Bad Romance

Wearing: American Apparel Sheer Floral Blouse, Marc Jacobs Guitar Watch and Yves Saint Laurent Arty Ovale Rings.

At the moment I'm probably epitomising the worse spirit of Valentine's Day in which selfish girls buy themselves presents because their alone and single. I've spent nearly five hundred dollars on the two rings shown in the above photograph and spent ten dollars on a present for my boyfriend- worse person in the world? Most probably, but I would rather spend time with someone then give them a gift. I just want to have a date on Valentine's Day and a lovely little kiss on my forehead, cheek and lips.

Red lipstick as well as a floral shirt and minimal pants to maximise the look of my legs was something I had been wanting to try for a little while but I think I should stick to taking outfit posts while standing up in my hallway. Still- this is something a little different and a bit more flirty since Valentine's Day is coming up- I'm getting plenty of emails from shopping centres and stores about their products. A little more emphasise on making your partner feel good emotionally through physical contact should be at the centre of this 'holiday' I prefer think.

With a steadily growing social schedule I'll have many more occasions to wear my lovely new rings, as long as I don't have to pick up a pencil and write notes I should be fine. I know I said I was going to throw one of these rings back onto eBay and cut my losses but they're both so lovely how can I resist but keep them both? I've got a few more things to go onto eBay in the meantime and gain the money I spent but I think it was worth it to get two real Yves Saint Laurent rings in my hot little hands since I have been lusting after them for a few years now.

Red Lips, Black Jumper

I don't feel up to being a show pony in front of the camera and tripod today so I decided to showcase a few old photographs from me goofing around with red lipstick. It's good to see these photographs though because it shows how long my hair has gotten now, it's got a good four inches on it compared to the length shown here. I really wish I hadn't lost that tube of red lipstick, although I have others none of them have that coral sort of quality about them but I don't wear lipstick that often anyway so, no harm done really.

If I had the motivation and a second job to work I'd love to collect a few more vintage collared shirts such as the one pictured above but the world doesn't quite work that way and I have to make do with what I have available in my wardrobe. A few more eBay auctions down the track and once I rid myself of some more junk and pick up some cash then I'll probably raid Etsy of cool vintage stuff but until then I should just stick to wearing all the clothes I already have.

Little Red Riding Hood

Wearing: American Apparel Fleece Cape, Vintage Embroidered Collar Shit and Vintage Crochet Black Jumper.

These photographs were taken at least a year ago and my hair has grown in leaps and bounds in terms of length but I still have my wonderful cape in my closet and refuse to sell it although it doesn't get a lot of wear these days. Maybe it can be something I wear fearlessly to university with leggings from Wowch? The colour seems a little brighter in these photographs due to the very minimal hint of yellow in the lights but the cape does have a bit of a darker hue to it.

I haven't worn this combination in a while but I do love the embroidered sleeves and collar on that vintage shirt- I wear it to all my job interviews and it's sort of lucky since I usually land the job when I do wear it. There's a bit of embroidered detail down the middle of the shirt as well but I think with the black crochet jumper over the top you can see the best of the stitch work. The red cape over the top just adds a splash of colour to the whole ensemble as well and matched my lipstick really well- but I've lost it since then.

Glitter Vans

Unfortunately for you and me dear reader, there's not as many results and colour variations for glittery coloured Vans casual skate shoes at the moment but maybe we'll see a few more released in the coming weeks and months? I got to see this first image from the Lazy Oaf Tumblr but nothing much else has arisen in terms of news or perhaps a new range of shoes in this effect for Vans. I can only find the red glittery vans so far for the full effect- but if you have a Mexican flavour or just want to let your hair down and dance the night away, why not wear something comfy and eye-catching as well? You're sure to turn a few heads with these babies on your feet and collect some compliments as well.

Just because I felt like sharing a Google Image result for 'Glitter Vans' too, there's a shot of gold sparkly plastic overflowing from a perturbed looking lady. Just on a conversational tangent regarding glitter and it's application in photography not only can you add it to a printed photograph to turn the mouth of Santogold into a gold spewing goddess, I've also seen a thin slit of glitter applied to the skin and a knife on the side of an arm with glitter on the floor next to the arm in a dripping sort of effect.

