sorry i haven't been posting much..

not really though about it i've been kinda busy (stupid coursework!) but thought i'd update now :)

i dyed my hair tonight ''passion red'' xxl, not really sure if i like it yet but i get bored of my hair so easily i just have to dye it lol i'll post a pic soon x

& wow, hollister have got such a good sale on atm :) i got these jeans the other day down from £50 to £10.90 ! i love em :)

katie;x

gin in tea cups & leaves on the lawn, violence in dole queues & the pale thin girl behind the checkout,

just remembered about a vintage fair that's happening in a week or so, only a quid to get in so i might go along see if i can find anything nice :)

which also reminded me about 'freshmans' this vintage store i haven't been in for so long, i'll have to go.

& maybe if i find something i can make some outfits & steer the blog in a more 'fashion' direction again lol, i love my music too much i get distracted :)

post soon

katie;x

i fancy you with a passion,

..under these lights you look beautiful ♪

everybody's looking, you’ve got control of everyone's eyes
including mine ♪

me & beth booked tickets to see arctic monkeys this november :)

can't wait !

it's gonna be amazing, hometown gigs are always the best x

broken glass. it's just like glitter, isn't it ?

''yes, it was riveting. despite everything, you knew there was goodness there. something to believe in. something which is good, pure and untainted by anything.''

• pete doherty on meeting carl barat.

pete & carl = love

i've noticed i'm posting less & less about fashion, more about what's running through my mind.

katie;x

what if punk never happened ?

I'm taking you with me to see another time,

A place you could only have dreamed in your mind,

An alternative reality situated just outside of Clapham,

So strap yourself in,

Cos where we're going you don't need roads,

To get to where punk never happened.

There's a lesson to be learned, one that I will take home,
When I return to my normal reality zone,
Punk rock has the power to change the world,
It lies in every single punk rock boy and girl,

So shine your light so bright that all can see,
Take pride in being whoever the fuck you want to be,
Throw your fist in the air in solidarity,
And shout ''Viva la punk, just one life, anarchy''

katie;x

new bag :)

i love my new fringed bag i got today from primark :)

only £2!

katie;x

last night was amazing !

i went to see U2 last night on their sold out 360 tour and loved it, it's the first time i've seen them live (my dad's seen them 4 times grr) and it was just incredible..

there were soo many people and we had a great view of the stage, it was a really amazing night.

pictures!

the stage.

view from my seat.

stage with 360 screens

another view.. (the stage kept changing colours :) )

love this one (minus that dudes head lol) can't believe how many people were there..

this was towards the end of the night, Bono told every one to get out their phones & then they turned off all other lights.

katie;x

p.s. i'll see if i can get some vids up soon :)

but here's a link to 'with or without you' that was recorded last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyl8stgNh_0

p.p.s. i found my bracelets haha i knew they'd turn up ..

i'm too sexy for my shirt ;)

so i'm loving the checked shirt/denim shorts combo atm, especially the way it looks great with both biker boots & gladiators so you can adapt it to the weather :)

i'm also including close ups of my boots & gladiators so you can see them nice and clear haha.

jessica szhor looking casual in checked shirt & denim shorts; festival style- shorts with biker boots and gladiators.

katie;x

relax, don't do it

here's me trying to recreate mary-kate's eighties look lol.. shame my tee is so high necked and not distressed :( perhaps ill get to it with the scissors & see what i can do haha x

U2.

'Oh you look so beautiful tonight

Oh you look so beautiful tonight

Oh you look so beautiful tonight

In the city of blinding lights.'

in 3 days (!) i'm seeing U2 live for the first time i can't wait :) i'm so excited i love U2 & i'm sure they will be amazing live.

pictures of my U2 stuff..

i have 15 records, 16 CDs, 2 videos, 1 book & some casette tapes i can't find..

ill let you know how it is on thursdayy :) xx

ceramic is the new paper ;)

i know i love my starbucks, but every time i get one i'm always thinking ''hmm.. another paper cup..''

so now i want one of these :) so i can use it again and again.. love it.

it's cute & environmentally friendly .. also good for your back pocket (apparently you get money off at starbucks if you use your own cup.. not sure though)

get yours here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Am-Not-Paper-Cup/dp/B0016CSBJS/ref=pd_bxgy_kh_img_a

katie;x

trash.

we went to a college on a school trip a while ago to enter a fashion competition ..

we were given a fashion brief saying that our group had to create something made entirely from 'trash' and a moodbaord to go with it.. this is what we did :

our mood board

close up of the back

back view

front view

sideview

it started off as a thick waist cinching belt and ended up like a corset lol

we were pretty pleased with it :)

katie;x

''they aren't lost they just aren't where i left them..''

so i've lost all my bracelets :(

the ones in this pic & then about 3 more & a shark tooth necklace lol all off mine or my friends holidays..

greece, barbados, egypt, turkey, whitby and other places.

i have no idea where they are and i love em lol not exactly replaceble either..

oh well, i'm sure they'll turn up :)

katie;x

first outfit post..

so like no one reads this blog lol..

