tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91982610655724112092024-03-13T11:19:29.823-07:00The Lion, the Kitsch and the WardrobeAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-69651855198676480362012-06-13T13:14:00.005-07:002012-06-13T13:19:01.459-07:00A bushy-tailed DIY job<br />
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no two ways about it: if I had a garden I would also have a dog. Or a cat. Or at least I'd adopt a local hedgehog as my own. In
fact, if my flat was a smidgen bigger I would take one of the cats from
Battersea who aren’t allowed to put a paw outdoors (I read their traumatic
stories on the website). Sometimes I find it hard not to think about how much I
want a cat or dog. During these times I need to remind myself that there’s
always something you can do to incorporate more animals into your home life. This
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not Donald Trump (incidentally, if I was I would spend a large wadge of cash
setting up luxury rehabilitation centres for neglected pets). When I was
furnishing my flat, the budget dictated that I bought from Ikea and cried with
frustration trying to decipher the instructions. Now that it’s built, I like my
furniture very much. But recently I’ve been feeling a tad bored with it. So I
took myself to Anthropologie and invested in a little something to bring the
magic back into my bedroom (not in a sleazy way). Then I rolled up my sleeves
and did some serious DIY.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Excuse me while I bask in the glory of my own DIY expertise, but isn’t it amazing what you can achieve? Now I’d like to
experiment with other pieces of furniture – and other species. Although I have
to stress how symbolically relevant squirrels are. I mean, they squirrel things
away, right? That’s what they’re known for. That’s their thing. Likewise, this
little urchin is keeping my valuables safe. And you know what? I might not have a companion in a dog or a cat, but it's good to know this bushy-tailed buddy is there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-7725131026407609112012-06-09T05:00:00.000-07:002012-06-09T08:19:10.240-07:00Paws in the air for Dorothy Perkins<br />
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face it, Dorothy Perkins is hardly a fashion destination. Maybe it’s the
dullsville black and white branding. Maybe it’s the kind of tacky look to the
stores themselves. Maybe it’s the name. I mean, who is Dorothy Perkins? The title
hardly conjures up images of aspirational career women, nor kooky hipsters. In
my head, she’s a little bit frumpy and irritatingly optimistic.</span></div>
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been stuck on my sofa ill for most of this week and unable to visit shops.
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could it be from? Mango? Zara? Coast? I clicked through while dreaming of just
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do you know, it’s from Dorothy Perkins. At £39.50 it’s not exactly a drop in
the ocean, but it doesn’t break the Hello Kitty piggy bank either. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What’s more, the theme is awesomeness and animals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-26276176917672078272012-06-04T03:44:00.000-07:002012-06-04T03:58:57.692-07:00Corrrrr for corgis<br />
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celebration that brings about a holiday from work AND a festival of corgis is
OK in my book. So yayyyy for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. I’m not the most
patriotic of people. It’s not that I don’t like being British: it’s just that I
really wish I was Japanese. But while I’m not one to drape myself in Union
Jacks (at least I haven’t been since a particular frat party ten years ago), I’m
just beside myself about the explosion of corgi fashions the British high
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Family? Is it just the Queen herself who’s a fan? How many does she actually have?
And why did we not see head nor furry tail of one at the Royal Wedding last
year?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Topshop has proved itself to be the ultimate British fashion institution with
its majestic range of corgi-themed treats. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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British institution, sadly, let itself down badly. While I’m in favour of the
Colin Caterpillar cakes wearing crowns, the rest of Marks and Spencer appears
to have vomited Jubilee-inspired crap. Corgis were not heavily focused on,
except in homeware. But look – just look – what they did to them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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heroes. I’m so used to seeing the usual catwalk stars (flamingos, dogs,
rabbits, horses) donning the hangers of my favourite stores. Sure, there’s
still a party in my stomach when I spot the latest designs. But there’s no risk
factor. What about sloths? What about goats? What – I ask you – about pigs?</span><br />
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Spencer paved the way with Percy, but while the Limited Collection is crowded with nameless zebras and birds, Percy remains fenced into the food hall. I like to think by
buying this top I’d be proudly doing something good for pigkind. I just wish
Ted Baker didn’t want me to pay quite so much money for the honour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-76103214292557415132012-05-28T13:19:00.002-07:002012-05-28T13:24:20.541-07:00On being a role model (and flamingos*)<br />
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feel sad about this. Not least because at the moment there’s a girl in my
office on work experience who just happens to be a massive fan of animal
fashions. I knew I liked her when she rocked up in an orange blouse covered in
ponies. This was followed by giraffes, then birds, then video footage of her
pet chinchilla eating a strawberry (did you know chinchillas can’t get their
fur wet?). Needless to say I’m impressed by this kid. I wanted to impress her.
I wanted to send her here, to the place where the things in my head turn into
words – to The Lion, The Kitsch and The Wardrobe – for animal-related fun,
fashions and frolicks. Frankly, I felt gutted that I hadn’t written so much as
a musing on armadillos in months. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">What
kind of a role model does that make me for young animal fashionistas? None at
all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Well,
it’s not that I haven’t felt like writing. Or that I’ve had any lack of things
to write about. If anything, I’ve been completely overwhelmed. Most notably
with Hello Kitty re-establishing herself with celebrity status to rival Gaga.
That, and the widespread popularity of flamingos this summer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">And
can we just talk about this flamingo situation for a moment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">I’ve
blogged before on my feelings regarding these guys. I’m in favour of them.
Obviously. And, naturally I support their rise through the fashion ranks. It
makes life easier (not to mention spine-tinglingly exciting) when you can
stroll casually into any old shop and pick up a host of flamingo-themed
paraphernalia. Thank you, Marks and Spencer, for my flamingo kitchen tray.
