Tartan - My Current Obsession

My current obsession is Tartan. I have collected many Tartan images on Pinterest over the past year or so and thought I would finally share them with you since Tartan is a big thing this Autumn / Winter. I have mentioned tartan on my blog before back in 2011 and as I said in my last post (find it here http://no-debutante.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/punk-rockabily-and-tartan-army.html ) I have always liked tartan, it's like camouflage print for me, I would be happy wearing it continuously long after tartan has been declared dead by the fashion police. I really have become more and more put off  following trends and to be honest have become quite contrary with fashion and feel the need to wear a thing especially if it has been declared as a fashion no-no. However, since tartan is very big this Autumn/ Winter (and nearly every A/W season for that matter) I have had no trouble in sourcing tartan items from the high street and beyond to share with you.

 

The first tartan dresses are Courtney Love inspired baby dolls, one is from my favourite AW13 show Saint Laurent and the other is Primark's version. I did not see this dress in Primark on my last Primark Sunday but I love it and want it!

I had to show you the Midi Kilts from Asos, they look terrifying to most (even me) but I am channelling Audrey Horne from Twin Peaks (in the images below the Midi kilts) this high school Lolita works the midi skirt and I cannot encourage you enough to watch Twin Peaks, it is amazing!

The Harajuku girl has been working the tartan kilt for years, it has never really been away with her as far as I can see from all my years of collecting Fruits books and magazines and more recently following online! These Japanese kids of cool wear theirs with tucked in tees, bomber jackets and creeper shoes with ankle socks and are not afraid to mix their tartans! 

Topshop have gone for the shorter version of the kilt and the tartan shorts are pretty cool. Peephole biker boots seem to be the shoe of choice to wear with your kilt for the Brit Girl.

Tartan and Punk are always linked, I had this image of my fashion heroine Vivenne Westwood on my Pinterest board alongside the Made Me photoshoot of the girl wearing her tartan mini kilt with a Slutz tee I loved the styling of this shoot which I found in TLG magazine earlier this year (and I haven't seen a single copy of it since - some investigating is needed here) Check out more from Made Me here http://mademe.bigcartel.com/ and TLG Magazine here http://tlgmagazine.com/

Inspired by Vivienne Westwood's Tartan suit I went looking on the high street for something similar (a tartan suit can be a dangerous thing on the wrong person) I came across two pairs of sportluxe styles, a sequin tartan two piece from Topshop that seemed so wrong, it's right and the tartan hareems at Asos which are pretty punk inspired.

I love the image of the girl in the green tartan mini pinafore and leather jacket, It has been a favourite on my Pinterest board so I have found a version of the green pinafore from Asos, very cute (and very short - 150 denier tights a must!).

Check out the Sunset Boulevard grunge chicks they look great with the tartan a-line minis, backpacks, long socks and biker boots. 

Of course, I had to show you what Vivien of Holloway have to offer in tartan, check out the tartan circle skirt straight off of the set of Grease and worn with a petticoat, it's so dreamy.....Vivien of Holloway also offer lots of pencil skirt styles in tartan in loads of different colours so get on their website and start crying about how you can't possibly own it all!! http://www.vivienofholloway.com/

Lastly, I had to feature the Buffalo Stance fashion story from August Vogue UK, I fell in love with the styling instantly, it's a mix of Vivenne Westwoods Pirate collection with inspiration from 1990s John Galliano smeared all over it! I have been really inspired by it and had to share it with you. There was a lot of tartan featured in the story and I have chosen a couple of images on this occasion but I love them all! Check out Freja Beha Erichsen working the look here https://www.myfdb.com/editorials/131916-vogue-british-editorial-buffalo-stance-august-2013

 Randomly whilst shopping the look on the high street I found these patchwork jeans at Zara which were totally inspired by the Junya Watanabe jeans in the Buffalo Stance story. This version remind me of some jeans I had when I was a kid in the late 1980s, I am unsure about them but I am tempted to go and try them on!!

Oh, Tartan I love you! How about you guys? To wear Tartan or to not wear Tartan??

