New York Fashion Week Fave Looks

This post was inspired by the lovely Vintage Society Gal. I have really enjoyed looking at the photos that the Facehunter and The Sartoralist have posted over New York Fashion Week and thought I too would pick my favourite looks. Here they are:
This is just gorgeous, it looks a little like Agyness Denn...? The dress is so light and breezy and the bike is the perfect accessory. Also, after seeing this pic, I want to die my hair blonde!
The key thing here for me is the bag - I just have to have it - it makes the outfit.
This dress is lovely - the graphic print against the white is just perfect and the glasses are just too cool...
This is also one of Vintage Society's faves - I just love the red dress really!
She has the best glasses and the most gorgeous legs, I too would wear my dresses this short if I had legs like hers!
Great layering here, the trapeze dress and the denim waistcoat, then the cool boots and red sunnies, she's too damned cool for school...
I love the belt here, which is why I chose this outfit. It just kind of elevates the look for me.
I'm not a fan of dungarees, but this girl just rocks them. The hair, the awesome shoes and well, the smile is just lovely.

Photo credits - The Sartorialist and Facehunter

Drinks and a fashion show of sorts...

Last night my boy and I went to a friends for dinner and then for drinks to L'Umbracle, an outside bar under the magnificent curved walkway by Santiago Calatrava - part of his complex for the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. It was the first time I had been since the bar had opened and I was amazed. The place looked gorgeous, three cocktail bars, a stage, a huge dancefloor and countless places to sit or lounge, or escape for a cuddle! It really was quite stunning. We were lucky (or unlucky as it turned out) to be there for a fashion show to open a new chevignon store. Unfortunately they hadn't decided to splash out on using actual models and had asked friends and family to model instead. This resulted in a bit of a shambolic affair, with models who were attractive but nothing like professionals and it all felt a bit half-arsed. Thankfully there was also what they call in Spain a "spectaculo" where there are dancers in costumes up on podiums and on stage to encourage people to dance. The theme was Little Red Riding Hood and they all looked fabulous. As we were leaving, and due to a few too many drinks, I realised that I hadn't taken any photos. Therefore the images here are a result of my pissed boy and I trying to get a decent pic of my outfit - enjoy!

Interview Outfit

Yesterday I had two job interviews for teaching English in Language schools. It's been 9 years since I stood infront of a class and taught and about 4 years since I've been to an interview so as I'm a great believer in the whole first impressions count thing I decided to do a little web research to help me decide what to wear. This is what I found:

Do’s and Don’ts for Interview Dress
Do wear a skirt or dress whenever possible. Pants (I'm guessing here they mean trousers and not knickers as I definitely always wear knickers to an interview!) are not the best choice for a job interview, even in a casual working environment. If pants are worn, they should be slacks that have a crease. Never wear stretch, form fitting or denim pants.
Don’t wear jeans, denim outfits, tank tops, shorts or other very casual clothing.
Don’t wear it if you are in doubt about wearing it. (This is actually good advice - we usually know if we look ok)
Don’t wear anything too short, too tight or too sexy. If your clothing or lack of clothing distracts a business associate, they may have trouble taking you seriously. Skirt length should be no more than two inches above the knee.
Don’t wear your skirt too short. (ok, I get it - no short skirts!) Even if short is fashionable, you don’t want to draw attention to your thighs.(I know I don't) Keep your skirt length at or below your knee. Sometimes opaque hose can mask a too short skirt. (Oh - so I can wear a short skirt...)
Interview Tip: Avoid crossing your legs, especially if you are wearing a short skirt. (huh?!)
Don’t show too much skin. This means cleavage as well as arms. So this means staying away from low-cut and sleeveless tops and also sheer fabrics.
Do wear traditional daytime fabrics. Don’t wear satin, velvet, glittery or leather fabrics.
Don’t wear iridescent or neon colors.
Do wear pleasant colors (what the F**k is a pleasant colour?!) – women have a wide choice in beautiful colors. Most are acceptable on interviews.

Taking into account all this advice - I ended up wearing this. Not too short, no cleavage, no denim and definitely pants! I was travelling on the tube at the hottest part of the day so I had to wear something light and something that wouldn't crease. I was pretty pleased with it at the end. I added a cute little over the shoulder vintage black leather clasp handbag and although you can't see my head (bad face-sorry) I wore my hair in a pony-tail. It must have worked though as I was offered both jobs! Didn't take either in the end as the journey time was too long but nevermind!

Once more unto the breach...

Back from the beach and sunny London (the only sun they've had all August I think). The break was good and it was fantastic to catch up with friends and eat non-Spanish food - I love the food here but I miss my Thai and Indian restaurants. We also went to a fabulous Lebanese restaurant on Borough High street which was great. I had also been missing all my favourite shops; Topshop, Primark (yes, I am a cheap slut!), New Look, Uniqlo, Reiss, Urban Outfitters, H&M, blimey the list goes on and on, anyway I thought I would shop my heart out. Unfortunately I was so uninspired by the new season stuff... It feels like fashion hasn't moved on since last year - where was all the bodycon stuff that I've seen in the mags? Why are there still wedge shoes in the shops? Why are there still smocks in H&M? Many questions. I ended up buying virtually nothing. A little dress and some over the knee socks in Primark and a crochet beret in H&M. Admittedly as I'm not working I didn't have much money but Jesus, something should have tempted me! I guess I'm going to have to stick to Zara for my fashion fixes. And just so this isn't just a text post, here are some pics of a few of my summer outfits (not properly showcasing the outfits as I haven't gotten used to that pose thing yet, sorry!)