Im feeling for Friday

Hello Thursday, how are you? Well I hope. Thank you for visiting us, now go away and bring us Friday!

Now I do realise that I have been a bit quiet over the last few days but I'm back now and ready to tell you about last weekend. It was the lovely Gemma Wright's birthday last Saturday which was a fun filled day consisting of all day drinking, hat competitions and some questionable cologne from the birthday girls boyfriend. You know who you are and you know you wear man perfume! We had a great laugh and even set up our own restaurant!!! We know who we are! Oh the good times we have. We may be knocking on 30's door but we certainly don't act it, and quite rightly too. Why act old when you can act young!?

My outfits over the last few days have quite frankly been questionable, I know this because I have questioned them. This is why I have not included any photos of said outfits. You, my dear reader would lose faith in my wardrobe and we simply can't have that. So I promise to step up my game and return next week all vintage like and that.

I'm the count down to Laura H's hen weekend which the lovely Lisa Halls and Sam Purton have organised, Yes, that's right folks I'm on hen do number 2 and it's 80's themed (the rest is a secret so shhh) which is basically one of my favourite era's of fashion and probably won't even need to dress up. I look quite 'working girl' most days anyway!

Until tomorrow xxxx

The scales don't lie...

There has to be some kind of hot man balance scales that a higher power has control of. Yesterday I was given the hot man to sit next to, today I get B.O man. This man has not only fallen out with deodorant but is also arguing with shampoo and conditioner. Get this man to Boots, he can use my advantage points if he likes. Hopefully tomorrow the sales will tip back. Please keep your fingers crossed for me.

Today I am quite spring like again and am wearing a vintage shirt dress from Rokit with my mint green pumps.

I am so pleased its Friday tomorrow because I am then one day closer to seeing my beloved friend Gemma to celebrate her 29th birthday. Welcome to the club old girl. An all day drinking session to celebrate you say? Where do I sign? More than excited.

Today's must have is the weekend. That's all.

Friday, Friday, Friday xxx

Spring has sprung

Hello dear reader,

We have reached 'hump day, which means the weekend is in sight. I can see it on the horizon and by the looks of it, it looks pretty damn good!

I'd like it give a special warm welcome to the sunshine today. It's good to see you and I really hope you stay with us. Im wearing today and I think it goes well with hot and sunny, a vintage playsuit from Rokit, a pearl collar jumper and floral wedges from Office! I love a bit of print clash!

I naughtily bought some more vintage today in the name of a white broderie anglaise dress (very Louis Vitton SS12), a peach blouse and some black, pink and green open toe shoes from my faithful Sue Ryder shop. Keep your eye out for them because as soon as I get the old lady musty smell away then they will grace the pages of this here blog!

Tonight ladies and gents (not even sure if any men even read this blog?) ''The Apprentice' is back on our screens and I for one cannot wait. My only criticism is this; why oh why do the ladies insist on suiting and booting circa Next 1990? I'd like to see some well fitted dresses, chic short suits or some double print a la Mary Katranzou! Only time will tell, but I really hope there are some fashionista's amongst them.

Help, the really hot man who I sometimes see on the overland from Highbury & Islington sat next to me on the train tonight and while I'm sure he was texting his girlfriend I was texting my Mum, which isn't even cool when you're 18 let alone when you are 29! I was glad when he got off the train because I really couldn't handle the close proximity! Help is needed and pronto!

Today's must have is.....Eddie Redmayne on the front row of the Burberry AW12 show. This man belongs to me. The end.

Until tomorrow xxx

Spring has sprung

Hello dear reader,

We have reached 'hump day, which means the weekend is in sight. I can see it on the horizon and by the looks of it, it looks pretty damn good!

I'd like it give a special warm welcome to the sunshine today. It's good to see you and I really hope you stay with us. Im wearing today and I think it goes well with hot and sunny, a vintage playsuit from Rokit, a pearl collar jumper and floral wedges from Office! I love a bit of print clash!

I naughtily bought some more vintage today in the name of a white broderie anglaise dress (very Louis Vitton SS12), a peach blouse and some black, pink and green open toe shoes from my faithful Sue Ryder shop. Keep your eye out for them because as soon as I get the old lady musty smell away then they will grace the pages of this here blog!

Tonight ladies and gents (not even sure if any men even read this blog?) ''The Apprentice' is back on our screens and I for one cannot wait. My only criticism is this; why oh why do the ladies insist on suiting and booting circa Next 1990? I'd like to see some well fitted dresses, chic short suits or some double print a la Mary Katranzou! Only time will tell, but I really hope there are some fashionista's amongst them.

