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Yesterday I survived the greyest and dullest five and a half hours of my life when the power was cut during the middle of the day, although I spent a good three hours reading in bed there's only so muchof the characters you can take in a single sitting. No, I find that writing can be as stimulating, if not more than reading although both are equally important experiences in literature to improve one's vocabulary and understanding of language. That was my big philosopical discovery I dealth with when bored to death yesterday.
There's an awful lot of animals in this collection of grey images, I'm rather unimaginatively cleaning out my hardrive of images by collecting them in colour- however I seem to be colourblind and have lobbed together some images using off white as well as photographs in black and white as well.In my defenced, a little bit of colour here and there is necessary to keep everything a little more interesting and give it movement- unlike that very fat and lazy cat sitting atop a black couch. Being a cat would be great, they sleep for a ridiculous amount of time such as sixteen or seventeen hours and no one yells at them because that's they way they're made.
I suppose animals that are naturally black and white as well as the use of black and white film to give varying shades of grey is a little more popular than producing a lot of grey clothing, shoes and accessories. Although the shade may be used for unisex bags such as satchels and also for warm and cosy sweaters, it's not too often you see a dress in fully grey when there's such an array and spectrum of colours available at disposal.
A grey overtone to a photograph can be a great illusion to make things appear older than they actually are, although for the pegs, quality of clothesline, woollen and irregular socks as well as lace peter pan collar, this photograph may well be the real thing. Still- I like to imagine it's some poor arts student pulling our leg and recreating the whole thing in an semi-unusual
There's a bit of a blue-collar worker appeal to this photograph- I think it's the messy bun and fly away hairs as well as the grey and worn denim reminding me of a boiler room suit. I have been meaning to buy myself a denim jacket or shirt from Etsy for the last few days but I bought a second Yves Saint Laurent Arty Ovale ring, this time in black and I'm waiting for both to arrive. I know it's an incredibly stupid move from any angle you perceive it but the ring I don't like as much will be put back on eBay and the pink ring only cost $200 all up anyway when bought from America.
I personally quite like wearing grey, I'm wearing a daker grey shirt right now but there's also the marle grey effect I have in both a long sleeve shirt and a short sleeve shirt that I find comfortable and casual. It's a simple shirt to wear with jeans whether they be black or blue denim and also I enjoy wearing black vans as a way to finish off the casual outfit. I think on the rare occasions I escort my mother to the shopping centre, that's my fail safe outfit. I also have a wonderful Ashish X Topshop jumper with spiked eppauletts in a dark grey colour that's super comfy.
Again, with the use of film photography, a 35mm roll of film in black and white as well as soft focusing there is a nostalgic appeal about this photograph coupled with the feminine plunging back of this dress ended with a bow, as well as the hand wearing a lace glove on the hip. It must be an older photograph from the pose of the woman and the difficulty of finding really good vintage gloves these days. Of course I know where to look and what the great colours are, small little attachements for gloves as well as hand muffs but I'm all keeping it a secret for myself.
I know the first thing you look at when you first view this image is the rather large and unusually shaped butterfly helf gently between two open hands but when you're skimming busily through all your files with an overview of the picture, it's surprising to see that grey is the predominant colour. It must be the fact that every other colour in this photograph is so dull that the butterfly seems an even more magical and beauteous creature.
I don't care that this is most likely a fake advertisement for Marc Jacobs, I just love the billowing curly hair falling out of this vintage space suit helmet in whisps like smoked as well as the heavy mascara and drawn eyelashes around the the eye at the eyebeows and around the lower lashes. It's a very surreal shot and like something you'd expect a five year old to do with her Barbie doll, undress her of her original clothes and maybe make a helmet out of tin foil if they were inclined towards space and grey up watching Sailor Moon. The hem of the space helmet quite neatly hides the breasts from the lens of the camera but we can still see and enjoy their rounded fullness.
