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karl lagerfeld

2012-01-25T20:36:00.000Z

Here is a little video of the launch of Karl's collection which took place on Monday at the offices of Net-a-porter. I hope you enjoy it and subscribe to my Youtube channel for more videos.

Вот небольшое видео из коллекции Карла. это было в офисе Net-а-porter. Я надеюсь что вам понравится и подписаться на мой канал Youtube для более.

karl by karl lagerfeld at net-a-porter

2012-01-24T00:06:00.000Z

photos: Erica Urech

I was delighted to attend the launch of Karl by Karl Lagerfeld at the head offices of Net-a-porter this afternoon. It was my first time seeing the collection and I fell in love with an amazing black biker jacket with a scale detail all over. The t-shirts with the drawings of Karl are a nice touch and his iconic collar and finger-less gloves were for me the best accesories in the collection. I will post a video of more of the collection but you can see more photos on my Facebook page.

Сегодня я пошла в офис net-a-porter, чтобы посмотреть новую коллекцию Карл Карл Лагерфельд. Это был мой первый раз там. очень любила жакет байкеров и Футболки с рисуноки Карла, который были очень красивы. Воротники и перчатки были лучшие аксессуары в коллекции, по моему. Смотрите другие фотографии на Facebook.

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american apparel

2012-01-20T03:31:00.000Z

American Apparel hoodie & bodysuit

Sometimes when the rain forces you indoors, you just have to make do with what you've got. I usually don't walk around the house looking like an 80s gym instructor, but I do wear the occasional sweatpants or hoodie. So here is a combination of flashdance meets loungewear ... if that makes sense?

что делает когда идет дождь? я люблю упражнению, ну походить на инструктору в восьмидецятих годах? нет. так, вот моя интерпретация Flashdance и Loungewear ... понятно?

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makeup monday: red lips

2012-01-16T10:37:00.000Z

I thought I would do a simple self portrait, with a classic red lip and nails and dark eyeshadow. I had this mask from Adhoc lying around, so I decided to do a little burglar-inspired picture with some of my rings.

красные губы мои любимые стиль макияжа. Я решила стать вором и использовать ювелирные чтобы завершить тему.

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blue lagoon

2012-01-12T21:02:00.003Z

photos: Erica Urech

I am getting tired of winter. It was not even cold enough this year, and with summer clothing already on display, I'm sure it makes more sense to start wearing that instead. But I will get as much use of my Oasis faux fur coat while I can. I love it so much! I also spent yesterday meeting with my friend BexRox, who does amazing jewelry and will be working with me soon for a giveaway for you lovely readers !

когда будет лето ? уже устала от зимы, но, я очень люблю свою шубу из Oasis. вчера, встретилась с моей подругой Bexrox. она занимается ювелирными изделиями. мы будем работать вместе, чтобы подарить вам что-то милое !

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weekend

2012-01-08T21:26:00.001Z

photos: Erica Urech

The nice thing about busy Kings Road on a weekend, are the tiny streets off the main road, all picturesque and quiet.

Мне нравятся тихие улицы, недалеко от улицы Кингс-род. Ничего, кроме спокойствия.

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makeup your mind

2012-01-05T22:16:00.002Z

I want to try out new things and one of them is makeup. I wear it all the time when I am working on set as a model but I never pay attention to what the makeup artist is doing. I just sit there and listen to music. This time I have decided to pay more attention to my collection of makeup. Hey, I know how to use a camera, take self portraits, so why not combine it with doing makeup?

Я хочу попробовать что-то новое, макияж, например. Когда я работаю моделью, то обычно не смотрю, что делает визажист, просто сижу и слушаю музыку. Я решила обратить внимание на мою коллекцию косметики. Я умею фотографировать, делать автопортрет, почему-бы не совместить это с косметикой?

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new year

2012-01-01T00:01:00.035Z

Happy New Year ! I hope everyone is excited for 2012 because I am. There are so many things that I want to do and accomplish and share with you. With every new year, there are new things. I hope to share more of my journeys with you here, on Facebook, Tumblr and more Youtube videos. I will also be writing in Russian because I need to practise more. So here is a peek into 2012 - my decorations, clothes, my photography, etc.

С Новым Годом! Я надеюсь, что все возбужденные в 2012 году, потому что я. Есть так много вещей, которые я хочу сделать, и сделать, и поделиться с вами. С каждым новым годом, Есть новые вещи. Я надеюсь поделиться больше моих путешествий с вами здесь, на Facebook, Tumblr и более Youtube видео. Я также буду писать на русском, потому что нужно практиковать больше. Так вот взгляд в 2012 год - мой украшения, одежду, мои фотографии, и т.д.

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god jul och gott nytt år

2011-12-24T00:32:00.026Z

BeyondRetro hat. Topshop jumper. Nudie jeans. Zara bag. Topshop boots. Michael Kors watch. YSL & Freedom rings

It's almost the end of the year and I am very happy for 2011 to be over. The sun is still here and there and everywhere. My Christmas shopping is done and I am ready to enjoy my first Swedish Christmas dinner on Sunday. See everyone in the new year and thank you for reading and following my blog! I'll keep tweeting and tumblring till then. Puss puss.

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new in: leopard print

2011-12-20T16:04:00.008Z

Deena&Ozzy shoes

I love Deena&Ozzy ponyskin loafers. I wore my black ones to death but I found these in leopard print at Urban Outfitters. By the way, you can ask me anything on tumblr !

la femme yves saint laurent

2011-12-15T16:21:00.021Z

photos: Erica Urech

Forever 21 necklace. Zara jacket. Preen Line pants. vintage shoes. Topshop faux fur coat

I'm a big Yves Saint Laurent fan, and love how he pioneered le smoking tuxedo look for women. It doesn't matter if it's cold outside, just throw a little faux fur on your back, a douse of gold bling and you are good to go and you can still have that plunging neckline even when the temperature is plunging along with it.

I've also bought the NARS makeup book in a bid to teach myself more about makeup techniques. I have a first attempt video on it's way but I pretty much took inspiration from the image below for this YSL look.

red red wine

2011-12-07T14:12:00.010Z

photos: Erica Urech

Insight dress. Topshop jacket. Christian Louboutin heels. Sanghera Usmani bag.

I bought this dress from Urban Outfitters in New York when I was scouring the shops around Broadway / Lafayette. It gives a sexy silhouette, there's no need for the mini bandage dresses synonymous with weekend nights in London, especially with this cold weather. I paired it with my old yet awesome Louboutins, whose wrap around string you can't really see with this outfit, but whatever, it's all about the dress. And oh, check me out here on miumiu.com !

new york city

2011-12-01T10:08:00.018Z

photos: Mikaela Gauer

Accesorize beanie. Topshop jacket & jumper. Zara leggings. Stuart Weitzman boots. Louis Vuitton bag.