Help, the really hot man who I sometimes see on the overland from Highbury & Islington sat next to me on the train tonight and while I'm sure he was texting his girlfriend I was texting my Mum, which isn't even cool when you're 18 let alone when you are 29! I was glad when he got off the train because I really couldn't handle the close proximity! Help is needed and pronto!

Today's must have is.....Eddie Redmayne on the front row of the Burberry AW12 show. This man belongs to me. The end.

Until tomorrow xxx

Circa 1999

Hello one and all,

I hope you all enjoyed 'The Tube' as much as I did. I'm going to be quite sad next week when it ends. I wonder if they will give us a helpline number to call?

Today I have gone back to the 90's by wearing a cropped jumper over a long white shirt! The jumper is from Topshop, white shirt from ASOS, Topshop leggings and mint ballet pumps from Primark. As you can see there is no vintage today (ooops) however anything over 25 years is considered vintage so at 29 I'm vintage and a bit more!

Today's fashion must have is basically the whole of the Louis Vitton SS12 collection. I loved everything and will be heading to Zara for high street versions and Rokit for vintage fixes.

I love pastels for spring and cant wait for the sun to shine a bit more and the days to be longer so I sit in the pub in my favourite pastel vintage dresses drinking pinot with the girls. Come on spring show yourself!
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Until tomorrow xxx

Train Spotting

I don't care for Monday's. I always forget how long it takes me to get to work over the weekend. It's like the length of the commute has been erased from my mind as soon as Saturday morning comes along. Getting to work on a Monday is like a full time job in its self. Bad Monday!

Today I am wearing a cream vintage knitted dress from Rokit, vintage blue Bally shoes and my trusty grey cardigan from Topshop. This cardigan has history, it's an oldy but a goodie. It has numerous holes in the pockets and blue ink on the sleeve but I heart it so much. I love how imperfect I am sometimes. I tried to feel a bit more spring like today by wearing lighter colours but once I stepped outside this changed. It was cold and I was miserable.

I am however reminded that this evening at 9pm 'The Tube' will be on. I have become slightly obsessed with The London Underground since watching the documentary so much so that I have now started to bore the girls at work with all that I have learnt about 'The Tube'. Now that I think of it I do remember seeing a camera crew in the drivers cab one morning on the Bakerloo line, they must of been filming then. That is exciting for me. Sorry ill bore off now!

Back to fashion darling and all this week I will be sharing with you my most coveted items from the AW12 shows. Today's Monday must haves are the Chanel shoe boots. They are so amazing it almost hurts a little bit and I cant wait to see the high street versions of these. Please Topshop do some soon so this pain will go away. Although If anyone would like to buy the Chanel ones for me I wouldn't be offended. My shoe size is a 4 and any colour will be fine. Many thanks. Check out the perspex heels. Love, love, love.

Until tomorrow my friends, hope you all have a lovely evening and don't forget BBC2 9pm xxx

First and foremost a happy mothers day to my wonderful mother who is one in a million. So in honour of Mum here is a photo of her circa 1966 with my Aunty Maria and a photo of me and her when I was about 4. I know what you're thinking 'what a cutie Laura was' and you'll be right I was and sometimes I still am, that is though until the pinot comes out to play! I think you'll all agree though that Mum looks amazing in both photo's. Mummy Knightley you are my inspiration and my role model. The lady is on her 6th career....I cant even make one happen. Today Mum this post it dedicated to you.

Let's cast today's blog back to Friday when I found myself in possession of a ipad and today's blog is coming straight from the said iPad. This means the following:

1. I will be able to blog on the move which means more posts, maybe even daily!
2. My technological journey has moved into 5th gear and I'm doing 70mph on the motorway. Considerising that this time 2 years ago I wasn't even on Facebook I have not only embraced technology but I'm having a full blown relationship with it! Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, iPad I'm like a technology geek in overdrive!

So yesterday was St Patricks day and being half Irish means that it's illegal for me not to go out and celebrate, and celebrate I did in true Irish style. I wore a black vintage dress, with a green belt and my Topshop colour block heels......oh and my new blonde hair! They say blondes have more fun and I certainly did. Here are a few photos from last night. I think you'll agree that I didn't let the Irish down at all.

Back to today and Mothers day. Me and Mum went to see the 'Exotic Marigold Hotel' and now I have 2 new obsessions; Bill Nighy and India. Both are beautiful, one is maybe a little old for me and one a long way from home but I would like both in my life please. So if anyone needs me I'll be in India with my mate Bill.

I then took Mum for lunch at Chiquito (me and Mum are pure class...you can take the girl out of Walthamstow but you cant take the Walthamstow out of the girl!) and to my delight the restaurant was running 'Mums eat for free' deal. Best news I had all day! For the said event I wore a vintage bunny jumper (its almost Easter so its OK) from Beyond Retro, Primark jeans and those mind green pumps again!

