I would be sorry that I just bought a 5 pack of fruity kids socks from Primark, if it wasn't for the fact that they were only £1! Perfect to go with my new Jellies...
Again from what I have interpreted from Twitter, she seems to be very rebellious and free spirited. This is portrayed in her style and music. Also the fact that she is a DJ makes her edgy-as-hell!
I have decided that to be happy in life I need to DJ, alongside designing of course! Just sayin'
Sky Ferreira's ad campaign for Forever 21, Summer 2013.
This collection is actually so nice! Need those striped shorts at the top!
Japanese fashion label Kenzo are back with another collaboration with beloved footwear and apparel brand Vans! This year bears a punchy leopard print in 6 eye popping colour-ways, in two favourite Vans styles. Not gonna lie, I need the bright yellow and blue slip ons. Go hard or go home some may say, as I would go for the brightest!..
If I could give anyone good life advice, it would be to look past the high street and designer shops when buying Chelsea boots, but to find your local country store and buy them there! Seriously, every time I have wanted to buy boots like that, I have nipped in to my local country store and amongst the hay and horse food, there has always been the perfect pair of leather boots, for under £30!
In my mind Riding boots = Chelsea boots! They look the same, no?
Anyway, as mine were so cheap I though I could experiment with them, without worrying too much if I ruined them.
For this little D.I.Y. venture, all you will need is a pair of boots, spikes and a craft knife... And maybe some blu-tack.
Boots - Bought from Scats Country stores. £25 - Real Leather.
Spikes from ebay - You will need the spikes which screw on from the back.
Start by blu-tacking the spikes on, just so you can play around with the layout and design.
When you are happy with the placement,
take the spikes off one by one and mark each one with a metallic pen.
Cut small holes with your craft knife, whilst twisting the knife to make sure the holes are circle shape. One of my most useful tools was a long spike from a broken earring I had.
It was useful to push in and make the holes wider.
One by one cut the holes and screw in the spikes. Pushing in the screws from inside of the boot. It is easiest to start with the holes at the end of the toe, as they are most difficult to reach from the inside, so it is best to get the worst done first.
Finished!
I am really annoyed because I forgot to take a photo of the finished product before I wore them in Paris, so now they look all muddy and beaten up.
But you get the idea.
I must admit I got a lot of strange looks from the Parisians!
Surely they are accustomed to studded boots? I was a bit worried at first that I wouldn't be let through security at the Eurostar station, because trust me they are sharp! A kick to the face with these bad boys and one would surely be scarred for life!
This week I visited Paris for 3 days with Uni. It was a highly amusing and interesting trip, including a lot of walking and over-use of the fish eye camera app on my phone. As i'm sure many of you have been to Paris, i'm not going to bore your socks off with a lot of tedious information about the place, however I will let my photos tell the story.
Arrival day
Walking from Musée des Arts Décoratifs to the Eiffel Tower, via one of the lock bridges...
Day 2
Walking from the Notre Dame to the Arc de Triomphe, via lots of boutique/designer/vintage shops, the Palais Royale and the Champ-Élysées...
Our hotel was based in Pigalle, on a road full of ummm..."interesting" shops and cinemas. A bit of a questionable area, but we were only five minutes from the Moulin Rouge, which reassured us that the area was not as "back alley" as we originally thought.
Day 3
Not such a busy day, as we planned to go up the Eiffel Tower, but it was too foggy and rainy. We chose to mooch around the Louvre area and then walk to Gallerie Lafayette, which is a department store with an incredible glass ceiling...
The main part of the department store. Photographed by my friend Amy...
In the evening we planned to go out clubbing as a large group, however a few malfunctions along the way and my friend Laura and I ended up in Paris Social Club alone. Nouveau Yorican were dj-ing there: a duo comprising of Gina Turner and Laidback Luke. The music was incredible and I even bagged myself a conversation with old Luke himself.
We were totally standing opposite them in this video!
Leaving Day
Before jumping on the EuroStar I had a wander around Pigalle and I came across this at the end of the road we were staying on.
I must say it was an awesome trip and despite the slightly dodgy areas and pick-pockets, I am slightly in love with Paris now. I even tried my dab-hand at speaking to some locals in French. I may have accidentally told a woman I loved her and that she was dead; all in the same sentence, but I am inspired to eventually be fluent in French someday.