I love New York ! It was about being with friends again - Mikaela & Makele - who I don't get to see that often because they live across the pond, partying, listening to Rihanna's Talk That Talk album non-stop, catching up and making plans for the future. I'm so glad I got to go to Victoria's Secret and get some cute stuff from their Pink range. I can't wait till we have it here in London next year!

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ciao bella !

2011-11-20T13:28:00.014Z

photos: Erica Urech

Versace x H&M dress. Topshop tights. Stuart Weitzman boots.

I got my hands on this studded leather dress from H&M in Selfridges and I am loving it. I wore it out with these Topshop heels on Friday night. The shape of the dress and wearing it with flat boots reminded of 60's models like Twiggy and Veruschka. Anyone who knows me knows that I love vintage cars, so when I saw this one in my neighborhood I had to have a little fun with it, along with my Agfa Optima camera. Erica had her Versace pieces on too and I love the way she wore them.

I am off to Los Angeles then New York tomorrow morning. Keep track of my mischeif on my tumblr !

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global entrepreneurship week

2011-11-17T18:12:00.013Z

photos: Erica Urech

Zara blouse. Topshop leather skirt. Chanel bag. Topshop ring. Christian Louboutin heels.

Last night I went to the Bo Concept furniture store where TheNetLocation were holding a panel on creative entrepreneurs. Amongst the speakers was Poppy Dinsey of WhatIWoreToday and Sophy Robson, a nail aritist, who I actually worked with on a photoshoot a month ago. They had some interesting things to say and advice about starting a business. I enjoyed it thouroughly and already have some ideas bubbling in my head!

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little miss leather pants

2011-11-15T13:14:00.013Z

photos: Erica Urech

P.J Powell hat. Topshop jumper, faux fur gilet, leather pants, shoes. Eddie Borgo cuff. custom made ring. Etui London clutch.

I love it when the sun decides to come out during these dark days because it makes me more productive than usual. This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week and tommorow night I'm attending an event for creative entrepeneurs at Bo Concept (here). I think it's great what people are doing with their blogs, businesses and talents and as a woman I believe we need to "Run the World" !

Oh, I have tumblr now, just sayin'.

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the london look

2011-11-11T18:17:00.009Z

photos: Erica Urech

Bates hat. H&M knit sweater. Zara leggings. Stuart Weitzman boots. Prada bag. Zara scarf. Isharya ring.

I thought I would channel a bit of 60s models' poses for you. Veruschka eat your heart out! I never thought I'd own hats and keep them in cool hat boxes until I went to Bates Hats. I love the chocolate brown color of this one - matches my bag as well. I managed to strike gold again with this chunky knit sweater from H&M. Feels like something I should be wearing in the countryside, looking out into vast fields of whatever's out there. I live in the city, who am I kidding. I need to be within 2 miles of a Starbucks to survive.

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chelsea

2011-11-07T20:47:00.018Z

photos by Erica Urech

Beyond Retro hat. Zara jacket & blouse. Topshop skirt. vintage cowboy boots & bag

It's that time of the year where all I can think of is wearing all black but I must resist in some way or another. I am over the moon with this velvet skirt from Topshop, plus winter means hat season for me. I thought I'd show you bits of my new neighborhood as well. I love red brick apartments. By the way, I've started selling my clothes on shop snowblackblog. Some stuff has never been worn. Spread the word !

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new in ...

2011-11-03T09:28:00.004Z

Chanel Le Vernis nail polish. Anthropologie necklace. Asos boots. Helmut Newton Polaroids book.

I'm constantly adding bits and pieces to my wardrobe and building up my coffee table book collection. I just need more closet space for my shoes !

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i see right through you

2011-10-28T14:21:00.004+01:00

Beyond Retro hat. Kimchi Blue dress. KG by Kurt Geiger shoes. Chanel bag. YSL ring

I have a crush for see through dresses like this Kimchi Blue one from Urban Outfitters, which also comes in Ivory. I've been good in making sure I avoid always buying black shoes, so I went for these wonderful pumps. Just because it's winter, doesn't mean I can't add a little sunshine into my wardrobe. And I'm hoping I get a bit more sunshine next month when I hit up Los Angeles and of course see New York again. Happy Halloween lovers !

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grey's anatomy

2011-10-21T14:36:00.005+01:00

Rayban sunglasses. H&M sweater. silence + noise skirt. Prada shoes.

When the weather turns grey, so does my wardrobe and sometimes my mood. The only color going on at the moment is on my work desk - orange juice which matches my yellow roses, pink compcards, red and blue pens, white receipts of things I should not have bought but oops I did !

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in my makeup bag

2011-10-10T18:56:00.025+01:00

Freedom/Topshop earrings. vintage sunglasses from Hamburg. Acne shirt. Chanel Rivoli 21 lipstick

I just thought I would share the contents of my makeup bag and some of the products I use on my face. I am a huge Bobbbi Brown fan because her products aren't heavy, plus most importantly Bobbi Brown products have foundation for a wide range of skin tones. I also use Chanel for eyeshadows and blusher and of course their red lipsticks, though I do have a pink MAC to add to my lipstick jungle. I have gone through many mascaras and Clinique's High Impact mascara is the best in my opinion. Watch the video below for details on each of the products . Bisous !

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that voodoo that you do so well

2011-10-07T20:32:00.012+01:00

Tuareg scarf. Forever 21 earrings. Topshop dress. Zara skirt. Miu Miu shoes. Philippe Audibert bracelet. Isharya ring.

I cheated a little bit with this outfit. I have this Topshop dress underneath, but how awesome would it be if it were all one piece? I figured I'd wear it as a top instead. And you know those days when you just could not be bothered to spend hours on your hair? Well today is one of them and I thank my friend for bringing me this tuareg scarf from Mali. I'd love to go there one day.

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londres, tu me manque

2011-10-04T14:39:00.016+01:00

Rayban sunglasses. Zara blouse. All Saints skirt. Zara shoes.

I'm back in London, though I do miss being in Paris, with Lilian, worshipping the sun dans une brasserie. And what a change in the weather as well. I actually can't wait for it to get cold already, so that I can actually get on with my winter wardrobe. But, I'd also like to thank the lovely Ediyie, who did an interview on me HERE today!

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viens avec moi par dessus les buildings

2011-09-28T20:44:00.012+01:00

photos & video by Fabrice Mabillot

American Apparel halter. Whistles skirt. Chanel bag. Michael Kors watch. Aldo shoes

Bonjours mes cheries ! I am in Paris and today's weather was gorgeous enough for me to wear my new halter from American Apparel. I love the topless effect it gives to people walking behind me. I hope you like the little video below.

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mademoiselle mimi

2011-09-26T00:21:00.009+01:00

Rayban sunglasses. American Vintage tee. Zara blazer. American Apparel jeans. Accesorize earrings. Aldo shoes. Chanel bag.

Girl about town from MAC was kept in the closet for too long, so I had to let her out on this black and white tux look. Plus, you will be pleased to see I did my hair in a bun for the first time ever. I know, I'm a late bloomer when it comes to hair trends. Forgive me. This has, however, made me obsessed with wearing round Chanel-esque earrings, which I am now on the hunt for. I think eau-de-mignon is in the making here folks.

