Alexander McQueen, Sequins and Magpie Tendencies...

Like a magpie, I am drawn to shiny things. Especially sequins. I have many a sequined top, jacket and shoes. I like to sparkle you see.

So you will not be surprised that I am in love with the following...

This Alexander McQueen dress is not cheap. It's painfully expensive at £5,059.50 BUT this should be viewed as a steal, as that's with 70% off the original price - thanks to The Outnet.

It is a thing of extreme beauty.

Wedding Fever...How white is too white?

The weather's starting to heat up and so is wedding fever. I have two this year and then about a million next year. I can't believe how many of my (bestest) friends will be saying 'I do' so soon.

This leads me on to the classic dilemma of what to wear. There are so many rules when wedding dressing. You can't outshine the bride, you can't wear the same colour as the bridesmaids, god forbid you even think about wearing white.

But how white is white?

If money grew on trees I would be wearing one of the following for my friends wedding next weekend...

Chloe Pleated Silk Dress, £711

Nicole Farhi Printed Crinkled Silk-Gauze Dress, £194

Hervé Léger Printed Bandage Dress, £699.75

 Lanvin Satin Camisole Dress, £470.25

 

Vanessa Bruno Backless Printed Silk Dress, £166

I would absolutely kill to be rocking the Lanvin number. I love the cami straps, beautiful flowing satin and the unusual colour.

I'll start saving now

Hello...

After two weeks of craziness, I'm back, again, Take That stylee.


Well all know I'm a crap blogger and rarely manage to post consistently for long periods of time. This time I have a valid excuse. I've only gone and moved in with the boyfriend.

We've been living together for two weeks now and I have to say it's been domestic bliss. I have turned into some sort of cleaning freak that Kim and Aggie would be immensely proud of. I hang my washing on the line outside, I scrub my (two) loos with my bog brush and I pair up the not-so-new boyfs socks.

I don't even know who I am anymore! What's worse is I think I might actually kinda like it. Who'd have thought.

Anyway, I now have speedy internet and the perfect spot for blogging, so I should be back.

Keep your fingers crossed and we'll see what happens.

To be continued...

I'm Back Bitches...Sort of

This is just a quick one to say I'M BACK. Sort of.

You see, I'm back from a glorious two weeks in Western Australia, where we saw family, friends and kangaroos (pics to come), but now I'm getting ready to move house. That's right, I'm packing up my belongings (which I hate and is taking forever!) and moving in with the not-so-new boyf.

I'm scared and feeling very grown up at the same time - I've bitten all my nails down, which shows just how nervous I am.... I've never lived with anyone except my family before.

Please forgive me as I dip in out of the blogging world, I'm in a haze of jet lag, cardboard boxes and Ikea furniture.

In the meantime any tips on packing would be greatly appreciated.

See you on the other side,
a very apprehensive Jojo

And I'm Off....

I know that I technically haven't been on here since Wednesday but I'm off... on holiday that is.

That's right, I'm jetting off to Perth, Western Australia, in roughly 7 hours and I couldn't be any more excited.

I'm currently have some serious packing nightmares. I've managed to get the majority of clothes I wanted in my suitcase but had forgotten that I still need to pack my wash bag and hairdryer etc. Useless. I'm going in for a second try soon.

I won't be tweeting, on Facebook, or the blog, for just under 3 weeks - I'm already having withdrawal symptoms.

I want to enjoy my holiday in all it's glory taking in family friends, the beach and everything sunny and glorious. This will be the-not-so-new boyf's first time and I intend to show him the sights.

I can't wait.

See you in May.

WIOW: Aldo Rise Shoes

I am a firm believer that shoes can make or break an outfit.

When I meet someone for the first time I like to see what shoes they're wearing so that I can make judgement calls on their personality. Since dating me, the not-so-new boyf has bought several pairs of new shoes (that I've overseen) and I've thrown several pairs of his old shoes out. If they're not right, shoes niggle at me.

I have been known to base my entire outfit around a pair of killer shoes before and why not?

I first laid eyes on the two beauties below in the pages of one of the monthly glossies. I have to admit, it was love at first sight. I fell hook, line and sinker - I'm reeling out all the old clichés!

First up on the I-need-these-so-badly-it-hurts list, are these Weatherbee beauties created by JW Anderson for Aldo Rise.

Normally, these would shoes I stay well clear of for many reasons. Firstly, I am not a stiletto wearer. I have Bambi ankles and am highly unstable it any form of shoe without a good chunky heel. Secondly I am not one for fancy feminine shoes. I like mine big, fat and garish. BUT I just cannot stop thinking about these. I LOVE the stiletto, I love the blue and white stripes, I love the black leather detailing around the inside edge of the shoe, I love the white ankle strap, and even more, I love the black hair on the back.

I just need them in my wardrobe. At £125 they won't even break the bank. Well, they will mine at the moment but I have a holiday and am moving house!

Obviously, I couldn't just post about one pair of shoes....Oh no. That's be rude.

Plus, I couldn't forget these bad boys. Preen's Giffee for Aldo Rise.

Ahhhhhhh. That's more like it. Preen brings out the best in me. The bright white of the chunky heel, the graphic print, open toe, and the slingback, make this absolutely perfect for me. All for a small £135. Bam!

Now, who wants to lend me some money?

Which Aldo Rise designer collab do you most want to shop?

Anne Hathaway's Shaven Head

Only Anne Hathaway could shave all her hair off and still look hot. Life's just not fair...

Image courtesy of weblogny.com

Don't panic though, she hasn't 'done a Britney'. Instead, she's filming for a Les Miserables movie, where she plays Fantine, whose beauty deteriorates as she attempts to care for her child (selling both her two front teeth and her hair), turns to prostitution and becomes ill with tuberculosis.

Phew.

What do you think? Does she rock the shaved head?