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Tired month - resort to black. It takes less effort, thought, energy. It makes you feel a little more invisible, like maybe you don’t have to engage so that you can just get on with your work. Yes, it allows you to be a little hermit.
This is one of those hermit-y months, but it’s nearly over. Thank the small lord. Thanks also to American Apparel, who sent me this ’shawl’ cardigan. At first I thought - ‘I’ll never wear that.’ Oh how wrong I was. I pretty much wore it for the duration of September. It goes with everything, it feels nice, it’s long. It has sleeves. It has nice shoulders. It doesn’t swamp you. It’s a shawl. It’s a cardigan. I love it.
Top image courtesy of Ciuin Tracey.
xBlanaid
Shawl Cardigan - €86.00 American Apparel
T-shirt - €7.90 H&M
Leggings in first image - €4.50 Charity Shop, originally Silence & Noise.
…in second - again, €4.50 Charity Shop, originally Silence & Noise.
Boots - €80.00 Zara
Necklace & ring - gifts.
Fur collar - €10.00 vintage
Category: Blanaid's Style, Shopping : Online
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I am so behind on my thank you posts - but better late than never - right? Eek!
Rosemary MacCabe from the Irish Times asked us in Shutterbug Studio to design the perfect Summer t-shirt back in June. Yes JUNE. And here is the post in September. I’m a sham and I know I am.
We decided to design a wolf t-shirt, as wolf t-shirts are generally deadly and we wanted to be kind of deadly. However, we then decided that there could be nothing better than a PRIVATE DETECTIVE WOLF who smokes a pipe, and so that is what we created.
My friend David loved the design so we had one made especially for him to wear - which he did recently while in Los Angeles. I think this means our design can now come with the tagline ‘AS SEEN IN HOLLYWOOD’ or something, right?! : )
I hope you like it! Thanks again times a million to Rosemary for asking Shutterbug to take part…
See it on the Irish Times website >here< Visit Rosemary MacCabe’s blog >here< and her Irish Times fashion blog ‘FashMob’ >here<
xBlanaid
Sometimes you know that it isn’t really over.
Sometimes you’re right.
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Category: Fancy Friday
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This is brilliant for those of you with a few minutes to spare, who are into design/graphics/art or just y’know, mucking about for a little bit. You have to arrange little squares of colour accroding to where they come on the spectrum
I did this test back in April - hence the age bracket - I wasn’t cheating! My friend sent it to me - he got zero, which is THE best possible score. I got four…which isn’t too bad considering my slight issue with green/blue!
Just found it again now so thought I’d share! Check it out >here<
xBlanaid
I was asked to style Rosanna Davison for a shoot, to appear in the Evening Herald’s ‘The Dubliner’ magazine. It was their ‘SEX!’ issue and the inspiration was Marion Cotillard’s shoot with Interview magazine. The direction was that ‘the idea is to be as alluring as possible without overstepping the boundaries of decency.’ Alluring…I do love that word.
Anyway - to the details!
The clothes are from Bolero boutique in Dalkey, Co. Dublin (Iris from Bolero was just SO helpful and lovely), Topshop and Zara.
The photographer is the quite incredible Kip Carroll, he really is just feckin’ TALENTED. I like his use of lighting, the set ups and also how friendly he was - nice to work with pleasant people! Speaking of which, Rosanna is so easy to work with - she knows what she’s doing and is just naturally quite a lovely person to be around.
It was shot on location at Mahaffy House, 38 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1, owned by the phenomenal Desiree Shortt. Words can not describe…just try and meet her some day. Amazing.
Anyway as you can see from my many adjectives - it was just one of those shoots that ends up being a NICE experience. Thank you to The Dubiner’s dapper editor Eoin Higgins for having me on board…and thanks for the chocolate!
Finally, it was interesting to dip my toe back in to the world of fashion styling again - you remember just how much work is involved on these big productions! You also realise that, as deadlines loom, people will be either incredible helpful, or not. I was lucky that everyone I encountered was the former!
xBlanaid
SEE ALL OF THE IMAGES AFTER THE JUMP.
