I am in love with my customised skull t-shirt from The Silver Factory, which we are now stocking in Shutterbug. Cameron, the 16 year old owner, designs, cuts and screenprints all of the t-shirts himself. He’s hard-working with a great business mind, so I’m thrilled to be his first stockist.

I ‘borrowed’ the shoes from our main in-store stylist, Brid. It’s actually quite amusing that she thinks she’s getting them back… ; )

T-shirt : €20.00 regular or €26.99 customised,  The Silver Factory at Shutterbug. (can be ordered online!)

Levis shirt : €29.99 Shutterbug

Shorts : Mens jeans from Penneys cut up.

Shorts : Tights cut up

Belt : River Island mens

Shoes : Brid’s, from River Island.

xBlanaid

I bought this kimono here in LA  - it was inexpensive and perfectly peptobismal-ly pink, cheerful-like, with a flower detail and proper kimono sleeves. It has since become the perfect cover up/sarong solution by the pool when toddling about. I also wear it around the house, and yes, I did once wear it out and about as a coat. That may have been too much.

Photographed by the pool at the ACE hotel in Palm Springs, which deserves a post of it’s very own.

xBlanaid

A very mini style post. I have been feeling quite the unphotogenic thing lately, what with work and such like making me a little tired face. However, the point of my outfit posts is to remind myself what I used to wear when I was a somewhat young’n, (a frippery, sure, but I reckon I’ll be that kind of old lady.) Here’s a quick snap, edging back in to proper shoots soon.

Shirt : Penneys current stock.

Jacket : Penney’s old stock.

Fur : Vintage from Metropole vintage (at Style at Set)

Shorts : old H&M jeans cut up.

Belt : Vintage from Dandelion Daydreamer Vintage (at Style at Set)

xBlanaid

Have become slightly obsessed with spats. I can’t afford any at the moment as they are somewhat pricey - so I cut the ends off an old pair of H&M jeans today and turned them upside down so the knee part came over my shoes. That’ll do for now ’til I get a real pair, and the bonus is they cover the tired old shoes I’m wearing today.  Hope you’re all having a lovely week - I don’t know about you but the dark, dull and dreary weather is somewhat depressing after the cleanliness (yet, yes, scary) snow…

Velvet twist scarf in hair - American Apparel.

Shoulder-padded mahoosive lovely cardigan : vintage.

T-shirt : H&M

Necklace : vintage St. Christopher medal - gift.

Leggings : TK Maxx

Shoes : Topshop, around two years ago.

xBlanaid

Cold cold cold cold cold. Bought the fur in the first image while in Berlin, and the velvet flock shirt. The H&M black t-shirt and leggings were brought to wear as kicking around the apartment gear, but tights were an impossiblity during the days’ jaunts about the cold place so had to lash them on for real wear. The boots were second-hand, Benetton, nice leather, I think they cost around €8.00. I’d like to claim that I found them, but my mother - the leading lady of the second buyings, was the proud spotter of these. The scarf is from Zara, a gift from Dave.

More posts on the way. Loads more. In fact I think I may take a day off other work soon and put together the twelve pending posts in various folders on my desktop.Is anyone else wondering how they managed to do so much before the holiday?

xBlanaid

P.S  I’m aware that I look tipsy/hungover in all of these photos. Berlin. It really is SOME city.  Photos by Dave Coffey. x

Another snow post - this was taken at the DART station, as my van was snowbound. I’m on the way to the christening of the very beautiful Grace C.

Thanks so much to Dave for the photo, and the day.

Coat - Custo Barcelona, around 3/4 years ago. Only two came in to Ireland. I had to have it, although it was *gulp* VERY dear, for me.

Shirt - Second hand.

Necklace - The Butterslip, Rose Inn St., Kilkenny.

Maxi skirt - Topshop

Gloves - Second hand.

Apologies for the lack of posting yesterday, we are preparing to open our second hand  & stuff shop in Shutterbug this Saturday! If you’re about, do pop in and say hello. More information to follow…

xBlanaid

This wasn’t supposed to be an outfit post, just a test shot by Offaly photographer Jeff Harvey on location at Kinnity Castle. We braved the black ice to do our recce on the castle, which we are now shooting in January. Excuse the hair! I’d left my hat in the car.

Skirt - €5.00 second hand maxi dress cut at the waist.

Sweatshirt - Dave’s, bought in vintage store in L.A.

Belt - River Island

Leather jacket - €29.00 Penneys

Fur Coat - €8.00 second hand shop.

Leather gloves - €5.00 second hand.

Pom-pom scarf - €7.90 H&M

Hope you’re all surviving out there in the snow & ice. It’s so beautiful, but oof, driving is scary.

xBlanaid

We attended a family black tie wedding recently - and what a day and night! It was fantastic - congratulations Cathal & Aisling Hennessy!

I’m wearing my ‘Every Single Wedding…’ gold coat from Shantanu & Nikhil, and my green Tempted dress, along with gold shoes from Gil Carvelho. My sister Roisin is wearing an amazing dress that our mam bought in TK Maxx, and a Malene Birger jacket that we bought in a second hand shop for a fiver. Dave is wearing all black and looking sharp so he is.