I'm still waiting for the ballet wedges from the collaboration of Jeffrey Campbell and Wildfox to be released so I can realise the dream of finally becoming a graceful dancer at last- but it's just as well they haven't been released yet. I don't have any money yet to fund the shopping purchase but I should be saving for the rest of the month to fill up my term deposit when it matures as well as depositting money into the holiday funs an shared kitty. Even with very little to currently buy at the moment my thoughts are full of money.
I accidentally stumbled across these velvet dandies when I was searching for another pair of shoes available on the Opening Ceremony website- possibly one of the greatest online gatherings of expensive and fabulously hipster clothing known to man. While I have been eagerly seeking vintage treasure on Etsy this past week, the variety of shoes within my size is a real letdown and absolutely difficult. So getting to see three colours of these gorgeous velvet cross over shoes with buckles as well made my spirits lift.
From the side profile we can see the gorgeous platform as well as heel of the shoe all decorated in decadent velvet with your choice of black, teal or lilac. Lilac is my favourite colour, but I know if my mother had anything to say about a colour choice she would by the second but deciding vote and make me choose boring, plain-old black. Of course it is difficult to try and choose between these shoes when your minus a few hundred dollars to afford them and they're not really available on the Opening Ceremony website. While they are too good to see on eBay anytime soon, with intense Internet scouring I'm sure I could find another pair somewhere.
While the structure isn't a great deal of important to me (although the rounded toes are quite cute), I find that velvet is one of those gorgeous rare materials and I love the shading quality it gives. There's a variety and spectrum of pink/ purple colours for the shoe above and I suppose it's similar to the Jeffrey Campbell X Wildfox shoe collaboration I'll be hanging out for, for the rest of the month. Both would look absolutely stunning when worn with a great dress, I'm thinking black accordion pleats and some frilly socks for added irony.
The teal is probably my least favourite colour variation of the three since there's notably less colour variation within this one shade due to the velvet material and also there's less versatility when wearing teal shoes with an outfit. That's not to detract from their overall design and quirk and if you do favour the shade by all means have your heart set on them; I suppose I'm just a little more captivated when I see shimmering colour due to texture of a material.
I never was a dancer of any sort but I suppose my fascination with ballet style shoes and thick ankle crossing reflects some sort of childhood aspiration towards being feminine. Still, I always felt that there was a stronger male influence in my life at the time when little girls do try to do dancing and was a rather determined tomboy. How things have changed; I now love pink and purple as well as velvet shoes and vintage dresses. I certainly wouldn't have seen that one coming however many years ago it was I was still a ragga muffin.
Before I found the ballet style flats with ankle straps from Chloe I also spotted these high heeled shoes with rounded toes and the same sort of ankle strapping mimicking a ballerina. Unfortunately they're much too small for my feet and are a size 6.5, so while they are more affordable than the Chloe slippers and unique one-of-a-kind vintage shoes they just won't do. It's a shame really, they have been growing on me and the heel seems to be such good for support- I don't wear heels often enough and need a little more extra support to wear them confidently.
I love this profile of the rounded too and sneakily hiding the heels at the back of the shoe- while I can't snap up these ill-fitting babies I can choose whatever size I like and out of three colours for Chloe ballet slippers without heel. I just wish they didn't cost nearly $300 though, having good taste and no job is a very painful combination.
Since I have no upcoming parties or functions to attend to I guess the shoes can wait but I do have coming parcels in the mail including a necklace from 'This is Make Believe' of ornamental red roses made of resin, a bow ring from Stolen Girlfriends Club made of silver and a Deadly Ponies Mr Lure in peacock. Once all my goodies arrive in the mail the urge to buy things should pass for a little bit but by that time I'll have refereed six games of basketball three games straight and celebrated Chinese new Year! This year we'll be ringing in the year of the Dragon and both my father and brother were born in that year so I suppose I should wear an outfit that seems fiery and fierce. I will be missing some scales though- I don't really have a fondness for animal skin including zebra, snakeskin and ostrich but I'm impartial to leopard and cheetah imitation print.
