This may not seem like a big deal to most people - but I have never, in my life, found a pair of jeans that fit me properly. Ever. To the point where, around 6 years ago, I decided to stop wearing jeans altogether. I still dabbled with the boyfriend jeans thing about two Summers ago, and last year found a nice pair of slouchy and comfortable cropped jeans. Still didn’t love either though.

I’m not sure that I’ll ever really be a jeans girl. I feel very eh…normal in them. It’s not that I dress to impress or shock or anything like that, I just like playing around with stuff, and I think there’s only so much you can do with a pair of jeans. (I mean this for me personally, I’ve nothing against jeans in general…) Also shape wise, I have a long back and short legs so have to be careful with the old proportions, and jeans can be pretty unflattering on me. 

Anyway, rambling on, I stumbled upon this pair in River Island on Saturday while out shopping with my friend Alison. Due to work it was a ’smash and grab’ shopping trip so I took ten pairs of randomly sized and shaped jeans in with me, and ended up buying this pair. Still wondering if I actually like them, it’ll be interesting to see if they appear in an outfit post ever again… : ) 

Jeans - €48.00 River Island

T-shirt - vintage, free! (gift from a friend..)

Jacket - €30.00 vintage

Rabbit Hair Hat - €5.00 charity shop

Ankle boots - €80.00 Zara

Studded bracelets - €1.00 Charity shop

Cuff bracelet - €3.00 Accessorize sale. 

xBlanaid

After a serious lack of outfit posts, I seem to be on a mission to make up for it in one week. The shoot with Ciúin gave me a bit of a kick to get in to my clothes again - not just shoot wise, but the day to day stuff.  Also, after my encounter with the navy polka dot dress versus the scissors, I can’t stop cutting stuff up. I like the raggedy hemlines and altered shape. I may be addicted. 

I bought this dress in Penneys’ yesterday, and started by cutting the unflattering ruffled bib from the front, then cut about an inch from the bottom. Also cut off unflattering ribbon tie thing. Had to put down the scissors before I was left with a floral cravat. May change blog name to www.howsshecutting.com

Dress - €13.00 Penneys

Parka - €20.00 ish Penneys

Belt - €10.00 Vintage

Boots - Bought them in the River Island sale around five years ago, I think they were around €60.00.

xBlanaid

This is actually a reeeal outfit post, as I was wearing this today, although the image is from the shoot with Ciúin on Saturday.  Saved me trying to get an even remotely half as daycent photo of the rigout on the mac. Must sort out the camera situation. I really have absolutely no excuse.

Hat - €4.00 charity shop, Kilkenny

Tartan bralet - €25.00 Topshop

Belt - Vintage

Skirt - By Malene Birger (the creased look of it is part of the design, which suits me and my ironing laziness just fine..!)

Shoes - Gil Carvelho for Faith

Cape - €4.00 Sue Ryder charity shop, Thurles

Briefcase - €8.00 - Mulberry bag I found in a charity shop around five years ago, love it but it’s falling apart..

Didn’t wear the hat though, as I was in work,  and also added the navy and white mandarin style top from the tattoo shoot a few posts below. Really wish this weather would sort itself out - I blame the volcanic ash. Not sure why, I just do.

xBlanaid

Photo by Ciúin Tracey

First shoot in our new studio Shutterbug! Ciuin Tracey came down from Dublin to photograph me  for a project she’s working on - which yes, involved underwear being out on show…but not in a racy way! : )  So happy with the lighting in the new studio, and the cyclorama - I have a feeling I’m going to enjoy working on all of our shoots - which is a very good feeling indeed!

 I also love working with Ciúin - we have a very similar end product in mind so we don’t even need to rabbit on at each other, just let the other do what their doing and have fun - great day’s work! There are lots and lots of set ups from yesterday’s shoot - but here’s the first one - a kind of  ’Russian Aristocrat Forgets Their Trousers While Getting Lots of New Tattoos.’ Well, obviously I photoshopped the tattoos in, but I kind of want them in real life now….

Turban - Christmas present from my sister, from the second hand shop in front of George’s Arcade in Dublin - help, what’s the name of it…!? apx €20.00

Veil - Bought in ‘Tempted’ around 2 years ago. €38.00

Feathered hairband - Penneys - €2.00

Blue bikini - Penneys - €6.00

Navy and white top - €18.00 H&M

Scarf around waist - Penneys €2.00

Wrap on chair - H&M €7.00

Stockings - Penneys (I didn’t realise how much of this was from Penneys..) €3.00

Jewellery - left hand little finger: two rings from Daisy stacking rings, green jewel ring from K Kajoux.  Ring finger: red ring from Dirty Fabulous. Right hand : Turquoise ring from Accessorise, diamond ring from ex. 

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Photography : Ciúin Tracey

Styling & Digital Art. : Blanaid Hennessy

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Hope you like the shots!

xBlanaid

Here it is now, only a week late - the second part of the shoot with photographer Andrew Clancy..

All the clothes in this shoot are from the Savida collection from Dunnes Stores. I’m quite in love with the ruffled lace top and the leggings, both Savida. I picked up the cropped floral t-shirt in Dunnes for a tenner the week previous, I’m not sure if I’ll ever take it off. Maybe to wash it. For that money, I could get a few more and rotate….My next purchase shall be the skirt below, which is just €25.00…good deal!

Thanks once more to Andrew for his photograph-taking abilities. You’re a legend Clancers x

x Blanaid

*skirt below, €25.00, Savida*