Sparkle

I caught up with a long lost friend today. And she had a great new purse

We strolled down a blustery Shepherd's Bush Market, and resisted temptation from every sparkly, sequined corner. Why this child's outfit doesn't come in grown up sizes is beyond me:

More beads sparkled away on veils attached to hair slides:

I wish there was someway of wearing a feather bower, cos they really speak to me on some level

These SOMALI and BARBIE necklaces, less so

I did however get one small keepsake from the trip. A little ring which I was subsequently told looks like a mobile phone

 

Very hard to leave unadorned from the market.

Old Friend

 

I have rediscovered this wicker basket-esque bag, bought many years ago in Primark. I quite like the way it kind of looks more like a boater hat than a handbag. The leopard print lining is great too. Like the bag, leopard print has always been a favourite of mine, and I have many leopard items of clothing, some better than others admittedly. I was doubtful I'd wear the velvet leopard print trousers when they were bought in a Zara sale a few years ago, but I have managed to air them a surprising amount of times.

Hi There Louis

I found a fake Louis Vuitton coin purse in some drawers in my room over the summer. It was a present from a friend at school, and I hadn't seen either friend or purse for years until recently. I have been using the purse ever since I rediscovered it, and bumped into the friend who gave it to me completely randomly in Manchester last weekend. Fate? I also really like the new campaign.

Pebbles

Kate drove us to Brighton last week for a day and night by the seaside. It rained quite a lot, and was cold, but that felt kind of right for a British seaside resort. I liked Rosa's leopard print with the pebbles.