Category: Blanaid featured in..., My work : Styling
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The other day I had a chance to meander through the interweb… which is actually a fairly rare occurrence these days so I very much try to take full advantage. I stumbled on the blog Pop Culture Afternoon and I just love it - especially the beautiful outfit posts. Here are a few of my favourites above.
I finally got a camera sorted (thanks D) so hopefully my outfit posts will be a little more interesting. : )
Apologies for the absence yesterday - in fact there have been a good few days here and there where I haven’t been a regular blogger-type person. I don’t mean to offer excuses but, apart from work, my hospital appointments do toddle on and take up time - but it looks like the next three months are all my own so happy days! Although…a little holiday may well be in order in that time! : )
Ramble ramble ramble….
xBlanaid
Category: Inspiration : Style
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The day is controlled and full, with hours at times stretched or stunted. Words are created and lost before they’re said, because of the thought of sleep or the sleep itself. Wake in dark, return in dark and spend the light wrapped up in dark, save for one moment. In that moment, remember how you survived the night and fought the dark so you could feel the light again. The thought that woke you still remains:
“everything will be okay in the end, and if it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
You will survive this. Things may change, yes, but you remain, and that is all we need.
xBlanaid
Category: Fancy Friday
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Here are two outfits I didn’t know I needed - and now I do. I put them together on H&M’s Fashion Studio page - which is both lethal and genius. Free ads anyone?!
Don’t click >here< to visit, I just spent 30 minutes of work time playing around with this thing…
xBlanaid
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James Vincent McMorrow
Mick Flannery
Rhob Cunningham
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We were lucky enough to be allocated tickets for the free gig to celebrate Set Theatre’s first birthday last night - and it was absolutely amazing! It was like a mini-Electric Picnic, except with seats, a choice of alcohol, and y’know, central heating. : )
Highlights? So many, but James Vincent McMorrow and Mick Flannery clinch it…I have been slightly in love with James Vincent McMorrow’s music since the Rhythm and Roots festival here in Kilkenny, saw him at Electric Picnic and was delighted at the prospect of seeing him again at Set - and yes, he was just superb. He’s playing Set again in November, tickets are €15.00 and honestly, if I never recommend another thing in my life, please consider making this a night out for yourself. Set is a brilliant venue and he is just a brilliant man. * sigh *
My cousin has long been extolling the virtues of Mick Flannery, and I didn’t really take heed, ’til last night. Mother of God. He is incredible.
Also…. Lisa Hannigan was beautiful and her vocals as amazing as ever, but her Jonsi-like version of ‘Personal Jesus’ was pretty phenomenal. Jerry Fish - kind of fell in love with him. Rhob Cunningham - BRILLIANT and quite hilarious.
I could go on and on, but I’ll leave you with some links and hope that you enjoy them. Oh, and Happy Birthday Set! ; )
xBlanaid
Category: Out and About
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“You have to start loving yourself pretty early on to make the transition, because if you are finding flaws in your perfect 24-year old body, you are really going to be a mess when you are 44 or 64. When you are younger, you want to be perfect, but later you learn that perfect isn’t really that interesting.”
— Susan Sarandon, on aging gracefully
I wonder would I have taken this on board when I was 24…
xBlanaid
Film still of Eva Green in ‘Cracks’
Category: Fancy Friday, Inspiration : Media
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Oh this is like a dream. I love it. Created by Attack for W&K in New York :
“Lunch is critically important to W+K NY. Our office sits between Soho, Tribeca and the W. Village, so we’re spoiled with our pick of great restaurants in the neighborhood. Attack designed and hand-painted a wall in our space with the names of some of our favorite spots that keep the W+K NY team happy throughout the day.”