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london fashion week

2011-09-22T00:58:00.008+01:00

Beyond Retro hat. Equipment blouse. Topshop shorts. American Apparel belt. Deena&Ozzy shoes.

Now that London Fashion Week has wrapped up, it's back to normal for some of us Londoners. Of course, if you are in Paris end of the month for yet another fashion-filled week, send me a shout because I will be there. The last day of the shows was fun. Chanel rouge lipstick, hot male models, Claridges with Cobbie and an after party at the Corinthian hotel. Parfait ! Also, a special thanks to Claudia Wuensch for interviewing me.

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lil' brown girl

2011-09-14T02:29:00.011+01:00

Zara blouse. Urban Outfitters shorts. Swedish Hasbeens shoes. American Apparel belt. vintage bag from Brick Lane

Oh the last days of booty short weather are upon us! Well, this probably applies more to those of us living in England. Everyone else is still working their tan. I think some of the people coming over here all bronzed from head to toe are giving the cast of Jersey Shore a run for their money. Speaking of which, I need to gym ~~tan~~ laundry before this week ends because London Fashion Week starts tomorrow.

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new beginnings

2011-09-09T21:33:00.004+01:00

Nishe at Asos dress. Deena&Ozzy heels at Urban Outfitters

Y'all enjoy Vogue's Fashion Night Out last night?! They say September is the start of fashion season, it's also the start of my favourite season which means time to shop for those furry winter coats .... moohaha ! And I finally got internet in my apartment and now I can start decorating my workspace with white roses and magazines. I love my new teacup with my initials on it. Umm, by the way N stands for NATASHA. I know some people I meet don't know my real name. Hehehe.

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eyjafjallajökull

2011-09-04T13:58:00.009+01:00

Beyond Retro hat. Topshop jumper. Carven skirt. Chanel bag. Michael Kors watch.

I bought this Carven skirt a while back. The first thing that came to my mind when I saw it was the volcano Eyjafjallajökull's ash cloud that ruined our trip to Copenhagen. Hehehe. I am laughing now, but I was not that morning of the flight. Speaking of clouds, today looks like yet another grey London day. Enjoy your weekend everyone!

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cheers to the freakin weekend

2011-08-31T17:36:00.010+01:00

These past couple of days have been awesome. Vintage shopping in Brick Lane, Beth Ditto at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, Notting Hill Carnival, then shooting with Toni&Guy the next day with Rihanna-red hair. I am still settling in, which means no internet until the 9th of September! I practically live at Starbucks now, and I've gone through their entire freaking menu.

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wonderland magazine x chanel iman in tom ford

2011-08-30T12:14:00.003+01:00

These past couple of days have been crazy. I need to catch up to a lot of things and I have no internet at home ... aaah !

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butterfly effect

2011-08-20T12:43:00.003+01:00

Lock&Co hat. Asos blouse. American Apparel jeans. Zara shoes. Michael Kors watch. crocodile skin bag from South Africa. Isharya ring

I just moved into my new apartment ! I am tired but also happy about my new place and excited to start decorating it. I must say clothes and coffee table books where the only things that were a pain in the the butt to move around. But I am happy to have brought back this crocodile skin bag I purchased while in South Africa visiting family. It pays to fly 11 hours and thousands of miles down south !

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nishe

2011-08-12T19:51:00.004+01:00

photos by Tom Andrew

Lock&co hat. Nishe at Asos dress. Topshop tights. Aldo shoes. Chanel bag

I am back in London and back with a vengeance. A vengeance for apartment hunting that is. My shoes and clothes are dying for a new home already! And you are probably wondering why I am wearing black in the summer? Well, because let's not forget this is England not St. Tropez and on my first day back from South Africa it .... was .... raining.

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Snowblackblog x The Box Boutique

2011-07-28T18:05:00.004+01:00

Remember these snakeskin Raphael Young heels? I bought them at The Box Boutique which opened a few months back in the Mayfair area of London. I thought I would show you lovely readers some of the amazing shoes they have, as well as sit down and have a chat with the boutique's owners, Russian sisters Yulia and Elena Pashevkina. I hope you like it !

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girl about town

2011-07-21T17:56:00.004+01:00

Mali traditional headwrap. dress courtesy of Motel Rocks. Zara shoes. vintage earrings.

I have had this dress from Motel Rocks for a while and have been waiting for the right moment to wear it. I also got a bright pink lipstick from MAC called 'Girl About Town', which I am wearing in the picture. I'm experimenting with bright lip colors at the moment. It's winter in Johannesburg but strangely enough, warmer than it is in England at the moment.

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i need a dollar dollar. a dollar is what i need

2011-07-07T19:12:00.005+01:00

photo by Tom Andrew

Beyond Retro hat. Equipment blouse. American Apparel jeans. Topshop jacket. Aldo shoes. Isharya ring

So much is happening so quickly. I am off to South Africa next Tuesday already and I just hope all goes well, as they say. I finally got to wear my snakeskin print Equipment blouse I told you guys about. I got my very first pair of penny loafers - shiny ones of course !

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monty python

2011-06-28T19:30:00.007+01:00

photo by Tom Andrew

Topshop jacket. Sparkle&Fade jumper. Rag & Bone leggings. Raphael Young shoes

YSL ring. SU London bag.

Guess who made a video for you guys today?! Let's just say I am excited to show it to you in about 2 weeks time. I went to The Box Boutique in London to do a bit of shopping and chatting with owners Yulia and Elena Pashevkina. These Raphael Young heels from their boutique are a new addition to my python print posse, which happens to include this Sanghera Usmani bag I've had for 2 years and an Equipment blouse that I bought recently during the sales. I didn't want to overdo it with head-to-toe python, but hey you just never know. One of these days I may just redefine 'monty phyton'.

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that 70s show

2011-06-21T16:18:00.008+01:00

Zara top. Topshop jeans. Prada shoes & bag. Michael Kors watch. Bex Rox bracelet

Remember That 70s Show, with Mila Kunis, who most of us know from Black Swan or as Meg in Family Guy? I had to pair these Pradas with flared jeans because that's the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw them. I want to get a darker and longer pair for the fall a-la-Rachael-Zoe but for now I am happy with the sky blue ones !

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красный

2011-06-15T23:17:00.009+01:00

shoes. Prada

красный means red in Russian. And I guess I am only telling you this because I finished my last Russian class for the year and I bought these sexy ass red Pradas, so yeah, there you have it. I've got ~~Bieber~~ Prada fever ! ... plus it's going to take me slightly longer than usual to read Russian Vogue, but then again practise makes perfect. Пойдем!

And here is a little something I did this week ... (click) !

