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Bad Girl

This Love Is A Strange Love.

I was listening to a random selection of songs I downloaded recently (a list which includes music by Dire Straits and Simple Minds) and i came across this song. So beautifully mellow. It's also on the Cruel Intentions soundtrack.

Craig Armstrong feat. Elizabeth Fraser - This Love

The Simpson's

In this month's American Harpar's Bazaar is a really cool fashion spread with The Simpson's and Linda Evangelista. I love all the pics, I especially like Homer in the one with Uncle Karl;

THE SIMPSON'S ROCK!

Another Monday

Busy busy weekend. Lot's of social outings featuring cramped clubbing on Friday, engagement party on Saturday, and finally the ThisDay concert held on Sunday with Rihanna, John Legend, Diddy, Kelly Rowland (who fainted), and D'Banj (what an ashewo!). Of course I was rocking VIP tickets. It was a lovely event, and I am very impressed with This Day's new events centre. Of course seeing that I left the concert at midnight, and I am now past my prime (haven't you heard, twenties is the new fifties), I've been half asleep at work all day.

Anyway, here's the selection for today's jukebox. It reminds me of all my dysfunctional relationships (and I have lots of those). I like the message of the song, especially the lyrics in the chorus, but i love the the video a lot more. So here's all our f'ed up relationships;

Travis - Re-Offender



Plans For The Week

1. Pamper myself
2. Find an outfit for my dinner on Friday
3. Find love
4. Or at least a shag
5. Make lots and lots of money.

Now I have to get back to work, I am trying got hold down a full time job and still remain fabulous. Not an easy feat i tell you.

Angry

I am soo bloody pissed off. My tailor's assistant has just delivered what i am meant to be wearing to a wedding tomorrow. Instead of being white and plain, its now white and way too much silver embroidery. I can't wear this disgusting piece of clothing out. I hate it when I don't get what I expected (want). I hate NIGERIAN TAILORS. They are all a**holes!

Now I have to see what damage control strategies I can apply.

Shit.

Time Off...

...and nothing to do. I need ideas on projects to keep me busy during my time off. I am thinking it might be time to get reacquainted with my creative side and spend some time with my tailor (s) and in the market buying materials. Only one problem, I'm broke. This is what happens when you take soo much time off work. Oh well.

A return to my natural home on the internet; style.com, shows plenty of fashion (shows) to catch up with. I'm particular looking forward to my darling Thomas Maier at Bottega Veneta. Actually I know what I'll do to keep busy, develop my (new found) hobby, interior design (ing). And to start off with, I have a list of Arcitectural Digest's Top 100 Architects to discover/explore/research. And being the democratic individual that I am, I've added the list below for you to come along on the magical journey into interior designing;

