Architectural Inspiration: Tuxedo Time

First things first, darlings! The winner of CC's Runway Rundown Bracelet Giveaway is the lovely Mary Jo of TrustYourStyle ~ congrats!
Architectural inspiration via Canadian House and Home.

By Malene Birger Lutetia twill tuxedo jacket, at net-a-porter.com.

J Brand sateen leggings; this and next two at shopbop.com.

Victorialand float front tuxedo blouse.

Elizabeth and James Across the Hand bar ring.

Balmain silk button-up boots, at net-a-porter.com.

Darlings, what do you think of this space and the look it inspired? Hope you all have a splendid New Year's Eve!

xoxox,

CC

This be the verse

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.
- This Be The Verse - Phillip Larkin

It feels like all kinds of wrong that I would rather be here alone for NYE than stick it out for another minute at home.

Okay, I should be truthful, I don't especially care that much about NYE. The friends that I usually go out with for drinks and such like all work the holidays, and now I don't even drink so friends - drink + a hopeless family = sitting in the dark on your own watching sci-fi, just to get further away from reality.

My parents are so fucking.... Well, hopeless, I guess, and it's a terrible thing to say but I'm certain that if I spend much more time around them I am going to end up hating them and getting to a point where we can't salvage anything of out relationship. Either they don't realise what the Hell they're saying or they're intentionally fucking cruel.

After all they crap they said yesterday, about being attention seeking/delibrately out to shock to people, I told them that I was go back to uni, to which they answered whether or not that meant I was going back to the gym because 'you could do with losing weight', I don't care that that's actually true, that I really have piled on weight in the last six months and could do with shifting some, and maybe it's hypocritical of me to say those things myself and to myself and expect other people to be different but as far as I'm concerned it's an invisible line that my own parents have crossed. To think that it's perfectly acceptable to say things like that to me. TO ME. When they know all about my anorexic past and this time five years ago they were coming to see me in hospital because of it. Don't get me wrong, I don't want people walking on eggshells around me, being ultra sensitive, I just think that there are some thing you shouldn't say, and you're fat or lose weight is pretty much above and beyond the top of my list.

Will you say i do? I have...FleurDeForce AND MissGlamorazzi

Hello hello hello, if u cannot tell by my well spelt-so-far i am on a sugar rush and and excitement rush, as i always spell better throughout (must of been the Wii Fit Plus + a  banana, ice and tangerine smoothie, plus quavors)...


Well i am soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!! I have recentely seen that Fleur, an AMAZING youtube whom i love and have previously met is doing another meetup with...............

MISSGLAMORAZZI aka INGRID!!!!!


if u do not know her she is an america utuber in the beauty community who is friends with Fleur and together and ITS GONNA B AWESOME!!!!!


well, at Westfield, London, at 2pm on Monday 3rd January come to the open planned starbucks on the ground floor and meet them, im gonna be there wearing a blue and pink striped jumper, chesnut long uggs and a&f jegggins if any of u wanna meet me..................All of u londoners get ur booty down there to meet all of us...

FLEUR & INGRID (+ME), 2PM WESTFIELD

come and have fun wooooooop xxxxxx

Men's Clothing - What They Want

Shopping for clothes is often the expertise of the woman. But of course, men would never leave the shopping for their clothes to their woman counterpart.

Men have a way with clothes. They have specific criteria and considerations when buying their clothing of choice. Among the variety of preferences and specifications men would look for in a certain clothing are design, quality, functionality and comfort. These characteristics should be present in their wardrobe for them to be satisfied.

Although men are perceived to be more simplistic, they also tend to look at the design aesthetic of a certain clothing. A lot of men's clothing brands are redefining the preconceived notion that men would only go for what is comfortable. Now, a lot of men's clothing are telling that men would also like to express themselves in terms of what they wear. Although comfort will always be the number one consideration when it comes to how men choose their clothes, design is also a factor that has to be checked.

The design a man chooses on his clothes reflect his personality. There are those men's clothing designs that are simple, some accentuated, some functional, still some are extravagant. There are a variety of designs that can cater to different personalities of the gentleman. Also, different designs go with the various occasions men are often on. Whether it is for a casual, formal or business affair, men would tend to buy clothes that they know they could wear on a specific event.

Also, quality is a very important consideration when men choose their clothing. They want that the clothing they buy would last long. They are meticulous on the stitching and material of the clothes that they purchase so that it passes their standards.