I would LOVE one of these in the studio…
xBlanaid
See more >here<
Category: Inspiration : Art & Design
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Lotte Agaton is such an incredible interiors stylist…her use of dark colours, wood, and coincidentally, ALL of the floors in her images make me happy!
see more >here<
xBlanaid
This socks thing is probably a little out of control, but it’s f-f-f-freezing in the studio at the moment! These are grey woolen tights cut up to make the ’socks’ extra bulky. Shoes as before, and these are the jeans I happened to be wearing in my first ever outfit post! Ahhhh memoriiiiies! (Of eh…just a year ago…)
Apologies for tired face. Any other self-employed people find August to be a particularly scary/tough month? We seem to be spending the start of September just cleaning up after it…
Above is a shockingly grainy camera-phone photo from a wedding I went to the day I got my hair dyed ’smoky blonde’- although you can see the grey tone itself more clearly in this photo. In the socks photo, it’s definitely a bit more washed out looking and heading back towards golden blonde. Thinking about going white/silver…
Oh and the dress I wore to the wedding was a length of tulle I found in the fabric section of Lucy’s Lounge in Temple Bar., which cost me €20.00. I then spent €9.00 on nude underwear from Penneys, wrapped the tulle around me in the shape of a dress and sewed it on to my underwear. The belt is vintage, the shoes are from Topshop, the diamond pinky ring and necklace are vintage… and how dapper does Dave look?! ; )
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Category: Blanaid's Style, Hair & Makeup
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Slightly in love with some of these looks from ASOS. I never go on to the ASOS site though. Not because I don’t love it…but I like my money right where I can see it - in my landlord’s pocket. : )
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Category: Inspiration : Style
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Well - kind of - I did this outfit post on Thursday morning (it really has been one of those weeks) and on Thursday afternoon I dyed my hair a kind of grey colour. After a few washes, it is now best described as a ’smokey blonde’ depending on your colour calling skills. Anyway! I’ll do a proper post on my hair this week, once I can figure out how to photograph it properly. : )
How amazing is this jumper? It belongs to my friend D, but I’m determined to BORROW it for a length of time as yet to be determined. The eagle is made from gold thread - the proper 70’s hardcore kind. Eagles may be the new ponies.
xBlanaid
D’s Jumper - $25.00 Thrift store, LA.
Necklace - €5.00 Lucy’s Lounge
Bandana - H&M
Trousers - €30.00 apx Topshop
Florence & Fred in Tesco Shoes - €4.00 in a charity shop - unworn - my mam got them for me for me..
Socks - D’s….BORROWED.
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I don’t have pierced ears, and I find clip-ons quite uncomfortable. I do love Jonsi. All of this leads me to believe and deduce that I should own one of this feather ear cuffs from Style Hurricane. They cost around $35.00 and I must own one..or two. Not sure which - maybe just the silver crosses, or go mad and get the silver crosses and feathers. Actually I think I’d get the silver crosses with >these< feathers AND a second pair with the red feathers. Am in love.
Buy them via Style Hurricane.
xBlanaid
Category: Inspiration : Style, Shopping : Online
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Slightly in love with her entire look lately.
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Category: Inspiration : Style
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My love for Irish artist Maser grows. Every time I drive by the ‘In a world full of shame…’ piece in Dublin, the same thought comes in to my head, and that is ‘Aaargh I f*cking love it.’ Every single time - same thought. Eloquence is my virtue. ; )
Check out his facebook >here<, flickr >here< and website >here<
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Category: Inspiration : Art & Design
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Electric Picnic was as phenomenal as ever - to the point where I am actually STILL dying so please excuse the useless blogging situation. I pretty much wore this outfit all weekend, with a variety of different jackets and changes of head scarf/glasses.
The music was fantastic - I got to see the loves of my music related life; Jonsi and James Vincent McMorrow, and discover loads of new stuff that I didn’t know I’d like - such as the wonderful Irish band Maud in Cahoots.
Top - €3.50 Charity Shop
Glasses - 50c Penneys
Shorts (Men’s jeans cut up) - €5.00 Penneys
Belt - €20.00 Zara
Bandana - €5.90 H&M
Short necklace - €5.00 Lucy’s Lounge, Temple Bar
Long necklace - St. Christopher medal (!) gift, bought in charity shop.
Rings/bracelets - Accessorize/charity shops.
Benetton Leather Boots - €8.00 Charity shop.
I’d love to talk some more, but I’m just finished in work and this is all I can muster…hope you had a lovely Picnic if you made it there and back!
xBlanaid
Category: Blanaid's Style
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Random… 1st photo from H&M, fourth photo from a home the actress Julianne Moore designed, and finally, Miss Wasson.
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