& i asked london--rose for advice on how to get more visitors, she said outfit posts are one of the main things that draws people to blogs, so here's my first :) x

gladiators- priceless shoes- £15

skinny jeans- primark- £8

belt- my dads- don't know..

blue top- topshop (sale)- £5

black vest top- primark- £1

cardigan- topshop- £18

bangles- primark- £1

chains- old

please let me know what you think :)

katie;x

fancie.

i've only ever had one of these cupcakes, (cause i'm never up where the shop is) but it was gorgeous. you can see from the picture how yummy they look :)

take a look at their website & blog;

http://www.fancie.co.uk/

http://fancie.blogspot.com/

katie;x

bright eyes blue denim, bright eyes blue denim..

i love nicole richie's denim jacket, here you can see her wearing it with three different outfits.. which goes to show that one jacket can be used over and over, and look completely different everytime :)

get nicole's jacket here:

http://www.paigepremiumdenim.com/Womens_Vermont_Jacket__Westward/pd/np/69/p/40000467.html

bit pricey for me though lol, so i'll either be checking out the charity shops or seeing if i can dig my old one out :)

katie;x

red.

''And I can't do this by myself

All of these problems, they're all in your head

And I can't be somebody else

You took something perfect

And painted it red''

well my hair wasn't perfect by any means but i dyed it red.. it just kinda tinted it really cause my hair wasn't light enough to start with but i like it :) you can't see it too well in the pic though..

went to hollister yesterday, i could easily spend all day in there lol i love it .. also went to topshop and got a jumper in the sale- half price woo! only £15, love a bargin

very bad picture of me with my new hair and new jumper:

katie;x

i know i haven't posted in a while, i will soon :)

god knows where beth's got to with her posts though lol.

so it's summer, not that you'd know it.

seriously, in summer i want sun, fun, friends, bbq's, time to relax :) but nope, i'm home, it's raining outside, i'm so bored lol.

one good thing that's come out of my boredom is i've been to the gym twice this week (!), although i hate exercise it's actually not that bad.. although that could have something to do with these three guys that have been there both times ;) if that's not motivation i don't know what is haha.

and there's hollister opening near me tomorrow too (yay!). so me & rach are gonna go and check it out, already been on the website seeing what i want..

anyone fancy sending me some money haha ?

katie;x

brazilets.

brazilets are a 200 year old accessory from brazil, it is believed that they grant wishes to all that wear them, when the material wears down and breaks off, then your wish will come true.

worth a try yeah ? :)

make a wish.

http://www.brazilets.com/

http://www.brazilets.co.uk/

katie;x

beth x

so we thought that if we wanted people to follow our blog, it'd make sense that you knew a little about us,

but since none of us are the types to talk about ourselves, we're doing it for eachother :)
so prepare to learn a bit about Beth ..

i first met Beth at secondary school four years ago, and she hasn't managed to get rid of me yet ;)
i love her to bits, everyone does.
She's 15. a great friend, laidback/easy going, funny, pretty, stylish, thoughtful & obsessed with friends :) you think someone like this would be really big headed right ? nope, she's so modest it's untrue.. when i told her i as writing about her today she said ''try & make out i'm a bit cooler than the geek i am haha''.
she's not a geek though lol, she loves music, fashion, dance, books, magazines, films. & i don't know why she's friends with me really.

we've got quite a lot in common; similar tastes in music, tv, humour & fashion.. which is mainly why we set up this blog together, because we love putting together different clothes for different looks. (i think the style advisor at topshop gets annoyed that we have to try on almost everything in the shop.. more than once)

bet you love her already, yeah ?
i know i do :) x

me & beth, (she's on the right) x

katie;x

festival :)

firstly, sorry we haven't posted for soo long x things have been a little hectic with school ending friday and having to tie up loose ends with coursework :(

soo.. it's summer & musical festivals are a big event ! the music is the most important thing, but wearing somehting adaptable to this unpredictable weather is definately up there.

Take tips from Alexa Chung, Lily Cole, Pixie Geldof & Nicole Richie for your festival style.

take shorts & a top for your staple pieces, also take jeans in case the weather turns bad & a jacket & also a pair of boots/wellies , which look great over skinny jeans or with shorts and will protect you from the mud if it rains.

if you'll be staying in a tent, do you hair in a messy style (see 'bedhead' post) and take grips and bobbles and dry shampoo to tidy it up.

i'll post more soon :)

katie;x

p.s. i loved paolo nutini - last request at the iTunes festival :)

sat in the cafe by the cracker factory..

♪ Your past-times, consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I love that little game you had called
Crying lightning
And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons ♪

i'm in love with arctic monkeys new song crying lightning & hope they tour some more really soon :)

give it a listen it's so worth it

katie;x

bedhead

no need to spend hours tryinig to get the 'just-rolled-out-of-bed' look. it's called that for a reason :) so help it live up to it's name and get this effortless style :)

-after washing your hair towel dry it & put it into loose plaits

-if your hair is quite frizzy use a serum or smoothing balm before you plait your hair

-leave in over night

-when you take the plaits out the next morning, run your fingers through you hair

-if you want use wax/gel/hairspray to pick out certain waves for a more textured look

if your not happy with your look (but i bet you will be!) throw in plaits anywhere you need to, or put it up into a messy bun with plaits either side or around the top.

good luck & have fun

katie;x

The Beautiful And The Damned...

photography; Eugenio Recuenco

"Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand." — F. Scott Fitzgerald (The beautiful and the damned)