JUBILEE WEEKEND

As Henry Holland's TWENTY FIVE POUND tea towel says...I'm pretty excited about the impending Jubilee celebrations.

London is looking amazing with bunting everywhere and tomorrow when the flotilla goes down the Thames I'm sure the throngs of people will cancel out the need for sun (a good thing really, as it's forecast to rain the entire time). 

I've been buying Royal tat like it's going out of fashion. I'll post with more detail later...but this jumper from Joy is probably my fave. I've been cooking up a storm so I'm not sure my nails are up for it but I might even try and bust out the Union Jack nail art too.

HENRY A LA PENSEE KNITTED JACKET WITH CUPID BUTTONS

Do you ever buy something because there's a detail about you just love? I almost didn't buy this knitted jacket / cardigan as I knew I had spent too much money on my trip to New York already, but just standing in the thrift store with it I could already picture the intense regret in my mind if I walked away from it. 

I mean, who can resist a cupid button...

Turns out the $125 vintage jacket was in the half off sale, so I got it for $62. When I returned home I tried googling the designer and although there isn't much about them, turns out they were active from the 1930s until the 1950s. My jacket is in perfect condition, not bad for an item of clothing that probably getting on for 60 years old, eh? It fits like a dream, the buttons lift it from classic to quirky and there is even a gold chain sewn into the hem on the back to keep the lines clean. I die. 

Jacket - Henry a la Pensee from thrift store in NY 

T shirt - Topshop

Trousers - J Brand 

Socks - Topshop 

Boots - Giuseppe Zanotti 

Ring - Primark (Diana / Kate Middleton knock off in honor of Canadian visit)

A RIGHT ROYAL SPREAD

I celebrated the Royal Wedding with friends yesterday. We all sat around the TV, deconstructing everything for hours - guests, hair, makeup, THE DRESS, Pippa's cleavage, and so on. I would hardly say my friends are Royalists (in fact probably more Republican in leaning), but it was a great day to just sit around, get pleasantly sozzled and find ourselves strangely caught up in something that was just plain fun. It was also a chance for me to cook. I love baking, and parties always give me an excuse to make the things there is no point in making if there's just one of you, including my Kate *hearts* Will pork pie.  

THE ROYAL WEDDING

So, Wills & Kate are married. I got together with friends and watched the ceremony, ate lots of food and got slightly tipsy on champagne before 1pm. As long as they open primary schools, give us a bit of gossip and the odd day off, I'm fine with them being around. 

I've been meaning to post this fabulous necklace by Disaya for a while now, but it seems like the right day today, what with all the pomp, ceremony and official outfits. 

Picture from asos.com 

MY ROYAL OBSESSION

I've got a confession. I love the Royal family. Well, not really, but I love the pomp and circumstance, the ceremony and the tradition. It's fun, it's British and there's often an excuse to dress up or throw a party. These are good things. If you need any more evidence I direct you towards The Queen, a woman who is always perfectly turned out, owns corgis and is utterly decorous, amazing considering some of the twits surrounding her. 

With the Royal Wedding coming up I have been busier than ever with my Royal collecting (I already collect anything with the Queen on - tins, cups, mirrors, money (ha!) etc) so that everything looks perfect and vintage kitsch for the 'do' (please don't rain). I found these masks the other day in a party shop in Taunton and they represent perhaps the best £9.97 I've ever spent in my life. Hours of fun. Expect more elaborate scene set ups nearer the big day. Do you think I'll get arrested if I do a photoshoot in front of Buckingham Palace in these? 

Shirt - Equipment 

Vest - Topshop 

Jeans - Topshop 

Loafers - Bass