I wish my sister had a blog because (a) she’s dresses beautifully and (b) I know people really respond to how she shows off that BAM body in a classy/glamorous way… but unfortunately she’s shy about that kind of stuff. And she’s going to KILL me for writing that. However I have a plan to try and sneakily feature her more on this blog - she’ll NEVER find out - ha ha haaaa! (<evil laugh.)

xBlanaid

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.

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

Ooh it’s been a very peculiar day. Not in a very bad way,  just kind of overloaded with informations and communications. Every phone call is either VERY EXCITING! or VERY SCARY! Peculiar day. I think the only thing is to go out and say hello to my mother. She’s guaranteed give these shorts the side-eye and then all will be right with the world once more. 

Shorts made from jeans - €5 Penneys menswear. (They’re on a sale rail in Penneys, Mary St. Dublin at the moment…I cut them with a serrated bread knife to get the roughed up look.)

Bandanna as belt - €5.90 H&M

Pony t-shirt - €2.00 charity shop

Grey velour tracksuit top - €4.00 charity shop.

Cream studded jacket with sleeves cut off - €19.00 Penneys

(I’m not really feeling these as jackets anymore, but as waistcoat thingys, yes…so out the scissors comes once more…any excuse!)

Necklace - €5.00 Lucy’s Lounge, Temple Bar.

Navy Hat - €4.50 charity shop. 

Shoes - €106.00 Gift bought in Topshop. 

Hope you all had a lovely day, 

xBlanaid

A quick outfit post before Irish week starts! Irish week? Yes - it may seem odd to have such a week in a random part of the month of August but it’s because the Irish Independent property section is back from the Summer break this week. So to celebrate the return of my weekly column ‘Put Your Stamp On It,’ I’ll be featuring all things Irish this week. (Yes it was meant to start this morning but eh…life got in the way!)

I’ll be posting about some Irish shops, designers and blogs…so please do pop by every now and again if you can to check them all out and to show them some lovely support!

xBlanaid

Dress (from previous post >here<) - €13.00 Penneys - cut up. 

Underskirt - €5.00 Charity shop. 

Denim jacket - €5.00 Charity shop. 

Green crop top worn as sleeves - €8.00 Bershka

Shoes (gift) - apx€100 Topshop

Necklace - €5.00 Lucy’s Lounge

Belt - €18.00 River Island. 

“Love is a dress that you made long to hide your knees. love to say this to your face, ”I’ll love you only.” for your days and excitement, what will you keep for to wear? someday drawing you different, may I be weaved in your hair.” Iron & Wine.

I think my most favourite people in the world are those who make sure that no-one at the party is being ignored - who’ll leave a group conversation to go over and talk to someone who may be sitting on their own and feeling awkward. 

Then there are people who will decide to buy you something just because. Just because they want to make your day special, or make you smile. So they ask your friend what shoe size you are and they go in to town, and walk in to Topshop, and buy you the shoes that you have long lusted after and present them to you at the start of an evening out…just because.

Just because you are most lovely and I am most lucky indeed. 

xBlanaid

Shoes : Wisteria wedges, bought in Topshop. 

White dress : €5.00 Charity shop

Leggings : €9.00 H&M

Belt : €20.00 (?) River Island menswear

Vest underneath : €19.00 American Apparel 

Necklace : €5.00 Lucy’s Lounge, Temple Bar

Faux fur cape : €5.00 Charity shop

Disclaimer: I was heading to the 2manydjs gig in Langtons’, and if that wasn’t an excuse to wear something a little odd, then I may never find that excuse anywhere ever again so long as I live and breathe. : )

To the gig, well, a brilliant set, a perfect venue, and a really fantastic crowd….it was that word that is overused by myself in particular - epic.

Emer, on the left, is my Canadian friend, who surprised me by sauntering in to the studio unannounced the other day! It was like something out of a fil-im. That’s my sister Roisin on the right - she has the most perfect body of any woman to walk the face of the earth and she will kill me for saying that - but everyone has to die sometime. She’s wearing a Zara dress belonging to me which I think rightfully belongs to her figure now…

Purple top - €3.00 charity shop, originally Urban Outfitters.

Black and white leotard - apx €20.00 Topshop

Leggings - €4.oo charity shop, originally Urban Outfitters.

Boots - apx €80…yes, the Zara ones again. It’s an addiction.

Necklace apx €30.00 Topshop.

xBlanaid

…as it’s not much of an outfit…it’s really just an excuse to repeat something my mother said. I robbed  this very soft vintage jumper from her and have been wearing it continuously.  Anyway, I wore it to London with my denim cut off shorts, then arrived back at my parents’ house..eh..still wearing it. This was the little conversation my mother had with me about the outfit… I’m not sure if it’s funny if you don’t know her, but she’s just very cute sometimes :

‘Did you wear your jumper to London!’

‘I did’

‘…and did the all the people in London say you were very West of Ireland?!?’

xBlanaid