour before you leave.

The embellished top is far from fussy, it's warrior women with minimal effort. Plus I've not yet seen a clutch I like that's boxy, beautiful and bold, I have now.

My idol Chloë Sevigny is a key player in this event and I imagine has been to every one since 2003. It's amazing to see that Morrissey and the The Smiths have had such huge impact overseas, they're lyrics just never tire and no matter how whiney some people may spit, they're beautiful and I happen to find their songs upbeat that speak to the soul you can't help but not dance too. I always request on the kareoke This Charming Man, it just has to be done.

As I was in my room I thought I'd photograph some of the magazines I've got around my room. Some are very recent, June 2011s, where the Vogue is from 2008.The Dazed is exactly a year old. The May NYLON was with me at the time by the computer that's why it's not here!

The only designer piece I own! A real 80's vintage Givenchy jacket including shoulder pads. It's sooo big but I had to have it so I could wear it with a Morrissey style jean around Camden town!



Overall I'm loving NYLON! Perhaps the name itself a little too much and in true fan girl style, I've been shamelessly carrying it with me EVERYWHERE! At the bus stops, whilst waiting for final piece Photography prints, at break time, night time, CSI time... I just like to hold it and show it to everyone, the normal folk who read Heat and OK. I laughed out loud today at the cover of Heat today, I don't knock gossip magazines, they're vital mags we all need to feel better about ourselves and I'll admit I was an avid New reader many eons ago.

Manchester holds a Sample Sale on the last Saturday of every month. It's where young/established designers can sell their produce to spread the word and make some money. Everything is on discount and sometimes up to 80% so it's a very good place to shop for designer items such as Gio Goi that are not in the stores. Now Gio Goi isn't my cup of tea, although I'll admit I did own a t shirt many years ago, it was still cool to see their clothing mixed up with not so established brands such as Religion.

Every weekend in Manchester they hold a fashion market. Which consists of these cute marques you can wonder in and out of as you please. The owners are friendly and won't badger you into buying things.

There were a lot of maxis, florals, dip dyes and sequins. It was very high street but for a bargain who can complain. I didn't buy anything myself as everything was kinda samely but it was pretty lovely overall.

The jewelery was my favourite part!

As you can see there was plenty of it. There was no real signage as too who designed each piece but there were staff on hand to ask. The long silver necklaces and the turquoise rings are what stood out for me. To layer a couple of silver necklaces and anything turquoise preferably a ring is such a simple summer look but always looks great. Its a good way of showing off you're personality in a dress or vest that sometimes I feel suffocated in. And I'm pretty obsessed with my turquoise ring I bought from Camden market!

Overall this sample sale is one of the many things Manchester has to offer in the Fashion community and I look forward to discovering more of them!



If you have seen SCRE4M then you will recognise EMMA and RORY. I for one watched Scream 4 last night and I can say there is something definitely different about these two individuals. They have character and charisma, well Rory has. I thought Emma overacted a little but it kind of fitted her role, erratic, however I did find myself repeating 'you cannot act, you cannot act' in certain parts of the film.

My obsession with NYLON magazine is growing by the day. So you can imagine I was very happy when I discovered that they was on the cover! You can definitely tell Rory is related, via looks, to the Home Alone kid, Macaulay Culkin, his brother. Though Rory has hes own charisma and I'm definitely attracted to film nerds after watching him in Scream hahaha

There was a comment on the NYLON website about magazines choice of cover stars and story:

I'm not being funny but 'uninteresting' and a lack of 'prowness'?

I believe, NYLON has been very strategic with this cover story and forked out REAL creative, talented individuals with a healthy attainable style and body shape. Instead of placing a generic movie star they've picked up on their charisma you see whilst they're acting. This story only reflects that but with a deeper insight as to what EMMA and RORY are like as REAL people.

I don't understand why cool has anything to do with it. NYLON is clearly promoting them as CREATIVE individuals. The idealised youth is far beyond hoodies and messy hair, they're normal inspiring people. NYLON is obviously the wrong magazine for them, it's about reading in between the lines and feeling apart of something whilst being true to yourself. It promotes talent, confidence and style without labels - which is probably what they call 'uninteresting'.

