looking glass so shiny and new.

I am, like everyone else it seems, apologising for the lack of posts - I've been rather busy with school trips, baking cakes, walking with the boy who I will soon be missing very much & adorable winter picnics.
The school trips were such amazing fun, the first being a trip to the science museum - which actually means a lush day out with my friends and the aforementioned boy full of long laughs & lovely moments.
This is what I wore;

with these;


Cardigan - Primark (mens for extra cosiness)
Dress (worn as top) - New Look
Skirt - American Apparel
Headband - H&M
Shoes - Doc Martens

The next trip was the absolutely wonderful Clothes Show Live which completely redeems my school for everything, completely fabulous day of shopping in unique little boutique-y stalls (avoiding the Topshop knockoffs), I found some amazing pieces - most of which are now tucked under my christmas tree.
The show itself didn't show the most wonderful or original clothes but it was quite spectacular to watch.



No outfit from this trip, too rushed in the morning and too sleepy in the evening but I can show you a rather cute picture of me and my friends meeting the host, George Lamb! :)


And in a final note (I'll need another post for the picnic), here is a very beautiful headband bought for me by my lovely grandparents - I absolutely adore it after wanting one for such a long time and it seems Phoebe, the silly cat sniffing it, likes it quite a lot too.


always with love,
Lily
xxxxx

cuddles with flowers.

Hello lovelies, I am quite aware that I haven't been posting as much as I would like - I'm not feeling too inspired at the moment - so this is a little outfit for today, look at my room and here's what I made post.
So today after school I went to Starbucks and searched for TeenVogue with my Holly, not too cold today but cold enough to need a nice warm scarf!


Dress; Topshop
Cardigan; H&M
Scarf; H&M (mens!)
Beret; Market in France


Shoes (can't seem to fit them in any pictures); Doc Martens


A month or two ago, I became very very bored with plain white walls and began ripping up every magazine I could lay my hands on and splatting some paint about it became this(with new additions all the time)-



I find it very helpful for inspiring outfits when I'm feeling dull & boring.

Now, I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but on my trip to London I purchased some lovely fabric from a lovely Cath Kidston shop & yesterday I got round to making myself a lovely cushion. My sewing skills aren't much, but I was quite proud of it myself.


Comments are always welcome & appreciated!
Love From
Lily
xxxxx

wouldn't you rather live your life.

This weekend has been truly wonderful, spending time with my mother & laughing with old friends - what could be better?

Yesterday, my mother and I took the train up to London and I spent the day wondering up and down Portobello road, admiring quaint little tea sets and gorgeous vintage bags while imagining just how amazing it would be to live in the capital, right in the heart of everything.
I can't wait until I'm old enough move into a tiny one room flat on a busy road with a man who plays the trumpet at all hours living next door - this is the glamorous life I dream of. I want to live where everything happens, and anything can happen. London seems so full of possibilities and opportunities, so much variety and identity.

But back in the present, Portobello market is absolutely magical - I love little antique shops so all the stalls with old china and silverware and the most beautiful vintage jewellery were heaven for me! My mum bought a lovely chunky ring set with big green gemstones, which I may just have to borrow from time to time.
I purchase some lovely fabric for cushion making from the Cath Kidston shop, and far too many other pretty things.
I loved all the little charm-necklace stalls, but at £8 each on my tiny budget it has inspired me to try making my own rather than spend all my money on a tiny tea pot on a chain.
After a hard day's browsing, we had some yummy gingerbread lattes and a quick look (which turned into a very long look) in Liberty which has to be my favourite shop in the world ever, even if all I can afford is body lotion, it's just so fun to look - especially with all the stunning Christmas windows displays.


Today, Alice, Natalie, Holly and I went to see possibly the best film I've seen a long time - "An Education". It tells the story of a school girl being pressured by her parents to get into Oxford being enticed by a world of glamour and seduced by a man who isn't who he says he is, based on a true story - a very truthful portrayal of how you believe you know everything when you are young & foolish.
It's amazing the changes this girl goes through, as she begin to trust him completely and then throws her future away because of a few months of a fabulous life - and how she reacts when it's all swept from underneath her.
We all loved it, and I'm sure anyone of you would too so I strongly advise you watch it if you can!




I hope everyone's Winter (or Summer)has begun as magically as mine.
As always, thank you for reading my blog!
Love From
Lily
x

the beauty of imagination

Last weekend for my lovely Emily's birthday, we all paid a visit to the cinema to see "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus". I didn't really know what to expect, I hadn't heard much about it - but I was absolutely blown away.
It's an enchanting story about the complexities of your imagination, dealings with the devil and the horrible consequences of one small bet. Even if the story is sometimes a little hard for the likes of me to comprehend - the costumes, props & the like are always fabulously stunning. Lily Cole especially wears the most beautiful assortment dresses, masks & wigs I have ever seen. They're just so intricate!
I loved the contrast between the wonderful world of imagination and the harsh reality of modern life - a lovely lovely film.

lots of love from
LILY!

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts!

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something, please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.

I'm having a very vivid "Oh How I Wish I Could Go To Hogwarts" phase at the moment, which, while being very lovely, often leads me to do things such memorize the school song or the poem engraved at the entrance of Gringotts, then abandon all the books I'm reading to start The Philosopher's Stone for the 100th time and maybe squeeze in a film or two. I have to go to extreme lengths to stop myself finding another "wand" out of my garden and, yes it's hard to believe after reading this, I am all grown up and fourteen!

love from Lily!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

If you go down to the woods today...

Cold days when the sun is shining, absolutely wonderful!

At the moment I feel I must make the most I can out of all the free time I have before it all gets washed away in the rain, so a few lovely girls and I headed to the closest thing we have to the wild countryside - a little country park full of pretty trees and meadows.

Armed with a yummy picnic complete with lemon fairycakes and a bigbag of toffee to tide us over we set off on our adventure.

Laden down with our treats, we set off enthusiastically. Notice the abundance of berets? A very cute surprise when Alice and I arrived with our matching headgear - mine was found in a charity shop for £1 when I was on the hunt for my WW2 evacuee school trip costume in year 6!

We all got a little snap happy with the amazing scenery.

It was so lovely and peaceful just to walk along the forest paths beneath the leafy trees, I hope this has encouraged a few of you to get out into the great outdoors!

As always,

love from

Lily

xxxxx