Influences & Icons

Hello lovelies,

Since I've only just begun writing here, I thought I should probably spend some time figuring out what I'm all about, and making sure people can get a good idea of who I am/what I like.

When I think of fashion, I think of standing out from the masses - someone can be extremely stylish, and still be entirely generic. But the people I admire are the ones who aren't afraid to try something a bit different, even if they end up on the "Worst Dressed List" every time they walk out of their house. To illustrate what I mean, I've picked a few celebrities who tend to embody what I love about fashion.


Firstly, Scarlett Johansson. Not only do I think she is the hottest chick to ever walk the face of this planet, but she always looks great too. She always does something a little bit different, and still looks appropriate for the red carpet. She always does things with attitude, and I think that's important to pulling off a great outfit. Even when her boobs are pushed up and into your face, Scarlett always manages to look stylish, not skanky. Plus, if you're into her old movies you'll know she rocks the goth/punk/grunge look like she was born for it.


Kelly Osbourne has been one of my style icons for years now - I will admit that my worship of her resulted in a rather unfortunate period involving bright pink fishnet stockings, and panda-eye makeup, but hey I love her! Sure, sometimes she looks like absolute shit, but she works it with so much attitude that you'd never say that to her face. And then, when her outfits work, they work. I feel like I can relate to her more than other celebrities because she's a normal size person, and her weight goes up and down, just like it does for the rest of us. And even when it's in the "up" phase, she still has the balls to pull off some of the craziest (and most amazing) outfits I've ever seen.


Someone else I love is Mary-Kate Olsen - not so much Ashley. I know that Ashley looks amazing alot of the time, but she always looks very polished and perfect, and personally I hate that. Anyone can throw on a few classic pieces and a pair of Ray-Bans and look like they own the world. But it takes someone incredible to make dressing like a hobo cool, and to stick to your guns when everyone is telling you that you look like you've crawled out of a dumpster. Mary-Kate could make pretty much anything look good - and make you want to run out and buy exactly the same thing. It probably also has something to do with the fact that I'm very partial to layering, and grunge clothing. And crazy knitted hats.

Agyness Deyn was someone whom I was loathe to admit I had such a girl-crush on. Mainly because she seems to be everyone's new style icon. But hey, I have to admit - the girl got game. I can even forgive her for making millions of dollars a year being skinny and beautiful, that's how much I adore her outfits. If you ever need lessons on how to match clashing patterns, look her up on Google. She'll give you the inspiration to wear that thing sitting in your closet because you're afraid people will ridicule you if you wear it in public. Agyness will wear it, and make the haters wonder why they didn't think of it first.

And lastly, in what people seem to think is quite a surprise, I love the style of the RnB singer Rihanna. She may seem like a strange choice, but she isn't really. I love the way she works slightly gothic elements into otherwise normal pop-star outfits - the photo shown to the left is a particular favourite of mine. She's another one who has that whole "attitude" thing working for her. She always looks a bit like if you say the wrong thing she's going to plant that stiletto heel where the sun don't shine. Plus, I've gotta appreciate the attention that this chick pays to her nails - almost every shot you see, her nails are immaculate, and painted in the most outrageous colours or patterns. She's inspired me to start giving myself regular manicures again.


And there ends the list of the fashion loves of my life.


Until next time, xo.