Keep following to see how I wear tartan over the winter months and go get yours as it's all over the high street!  Thanks for reading xx

All images courtesy of http://www.vivienofholloway.com  http://www.zara.com http://www.vogue.co.uk http://www.asos.com http://www.topshop.com http://mademe.bigcartel.com www.tumblr.com http://mashyumaro.tumblr.com http://fashiongrunge.com http://tokyofashion.com

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ND xx

My Current Obsession.....Wedges and Creepers

It is clear that I have become obsessed with wedges and creeper shoes. I have probably always been obsessed with them ( I certainly have enough pairs, my confused husband can confirm this) The obsession has since mutated from lovely wedge heel sandals, through to wedge ankle boots and then taken a turn into the more unconventional platform wedge trainer boots and brothel creepers. Since I noticed my obsession steadily getting out of control I have found out that Buffalo shoes are now available in Topshop. I didn't even wear Buffalo's the first time round but the 1990s revival is in full throttle and the tail end of the 1990s has arrived with Buffalo shoes. I would actually consider wearing them this time round, they'd have to be a bloody fantastic pair of Buffalo's for me to get them though, I had grown a hatred towards them quite quickly and by 1998 they were a no go area in my mind despite my love of all things Japanese. I came to the conclusion at the time that all the amazing street style images from my beloved Fruits bible were ten years old and in  my opinion Buffalo's were already out before they were in in the UK.

 

I think I love the platform wedge trainers for a more 1970s Glam Rock look and I have always loved Brothel Creepers inspired by teddy boys and punks. There is also a look towards 1990s ravers styling  in some of the images which I am liking a lot. I have selected most of the images from my ever faithful Pinterest Fashion board find it here http://pinterest.com/nodebutante/fashion/ I have also sourced some current wedges and creepers from Topshop and Asos to show you what I am liking from the high street.  I am considering some low wedge sandals to wear to work (see last image) that are not too high, are comfortable for my work and school runs and would also look good worn with ankle socks Japanese style. I do love socks and sandals!! I need my (comfortable) daily wedge fix since my beloved ridiculous rainbow wedges are far too impractical for lots of walking.

Which pairs are your Favourites??

 

All images courtesy of Topshop.com, Asos.com, underground-cybershop.co.uk, Tokyofashion.com, Ravn ss13 - Underground, Stylebubble.co.uk, I-donline.com, mademeclothing.com, Froufrou - via Miss Margaret Cruzemark blog and No Debutante.

 

Thanks for reading fashion lovers.

 

ND xx

 

I Love......Bomber Jackets

I have noticed that I have quite a collection of Bomber Jackets on my Pinterest fashion board, my conscious interest in the bomber jacket started with the TLG magazine I picked up a few months ago, there were several fashion stories with Bomber Jackets in and I certainly got a liking for them. I have included some of the images from TLG here as well as images from bloggers I follow, Tokyo street style and my favourite bombers from the High Street. The bomber jacket, for me, is a move on from the military khaki jackets you can pick up everywhere now (although I love all my army jackets and they never really go out of style as they have a cult status) I prefer to wear mine big and slouchy and I will probably get an army surplus jacket and pick up any extra bombers I like or can afford until I feel I have enough. I am proud to say that I haven't bought an oversized cardigan for about a year now....See I can control this obsessive buying! Can't I?

 Tokyo street style from Tokyofashion.com

 

 Army surplus style from Made Me SS 2013 collection (originally sourced from TLG Magazine)

 Oversized raver style Bomber jacket with Ganesh print from WIA Warriors Lookbook SS 2013 (I really want this jacket but it may be a bit out of my price range! This Bomber was also first spotted in TLG Magazine so thanks to them for the inspiration).

 

 Here's my favourite fashion blogger Susie 'Style Bubble' in her RWB AW13 bomber jacket. In very similar colours to the WIA Warriors Bomber.

 

Street style Printed Bomber Jackets featuring the Versace X H&M  bomber from SS 2012 also seen below.

 Aztec and Denim Varsity Bomber Jackets from Topshop SS 2013

 H&M quilted bomber jacket. I love this jacket and it is only £35 but has sold out in all sizes but a Size 10 and I wanted it in the biggest size they do which is a Size 16 (and not nearly big enough) I want my bomber to be as big as the WIA Warriors one above!!! Great value though, I am not surprised it sold out.

The original Army Surplus classic bomber jacket with orange lining - Love it!!

 

 

My birthday is coming up and I want one of these jackets!! Watch this space to see if I get my birthday wish! Which one's your favourite??

 

Thanks for reading.

 

ND xx