Showing posts with label black. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black. Show all posts

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Stuff thats awesome

Some people can really make your day. Like when they make you a homemade version of a tee shirt you really REALLY wanted but couldn't afford. Like this here Baddies ghost tee,which looks very similar to a certain Ksubi version, courtesy of Mr. Ben Claasen.



Gosh doesn't it just look like the real thing? I know I know its like,illegal or whatever but some things can't be helped. I'm sure there will be a rip off at Supre or something anyway.
A bonus item in my giftpack was this:



MY VERY OWN, PERSONALIZED VERSION! See how instead of Baddies, it says Biffies ? Like me, Bif? and also it is wearing tassels and cat eyeliner like me, Bif?
What an awesome gift.

I bought myself a gift the other day also (thanks to my brothers credit card) which also fits in here nicely as it is also a black tee shirt.... I think its becoming an unhealthy obsession. Anyway, its this lovely Boy London tee (which I promptly cut the sleeves off)



I actually wanted the full length dress with a charcoal logo on it but it took ten minutes to get a staff member to talk to me and when they did, I found out it was a sample only and they weren't for sale ANYWHERE and couldn't be taken off the mannequin even. But the t shirt will be sufficient.

THREE AWESOME NEW TSHIRTS WHICH I LOVE.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Why so moody? Well, why not?

So NZ Fashion Week is pretty much over and I haven't blogged about it at all. I will leave that up to those who can be bothered and who actually care (which seems to be pretty much everyone except Bif&Sarah). Maybe I'm too lazy to get caught up in the frenzy. Or maybe I'm too snooty for my own good. Or maybe it's this weather, who knows why I'm so apathetic about this 3 ring circus.

Anyway, I caught up on my reading and looking. I'm not even going to pretend to know what I'm talking about so won't even attempt to talk about Zambesi yada-yada-yada. But I will talk about one collection I really liked, Twentyseven Names 'Fearsome Five'. To state the obvious, of course I'd like it because it reminds me of Wednesday Addams - who seems to fast becoming a style icon and influence of mine once again.


I also really like this final shot from their runway.


Not only does Ella Verberne completely sell that dress (and Wednesday Addams way of life) to me but the whole image and attitude kind of looks like a more polished, less tacky version of this.


Black, grumpy and the 90s is what I took away from this (with a bit of varsity for good on-trend measure) - no wonder I like it. It got me thinking too, about this little colour identity crisis meltdown I had last week - and this is what I have to say on that note:

I like black. I like darker colours. I have dark colouring naturally and a naturally grumpier disposition. I'm 23 now and while I may still seem like a spring chicken in many people's eyes, in my mind I am not only old(ish) but I also know myself. I'm done with being a teenager and being unsure of myself, let alone my 'look'. I'm pretty certain I've sussed that one out. I know myself (most of the time) and know that I like my clothes darker. I will never really get an item of clothing because it's 'fun' - I have fun, but not at the expense of my comfort. My fun comes in knowing that from now on I know myself enough to drop some serious cash money one an item and NOT regret it 6 months later...In saying this, with my new found self confidence I should probably stay away from net-a-porter from now on as I can see this confidence turn into delusion very quickly...

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Pink. Can Sarah Do It? (The Conclusion)

I did something today, I think you can figure it out.


Sorry, I really am. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Too much pink, far too much too soon.