Let's do lunch.

I haven''t done an outfit post in a bit - I know, I'm awful. Blame the dissertation! (Which is almost done - woo!)

For the first time in ages, I happened to have a camera, someone to take the photo and some daylight. So, here is a shot in Temple Bar - taken by the lovely Kate - while the sun made a brief but lovely appearance and we had lunch.

More Creeping on the collections of Natalie B Coleman.

...because these are the clothes that dreams are made of. Or mine are, at least. Sigh. That palette, those silhouettes (bordering on the avant-garde yet super-flattering), that bomber, those oversize coats. Sigh again. Outerwear-wise, this collection has all the things I love. Such cool-girl clothes yet very chic at the same time. And on a super-weird note I'm pretty sure I used almost the exact same image or one terrifyingly similar of an ostrich head for a prize-winning poster in secondary school - sans fangyness mayhaps.

The clothes kind of speak for themselves so I'm gonna stop babbling like the fangirl that I am and let them do that.

http://nataliebcoleman.bigcartel.com/

P.S. Congrats to Natalie for being showcased in Brown Thomas - so deserved! 

Gah! So good!

Oh, bombers, shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?

Slouchy.

Outfit from the other day. 

Keywords: slouchy, modern, print, clashing prints, urban.

Guy clothing in a girl way.

I haven't done an outfit post in a bit so here's a quick one! The tee is a recent purchase and is from the men's section in Penney's, I like the idea of wearing guy's clothing in a way that is not manly at all. This outfit comprises a lot of things I like, actually, despite being simple; menswear, luxe sportiness, really modern, urban dressing, staying within a tonal family and breaking "fashion rules". Yes, I've paired black and navy once again. Shock horror. Also, excuse the mess, for some reason my brother is the only one in the house with a full-length mirror - go figure.

Taking the yellow (Apparently it's some sort of cycling reference)

Entirely yellow and sportswear/urban-inspired outfit today. One stressful trip to Ikea and the sudden disappearance of the sun once more and reappearance of the drizzle meant that a sunshine-bright outfit was very much necessary. Nice to spend the day with just me and the 'rents. Added a black hairband to the outfit to lend a touch of the really modern sensibility seen in the styling of Sonia Rykiel A/W 2012. I liked the play of lengths - an over-long Cos muscle tee and cut-off Desigual jeans to a peddle-pusher length - and the simplicity of the restricted palate and clean silhouette.

We are family.

Damn, am I pooped. Mornings have never been my friend and bad sleeping habits, and the fact that I've been finding it especially difficult to sleep recently, meant that getting up this morning was horrendous. The stormy skies overhead seemed a portend of pathetic fallacy but, as it turns out, a great day was had by all. My siblings, Mammy and I were scouting out suits and dresses, shoes etc for their debs. Awww, they're growing up so fast! We, as a clan, however, are notorious shoppers. Seriously, if there was one, we'd be on the Olympic team. 

I'm exhausted from the trekking! But, plus side to going with the fam is that there is no skimping on fine food, snacks, tea or taxis when I would have normally trudged through the rain. Got some awesome shorts in the Topshop sale (despite my ban on buying anything for myself) and had many a bant with the sibs. James and I like to try on hats together and below is one of the more fetching creations that he gave a whirl. We also made quite a stir on the Luas as we were all tired and slightly hysterical at that point - gotta love when you make Mammy snort with laughter. 

Practicality was word of the day as there was much walking and lots of rain but it was quite warm; ergo, layers, light knits and runners. I love this tee from Urban Outfitters despite a co-worker of my dad's saying, "It seems something has attacked you!" How droll. As the basis for the outfit it set up a palate of neutral tones - olives, browns, beige, denim and black - and gave me inspiration for a more urban twist on knits.  

Being a stylish little brother and making me proud!

Shorts worth breaking promises to myself for!