Fanfare for Librarians

Farewell!

fanfareforlibrarians — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:05:31 +0000

My blogging performance has become increasingly poor, and as such, and with the approach of a summer that I hope will be filled with fun, I have decided to stop blogging. I have left a few posts up for now, and haven’t decided whether to take the blog down for good or perhaps return after a break. We shall see! Until then, be safe and good and have lots of fun!

Footsies!

fanfareforlibrarians — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:50:35 +0000

Hello lovely boots! I know, summer is coming etc etc, but I am a winter person (for all my moaning about the cold), and I have been offered the chance to move back to Scandinavia before autumn, which would mean a cold, cold, icy winter and the need for some scrumptious boots! If a UK seller popped up magically, I’d fall over myself for some No6 clog boots:

Alternatively, some Minimarket or Hasbeens would really do me nicely…

I’m pathetically eager about all of the above. However, at the moment all I can think about are these Kurt Geiger beauties, as seen on Voguish, with graduation this summer in mind (SCARY) and basically any event ever, because these are multi-taskers if ever I saw any:

Stiiiiiiiine, you’re breaking my heart…

fanfareforlibrarians — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:05:49 +0000

I’m fond of this Stine Goya dress (scratch that, I’m MAD ABOUT IT, I THINK IT’S LOVELYYYYY), though am a little concerned that some people may attach political significance to its colour, even when there is none, with election fever running high in the UK at the moment… Anyway, how easy is it to pull off wearing yellow/amber/orange? I fear for myself that the colour would be awful on me. My heart says yes and my head says no! (My head also says “stop blogging and do some more work”, and for once I’m listening…)

Walk with the animals…

fanfareforlibrarians — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:46:35 +0000

I would glaaaaaadly stock my wardrobe with Monki delights, given the chance! But as said before, that chance becomes more tangible come summertime!

+J (-50%) = HELLO!

fanfareforlibrarians — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:55:16 +0000

Dobrý den! Prague is beautiful and full of the joys of spring, I only had to stop by to vent my lusting over the news that Uniqlo’s +J line has 50% off! Simple lines and classic shapes, is a trench the perfect base for any wardrobe? My new purchasing rules demand an avoidance of sales, but would this piece be the best foundation for my new commandments?!

Yes yes yes, excuses excuses. But what is the perfect base for any wardrobe?

UPDATE: I folded, my wardrobe is camel-ed up for spring. Hurrah!

Oh oh oh

fanfareforlibrarians — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:25:34 +0000

Oh, Uniqlo! The first dress above appeared and sold out in the course of yesterday in most sizes having only appeared that day, and who can wonder why? I feel a summer-themed Uniqlo order tempting me menacingly.

I got some beautiful rings in the post courtesy of the glorious Soop this morning, a jolly Easter surprise indeed! More on those as soon as I capture some photos that convey just how lovely they are.

Thursday

fanfareforlibrarians — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:32:27 +0000

Today I’m wearing Stine Goya IN MY DREAMS. How perfect are all those shades?! I’m actually battling Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s self-indulgent forewords and struggling to claw back any fluency in spoken Norwegian and generally entering into the misery of revision with nothing but a home-made sandwich and coffee in a paper cup to break the monotony. Good day, one and all!

Iced Gems?

fanfareforlibrarians — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:43:42 +0000

Bling bling! Oh alright, the ring is actually more “architecture and domed landscape” of Moscow and less iced confectionary, but the likeness was too good to ignore. Wouldn’t mind sporting a bit of Eastern charm in the shape of this little lovely!

Wednesday

fanfareforlibrarians — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:56:01 +0000

Firstly, a slightly belated thank you to both Clare and Clare for giving me an award on their blogs! I promise I will at some point get around to passing it on to six more deserving bloggers, but in the meantime I would recommend that you all have a look at their blogs, if I haven’t said it before. Definitely do! And must also recommend that you check out the glorious headband Clare posted about that she made with her own highly skilled hands!

So super. I think I’m taken with it because my hair is being such a pain at the moment (though to be fair I’m not taking brilliant care of it because I’m too busy flipping through dictionaries and tedious articles) and it seems like the perfect addition for anyone with a fringe like Clare’s, as I have!

And, in my true not-quite-in-season-always-looking-forwards way, here are some scrumptious No. 6 boots (and a pair of lovely summery clogs that would be perfect with socks and shorts!):

I know that Camille of Childhood Flames was talking about these a while ago, and I can 100% see why. I am sick of my shoes and boots falling apart so quickly, I think I need an investment pair next year and these are high on the list of possibilities!

Today I handed in my dissertation, nice and early, and finally have time to enjoy the things I wish all over again! Hurrah! So better posting most likely from now on, which is good news all round.

Legs 11!

fanfareforlibrarians — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:51:38 +0000

Trousers used to be the last thing I thought about when it came to outfits. Literally, the last thing. Slim fit jeans were (and have been) ‘in’ for years and were the perfect basic base to many a combination. Plus, I wore skirts and dresses enough to not think about it overly. But focus has moved back towards trousers in the past few seasons with an increased passion and interest, and I can’t ignore the fact that the dropped-crotch, pegleg thing has changed my attitude towards trousers entirely – is it possible to be more comfortable than this?! I do doubt it. Pull on some heels and I can wear these slouchy wonders out IN PUBLIC! Massive coup.

Anyway, with summer approaching I am looking for the perfect pair of trousers to take me through (some people think this lunacy, but shorts are not always an option in breezy Scotland, where I’ll be for a considerable few months at the very least. Plus, in sunshine I burn up like a dry leaf in a forest fire, tiresome!) Lovely slouchy basic t-shirts are a must-have for summertime, but rather than reduce my outfits to boring shorts + white/grey t-shirt combinations, I’m pondering my next legwear investment. Whilst slightly out of my price range, Peter Jensen is doing wonderful things for trousers, and that green shade is melting my insides with joy:

And Siwy are (understandably, given their reputation with denim) making legwear an extremely tempting thing – sort of Christopher Kane-esque I think, given the tight black legwear and subtly embossed gold blooms, mmmm! (On sale for UK Urban Outfitters shoppers too, only £79 for those who wish to be in the know…):

And Asos are providing a plethora of options, here of which are two I’m eyeing up:

Trousers for spring/summer, total lunacy? OH, but what better excuse to introduce some braces to an outfit?! I’m a sucker for braces, quaint and charming and not everyone’s cup of tea, but definitely mine. But if there are a few wee rays of sunshine, no matter how weak and dwindling, and lovely bright light, and some spring flowers poking through the grass in the parks, I will be delighted and probably care very little about what I may or may not be wearing! (I’m sure anyone living outside of the UK will be cracking up reading this in tropical heat sitting by their pools in skimpy bikinis.)