December fast approaches and it’s definitely time to get excited for Christmas and the holidays. Inspired by Louis Vuitton S/S bright white is a very hard trend to pull off, but with the festive party season coming up it’s a trend that will look great in the cold winter months and will be a colour to pull out once Spring and Summer hits too.
Ria Xx
Those who follow me on Twitter know that I’m participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo event, where I have to write a
The reason I’m mentioning it is because I’m using the book Paper Towns by John Green for quotations and inspiration for one of my characters.
“Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life–dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge–he follows.
After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues–and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl he thought he knew.
Paper Towns debuted at #5 on the New York Times bestseller list and won the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. It is taught in many high school and collegecurricula , often in conjunction with Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, which is an important text within the novel.”
It’s also one of my favourite books by a fantastic author [
Margo in the book is described as having short brown hair and blue eyes, she’s fairly short with an explosive personality. But she is physically absent from a lot of the book. She is however ever present in the protagonist Quentin’s mind. The only physical clues about a real Margo is on two book covers. Leaving my imagination to have a little fun with this feature.
In my mind and coupled with John Green’s descriptions of Margo’s personality, her dress sense would be a mix of practical and indie fashion styles. Simple jeans and trainers are a must for Margo, as well as her ‘Dark red-almost black’ nail polish and Walt Whitman book. I can imagine her loving the ‘Read & Riot’ top too.
And as for the backpack, well you’ll have to read the book to find out why she needs that.
Ria Xx
As Halloween just around the corner, I’m sure many of you guys will be rooting through cupboards, raiding charity shops and hitting the high street for cheap costume pieces. But what if you could splash the cash and go all out chic for the holidays?
Below are some go-to traditional Halloween outfit ideas, the difference is in the price tag…
This witch costume is a mix between high street Adams and a punk rocker. The embroidery on the arms of the dress are so pretty, I chose minimal jewellery that fits with the spooky theme.
Dressing like a Devil doesn’t mean dressing in latex, for this Devil costume I went for contrasting textures and, quite literally, eye-popping accessories that will look hot in hell.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, I’ve chosen to channel my inner white swan for this high street Halloween costume. With an
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