"I Aint Lost Just Wandering Round My Hometown"...

I know Adele wrote Hometown Glory about her hometown London, (where I currently reside), but it seemed very fitting for this post about my hometown, Manchester.

Went up for the Easter weekend and thought i'd share some of my favourite spots with you, most of them are in The Northern Quarter...

The Manchester Eye. Hmmm...

My namesake restaurant ;) Yes I know it's a chain but the Manchester one is the 1st I ever ate in!!

The Printworks, we went to see Arthur in the Odeon- I don't recommend it lol

Round my hometown... oohhh the people i've met...

Yours truly, looking very seasidey i'm sure you'll agree...

The joy of being in Manchester just isn't containable...

My lil sis. Hahaha, this pic doesn't do her justice but I had to include one <3

Bread & Butter, Tibb St- my fave cafe!!... Though I was a little disappointed with this iced coffee- which was literally a cold coffee with a few ice cubes in it :S

 Retro Rehab & Re Wear (Oldham St), two of my favourite vintage shops!! Wish they'd been open...

Affleck's Palace- so many floors, so little time. If you visit Manchester and you like shopping Affleck's is a must. Loads of independent stalls, you can get literally anything there <3

And the story ends with Junk. A little pricey IMO but they sell some great stuff, the layout of the shop is amazing- the changing room is a recycled wardrobe! And they support up and coming designers too.

Well hopefully i'll take much better pics next time i'm up, but in the meantime- VISIT MANCHESTER!!!! Ha

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics from 'Hometown Glory' by Adele)

They Told Me This Is A Free Country... But Now It Feels Like A Chicken Factory...

I'm the chicken factory!!... People have been asking me if I want to do things (bits of modelling, attending networking events etc) and I always say no... Problem is i'm so ridiculously shy I don't even let my own friends take pictures of me!!...

Any ideas of how I can start to overcome nerves, shyness, embarrassment would be greatly appreciated?!?! 

Yep, definitely time to change... My blog design too- it's such an eyesore! lol

Anyway, i'll post some pics from my Manchester visit tomorrow :)

Hope everyone is well.

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.s. Title = lyrics from the M.I.A. song 'Lovalot')

My Lines Are Down You Can't Call Me, As I Float Around In Space Odyssee...

It's all about the hat today!!!! I found this great '80s velvet number when I was out with my mum... Came across it in Oxfam, cost like £3.50!! Also here are my favourite tights, bought for me by my bestie!!

I decided to include some motion pics, just cos I quite liked em. The first one happened unintentionally, but I liked the effect so I started SHAKING LIKE A SCHIZO (-Janelle Monae) and here is the result...

Off to Manchester tomorrow. You didn't really need to know that, ha!

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics from 'Space' by M.I.A.)

Colourless Colour, Once In Fashion Soon To Be Rediscovered!...

I love black and white photographs!! Might get addicted to making all my photos like this from now on...

Really need to stop messing around and do some work now!

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.s. Title = Lyrics from 'Colourless Colour' by La Roux)

I Am As Vain As I Allow... I Do My Hair, I Gloss My Eyes, I Touch Myself All Through The Night...

... Or not.

Really appreciate that people have been following, looking and commenting on, this lil blog of mine- Thank you :)

This frock is from one of my favourite shops in Manchester called Retro Rehab on Oldham St. Quite a lot of my clothes are from there and I recommend a visit if you're ever in town, I have a nosy every time I go up.

 Hope you like it...

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = lyrics from 'So Happy I Could Die' by Gagaaaaaaaa)

(P.P.S. How come no one's ever commented on the large wooden penis ornament sat amongst my cds??! hahahaha)

Showing Them What Laugher's All About... Where Did All The Wine Go Every Night It's Gone...

I bought this 1950s headpiece from one of my favourite shops some time last year I think. It's actually called The Shop and is just off Brick Lane (London).

I kinda laughed at myself when I uploaded these pics cos it reminded me of Zoolander... The whole blue ice, or whatever it was called thing i.e. all the poses are the same.

Well there might not be much variation but I quite like these photos so here they are...

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = lyrics from Little Girl by Danger Mouse & Julian Casablancas)

IUD SIS... Stay In School, Cos It's The Best...

Yuck, I look so freakin BUTTAZ in these photos... But I like my outfit so just blank my face lol. 

Feeling preppy today with the amazing bag my lil sister bought me for my birthday <3 ...

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics from 'Fuck The Pain Away'... one of my favourite teaches of PEACHES)

Shines Like The Real Thing, Real Thing, Real Thing...

I'm not big on endorsing things or tryna foist stuff on people... Buuutttttttttttttttt my very stylish, talented and ambitious young cousins are starting their own accessories line and I had to put it out there for you lot to have a nosy at so here's the link to their official facebook page...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/VeeVeeNeco/106470862721581

So if you've got a few minutes have a lil look... And if you wanna be really great then 'like' their fan page :) Website coming soon and i've no doubt they're gonna come out with all sorts of amazing stuff so stay tuned!!...

Toodles to you bitches xx

(Title = lyrics from a few songs I think, but the one I was thinking of was 'Dimestore Diamond' by Gossip) 

Panic On The Streets Of A Material Girl...

Daydreaming today about the clothing i'd buy for the Summer if I actually had any money... The 1980s is a style people often imitate but hardly ever seem to get right- Usually ends up looking like you're going to a dodgy fancy dress party.

My main references would be Madonna in 'Desperately Seeking Susan' and Morrissey in those early days of The Smiths. So bloody brilliant!!...

Lots of layering, mixed up textures, great accessories and bold shapes.

