Things I am loving today

[tahariel]

(Matalan, mine were £10)

My lovely clogs! I'm really liking the unbleached linen material and rough edges on them, makes them perfect for a natural-fabrics summer look. They're relatively high even for me, but the platform makes the heel quite stable, and they're nice and grippy on the soles. There are a lot of clogs coming out this year, especially with the big 60s-retro look that's coming on strong for s/s, and it makes me wish I still had this lovely linen shift dress I owned when I was about 14 to wear with them. I'll just have to make do with a big floppy hat and, if I can persuade myself to cough up for the prescription lenses, a big lazy-looking pair of sunglasses.



(ASOS, £5.50)

And I ordered the crap out of this awesome bangle thingy. (I ordered one. One is a crapload. OF AWESOME.) I'm totally loving the patina-effect on the shiny silver and gold, and the way they're linked together means a) I won't find a bangle in my armpit later when undressing and b) they're really interesting and a cool statement piece for bare-armed luxe on hot July evenings. I find it really hard to wear chunky bracelets because they tend to make my arm and hand merge into the wrist-equivalent of a cankle (I have really solid wrists. Good for... wearing watches? I guess?) but this bangle, though long, is kind-of-but-not-quite chunky. Gotta love accessories.



(Matalan, £16, wrong colour but similar idea)

I might, maybe, have bought another pair of wide-leg trousers. With a huge floral pattern in a floaty silky chiffon fabric. However, since their picture does not apparently exist in the right colour on the Matalan website, CLEARLY the trousers also do not exist, and therefore my wide-leg crazy does not exist. So there. Any immensely cool and floaty pink-rosed trousers you may see me swanning around in, arching my knee so as to give the full effect of the humoungous sweep of fabric, are just a figment of your imagination.



(ASOS, £15)

Also, I found an honest-to-God real-live chest harness such as my MC wears as part of her uniform in my novel project. Those of you who do not believe I have already acquired this item and may or may not be wearing it around the house clearly do not know me very well.




Aaaaaaand I saw this double rainbow from my window last weekend while watching Eurovision. SO INTENSE!


What do you like to wear at the moment, darlings? And would it fit me?

Comments

[lemniciate.livejournal.com]

\o/ Clothes post! YES, I LOVE THIS STUFF. Man, kudos to you for being able to walk in those clogs! I can't wear shoes without at least a strap around my heel, they just fall off whilst I'm walking XD

I'm living in shorts at the moment, even though it's not entirely weather appropriate some days and when I've my jacket on I look naked from the waist down...but YAY SHORTS

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

The strap can go either behind your heel or over the front, depending (you can see both in the picture - I styled one one way and the other the other way :D) Mostly it's practice. But I draw the line at stiletto heels above about two and a half inches, max, because I would fall off and break my neck in shoes like that.

Shorts are awesome, especially with bright-coloured tights! This weekend I wore brown culotte-style shorts with royal purple tights, they looked awesome :)

[pobbit.livejournal.com]

I love this post. It is fascinating to see what is available at home at the moment, and I like your style. That chest harness...wow...I am contemplating ways I could wear one here.
I got this dress in a parcel from home (along with a little half-sleve purple bolero) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mantaray-Green-Mix-and-match-dress/dp/B004HI57VI
I love it so much!

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

I'll have to take pictures of some of my outfits for you :D Glad you like these posts, I'll have to do more. Like your dress, too :) &hearts