tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88359267591352309992024-03-06T07:41:02.797+00:00CLICKA CLICKAfashion n shit, yeah?Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-4065181059119555922008-07-25T16:33:00.004+01:002008-07-25T16:44:46.589+01:00Goodbye, ironyYes, it's official, irony. Blame nu-rave, or whatever. From now on (because I say) it's about to get very serious. Here is my list of everything you should be thinking about wearing come september (fuck summer):Summer dresses with thick tights and cardigans, "sensible" shoes, pointed toe heels, baggy cardigans, navy, oversized "serious band" t-shirts (in white), pencil skirts, blazers (yes, stillLois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-52159003852309864022008-06-14T19:54:00.007+01:002009-01-21T16:00:54.108+00:00Trail blazingIts been a month. And what a month. Jesus. A whole month of daytime TV and gaining weight, but enough about me, back to the fashion then.I've known since, like, forever that blazers are cool. When they introduced them for school uniform I knew I wanted one. Maybe it was the Jarvis Cocker effect. This season, and next probably, they're looking to be as big as the Libertines made military Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-85466686046640909532008-05-22T15:53:00.004+01:002009-01-21T16:03:32.826+00:00Socks appealAnd apparently they do, during the researching of this article I came across several rather unsavory sites. But I shan't go into that, what men get up to in their spare time is none of my business (although really, socks with heels=sexy? is this really the 80's?)Yes. They're back. Minus the lacey trim illustrated here. And those black shoes.... But forget the photo, a quick search of blogs tells Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-11126917725764897582008-05-08T18:32:00.005+01:002009-02-03T18:57:54.607+00:00Summer of LoveLet's get this straight. I hate hippies. I hate prog rock (most of it) I hate folk music. I hated Easy Rider. Drugs are bad. I think you see my point. But since fashion seems to think flares are coming back, and since uber-hippy Devendra Banhart is dating Natalie Portman, I thought I should spout some nonsense about dressing like a really bad trip (I hear that's what they call it when they take Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-3317365811422762092008-04-27T21:18:00.003+01:002008-05-04T17:21:21.282+01:00the Long and Short of it.Until quite recently shorts were the preserve of the boy scouts and American tourists with bum bags (or fanny packs). But one day, they're suddenly sexy again! Open your eyes and look across the dancefloor, I'll wager that there are at least three girls wearing some kind of short... "Shorts! Sexier than skirts!" the world seems to be screaming. Of course, I blame Kate Moss. But let's back up a Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-7268465878409659982008-04-21T20:31:00.003+01:002008-04-21T20:47:03.763+01:00Shirt the bed!T-shirts. Are they the greatest thing ever? Yes, I belive they are. Since we've already discussed at length my love of the animal t-shirt, I think we should this week discuss the "Do's" and "Don'ts" of t-shirt wear.First and foremost, the biggest don't is SLOGAN T-SHIRTS. You know the ones that say something really "funny", or a line from a song etc etc. Yeah, the ones that everyone was wearing aLois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-68182700681622237832008-04-10T20:17:00.002+01:002008-04-10T20:29:48.107+01:00An ApologyI feel I have let you all down. I've been really busy, okay, I haven't, there is no excuse, but I seem to have been out of inspiration lately, but fear not for I am back!The topic of today's excitement is that of the formal dress. Yes, that one. For a very important purpose I needed a formal dress. Lets just say it's not "prom-posh" but not "smart-caz". This seemed like a simple enough task untilLois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-36500870105438849662008-03-25T19:03:00.004+00:002008-03-25T19:16:35.063+00:00Animal Crackers part two.I was right, animal shirts are on their way in. Thank me later for bringing it to the world of fashion's attention. These are exciting times, the nest thing for you to do would be to get your ass down to pop boutique (Manchester, London, Liverpool) and grab one. I just need to figure out how to wear mine without looking like a real geek (yes you could argue that I already am)Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-28191808307186873562008-03-15T14:54:00.003+00:002008-03-15T15:16:40.456+00:00Back to the FutureHere is a fashion fact for you- the 1950's NEVER go out of fashion. The 60's, 70's and 80's come and go, the 90's were shit, but my gosh the 50's!Yes. I'm this sad. I watch Grease with the sound down for fashion tips. Even after the fashion disaster that was my prom dress my heart still goes all a-flutter when I see a rockabilly skirt. Right now I suggest you get on down to Primark and get the Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-77420164267757337962008-03-02T19:27:00.004+00:002008-03-06T19:04:01.634+00:00Don't be mocking my moccasins!That's right boys and girls, the latest word from the sartorial world is that moccasins are hotter than Fielder-Civil's crackpipe (That's my way of linking this week and last week, more on that later).I know it's hard to believe, but I bet by festival season (Leeds tickets out soon, omg)you'll all be wearing a lovely pair. Personally, I would go old school and wear a Native American style pair Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-79586514177029019782008-03-01T13:00:00.004+00:002008-03-01T13:23:44.679+00:00the NME is my EnemyI could spend this week's (rather belated, I admit) post quoting Anti-NME Art Brut/Goblins lyrics all over your eyes, but I thought, hey, no, I'll write a blog about Amy Winehouse instead- yawn.Yesterday morning I was cheerily informed by Metro that Ms Winehouse had been given the WORST DRESSED award from the NME, cue a few thousand terrible puns about her plans to launch her own fashion line (inLois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-60180333779138476192008-02-19T19:58:00.002+00:002008-02-20T20:03:02.784+00:00Oxfam GlamourEveryone knows that all the cool people get their clothes from charity shops, but who do you know that actually does? Aside from a few things, I have never found anything worth buying in a Charity Shops.Once someone asked me if I liked the "vintage" stuff in Topshop. Me, not knowing them very well just mumbeld something or other whilst silently concealing my rage. And there's your problem- trendyLois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-3612142043278438442008-02-11T18:33:00.000+00:002008-02-11T18:52:47.780+00:00Sugar CoatedEveryone is telling me that trench coats are a must this season, and a must in any woman's wardrobe. Lucky for me, my old trench coat appeared the other day on a clearing out spree. I tried it on, and hey, it doesn't look that bad- save for the colour, a sort of disgusting mossy camouflage green- but something's not right. I dunno what it is about trench caots, in theory, they should look kinda Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-41195846106687024012008-02-04T20:20:00.003+00:002009-01-21T16:02:34.939+00:00White Trash!Another week, another vaguely ironic new look, ho-hum. This week I'm all about a sort of trashy 80's Maddona Punk thing, as worn by my favourite androgynous model Laura Hollins (AKA Agyness Deyn- I know her real name ‘cos we're from the same town, holla!)She looks a bit of a mess here, but let me break this look down for you.1) Long t-shirt or jumper. The best kinds are the ones that are massive Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-2923653107020845572008-01-29T19:03:00.000+00:002008-01-31T19:03:12.435+00:00Animal Crackers!This has to be a trend, if it's not, I'm inventing it...Animal Jumpers- as modelled here by the lovely Hamilton of British Sea Power- are surely the latest piece of naffery to become suddenly hip. Let's think about it. Last year we had slogan t-shirts. And legwarmers. Both hideous and unwearable outside and 80's fancy-dress, before nu-rave kicked in (more on that at a later date) And would any ofLois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-83358774092591149022008-01-21T19:01:00.000+00:002008-12-09T14:02:21.854+00:00Geek with a capital "G"Boys take note, I have some mega important news for ya'll. Geeks are back, and there ain't no stopping these gangstas, they got it goin' on ol' skool.Street speak aside, the geek looks been going around for ever, coming in an out of fashion. Even yours truly is an on-off follower of said trend. But today I'm talking about boys. As promised. I'll even throw in a bit about a band just to make it Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-59175225194312537522008-01-16T18:38:00.000+00:002008-01-16T18:54:00.928+00:00Kate Nash, no no no.Once someone told me I look like the girl from the video to Caroline is a Victim by Kate Nash. At the time, I thought this made me cool and slightly ironic. Not any more. There is nothing good about this woman...girl, she personifies everything indie girls shouldn't be (speaking of course as someone who personifies everything an indie girl should be)... As you can see she does my head in. Let's Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-90489871370468360652008-01-14T14:22:00.000+00:002008-01-14T14:25:28.052+00:00Yes I Like Rock MusicDeviating from the fashion agian, but British Sea Power's new LP is amazing. It contains all my favourite bits from the Decline of... and Open Season, only massively better. It looks like the album of the year hhas already been found, I can't see who could top this, for my money, not even Black KidsMaybe I'll do a proper review when I get home. I dunno.Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-57775181960678195282008-01-12T15:18:00.000+00:002008-01-12T20:26:36.033+00:00I have no idea about this fashion thing.I'm not a very good fashion blogger, already I have caused a minor crisis for someone who thinks I bin dissin them old skool, and have deviated from my mission staement to create an ongoing fashion bible of what I think is "in" this week by so far dissing Greater Manchester's fashion sense. And it's only the 12th.So much for New Year's Resolutions, I've spent most of this week in t-shirts and Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-85519933643339068142008-01-10T15:08:00.001+00:002008-01-10T16:10:26.240+00:00Word's getting roundAbout this blog, apparently...Or maybe I'm just imagining things. Nice.Anyway, onto more fashion disasters. Without offending anyone this time. Actually I have some praise to award today, so read on, dear reader.Last night was spent in various locations around Manchester, in particular a certain well known northern quarter bar, once frequented by members of a certain Manchester electronic outfit Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-89362049720527200662008-01-02T18:23:00.000+00:002008-01-03T19:32:13.898+00:00NYE is a fashion DistasterWhat do people think, they can wear whatever they like because they'll be sloshed all evening? NO NO NO. Wear something lovely, eh? Come on, it's the middle of the sales, you could find something decent to wear. THIS DOES NOT MEAN JEANS LADIES. Maybe I go to the wrong bars.Another thing, do not do the whole fancy dress thing, unless you are going to a FANCY DRESS PARTY, and/or look like these twoLois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835926759135230999.post-67952517709938334982007-12-31T17:02:00.000+00:002007-12-31T17:09:56.634+00:00A new years resolution.After spending all night the other night looking through VICE magazines DOs and DONTs, I decided that my new years resolution is to become more fashionable, and that I shall "Make a comprehensive guide to being "with it" which I shall update as often as necessary, and I will read it every morning before I get dressed to make sure I look spot on". So I decided (not all on my own) that I shall Lois.Jpeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225982832950519091noreply@blogger.com1