New Clothes & Fast Fashion

Hey, so last weekend I bought myself a pair of Aztec print leggings...I know it's the kind of thing that in ten years time I'll look back on and think "Why did I think that ever looked cool?!" but for the time being I am very happy with them and think I'll get a lot of wear out of them when it gets a bit warmer:

 If I ever decide that they're too flamboyant for me though, I think I'll wear them as pyjama bottoms because they're so comfortable! I also bought a baggy coral t-shirt which will hopefully brighten up my outfits a bit because I wear sooo much black! Again, If I ever decide that I'm not too keen on it anymore I will wear it to bed, because I hate wasting good clothes.

Recently I read the book To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out The World? By Lucy Siegle about how the concept of fast-fashion is having an impact on the world and the people who make the clothes that we consume at such a fast pace, then dispose of when the trends change. I found it really fascinating and eye-opening, and it definitely has made me a lot more careful when I am buying to choose items that I think I really need or will get a lot of wear out of. It also mentioned the shocking conditions that the workers who make clothing for many high street brands endure, which has also made me more conscious of where I am purchasing my clothes. Overall, I would really recommend the book to anybody - fashion lover or not!

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, Iona xo

27.12.11

I know Christmas is a time for eating lots... but I think I win the prize for eating the most! After a whole day of eating crap I managed to top it all off by eating a Lindt chocolate reindeer in 3 minutes, which must be some sort of record. 

Anyway, this isn't a blog about my ever-present food worries, it's supposed to be about fashion! (Although I have strayed from that topic in most of my posts, so maybe The Fashion Unicorn is a misleading title?)

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For Christmas I got a looovely Soap & Glory gift set which is absolutely huge!

Soap & Glory bag

It has just about everything you could want from Soap & Glory in it, so needless to say, that's me stocked up on toiletries for the year. The suitcase-esque bag it all came in is also really pretty, so I will have to find some other use for it as it's too nice to hide away in a cupboard all the time!     I also got the Diesel perfume Loverdose which I had been coveting since its release earlier this year, and a Benefit Make up set which I am loving so far!

Benefit Make up set 

Soap & Glory goodies!

On Christmas day my parents and I visited my sister, brother-in-law and my niece in the morning which was great (my niece, Lottie, is just under a year old and possibly the sweetest baby ever...although maybe I'm just biased because I'm her auntie!)

Anyhoo, I wore this outfit: 

  

Dress: House of Fraser; Belt: Joy

It's pretty simple and all quite old pieces, but I'd never worn them all together... and that's what I love about clothes. Even after owning something for years you can still find new ways to wear them :) 

Hope everybody's enjoying their time off! xo

26.11.11

Hey, I wore this outfit today to the cinema to see Breaking Dawn, I was pretty sceptical beforehand but I did actually quite enjoy it! Anyway, I felt maybe a bit too dressed up for cinema-going, but it's kind of turned into my moto that I would rather be overdressed for everything than underdressed for anything!

I am absolutely in love with this Lady GaGa t-shirt [sorry it's not that visible here], and I thought that the black and white picture matched the striped skirt :)
I hope everybody's having a lovely weekend so far <3

xo

Spots And Stripes

Hey, I'm sorry I never post anymore!
Anyway I just thought I'd put up a quick picture of a tiny part of my outfit yesterday: my monochrome striped skirt and dotty nails! I didn't deliberately put them together but then I realised that the fact the patterns completely clashed looked quite good in a strange way.... (I know, I have really creepy hands)



Bye xo

13.7.11

Hey, today I went shopping (on my own...it sounds really sad but I actually love it... I'm just generally a bit of a weirdo), and then I went and met some of my family to go to the Camera Obscura which was pretty good!

I've had the dress I wore for about a year and a half, but it's still one of my favourite day dresses, it's so comfy and stylish (well I think so anyway), and it's just really quite summery!

I also love this hairband, it's the kind with wire in it which you bend to shape... I have hundreds of headbands/hairbands, and this is the type I find to be most versatile and easy to wear!

I wore my new brogues too, which I am loving at the moment, as with all new purchases, and I thought they matched quite well with this bag that I had forgotten about - so I was rather pleased :)

Dress- Topshop(£45); Hair band - Miss Selfridge(£7); Bag- NewLook(got it as a present); Brogues- Accessorize(£30)

Hope you're all having a lovely holiday! x

2.7.11

Heeey - IT'S THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. YAS.
And for the first time in ages today it was actually warm enough for shorts! So i'm just generally really happy right now.
Today me and my best friend Hannah walked into town and looked around the Grassmarket & the Royal Mile which was lovely, of course. There's this amazing shop near the museum that we found a while back which sells the cutest jewellery ever - and today I bought a necklace with huge glasses on it![see picture] I also bought more friendship bracelet things because, as you can probably see, I have a bit of an obsession.

Topshop Sunnies; H&M T-shirt; Topshop Shorts; New Look belt; Converse



My gorgeous best friend Hannah



I was in love with this scooter we saw...I want one!

Thank you all for reading - I hope you're enjoying the sun as much as I am. x



New Jeans!

There's nothing like slipping on (or in my case struggling into :\) a new pair of skinny jeans... especially when they're coral coloured, high-waisted, and you didn't have to pay full price for them- woo!
I don't even know if they are on trend...but i'll be wearing them everywhere anyway :)
Here's my outfit today:

[Jeans- Topshop; Shoes & Top- H&M]
I bought the shoes for dressing up as Lady GaGa at my friends birthday, but i am so in love with them! (not sure if i'll wear them today though, they're not all that comfy.)
Rightyho i'm off to the cinema now. thankyou for reading! x

Saturday in Stockbridge - 21/5/11

This is my first post, so here's hoping it's not too boring...


Heeey, I spent yesterday with my parents(I'm grounded at the moment so I either went with them or sat in the house!) in Stockbridge, a really nice part of Edinburgh. We just looked around the little independent shops and I bought some pointless things, but by far the best part of the day was finding the Patisserie Madeleine, where they sold the most amazing coloured macaroons and cakes... I'm seriously thinking about going back tomorrow, haha.




The appealingly bright yet natural macaroons reminded me of some of the colourful clothing we saw on the runway for S/S 11, and although we're already onto Fall I'm going to take a look back anyway at my pick of the Summer shows pieces that remind me of these tasty treats [pictures courtesy of style.com].....                           



Jil Sander





Marc Jacobs











Christopher Kane



Cacharel







Lanvin



Chloe

Here's what I wore (you probably really don't care, but ah well) ...i really didn't need the sunglasses though:| 
Bye x