Published.

If I haven't rammed it down your throat enough already , the spread I styled for the November Issue of Mayhem! Magazine.

We just shot the christmas spread with some pretty hidious christmas jumpers which will obviously be a massive sell out. Only you can make that happen though. December Issue will be out ... well, at the start of December (obviously)?

And then christmas will be here.
And there will be no more blog posts for a while.
Because I will be far too busy getting fat on chocolate coins and drinking copious amounts limited edition christmas inspired throat burning cheap alcohol.

Probably.

If not definitely.

Whilst you were all getting your sunday morning sleep in...

We were doing this at Stansted house:

Catwalk

Mixing it up a bit.

Sometimes I DO leave the studio and do other things... like make up.

For catwalk shows.

Example:

celebs on a boat.

A day in the life...of

well, me?

I dont think that sounds very good. But there is no other way of putting it.


Not to get your hopes in thinking my day to day life is exciting. (Its not. Yet.)
But yesterday marked an exerpience that is building on hopefully better things to come.

A. Celebrity.  Event.

and I do love a bit of celeb schmoozing. Not that I've ever done it before but isnt that the dream of an avid Heat/ Closer/ Look reader?

I started writing this post like a diary and then realised how gay I sounded so instead I'm going to write all the bits you might actually want to read rather than bragging about the mundane.


Arrive at the Illamasqua flagshop store around 9.30. I'm late. Great start. But its fine the models (who were incidently very quiet and so boring I might have forgotten they were there had they not been so tall and wearing see-through dresses)

are still in hair and make up.

Once we're done some of us black cab it , some tube it to the boat where we find a place to finish off any styling ready for the live shoot on the top deck.

Top deck is very rocky. Note to self : lower heels might have been a better idea.

Everyones yapping on about Danni Minogue and how isnt it just FABULOUS DAAAAARHLING that shes got this doctorate of style award thingy.


Yes. It is. But I cant stop thinking ,















CHRIST SHE LOOKS OLD IN REAL LIFE.

And skinnier.

I should have had a good look at her plate during the lunch to see if she was actually eating.

But, also - she is actually very very pretty with piercing blue eyes (but Danni seriously what was going on with your hair? It makes you look like a man.) BUT HER SHOES WERE LAAARVLY - I have some pictures (see below)


Had a bit of a chat with her about body confidence and style and blah blah blah all that and then she started telling me about one of her best friends Gok and how hes an advocate of body confidence (I love how she refered to him as her friend Gok as if we wouldnt know who Gok Wan is hahaha oh Danni you babe. )

Found the author Kathy Lette prancing around being very 'lets do lunch, my people. your people yepyepyep mwah dahling mwah.'

Felt the need to corner her and tell her I'd read her book 'The Llama Parlour' when I was 12 to which she replied 'sweety, you must have had a very new age mother' ... 'No. I would just hide it under my matress'

Then Kathy Lette started getting all celebrity fakey.

I got bored and walked off. 

Very disappointing meeting someone you admire and realising they're a total twat.

JO BLOODY ELVIN WAS THERE - editor of Glamour Magazine.

(looking much taller than I had imagined)

Had i knocked back a few champagne bottles I might have had the confidence to talk to her but was far too in ore of her fashion status to do anything about it.

If there is a next time? Maybe...


The rest is boring, moved the fashion shoot downstairs into this funky old library where we weren't allowed to touch anything or it might crumple and DIE.

Eventually when I see the outcome of that I'll post it but for now heres a few snaps I took on my phone.

PS - well done for making it to the end of this post. I know its kinda long.

What a load of the S word.

If I were to tell you I'd been attached to my phone all day that wouldnt really be too much of a shocker.

Today marks the first in an incredibly jam packed week of all things stylish/ styled / styling ... and all other kinds of word that start with style. 

This week is particularly exciting in terms of emulating a certain Lauren Conrad'ness to my life as I've been asked to collaborate on a STYLE event (theres that S word again) for none other than DANNI FRICKIN MINOGUE.

IF it turns into a family affair and Kylie turns up I will just die.

I have visions of us doing a conga style locomotion after the champers has been a flowin.