Also, men are practical when it comes to choosing their pieces. They buy those that can be easily matched with those already present in their wardrobe. Clothes that also present functionality can be very attractive, for example, in pants and jackets. The number of pockets that are present in these clothes can be an attractive feature for the males.

These are just some of the factors that males consider when buying men's clothing. Clothes are as important to men as they are for the ladies. It all just boils down on the preferences of the two.  Maria Elena M Opiniano

Beautiful Blazers

CC hopes you enjoy this Spring 2011 jacket primer, darlings!
Runway photos via style.com.
ADAM
Aquilano.Rimondi
Bill Blass
DKNY
Emporio Armani
Jonathan Saunders
L.A.M.B.
L’Wren Scott
Moschino Cheap & Chic
Prabal Gurung
Preen
Ruffian
Tommy Hilfiger
Which blazer do you deem best?
xoxox,
CC

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.

"Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person."

- Mark Twain

My parents are out to destroy me. I am starting to think that they really, really deliberately set out to hurt and upset me, to push me backwards when I start to go forwards, to keep me in chains. We have grown apart. I am floating further and further away from them, maybe from everybody.

This is all about a haircut.

I got about an inch shaved off the side, it’s not even that drastic, it’s not my whole head, I’ve been shaving the back for months, and for fucks sake, its hair, IT WILL GROW BACK!

He had a massive row, they said some really fucked up and hurtful things. Apparently, I change my appearance because I want attention and I want to shock and offend them. That is not true, I change my appearance because I like to change my appearance, because I get bored, because I spend a long, long time looking the same and I grew to hate it. It’s good to experiment. How else are you going to find out what works for you?

According to them it is all because of ‘my illness’ and its controlling me and making me unaware of the how I really look and the things that I’m doing to myself. Seriously, that is such bollocks! Yes, my identity is a bit unstable, but to me that’s not illness, that’s just boredom, I’m a Gemini, I get bored easily, I like to change every now and then.

They said that I destroying my looks, that I used to be pretty but now I’m becoming ugly. Told me to look at old photos of myself and see what a mess I’ve made of myself. They want me to be meek and timid and quiet. They want me to be the person that I was when I was anorexic. Because that’s when I had long hair and wore ‘normal clothes’... They said that everyone laughs about me behind my back because they think that I look fucking ridiculous. I’ve only just started going out again, and now I never want to go out in public again. Fucking paranoia overload.

I tried to tell them that it’s not really what they think or what they find nice to look at. Sometimes I don’t think they realise how fucking low my self-esteem has been, and can still be sometimes, how I obviously hated the way that I used to look because if I liked it, I wouldn’t have changed it. I prefer being this way. Being weird. Alternative. I love tattoos, hair dye, piercings, boyish hair, funky hair... I am not a pretty girl, I don’t do pretty, I’m not cute... I try to make the best of what I’ve got, but according to them I am on some big fuck off mission to destroy myself and that deep down I want to feel ugly.

Why do they have to make EVERYTHING about fucking mental health? Why can I not change something about myself without it having some deep, fucked up meaning? I totally get that they may not like it andI would be completely okay if they just said that, but I don't get why they have to be so fucking cruel about it. I'm so sick of this so called loving family, how much they supposedly care yet at the same time how unbelivebly cruel they have always been to me (I just mean with words, nothing horrible...) I had it off my Grandad before he died, constant, relentless taunting about how fat I was. FAT. For years and years and years until my parents decided to get involved. My (eleven years older) sister was a total bitch towards me when I was growing up and my Dad ALWAYS took her side, even when you stole huge amounts of money from me and dragged me up the stairs by my hair, it was always my fault, I started it or whatever... My Dad never gave a shit about me until I got sick and everything he does know is a blatant effort for absolution, it's got nothing to do with how much he loves or cares about me... We are always falling out, they treat me like a child, I hate it, I want to move out properly and then they get all fucking pissy about it... They want me to be something, someone, that I'm not, the daughter they wished they had, but really I'm just the daughter they never wanted..

I want a family, I want my Mum and Dad, but I just want them to accept who I am instead of trying to destroy me, because that's what it feels like...

It's a fucking haircut
Hair grows back
I have not had plastic surgery
The world has not ended

My Milkshake Brings All The Boys to the Yard and there like 'read this post'

Hahaha cheesy title i know but it is fitting to the post on blenders: smoothies, milkshakes, crushes...

