Hello Miami!
28 May 2013
I can safely say I think most of my UK followers will agree that come May we are all going crazy with the lack of sun, therefore, my recent trip to Miami was exactly what the doctor ordered, to top up my vitamin D levels!
If you haven't been to Miami, OMG GO!!! It's the most incredible place, we stayed on the well known Miami Beach at Soho House and did pretty much nothing but sun-bake and drink cocktails! If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you would have noticed a few of these sickeningly beautiful shots of the beach and club house pop up from me!
Awesome sunnies are a must for Miami and I have to admit I'm a bit of a sunglasses geek/collector - currently obsessed with the brand Finest Seven, they also have the coolest story behind them!
For the first few days walking around beach/club house a kaftan was an absolute must, not only to cover my very ghostly white 'english' skin, but also because it was so darn hot developing the look of a lobster was very easy!!! If you're looking for a really nice one, check out James Lakeland, he does the most beautiful fabrics and prints.
I'm wearing: Kaftan Top, James Lakeland. Sunglasses, Finest Seven.
This week on the blog is Miami week.. I will be sharing; what I wore, who I stalked, which brands I stalked and generally the coolest things to do and see if you are planning a trip there, which is a must!!
I'm In Miami Bitch !
20 May 2013
To all my lovely readers I have to warn you I may be a little bit on the quiet side this week, because I'm currently on a sunbed beside a pool in Miami- oh life is so hard I know!!! But next week I'll be coming back with a splash of all the outfits, Miami street style and lots more!!
In run up to Miami, I've been getting more and more excited especially with the beautiful summer images I've been stumbling across on some of my favourite inspiration blogs like Studded Hearts or LilyLoveLock and Pinterest. Here are my favs!
Massive bikini crush (Image Source)
It was also my aim to one day be able to ride a longboard - I did try but gave up just as quickly!! Longboarding in California ohh yes please! (Image Source)
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Vogue Netherlands June 2013 via Studded Hearts
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I have massive love for surfing, hence so many of my perfect summer pictures have surfboards in them, I sadly haven't been able to do it since I moved to London but it will always be a favourite past time of mine!
So my lovely readers, if anyone has recommendations for Miami, please let me know via the comments!
Big Love from Miami!
STALK THE STALKER ON
Cool Dudes Wear Pink!
17 May 2013
My last and final varsity stalking favourite for this week has to be Mr Pink! I love the way he carries the pink hat and trouser look and styling this with a cool black varsity jacket makes it a bit more manly!
Mr. Pink works in fashion, which I suppose isn't hard to guess, as you need a certain air of confidence style wise to pull off this look!
If you're a fan of Mr. Pink's look, here are a few similar items: Jacket and Trousers
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Varsity Chic
16 May 2013
For this weeks street style trend I've been stalking the streets of London to find the best and coolest peeps wearing their V jackets!
This stylish chick has perfected the 'college' trend with her pencil skirt and jacket - I'm a massive fan this type of skirt and dressed down with a casual jacket, tee and boots is the best way to wear these in my opinion!
For this look: check out this ASOS jacket which I love with the hood! HERE. Her skirt is also HERE
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Selfies: A Modern Day Narcissus ?
15 May 2013
In Greek mythology Narcissus fell in love with his own image, which he saw reflected in a pool of water, unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus died.
The modern day version of this is known within the social media world as a 'Selfie' (but less extreme) - Definition: Pictures taken of oneself while holding the camera at arms length. Recently since the arrival of facebook, twitter and instagram (especially the later) these 'selfies' have exploded in popularity, with whole social media platforms being created that specialise purely in these self adoring shots. So I ask you, are these harmless fun or annoying forms of narcissism that shouldn't be encouraged?
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Narcissus by Caravaggio depicts Narcissus gazing at his own reflection, draws on similar parallels to all of us as we flip our iPhone camera's round to face us and pose for the perfect picture, of ourselves! As you can tell.. I can't talk - I'm a self confessed Selfie addict, but it's prominently to show new products I've got my mitts on or fashion! (I quickly add!!)
All started by the big social media boys; Facebook and Instagram which recently recorded more than 25 million photos tagged simply, "#me", this craze has spiralled with networks now specialising in these 'selfies' a couple include WIWT and recently twitter updated it's short video app Vine so that users can upload front facing iPhone videos of themselves - these are 6 second selfies!!!
With today's smart-phones offering high quality images, we've become a nation of amateur portrait snappers and we're all rather obsessed, so is this a good thing? Psychologists and sociologists argue that the selfie craze stems not only from technology, but from the drive for self-expression and identity experimentation.
"What is its allure? For one thing, it's ridiculously easy to do," wrote Bim Adewunmi in The Guardian. "Selfies offer a medium of control in a snap-happy era, where you're in charge of the image produced, and all the editorial decisions are yours."
There are a mix of pro and anti views on the act of Selfies, the Huffington Post recently published an article about the new version of Vine, which titles it's article; Vine Selfies Are Worse Than You'd Expect, whereas Nancy Wang Yuen, associate professor of sociology at Biola University, told WORLD that “perhaps in two centuries, people will look back on the selfie not as an act of narcissism, but as a democratised form of self-expression.”
In fact the act of taking a picture or recording a representation of oneself has been around a lot longer than you think, look at artists such as Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Andy Warhol - these figures were never slammed or criticised for Narcissism, they were praised for their artistic nature.
So I ask you this... Could the Selfie be the new self portrait?
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