IsabelleOC » magenta devine http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 New Look graphic column dress http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/02/02/new-look-graphic-column-dress/ http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/02/02/new-look-graphic-column-dress/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:07:21 +0000 Isabelle http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/?p=657

I waffled on about long skirts yesterday but I’m far from done! I came across this image at work and this might well be my first non-homemade bit of long skirt. As much as I love sunny cheerful clothes it can get a bit boring, hippyish and ever so slightly Shipwrecked in the warmer months, [...]]]> print dress

I waffled on about long skirts yesterday but I’m far from done! I came across this image at work and this might well be my first non-homemade bit of long skirt. As much as I love sunny cheerful clothes it can get a bit boring, hippyish and ever so slightly Shipwrecked in the warmer months, this dress is a perfect antidote to summer sloppiness. The print is a really great take on Alexander McQueen’s dizzying industrial print from last season and has an added African feel. It’s got a real ’90s vibe, and the column-like shape is as far removed from WAG festival frocks as poss. I reckon I’d wear it with my H&M cream wedges from last year (that are ever so slightly Opening Ceremonyish) and a slouchy Uniqlo mens cardie. Head to toe high street, who’d a thunk it?! Also, it really needs Magenta Devine style sunglasses and maybe even a mini rucksack, ha.

New Look graphic column dress]]> http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/02/02/new-look-graphic-column-dress/feed/ 1 Do Not Open Till Spring: My New Suede Shoes http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2009/12/30/do-not-open-till-spring-my-new-suede-shoes/ http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2009/12/30/do-not-open-till-spring-my-new-suede-shoes/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:28:11 +0000 Isabelle http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/?p=433 We Brits are blessed when it comes to the high street, I wouldn’t swap Dorothy Perkins for any amount of J Crews or Kookais but there ain’t nothing like a charity shop. When I lived in Brighton I used to regularly make a solo day trip to grey seaside towns for the chazzas followed by [...]]]> mysuede
We Brits are blessed when it comes to the high street, I wouldn’t swap Dorothy Perkins for any amount of J Crews or Kookais but there ain’t nothing like a charity shop. When I lived in Brighton I used to regularly make a solo day trip to grey seaside towns for the chazzas followed by a jacket potato in a nearby cafe. Blissful moments hunting for treasures and chatting to old ladies that really can’t compare with battling through crowds of people in a busy shop.

On a mission to west London before Christmas I found these absolute beauties pictured above, as well as a few inspired presents. Follow that with a cuppa tea and burger & chips in a caff while reading the hawesome Deidre’s Photo Casebook and you have a recipe for a day of pure heaven, must do it more often.

The shoes are dove grey suede, with a chunky modern retro sole and slightly pointed toe, all for £5.99! Because of the delicate pale suede I can’t wear them until spring, but I’ve already had an anxiety dream about spilling beans on them. Go figure. The laces need changing but I can’t wait to wear them with fresh summer colours and block greys and blacks. I’m thinking my sherbety coral pencil skirt, and maybe some razzy black lacy tights for a hint of dirtbag. They would also look amazing with a monochrome face print Esprit dress from the ’90s which is pure Magenta Devine, sweet.

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