I never had the drive to be a dancer and I bet if I had actually bother to try I would have made a damn fool of myself or my mother would have intervened and made me quit 'for not practicing enough' or some other bullshit like that. That doesn't mean that I don't find the style alluring, oh contra I do love the tight little buns as well as the prissy tutus and the ballet shoes. Fortunately for someone as lazy I, Chloé have nailed the ballet style and truly made a pair of ballet flats. They're murder to try and find online on a site as vague as eBay but I proudly present metallic gold as well as black flats from Chloé with thick straps around the ankles and the perfectly moulded and rounded toes.
The last pair of expensive ballet flats I bought ended up getting trashed in the rain because I loved them so much and wore them no matter what the whether was like outside! The metallic finish ballet flats seem to have something precious suggested about them in their colour and structure and I would love to see these worn with an airy vintage dress full of pleats and maybe rose gold jewellery. That's just my personal preference at the moment though and I'm sure in a matter of hours I'll think of something else to style them with. As much as I do love their structure for their simple design as well as the mastery of the traditional ballet style shoes, $450 dollars for a pair of flats as nice as they are is a bit steep for me.
I really love the placement of the thick elastic straps, you really won't fall out of these shoes easily and the chic little support pouch just under your foot is a nice place to sneak in some advertising and self-promotion. If I were to get a pair, I would stick to plain black and leave it open to style with but at the moment I really need to save my money and also treat myself to fashion pieces as sparingly as I can.
I'm tossing up between Charlotte Olympia flats or maybe even their kitty heels as well as these beautiful ballet flats but I know I really shouldn't buy anymore footwear. For university I should embrace the poor student mindset and set money aside to travel and move out of my parents house- besides I have a pair of surviving Vans as well as some new cheap flats that will do fine in a loafer style.
Yesterday I survived the greyest and dullest five and a half hours of my life when the power was cut during the middle of the day, although I spent a good three hours reading in bed there's only so muchof the characters you can take in a single sitting. No, I find that writing can be as stimulating, if not more than reading although both are equally important experiences in literature to improve one's vocabulary and understanding of language. That was my big philosopical discovery I dealth with when bored to death yesterday.
I suppose animals that are naturally black and white as well as the use of black and white film to give varying shades of grey is a little more popular than producing a lot of grey clothing, shoes and accessories. Although the shade may be used for unisex bags such as satchels and also for warm and cosy sweaters, it's not too often you see a dress in fully grey when there's such an array and spectrum of colours available at disposal.
There's a bit of a blue-collar worker appeal to this photograph- I think it's the messy bun and fly away hairs as well as the grey and worn denim reminding me of a boiler room suit. I have been meaning to buy myself a denim jacket or shirt from Etsy for the last few days but I bought a second Yves Saint Laurent Arty Ovale ring, this time in black and I'm waiting for both to arrive. I know it's an incredibly stupid move from any angle you perceive it but the ring I don't like as much will be put back on eBay and the pink ring only cost $200 all up anyway when bought from America. 
Again, with the use of film photography, a 35mm roll of film in black and white as well as soft focusing there is a nostalgic appeal about this photograph coupled with the feminine plunging back of this dress ended with a bow, as well as the hand wearing a lace glove on the hip. It must be an older photograph from the pose of the woman and the difficulty of finding really good vintage gloves these days. Of course I know where to look and what the great colours are, small little attachements for gloves as well as hand muffs but I'm all keeping it a secret for myself.
I don't care that this is most likely a fake advertisement for Marc Jacobs, I just love the billowing curly hair falling out of this vintage space suit helmet in whisps like smoked as well as the heavy mascara and drawn eyelashes around the the eye at the eyebeows and around the lower lashes. It's a very surreal shot and like something you'd expect a five year old to do with her Barbie doll, undress her of her original clothes and maybe make a helmet out of tin foil if they were inclined towards space and grey up watching Sailor Moon. The hem of the space helmet quite neatly hides the breasts from the lens of the camera but we can still see and enjoy their rounded fullness.
