Pete Doherty; you either love him, or hate him. I for one, am a huge fan, not only of his music and words, but his style! If I was a bloke, this is how I would dress..is it strange that I take a lot of style inspiration from men, as well as women? Who is your male style icon?

Check out this video if you’re unfamiliar with Pete’s music, it’s my favorite song (plus, he looks rather gorgeous!)

okay, maybe she was taking ME for a walk. As soon as she saw some squirrels, she was gonnnne! I wish we had some nice weather to walk in instead of this nasty weather!

i’ve decided that i’m going to try and make a dress! Don’t you just hate it when you make up clothes in your head and then can’t find them anywhere?  My solution is - i’m gonna have a go at making it myself! wish me luck!

i’ve been knitting myself this huge scarf for a while now (let’s just say i’m a little slow!) and i’m still not finished! As you can see, it’s getting long! I want it to be huge! In England, this is necessary, i’m freezing cold at the moment and it’s august!

Can any of you knit? I use the most simple stitches, and can only knit scarves so i’m not the best of knitters, but I try! Check out this video if you’re interested in learning the basics, its all you need to know to knit a simple scarf! i’ll keep you updated when I finally finish it!

Here’s a small collection of the links i’ve bookmarked recently. They’re all things i’ve considered beautiful, or amusing and have managed to inspire me in some way. I hope in turn they can inspire you too. Starting at the top…

Deerly - a Livejournal community whose goal is to “create a collection of strange and whimsical artwork involving deer”. Which I think is absolutely perfect!

Fifteen - Some of the first professional photos of Kate Moss, taken by Corinne Day. They are so natural, and her smile is just beautiful.

Erin Wasson - in what I believe is her home. Imagine living there, its beautiful.

Beautiful Quilt by Posie Gets Cozy - a sweet, crafty blog. This has totally inspired me to get started making a colourful patchwork quilt.

The work of Rob Ryan - he inspires me a great deal. I just love his paper cuts! Did you see the dress he did in Vogue?

Levitation Photos by Denis Darzacq. I think they are amazing! You can see how they are taken here.

and, to finish with, if I drank tea, i’d love to drink it from this.

Hope you’ve found something new and interesting. Have a lovely day!

Do you ever get really frustrated with your hair?! I was having one of those days when these pictures were taken in Portugal. I’m still feeling the same way. It’s probably why i’m playing with it so awkwardly in the second picture. As you may be able to tell from my pictures, I end up wearing it the same way an awful lot just so i don’t have to do anything with it when it’s down.  I want beautiful, long, wavy hair. I’m really not quite sure what suits me. Any ideas?

especially when it’s polka-dot! This morning I recieved these leotards. One from Topshop, and the other from American Apparel (the bow added by moi!). Admittedly, they do look a bit like babygros placed on the floor like this - but I couldn’t resist their scoop backs and I promise they look lovely on!  I can’t wait to wear these with some beautiful skirts. They are so comfy!

Oh, and I got paid today! Guess what?! More shopping!

You’ve probably seen these pictures on every single blog out there, but I just wanted to share with you a few of my favourites.

I’m not the most well-off person, and my supermarket job pay (boo!) doesn’t quite allow for the designer purchases I lust after. I then resort to Topshop (not that you can call them cheap!) for my clothing purchases, and the pictures of their autumn/winter collections make me very excited indeed.

I love the sleek silhouettes created with the more androgynous pieces, which definately encourage me to buy a blazer in the coming months. The chunky boots are another favourite of mine, especially in contrast to the perhaps classier pieces of clothing they are teamed with. Another thing I love is the use of lace (as featured in many catwalk collections, such as Prada) and items that look like lingerie paired with everyday clothing. Here are a few of my favourites:

who else is looking forward to dressing up warm? I know i am.

I spent a lovely day in Lisbon with my boyfriend, Mum and brother. My outfit started off with black tights, but as you can see from the above picture (i look somewhat bemused and lost) it was a stupid stupid idea and I promptly took them off after my legs began to burn up. Apparently you can’t get away with wearing anything on your legs here either. But don’t worry, i was wearing shorts! I’m not that much of an exhibitionist!

and to let you know - i’m back in England! It’s rained every day since my return, but i’m sat here munching on an ice cream so it’s not stopping me from having a lovely summer! Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

i look forward to posting lots in the coming weeks! au revoir for now!