Marco Aldaco

Charles Allem

Marc Appleton

Howard J. Backen

Penny Drue Baird

John Barman

Bill Bensley

Karin Blake

Peter Bohlin

Samuel Botero

Geoffrey Bradfield

Thomas Britt

Mario Buatta

Diane Burn

Timothy Corrigan

Savin Couëlle

Robert Couturier

Elissa Cullman

Wallace E. Cunningham

Joanne de Guardiola

David Easton

Steven Ehrlich

Mica Ertegun

Ferguson & Shamamian

Norman Foster

William T. Georgis

Peter L. Gluck

Mariette Himes Gomez

Alexander Gorlin

Michael Graves

Gregga Jordan Smieszny

Victoria Hagan

Alexa Hampton

Cecil Hayes

Thad Hayes

Anouska Hempel

Hendrix Allardyce

William Hodgins

Kelly Hoppen

Laura Hunt

Terry Hunziker

Ike Kligerman Barkley

Hugh Newell Jacobsen

Jim Jennings

Eddie Jones

Richard Landry

Legorreta + Legorreta

Sally Sirkin Lewis

Donna Livingston

London Boone

Suzanne Lovell

Ron Mann

Peter Marino

Martynus-Tripp

Margaret McCurry

Mlinaric, Henry and Zervudachi

Juan Pablo Molyneux

Juan Montoya

Moore Ruble Yudell

Katherine Newman Design

Sandra Nunnerley

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen

Thomas Pheasant

Campion Platt

Jennifer Post

Antoine Predock

Bart Prince

Jaquelin T. Robertson

Jacques Saint Dizier

Harry Schnaper

Annabelle Selldorf

Roderick N. Shade

Stephen Shadley

Shelton, Mindel

Shope Reno Wharton

Marjorie Shushan

Sills Huniford

Scott Snyder

José Solís Betancourt

John Stefanidis

Robert A. M. Stern

William W. Stubbs

Emily Summers

Rose Tarlow

Roger Thomas

Stanley Tigerman

Suzanne Tucker

Mitchell Turnbough

Edward Tuttle

Carleton Varney

Axel Vervoordt

Diego Villaseñor

Graham Viney

Alan Wanzenberg

The Warner Group

Dennis Wedlick

Bennett and Judie Weinstock

Paul Vincent Wiseman

Craig Wright

Pierre Yovanovitch

There's also all those fashion designers who've gone into doing interiors, Armani, Bottega, Prada. I tend to have a natural bias against over diversification, but this could be interesting.

Have a nice weekend ya'all

P.S. Can't decide if I should go out tonight or not...

Sweet Surrender

I've been absent for far too long. Soo much to update on, soo much to discuss, soo much to share. Soo much life to look forward to...


Sarah Mclachlan - Surrender


"Sweet Surrender is all I have to give"

Non-Poker Face

During my daily read of the Times (British) online, I came across an article in the Fashion + Beauty section (the very few relevant bits of the paper) promoting the benefits of taking extra care of your appearance when you're feeling down. Apparently it helps with depression or proves a worthy distraction when suffering from depression. But you see the only personal objection I have here is this; whenever I'm down, you don't really need to look at what I'm wearing, my face tells the whole story. I have a 100% 'non-poker face'. You can gauge my reaction very easily by watching my face. the time has come to put a stop to it. So now i am looking for tips on how to mask one's true feelings. Suggestions are gladly appreciated.


I just realised I haven't shared any music on this blog yet, very odd. Anyway, Well we'll start with something very calm thats so beautiful to listen to;

Sting - When We Dance

Just A Little Blue

I've been trying to get inspiration to come up with a post for today, and also get through all the work I have to do at my office today. I suspect my boss is trying to get me out of here quicker than my one month notice period, and when I say quicker, I mean this Friday. Well, I don't mind as long as they agree to pay me for the rest of the month. London here I come, just a little bit earlier. Which brings me to the next topic, how should I spend my time in London? Shopping is a given, but what else could I do to occupy my time? I was thinking walks on the Embankment listening to my Ipod like I used to. Some alternative clubbing, i.e. dodgy underground club somewhere in East London where everyone is off their faces on drugs, but that always leaves me feeling bored. I could do an internship in the Guardian's Style dept which a friend helped arrange last year, but I wasn’t able to make it. Hmm... that’s the best idea I have come up with so far.

I went to a very boring dinner party last night at Mr. Chang. It's a new Chinese restaurant on Awolowo Road. Very unimpressive. Oh well. However I am looking forward to an apple pie at Roberts Café with a friend, an ex-colleague this evening. She has an amazing fashion label, beautifully simple dresses, and she’s doing a sample sale. I have been appointed her PR Supremo person, so we are meeting this evening to come up with ideas for the sale. I will post pictures of her stuff soon enough.

And to round up, here are some children's letters to share with you, they are so adorable;

Thank you.

