Say It With A Cupcake

My lovely boss at work bought me these beautiful cupcakes for my birthday, they were sat on my desk with a card when i got in this morning.

how sweet.

They look too good to eat!

Photobooth Fun

Yeah we all took it in turns to have a go on photobooth. So nice to have so many photo memories of my birthday

Birthday Evening

Happy Birthday To Me

I had the most perfect twenty-first birthday yesterday. The whole day was beautiful and I am very lucky to have such wonderful friends & family. I am so thankful to everyone that came, especially those that travelled hundreds of miles to get here. They all made it such a memorable day & I got spoilt rotten! 

Girl Crush

Okay so I'm a little ashamed to admit this but I really think Taylor Momsen is hot!

As Jenny in Gossip Girl I thought she was a little, in fact a lot, irritating. She definitely played the annoying little sister well! But since that started she's grown up a bit- although she's still only 17- and turned into a mega hot wannabe rock chick, and i think she kinda pulls it off. 

She now sports mega long platinum blonde locks & ultra smoky eye makeup and fronts the band The Pretty Reckless. Their first single make me wanna die came out in May this year & I kinda rate it. Their second single miss nothing was released last monday and their debut album light me up is out this Monday. 

Momsen has a very courtney love-esque grungy style and sound to her voice, and the overall influence of 90s grunge band Nirvana is apparent in the music she is producing. With the album covering controversial issues such as heavy drug abuse & sex, as well as the suspender belts & stockings she is renowned for wearing it's hard to believe Momsen is still only 17. 

I would love one of her vintage slip dresses.

The Good Old Days

So last night one of the greatest moments happened- the libertines played their first official gig together since their split in 2004. I'm literally gutted I couldn't get tickets. We've been waiting for this for years and it finally happened! Amy Winehouse was among fans watching the band at the HMV Forum as well as Ryan Jarman from The Cribs.

They played an amazing set including 'the good old days' 'music when the lights go out' 'time for heroes' and 'what katie did' The gig was a warm up show before their appearance at Reading & Leeds festival this weekend. 

I hope this means there will be many more to come....

International Style

The international graduate fashion show took off this afternoon in earls court and showcased students from Munich, Singapore, Saint Petersburg, Basel and Amsterdam. Stand out designers included Wolfgang Jarnack for his black & white collection and Vicole Lang for her black & gold womenswear collection which included an amazing strapless, high cut leotard. 

The one which really impressed me was Lidya Chrisfen's shipwrecked/beach themed collection which included a lot of crochet, rope and netting with clusters of shells. The music fit the theme, with water and sea-like sounds, creating a cool and calm ambience.

Double Denim

Denim is bigger than ever this summer, seen on both the runway and in retail stores with celebrities showing all the must-have denim pieces. Surprisingly though, is the re-emergence of double denim. Until recently, denim on denim was deemed a fashion disaster, a definite no for our wardrobes, but this summer see’s the return of the double denim both on the runways and in retail.

Designers that have taken on the trend in their Spring/Summer 2010 collection include House of Holland who teamed two denims with florals to create a more feminine take on the trend. Another designer to get in on the action is Ralph Lauren who got the inspiration for his Spring /Summer 2010 ready-to-wear collection from American spirit, mixing ripped jeans with cowboy hats and over-sized blouses.

Matthew Williamson also showed a dosage of double denim on his runway show this year pairing jean shorts with a denim shirt, as did Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.

The Cobrasnake

So Anna showed me this really cool photoblog The Cobrasnake- both the blog title and pseudonym for American photographer Mark Hunter. Based in LA, The Cobrasnake takes snaps of the cool kids in the city and LA's underground party scene as well as documenting the parties of mainstream celebrities. Being a massive fan of Michael Cera, I particularly like his Youth in Revolt album- also a brilliant film.

But the one you must check out is the birthday party for Katy Perry. She only went and had a Willy Wonka themed bash, with real life Oompa Loompa's and all! Check out these sweet snaps!

Graduate Fashion Week

Okay so my best friend Anna won a competition with More magazine to blog for them at graduate fashion week in London next week, and stay in a hotel with a friend and she asked me to go with her. Excited is an understatement. Anna's always been so streetwise which shows in her own blog. Each post is such a cute read, informative with her own added humour, you really should check it out. Most of the stuff I hear about first comes from Anna's blog, I just love the way she writes. 

Summer Plans

These are my summer plans so far...

Isle of Wight festival

Ascot

Summer Solstice

Glastonbury

New York

My 21st in Vegas

Bestival

Graduation

It doesn't get much better than that.

All Is Love

Where The Wild Things Are is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book of the same name. Directed by Spike Jonze, the film sees a nine year old boy run away from home to an island that's home to a group of huge furry creatures. Beautiful scenery and imaginative, almost trippy visuals make up the film, and what's best about it all is the soundtrack composed and sung entirely by Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Listed on the soundtrack as Karen O and the Kids, she was nominated for a 2010 Grammy for the song All Is Love. The film shows a fantasy, almost fairytale-like other world that Karen O reflects flawlessly. I can't stop listening to it.

Battling Breast Cancer

I absolutely adore this advert found in an old issue of Vogue magazine featuring Sasha, Daria Werbowy, Lily Donaldson, Lily Cole and Du Juan. Advertising Fashion Targets Breast Cancer and net-a-porter.com's contribution to the battle against breast cancer, each model wears a limited edition polo designed by Ralph Lauren which was available exclusively at http://www.net-a-porter.com/.

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer is a worldwide charitable initiative of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and has raised over $40 million for breast cancer charities in 13 countries since its launch in 1994. Over here in the UK, it was launched in 1996 by Breakthrough Breast Cancer and is now the UK's leading charity fashion campaign which has raised over £9.5 million for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

The advert means so much more than just five beautiful girls modelling in a shirt and knickers. Instead, it is helping to raise money for something that destroys so many people's lives and with the help of fashion designers like Ralph Lauren, it has already managed to raise millions.

Why not buy a famous logo tshirt and help in the battle against breast cancer.

For more information visit http://www.fashiontargetsbreastcancer.org/

Happy Christmas

This years was amazing. Paris and St. Michel, take me back...

Jay Jay Pistolet

I was quite sad to discover this week that Jay Jay Pistolet has said on his myspace blog that he's not going to be performing as Jay Jay Pistolet in the near future or releasing any material under that name.

Jay Jay, who's real name is Justin James Hayward-Young is one of my favourite artists around at the moment. He writes the most beautiful songs and performs them with so much meaning; it gives me and Pheebs the nicest feeling when we see him play. His gig at Hamptons in Southampton was probably the best i've ever been to.

He says he's working on a new project which is quite an exciting thought but for the mean time, he's releasing a 25 track cd with a load of unreleased material on it off his myspace for only £5.

My cd came in the post today and i haven't stopped listening to it all day. I would definitely recommend anyone else to buy the cd now, while it's still for sale.