Topshop white crop tank / 3.1 Phillip Lim straight leg pants / Christian Louboutin nude heel pumps / Chanel shoulder bag / Makeup / Yves Saint Laurent nail polish / Yves Saint Laurent nail care
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
chic
Equipment blouse, $360 / Hot Tomale Skort Ivory | Beginning Boutique, $46 / Yves Saint Laurent heeled sandals / Chloé bracelet, $270 / Yves Saint Laurent lipstick, $38 / Essie nail polish
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Monday, 24 June 2013
Trainspotting: Heroin-Chic
After reading my now favorite novel 'Trainspotting' by Irvine Welsh I then decided to watch the iconic 1996 film adaptation of the same title (this was a few years back).
Normally you will find the screen adaptation of a novel tends to lack substance and detail and therefore not live up to the novel, however with 'Trainspotting' that was certainly not the case. The novel and screen adaptation are almost on-par with each other (though the movie does miss out a few moments and a few characters have been removed or forgotten) it is still absolutely brilliant and captures the novel almost perfectly. Staring Ewan McGregor and directed by Danny Boyle, the film is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the late 1980's and follows the story of Mark Renton, a scottish youth and heroin addict on his journey to rehabilitation (however it is so much more than just his story or a story of rehabilitation). The film with it's fantastic plot, music, actors and basically every other feature a film should have makes it incredible and one of my favorites, if not my FAVOURITE film, definitively one to see if you haven't already.
The plot though very strong (much like the novel) is not the films 'best part', it is in fact the cinematography that is its best attribute. With Danny Boyle as the director it could be expected, but the film is truly a visual feast, employed in a very clever way. The visuals and filming are strong throughout the film, however my personal favourite pieces of cinematography in the film are the scene when 'Renton' climbs into the shit-ridden toilet, his 'trip' which leads him to feel as if he is sinking into the floor and also his come down, however the whole film is of cinematographic excellence.
As well as the film being utterly brilliant, the heroin-chic fashion of the era that was present in the late 1980's-early 90's shown in the film really appeals to me and inspires me to invest in a combination of some absolutely horrendous, trashy items of clothing such as: tie dye t-shirts, tight jeans, awful trainers, strappy camis and hideous scrunchies worn together and paired with a good high ponytail or two side buns. However, the minimalistic pieces also reach out to me.
I will definitely have to start a little heroin-chic capsule wardrobe in the near future!
Normally you will find the screen adaptation of a novel tends to lack substance and detail and therefore not live up to the novel, however with 'Trainspotting' that was certainly not the case. The novel and screen adaptation are almost on-par with each other (though the movie does miss out a few moments and a few characters have been removed or forgotten) it is still absolutely brilliant and captures the novel almost perfectly. Staring Ewan McGregor and directed by Danny Boyle, the film is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the late 1980's and follows the story of Mark Renton, a scottish youth and heroin addict on his journey to rehabilitation (however it is so much more than just his story or a story of rehabilitation). The film with it's fantastic plot, music, actors and basically every other feature a film should have makes it incredible and one of my favorites, if not my FAVOURITE film, definitively one to see if you haven't already.
The plot though very strong (much like the novel) is not the films 'best part', it is in fact the cinematography that is its best attribute. With Danny Boyle as the director it could be expected, but the film is truly a visual feast, employed in a very clever way. The visuals and filming are strong throughout the film, however my personal favourite pieces of cinematography in the film are the scene when 'Renton' climbs into the shit-ridden toilet, his 'trip' which leads him to feel as if he is sinking into the floor and also his come down, however the whole film is of cinematographic excellence.
As well as the film being utterly brilliant, the heroin-chic fashion of the era that was present in the late 1980's-early 90's shown in the film really appeals to me and inspires me to invest in a combination of some absolutely horrendous, trashy items of clothing such as: tie dye t-shirts, tight jeans, awful trainers, strappy camis and hideous scrunchies worn together and paired with a good high ponytail or two side buns. However, the minimalistic pieces also reach out to me.
I will definitely have to start a little heroin-chic capsule wardrobe in the near future!
Renton, the films main character
And again...Isn't he gorgeous?
The not so 'wolf pack'
Thanks for reading, now get off here and go watch 'Trainspotting'.
Bronagh xxx
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Jubilee
So...it's been months since I last posted. When I created my blog, I did it because I thought it would be quite fun and interesting, but I never really took it very seriously. But, I am a new woman, I'm 16, I've left school (for the summer anyway) and I want to become a good/awesome blogger (hahaha).