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leopard print

2011-06-13T20:35:00.004+01:00

photos by Serdar Coskun

blouse. Whistles. shorts & wedges. Urban Outfitters. belt. American Apparel

Leopard print has finally crawled it's way into my wardrobe folks. Yes, this is the first time in history I own anything with leopard print on it. I guess I always had this vision of a pimp decked out in head-to-toe leopard print from some movie, which traumatized me from wearing it in the first place. Haha... eeew. Moving on. Are any of you broke from the mid-summer sales ?! I might have to auction my kidney on ebay like that Chinese kid did for an iPad 2. God forbid. And congrats to Toyin for winning the Laudme t-shirt giveaway !

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i'm addicted and i just can't get enough

2011-06-05T20:20:00.005+01:00

hat. Lock&Co. tee. courtesy of Laudme. jacket. Topshop. jeans American Apparel.

shoes. Miu Miu

Somebody please tell me how we went from a beautiful, hot Saturday afternoon at Hyde Park to today's rainy Sunday? I worked hard for that tan yesterday goddamit. I only hope it doesn't rain the rest of the week because I've been looking forward to wearing my Miu Miu wedges without getting my feet soaked. They do give a nice effect when wet from the raindrops, I must say. On another note, I would like to annouce another giveaway thanks to the lovely Nathalie of Laudme. Her pop art and pinup tees are just the thing one needs come festival time this summer. To win the tee below, all you have to do is follow me on Facebook and just leave your name and email here. Competition closes Thursday 9 June at midnight !

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pink panther

2011-06-01T10:35:00.003+01:00

shoes. Miu Miu

I am back from South Africa, and the last 48 hours have been incredibly insane, but I was happy to come home to my new pair of Miu Miu wedges ... in pink! Now I just have to get settled because I have a wonderful giveaway for you folks.

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miu miu musings III

2011-05-18T00:52:00.003+01:00

blouse, pants, shoes. Zara. bracelet. Philippe Audibert. keychain. courtesy of Miu Miu

Last Thursday I was invited to Miu Miu Musings III in London by the wonderful Shala Monroque. It was held at the flagship store on Bond Street, with Imran Amed of The Business of Fashion as guest speaker. We had a discussion about the pace of fashion and how much we are bombarded with it through blogs, magazines, newsletters, etc. I wore these Zara pants for the first time. They feel like silk pyjamas ! Too bad it's going to be a bit chilly to wear them in Johannesburg for the next couple of days, which is where I am headed guys. I'll do a better video for you and will speak a bit of Ndebele, aka the language with all those clicking sounds.

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Billie Jean is not my lover

2011-05-14T00:20:00.006+01:00

hat. Lock&Co. tee. American Vintage. shirt. Wrangler Jeans. shorts. Urban Outfitters.

belt. American Apparel. shoes. Christian Louboutin. watch. Michael Kors.

What on earth happened to blogger? It felt like forever that I was not able to upload a post, let alone comment on people's blogs. I'm glad it's sorted out and we can all get back to business. It's been a crazy but fun week for me which involved a Miu Miu event amongst other things. I'll post that soon for you to see ! I'm glad it's the weekend again and thanks to my wonderful friend Cobbie, I ended Friday with a visit to Wrangler's headquarters to see their SS11 collection, chat with some folks and have a glass of Pimms. I think this is when denim on denim is allowed, don't you think? Mix a little Wrangler with some Urban Outfitters and you might just give birth to, um, Levis? It's been a long week and I am just waiting to get on a plane to South Africa asap !

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Snowblack:editorial

2011-05-08T15:22:00.009+01:00

Remember this video I shared with you guys a month ago? Well, see the rest of it here. On another note, congratulations to Kira for winning the Urban Outfitters giveaway. Have a nice weekend everyone !

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Jade without the Jagger

2011-05-01T20:35:00.006+01:00

photos by Kin Chan

shirt & skirt. Topshop. shoes. Zara. bag. Chanel. cuff. Paul Audibert. ring. Isharya

Today was so windy I got pollen in my eyes. The only good thing about it though was my jade maxi skirt blowing in the wind. A little Sunday thigh won't hurt anybody, right? And I finally met up with Kin, my friend from when I studied in Vancouver. We took photography class together, irritated our professor by doing fashion instead of art photography and dreamed about our eventual escape to Europe one day. Voila London!

** DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE URBAN OUTFITTERS GIVEAWAY HERE **

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Urban Outfitters Giveaway !

2011-04-30T14:53:00.007+01:00

It's always a pleasure to know you guys enjoy reading my blog and send me emails asking me about a lot of things. I have bumped into some of you wonderful readers around London and it's always a pleasure to meet you. I really appreciate the continued support! I got these wonderful round flip sunglasses from Urban Outfitters and of course one of you lucky readers will win a pair for yourselves! All you have to do is the following:

1. Follow snowblackblog on bloglovin'

2. Follow snowblackblog on twitter

3. Like snowblackblog on facebook

With each entry, you get a vote - 3 votes in total - which increases your chances of winning. The competition is open to everyone and ends Wednesday 4 May at midnight. Leave a comment with your email in order to be contacted if you win.

Hakuna matata

2011-04-28T01:53:00.006+01:00

I know, I know, hakuna matata, the Lion King, we've all been there but I just had to go there again. I filmed this when I was in South Africa about two months ago and since I am going through files and preparing to move apartments, I thought I would share this with you guys before it disappears into thin air. And noooooo there are no lions roaming around the city. LOL. I was at the Lion Park just to clarify, though I wish I could bring one of these cute cubs with me to London to keep as a pet and when it grows up it can scare people out of my way when I need to walk through the crowded streets. I hope you enjoy it and check out more of my videos on youtube.

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Made in Sweden

2011-04-20T22:39:00.006+01:00

hat. Bateshats. dress. Acne. jacket. Topshop. cuff. Eddie Borgo. shoes. Swedish hasbeens

I don't know if my infatuation with everything Swedish has reached its peak, but I'm getting there. I finally bought a pair of Swedish hasbeens and I am already eyeing a pair from their collaboration with H&M. I got this Acne jersey tank dress, which though simple goes nicely with other items of clothing and of course Eddie Borgo's cuff!

Did I mention I got another hat? Is there rehab for people like me obsessed with hats?! I went to Jean Luc who runs Bates Hats on Jermyn street. It's a men's hat shop, heck the entire street is dedicated to English dandies, I must have been one of two women spotted there but he says women buy hats there too because, quite frankly, men's hat are designed better.

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nice legs. daisy dukes. makes a man go woo hoo!

2011-04-18T19:40:00.006+01:00

blazer. Zara. blouse. Diane von Furstenberg. watch. Michael Kors. shorts. Urban Outfitters. shoes. Topshop

I have this Minolta film camera that I use for random snapshots, which produces cool vintage photos from time to time. I got my flatmate to take pictures of me at her boyfriend's apartment, mainly because I have a fetish for their ghetto old couch which reminds me of some old school pimp's living room ... minus the hoes of course. I also had to fulfill my fetish for short shorts and high heels, but I figured since I intern in uber swanky Mayfair this white tux blazer should help me blend in with all those posh mama's boys who prance around in their bespoke suits.

