I'm afraid this has nothing to do with fashion so it probably doesn't belong here but it was too important so I just had to tell you. At last he's coming, Ze Frank the most brilliant blogger probably ever is finally coming to Dublin. We've been waiting for this for quite some time, well ever since he finished his year of blogging which was about two years ago. He's giving a talk in the science gallery about 'going viral' on the 17th, tickets are free but you do have to book them. Hopefully we'll see you there
Friday, April 10, 2009
ROFL
I find almost impossible not to alter everything I buy, whether its adding different buttons, making t-shirts into dresses, making dresses into skirts. It means I'm left with a pile of half finished clothes and lots of good intentions. This time I actually managed to finish one of the many DIY projects I start.
Mammy came home, with a great, cheap dress from Penney's. Perfect for the Christmas party season, black with a cream frill/ruffle thing down the front. First of all I had to change the horribly cheap looking buttons on it, great buttons are no longer hard to find thanks to Rubenesque. After Christmas it just seemed like I was never going to wear the dress again. So I decided to take off the ruffle/frill bit so it could be added to other outfits like so,
Mammy came home, with a great, cheap dress from Penney's. Perfect for the Christmas party season, black with a cream frill/ruffle thing down the front. First of all I had to change the horribly cheap looking buttons on it, great buttons are no longer hard to find thanks to Rubenesque. After Christmas it just seemed like I was never going to wear the dress again. So I decided to take off the ruffle/frill bit so it could be added to other outfits like so,
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Talking about ourselves
Im not sure who started it, but this little Q&A has been making it's way around. We were tagged by the lovely girls at The Portmanteau so here we go:
What’s the last thing you read or are currently reading?
Cat: One flew over the cuckoo's nest, and loads of college books about immigration and masculinity.
Lil: Good as Gold by Joseph Heller
Do you nap a lot?
Cat: No, I only nap when i am sick.
Lil: Very occasionally, mostly in summer in my garden listening to Joanna Newsom
Who was the last person you hugged?
Cat: My friend Sinead.
Lil: Mammy
What’s your current obsession/addiction?
Cat: Mad Men and toasted cheese sandwiches.
Lil: Getting a copy of Oh Francis
What are you wearing right now?
Cat: Red boots and a black top i got in Berlin, red skirt from Paris and a nautical belt i found at home.
Lil: Striped dress with a white shirt tucked under a belt to make it look like I'm really wearing a a striped skirt and white shirt. Hard to explain but Catherine said she liked it so thats a good sign
What was for dinner?
Cat: Roast chicken, yum.
Lil: My brother's girlfriend is cooking dinner for me tonight, dunno what its going to be yet though
What have you been listening to lately?
Cat: Born Ruffians, Jape, Passion Pit and Timbaland.
Lil: So far today I've listened to Kurt Vile, Aerial Pink, Grizzly Bear, Silver Jews, IUD and Violent Femmes
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Cat: To travel back in time and have a dance in 1930's Chicago.
Lil: Turn into a puddle like Alex Mac
What is your favorite weather, and why?
Cat: Really really cold and sunny. All the benefit of the sun but without worrying about getting burnt.
Lil: Sunny with a little bit of a breeze
What was the last thing you bought?
Cat: Coffee and a bus ticket.
Lil: A Nom de Guerre t shirt for my brother
Say something about the person who tagged you:
Cat: When we first met them i remember thinking that they were just like us.
Lil: What Catherine said, and that they were really lovely and had great accessories
If you could have a house- totally paid for, fully furnished- anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be?
Cat: Rue des Martyrs, Paris.
Lil: Antwerp
Favorite vacation spot?
Cat: Belmullet, Co. Mayo.
Lil: Olkhon Island, Siberia
Favorite pair of shoes you keep going back to over and over, even though your closet is overflowing with a zillion others?
Cat: Blue flats that i got for €3 in Penney's. I wore them all over Paris and have glued the soles back on more than once.
Lil: My first pair of wingtips, I'd been looking for them for years.
Name one thing you cannot live without.
Cat: The Borg ie. our 6 closest friends.
Lil: What Catherine said, also my records
If you could wake up anywhere tomorrow, where would it be?
Cat: The future. May 16th to be exact, no more college!
Lil: Edinburgh
We tag Lady jadey.
What’s the last thing you read or are currently reading?
Cat: One flew over the cuckoo's nest, and loads of college books about immigration and masculinity.
Lil: Good as Gold by Joseph Heller
Do you nap a lot?
Cat: No, I only nap when i am sick.
Lil: Very occasionally, mostly in summer in my garden listening to Joanna Newsom
Who was the last person you hugged?
Cat: My friend Sinead.
Lil: Mammy
What’s your current obsession/addiction?
Cat: Mad Men and toasted cheese sandwiches.
Lil: Getting a copy of Oh Francis
What are you wearing right now?
Cat: Red boots and a black top i got in Berlin, red skirt from Paris and a nautical belt i found at home.
