Huck Magazine

I've got a huge soft spot for magazine design  so was delighted to see this fun little competion from Huck Magazine .

You might remember a while ago Wallpaper*’ hosted a similar competions where you could design your own cover online, and now Huck has taken this concept a step further. The new issue has been and released with a blank cover just waiting to be filled in. The new issue, dubbed the counter-culture issue,d comes with a large magenta sticker ready to be peeled off and for you to start decorating how you wish. Then all you have to do take a photo of your masterpiece and email to the editor. Easy. 

How would you decorate it?

I'm thinking something along the lines of a collage, i'm a sucker for cut + paste!

 

Images from weheartit.com

Lissie

Lissie first popped up on my radar a few months ago, back then I had dismissed her as just another girl with an acoustic guitar. After seeing a few of her sets at the Glasto and few other festivals, my mind has been well and truly changed. 

Just check out this cover of Bad Romance.... 

Bag lady

This is now in my possession. 

That means I'm happy....  well at least for a while. 

An Education

I can't believe it took me so long to watch this, but by gosh I loved it - and not just because I love the gorgeous face of Dominic Cooper.  

Everything about this movie was amazing, from the the way it was shot and of course the fantastic costumes. 

There's just something about that old school glamour I fall for every time. I'm off to perfect my up-do....

Domestic Goddess

I've started reading 'The Undomestic Goddess' by Sophie Kinsella, and although thoroughly enjoying it (I'm a huge fan of the Shopaholic series too!) I can't help but to begin to wonder that I am all too similar to the lead character - Samantha.

Ok, so I'm definitley not a high flying lawyer who's recently lost my job, but much like Samantha I struggle to complete even some of the most menial house work tasks. Actually, now I think about it... it's more of case of 'won't do it' rather than 'can't. So after living on my own for three years, you'd think I'd be pretty competent cooking for myself. Wrong. The most complex dish I can rustle up is pasta... oh and some ready made Dolmio. 

So I've set myself the task of cooking meals from scratch.... that means no more jars, and definitely no more micowave meals!

Last night was the the first run, and so I made fajita's. It was pretty easy, and there was even some left over to take to work for my lunch today - so I'm saving money too!
So far so good!

How are you all in the kitchen?

I'll leave you with some food porn....

Goth Girls go to Givenchy

I'm definitely not a 'Goth Girl' by any stretch of the imagination..... but I'd really like one of these. 

One in Grey please....

Girl from the city

The latest issue of ASOS magazine features no other than New York socialite, Olivia Palermo, but now she's so much more than that - fashion icon, 'reality' TV star and model Olivia has only gone and landed her first British magazine cover! 

Ever since watching her on 'The City', everything about her made me dislike her. All, apart from her impeccable style that is. She always seems to look effortlessly chic, and this spread doesn't disappoint. Olivia poses in dark, muted and earthy tones - the key colour palette for next season on location in Brooklyn, which provides the perfect backdrop. She also makes Converse trainers look glamorous whilst teamed with a white shift dress! 

Love her, or hate her, I think this shoot just proves that there's much more to Olivia than just the affluent socialite portrayed on 'The City'. 

Summer of Love

It's finally here!

Feast your eyes on the Summer of Love issue of Cellardoor. I'm so proud of it.... it's taken up nearly all my time for the last few months!

It's bursting at the seams with interesting articles- including interviews with Leddra Chapman and the Wildfox girls, dreamy photography and everything you'll need for a wonderful summer. 

So what are you waiting for, oh and don't forget me know what you think

He's in Fashion

To celebrate the last installment of the Toy Story films, Esquire has  the brilliant idea to photograph Barbie's boyfriend Ken for a 6 page fashion spread.

The plastic male has bagged himself a starring role in the movies so it was only a matter of time before he was snapped up for some modelling too.

The editorial sees Ken get a makeover from the Esquire team in the hottest designer fashions for Autumn/Winter like Burberry Prorsum, Gucci, Paul Smith, and Prada.

Catch Ken in the August issue, which goes on sale July 21st.

Hit me with lightning

Absolutely loving the weather we're seeing at the moment. My past two weekends have just consisted of football, ice cold cider and sitting in the park. Bliss. 

I miss the summer holidays, I hate being all grown up and actually having to work during the week. At least we have a roof terrace at work, which is where you will find me during the whole of my lunch hour!

I have been trying to top up my tan as it doesnt look likely i'll be hitting the beach any time soon. However, although my arms are a nice golden brown, my legs still resemble milk bottles grr! Back to the old johnsons for me then. 

I've made a summer playlist on spotify to cheer me up in the office, you can check it out here. 

The last two remind me of last summer, I wish I could go back. Oh well, we just need to make this one even better

What are you listening to?