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Oh lover

2011-04-16T02:13:00.006+01:00

Not my typical kind of post, but then again I thought I would share a bit of what I get up to come Friday night / early Saturday morning courtesy of my iPhone. Soundtrack of the weekend right here!

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Black snake moan

2011-04-10T20:13:00.007+01:00

hat. P.J. Powell. blouse. Acne. pants. Reiss. shoes. Zara. watch. Michael Kors

I've had quite a busy but fun weekend, doing two photoshoots and going to the pub. Yes, with the sun out pubs were all the rage this weekend. Plus I enjoyed the after effect of getting my hair curled for a shoot that when I comb it out it looks amazing.

And you guessed it, I bought ANOTHER hat. I finally got real pants and am no longer wearing skinny jeans because it's just too warm these days. I went color-block crazy at Zara today; these blue pants are only the beginning of the madness. They had a green blazer with gold buttons but I resisted ... for now. Instead, I thought of breaking the color with a print and sleeveless shirts are popular right now. I didn't want a plain white or black one, so I went for this shimmer snake print from Acne. Plus thanks to trading in old stuff for extra cash, I bought a new Louis Vuitton bag!

Here's a sneak peek from the photoshoot I did on Saturday. Watch it here as well.

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Ratatat

2011-04-03T21:43:00.007+01:00

blouse. Whistles. jeans. American Apparel. shoes. Deena&Ozzy. bag. SU London. trench. Burberry

Lilian: jeans. Cheap Monday. jumper + shoes. vintage

First of all, a big thank you to buymywardrobe for helping me sell my Louis Vuitton bag last week! I can't wait to buy a new one soon. I had lunch with Lilian today who was stopping through from New York, on his way back to Lyon, jetlagged but looking cute in his multicolored striped vintage jumper that looks Prada ss11 n'est-ce pas? Then I saw the cover of iD and had to add more stripes to my life. LOL. I don't have anything striped in my closet to be honest, but I thought for a quick evening drink I'd put on my Miu Mius which technically can be classified as belonging to the family of striped things.

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Float

2011-03-25T20:17:00.005Z

hat. Lock&Co. cardigan. Miu Miu. jacket. Topshop. skirt. Whistles. shoes. Urban Outfitters.

bag. Asos

Do you know how heavy this Self Service magazine is? It may be in the form of a book but it is strangely classified as a magazine, and one that I can't wait to read tonight. I finally took the plunge and bought these Deena & Ozzy ponyskin slipons from Urban Outfitters that I have been eyeing for a while. I have become tired of ballerinas lately. I am happy for ballerinas and everything, like Kanye West to Taylor Swift, but I think slipons ~~had one of the best videos of all time !~~ do it better. But to each his own, right? And after seeing this Chloe skirt on net-a-porter, I decided to get one for myself at Whistles. I love how online they describe it as an "all over sunray pleat". Yeah, you get enough sunrays running through those pleats and the whole of England will see your fanny.

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Photo diary: one

2011-03-23T21:14:00.010Z

hat. Beyond Retro. blazer. Zara. shorts. Urban Outfitters. tee. Aubin&Wills.

watch. Michael Kors. shoes. Asos. bag. Chanel

How wonderful has the weather been lately? Less Londoners walking around looking like members of the Cullen clan, though I wouldn't mind Robert Pattinson to ... ahem, moving on. So I thought I would do a little information overload on people and give you a peak of some of the things in my room, starting with a view from my window. Flowers are a big part of my life and I always make sure to have fresh flowers, particularly yellow roses. I am forever adding to my shoe collection (that's only some of them) and just realised I only have 2 pairs of flats. I got another iPhone cover, seeing as the other one mysteriously disappeared. And I love that I can wear my light Burberry trench now that the weather is improving but as a warning for all my readers out there some denim and leather can stain it! Trust me, I learned the hard way. By the way, thank you Rika for the short interview !

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Xxxoh !

2011-03-19T15:19:00.007Z

scarf & sweater. Topshop. jeans. American Apparel. shoes & bag. Asos

I am back to blogging like Lindsay Lohan is back to rehab. I do miss sunny South Africa and I know I will be back there soon enough. It's always good to go away and come back with a fresh perspective on life. I went ten days without my laptop, which is an accomplishment of its own worthy of a Lifetime Acheivement Award. I'm now back to glueing my eyes on my screen, eating takeaway for dinner instead of a home-cooked meal and finding stuff to order online, like these bow pumps I bought from Asos, along with my first ever blue bag. Since this summer is about color I want to try and get bags in red, yellow, and green !

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Harper's Bazaar Spain x Arlenis Sosa

2011-03-07T01:22:00.005Z

photos by Xevi Muntane. Harper's Bazaar Spain March 2011

So this evening I will be off to Johannesburg, South Africa to visit family and get some much needed sunshine! I figured I need to top up my tan. London weather has a tendency to make one look like Robert Patterson after a while. I packed shorts, Raybans and a good book to read. I will trrrryyyy to blog during the next 10 days that I am there, but do forgive me if I choose to bask in the sun like a lizard instead.

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Half a Kooples

2011-02-26T17:56:00.004Z

hat. Beyond Retro. shirt. Topshop. pants. All Saints. watch. Michael Kors

shoes. Givenchy. jacket. Zara

So, here are my brand new pair of All Saints pants that look like leather, are a skinny fit and are cropped at the ankles. French Vogue editor Emmanuelle Alt was my inspiration for this look. I am currently in love with the whole Kooples look as well - dressing like you stole some of the clothes from your boyfriend's closet. I had to take a seperate picture of the pants to show you guys how shiny they look when they are under light but you can also take a look at them online here.

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And we can do this until we pass out !

2011-02-16T20:47:00.004Z

hat. Beyond Retro. blouse. Diane von Furstenberg. coat.Urban Outfitters. jeans. Nudie

ring. YSL. bag. Chanel. boots. Alexander Wang

This is going to be an exciting weekend! Two of my best friends are arriving tomorrow for my birthday on Friday, plus it's going to be London Fashion week, which means gate crashing in the name of potentially free booze! What I can't wait for is ALexander Wang coming to Liberty's on Monday the 21st. Hopefully these boots should give me leverage above everyone else in the crowd because I feel like a giraffe when I wear them. I am most of all in love with my new YSL ring ... in black! Again, I buy my jewelry from Liberty's so if the Alexander Wang crowd is too much to handle I'll go turn myself into La Mome Bijou downstairs in the bling bling department.

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Vogue Italia x The BlackAllure

2011-02-14T15:55:00.003Z

photography. Emma Summerton

Happy Valentines day. All the single ladies, now put your hands up !

I am nursing a sore throat and a flu and if I had a date to go to tonight I would be as smouldering as these gorgeous ladies, but sadly I am in slippers and grey socks, and the only candy I am chewing on is Strepsils.

