Faded Spring

    My First Rayban’s

    There comes a time in your life when your wishlist shrinks and quite like the bills that you so detest, you become infuriated with adult life and its ability to take away 'disposable income' . Suddenly shopping becomes that frantic sprint to the shops when you can no longer find underwear, nor are the holey tights deemed acceptable any longer and you realize that s**t this is it. Gone are the days where you pore over Depop scrolling for new clothes, bye bye student loan because real life doesn't quite work that way. Money doesn't grow on trees nor does it run fresh from the tap like that cocktail you so hungrily lapped up. Instead responsibilities loom close and I have forgotten the last ... read more

    Hawes & Curtis: 80’s Revival

    The 80's is often dubbed the 'experimental decade' whose outlandish neon brights, distortion of traditional silhouettes and experimentation with textural and print clashes made it an era that stood out. Despite what we may think, the exaggerated semblance of 80's fashion is not as disastrous as we may think; if we look beyond the neon makeup and lurid yellow fishnets there were the more fashionable inclusion of Rayban Wayfarer's, mini backpacks and Pussybow Blouses. The 80's has a fashion history charged by gender politics and largely many of the 80's trends were created by women to subvert stereotypes surrounding the representation of women in fashion. When it came to 'working' attire women ... read more

    Swift Cover Presents Chris Ramsay

    Laughter is the greatest medicine and I crave laughter like an addict craves their 'fix'. To me the greatest emotion that we could ever have is knowing the joy of what it feels like to laugh, to share that connection with a room of strangers, united by their love of 'laughter'. Its a truly magical emotion and no matter how bad my day is, a bout of much needed laughter is the antidote that I seek and crave.When I am down I watch comedy; from sitcoms to British comedy shows right through to stand up, the power of being able to laugh when you are feeling sad may not be the answer to all your problems but it is a temporary emotion that can make you feel a little more 'normal' again. If I had to ... read more

    Moving On

    Like an addict I cling to hope, dreaming of the day when I no longer need to say goodbye. There is something so final, so unbelievably hard about 'letting go' and 'moving on' and quite honestly its not one of my strengths. I always classed myself as a 'trier' and that applies to anything that I do including friendships and sometimes I fail to recognize when a relationship is dead and gone. You see there was this girl who I was best friends with and for the short three years that we knew each other, it felt like us against the world. We would cook together, attend classes as one and go on dinner dates that I still miss to this day until  I fucked up one time. I did what others had done to me ... read more

    Finding A Photographer With Bidvine

    Finding a photographer is no easy feat, trust me I should know. When my photographer was off for two months I panicked and rightly so, where on earth was I going to find a photographer I could afford with no money to my name? I was stressed about the future of my blog and worried that my dreams that I had worked so hard for would all come crashing down. Luckily I found a solution but for many this is not the case. My best friend is in a similar situation and would love to put more 'professional photography' on her blog yet she can't afford it because she has little money to her name. It was when I was looking for solutions to help her out that I came across Bidvine, a service that claimed to ... read more

    Amy Child’s & Her Quest For Fashion Success

    I never thought I would say this but this is genuinely the first time (at least so far) that I have fallen in love with a 'reality TV' brand, whose none other than infamous Essex personality 'Amy Childs'. Cue the groans 'she is a talentless nobody' or she's only famous because of Towie which is not only harsh but its also untrue. At 26 years old Amy Child's has been named Towie's richest earner with 1.5 million turnover a year, which has been accumulated from reality TV appearances, perfume and book launches alongside her successful Brentwood boutique which sells high quality women's clothing. While some of us may turn up our nose at 'reality branded' clothing, Amy's clothing boutique has a ... read more

    Street Art Tour Review Part II

    Read Planet Pass Social Street Art Tour Review ( Part I) Without a question of a doubt street art is my favourite ‘art’ movement, with its references to modernity and the collapse of the urban empire being among key themes that street art tends to explore. Street art has been a contentious topic to critique for almost a decade, with critics unsure whether ‘art that was temporary’ could ever have any cultural or memorial significance in a modern art world and they were quickly proved wrong. Street artists like Ben Eine, Banksy and Otto Shade’s works are regularly celebrated as being among Britain’s most prolific artists and have transformed ‘street art’ into a legal, professional art form ... read more

    I Am Thankful

    I am thankful that I am still here when many I care about are not, long dead and buried underground. I am thankful that my heart still beats, with gusto and vigor when many lay dying in painful agony, I am thankful that I have remembered how to live, when many are trapped in the deep hollows of their mind, I am thankful that I have oxygen in my lungs and blood running through my veins, that my body won't give up on me-even when my mind has had enough, I am thankful that I can live out my dreams, when many have been stunted at every turn, I am thankful that I have freedom of speech, that my words are not solicited by oppressive censorship but instead are welcomed with hungry need, I am ... read more

    The Art Of Communication: Huggle

    'She sits alone and afraid, aware that the people who surround her are just strangers, They make no effort to conversate with her and she is left isolated and confused, It used to be so easy to make friends, school kids stuck together, adults forget, We move away and lose contact, ghost the friends we no longer want to know, We sink them into the hollows of our mind, they move down the list as new friends emerge, In the crevices of human need lies a dormant need to be social but do we choose the wrong people?That friend who held your hand when you were sick, that friend who shielded you from bullies-goneAs we age people die and disappear, your best friend of twenty years-gone,We leave life ... read more

    Duchess London & The ‘Hepburn’ Mystique

    The 60's was known as the 'Golden era' of Hollywood, characterized by film icons Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, whose mysterious 'allure' and magnetic attraction led to them being the most highly paid and notorious actresses that Hollywood has ever produced. Whilst Marilyn died an untimely death in 1962, Audrey continued working in films until 1989, before devoting her last years to a lifelong dream of promoting humanitarian causes and to many was seen as the epitome of 'natural grace and beauty'.. For many Audrey was an iconic actress with a voice of an angel and to others Audrey inspired them to be 'great' and help those less fortunate than themselves but to many Audrey was a fashion ... read more