You know I like it loud

Dress- a gift from a lovely friend * Shirt- sample sale in my old job * Socks & Shoes- Penneys * Rosette- Handmade by an Irish designer, purchased in Lucy’s Lounge

Firstly a big mega load of thank you kindly to a very dear friend who I persuaded to lend me his camera. Mine has officially given up on me which is partially why I have been so shy of blogging lately. I’m not sure if you can tell but my bracelet has the sweetest little portraits of Blythe dolls, they make me smile- I have an entire collage of Blythe pictures hanging in my room. You can also spy my tattoo properly in these pictures.

I went to the launch of the Dublin Fashion Festival this evening in the beautiful dining hall of the Westin Hotel. There was bubbles, beautiful hats and lots of stylish so and so’s. Most importantly there was food. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t spend a considerable amount of time hanging around the chocolate fountain, “taking in the surroundings”

I cannot believe it is already the end of July- this Summer has been the fastest of my life so far. I have many lovely gigs planned and a mini excursion in September. Notting Hill Carnival is also pencilled into my calendar.

ps do knees freak anyone else out?

Heavy in Your Arms

Dress- Dorothy Perkins circa 2004  *  Necklace- Present circa 2003

No excuses for how grumpy I look in both of these pictures! It’s been an age since I posted an outfit up here (or anything in general for that matter!) so here you are my lovelies. The weather in Dublin has been beautiful lately- my apartment luckily has lots of windows so it’s been flooded with light and abnormally hot every day in chez moi.

You can spy my new tattoo in the first picture, I tried to get it in the second one (while you’re there, check out my mad arms! Both are double jointed due to a clumsy childhood and broken limbs). It’s been a crazy few weeks and I couldn’t be more excited now that Summer has officially arrived. Along with the sunshine, three of my awesome friends are moving back to Dublin over the next few weeks and I have some great gigs coming up.

Expect to see many more prom dresses and midi lengths as I attempt to phase tights out of my wardrobe for the time being.

I remember

This was my face yesterday- I popped along to Topshop for the launch of their new dress collection. I bought something for my not so little anymore sister which I now want to keep for myself. Absolutely EVERYTHING I’m wearing bar my tights is from Miss Selfridge- the most under-rated shop on the high street.

Still getting used to working all weekend every weekend, Summer makes me want to lie around with daiquiris and dance music allllllll day long.

Mille-Feuille

This was yesterday- I was working from home until 5 (pyjama club FTW!) so afterwards I felt like being fancy. If I had to pick one thing from my wardrobe that represents my style the most it would be this glorious skirt. Fashioned out of my debs dress (which was, shock horror, 6 years ago now), it has layers and layers of delicious mille-feuille that make me feel just magic.

Shirt- Penneys  *  Skirt- Vintage @ Jenny Vander  * Ribbon- Rubanesque  * Tights- Penneys

Girls like you

This is me today- yes I have new hair. Best part of beautiful Summer weather is getting to wear a pair of my ridiculous sunglasses. These photos have not been retouched to brighten the colours- my hair really is that bright! One of the perks of being home and having a real grown up job is being able to treat myself to frivolous things like pretty pretty hair. Thanks Mom for taking these shots, you may have a whole other career ahead of you yet :)

Details: Dress  *  Vintage  *  Sunglasses  *  Penneys Kids  *  Tights  *  H & M  * Shoes  * Penneys