Friday 18 January 2013

TREND REPORT SS13


THE MONOCHROME MADNESS
-its all black and white baby.

WHAT IS BLACK, WHITE AND SET TO BE HUGE THIS SEASON? .. MONOCHROME. I FOR ONE ABSOLUTELY ADORE THE MONOCHROME MADNESS THAT HAS HIT THE CATWALKS! IT IS SOPHISTICATED YET EFFORTLESS, TAKING INFLUENCE FROM THE 60S MOD TRENDS. SO MUCH VARIETY MEANS FOR ONE THING.. EVERYONE CAN INJECT THIS TREND INTO THEIR WARDROBE. 

FEELING PLAYFUL? TAKE LIKE MARC JACOBS AND OPT FOR GRAPHICAL PRINTS. IF, LIKE MANY, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE PENNIES TO SPLURGE ON MARC JACOBS, DO NOT FEAR. THE HIGH STREET HAS SOME STEALS TO BE FOUND FOR EXAMPLE LIKE 2. TOPSHOP DRESS IS JUST AS EYE CATCHING AT A FRACTION OF THE PRICE.

WANTING TO WORK A MORE SIMPLISTIC LOOK? THEN LET THE SHARP CONTRAST DO ALL THE WORK. TRY A CLASSIC CUT BLOUSE WITH COLOUR BLOCKING FEATURES (I.E. COLLARS, CUFFS, SLEEVES) OR PERHAPS A STRAIGHT TO THE POINT STRIPED DRESS?

KEY PIECES TO PURCHASE:

-TAILORED CROPPED JACKETS
-A-LIVE SKIRTS
-SHIFT DRESSES
-JERSEY SEPARATES
-TAILORED OUTERWEAR

STYLE NOTE:

OPTING FOR VERTICAL STRIPED GARMENTS AS THEY ARE MOST FLATTERING, SLIM LINING YOUR FIGURE! HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE A MORE BOYISH SHAPE OR PEAR ON TOP THEY TRY A HORIZONTAL STRIPE TO WIDEN YOUR BODY, CREATING A MORE HOURGLASS SHAPE.

WANTING TO FLATTER THOSE THIGHS? 
TAKE FOR A STRIPED TROUSER OR LEGGING (THE TOPSHOP LEGGING '!' MARK IN THE TITLE) ARE HIGHLY SLIMMING CREATING A THINNING EFFECT TO THE LEG. (DEFINITE PURCHASE FOR ME!)

HOW WILL I ROCK MINE?

WITH A CUTE BOWLER HAT AND SOME KILLER CHUNKY BOOTED HEALS.

Muchos Smiles, 
bb, xoxo


Tuesday 1 January 2013

MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS.

THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG
-literally.

ME AND THE BESTIE HIT THE HIGHLIFE (JOKES HARDLY THE HIGHLIFE,) OF SHREWSBURY TOWN, TO BRING IN THE COMING YEAR WITH A FEW GIGGLES. THE LITERALLY BANG OF THE NIGHT WAS WHEN ONE, OH SO ELEGANTLY, MANAGED TO MISS JUDGE THE STEP ON THE DANCE-FLOOR LEADING TO ONE FALLING WITH A BIT OF A BUMP ONTO MY KNEES -OUCH. HOWEVER, ON THE PLUS SIDE I MANAGED TO STYLE IT OUT BY TWIRLING ROUND AND TURNING IT INTO A WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A PROPOSAL. 

I HAD AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL EVENING SPEND WITH THOSE THAT COUNT (#CLICHE 1). 
ONLY DOWNSIDE OF THE WHOLE NIGHT WAS THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH CAMERA SNAPPY MOMENTS, I.E. THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU LEAVE ME TO BE CAMERA WOMAN .. A TOTAL OF EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS -WHICH IRONICALLY I DID NOT EVEN TAKE ONE OF, SILLY BECCY?









MORE CLICHES

HERE WE GO THE CLICHE OF ALL CLICHES.. THE TIME TO SET YOURSELF THOSE GOALS/TARGETS/MISSIONS YOU WISH TO ACHIEVE/MAINTAIN/WITHOUT, WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS OR BETTER STILL, A CHANGE TO YOUR LIFESTYLE. 

I FOR ONE AM OFCOURSE GUILTY AS EVERYONE IN THE CONTEXT OF SETTING THESE NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS, WHICH COME JANUARY 30TH HAVE ALREADY BEEN BROKEN, BENT OR FORGOTTEN. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR I SHALL PLEDGE TO TRY AND WIDTH STAND THEM. -WELL UNTIL AT LEAST MY 20TH BIRTHDAY (FEBRUARY 12TH HEADS UP THERE GUYS). 

MY NEW WAY OF ENFORCING SUCH CHANGES.. 
I AM ENROLLING A TRUSTY MONITOR, AKA MY ROOMMATE. SHE SHALL NOW HAVE THE TASK TO ENSURE I KEEP UP THESE NEW TASKS AND CHALLENGES, AND INFACT DO NOT CRACK UNDER PRESSURE. 

SO HERE GOES.. THE NEW CHANGES I SHALL PLEDGE TO SUSTAIN IN THE FORE COMING YEAR…

N.B. THEY ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

1. STAY ON TIME

DO NOT GET ME WRONG, I AM PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ORGANISED PEOPLE EVER, HOWEVER I SEEM TO LOSE TRACK OF TIME WAY TOO EASILY, USUALLY DUE TO SOME DISTRACTION OR SUDDEN OUTBURST OF AN IDEA.

