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Anyway, shameless plug over, let's get on to the juicy stuff - shopping!
As I mentioned, this weekend I went to London with my lovely friends C and J to stay with my other equally lovely friend H who has recently moved there. On Saturday afternoon we decided to do some leisurely browsing around the famous Portobello market and what an experience that was! I LOVED it. Everywhere you looked there were little stalls filled with exciting and unique little knick knacks - a true shoppers dream. As someone who has only ever shopped in your standard high street shops (with the occasional naughty slip into designer - Net-a-Porter, I love you but my bank balance hates you) I couldn't believe how amazing some of the pieces on offer were. The girls and I quickly fell in love with one particular stall selling vintage mini-pocket watches on long necklace chains. They were stunning - really beautifully detailed and unlike anything I had ever seen before. Needless to say, we all rifled through the huge selection and each settled on one. A bargain at £10 each and, as I was informed by H, not dissimilar to those sold on the Rock and Rose jewellery website for £40 each.
Next, after treating ourselves to a gorgeous mulled wine, we visited All Saints. For all you All Saints fans out there, this was like the mothership of All Saints stores. I was particularly pleased because I managed to pick up some gorgeous skinny black trousers whilst I was there. The best way to describe them is a cross between denim and leather-effect. They sound hideous but are really lovely on and will look great teamed with a big chunky cardigan and my new flat black leather boots for the day time, or killer heels and a nice top for the evening:
http://www.allsaints.com/women/jeggings/kenna-ashby/black/wph739-5
After a leisurely afternoon we then, typically after realising the time, had to leg it back to Chiswick as we realised that we only had 2 hours to get ready before leaving for our dinner reservation at Gilgamesh. As you can imagine, chaos ensued. Nobody could decide what to wear. Eventually after 13 outfit changes between the 4 of us, 4 seperate discussions r.e the usual "tights, or no tights?" dilemma, shouts of "can you see my love handles?" and one minor beast r.e hair (and I quote, "WTF?? It wasn't meant to look like thiiisssssss!!!!") we were on our way on the tube, swigging Disaronno and Coke out of a Robinsons Orange squash bottle. Hey, the plan was always to get a litle tipsy at the flat before leaving and there was no way we were going to let the bottle of Disaronno go to waste - you can take the girl out of Bristol, and all that!
After a wonderful meal (and a couple of divine cocktails) in Gilgamesh we, once again, realised that we had lost track of time and that we had approximately 13 minutes to get from Camden to Mahiki at Green Park before they closed the guest list. Chaos: Take 2. I don't know if you have ever tried it, but FYI, running at break neck speed in sky-high heels and a short dress past crowds of lechy men down a busy main road to a heaving tube station is by no means an easy feat. The race was on, and it was every (wo)man for themselves. After making the mistake of trying to simultaneously light a cigarette (with a duff lighter) and totter/scamper along trying not to lose track of the others C, sensing my difficulty, exclaimed in manner of a soldier going into battle, "DON'T DO IT SOPH, DITCH THE BLUE LIGHTER - IT'S RUBBISH. WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE BLUE ONE - IT'S A TIMEWASTER. USE THE RED ONNEEEEEEEE". When spotting the tube train on the platform, and the doors about to close, J actually crashed through two women wearing faux fur coats in what appeared to be slow motion. We had made it. I don't think I had ever been so proud. Our hair may have been all over the place, we may have been out of breath and our feet might have been killing but we made it into Mahiki. Oh, and what a night it was...The one thing I will say is, however gorgeous they are, never underestimate the cripping power of a stiletto heel - or an inbuilt platform for that matter. Ouchy.
True to form, after returning home yesterday I set up camp on the sofa and settled myself down for a hungover evening of internet shopping. After taking some inspiration from an outfit I saw in Mahiki I checked out www.mytights.com to try and find some interesting tights which would provide an edgy twist to a simple outfit. In particular, the House of Holland range are great, and I settled on some black lace-patterned sheer black tights and some cute long socks to wear with boots. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - simple accesories, such as head bands,hair accessories, long socks and funky tights are a really brilliant way to spice up your look without breaking the bank.
For my parting note, I will leave you with two particular quotes of wisdom from this weekend:
"I'm going to ask your opinion, I know these wedges look orthapaedic, but do they go? They are sooo comfy.."
"Look after your nails and, err, your nails will look after you..?"
Don't you just love girls?! ;)
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