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Aaaand we’re back to pink. 

For all the disappointment I felt over whatever the heck ‘Tributes Gallery’ is, I actually liked a lot of pieces individually. It’s funny - once I removed them from their original context in the store and had them in my suite, I was much, much more inspired and actually went back for more. 

Well I am as surprised as you are. 

Something about last chance announcements just make me want to squeeze a lookbook out of what was a pile of potential, awful clothing combinations. As much as I love that rainbow cat jumper, it left so many colour options open. So many. 

I think the actual revelation for me was finding the Voile chartreuse silk dress in the bazaar - as soon as I saw it I knew it’d go perfectly with the PPQ floral jumpsuit that I never ever use and thus this lookbook was born. 

Well this was a little while in the making - I kept trying to push through with Gucci, but YSL was calling out to me. 

This lookbook contains a lot of glitter for someone who doesn’t like glitter. Hence the tagline for this lookbook in particular. 

Much like the Gucci tribute, I wasn’t actually taken with much that was on offer when it came down to it. I got rather sucked in, a bit like a magpie in fact, distracted by these shiny, new (expensive) things. I didn’t appreciate many of the shapes of things and the textures, while well done, are just not my bag. 

*wakes up two weeks late* Guuuh what day is it? Is it tribute season already? 

Honestly, where did the time go? And how good was this tribute for a grand beginning? I bought loads of items, many of which I know I will use time and again, a few that I may regret later on. I am super on board with this aesthetic as it speaks to my nerdy soul in way that feels more authentic than the Gucci form of glittery eclecticism we’ve come to expect (I’ll get onto that later...)

The pieces I’ve chosen here are the ones I am the most enthusiastic about, the ones I see myself returning to and that I hope will strengthen the foundation of the wardrobe I already have. Well, maybe excluding the pom pom sweatshirt. Sometimes you have to allow yourself a little brevity. 

If you’re not sure what to buy, allow me to recommend the crisp white shirt as you can NEVER go wrong with a classic like this. The details are subtle and timeless - they are likely to age well and mesh with other genres seamlessly. 

Notice, I still haven’t managed to shake off millennial pink. This is just who I am now. 

I just can’t seem to shake this pink and green moment...or this softness...am I going soft?

Limited Edition was a bit of a mixed bag was it not? I took me a surprisingly (ha, no one’s surprised really) long time to find a common thread between all the pieces. This Millennial Pink and green theme is really speaking to me though.

I was going to work in the D&G inspired silk pyjama shirt, but, like several of the pieces I bought, it’s not a versatile as I thought it might be. It’s a shame because the graphics are lovely, but I don’t know how much of this I’ll be holding onto when they come up for resale. 

And at last - my greatest work! I attended my first Stardoll Fashion Week and it was a tad intense. 

I spent absolutely ages on my Day three look without even intending to submit a Day One or Two and yet somehow, I last minute decided to yank something out of the bag. Twice.

Looks are as follows:

Day One: AW17 Markus Lupfer, M2Malletier bag

Day Two: Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Tartan Suit, Etro Choker

Six months is an awfully long time in Stardoll Society so I’ve learned - I actually did attend some events during that time, but I never posted the graphics I made - crazy considering I think I produced some of my best work!

The CT Awards took place back in February and I had the honour of being nominated Graphic Designer of the Year at the Old Hollywood inspired Nominees Luncheon. I was super flattered but absolutely out of my league. For my look, I attempted to serve a bit of Marlene Dietrich in SS17 Lanvin and hair inspired by Bottega Veneta. 

The theme of the actual awards ceremony was ‘Artistic Flair’ and after several attempts, I settled on this gorgeous Jean-Charles de Castelbajac dress. This is possibly my favourite make-up look ever, though I’m really fond of the close ups for all these looks.

Well hello strangers...

Now now, don’t get too excited! It’s been six-ish long hard months and this is but a toe in the waters of a potential return!

I haven’t queued any more lookbooks up as such - I just really needed to unwind after what has been a truly awful week and the end of what has been a personally very trying few month.  I’ve also had a few messages recently about how people miss my posts, and you know, I really miss making them. 

I chose the new Fever release as my guinea pig for a couple of reasons:  

1. If anyone follows The Stardoll Lookbook, you’ll know that look three was my entry for this week’s We Wear Hotbuys section. I was so pleased with this look that I had to do something with it. And so hatched a tiny fledgling lookbook.

2. I genuinely thought it was a very cute offering for Summer and I like enough of the items to fill out four looks 

I also bought the lovely J W Anderson yellow dress, but I just couldn’t get that to fit in with the vibe I had going. It almost makes me want to resurrect Haul again...almost.

From what I’ve displayed in my lookbook, I’m particularly fond the Pineapple print dress, although I wish they had gone with the original shape from the Altuzarra runway. It loses a little elegance in the translation, but gains some not unwelcome sass with all those ruffles. 

Weirdly, the piece that has come out on top for me are the Valentino inspired flip flops - or ‘slides’ as they seem to be called now (?) These are so not my usual MO, but for some reason, I just can’t seem to stop using them. 

I hope you guys have been having a wonderful festive season! I’ve been working all holiday so I’ve not had a lot of time for lookbooks and such. 

Time is starting to get away with me so I’ll be doing the next few lookbooks out of sequence I think. I wanted, however, to get this Stardoll Feat. lookbook out of the way and ticked off on my list. 

Note that everything I picked came from Frankieiz12′s floor which stylistically speaking was much more my taste. I tried so hard to get those clear plastic boots in this but I just can’t find a way to style them that I like. I wanted to like plenty of the collection as a whole tbh, but just...couldn’t. It’s frustrating really, because we’ve had such great graphic releases and then...this. 

This inconsistency really narks me because it’s so pronounced and this collection should have been Stardoll doing right by their users. I often defend Stardoll probably well past reason because I get frustrated by a lot of immature expectations that are so freely thrown around, but even I was a disappointed with this. Well...c’est la vie I guess.

I love primary colours, they make me so happy :) 

After a short lookbook break, here’s my offering for the Mr. release. 

Although I use the ‘feminine’ body base for my doll, I am a frequent shopper in Mr. Sometimes you need to really jimmy things around before they will fit nicely, so adequate command of the resize glitch would be useful to you, but often you can cover bits that don’t match up with a good old fashioned jacket. The pieces on offer are usually great staples with interesting prints or simple accessories. If you’re a fan of more gender neutral dressing then you’ll want to stock up for sure. 

And here’s another Spotlight festival graphic, this time with JessPoynter looking like the queen of serene in a gown of her design (with a few of my twiddlybits) to fit the ‘Under the Sea / Neon’ theme.