Beautiful Pawn Shop Jewels

I was reminded of a phrase from 'The Cheap Date Guide to Style' by this charm bracelet in the window of a pawn shop in Shepherd's Bush this morning, which always has quite unusual if expensive things

'Apart from the risk of getting mugged, we like the idea of having beautiful jewels rather than a savings account.'

Friday Fuzz

I am ready for the weekend as today I found myself spending a lot of time staring at things. Maybe with good reason though, as I had two exciting arrivals from the postman:

A new rubber stamp. When I was little I had a bit of an obsession with stamps. I especially liked the ones that librarians had where you could change the date everyday. I don't really need one of those, but I'm tempted.

The second was the arrival of a book I ordered after a dizzingly great encounter with Bay Garnett, her book 'The Cheap Date Guide to Style'. Full post to follow. It's great.

I spent quite a lot of time looking at my rather untidy shelf stuffed full of jumpers. Is it really time for chunky knitwear? Bare legs and big jumpers might be on the agenda, as I generally dare myself not to wear tights til October

Lastly, my pin board must be feeling a bit worse for wear after I came across lots of postcards while tidying up this week. I love these lemons and oranges. Unfortunately it's a Russian postcard so I can't tell you anything about it.

Have a great weekend!

Cuba 2010

This afternoon my Topshop suede jacket did me proud and earned me a compliment from my favourite stylist, Bay Garnett.

 This 2010 Vogue shoot in Cuba is styled by Garnett and is stuck in one of my much loved scrapbooks somewhere - digging that out will be a fun task for the rest of the day

 I am pretty sure this shoot informed my wardrobe for at least year after I first saw it. Luckily Shepherd's Bush market has no shortage of all things embellished, frilly, shiny - anything slightly over the top. I was in luck.