Blazers, geek glasses, big shirts, loose cardigans, big hair...

Ahhh, this vision of mine might actually motivate me to start applying for jobs... After all you can't live in London AND buy clothes off the back of a student loan :(

For now though i'll just see what I can stick together in my current, tired-ass wardrobe.

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.S. Title = Lyrics from 'Panic' by The Smiths AND 'Material Girl' by Madonna. Clever what I did there huh?!)

Yours Is a Familiar Face But That Don't Make Your Place Safe In My Bed...

Well right now I should be writing this from my new house... But as fate has it i'm stuck in my old flat, getting ready for a night of cleaning.... Long story. 

Anyway, as I was packing my stuff I got bored and started taking pictures. The pictures aren't particularly good and my clothes aren't particularly interesting but looking through them reminded me of one of my all time favourite poems by one of my favourite poets Anne Sexton...

'The Ballad of The Lonely Masturbator' by Anne Sexton

The end of the affair is always death.   

She’s my workshop. Slippery eye,   

out of the tribe of myself my breath   

finds you gone. I horrify

those who stand by. I am fed.   

At night, alone, I marry the bed.

Finger to finger, now she’s mine.   

She’s not too far. She’s my encounter.   

I beat her like a bell. I recline

in the bower where you used to mount her.   

You borrowed me on the flowered spread.   

At night, alone, I marry the bed.

Take for instance this night, my love,   

that every single couple puts together   

with a joint overturning, beneath, above,   

the abundant two on sponge and feather,   

kneeling and pushing, head to head.   

At night alone, I marry the bed.

I break out of my body this way,   

an annoying miracle. Could I   

put the dream market on display?   

I am spread out. I crucify.

My little plum is what you said.   

At night, alone, I marry the bed.

Then my black-eyed rival came.

The lady of water, rising on the beach,   

a piano at her fingertips, shame   

on her lips and a flute’s speech.

And I was the knock-kneed broom instead.   

At night, alone, I marry the bed.

She took you the way a woman takes   

a bargain dress off the rack

and I broke the way a stone breaks.

I give back your books and fishing tack.   

Today’s paper says that you are wed.   

At night, alone, I marry the bed.

The boys and girls are one tonight.

They unbutton blouses. They unzip flies.   

They take off shoes. They turn off the light.   

The glimmering creatures are full of lies.

They are eating each other. They are overfed.   

At night, alone, I marry the bed.

Such a great poet. I recommend looking her up if you're not familiar with her work.

Toodles to you bitches xx

P.s. Smoking is bad!!

(P.p.s. Title = lyrics from 'In My Bed' by Amy Winehouse)

Fools On Parade Frolic and Fuck About To Make A Gaze Turn To A Scribble On A Page...

Moving this week so i'm busy busy busy. But it's bin a little while since i've blogged so here are 3 of my most recent outfits. I will post again soon from my new abode...

Toodles to you bitches! xx

(Title = Lyrics from 'Secret Door' by Arctic Monkeys) 

Wear Each Other's Heads Like Hats, Speak In Tongues Like Alleycats...

Had a quick look at my comments earlier and noticed someone wanted to see more of this dress...

It's by American Apparel, here's the link!! 

http://store.americanapparel.co.uk/rsavv358.html?cid=29

Thanks for the comment :) Now back to work!

Toodles to you bitches xx

(Title = Lyrics from 'Alleycats' by Hot Chip)

You've Got Cucumbers On Your Eyes, Too Much Time Spent On Nothing Waiting For a Moment to Arise...

I'm hoping that posting this will shame me to the point that I get the kick up the arse I so desperately need to actually get my project DONE... An unfinished papier mache hat... Inspired by boobs. That's it so far. I mean c'mon!!!

Hahaha I think the fact that I have a can of beer at my foot proves how relaxed i've been about this. No more!!... Gonna say another prayer for the people of Japan and get on with it now.

Toodles to you bitches xx

(P.s. Title = Lyrics from 'When I Grow Up' by Fever Ray)

Skeleton We Are So Close... But You Have Got No Body So Why Do You Insist On Wearing Clothes?...

In the spirit of actually having followers on my blog now (for which i'm very grateful btw, cheers!)... I wanted to keep up the posting. But as i've got so much work to do this week I don't really have any time so here are what I regard as my 3 most decent looks posted on lookbook so far...

Looking like an extra from Dawn of the Dead...

Looking like an extra from Lady Gaga's Telephone music video...

Can't think of what i'd be an extra in wearing this out fit but- Long Johns!!!!!

Toodles to you bitches ( ...Drake helps me concentrate) xx

(Title = lyrics from Skeleton Song by Kate Nash)

Or Maybe It's Just Narcissism...

I didn't like the braids I had so I got 'em redone... This is what they're looking like now, much better in my opinion....

Anyway, this bloody uni project (see http://zizziswardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/02/ill-watch-you-drown-in-shower-pushing.html if you don't know what i'm on about)... It's bin like 3 weeks and I seem to have hit some sorta stalemate, got creative block, whatever you want to call it. There are loads of ideas in my head but everything is completely scattered. Originally I didn't want to go the structured route but I was looking through a few of Gareth Pugh's (One of my very favourite designers) collections...

... And it COMPLETELY changed my mind!!

I know you can't really see these pics- (new camera please?!)- But these unfinished theme boards are pretty much all I have atm. (S/S '08, S/S  '09, A/W '08 respectively btw)... FML!!

One way or another I WILL get my page 3 stuff into this newspaper creation, I must!! And when I do I will be sure to post the results.

Lick lick lick my art tit!! xx

(P.s. Title = lyrics from 'Art Bitch' by CSS)