Well my eldest sister is always obsessing over exercise, healthy eating, being healthy etc...so we bought a random blender...Argos Cookworks Blender XB9155 which is really good and u can chose between low and high...

For the past 2 days nothing in my kitchen has seemed appetizing for breaky so i made smoothies, the first i had was Jumbo oats (should be porridge), banana, milk and ice which was kinda powdery but nice u should add honey to it but the deal is that they are low cal and my this morning one was Ice, berry flavoured yougurt, blueberries, strawberries. They were both quite yummy. i say keep it on low whilst ur tidying things up whilst
blending or anythign and when ur watching it transfer to high.(btw its on a dial type thing)

I LOVE crushes like yesturday i was in westfield and bought ANOTHER Boost drink, last time i had Tropical Storm Low Fat Smoothie this time i tried Watermelon Crush. Crushes r just like ice drinks and this feature watermelon, low fat orange juice and loads of ice which was sooo good so in summer i will deffs be making this ..There really fun to make some blender drinks i wanan try are:

Watermelon Frappe:

• 1.4 kg (3 lb) watermelon, seeded, peeled and cut into cubes
• 100 g (4 oz) caster sugar - i would substitute to if NEEDED one tablespoon of canderal sugar with ice
• finely grated zest and juice of 1 large orange
• finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice 

Tropical Breeze:

1 cups of grapes

3-4 strawberries, stems included

1-2 pieces of watermelon (seeds included)

1-2 pieces of cantaloupe (seeds included)

2 pieces of pineapple (core included)

1/3-1/2 piece of banana

1 cup of ice

Mango Paradise:

1 1/2 cup mango juice

1/3 cup strawberries

1/3 cup peaches, fresh or canned

1/3 cup vanilla yogurt

1/3 cup rainbow sherbet - hmm could find a substitute such as maybe a sprinkle of Rainbow Drops or something 


Chocolate Banana Smoothie:

1/2 cup milk

1 banana, peeled and broken in 4 pieces

1 cup vanilla yogurt

1 Tbsp. chocolate syrup - i would substitute to 1/4 a bar of dark chocolate or one table spoon cocoa powder

Orange Snowman Crush:

1 (6 ounce) Can Frozen Orange juice concentrate

1/2Cup Milk

1/2Cup water

1/2 Cup sugar

1/2 Tsp. Vanilla extract

14 Cubes Ice

Ive had a Wii Fit for a while now and both me and my 2 sisters wanted Wii Fit + and for xmas my mum got it for all of us, we used it today, and i made my own routine which i really enjoy and from it i found out i burnt an ice lolly off in calories (good for summer then) and it persists of 7 moves, one being just Deep Breathing which my mean sister sabotaged for me by PUSHING ME and the others being very basic such as Jack Knife, Leg Extensions, Torso twists...very basic and quite fun....also the game Perfect 10 is fun...me and my sibs were talking and we might all save up and buy together the XBox and that new game for it, the fitness one, it looks good.....

Well thats it xxxx stay healthy and these r really good low cal snacks and meals xxx hth

Perfect Plaids, Part II

L.A.MB.
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Milly
Nanette Lepore
Peter Jensen
Rag & Bone
Ralph Lauren
Richard Nicoll
Rodarte
Suno
TSE
Twenty8Twelve
Vivienne Westwood Red Label
Y-3
Which tartan do you find most tantalizing?
xoxox,
CC

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omg hey hey hey
omg my blog has been viewed 2499 times, ONE MORE FROM 3000 i cant believe it, especially since only 28 of u followed.

ok ur comments, follows and everything just make me soo happy im really glad my blog is going really well and guess what im gonna ask?

IF YOU ARE THE 3000 person to visit my blog, click the follow 
button! 


thankyou for making my year, all of u!

Happy Nearly New Years!!

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,...

This is how a Christmas fire is supposed to look.
But this past weekend crackheads burned down two more of my empty rental houses.
I know, I know...., it happens to me every year.
This year I swore that I would not let the homeless stay in empty units to keep warm during cold weather.
I've lost so many houses that I've lost count.
Okay, starting next year no homeless people will be allowed to stay warm in any empty units.

Architectural Inspiration

Nhow Hotel Berlin pictured via nuevo-estilo.com.

Rachel Gilbert Ivana ruffled raw-silk gown; this and next two at net-a-porter.com.

Jimmy Choo Lotus crystal-embellished leather sandals.