Wouldn't that be great.



OH it so would. 


This post isnt really going anywhere. Its mainly to gloat about my working week in comparison to the mundane 9-5 followed by a few pictures of Danni Minogue in all her stylish (S word again) glory.

Dumpster Couture

As most people know I couldnt give a flying you know what about eco fashion.

BUT - in support of a friend... infact a very talented friend (well jel) I gotta say Dumpster Couture is pretty awsome and I wanted to share it with you because you'll think its awsome to.

http://dumpstercouture.blogspot.com/

Nothing to do with fashion.

Honestly. It has no relivance. But the instructor of this funk class makes me so incredibly happy.




Now SHE is loving life.


Hopefully she has made you smile to and you can forgive me for completely luring you into a false sense of security in my persuit of fashion happiness.

This is just happiness.

But for the woman in the video... its elation.

The haunting of Halloween

I have a big appreciation for Halloween.


Other than it being the only night of the year its possible to get away with dressing like an absolute tart (WAHEEEEY - clearly we need more festivities under these terms)

It is infact my favourite holiday of the year. Closely followed by New Years Eve.

Then maybe christmas...

I dunno, christmas is too much for me to handle these days. I worked in retail for 5 years and listening to the Christina Aguilera christmas party on repeat for 3 months starts to make you feel marginally suicidal.

It's definately set me up and scarred me for life.

Which is why I love New Years Eve ... what a fantastic antidote to all that christmas cheer! *yup - I officially get the Grinch award hey*

anyway this whole going off on a tangent in every post seems to be my trademark so why dont I get back on track right about now

YES!

HALLOWEEEEEEN!!!

loves it.

dont really know why. I guess its just so fun, unless you get kids egging your house and giftwrapping it in toilet paper.

and so because I cant really offer you anymore than that in terms of why I think it was a genius idea to invent a night just for the schpooks I have some pictures. Tim Walker for Harpers because ya know, I  talk about fashion sometimes where this blog is concerned.


AND listen to Dead Mans Bones whilst reading this.They make beautiful haunting music and are var var talented.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnEkboR86h0


WAIT -













 stop scrolling.



have you got the music ready?




















No seriously. Have you?

Ok here goes:

Flight of Infusion

If I'm Mystic Meg this is my prediction...

Cant stop playing.

Had a real hot date with Photoshop this evening.

Trending

I just made this for fun.

Not to hand in as a project.

For fun.

Because I'm really cool.

Well , I do need to make some of these for a trend package - I cant be bothered to explain trend packages but they are super cool and are basically heaps of mood boards put together to make a , well, really BIG mood. Like a theme.

aka A TREND.

(hence trend package)

I started, and like most things in my life went off on a tangent.

Ended up looking more 'Ethereal Distortion' than 'The Flight of Infusion'


*back to the drawing board...*

super 8 completely kate fashion

For quips about Super 8 see post before. Okay. Cool.


OH ...By the way this is nice isn't it?

Super 8

Making my next move into the realms of Super 8.

Vintage being all the rage and that (gotta say after writing a thesis about whether or not vintage fashion will still be around in a few years is making me hope it wont be. Just because.)

Yep, anyway - tangent.

Back to Super 8 . ^THIS is a super 8 film.

Wouldnt say its super. But its the kind of thing I'm heading towards in the next couple of months.

Got a few ideas whizzing.

ACTUALLY (-brace yourself, another tangent) if we're going down the route of super 8 I'll tell yous a story - was thinking about shooting some cutesy cutesy 'oooo look at me flouncing around a garden pretending i dont want to be filmed but oh go on then' kinda fashion filmy stuff. With Super 8. Ofcourse.

Unless you have the equipment for all the fiiiiiiiiiiillm and projeeeectooooors and recording stuuufffff (very. technical. terms)

its pricey. could probably buy an island off the coast of Tahiti


(mmmmmmm Tahiti).

Im joking.

clearly.

not about the idea of Tahiti but yeah its pretty expensive if your just doing super 8 as a hobby.