Thank you, Accessorize, for my flamingo playsuit. Thank you very, very much,
Dwell, for my flamingo bed sheets. Thanks but no thanks, Warehouse, for the
beautiful flamingo dresses that unfortunately make me look like a brussell
sprout. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">But,
of course, it also makes life a little more challenging. As a flamingo
enthusiast I feel I need to strive harder and shop smarter to stand out from
the flock. Which is why I’m kind of over the moon regarding a certain discovery
in a discount store in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:state>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">This is fabulous because it provides a vehicle to mix the unlikely pairing of flamingos
and coffee. It's even better because I doubt any other Londoner has got
their paws on such an innovative piece of kitchenware. I’m taking things to
another level. I'm on the cutting (and enchanting) edge of flamingo greatness. And isn’t that what being a role model is all about?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">*Please
note that I have changed my mind on the spelling of flamingos and am no longer
following the potatoes rule as claimed in a previous blog. It was a tough
decision. But I feel good about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-14622420333543843292011-12-02T08:20:00.000-08:002011-12-02T08:20:47.616-08:00Let there be light (and lots of nice colours)<link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>177</o:Words> <o:Characters>1009</o:Characters> <o:Company>JWT</o:Company> <o:Lines>8</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>2</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>1184</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>14.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_themedata.xml" rel="themeData"></link> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">A few days ago I criticised Topshop.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">This is not something I do often, or something I take lightly. But I couldn’t understand why they were making Christmas sweaters, but only in the colour black. Personally, I like to live in a technicolour dreamworld all year round - especially during December. Come on, Topshop. It gets dark at 4pm at the moment, why add to the bleak mid winter? I had to speak my mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">And I haven't changed my mind on this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But perhaps I was wrong to single out Topshop.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I’ve just had a quick look at River Island online and they too want us to buy magical Christmas sweaters in boring black. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Check out this polar bear. Isn’t he fancy with all his sequins? And, to be fair, he doesn’t look quite as unhappy as the penguin in Topshop. But why why why not a rich jewelly colour like emerald or sapphire?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HfhaSMJcmR8/Ttj51XtolLI/AAAAAAAAADc/jqrxWZA9EcU/s1600/polar+bear" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HfhaSMJcmR8/Ttj51XtolLI/AAAAAAAAADc/jqrxWZA9EcU/s320/polar+bear" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Polar bear ain’t alone. There’s also a badger (because I guess they celebrate Christmas too). Badger appears in blaaaand beige. But the less said about him the better. He strikes me as a deeply unhappy individual.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iNf87W41y6I/Ttj6DlhgIGI/AAAAAAAAADk/PNiv93ztGYY/s1600/badger" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iNf87W41y6I/Ttj6DlhgIGI/AAAAAAAAADk/PNiv93ztGYY/s320/badger" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">You know, I guess this year there just aren’t any colourful sweaters that incorporate Christmas and animals. Unless, of course, you’re a dog. Then you're spoilt for choice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WnI0qKDVbXg/Ttj6Jqz1HlI/AAAAAAAAADs/gLE4zIdM0W8/s1600/dog+christmas" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WnI0qKDVbXg/Ttj6Jqz1HlI/AAAAAAAAADs/gLE4zIdM0W8/s320/dog+christmas" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span> <!--EndFragment-->Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-59167801747324026892011-12-01T04:35:00.001-08:002011-12-01T08:12:44.646-08:00When Google spiders attack<link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_themedata.xml" rel="themeData"></link> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I occasionally sneak a peek to see who’s reading my blog. Not that I can see, “Oooh, Lisa Dennison’s reading in San Francisco!” (but, thanks for reading, Lisa). What I can see is where people are reading (surprisingly, often Russia). And how people have ended up finding the blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">With this knowledge, I’d like to apologise now to all the unsuspecting souls who were furiously Google searching for important information and ended up on The Lion, the Kitsch and the Wardrobe. I hope that some of them have found it a good read. Perhaps the person who searched for “Topshop pony cardigan” enjoyed my critique of other pony fashions too. And probably all the people who searched for “I love pandas” and “Foxes” at least found that we had a few things in common. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But I’m terribly worried about one reader. The person who searched for “My bladder is about to explode”. Apparently Google’s magical spider workers went off into the web and pulled up my posting about a weekend in Sweden during which a toilet attendant made me pay to use the bathroom. Which was surely of no assistance to the person searching for answers on this extremely urgent matter. Who has time to read musings about animal homeware in Scandinavia at a time like that?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I’m left with all kinds of questions. Above all, did they get to the bathroom in time? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">So, Mystery Googler, if by any chance you ended up a regular reader, drop me a line and let me know you’re OK. And here's a pomeranian in a sailor outfit to bring good health and happiness to you and your bladder.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">For reasons that include going on holiday, changing job, and generally being a bit stressed out, it has been some time since my last blog. But the jet lag is fading and I’m almost ready to tell you about my exciting adventures in the land of Florida (you want to hear this stuff – I had a psychic connection with none other than Ernest Hemingway, and I met a really, really awesome dog called Charlie). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">To get back into the swing of things, having been back in the UK a week I’ve visited all my favourite places (i.e. shops) and am ready to report back on what they’ve been up to in my absence. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">For the month of November’s fashions I will be awarding Paw Prints (this is my own ranking system which you will not generally find elsewhere, and certainly not at events like the Olympics). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4U04GCaGfRo/TtTp1fsjqSI/AAAAAAAAACs/p6sFYd1VS0I/s1600/reindeer" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">3 Paw Prints to Urban Outfitters. Urban Outfitters’ buyers really know what they’re doing when it comes to intarsia items. They’ve often tried to make me buy cardigans with foxes, cats, and even hedgehogs. True story. The latest offering. A reindeer-themed skirt. I’m delighted. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4U04GCaGfRo/TtTp1fsjqSI/AAAAAAAAACs/p6sFYd1VS0I/s1600/reindeer" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4U04GCaGfRo/TtTp1fsjqSI/AAAAAAAAACs/p6sFYd1VS0I/s320/reindeer" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">2 Paw Prints to H&M. Well done, indeed. Having apparently exhausted themselves in the animal department this autumn, they’ve turned all Disney. Unexpected. Minnie Mouse was huge last year, but they’ve diversified with a range that includes Bambi, Snow White and Chip ‘n’ Dale (not the strippers). