Ms. Raptureponies turned me on to Etsy a while back and now it’s an addiction. A burden likened to my Daft and E-Bay problems, for discussion at a later date. In my Friday evening I’m-too-broke-to-leave-the-house stupor I came across the fabulously decadent designs of Louise Black.
All pieces are hand-stitched and mostly one-of-a-kind but there is a limited range of reproducibles.
[All images © Louise Black Designs]
Ruby Couture, returns to Dublin at the Mansion House from 24th to 27th September.
With labels such as Prada, Gucci, Balenciaga, Chloe, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen on sale at a discount of 80% I am already making space in my wardrobe. The range is up-to-date, including current Autumn Winter stock.
The event opens with a VIP Exclusive Viewing at 6pm, Thursday, 24th September and opens to the public at 7.30 Friday, 25th through to Sunday 27th. The stock will be replenished daily to ensure a complete collection for all shoppers.
To top it all off there is no entrance fee!
Opening Hours:
Thursday 24th Sept: 6pm: Exclusive Viewing (VIP Invite Only)
7.30 – 9.30pm (Open to all)
Friday 25th September: 10am – 9pm
Saturday 26th September: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 27th September: 11am – 6pm
I’m a little bit in love with this seasons range of thigh high boots or OTKs (over-the-knees).
Verging perilously on the line between pole dancer and power dresser the trick seems to be to wear them with chunky jumpers and long blazers for a modern Marlene Dietrich look.
I am particularly taken by these practical CK pirate style boots. I wonder if they come in thunder size.
If ever I have been truly envious of a “real” person it has to be Jessica Schroeder of What I Wore. The woman seems to have a infinite wardrobe and copious imagination in creating different looks. To top off the envy she also looks a little like Jennifer Garner.
Check out the Tumblr bog here but be warned, it is highly addictive.
Now one of our own, @RosemaryMacCabe has created a little haven of voyeurism on Style Bitches Are Vicious. Go check it out, rate her, slate her, steal her look.
I’d like this in red:
And this without the weird pleating bit in the middle:
No rush.
(wow – total blogging fails all over the place today)
“Oh. My. God. It’s like, the best thing ever”, says I.
“Uh huh”, says He.
“But it’s super amazing“, says I.
“I find it a little hard to get excited about a shoe rack”, says He.
“Oh, but you should get excited”, says I, “It’s so super amazing that I will actually use it”.
He hasn’t stopped laughing yet.
I’ll show him. Next pay day, I’ll show him.
Mmm. Sigh.
[Via: Style Files]
Things I need:
1. A Pink wig (my last one was abused and abandoned- Don’t lend things to friends)
2. Black Lace Madonna Gloves circa 1984
3. Lots of Tulle, black, sparkly, silver
4. A red hat
5. Big feather Eye lashes
6. A Blue long sleeved t-shirt for chopping up 80’s styley
7. Sequinces
8. Polaroid Film
9. A Custard Cream Necklace
10. Blue Eyeshadow
Things I have:
1. Leg Warmers
2. Glitter
3. Big Hair
4. A Polaroid Camera (2 of them)
5. Corset
6. Suspenders
7. French Knickers
8. Purple Tights
9. Bangles
10. Tickets for The Sugar Club Burlesque Ball on 28th and Spring Break on 4th April.
I do love dressing up.
Well I’ll be leaving on a jet plane in less than 18 hours for a week of fun, glamour, culture and general merriment in the Big Apple.
One of the many many high points I have to look forward to is Wicked on Broadway. I’ve waited four l-o-n-g years to go see Wicked in Manhattan, having refused to see it in the West End. I believe that this is one thing that can only work with an American accent.
I have yet to pack my bags but I managed to find time to sort my Wicked outfit already(well sort of – I can’t actually afford an Alexander McQueen jacket or Moschino pumps but my A-Wear Mini-Tux jacket and Aldo knock-offs come close enough).
So see y’all in 7 days. Try not to miss me too much.