White shirt - eBay
Dark blue skinny jeans - Dorothy Perkins
Buckle platform heels - ASOS
Polka-dot bowtie (used as arm candy) - ASOS


Tis a long overdue outfit post, apologies for that!

I've been feeling rather dreary since I got here, so tis a rather plain outfit. I usually wear this outfit with my gladiator sandals or my chucks, but today, I felt heels might be able to lift my mood a wee bit.

I was right ;-)

Shoe post!

Betz posted a pair of stunning shoes recently, and it reminded me of this pair I saw from ASOS:





Sooooo pretty. I love it in teal, such a pretty colour! I've been drawn to more teal items, as well as prussian blue and purple, so weird for me, as I'm usually drawn to red and bursts of yellow, and of course, the safe black.

What do you think?

I want this dress so bad.

Might try making it myself. In a plum purple-y shade, maybe? And probably some embellishments at the waist, huge gems, in a faux belt?

Will sketch something out and post it up here :-)

What are your current must-haves? I feel rather disconnected from the world, being here.


xoxo
irmiana

Kate Moss said, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/nov/20/kate-moss-motto-pro-anorexic

Representatives say that it's part of a longer answer during an interview, and was taken out of context.

I'm plus-sized, and while I'm comfortable in myself, I know others aren't comfortable being bigger than a size 10. I don't blame them, if it's a matter of physical comfort, rather than self-esteem or confidence issues.

I've been fascinated with eating disorders for a while, as part of my course. It's a macabre interest, granted. I'm interested in the psyche of it, what drives a girl to trying to stay just that. A girl. Not blossom into a woman, just stay a girl.

I'm not here to preach, mind you. I'm just aware of the physical, emotional, mental, and social consequences of eating disorders. As far as most of those with eating disorders are aware, there is only the physical.

One of the women on my caseload about a year ago, was a recovering anorexic. She was a classic anorexic, textbook in every way possible. It was stressful for me to be in the same room as her, because of her nerves, her anxiety, her worries. I had to get over my own judgemental issues towards people who deprived themselves of a pleasure that I wouldn't deprive myself of. Yes, I do follow Ramadhan, but for religious and cultural reasons, not because I want to lose weight.

People with bones showing, scare me. I think my maternal side kicks in and I just want to feed the muffins and cupcakes and T-bone steaks. Potatoes too.

People who are slim, and of a healthy weight, that makes me ever so slightly jealous :-) I like my curves, and I love myself. First step to getting over most disorders, really. Acknowledging, and believing you are worth something.

(Reference: Drop Dead Dive, Season 1 Episode 2, thankyouverymuch)

Anyway. As much as I love some models' looks.. they're a healthy weight, they're not skinny for the sake of being skinny. Heck, Lily Cole has some boobs too. (Reference: that movie she was in with Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger and Jude Law.)

I don't support anorexia, bulimia, or any eating disorders. Eating is a pleasure to be cherished, and it's supposed to nurture you, nourish you, rather than send you on a guilt trip and a starving frenzy.

So, please, fellow fashion bloggers, take care of yourselves? Grab a muffin



xoxo
irmiana

RIP, Daul Kim.


xoxo
irmiana

Hi all,

Firstly, an apology for being away for so long - it's been a whirlwind the past few months! I've been on placement for the past few months, in a very high pressure setting, which required me to focus completely on that. I had to plan my leaving the UK for good as well, which was quite sad, and I did avoid it for as long as I could. This was because by leaving the UK for good, I was also leaving the place where I came into myself, where I discovered different parts of myself. I tried different personalities, some fit, some didn't, some I've retained, and some I've hidden in my closet. Also, I've had to leave my boyfriend. We are still together, giving this long-distance malarky a shot. We have faith that we'll survive it for as long as it takes for me to work off my government bond.

Anyway, I'm back in my home country, and I've started some work. And I'm redecorating my room and making it look more.. me. I'm having one wall painted quite a dark red, and the bed is going to have a white frame, and the other furniture will either be white or dark brown or black. The other walls will remain white, but I'm still debating on having black and white wallpaper, like they have in one of the Camden markets, like in the picture below



Though I do like the idea of having a light colour theme.. like this



Though something like this, on one wall, while the other walls are a nice teal or lemon yellow, would be quite striking.



Anyway! ha, I've digressed from what I originally wanted to blog about. I was doing my usual random rounds on the blogging world, and came across a link to Tabitha Simmon's site. She's an editor for American Vogue (I think!) and she's also a shoe designer! Her shoes are named after her friends, and I do quite like Bailey, and Brian, and Karen.. I haven't checked out the prices yet, but I'm thinking they're out of my price range, obv! Would be great to have a pair, if I do find a store near me by some weird miracle!

Here are some pictures, courtesy of Google-ing "Tabitha Simmons shoes":





I do recommend you check out her shoes - they look so beautiful, it hurts.

Phew, long post! Time to get back to work! And outfit post coming soon :-)


xoxo
irmiana

I succumbed to the plaid madness. Worn on Halloween. Apologies for the crappy phone camera photo

Plaid shirt - Primark
Tank top - Marks & Spencers.
Jeans - Dorothy Perkins.
Belt - TK Maxx
Scarf - Barcelona Airport.
Shoes - Converse All-Stars


xoxo
irmiana