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| Tributes paid to the great Bowie |
Back with more tales of this ginger's, London life journey. (which so far hasn't disappointed)
I left Hull last week to return back to London College of Music after a wonderful Christmas. I spent the whole trip back listening to Bowie, my family and I still haven't got over his passing and his music has been a huge part of my life. His "always be yourself" attitude also inspires me to try as many new things as possible, whether that be in fashion or just everyday life.
When I arrived at Kings Cross I also saw the many beautiful tributes paid to Alan Rickman who will be forever known to have the greatest acting voice ever! RIP Alan!
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| "There's a starman waiting in the sky" |
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| Brixton |
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| "Always" Tributes to Alan Rickman at Kings Cross |
I'm sure you all know about this beautiful city that I am now lucky enough to call home but I really can't stress how amazing it actually is. I love the fact that I can take as many impromptu trips into the centre (and also the hidden corners) as my oyster card will allow.
This week I felt like I needed a bit of space to breathe and relax after the stress of this weeks exam results ( I actually did okay for the first term at uni) and found myself gravitating towards St Paul's Cathedral. Of course its one of the centre pieces of London's famous skyline and maybe not the place to visit for some quite alone time, with tourists constantly bustling to view it impressive dome
but despite this it always seems like a peaceful part of central London and I love walking around its grounds, admiring its architecture and escaping the confides of uni accommodation.
As I meandered around, Starbucks hot chocolate in hand I was reminded how much I love London and despite my family being many miles away up north I'm so lucky to be in such a historical and cultural city.
As well as my walk around St Paul's this week I also ended up along Kensington High street with my flatmate, Toni. I love Kensington, it's so elegantly grand. The houses here are stunning - Just like Mary Poppins houses. One day maybe I'll be lucky enough to live in one but considering I want to go into musical theatre I'll probably never even be able to afford a caravan. Good job I love shopping in charity shops and high street sales and the shops down Kensington High street didn't disappoint and in true me fashion I didn't leave empty handed. I managed to grab a bargain by buying a brown leather handbag I'd had my eye on for ages from Urban Outfitters (for less than half the original price). American Apparel were also selling off their hair-bows for a fiver and I could't resist adding a cute black and white one to my collection. (I'm slightly obsessed)
This weeks also been great for the all important second hand buys off Ebay - I'm a total Ebay junkie and really need to start resisting the temptation to buy more clothes, however this week that clearly didn't happen as I won a blue, floral, chiffon shirt originally for Wallice for just £3. I also bought a lovely little vintage broach for just £3.50, which I think will look super cute attached to the top button of a shirt just under the collar.
Recently I have been taking as many opportunities as possible to wear clothes that aren't black - as I have to wear black every day at LCM. For my trip to St Pauls I wore my new denim dungarees from We Are Cow. This is a really cute vintage shop that I've recently discovered and its stocks some great things that are really reasonably priced. Some Topshop stores also stock it and I managed to get this pair of dungarees for just a tenner in the January sales. They look so cute with the Doc Martins I got for Christmas.
My Cardigan was donated to me by my brothers Wife who had found it in a charity shop for just £2. Its lovely and warm and great quality - such a steal!
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| Cardigan- charity shop dungarees- We are Cow Shirt- Primark pendant- Ebay |
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| Hair Bow- American Apparel |
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| Bag- New look |
I'm also trying to get as much wear as possible out of my Blue 60's style winter coat before the spring weather (hopefully) starts to appear.
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| Coat - Asos Bag - Urban Outfitter Scarf - Primark |
I'm feeling so cosy tucked up in my campervan duvet, under my campervan bunting, sipping tea from my campervan mug (are you beginning to see a theme - haha) my room looks so pretty at the moment. especially as I actually cleaned it the other day and at last bought some batteries for my fairy lights. I got some pretty little lights from Primark to add extra sparkle to my picture washing line and I really wan to buy some more. They're made with metal wiring meaning you can twist them around pretty much anything. it also me and thy're extra light and are surprisingly bright. I love them.
Well I better get to sleep as I've promised myself that this term I will go to bed earlier when I can. Uni isn't just about exploring London and partying - although I do seem to do a lot of that! No this week I've got to be rested as I have performance of a new short musical written by me and seven of my class mates, as well as lots of dance classes and rehearsals for our spring show.
I'm hoping I will get time to nip to a local vintage fair on Sunday and I also want to go to Brick lane and the theatre again.... but I'll keep you posted.
Go to sleep Elsie.... Stop waffling on!
Night fellow blog lovers...
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