I was born in a system that doesn't give a fuck about you nor me nor the life

2011-02-07T15:43:00.007Z

hat. Lock & Co Hatters. leather jacket. Topshop. blouse. Yuki Tokyo. skirt. Cos

tights. Topshop. shoes. Asos. bag. SU London

It feels like ages since I have done a post. I guess last week went by pretty slowly because a lot of things did not go according to plan. Don't you just hate last minute cancellations? Um, there is email, facebook, texting, and freakin' twitter! In an age where people feel the need to share every minute detail of their lives, like " Omg my piece of toast came out looking like Barack Obama!", I think you can at least let people know if there will be a change of plans.

Well, that being said, I am up to my neck in photo retouching and applications. The weather has been kind enough for me to go back to wearing my blouses and leather jacket. I bought my first pair of skin tone tights from La Perla only for one of my chipped nails to rip into them halfway through the evening. Fmylife. Let this be the start of a better week !

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Rankin x All Walks Beyond the Catwalk

2011-01-31T21:22:00.008Z

dress. Matthew Williamson

So in September, during London Fashion Week, I participated in a project called All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, a project co-founded by Caryn Franklin, Debra Bourne and Erin O'Connor. It is a project that aims to promote diversity in fashion and celebrate women of all ages, racial /ethnic backgrounds and body shapes and sizes. Designers collaborated as well, and here you can see me in a dress by Matthew Williamson. And it was shot by the amazing photographer Rankin ! Now the portraits, which will be paired up with paintings, will be on show at London's National Portrait Gallery on Friday 11 February from 6pm-10pm. There will be DJs, All Walks modelling scouts looking for lovely people like you and if you get your photo snapped by photographer Alistair Guy, you could be featured on i-D magazine online ! Click here to read the rest of the article and to see more photos.

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Viens petite fille dans mon comic strip !

2011-01-25T01:59:00.009Z

hat. Beyond Retro. coat. vintage. jeans. Nudie. shoes. Asos

One can never have too many fur coats and this one happens to be rabbit fur. A sweet gift from my dear friend, which some of you may remember from this post. At last the puppy dog eyes and hissy fits paid off and the coat is mine. Mwahaha. I thought a polaroid would give a vintage touch to the whole shebang n'est-ce pas?

Here is a little video I decided to make using a Flip HD camera. It is little bits and pieces of film clips which I would like to pretend are something abstract and Karl Lagerfeldish but really it was the result of me filming with one hand and stuffing my face with crepes and macarons with the other.

Paris - snowblackblog.com from Natasha Ndlovu on Vimeo.

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Really really ridiculously good looking things

2011-01-18T11:02:00.008Z

faux fur hat. vintage. jacket. Topshop. shirt. Chloe. jeans. Nudie. boots. Alexander Wang

The past couple of days have been very productive in deed. And yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing the new season stuff at Dover Street Market's Tachiagari event, which means 'beginning' in Japanese. The best part had to be all the Christopher Kane items with the galaxy prints. That corner of the store was like being on an acid trip, not that I have ever been on an acid trip, ahem, figure of speech for those of you translating this into your native language.

But guess who decided to walk into the valley of the shadow of further reductions at Libertys? I swear I was going to use the loo and somehow the women's bathroom is strategically placed in a way that you have to walk past clothes and shoes and then somehow I didn't need to go to the bathroom anymore and I saw these Alexander Wang boots for a really, really ridiculously good looking sale price and I know there is more to life than wearing really, really ridiculously good looking shoes and I plan on finding out what that is ... in Paris on Thursday.

Christopher Kane. Celine. H by Harris

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I got Lanvin, but now I want diamonds !

2011-01-10T19:58:00.009Z

shoes. Lanvin

Sales ! Further Reductions ! All this on top of the new season's stuff hitting stores. It can be tempting to want to buy winter stuff at a reduced price but I am happy to have nabbed this pair of Lanvin lovelies for a bargain at Browns Fashion, seeing as I was one of those people who missed out on the H&M collaboration, or should I rather say my alarm went off at 7am and I contemplated the female half of London's population of 8 million people, divided by a handful of H&M stores, times the amount of stuff available in my size, to the square root of the time it takes me to get ready to go anywhere, and thought non, pas du tout! Je sleep a little longer.

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Start Boutique London

2011-01-08T02:58:00.012Z

hat. Beyond Retro. faux fur gilet. Topshop. leather jacket. All Saints. tee. American vintage. jeans. Amerian Aparel. boots. Pied a Terre. watch. Michael Kors

So yesterday I went to Start Boutique London in Shoreditch, an area I frequent when I have castings in the east end of London, so it's always nice to have enough time to explore Start boutique and thanks to Laura and the rest of the staff, I had a chance to look at the new season's collection plus try on an Erdem dress with some quirky Maison Martin Margiela heels. Their sale is still going on (I know "resisting" is a verb I apply only to waking up before 9am) and they have some sweet Australian brands like a swimsuit by We Are Handsome, which has a horse on it. I just need a vacation in the Caribbean soon to have an excuse to buy it. Being clinically diagnosed with a ring obsession I know I'll be back to get some Eremet rings and jewelry by Aris Geldis !

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Elle UK February 2011 x Chanel Iman

2011-01-07T00:04:00.006Z

photographed by David Vasiljevic

These are just a selection of my favourite photos from the editorial featuring one of my favourite models - Chanel Iman. This week has been a productive one and I hope to get some good news soon !

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Let's have a toast for the new year

2011-01-02T13:23:00.009Z

hat. Beyond Retro. faux fur coat. Urban Outfitters. jeans. Nudie. boots. Asos

bag. Chanel. watch. Michael Kors

Happy New Year to all my readers out there! I am sure there were more hangovers than New Year's resolutions going around after midnight. I am excited for this year and what it has in store. So far I am enjoying raking up a collection of faux fur coats, starting with this litte brown number by Kimchi Blue at Urban Outfitters. I like that it's not too big because I have tried on many a fur coat, with some that left me looking like Big Bird from Sesame street to Chewbacca from Star wars. You would be amazed at how many fur coats I've seen out there that make me wonder if the people wearing them were auditioning to be extras on a National Geographic documentary about yetis. SMH.

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Interview: Aucourant Magazine

2010-12-29T23:01:00.004Z

A big thank you to Lisa Marie Harris, Editor and Director of Aucourant Mag for interviewing me for their November - December issue. You can read the magazine and see the rest of the article here. It has been a good year so far and a great way to end 2010. Have a Happy New year guys !

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Santa's naughty list does it better

2010-12-21T22:17:00.020Z

cuff. Kenneth Jay Lane. ankle boots. Alexander McQueen. fur coat. Paul & Joe.

bag. Miu Miu. ring. Roberto Cavalli. blouse. Chloe. pants. Notify. hat. Topshop

Hi guys. So I have been M.I.A for while. I had a little accident that involved me getting 3 stitches on my chin and a bruise on my left cheek bone from running after a black cab in heels. What was I thinking, right? No, I wasn't thinking at all. There was one free cab and 100 people trying to hail it down and I wasn't about to wait an eternity for the bus. The most entertaining part was having to get the stitches removed when I got to Moscow with a doctor whose English was "questionable" and receiving an insurance report that I swear was translated on Google. Nevermind the fact that they wrote me down as Natalia. For those of you who don't know Natasha is a nickname for Natalia, like Vovka for someone called Vladimir but I had to "break it down" to Pavel that my insurance needs to see my name exactly as it is legaly written.

