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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Peplums

striped jacket - Tibi
black top - Mango
purple dress - Miss Selfridge
beige jacked - Oasis
navy cutout dress - Jane Norman
black skirt with leather detail - nastygal.com
grey cardigan - Mint Velvet
blue skirt - Topshop

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Sunday Best

mint jumper-acne, jeans - topshop
cream jumper - topshop, jeans - current/elliott
grey jumper - H&M, jeans - topshop

This is my typical Sunday uniform, skinny jeans and a cosy warm knit jumper! great for a brisk walk with the dog and then for curling up beside the fire with a cup of tea after!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Minty fresh

Watch - Michael Kors
Bag - Zara
Sunglasses - H&M
Blouse - Topshop
Jeans - farfetch.com
Necklace - Pandora
Shoes - Zara

photo via tuulavintage.blogspot.com

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Heroin chic, a controversial fashion trend became popular in the mid 1990's, it encompassed waif like models, frail and pale with sunken cheeks and dark eyes, messy hair, and dressed in over sized clothes but in a manner which often exposed skin. think Kate Moss when she was with Johnny Depp, Courtney Love, or Jaime King.

Depicting a 'glamourous' side to substance abuse, it caused a stir in the media, giving the fashion world a visual of models appearing strung out.

The trend gained attention serving as a vastly different look to the overly perfected and beautified models of the 1980's. This juxtapositon was stark.

The emergence of Heroin Chic in fashion photgraphy gave us the visual culture of aspects of society at the time,especially in the fashion world. The photographer Davide Sorrenti championed the look, shooting both Moss and his girlfriend Jaime King in this manner, Ironically he later died as a result of heroin abuse.

Although it portrayed a very unhealthy image, there was certainly something sexy and unique about the trend. It was artistic and edgy. And I loved the photographs.