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hY6i--MfuSc/TtTqAOvwmbI/AAAAAAAAAC0/0sERvfnogrE/s1600/bambi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hY6i--MfuSc/TtTqAOvwmbI/AAAAAAAAAC0/0sERvfnogrE/s320/bambi" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aD6gUo-kwbI/TtTqJcNXRxI/AAAAAAAAAC8/b2GyNF3GECk/s1600/chip" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aD6gUo-kwbI/TtTqJcNXRxI/AAAAAAAAAC8/b2GyNF3GECk/s320/chip" width="273" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">1 Paw Print to Topshop. I’m being kind. Topshop are doing the retro Christmas jumper thing. How very ’ditch of them. The problem is that they’re not doing it terribly well. This penguin is probably the best of the bunch. He doesn't look happy, though, does he? In fact, I have my suspicions that he's flapping his wings as some sort of cry for help. And you'd be crying for help too if you lived in the world of darkness that is the black of this sweater. Why black? Bah humbug, Topshop. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ar33fvh0As/TtTqPw_bZpI/AAAAAAAAADE/rnaT9Cf2kSU/s1600/penguin" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ar33fvh0As/TtTqPw_bZpI/AAAAAAAAADE/rnaT9Cf2kSU/s320/penguin" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">And now to the loser who is getting absolutely no Paw Prints. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Sorry, River Island. You were doing so well before I went away. But this dog sweater. Ugh. Why is he looking at me? What is he thinking? I’m not a fan. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zIXYm77gQeA/TtTqUQUJorI/AAAAAAAAADM/ghwuGqS9AUc/s1600/ugly+dog" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zIXYm77gQeA/TtTqUQUJorI/AAAAAAAAADM/ghwuGqS9AUc/s320/ugly+dog" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-31702234276473059742011-10-25T07:48:00.000-07:002011-10-25T07:49:45.393-07:00Meow and purrrrrrrr<link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_themedata.xml" rel="themeData"></link> <style>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Just look at this. Released yesterday – the Vivetta cat coat. I must not, must not, must not buy one. But, gosh, I want to. I just can’t justify the purchase right now. And I’ve collected quite a lot of cat-related fashions recently. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e15cOGka7Kg/TqbLvvrCXAI/AAAAAAAAACU/1Zpor46gOxA/s1600/vivetta" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e15cOGka7Kg/TqbLvvrCXAI/AAAAAAAAACU/1Zpor46gOxA/s320/vivetta" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But there’s good news. I think I know someone who’s been saving her monies for this very purpose. And when she comes to London in all her cat coat splendour I will get to paw the magical dreamcoat and perhaps even try it on. Miss Niki Rooney, you know who you are. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Niki and I met on our first day working together at Demijohn (amazing olive oil/alcohol shop on Edinburgh’s deliciously quirky Victoria Street). She was standing outside the shop having a conversation with a tramp. These things happen to Niki. We quickly bonded (me and Niki, not me and the tramp, he’d wandered off) over a shared love of ponies and shoes. And vanilla cream vodka. We bought matching pony jumpers and wore them every day, adopting our own strict employee dress code. We occasionally tied tails to the back of our aprons just to see if customers commented. We sat in front of the tiny fan heater in the biting cold of an Edinburgh winter, and got a little bit tipsy on ginger wine samples. Good times. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">These days Niki is a superstar TV writer, working on the likes of Hollyoaks. Check out her blog – Time for Twee – under my blog crushes. She has very excellent clothes and likes to wear animal ears. And I have her to thank for alerting me to many of the great things that are happening in the world. Like my new unicorn shorts (they haven’t arrived yet, but Topshop promise they are on their way). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3E5uI_nZRg/TqbMFBpqWhI/AAAAAAAAACk/6adgX9zBECg/s1600/unicorn" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3E5uI_nZRg/TqbMFBpqWhI/AAAAAAAAACk/6adgX9zBECg/s320/unicorn" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p>A few blogs back I complained about River Island’s panda beanies. <o:p></o:p></span> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Not about the beanies themselves, but that they’ve been producing the very same ones for the past three years. Yawwwn. Ears on beanies are such old news. I wanted to see something new and exciting (but possibly still involving ears). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I’ve never really been a fan of River Island. The clothes seem designed to look much cheaper than they actually are. Inverse of the ideal fashion situation. Too shiny. Too metallic. Far too much going on in terms of metal studs. But yesterday I was walking past anyway (had been in Topshop visiting the unicorn shorts that will be mine very shortly), and I decided to check up on that hat situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Well, OMG. It’s like they read my mind and put together an autumn/winter collection specifically designed to take all my money from me. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Hat wise, there’s a lot going on. I fell a little bit head-over-Uggs for this furry number. Trying it on, it felt more like a fox disguise than a mere winter accessory. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xey3Lj_aOwU/TqV7bN7YkyI/AAAAAAAAAB0/w3TIQwcQZGQ/s1600/fox+hat" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xey3Lj_aOwU/TqV7bN7YkyI/AAAAAAAAAB0/w3TIQwcQZGQ/s320/fox+hat" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I still kind of want it, but I made the very grown-up decision to diversify my wardrobe with this hat which allows you to pretend you are a strawberry. A fun healthy message all at once.<span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w86xYVslF8w/TqV7eEe8OgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/iWWT6zyXHW8/s1600/strawberry" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w86xYVslF8w/TqV7eEe8OgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/iWWT6zyXHW8/s320/strawberry" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">So, strawberry beanie in hand, I moved to the bags and could not resist this little pup. He’s a great size for that ‘key, money, phone, oyster card’ combo. He has a delicate gold chain, perfect for the festive party season. And – most importantly – he’s a dog. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eWOZOWr2mdI/TqV7hsR1ApI/AAAAAAAAACE/QVxhcRglBPw/s1600/dog+purse" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eWOZOWr2mdI/TqV7hsR1ApI/AAAAAAAAACE/QVxhcRglBPw/s320/dog+purse" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Clothing wise, every animal enthusiast’s desires are catered for with prints incorporating raccoons, foxes, cats (I did predict that trio being on-trend), rabbits and ponies. To show my appreciation I got a vest featuring a rabbit. