Snapshot 24!

So this is a little more subdued than I usually dress. It was just what seemed right on the morning. The black silky maxi is actually a slip. I got it from my mu mum but I found out when I was wearing it  this day that she's actually been given it my my grandmother (her mother in law) to go to some ball with my dad which I thought was quite sweet.
The top was my mum's too, I don't tend to buy long sleeves so any I do have are inherited - it's nice to think that if I'm warm its because of my mum!
The hair was a bit interesting because I'd just washed it and didn't have any makeup on so I felt a bit pale and gothically wraith-like.
Dooby is posing away in the middle one because she kept jumping all over my dad when I asked him to take the photo so I picked her up. The first time we took the shot she was wriggling and licking my face so it came out blurry. Once she saw the flash though she looked right at the camera with her little quizzical expression and that's what we ended up with!

Language Ball!

 So my college had a lovely little mini-ball for the language societies and departments.
The dress code was cockatil dresses and I was delighted to get to wear my birthday gift. A short black bodycon number with foam shoulder padding and two sheer panels at the waist and these gorgeous pastel pink neatly creased chiffon skirt wings. I teamed it with my white doc martins, a scorching red lipstick and my stunning new cristal flowered headband (which more or less perfectly matched my hair!


The night took off in 4 Dame Lane and featured
international food samples and a dance floor just bursting with well dressed linguists! A gorgeous time was had by all!

Behind the scenes!

We in the fashion section of the University Times has our second big photoshoot recently. We had a really exciting concept, we were chronicling the history of women in trinity using photos showcasing the fashion of different periods in photos depicting some big events of the Trinity history. The accompanying article is fascinating but the shoot was just plain fabulous. I was doing the styling for the 1950s shoot with the help of fellow stylist Danielle Courtney. Shots to come soon!

 Here's a shot of me with my lovely models Anna and Lorena. Lorena was our femme and Anna androgynously showed off some of the highlights of male fashion of the era.

Snapshot 23

So the snapshot is back!
This was a comfy colourful college look.
The dress is an old one and a little small in the bust but the frill is to adorable for me to throw it out. I teamed it with the thin purple long-sleeved top to keep me covered and protect me from the chill that's still in the air these days.
To brighten it more I added the hot pink tights and finished off with the wide black belt to cinch in my waist and give the childish dress a slightly more mature look.
This shot is one of my first without makeup because it was one of those rare good skin days and I was just going to classes.

Catch up!

So I have just about caught up on my backlog of things to upload but I must share an important change once more.
I am now blue (da ba dee da ba...).

This has posed quite a challenge for me as I have realised that a rather substantial proportion of my wardrobe is in this colour, meaning it has been challenging to avoid matching my hair and my outfit! It has also proved one of my more interesting temporary colours as it fades, some days being green, others, turquoise, others positively silvery!
It's looking much greener as we run up to Paddy's day which is very convenient altogether!

Violet!

One of my favourite quotes from the original Willy Wonka film is 'Violet, you're turning violet Violet!' and I am indeed!
Barely had a washed the pink from my hair than I went for a violet tint!

It is particularly challenging to master a subtle tint if, like me, you dye your hair at home. The dye I used I had tested as a thin layer when I did my pink. This one is a temporary colour that comes in at more of a violet than a purple which saves you a lot of work and worry trying to not leave a purple in for too long!
These shots were from a night out in the Workman's club (one of the very hippest of local venues). The coloured jacket is particularly dear to my heart and I will be making a separate post to extol it's virtues at a later date!

A belated merry Christmas!

As I said I am working through a bit of a backlog!

I hope all my fashion friends took a break from their usual looks to revel in the uniquely spectacular tackyness of the Christmas jumper!

I got to go to a lovely Christmas party with my friend and her housemates where we all rocked our Christmassy best. My jumper I have had for a few years and I roll it out every year for the festive season. I don't believ in subtlety when it comes to Christmas attirre-go hard or go home! Hence it has an absolutely enormous Rudolph on it!

Once again I had to be a bit brave with the clashing look because my hair is still pink! Luckily the house was pretty toasty, especially as I was helping out with making the mulled wine, so I got to showcase my lovely velvet bodycon, which is a nice festive green too.
(Though it being me, the three colours weren't enough, I had to team with bright blue tights as well!)