Hair envy

RED HAIR

Red hair is everywhere at the moment, and with very good reason. It seems as though everyday another celeb is added to list of celebrities embracing auburn locks (Jessica Alba being the latest). And why not? It can make any hairstyle look edgy in an instant .While I won't be following the trend anytime soon (only because my hair's so damaged from an attempted ombre)  I really love the look. Cue the favourites.....

(I know Ashlee Simpson has since bleached her hair but I think you'll agree the red is so much nicer than her current look.)

Ireland's newest fashion magazine

Full to the brim with editorial photoshoots this magazine is definitely worth a look. While I it found the visuals better than the range of interviews, I really did like the magazine.

Even the introduction is interesting:

"....What is fashion? It's not just clothes. It is not just music, It is not just film. It is not just food. It is not just style. These things can only be in or out of fashion. Fashion itself is how we hide ourselves, and yet how we show ourselves. It is how we choose to live, and how others choose for us. It is the beginning of something, and the end of something. Fashion is everything. And absolutely nothing...."

Agreeing to disagree...

"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable we have to alter it it every six months" - Oscar Wilde

I tend to disagree with Oscar Wilde on this point. As far as trends and the clothes horses of the world go - yes fashion can be vulgar. Someone names ten items of clothing that are deemed cool and the non-creative adorn these (and only these) for six continuous months. It is a way for the passive followers to unite themselves, define themselves and eventually wait for fashion to change so they can repeat the process.
This,however, does not apply to everyone. For some people fashion serves as a means of self-expression, of differentiating oneself from the masses or just a means of providing yourself with confidence. Of course everyone is partial to trends but fashion is about more than just trends, fashion is about incorporating the current with the timeless. Fashion is art and...

"Art is the most intense form of individualism that the world has ever known". - Oscar Wilde

The second of the style crushes

ANNA CALVI

Described by NME as "grown-up pop's darkest new gem", Anna Calvi definitely has a somewhat scary air about her. The west Londoner has a very distinct style, think dainty doll meets the girl from the grudge. She is truly unique- as well as possibly being one of the only people to date I have seen successfully pull off the dark eyes/ red lips combo. Truly one to watch....

An interesting read

An interesting commentary on the contemporary evolution of Irish fashion. Definitely worth a read if you get a chance.

http://redradar.ie/2011/02/street-drama/

The first of the style crushes....

JAMEELA JAMIL

She may very well just be a pretty girl that arrived to a T4 audition and moulded into the next Alexa Chung, but Jameela has an air of sincerity about her that makes her instantly likeable (from any interview I've come across anyway). Currently a presenter on T4, she is quickly catching up with her predecessor in the style stakes. Previous to her days on T4 Jameela worked as an english teacher and described her own personal style as "frumpy".  Since her rise to notoriety this frumpy look has been abandoned for a combination of red lipstick and polka-dots as well as leather jackets and suspender tights - not that I'm naive enough to believe she could have ever looked frumpy. From the bollywood inspired eye make-up to her low maintenance locks, Jameela is quickly becoming a go to girl in the style stakes.

International Mentions

Between now and the arrival of my camera I thought a post on stylish streetwalkers that happen to live outside the confines of our little island would have to do, here are my favourites this week:

And the rest.....

The concept

 I actually originally created this blog to avoid studying for exams, it lay dormant for a while but I always intended coming back to it before the subsequent set of exams. My main idea was to trawl the streets of Dublin(and its surrounding areas) to find style savvy risk takers, document their outfits(ie. shyly ask to take their photo) and then post where they got their clothes. The only problems I have encountered thus far are; my camera breaking and the overwhelming fear of rejection by the people I approach. While I await the arrival of my new camera  I intend to blog about the realm of fashion quite generally. As of late I find I'm addicted to style blogs so I reckon I may as well try my hand at writing one- how hard can it be right? Bare with me, I'm new at this.