Then Heathrow decides to embarass itself in front of the entire world and whatever alien species is observing us out there by not being able to handle a bit of snow. I know I don't live in Canada anymore but Jesus! So I played musical chairs from Saturday until today trying to get a flight back to London, at one point our plane was turned back whilst literally on the runway ready to take off !

Anyway, enough of my ranting. I am back in my lovely bed, though I oddly miss the 5'2 babushkas in their massive fur coats and the KGB style immigration at the airpot.

In the spirit of all things Russian, here is a link to my photography blog with a recent photoshoot I did inspired by a Russian chocolate called Alyonka. I worked with uber talented Bea Sweet and John Williams. Credit me if you are going to use my images !

When not tilted towards the sunlight, you fall out of view

2010-12-09T23:39:00.008Z

hat. Beyond Retro.glasses.Hot Dogs vintage.blouse.Topshop

skirt.Urban Outfitters.ring.YSL

watch. Michael Kors. necklace & faux fur coat. vintage (Brick Lane)

Winter makes me moody, although I should not be complaining about London's weather when I will be in an even colder Moscow next week Wednesday. Well, at least I will have a legitimate excuse to down vodka at two in the afternoon. For those of you who don't know, it will be my second time there. I am very excite ( Borat voice) !

I can't believe it is almost Christmas. Trust me, the excitement for this holiday is equivalent to that of a freshly botoxed face. But I do look forward to boxing day sales!

I also had to show you my sunglasses from Hot Dogs vintage store that I purchased when I was in Hamburg two weeks ago. That's the only reason why I am wearing sunglasses ... indoors.

Interview Magazine x Melodie Monrose & Anais Mali

2010-12-04T20:16:00.003Z

photography by Solve Sundsbo.

I don't know how you bloggers up in Scandanavia keep those posts coming in 10 feet of snow, in the freezing cold. I looked outside the window on Monday and thought f**k! Not to fret, a post is on it's way. Right now I am dressed more like the Michelin man, which is far from looking chic, unfortunately.

If I'm not beside you, I'm inside you

2010-11-23T17:08:00.004Z

hat. Beyond Retro. cardigan. Uniqlo. jacket & leggings. Topshop. watch. Michael Kors

skirt. Cos. shoes. Christian Louboutin. rings. Katie Rowland / William Mansell

Before I let you all know how stoked I am to finally have a gold Michael Kors watch like the rest of humanity, can I just say if you're going to use my images on your blog / site ask me first and credit me ! I have had to deal with finding my copyrighted images altered on other people's blogs. Don't make me go Naomi Campbell on your ass and invent a " Throw your phone at someone" Facebook application. For the time being I'll poke you, just to remind you.

Anyway, I am off to Hamburg tomorrow for work related purposes but of course I will squeeze in some shopping. If anyone knows of good German brands or shops in Hamburg, let me know. I am so in love with my Cos skirt, which by the way, I had altered into a high waist skirt. It originally sat low on the hips and reached my knees. I also had to remove a bit of the band on the watch because I have small wrists but now it fits perfectly. I just have to stop looking at my iPhone when checking the time.

Dear British Vogue

2010-11-17T21:40:00.004Z

British Vogue. January - December 2010

In the beginning of the year I decided my New Year's resolution for 2010 would be to collect every month's issue of British Vogue to get in touch with where I live and if there is one Bible I can read without a Jehovah's witness shoving religion down my throat it is Vogue, the question being do I pray to Anna Wintour or Alexandra Shulman? But I have decided to give my year's verdict to all of you and at some point I hope my letter makes it to Shulman's desk and not some intern's paper shredder.

Over all British Vogue you:

Had an good range of covers, 50 % of which were models, which I prefer more than celebs
Had Cheryl Cole grace the cover of October's issue. Um, I was less than thrilled
Had only 4 editorials with black models, but if you exclude the meager two pages of Naomi Campbell (who we freaking know already ), technically that makes its 3, though one of the 3 was a model used to introduce The British Fashion Council's winner and runners up, and another featured VV Brown who is more a singer/celeb than a full-time model, so that leaves us with 1 editorial featuring Jourdan Dunn. But hey whose counting, right? ... even Russian Vogue outdid you in featuring black models
Had a good amount of reading material in November's issue featuring articles / interviews on Marc Jacobs, Tamara Mellon, Lara Stone, Tory Burch, Charlotte Ronson and Kenneth Jay Lane. This is one issue I could spend an afternoon reading, not just looking at the pictures
Had an increase in your price in March from £3.90 to £4, but that's ok I prefer change that won't result in being given rusty bronze coins that add up to 10 pence because the store keeper wants to hold on to his silver ones

In light of all of this, I enjoyed watching my British Vogue pile grow and reading it somewhat religiously. Amen! I hope next year there will be some improvements. What did you guys think, not just of British Vogue, but of the US version or other publications like Elle, Harper's Bazaar, etc ?

Mad as a hatter

2010-11-09T17:02:00.007Z

hat.Lock & Co Hatters. trench. Burberry. turtleneck. Acne. jeans. Nudie.

cowboy boots. vintage. backpack. Sanghera Usmani

Saturday afternoon I bought a hat.

Monday morning I put it on for the first time at around 9:30am.

Monday morning an hour later it was no longer on my head. Nowhere to be seen.

F ********************k !

Monday afternoon I am back at Lock & Co Hatters buying the same hat again. And no, unlike dropped ice cream you don't get a second one for free no matter how much you pout and your pupils dilate like Pikachu about to burst into tears. For now, I am enjoying the second hat that I have just added to my collection and hoping it keeps my head warm while I brainstorm what I want to do with my life this fall.

I'm livin' in the 21st century doin' something mean to it

2010-10-28T18:28:00.005+01:00

dress. Whistles. shoes. Christian Louboutin. bracelet. Kenneth Jay Lane

It's Halloween season again. Am I excited? Um, not really. I don't have an outfit and I am thinking of finding some cute ears to stick on my head and pretend to be some random undiscovered species from one of those Harry Potter / Lord of the Rings films and growl in front of the bouncer at the club and pray it's a legitimate excuse for a costume to be allowed in. Meow.

But can you believe this bandage dress from Whistles is my first LBD in over a year? I love how it looks like an Herve Leger dress minus the, ahem, price tag. A very good friend of mine back in Vancouver is one person I know who can work a little black dress in any shape or style and I love some of the simple yet cute pieces that she has. Check out the collection on www.melissaaraujo.com !