I hope you all had a lovely Mothering Sunday as I know I did. I would also like to say Happy Mother's Day to my dear Great Aunty Molly who not only is a wonderful lady but a strong one too and at 89 is still such an inspiration. Love you very much Aunty Molly and don't forget you have the luck of the Irish xxx

Short but sweet

I don't know about anyone else but I find Tuesday's often harder than Monday's and today was no exception. At least it's 'hump' day tomorrow though! Woo hoo.

Today I wore a vintage white shirt from Rokit, Topshop leggings and mint ballet pumps from Primark (see I said there would be a lot of mint this month!)

I still have chesty cough visiting and today I sound a lot like Frank Bruno. Maybe the pinot and cigarettes weren't the best idea at the weekend! No, scap that it was totally worth it because it was a bloody great hen party and if all else fails I could try and get a job like one of those ladies have from that channel 4 programme last night?!

Here's to hump day and 3 days until the weekend xxx

1 hen party down 4 more to go!

I am officially old as now my hangovers are not only horrendous but also last longer than one day. Monday's are hard enough without an extended hangover! Plus I have a horrible chesty cough which makes me sound like a man! I'm painting a very attractive picture of myself I know. Today I wore a vintage mint green jumper from Rokit (we are in minty March now so expect me in lot of mint this month), animal print trousers from Topshop and purple wedges from Michael Kors.

Despite the extended hangover the hen weekend was brilliant. The hen herself, Jo, looked amazing and completely TOWIEtastic. The weekend consisted of the following:

• Prosecco.
• Wine.
• More wine.
• Male strippers.
• More wine.
• Hair extensions.

Yes ladies and gents this was a text book hen party and I loved every moment of it. Now as the law of the hen party states: 'what happens at the hen party stays at the hen party'  I cant reveal too much. I will however share some photo's with you of the TOWIE themed night and me looking, I think, quite good with a moustache!

My dress is by Sara Berman and I'm sure she would be so pleased to know I wore it to a TOWIE themed hen party! Note the hair extensions and the non-fake tan from me. Jo babes you look gorgeous and totally reem!

I still have another 4 hen parties to go so there will be many more hilarious photo's to share! I seem to be the entertainment by the end of night so there will be plenty more photo's be looking ridiculous! Loves it!

xxx

What time is it? It's TOWIE time!

So the wedding season for me kicks in today with the lovely Jo Aslanawicz's hen weekend! Towie time is now upon us and I'm ready and raring to go with towietastic outfit! However until TOWIE time officially commences I am taking some fashion inspiration from my mum circa 1980 by wearing a mint green vintage dress from Rokit and colour block heels from Topshop. I think you'll agree that my Mum wears an peter pan

collar dress well, great hair too, very 1980's! Hello original fashionista! I am my mothers daughter! If only 

had kept all her dresses.....Biba...Ossie Clark.....I'd be in vintage heaven.

The location of TOWIE time is still a secret and all will be revealed later today so come back for TOWIE photo's later xxx

Another Monday another dollar...or a penny in my case!

So the evil cold (I like to think it was the flu) took up all my time last week so it’s been a whole week since my last blog. So here it is back again.

Today I am wearing a dip hem maxi I bought in New York with a Primark jumper and vintage Radley belt and river island wedges. 

I went shopping yesterday on Oxford Street in the rain on a Sunday (crazy I know) and after a much needed Wagamma's (yaki udon if you must know) I decided to take a look in Topshop. Well what a mistaka to makea. Not only did I feel too oaf like to try anything on but also too old. So the decision was quickly made, Monday would be the start to the diet and I would be an Amazonian supermodel by TOWIE time. It was all going swimmingly well I had cereal for breakfast,  Ryvita and salad for lunch.....and then it happened, the emergency packet of  pickled onion monster munch jumped out of my bottom drawer and into my mouth. It seemed rude not to finish them all......and then to eat some mini cheddars. You must understand though that this wasn't my fault those monster munch crisps are a law unto themselves. If they are not locked away properly they can escape at ease! I'm also not sure if a mint aero lamb is part of the Amazonian supermodel plan but I do know that it goes well with a green tea and a spreadsheet!

So I'm now officially on the countdown to the weekend as it is the lovely Jo Aslanowicz's hen weekend this but shhh because it's a secret. The only thing I can reveal is that I will be dressed up to the nines channelling the girls of TOWIE and I've tried my dress on and I'm a mixture of this:

Chloe Sims dress - boobs included.

Lydia Bright complexion - this vintage girl does not do fake tan.

Gemma Collins' big hair - hair extensions have been bought and will be used.

This Vintage dahling will become an Essex girl. I'm just hoping it will get me some male attention, although Joey Essex types need not apply! 

Look out for photos on Saturday's blog!