Pippa Small 18-karat gold and tourmaline rain drop earrings.

Joie Spencer rabbit fur jacket at shopbop.com.

Darlings, what do you think of this hotel room and the look it inspired?

xoxox,

CC

P.S. CC is featured today on Trust Your Style!

New Years Res'z

Oh Dear my-lovely-jubbly-followers-who-i-adore and since im in a good mood hello my-reading-but-not-following-biatches/readers...

Christmas is over and New Years has (not-ish) officiallllllllllllllly started, im a natural party goer, loud music+hot outfit+a chair = IM there, dancing on a high up chair (ALWAYS) well this year notin much is going on, a friend is coming round and me, friend and my fam are all spending it on my mothers bed watching the telly :)......probs with a takeaway of some sore.....kinda lame but to me it sounds fun and friendly, with a fire and cozy jumpers..lovely
well as soon as we know christmas is over and the average 9000 calories is consumed, we have a brieff thought New Years Resolutions ..aka Res'z.. a lot of people do wait loss, money saving blah blah blah but these are mine:

• In school, be more quiet in lessons and in general
• Be me, yes in my blog u c (hopefully) the calm cool and collected girl, but im always over exuberent, over excited, over energetic. i might b like that but this year i really want to be me, find my true character and be it!
• Pursue my architecture dream, continue being more creative with my architecture and focus more on it then my shallow side.
• Find my hobbies and extra activities:                                                  I  appaz photograph beautifully (i for some reason question my beauty) and i would love to try modelling, even whilst watching this im watching America's Next Top Model (cycle 15 episode 10, wait just finished that now episode 11), i would love to also maybe do some more on my drumming, i've done drum lessons for the past for years AND i am quite good but done no grades nd id like to pursue it furthur. Hmmm also my cookies: Cookies.Inc my website is perdicookies.blogspot.com is my company for my own recipe cookies. 
• Deal with my emotions properly! nobody excepts my mum knows this but i deal with anger so badly. I dont need anger management but i get soo angry and keep it all in! My sisters, dad, parents, life, school, teachers, friends and this ALL causes me grief which instantly turns into anger. My sister, eldest, turns everything into depression and my other sister turns everything overdramatic sadness/crying. And my anger is probably the most volatile of all but i never know when im going to break down so i guess i need to work on that and start gently letting stuff out. :)
• Lose 1st losing weight cheers me up and ends up lightening my mood when im able to wear just tank tops or anything tight fighting, end of jan i have a bodycon dress and would love to like utterly FABULOUS.  Im not gonna do anything drastic and this is a very far in reach res since i need  it, i feel like it distracts my anger a lot to think about a far goal..

This is all i have so far but i know i want to try and achieve all of these, this time next year maybe ill say become more depressing HOPEFULLY that wont happen but lets c, merry holidays xxxx

Smoked Meat

Healthier food is the best thing to happen in the South since... well... unhealthy food.
I always loved Christmas Eve back in Cali. - eating Tamales with Mexican friends was something I looked forward to all year.
Recently food trends seem to have dictated that deep-fried turkey is out while smoked turkey is in.
But why waste a hot pit on just one turkey.
Why not throw on a slab of ribs, a few chickens, lots of links and a stuffed pork roast while you're at it.
I haven't eaten this much meat since we were trying not to waste any meat after a hurricane.
As many people tend to bring me a plate of food (or two) from their family meals - I'm stuffed.
As far as new holiday traditions go - Bar-B-Que on Christmas Eve is a keeper.

Global Warming

 So you have to wait two days to see Micheal Vick punish the Vikings.
Some argue that the recent blizzards are proof that man-made Global Warming is a myth.
They say that it is too cold for such a theory to be true.
Sure, recent stories which reveal that scientists may have fudged the data to present a more compelling argument don't help - but maybe it was similar to when the police plant evidence to catch a guilty party.

 Maybe Global Warming is the reason we are experiencing more cold weather.

 When orange farmers want to make sure their crops don't freeze, they cover their fruit with a sheet of ice.
The ice acts as insulation to help ensure that the fruit does not reach a temperature below freezing.
(Kind of like an igloo on a snow covered tundra.)

What does this have to do with our colder temperatures?
Think of a glass of ice water.
As the warm water melts the ice - the ice chills the water.
Maybe our melting Polar ice caps are cooling the rest of the planet in the same way.
Maybe our recent cold weather is proof of Global Warming.