Lil: Striped dress with a white shirt tucked under a belt to make it look like I'm really wearing a a striped skirt and white shirt. Hard to explain but Catherine said she liked it so thats a good sign
What was for dinner?
Cat: Roast chicken, yum.
Lil: My brother's girlfriend is cooking dinner for me tonight, dunno what its going to be yet though
What have you been listening to lately?
Cat: Born Ruffians, Jape, Passion Pit and Timbaland.
Lil: So far today I've listened to Kurt Vile, Aerial Pink, Grizzly Bear, Silver Jews, IUD and Violent Femmes
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Cat: To travel back in time and have a dance in 1930's Chicago.
Lil: Turn into a puddle like Alex Mac
What is your favorite weather, and why?
Cat: Really really cold and sunny. All the benefit of the sun but without worrying about getting burnt.
Lil: Sunny with a little bit of a breeze
What was the last thing you bought?
Cat: Coffee and a bus ticket.
Lil: A Nom de Guerre t shirt for my brother
Say something about the person who tagged you:
Cat: When we first met them i remember thinking that they were just like us.
Lil: What Catherine said, and that they were really lovely and had great accessories
If you could have a house- totally paid for, fully furnished- anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be?
Cat: Rue des Martyrs, Paris.
Lil: Antwerp
Favorite vacation spot?
Cat: Belmullet, Co. Mayo.
Lil: Olkhon Island, Siberia
Favorite pair of shoes you keep going back to over and over, even though your closet is overflowing with a zillion others?
Cat: Blue flats that i got for €3 in Penney's. I wore them all over Paris and have glued the soles back on more than once.
Lil: My first pair of wingtips, I'd been looking for them for years.
Name one thing you cannot live without.
Cat: The Borg ie. our 6 closest friends.
Lil: What Catherine said, also my records
If you could wake up anywhere tomorrow, where would it be?
Cat: The future. May 16th to be exact, no more college!
Lil: Edinburgh
We tag Lady jadey.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
S for sense of achievement
Today is a very exciting day for me. After six months of work on our final year magazine, it arrived back from the printers today.
We did a very nerdy fashion shoot based around the four colours used in printing, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. I am so proud of this. Here it is:
Clothes & Shoes from: Indigo & Cloth, Circus, Om Diva, Wild Child, Quizz, Oxfam, Buffalo and Office.
Models: Sarah McCall and Alan Taylor.
Photography: Kirtsy O'Keeffe.
Thanks to everyone who helped us out. You know who you are.
We will be launching the magazine at 8pm tomorrow (April 3rd) in the Bernard Shaw. So, pop in and say hi if you're around.
Cat
We did a very nerdy fashion shoot based around the four colours used in printing, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. I am so proud of this. Here it is:
Clothes & Shoes from: Indigo & Cloth, Circus, Om Diva, Wild Child, Quizz, Oxfam, Buffalo and Office.
Models: Sarah McCall and Alan Taylor.
Photography: Kirtsy O'Keeffe.
Thanks to everyone who helped us out. You know who you are.
We will be launching the magazine at 8pm tomorrow (April 3rd) in the Bernard Shaw. So, pop in and say hi if you're around.
Cat
Explain away
As you are all aware, Lil and I have let the blog fall by the wayside lately, and we'd like to apologise. But as you may not be aware, I am in fourth year (only 44 days left of college) and Lil is completing the minor stage of her degree. So as you can imagine, we have about a million other things to do at the moment. So anyways, sorry for being crap bloggers but we'll make it up to you.
Cat
Cat
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Matthew Williamson
Even though it was announced quite a while ago, pictures of the collection seem to have taken ages to appear. The first few were not so impressive all floaty florals which isn't something I'm that fond of. But the last week or so more images have been released they're very peacocky which isn't surprising. I think I'll defo head along to H&M on the 23rd just because the Comme des Garcons release was so much fun. Perhaps unsurprisingly I have my eye on that blazer (I have a bit of an obsession with coats and jackets, I dont want to count how many I have the number would just seem too silly).
Leotart
If you know us you know that Catherine is infinitely more classy than me. That's why while she's recently gone back to ballet I've taken up a less wholesome skill, pole dancing to be exact. Now it's not like I've started stripping for money, they do pole dancing classes at the local gym and it sounded like a bit of fun. Since we've both started dancing it seemed only right that we take a trip to the local dance world (it was a very hungover and unpleasant trip). Catherine got very excited about a new pair of ballet shoes and I managed to find half price leotards (or leotarts as my mam says). After a bit of a struggle in the changing room (when I said hungover I might have meant still drunk, it took a while to remember what you do when theres no zip) I discovered the joy of the leotard, they come it brilliant colours and have really great detail on the back.
However they're not particularly suitable for a night out in the pub. I apologise for coming across as a crazy drunken stripper in this post.
However they're not particularly suitable for a night out in the pub. I apologise for coming across as a crazy drunken stripper in this post.
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