Around my room

Cork board (yes I AM the one pulling all the stupid and ugly faces in that photobooth picture)

Print stolen from my sister's room (she didn't want it anymore but I think it's so cute)

New boots that I bought last weekend when I was embracing Autumn. Then summer came back. Can't wait to wear them - they look super duper cosy!

Presents from the lovely design team at Orla Kiely

Lavender brought back from Southern France

Basket from Spain

A huge massive mess of my Ikea stuff waiting to be taken to university. Three weeks today! Eek!

Hello lovelies! I finished my internship at Orla Kiely yesterday and it was an amazing experience. I'm even more excited to start my textile design course now! I hope to get back to less quick posting now that I have a bit more time. My CSN goodies have been arriving gradually in the post so there's a review coming up in the next week or so. I hope you're all well and having a fun weekend xxx

Weekend Eye Candy - Jean Desses, 1955

Gold lamé and fur. What more does a girl need? Cocktail dress and coat by Jean Dessés, Spring 1955.

Photo by Georges Saad.

a dreamy song for your dreamy friday.

 mindy gledhill. anchor.

"There are those who think that I’m strange
They would box me up and tell me to change
But you hold me close and softly say
That you wouldn’t have me any other way"

happy friday, sweets!

xo-

p.s. your true love will never ask you to change. never ever.

I. love. this. dress. 4

From here. I wish I got obsessed with cheaper things like tshirts or socks or something. But no, it has to be dresses. It comes in green and cream as well, but I'm pretty smitten with this grey/ purple colour!

xx

What's on Nicole's nails in InStyle

Just in case you were wondering, on the cover of the October issue of InStyle UK Nicole Richie's nails were covered with a Dior nail polish in Bronze libertine, the exclusive catwalk nail shade developed by Tyen for Dior.
It's a Selfridges exlusive from 6th of September.

Lindy Hop - The Original Swing Dance - New York 1939

Lindy Hop - The original Swing Dance - New York 1939

No one can really experience the feel of the 1940's and not try the Lindy Hop dance. The original swing dance.
The Lindy Hop was inspired from headlines like Lindy Hops atlantic after  Charles Lindbergh's flight to Paris back in 1927 . It's also known as the Jitterbug. It is an unashamedly joyful dance. The embracing hold, and the turns from Europe, the body moves from Africa. This dance evolved along with the new swing music,
This little gem was filmed at the World Fair in New York in 1939. A nation as yet untouched by war.
Courtesy of the Prelinger Archive

In Nicole's closet: InStyle UK October 2010 photoshoot

Here are the outfits Nicole Richie wore during her photoshoot for InStyle UK's October issue:
Winter Kate "Duke" vest, Valentino blouse, Stephen Webster ring

Roberto Cavalli fall 2010 silver and stone cuff

Burberry Prorsum fall 2010 jacket and dress

Les Chiffoniers leather leggings, Valentino fall 2010 embroidered silk blouse, Christian Louboutin "Tinazata" cutout boots

Emilio Pucci fall 2010 lace and silk dress

Burberry Prorsum fall 2010 leather and shearling boots

Stella McCartney fall 2010 lace dress, River Island wool-mix coat with leather belt

Winter Kate Duke vest, Erikson Beamon necklace, Burberry Prorsum fall 2010 dress