LASHES OF LONDON

Lashes of London are holding a competition, the chance to win one of your favourite tops, skirts and dresses from their Spring/ Summer 13 collection. These are my personal favourites. I like the 'Yoko' embroidered smock dress the best. I think the contrasting neon yellow lining works really well against the white floral embroidered cotton. Kinda takes a little bit of the girly element away. I also really like the top and skirt combo, it's pretty much a dress, but then you get to split them up and wear them separately. Genius. What are your favourites from the Lashes of London collection?  

THE MEAN REDS

'You know those days when you get the mean reds? 

Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues? 

Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you're getting fat,

or maybe it's been raining too long. You're just sad, that's all.

The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid,

and you don't know what you're afraid of.

Do you every get that feeling?'

- Breakfast at Tiffany's.

THE SOCIALITE

TOPSHOP WISH LIST

1. Penny Spot Midi Dress 2. Shift Denim Pini Dress 3. Pinafore Playsuit 4. Push Lock Cross Body Bag

5. Contrast Floral Print Tee  6. Crop Strappy Cami Top 7. Culotte Shorts 8. Dip Dye Tank Midi Dress

9. Cotton Circle Broderie Shell Top 10. Flower Embroidered Shell Top 11. Cotton Circle Broderie Shell Top 12. Sleeveless Floral Print Shell Top

13. J. W. Anderson Leather Loafers 14. J. W. Anderson Striped Shirt 15. J. W. Anderson Neoprene Crop Top 16. Boutique Speckle Wool Shorts

17. Culotte Shorts 18. Skater Rib Snood 19. Strappy Soft Cami 20. Dog Phone Shell 

OVERGROWN

Ever since Retrograde was first played, I have been on the edge of my seat, waiting for this album to be released. Big Blake fan. HUGE.

I don't even know what to say about it, it's just classic Blake. You can still hear his original style (from his older tracks and the first album) but even more. If that makes sense at all? What I mean to say is he's developed and grown along with his music, but has calmed it down at the same time.

There's a lot of influence from Radiohead, which is never a bad thing in my opinion. But as well as Radiohead, you can see the clear influence that Blake has drawn from Bon Iver, Bjork and Drake, who apparently worked alongside him, throughout the albums production.

Favourites so far, have to be the album title track 'Overgrown', 'To the last' and 'Life round here'.

Music is everyone's personal opinion, what people like, what they don't. But in the end if you like a piece of music, it seduces you in some way. Jon Hadusek from Consequence of Sound even says that 'In addition to having really good hair, James Blake can seduce with his voice.' Good hair and good music, what more could you ask for? 

CHANEL

Photographer - Karl Lagerfeld
Models - Stella Tennant, Yumi Lambert + Ondria Hardin

BEGUR, CATALONIA

This Easter weekend, a group of friends and myself had planned a trip to a small village in Catalonia, called Begur. Our friend Charlotte graciously invited us all to stay with her for the weekend, in her parents beautiful Spanish Villa. The weekend was full of copious amounts of food and alcohol, too many glasses of Vina Sol and bottles of San Miguel.

We had a mix of both rain and sunshine, but over all was an incredible way to spend the Easter bank holiday weekend. These are some of my personal favourite snaps, the first photo was in fact the view from our room and it was indeed a breathtaking view at that. 

TAKE ME BACK TO BEGUR!