You could probably execute some mean jazz hands wearing these bad boys but in my personal experiences, red shoes such as these are a little more difficult to incorporate into an outfit but if you're a master of drapery and eclectic styling than you really should have no problems. It's not enough for an item of clothing to be beautiful by itself and look amazing, but an important thing to recognise is how to wear it as well to bring out its majesty and show it off to everyone else around you too.

Seeing Red

After walking around my local area for about six hours, getting light sunburn on my cheeks and waking up with a horrible searing pain on my shoulders I have resolved never to deliver catalogues again. Though it was good for the fitness, it's not worth all the repercussions. I may just hand in my resume all over the local shopping centres and try my hand at that rather than intense manual labour. And the whole ordeal stemmed from me wanting a little more cash on the side to buy nice things. I guess being money-hungry and just plain greedy can turn you in to a bit of a monster.

In my defence I need to save what money I can before my term deposit matures and also there's a range of book bags I want to buy at the store I work out- they look just like the penguin classic book covers in simple horizontal colour blocking design and they come in purple, green, orange and pink. I want them all! There's also luggage tags to buy, iPhone covers and a whole bunch of goodies I'm planning on making a part of my 'back to school' stationary shopping.

 

While there are several rose bushes and climbers hanging around my house we have never really grown this cheery bright red colour. There's been bright pink, pale yellows, pale yellow with tints of pink at the edges as well as a single dark, deep blood red rose. But I quite like this cheery red colour, a symbol of a high romance- I wish we had roses like this around my garden. Then again I may just be going through a large phase with bright red, I can think of a red bag I want as well as a vintage quilted jumper to match. I've really just got red on the brain.

Another proof of my current madness and love for red is the effort I went to adopt a chair abandoned early for hard rubbish collection- it took a blue lifting trolley and careful balancing to fit the rather large chair onto the bottom and walking down two streets earning myself curious looks to put it away safely in the garage. Unfortunately today it's raining and I suspect there will be some mud on the bottom, the garage has a tendency to flood a lot these days. Still, at least I didn't leave it out about and in the open. It's the kind of chair I've been thinking of buying with a large wing back at the top and an upholstered look. It's only red vinyl and ripped in quite a few places but it also reclines so I'm happy.

I love the drama of red and the holiday spirit associated with it as we are know left in the wake of Christmas 2011, which has left us behind. A colour for boys and girls and I have tried to combine the best of the two together; for example the second photograph of the red lion sweater is a mens sweatshirt but I'm itching to try and get my hands on it for myself. I find great comfort in wearing baggy and loose red jumpers- my Literature teacher once advised me that when one is sick, one tries to cheer oneself up by wearing red. This held true for me when I was sick for about the first time in five years and wore a red jumper I favour quite a lot on my trip to the doctor.

I don't even care that it might be a wig- I love the colour coordination of all red clothing with blue hair lying against a red and blue rug. It's a very healthy and homely look and I wouldn't mind getting a rug for my room when I find the room and the time to rearrange everything. I have the perfect rug in mind- it has a moon on if and it's from Urban Outfitters but it is quite expensive and well- it would be nice to have the space waiting for it before I order it. Otherwise if it's just sitting around and waiting to be used it's a waste really.

Tomorrow I get to catch up with all my high school girls and watch Disney movies and eat garbage junk food! I'm quite excited, I've been really slack and haven't seen anyone since schoolies and it's been even longer since I've seen my closest friend. Luckily everyone else has been much the same and this is our first major gathering I guess since study scores were released and it's the Thursday before our University offers come out on Monday. I expect to hear some lovely gossip and see everyone giddy with excitement. The friend's house we're going to is tripped out with a home cinema, heaps of beanbags and pet ferrets! It will be a very good day indeed.

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of an American Apparel blouse in white and a resin necklace I bought on eBay- you may remember my post about the brand 'This is Make Believe'? Well within just one search I got a red rose necklace for only $60 including shipping. I'm very excited; when it all comes in I'm going to try and have my armchair in my room by then and I'll take photographs of my reading books in it and wearing my red American Apparel cape. So there will be a lot of red around when all that comes to fruition. I could also throw some red lipstick into the mix as well- but I think wearing the blouse and my red rose necklace with lipstick and maybe plain black jeans or slacks would be quite enough colour coordination.