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But I’m so sad that my finances could stretch no further, because before leaving the shop I caught sight of an absolute wonder. What's cooler than a retro, over-the-shoulder mini suitcase? A retro, over-the-shoulder mini suitcase covered in an entire troupe of squirrels. The bad news is that River Island want me to pay them £50 for it, and I don’t think that I can do that right now. But, Santa, if you happen to read my blog (and you really should encourage the elves to subscribe for present-making inspiration), I’d like to point you in the direction of River Island Oxford Street, straight through the sale racks, past the hats, turn slightly left at the purses. Animal sophistication awaits. <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7pBfw-v84iM/TqV7mBJXxgI/AAAAAAAAACM/CQekk9FB-Vw/s1600/squirrel" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7pBfw-v84iM/TqV7mBJXxgI/AAAAAAAAACM/CQekk9FB-Vw/s320/squirrel" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I’ve always had a bit of a thing for flamingoes. Unexpected. Because, on the whole, birds worry me. There’s no way of telling what they’re thinking. And a pigeon crapped on my head when I was ten. I’d be a fool to trust so easily after that. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But, flamingoes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">There’s something kind of enchanting about them. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Maybe it’s that one-legged standing thing they do. Nobody’s really sure why they do this. Some scientists think that half of their body might go into a deep sleep. Personally, I like to think it’s birdy yoga. But, I have to stress, I’m not an expert. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">They’re sociable characters, hanging out in big groups. You’d never catch a crow doing that. At least not without hassling the other crows and generally being an arsehole. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">And, of course, flamingoes are pink. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Terribly good of them to fit in with the colour scheme in my flat, and indeed my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I’ve been in my flat for a year now. So, I did an animal stock take the other day. A bit like Noah’s pre-flood check, although I’d never be as OCD as Noah was about numbers. I’m all about inclusion, the more the merrier (note to spiders: this does not include you).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Well, it turns out there’s quite a few flamingoes who call my flat home. There’s my flamingo cocktail glasses (thank you, Sweden). My ornamental flamingo who pretty much just hangs out by the window (thank you, Paperchase). A very attractive cup (thank you, Sarah). A cushion (thank you, John Lewis). I’m not including clothes or we’d be here all day (flamingo trainers, dress, shorts, pants, socks…). Amazing, really, how many flamingoes are living under your roof when you stop and count them. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">The thing is, I might be adding a whole lot more.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I’m on the precipice of a major decision. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">A decision about wallpaper. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">And flamingoes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Years ago I lived in a big, ugly, modern development in South London. To get to my flat I had to walk through a maze of hideous buildings, and used to like having a good nosey in the windows of all the groundfloor flats. Most of them were Ikead up to the ceilings. But there was one wonderfully kitsch little studio with the most magical wallpaper. Pink and white flamingoes on an earthy grey background. The first time I set eyes on it I promised myself that, when I got my own flat, I too would get that wallpaper. You can see why, yes? Just look at it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QyFRdfhmYCA/Tp2gRTOfgOI/AAAAAAAAABk/CtkKwASuQfo/s1600/flamingo2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QyFRdfhmYCA/Tp2gRTOfgOI/AAAAAAAAABk/CtkKwASuQfo/s320/flamingo2" width="239" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">So I tracked the wallpaper down. Problem. The whole grey thing is just not going to work for me. No problem. They now make the wallpaper in other colours (clearly it’s a popular choice), including a straight-up, bubblegum pink. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I ordered a sample. I waited with such fizzy anticipation. And it arrived. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yFIDXHN0f6E/Tp2gabZCMYI/AAAAAAAAABs/jrV2euk1Bvc/s1600/flamingopink" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yFIDXHN0f6E/Tp2gabZCMYI/AAAAAAAAABs/jrV2euk1Bvc/s320/flamingopink" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I never thought I’d say this, but, I’m afraid it’s too pink. What on earth am I supposed to do now? <o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-6290149318188182412011-10-05T12:56:00.000-07:002011-10-05T12:57:19.788-07:00When I grow up I want to be Fifi Lapin<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">When I was a kid I wanted to be an Olsen twin. Kind of ludicrous since they are five years younger than me. Aren’t you supposed to long to turn into someone older and more sophisticated? But as they grew up and their clothing changed from Osh Kosh to Oscar de la Renta, I think it become clear that my ambition was more than justified.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">But now that I’m grown up and everything, such silliness is a thing of the past.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Right?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Oh oh spaghetti ohs. I think things have got worse. Because now, I want to be Fifi Lapin. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">And she’s a rabbit.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Not just any rabbit mind you. I mean, just take a moment to bask in the splendour of this bunny’s fashion-forward style. Below she's head-to-toe Carolina Herrera.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tT2peFGg9DA/Toy16cdtWuI/AAAAAAAAABc/z6udoTVnEYc/s1600/carolina+herrerasml1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tT2peFGg9DA/Toy16cdtWuI/AAAAAAAAABc/z6udoTVnEYc/s320/carolina+herrerasml1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Elle </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">has declared her "the world’s most stylish bunny", and <b><i>Vogue </i></b>pronounced her "an unlikely – but powerful – fashion force". Since 2007 she’s been blogging (she’s in my blog crushes – take a look) about her fashion finds from the likes of Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney and Anna Sui (that’s just three examples, the list is infinite). She’s had her own lines in Topshop, Forever21 and Pimkie in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. She’s been featured in countless magazines. She’s big in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. And she has a puppy called Stella. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9198261065572411209&postID=629014931818818241" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">All that and her best friend is a fricking cat called Ruby Gatta. Does life get any sweeter?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Yeah, she may be a rabbit. But, my gosh, when I grow up I want to be Fifi Lapin.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Sigh.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">I guess this is much like my ambition of being Japanese. It’s probably never going to happen. But I can do the next best thing. I can wear her. Because Sarah Scott (my very own Ruby Gatta) has been to Pimkie and picked me out a Fifi Lapin sweater. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Check. It. Out. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Fifi pulls off those round-rimmed frames in a way I never could. I guess that’s why she’s the world’s most stylish bunny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-89139009480142512442011-10-04T03:31:00.000-07:002011-10-04T03:36:15.272-07:00Raccoons and cats and foxes. Oh my!<link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p>If
you’ve had your paws on a copy of Vogue lately, then you’re probably
well-briefed on all the autumn/winter trends for 2011. Tunics over trousers.