THE SOLUTION:
NEW BATTERIES IN MY FIRST CHILDHOOD WATCH

GOT A NEW BATTERY PUT IN
MY FIRST WATCH

2. GET ON THE H20

IT IS SO EASY TO JUMP ON THE TREND WHILST AT UNI TO EITHER; MAX-OUT ON THE VODKA JELLY, OR SAVE YOURSELF WITH AN EXTRA LARGE CUP OF COFFEE TO POWER YOU THROUGH THOSE TESTING DEADLINES. 
I HEREBY AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO STICK TO DRINKING MAINLY HERBAL TEAS (THE ODD COSTA IS SIMPLE A MUST) AND TO TRY AND GIVE UP ALCOHOL UNTIL MY BIRTHDAY. (THERE I'VE SAID IT, IF ONLY THIS WAS THE HARDEST PART OF THIS TASK).

NO MORE OF MY COSTA BABIES

NO MORE SPECIAL COCKTAILS IN 
FANCY-PANTS TEACUPS

3. BE DARING

2012 HAS DEFINITELY BEEN THE MAKING OF ME. AS CLICHE AS THIS MAY SOUND IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN ONE OF THE MOST TESTING YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. 
STARTING UNI WAS UP THERE AS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS I HAVE DONE. SOME CAN ADJUST OH SO EASILY TO THE CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE, BUT FOR ME IT MEANT TACKLING A LOT OF MY DEMONS. I DO NOT WISH TO BORE YOU WITH THE INS AND OUTS HOWEVER, LETS JUST SAY THAT I KNOW IN MYSELF THAT I AM SUCH A STRONGER PERSON FOR STICKING THROUGH ALL THE HARDSHIP, AND CAN DEFINITELY SAY THAT 2013 WILL SEE A MUCH STRONGER, CONFIDENT AND FIGHTING INDIVIDUAL. I THEREFORE AM GOING TO MAKE THE CHANGE OF WHICH I SHALL BE MORE DARING. I DO NOT MEAN I AM GOING TO BE STARING IN THE NEW JACKASS, I JUST MEAN I AM NOT GOING TO SHY FROM CHALLENGES, THE COMPETITION. 2013 

4. GET BACK INTO THOSE ARTY ROOTS

I OH SO MISS MY LITTLE ARTY PROJECTS, SCRIBBLING AND EXPERIMENTING. IT IS SO EASIER TO PUT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE DONE, YET YOU ENJOY, ON THE BACK BURNER. IT HAS SOME WHAT SEEMED TO TAKE A MUCH LESS IMPORTANCE IN MY TO DO LIST.
BUT, I TRULY MISS THIS PAST TIME OF MINE, AND SO WITH THIS IN MIND I AM SETTING THE CHALLENGE TO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS COULD BE AN ILLUSTRATION, SPLASHING OF PAINT OR A DIY PROJECT (I HAVE SO MANY I WISH TO DO!)


5. KEEP MY BLOG UPDATES ROLLING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK

I HAVE SLUMPED INTO THE SHAMEFUL WAY OF NEGLECT TO UPDATING MY BLOG OF MY LIFE, THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES. WITH 2013 BEING THE YEAR SET TO HEAT UP I AM GOING TO MAKE A TIMETABLED SLOT AS TO WHEN I SHALL POST TO YOU GUYS! HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL ENJOY MY FUTURE POSTINGS.


6. SEEK THAT HAPPY MEDIUM

I KNOW EVERY GIRL SEES THEIR OWN IMPERFECTIONS AND THINGS THEY WISH THEY COULD CHANGE, BUT I HAVE FINALLY BEGAN TO INTERNALISE THE FACT YOU 'CANNOT CHANGE WHAT YOUR MOMMA GAVE YOU,' WITH THIS IN MIND I KNOW I WAS NOT BUILD TO BE A SKINNY-MINI.
2013 I AM GOING TO TACKLE THOSE SELF-IMAGE DEMONS AND JUST GET MYSELF IN A HEALTHY SHAPE. AS CRAZY AS THIS MAY SOUND I DO ACTUALLY LOVE THE GYM, AND SO I HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO GET INTO A TONEDER, TIGHTER SHAPE. 
2013; I AM GUNNING FOR THAT RIHANNA ASS.


FINAL WORDS?

SO YOU HAVE HEARD MY PLAN, THE NEXT STEP IS PUTTING IT INTO ACTION (WHICH IS MUCH EASIER SAID THEN DONE). I HOPE BY PUTTING IT ON MY BLOG AND MAKING IT PUBLIC IS WILL MOTIVATE ME TO STAY ON TRACK, AND WITH MY TRUSTY MONITOR ON MY CASE I'M SURE IT WILL HELP.

FINAL WORDS..

THEY SAY THE NUMBER 13 IS UNLUCK FOR SOME, I FOR ONE BELIEVE ITS ONLY UNLUCKY IF YOU MAKE THAT WAY. STRONG BELIEVER IN POSITIVE THINKING. 2013 ALL I CAN SAY IS 2013 I'M READY FOR YOU.


Muchos Smiles, 
bb, xoxo



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