Costume Institute Gala

Here are my favourite looks from the Costume Institute Gala held at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a bit late I know, but I didn't have a blog last week;

No 1 Best Dress
Camilla Belle in Jean Paul Gaultier


My Favourite Pair Tom Ford + Carine Roitfeld


Old Hollywood Glam Jennifer Lopez in Marchesa


Him, Not her Roland Mouret in a super sexy tux


Black Lindsay Lohan in Zac Posen


Beautiful Couple Christy Turlington in Versace + Edward Burns in Prada


Contemporary Colour and Dress Tory Burch in Proenza Schouler


For Always Being Effortless Stylish (though I don't really like the dress) Queen Rania of Jordan in Giambattista Valli.


Rich ColoursDonatella Versace + Hilary Swank both in Versace


Best Transformation (Him) Marc Jacobs

All sourced from style.com

So which one's did you like best?

Lessons Learnt

How was your weekend? I did the most embarrassing thing a social animal such as myself could do; I went to bed at 9.30pm on Friday. A Friday night spent in bed is sign of a non-existent social life. On the plus side it meant that I got up at 6am the next morning, cleaned the whole house and did the laundry (ok, I supervised), it was followed by brunch at Le Saison. I had a chicken salad sandwich, coke, and a fruit scone (meanwhile I am meant to be on a diet). Cue in more aimless chilling at friends’ houses and generally doing nothing. Went to an incredibly boring party on Saturday night. A bit odd, as everyone was there, yet it was just very dull. Clubbing afterwards could not rescue the night. Sunday was a blur of nothingness.

I have accepted a new job offer, and will be handing in my resignation letter today (I’m a bit anxious I must admit), but what's really important is coordinating a new wardrobe for my new job (lol). First impressions counts, bad one's are never forgiven. I think a shopping trip in Europe is required. I am going for a more serious look this time round (especially after my new boss commented on my too casual look when I went in to sign the new contract, what's wrong with ‘trad’, teamed up with a pair of simple Gucci thongs?). Anyway, I am looking at dark suits paired with white and blue. And a lot more subtle accessories, less designers.

I am listening to a song called Lessons Learned by Carrie Underwood, and I think I should use it as a thought theme today. What lessons have I learnt so far in life? Hmm… off the top of my head, drinking on an empty stomach = less money spent trying to get drunk.

Where It All Began

I don't have a conscious memory of when I became interested in fashion, I do remember always been particular about colours, or more importantly, colour combinations. In fact I plan on doing a post about that later on; colours that work well together. My Aunts tell me it was very difficult dressing me up when I was younger. Apparently, I would refuse to wear what they picked if I thought it didn't go well together. I suppose I could say that my mother was a great influence. She is fantastic in combining colours when it comes to wearing 'trad' (native Nigerian clothes), and it’s very easy to go wrong there as you have a vast choice of colours to work with. A special aunt also inspired me, but she provided more of an appreciation for designers. At the end of the day, I feel style is more than the clothes you wear, the accessories you own, its more of an approach to life. And that’s what I am trying to master now, but not in that pretentious way that makes one look down at other people, more in a way where you are considered to always be well put together.

There is something very important I have left out thus far, how would I describe my style? Well, I would say it’s very simple, bordering on boring in fact. Though I tend to be more lively, but still simple when making recommendations to friends. The reason why I say my style is boring is because it never changes. I have a staple uniform that only alters in colours. With colours, I am getting a little better; previously I stuck to navy blue, now I experiment wth colours, but usually in block form. Sometimes I try to inject very little elements of current trends in my dressing, but it doesn’t come naturally, as I don’t like or believe in trends. I verge towards well-known designers, but buying their discreet goods. At the end of the day, one still wants to be appreciated for one's spending power.

This all sounds like the ramblings of a drunken socialite, but I'm just trying to give you an insight to me, an introduction, a background really. Coming up next, Style...

Style by Alistair

This is all about style, not trends, not fads, not hype, but simple style. Stylish fashion, stylish people, stylish lifestyles, stylish interiors, etc. I've tried writing other blogs that looked at inner feelings, emotions, la la la, but really its time to stick to what I know best; style (and drinking, lol). As Coco Chanel put it, "Fashion passes, style remains."


B.T.W. the title was inspired by CNN's Style by Elsa Klensch from the 90s.