UNTILLLLLLLLLLLLL

dummm da da dummmmmmm -

*in words of man from iPhone ad* 'Theres an app for that to!'





oh hell yes.



I might post some more super 8. Because its priiiiiidy and naaaice.

Issue #2

The November Issue

This is what happened on Friday.

Well some of it.

Decided against taking shots of all the backstage champagne and caviar.

 ...because I would be lying. We drank BEER and we ate PIZZA.

What can I say... at Mayhem! magazine we believe fashion = being glutty. Its the new thing. All the rage. ALLLLL the RAAAAAGE DAAAAHLING.

WGSN

I can't get enough of it.

Someone invest in a subscription for my personal use.

Please.

That is all.

My relationship with 'On the Rocks' is far from on the rocks.

In prep for our 6 page fashion feature for Novembers issue of Mayhem! magazine


WAIT. Oneee moment...
If you didn't get Octobers issue you are silly. Because its free. And scattered all over Southsea. Naughty you. Make sure you get the next issue tut tut...

INFACT you would be stupid to miss out because in the back theres TONs of discount vouchers for various places all over the city. So yeah. You really are very silly for not being eager enough on issue #1.

For those of you who did get issue #1... good for you, I hope you took advantage of all the offers.


ANYWAY...

As a sneaky little peak I popped by Albert Road boutique 'On The Rocks' , had a lovely afternoon with owner Stacey sorting through outfits of the latest goodies shes got going on.


(Even made a cheeky purchase on a denim shirt that fits like a dream. Its too good. I can't bare it to be in the laundry basket.)

The Lovestruck range is A) a bargain B) super cute and C) also stocked at Topshop Oxford Circus


So basically , you should all get down there and spend ya cash.


PICTURE TIME!

Perving.

My advertures of far off lands is over for another year.


(wheres the noose...? Anyone?)

As I walk besides the pale overweight bodies, receding hair lines and beards (and thats just the women) I am constantly reminded that I left latino land full of tanned pouty gods and goddesses for ...well ...


pale overweight bodies, receeding hair lines and beards.




Remind me why is it that when I travel people are jelous of my English heritage?


I mean if we are talking statistically (thats right... I'm getting my maths on) I'd say of all the perving I was doing over summer 70% of everything that got tangled up in my vision was pure eye candy. UK , you gotta start pulling out the big guns or atleast tell me where the perving material is hiding because I'd give it a 20% of my radar.


Thats being generous - I just deleted 10 and put 20 because I felt bad. So now you know.


Perving is definately a hobby that starts to become natural. Maybe its me? Maybe I have a problem.




The term perving defo feels a bit wrong... and Ive just typed it in excess of about 100 times already (exageration obvs)


But perving is fo sho an acceptable form of communication by all latin standards.


What a great way to live.




*hmmmm...I wonder how David Cameron would feel about introdcing it as a social occupation...*

The mind boogles. 





And so to conclude with this post I will give you some Hollywood man candy for said 'perving'.... whilst perving tis important to tilt head to one side, pout, and nod in manner of 'you.are.hot'


I cannot be held responsible for dribbling. Which if you are means you are doing it wrong. That would come under lusting. And lusting could be described as pathetic. Which in relation to perving. Is.





Whats that I hear you thinking?... This is suppose to be a STYLE blog , not a PERVERTS blog?

Well... Here are some of my favs hollywood men wearing some of my favs hollywood red carpet designers
 
-there ya go. a nice blag. tied that in quite nicely.

                                                                 

                                                                   Hardy. Yum.

                                                                    Crawford. Yum.

                                                                          Pine. Yum.

                                                                  Trousersnake. Yum.

                                                                     Reynolds. Yum.

                                                                   Pattinson. Yum.

                                                                       Pettyfer. Yum.

                                                                     

                                                                      Lautner. Yum.

                                                       Pitt. (getting a bit old. but still...) Yum.

                                   
                                                                     Westwick. Yum.

Gosling. DOUBLE YUM. (because I love you. Oh yes I doOOOoooOOOo.)

This has inspired me for perving part two. All those WITHOUT shirts on. I'm sure I can find a styling way around this whole objectifying men thing...