Forties glam. Heeled loafers. But wait! I may read fashion magazines in the
bath, but there’s no substitute for in-store research. And one trip to H&M
has revealed some very, very exciting trends for this autumn. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">And
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">So
let us begin with the humble raccoon. Truth be told, I’d already picked this
guy up in Sweden. He’s not ideal for carrying money (funny shape), but I do
trust him to keep a pair of spare contact lenses safe. And he’s just fun to have around.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Now
to the cats. In my opinion, an animal that we don’t see enough of on adult
attire. Which is why I’m so delighted that H&M are bravely pushing that
boundary. Not only have they sold me a dress with cats on it (and tried to sell
me woolen hot pants with cats on them, but the changing room results were too
hideous for words), but they sold me these little beauties. It’s very hard to
do them justice in a photo, but – trust me – they are earmuffs. The warmest,
most glamorous earmuffs that my ears have ever had the pleasure of wearing. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But
I’ve saved the best ‘til last. I don’t know why nobody has thought to do this
before. A simple handbag. A simple fur attachment. Put them together and you
get a fox who’s tail flows freely as you go about your day with this trusty
companion by your side. It makes me feel really happy about the world. </span></div>
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</style> <span class="hps"><span lang="SV" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p>Oh. My. Good. Gosh. There’s such a lot of stuff I want to write about right at this exact moment. But there’s so much going on. This weekend one of my bestest buds is getting hitched. On Monday I hosted a pizza party. Today I need to engineer my journey home from horrible Knightsbridge to take in some froyo (because it’s sunny and I love froyo). You see why i am only now getting around to telling you about my trip to Stockholm. <o:p></o:p></span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span lang="SV" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">And there’s so much to say. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span lang="SV" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But you don’t want to hear every detail of Sarah and my weekend, I’m sure. For example, you could probably do without sharing in the emotional rollercoaster that was 18 hours spent debating the merits of a particular poncho (I’m as surprised as you are) before rushing back to the store in a panic and committing to the purchase. So, here are my highlights, by way of a list. My 'Four Favourite Things' about Sweden. And – to be balanced – some things that I don’t approve of.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span lang="SV" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Here we go:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span class="hps"><span lang="SV" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">1)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="SV" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Animal homeware in abundance. In such abundance that I find myself questioning whether I am actually Swedish. Where else could you casually stroll into a shop and pick up a set of plates with cats on them, flamingo cocktail glasses, a rabbit-shaped toast track, tea towels featuring a pair of jaunty dancing lobsters, and a dishcloth on which a chicken and an egg ask each other, "Which came first?" (at least I’m guessing by their facial expressions that this is how it translates).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">2)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Window displays. Now I don’t want to give all the credit to the Swedes here – the Dutch are also exceptional in this category and perhaps I need to write a blog just about window displays I’ve seen in Amsterdam. But the Swedish also seem to boast untold levels of creativity when it comes to producing strangely dramatic window displays. Now, let’s be clear, I’m not talking about Selfridges-style glamour. Oh no. I’m talking about marvellously quirky out-and-out weirdness. My favourite in Stockholm was at Mulberry. Such an aspirational brand. Such an unexpected use of toadstools. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Irf2g4A62xA/ToNHXZWSKrI/AAAAAAAAABI/na7azhgzR20/s1600/photo%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Irf2g4A62xA/ToNHXZWSKrI/AAAAAAAAABI/na7azhgzR20/s1600/photo%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnaZHTWKh28/ToNHTE02YNI/AAAAAAAAABE/5x0y6wMMbPE/s1600/photo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnaZHTWKh28/ToNHTE02YNI/AAAAAAAAABE/5x0y6wMMbPE/s1600/photo-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">3)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Cider. I’m not a very big drinker of alcohol these days. But I am a very big appreciator of surprising cider flavours. My tastebuds and I particularly enjoyed gooseberry and starfruit. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">4)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Underground stations that are disguised as caves. True story. I should have taken a picture of these, really. But, if you haven’t been to Stockholm, you’ll just have to believe me. The platforms on the underground network are made to feel like the inside of caves. Big rocks and stuff. Kind of dark and cold. It feels a bit like being a dinosaur. I imagine. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Now, this is not a travel blog (if it was it would be the most rubbish one ever). But I feel it’s important that I give you a balanced opinion. So here’s the three things I’m not so keen on about Sweden.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">1)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Toilets. The toilets themselves are mainstream. Nothing to write home about. What is upsetting is that you have to pay to use them. A whopping £1 per visit. And do not – I repeat do not – attempt to cheat the system. I was feeling particularly pleased with myself after craftily cheating the system in one department store by squeezing around the side of a turnstyle and sneaking in free-of-charge. But I was followed by an ugly man who had, apparently, watched the entire episode on some kind of security camera and shouted at me in Swedish until I paid him the money. Well, actually, it was all a bit awkward because I didn’t have any money. So I had to go back out and get money from Sarah, by which point my bladder was about to explode. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">2)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Monies. The toilet thing is one example. There’s no getting around it – Sweden is expensive. They like you to pay them over £7 for a cider. I don’t like that. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">3)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Etiquette. It’s not that I think Swedish people are rude. But there are perhaps some quirks in etiquette (such as those displayed by the aforementioned toilet troll) that can make one feel slightly on edge. Example – Sarah took me to a truly amazing thai restaurant and muttered in exasperation when she saw who was in charge of assigning tables. A power-hungry chap who apparently often pretends to be a mute. Excellent. When our table finally came up (we waited nearly two hours, but we were enjoying pear cider and deeply troubled by the poncho dilemma at this point), he was very reluctant to let us have it. In fact, an in-depth investigation was carried out before we could sit down as he insisted that many Sarahs were waiting and refused to believe that we were first in line. Reluctantly he led us to our table, but we couldn’t help but feel a little unwanted.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">So, those are my feelings on Sweden. This weekend I’m back in Edinburgh where there are far fewer opportunities for exotic ciders and animal homeware, but there are cocktails in teapots. I will now leave you with a lion. These guys are all over the place in Stockholm. I’d like one in my living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SRUBTbzfMOg/ToNHk4MvQxI/AAAAAAAAABM/IFFjqSY9QFs/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SRUBTbzfMOg/ToNHk4MvQxI/AAAAAAAAABM/IFFjqSY9QFs/s1600/photo.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-82758082342036958312011-09-19T14:34:00.000-07:002011-09-19T14:35:42.429-07:00Once upon a time in Gap Kids<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">At the weekend I went to Sweden. Why? Two main reasons:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">1)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Sarah Scott is residing there<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">2)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Excellent animal-oriented retail activities (they are also residing there)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">So let me start with the first one. Sarah is one of my best people. Because I can say, “Did you see the blouse in H and M?” and she instantly knows I mean the horse print, which comes in navy and rust, with the matching dress and skirt (it’s in-store now, people). After a brief flurry of Facebook action, we’ve made decisions and Sarah buys the dress in rust while I go for the blouse in navy. Then we discuss which shoes we like to wear with them. Of course, this kind of mutual fashioning only comes with years of friendship. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Kind of surprising, considering how that friendship began. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Eleven years ago Sarah and I met in halls of residence at university. We were also on the same course, but as we both made a point of not attending lectures unless they were strictly necessary, our paths never really crossed in that capacity. Which is maybe why, although we both sat in the crowded Ewing House common room watching Neighbours every night at 5.30, and lived only two floors apart, we’d never chatted much until one fateful afternoon in Gap Kids on Prince's Street. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Sarah was there, shopping for her brother (who was five, maybe six years old at the time). I was there shopping for myself. I remember it well because I’d just found a pair of socks featuring a jaunty-looking sausage dog wearing a tiara, when I bumped into Sarah. We made a bit of awkward small talk, I showed her the socks, and I explained, “I really like Gap Kids, it’s much nicer than Gap.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">And Sarah responded.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">“Well, I wouldn’t say nicer.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Knowing Sarah as I know her now, I realise that she was probably just keen to discuss what was going on in the Womenswear department (back in 2000, probably a lot of cargo pant action). But at the time, I took her comment personally. Very personally. Our conversation ended pretty abruptly and I left Gap Kids – obviously stopping to pay for the socks, nothing was coming between me and those puppy tiaras. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">I don’t really remember when or how we got to know each other after that. In many ways I’m shocked that we did. But by the end of first year, the whole Gap Kids incident was (almost) forgotten and Sarah was one of my best friends and my favourite shopping buddy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Since then we’ve endured some hideous nights studying together, lived together in two different cities, visited each other in different countries when we’ve lived abroad, shopped around the world, and, well, we’ve moved from 18-year-old students to nearly 30-year-old (eek) supposed grown ups and seen each other go through all the surprises, decisions, disappointments, achievements and outfits involved in that process. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">At the moment, Sarah’s living in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Stockholm</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Which is why on Friday night I was arriving at Stockholm central station with many ants in my pants about the weekend ahead. Sarah was waiting for me. I admired her ultra blue jeans. She admired by pink ones. And so began a weekend of much fun, the best Mulberry window display I’ve ever seen (stay tuned for PICTURES), animal-themed homeware, and a purse in the shape of a raccoon with actual faux fur features.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">But you’ll have to wait, because I have to do some work. In the meantime, here’s an ad I really enjoyed in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Stockholm</st1:place></st1:city>. It features a shopping Sloth. And some Swedish people, clearly impressed with his fashion choices. Nice.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4phDX_ksp5w/Tne06zLhQzI/AAAAAAAAABA/boEH6FxUMx0/s1600/sloth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4phDX_ksp5w/Tne06zLhQzI/AAAAAAAAABA/boEH6FxUMx0/s320/sloth.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Well, hello there, autumn. You’re a bit chilly, aren’t you?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">The leaves are falling. X-factor’s back on the telly. The shops are full of knitwear. And, as always happens at this time of year, I’m reminded of my favourite joke. It goes like this (imagine it with funny voices – it’s better with funny voices):<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Baby polar bear: Mum, are you sure I’m a polar bear?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Baby polar bear’s mum: Of course I’m sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Baby polar bear: I’m not… a grizzly bear?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Baby polar bear’s mum: No.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Baby polar bear: Or a black bear? Or a panda bear?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Baby polar bear’s mum: No, why do you ask?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Baby polar bear: Because I’m freezing!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I feel such an affinity with that baby polar bear. Maybe because every time I complain about the cold (and, yes, I am inclined to grumble quite a lot about it), people gasp and exclaim, “But you’re Scottish!”