Tart-Tartan

I love tartan and you?

Tartan featured in my favourite Irish magazine, Stellar.

My birthday is coming up soon. To me, from me. Always the best way to do things!

I love these Topshop slipper shoes, how can you go wrong with tartan & studs? Oh, and this slipper shoe range from Topshop is very comfortable. I have two pairs already, see picture above this one. A third, tartan pair next?

  

TV presenter, journalist and super stylist & stylish, Angela Scanlon wearing tartan.

Pick 'n' Tartan Mix. I want that Burberry blush!

I just love this collection, it's probably one of my favourites from S/S 2013. Grungy, yet still feminine. I love the different use of textures in the third outfit. 

Mugshot. Wearing a Penneys/Primark plaid shirt from the men's section. I like an oversized shirt. 

Hairband from Accessorize.

No Doubt love tartan.

Dries Van Noten Images via style.com, Angela Scanlon Image via Company.co.uk, No Doubt Image via nodoubt.com, Nail polishes via Topshop.com, Vivienne Westwood wallet via viviennewestwood.co.uk, Tartan Romancing the Plaid book via amazon.com

You Better Watch Out

Dear Santa,

Hope you are working hard to ensure my pressies will be delivered on time! How is your other half, aka, Mrs. Claus, oh and those eager beaver, Elves? This year, Santa, I want a few bits and pieces...nothing too extravagant. I know that the North Pole has a recession, also.

A patent Vivienne Westwood would look just right in my bag. A girl can never have too much perfume and my life is lacking without some Chanel, Coco Mademoiselle. A Michael Kors watch is the perfect chunky, but not too chunky watch that needs to sit on my wrist, as opposed to the ASOS warehouse. Last, but not least, this chandelier.

'He sees you when you're sleeping.

He knows when you're awake.'

If that song is true, you might have seen the state of my bedroom lately, no? It is so not fashionable. A Chandelier is exactly what it needs to give it that bit of 'Ooh, la la'.

I have been very good this year, Santa. So, please be good to me, for goodness sake!

My Republic of Fashion x

Coco Mademoiselle Perfume: Sephora, from $61

Vivienne Westwood Wallet: Harrods, £99.95

Michael Kors Watch: ASOS, €222.68

What's on your Christmas Wishlist this year? I got inspiration from my sister for this post, with her typed out Christmas letter to Santa, of course!

Around the World in six days...

The things that stood out for me this week in the World of Fashion...

1. Fashion shows are always so inspiring, but when you put graduate into the mix the clothes are raw and just amazing. It is one of the week's for graduate fashion shows and here are a few of my favourites.

Anna Lee, De Montford University

Kitty Keay, Colchester School of Art

Phoebe Thirwall, Nottingham Trent University

Images from www.stylebubble.typepad.com

Vilvin Sabu, London College of Fashion

Image from vogue.co.uk

Isabel Czernin Fishlock, Central St. Martins


Phillip Patterson, Central St. Martins

Eloise Jephson, Central St. Martins

I really love all of these!
Images from fashionista.com

2. The Red Carpet was full of black this week, so I applaud SJP in Vivienne Westwood at the Japanese premiere of Sex and The City 2, Zoe Saldana in MaxMara and Rachel Bilson in Peter Som. They are troopers!






Images from justjared & red carpet fashion awards


3. Vivienne Westwood not only designs fantastic clothes, but now she has designed tablecloths. At £1,ooo a pop, they are expensive, but all the money goes to eco Charity Cool Earth. I would love one of these looking up at me, when I eat my branflakes in the morning!






4. The June 2010 lookbook for Zara epitomizes how I like to dress in the summer...casual, chic and a little bit edgy. I was just a little excited when I saw it.





All images from zara.com


What were the highlights for you this week in the World of Fashion?