I think they're closed minded. 

Rory and Emma have depth and texture. They're not only inspiring people that are proud of who they are they have talent but remains as individuals. No one in the world looks exactly like them, think Matt Smith no one looks like him either, and its about time because Zac Efron (previously on NYLON) is pretty but I'm so attracted to RORY right now it's unbelievable.

I think finally the world is embracing individual quirkiness. Be yourselves!

I for one am feeling more confident and that's just over the past couple of days.
 I'm no longer afraid of what people think of how high I backcomb my hair or what jacket I put on or if my nails are chipped. It's who I am and what I want to portray, I'm embracing myself by expressing my personality. I'm not being ruled by what anyone else thinks and it feels like a huge weight has been lifted of my shoulders.

Thank you NYLON!

I don't care how many times I watch Buffy the movie I will always cry when Merrick dies.


 
When Kurt Cobain checks were cool.
I love the 90's it was when denim was your best friend, who only looked better with age.

Is it odd that I'm inspired by his hair?

 The dip dye trend is nothing new but never fails to lift up a persons spirits, I love it.

I was in town yesterday with friends and Chelsea was buying her lilac dye - like above - when I got a sudden urge to buy some myself. I think it's because the colour chart was so bright! I opted for a tulip colour to see if it would even pick up in my hair with it being brown.

Safe to say it has although compared to the images above not so bright. But it wasn't a bright colour anyway so perhaps that's something I could experiment with later. Its not even like a dip dye as in hello I'm dipping some hair into this colour it's just like a tint, I don't like it too neat i prefer it when it looks uneven and just grown up, so that's the look I was aiming for.

Controversy rumbles over Princess Beatrice's - Philip Treacy - hat, worn to the royal wedding today, over Facebook. The page ' Princess Beatrice's Ridiculous Royal Wedding Hat' has attracted nearly 19,000 likes on Facebook, since the wedding had ended. 

Not that it really matters what Facebook lurkers think, it might just be me but if it's not mocking a great architectural hat it's the other creations of not so humorous pages like... 'Pippa Middleton is single - Prince Harry likes this. ' or 'The awkward moment when the ring doesn't fit on Kate Middleton's finger.' or 'Kate and William are having sex tonight, and the whole world knows.' it goes on, sometimes more explicit and mostly farther from being funny.

The only appropriate one with a mere 14,000 likes is 'The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge'. It might just be me, but I don't find them funny in the slightest. I could say it's a reflection of a generation of degenerates but I wont because it's not mostly true, perhaps just the people who spend 3/4 of their day on Facebook.

I don't know about you but I am a huge fan of what Princess Beatrice is wearing. Yes, even the hat. The colours match perfectly and I love the Valentino Haute Couture, she looks like a tiny doll. There were some complaints that her make up was heavy but it's just a smokey eye, everything else is natural even down to her hair. Which has been styled to look so effortlessly elegant. I'll admit perhaps not all appropriate for a royal wedding but either way it's a great hat.

What do you think? Is it a ridiculous hat or is there no better opportunity to share a wondrous hat like this, even if it happens to be at a royal wedding that just so happens to be in front of millions?

If you happen to have £2000 spare why not look at buying your own Philip Treacy hat, I have a feeling Harry's going to tweet me back any day now.

 The best moment when her father completed the task of walking her down that aisle handing her over to her rightful future. It's such a personal moment, just look at their faces.

William reveals Kate of any nerves just would have felt with a simple 'you look beautiful'. It's their youthful, modern charm that made this ceremony so relaxed. Catherine's parents look extremely proud of their daughter, its such a sight to see.

I'm not going to bore on with the details as noted in more factual articles - I've been using the telegraph as my go to guide.

Just watch it, enjoy it, take it all in.

The nation is so proud!

Congratulations to Prince William and Princess Catherine!