. Uh huh. I am. But that doesn’t mean I’ve got an invisible layer of thermal tartan to keep me toasty. In fact, I feel the cold more than most people. In September I become an absolute bore as my wardrobe hasn’t caught up with the plummeting temperatures and I spend a lot of time lamenting the fact that it’s inappropriate to have a hot water bottle in the workplace (I used to have one at my old work… two sometimes…). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But I can’t help it. You see, I think I was supposed to live in a much, much warmer climate. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Just like the baby polar bear. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Maybe I’m destined to live in LA. Or Miami. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I did live in Texas for a year. It was absolutely glorious and I even got a tan. Mind you, there are disadvantages to a permanently sunny climate. You have no need for a winter coat, for example. Which is a shame because I do enjoy taking stock of the latest coats each autumn. Usually I don’t even end up buying one. Last year I spent weeks debating the merits of a faux-fur wonder from Topshop before I finally tried it on and had to admit to myself that I resembled a hairy mushroom. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">But this year something quite special has been brought to my attention. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Ta dah!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BHPevNcCK00/Tm9N98vRw0I/AAAAAAAAAA8/nL7L_QY1n5w/s1600/image1xxl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BHPevNcCK00/Tm9N98vRw0I/AAAAAAAAAA8/nL7L_QY1n5w/s320/image1xxl.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10pt;">I’m a big fan of ears on hoods. Always have been, always will be. It looks so warm. Positively cosy. And check it out – it’s even Petite which always aids me in my quest to not look like a mushroom. Yes, I do realise I’ll basically be dressing up as a leopard (minus the tail, more’s the pity), but then you never hear jungle cats complaining about the weather, do you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-29361306184209235362011-09-02T05:34:00.000-07:002011-10-03T03:42:25.013-07:00Behold the Pony Jaquard Cardigan<link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link> <link href="file://localhost/Users/abryce/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_themedata.xml" rel="themeData"></link> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">I didn’t have a knitting granny.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">And, you know what, that never really bothered me. I did have a grandma who invited her buddies at the old folks’ home to ‘sherry parties’ in her room. And a Nonna who loved Tom Cruise and motorbikes, and ate icecream every day of her life. Role models. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">But there was one major drawback to not having a knitting granny: I never got one of those knitted sweaters with a pony on it, complete with tail made out of actual strands of wool that you can plait. You know the kind? Fiona in my class in Junior 2 must have had a knitting granny, because she had one. It was yellow, the pony was pink, and it even had ‘FIONA’ stitched (knitted?) across the bottom. How jealous was I?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">Maybe that’s why, ever since my friend Niki alerted me to Topshop’s latest pony-themed offering, I’ve not been able to stop thinking about it. Behold – boys and girls – the Knitted Pony Jaquard Cardigan. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">I know. It’s quite special. And I want it more than is really decent. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">Of course, I’ve not even been to visit it yet. Topshop Knightsbridge aren’t stocking it (another item to add to my list of ‘Reasons I hate working in Knightsbridge’). And, I’ll be honest, I’m worried about the neckline. Uncomfortably high? Perhaps. I’m also not delighted that Topshop want me to pay them £60 for it. But, let’s think about this logically. It will keep me warm (oh, how I dread the cold). More to the point, it will keep my heart warm. Surely a bargain at £60?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">Well, I’m in Amsterdam this weekend, so until I actually make it to a Topshop that stocks this thing of wonder, I’ll need to try and put it out of my mind. In the meantime, if anyone can think of any additional justifications for this purchase – do let me know. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">And you all have very lovely weekends. x<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 9pt;">P.S. Zara want me to buy a short-sleeved, pink, silk blouse with SAUSAGE DOGS on it. I swear, it’s like they look inside my head and then make clothes out of what they see. <o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-58066970337559153732011-08-29T11:47:00.000-07:002011-08-29T11:47:49.083-07:00Pandas... fashion icons or fashion victims?<br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">A lot happened last week, people. Work was actually a bit more insane than I care to take it. Plus the coffee machine broke down (and don’t even get the started on the fact that we have just one coffee machine to caffeinate an office of over 500 people). It rained. I saw my lovely friend Kate. I saw my lovely boyfriend. I frequented a new frozen yoghurt establishment. I watched Twilight. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">So, sure, not a week to rival the coast of <st1:place w:st="on">North East America</st1:place> for newsworthiness (earthquake, hurricane, big love to all my friends in the yankee states). But an eventful week nonetheless. And throughout the week, I had more than an ordinary number of encounters with pandas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Yes, pandas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Of course at first it seemed like just a pleasant coincidence. I went to Zara to look at nice things and there was a T-shirt featuring a friendly looking panda smiling back at me. I liked it. Then, Accessorize sold me a ring that takes the form of a panda. It’s very beautiful, please see the picture below and I’m sure you will agree. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pxs5pATJwcI/TlvdZUFL5KI/AAAAAAAAAAw/82snAjx6bwg/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pxs5pATJwcI/TlvdZUFL5KI/AAAAAAAAAAw/82snAjx6bwg/s1600/photo.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Paperchase has a new range called jpop and pandas feature extremely prominently. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> have back in their woolly panda hats (I got one of these a couple of years ago and frankly was disappointed enough at the time that quite so many people were walking about wearing them. Two years later I really wish someone on the winter-wear team at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> could stretch their imagination just a tad and come up with something new). Anyway, you can see why I was starting to feel like I was being followed by a mob of black-and-white, furry friends. Then on Thursday I picked up a particularly rubbish job at work and to say thanks the project manager running it gave me a packet of panda biscuits. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">With panda faces on them. Look!