Sunday Times Style Magazine - feature

2010-10-17T14:12:00.004+01:00

Photo by Rick Pushinsky

Today has been very lovely considering how chilly it is getting in the mornings. I was very happy to get the Sunday Times newspaper, in particular the Style magazine inside. They have a lovely section called What are you wearing? in which anybody, no matter the age, can contribute a bit of their take on fashion and style. I met up with photographer Rick Pushinsky about a month ago and we did a quick snap of one of my favourite outfits and voila !

Chanel Iman x Vanity Fair Italy October 2010

2010-10-15T17:21:00.003+01:00

Chanel Iman. Photographed by Rafael Stahelin. Vanity Fair Italy. October 2010

This is going to be the start of a great weekend ... indeed.

Make your own damn dinner Draper

2010-10-10T19:07:00.004+01:00

sunglasses. RayBan. cardigan. Miu Miu. skirt. Zara. shoes & bag. Prada

For someone who watched the first 3 seasons of Madmen on DVD in one weekend, I have neglected watching season 4. Maybe it's my lack of patience in downloading an episode and having Megavideo tell me that I have watched too many episodes and have to wait 72 minutes to watch the next one because I am too cheap to subscribe to their video streaming. What this fool does not realise is how far one will go for a freebie. I will iron my bedsheets and re-arrange my closet during those 72 minutes. Whose got the last laugh now, hmm?

Then I am constantly reminded about it when I see Louis Vuitton and Prada getting this fall's inspiration from the way Betty Draper & co. dress on the show. This is my version of the full skirt or channeling 1950's America. The type of outfit you wear when you go to meet the parents and impress your future mother-in-law, only the morning after the wedding night to tell her dear son he'll be making his own damn dinner. You see that slight touch of evil in the way that I am laughing in the last photo the moment I make that announcement?

Ah.

No one ever does it like that anymore

2010-09-29T21:41:00.007+01:00

1st picture: blouse. Diane von Furstenberg. jeans. Nudie. shoes. Christian Louboutin

2nd picture: blouse. Whistles. jeans. American Apparel. flats. Topshop

Remember when I said I wanted the weather to get colder so that I could wear my grey Acne sweater? Well, I regret saying that after spending a few glorious days in Greece and Turkey, where the weather was gorgeous and the food was amazing. I also stopped over in Paris to visit my friend and we had quite a great night catching up and going through a three hour marathon of seafood with some entertaining French waiters who wanted to practise their English on us, though that only ever went as far as Good evening madame, blah blah blah in French and an "OK are you ready to order?" Tres mignon.

Alouette ... je te plumerai !

2010-09-14T19:10:00.008+01:00

Sonia Rykiel coat

Photo by Seye lizik

I don't know when he is going to start shooting for big magazines, but Seye is one of my favourite photographers I have shot with and he is definitely on his way up. He blogs and you can take a sneak at some of his stuff here.

In case you don't parlez francais (seeing as I like to teach languages in my spare time) the title of this blog is from a popular French Canadian children's song about plucking the feathers off a small bird called a skylark. Then at some point you pluck its head off and other bits but hey, I don't know what sick underlying message about killing birds this is supposed to send to five year olds but my favourite version of this song is Mark Ronson's Bang Bang Bang, which you probably saw me unashamedly dancing to in the video from the post below.

No more skylarking around my head

2010-09-02T15:43:00.006+01:00

hat. Beyond Retro. blouse. Whistles. Jeans. Nudie. flats. Topshop

I am making it a mission this season to have as many of a variety of blouses as possible. I love this one from Whistles so much I am considering getting a second one in case, God forbid, it gets stained or ruined. And I am transitioning from leggings / jeggings to normal jeans because at this point I have had enough of seeing young women's camel toes and butt cracks thanks to some of the rather thin fabric. But hey, that's just my opinion. Tomorrow I am off to Paris until Monday to visit my best friend and celebrate her birthday. I cannot wait to get on that Eurostar with the new issue of POP magazine and hear a lot less English and a whole lot more French. A bien tot !

P.S / For those of you who asked, I wear YSL's Rouge Volupte, no.18

Hot 'n Fun

2010-08-18T21:25:00.005+01:00

Topshop Brand Conference show at Parkstead House.

Just came back from doing a Topshop show which was hosted by James Corden from the Gavin & Stacey show. The male models were your typical Pete Doherty just-came-out-of-rehab types. The fake grass on the runway was quite slippery so half the time a little voice in my head was screaming "Don't trip, don't trip, don't trip!".

And I purchased a new MacBook Pro 15" two days ago! What do you know , I may have messed up my Adobe programs by not uninstalling them correctly from my old Mac so this little piggy may have to buy another Creative Suite and those things are not cheap. FMYLIFE. But on the bright side I discovered I have a video button, so forgive any apparent vanity in my video post but I think this calls for a possible vlog in the near future.

Greyhound

2010-08-08T22:01:00.003+01:00

wool turtle-neck jersey. Acne. tights. Topshop. shoes. Miu Miu

I know it is not yet winter but the bit of grey weather that I experienced in Zurich and when I got back to London made me want to buy something to keep me warm. So I took a trip to the new Acne store on Dover street to have a browse through their stuff. I am pretty sure I speak for a lot of people when I say what I would have really wanted to purchase was the Rita Shear Jacket ! At the rate that they are running out of stock and with that price tag, it may not happen ... well, maybe. But what I love about this turtle neck is how thick and big it is. I don't know about you but I hate small, thin turtle necks that flop. I love how I can hide half of my face in this one. Don't hate me for saying this, but it's about time the weather got cold.

Stop when you see red

2010-07-20T18:00:00.002+01:00

Body-suit, skirt, tights. Topshop. Hat. Beyond Retro. Bag. Chanel. Shoes. Fendi

In case you hadn't noticed, I have been M.I.A for almost a month now. Well, most of that time was spent in Johannesburg, South Africa visiting family and watching the Football World Cup. Much to my surprise (though mostly annoyance) my return was met by a hoard of tourists and heat that sometimes I really couldn't be bothered to set foot outside. Don't get me wrong I love summer but it is moments like these when I wish it were winter again and I could get on with my business without every tourist asking me directions to Topshop like it's an ancient British monument, and then having them look at their map in doubt, as if I am sending them in the wrong direction. Well, if there were a sale, I would probably want to eliminate the competition.

Just kidding.

What's in my bag?

2010-06-19T16:52:00.003+01:00

Prada bag. Rayban sunglasses. Minolta film camera. iPhone. iPod.

Miu Miu purse. Moleskine diary. YSL lipgloss & mascara

I thought I would let you in on some of the nit bits that I keep in my bag. My regular bag which I use for castings tends to consist of my super-heavy portfolio, a pair of heels and random food items that I live off whilst waiting in long lines. This is more me in a civil, grown-up manner with my flea-market-find Minolta which I try to use as much as I can and my old Moleskine which unfortunately gets overlooked because I find storing information on my iPhone a lot faster. Of course a girl always has to have a little lip gloss handy, because you never know what fine specimen of the male species you might meet !