So, with all of that now on to the main point of the post...THE JUBILEE! This past weekend us Britts have been celebrating 60 years of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. It was a bank holiday full of fun, laughter, mountains of sweet treats (sadly no scones) and general patriotism. On the saturday I went to the Derby in Epsom, with my good friend Kitty, which was an amazing day, sadly I didn't get many pictures, but I'll post the view I did manage to take. On the Sunday I had a major jubilee celebration. My street held a street party which was such a lovely occasion and it was a brilliant chance to meet all of my lovely neighbours who I had never spoken to before . IT was such a good day, even with the presence of the horrendous British weather, which let for our street party to be turned into a 'church hall party', still it was a lovely day. Due to it being the jubilee where we were celebrating all things British I donned the colours of our nation, red, white and blue. I went for a fairly casual outfit, black disco pants (American Apparel), for the white: a basic tee (River Island), for the blue: a denim Levi jacket (vintage store in brick lane) and for the red: Bright red lip stick (MUA) and my burgundy red scrunchie (American Apparel). I don't have a full shot, because I didn't plan to make this post, but in the future I will try to. God save the Queen. (Sorry for how long this post is, I'll shut up now hahaha) xxx
So, with all of that now on to the main point of the post...THE JUBILEE! This past weekend us Britts have been celebrating 60 years of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. It was a bank holiday full of fun, laughter, mountains of sweet treats (sadly no scones) and general patriotism. On the saturday I went to the Derby in Epsom, with my good friend Kitty, which was an amazing day, sadly I didn't get many pictures, but I'll post the view I did manage to take. On the Sunday I had a major jubilee celebration. My street held a street party which was such a lovely occasion and it was a brilliant chance to meet all of my lovely neighbours who I had never spoken to before . IT was such a good day, even with the presence of the horrendous British weather, which let for our street party to be turned into a 'church hall party', still it was a lovely day. Due to it being the jubilee where we were celebrating all things British I donned the colours of our nation, red, white and blue. I went for a fairly casual outfit, black disco pants (American Apparel), for the white: a basic tee (River Island), for the blue: a denim Levi jacket (vintage store in brick lane) and for the red: Bright red lip stick (MUA) and my burgundy red scrunchie (American Apparel). I don't have a full shot, because I didn't plan to make this post, but in the future I will try to. God save the Queen. (Sorry for how long this post is, I'll shut up now hahaha) xxx
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
INSPIRATION: LOVE AESTHETICS
I recently came across this fabulous blogger named Ivania Carprio, she is 23 years old and is from the Netherlands. I by chance stumbled upon her blog and was immediately hooked, I find myself recently checking her blog almost everyday, awaiting a post from her. What I love about her is how effortlessly chic she is, her looks are striking, classic and intricate and yet so simple, as if she has quickly thrown each of her outfit's together within five minutes. I admire her obvious natural flare and amazing eye for bold, stand out pieces. I also enjoy her personal form of writing, whilst reading her posts, I feel as if she is an old friend whom is writing personally to me (mildly psychopathic, but it's just my favoured form of writing). As well as enjoying her outfit posts I find her fashion studies/experiments fascinating, my favourite in particular being her 'one dress, one month' experiment, in which she wore one, plain white dress everyday for a month, styling it differently each day.
She is most definitely my favourite blogger at the moment and I suggest checking out her incredible blog: http://love-aesthetics.blogspot.com
Monday, 5 September 2011
Charlotte Free
Charlotte Free, the American born model from LA, is one of the new faces in fashion, that has stormed catwalks worldwide during the aw11 catwalk shows. From the catwalk (Topshop and Jeremy Scott) to editorials for Dazed and Confused and The New York Times Style Magazine, 18 year old 5ft7 Charlotte Free is EVERYWHERE. Her prominent striking face and outrageous fluorescent bubble gum pink hair have brought her to the foreground of fashion, becoming one of the most popular break out new faces in fashion. Her striking looks and obvious, individual style are particularly popular this season with the prominent 'glam rock' and 'lux punk' inspired styles shown in many collections this season. Charlotte Free was spotted in an LA arcade and snapped up by many large brands and designers, such as Vivienne Westwood.
She caught my eye immediately out of all the new faces, her hair catching my eye, grasping my attention, leading me to go into a fixed trance. As her hair is high on trend currently this season she has become incredibly popular in the fashion world, however her intriguing hair could become that of a hindrance in time, when more classic styles are present in the fashion world. How ever, personally I am in love with her hair, and frankly would like to replace mine with hers, or alternatively become her?
Love Bronagh xox
She caught my eye immediately out of all the new faces, her hair catching my eye, grasping my attention, leading me to go into a fixed trance. As her hair is high on trend currently this season she has become incredibly popular in the fashion world, however her intriguing hair could become that of a hindrance in time, when more classic styles are present in the fashion world. How ever, personally I am in love with her hair, and frankly would like to replace mine with hers, or alternatively become her?
Love Bronagh xox
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