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ow5p-hAm9vI/TlveltAuXPI/AAAAAAAAAA0/xOaG79Qc5oI/s1600/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ow5p-hAm9vI/TlveltAuXPI/AAAAAAAAAA0/xOaG79Qc5oI/s320/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The world was trying to tell me something. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">That’s why on Friday night while taking the train up to Scotland I found myself googling pandas rather than gorging on my new Gossip Girl box set (season 4 – a low point in every sense). Anyway. My panda research left me extremely emotional. Sure, I knew these guys were endangered, but I didn’t know there’s only 1,600 of them left. 1,600. There’s more people on your average Victoria Line tube train in the morning. And I'm quite sure the pandas have better manners and smell a lot better. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Also, I’d always been led to believe that pandas are endangered because they’re too lazy to reproduce. Not a true story! There’s several factors contributing to their dwindling numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">As I watched youtube of the gorgeous things running around, playing with trees, and doing the things that pandas do, I wanted to cuddle one. But I also felt so sad. And so guilty. I mean, if I can’t resist buying clothes with pandas on them, shouldn’t I be doing something to make sure the species doesn’t disappear altogether? If my life was in danger and people were walking around wearing T-shirts with my face on them without giving a second thought to my wellbeing… I’d be furious.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Which is why I am now the proud sponsor of a gang of giant pandas. Just go to <a href="http://www.support.wwf.org.uk/">www.support.wwf.org.uk</a> if you’d care to join me. No pressure, I know there are plenty of good causes out there that need our support. But I feel like this weekend I got to know pandas a little better, and I can now choose panda fashions while feeling that I’ve taken responsible action to make sure they’re around for a while.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Because a world without pandas just doesn’t sound like somewhere I want to live. <o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198261065572411209.post-37790283612917679272011-08-21T08:55:00.000-07:002011-08-21T09:34:21.584-07:00Welcome back to 1993<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Recently my parents decided to reclaim their attic space. Fair enough, really. I have my own flat complete with storage cupboard. I’m 29 years old. And I can’t expect them to provide a home to boxes of photos, CDs and questionable fashion choices forever. And now I owe my parents a big thank you, because while sorting through everything I came across something I’d completely forgotten. A little grey hardback book with a large, if I’m honest slightly startled looking, cat on the cover. The diary that saw me through the first year of high school. Needless to say that when I should have been deciphering the instructions for my new carpet shampooing machine this weekend, I’ve been stuck to my sofa, reliving the trials and tribulations of 11-year-old April. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">It’s hilarious and cringey all at once. A whole two weeks are dedicated to my suspicions that my friend Ellie has stolen my new pen. “She did take my homework diary and my teeth so I need to suspect her.” Excuse me? Teeth? She took my teeth? Well if she was low enough to steal actual body parts, who knows what she was capable of. Incidentally, Ellie and I are still friends despite this CSI-style investigation. There are pages and pages of detailed accounts of my riding lessons. Promises to myself to pay more attention in geography. And downright fury when Rhona and I are wrongly accused of stealing someone’s clarinet. (What was with all the thieving at my school?). But one entry hit a little nerve in a way that dragged me back out of 1993 and made me face up to my 2011 reality. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“I’d like to be a doctor, but I don’t think I’m good enough at science. Law sounds quite cool. But I really want to be a writer. I suppose I should be more realistic. I do wonder where I’ll be 10, 20, even 30 years from now, though.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Well, other than a bit of an obsession with Grey’s Anatomy, the medical thing never happened for me. Ten years on from writing those words I was, in fact, a law student. But ultimately after graduating I decided it wasn’t “quite cool” after all. (The best careers advice I can offer anyone considering law is to beware – Ally McBeal, disappointingly, did not paint an accurate picture of the profession.) So, nearly 20 years on, what would 11-year-old April think of 29-year-old April? I think she’d be a bit delighted that after years spent trying to be sensible and struggling to get my head around contracts, delictual liability and (gulp) tax, I ended up becoming a writer after all. Go figure. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Just how delighted would she really be, though? She’d like the idea of a creative job in a big advertising agency. She’d love the fact that I get to wear whatever I want to work (cue T-shirts featuring various pandas, ponies and puppies, and – of course – my hoodie with the ears). And I know she’d be over-the-moon that I still watch 90210 (albeit with a new cast). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">But I’d be fooling myself if I didn’t admit she’d be a little disappointed. And not because of the demise of Tammy Girl, or her favourite Olsen twin having to go to rehab. She’d be disappointed because 11-year-old April wouldn’t just be writing about the things she’s paid to write about: she’d be writing about the things she loves. Probably ponies, The Babysitters Club and Claire’s Accessories. But, hey, at least she’d be writing. So, I think I owe it to her to start writing outside of work, and to start writing about the things I love.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">A few weeks ago I went to a talk about publishing. “Write every day,” was one author’s advice (big shout out to Lindsey Kelk – I love you a bit and have already read ‘I heart <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state>’ and ‘I heart <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Hollywood</st1:city></st1:place>’ since seeing you that day). That’s why – in front of anyone who cares to read my blog - I’m making a promise to 11-year-old April. From now on I’m going to write every day. I’ve got a few projects in mind so, don’t worry, I won’t be spilling my guts on this blog every single day. But I’m dedicating this page to my ramblings on things that give 29-year-old April ants in her pants. Namely, animal-related homeware, fashion, and the curious little ups and downs that make life completely weird. (Although I did recently purchase 42 Babysitters Club books on ebay, so I can’t promise that won’t crop up from time to time – sorry.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Now, how on earth do you go about shampooing a carpet? <o:p></o:p></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435642408110826870noreply@blogger.com2