heavy metal ptII.

I've been lusting after this Vivienne Westwood ever since one of my best friends introduced me to it Selfridges about a year ago. Sadly, I just don't have the cash handy for it. Spurred on by this and my desire to re-create the look from Jak and Jil I posted in Febuary, I purchased a slightly cheaper (£166 cheaper) ASOS version. I am pleased with the results.

jump!

Taking a stroll to the corner shop at lunch and couldn't resist this charming blue wall.
Production design, sound, and two make-up ladies.

catch up.

So I gave myself three days and I lasted two. That's comitment for you! To make up for it, three photos to cover the days I have missed.

Summon Robo-maid

There is a stationary theif on the loose

Inspired by a brilliant blog post by my sister, I thought I would post the (I like to think modest) contents of my bag. I bought the bag this week. It's my first ever handbag. It's the closest I'll be getting to a nightingale for a long time.

Bag from TK Maxx, Ray Ban wayfarers (not mine), phone charger, Body Shop handcream, tapemeasure, Filofax, Keys (with Boba Fett and Santa Lego), wallet, Costume Design 101 by Richard La Motte and my HTC Desire HD (I'm not an apple gal...yet)

belted.

My on-set work belt. I need a prettier one with apropriate pockets. I'm not sure this is what Screw Fix had in mind when they made a tool belt. I'm thinking a quilted leather Chanel style one is more job-appropriate.

shadows.

In a vague attempt to keep a record of what's going on around me, I'm going to try to take one photo a day.
I give myself about 3 days.
This was taken on location in a disused wing of a psychiatric hospital. Actually not as creepy as it sounds. I'll admit that someone else did all the settings on the camera for me. All I did was frame it up.
Cheat.

working girl

I have been a waitress since the beginning of my working life. Which is a few years now. Last month I quit the two best waitressing jobs I've ever had. One in a cafe in the middle of a forest with endless tea and cakes and cute ducks. The other a seriously characterful wine bar with the funniest staff and best food. I am now officially a Costume Designer. For the next two months at least. I'm in North London shooting a low budget feature and living with my costumes. It's cosy.

And it comes with perks. Namely two boxes of Puma stuff to use in the film. But personally, I'm more excited by half of it being set in the 90s. I used this post by the ever inspirational (and ever youthful) Tavi. I now have the boxset of My So Called life on my wishlist.

Plaid and floral? Yes.

It also means I get to watch Clueless. Any excuse to watch Clueless.

And Spiceworld. Purely for research. Of course.

the comfort zone.

Yesterday my day was taken up trawling through charity shops with a list as long as my arm, buying up costumes. I was stalking around the cheap shoe store Shoe Zone amongst the diamonted faux Uggs and clogg high heels for little girls (the idea of high heels for little girls makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable. In the way kid's beauty pagents and Miley Cyrus makes me feel uncomfortable) and there, in the old lady slipper corner were these beauties. I tired to stop myself but something about the idea of emerald green velvet, gold embroidery and the sheer comfort of them would not let me walk away.
And I figure £7 is a reasonable price to be ridiculous at.
Slippers as shoes.
It's the way forwards.