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You heard em, head to Cork lovers. Out of all days and weekends, I'm heading off to London and NY on the 28th of November. I mean, I know I'll get to go to their flagship Oxford Circus store & Soho store, but still. I'll be missing out on all the Topshop shenanigans, and the delicious O'Conaills. If anyone ever visits Cork, O'Conaills hot chocolate is a MUST. I would have loved to have done some blog coverage too. If anyone heads there this weekend, updates & reports would be much appreciated!

And happy thanksgiving yankees!

xx-LJ

Apologies for the lack of posting on SOS!. It seems that everytime I write here nowadays, I apolpgise. This is disgraceful on my behalf, I do realise that.

But anyway, in the spirit of the upcoming holidays, let's just all forget about it. I wish I had an interesting list of what I've been up to lately like Fi. Well, let's give it a go anyway. We'll start with the bad news:

• Cork has been affected by serious floods. This caused college and businesses to shut down since last week. So I am currently a refugee, and my dear friend Cathal from Pineapple Xpressed has been taking care of me since the event. I love you Cathal!

• I'm unfortunately super busy with college work. I know we all have work, but this is the main reason why I haven't been posting here.

• I wish I could save Luella. Show your support by adding a #twibbon to your avatar now! - http://bit.ly/247mvg

Ok, now the good news:

• My final med ball was on last Friday. It was super fun. There were dresses.....some great, some good, some bad, some ugly. That's reality. I wore my flowy sheer black dress with flowery details purchased from La Vie en Rose at the Sunday Upmarket in Bricklane. Unfortunately there is no photographic evidence of the full outfit.

**EDIT** here's a photo!

• I'll be heading to London for a day next Saturday, followed by 2 weeks in NYC! Thinking about this trip is what's keeping me going with work. Oh, there will be some nice buys. I will see my fellow SOSer Fi for a day, yipee!
  

• I've been naughty doing some online shopping. I don't know if this falls in the good news category.
  

• Despite my absence, I've been up to date with all of you fellow bloggers! So don't you worry, I'm still a regular reader.

xx-LJ

I have been veggie for a few months now. So no more rare steak for me. But I do like Rare dresses. I attended the press day last week with Reena, Ozzy and Kristabel for some Fashion blogger frolicks.
Let's talk dresses first.
I will admit, I was sceptical first of Rare dresses, after the collaboration with The Saturdays. I did enjoy seeing the band live, but I wouldn't exactly go out in one of their dresses. However, I went in with an open mind and clean nails. This press day did not disappoint. The gang from ThinkPublicity were very welcoming, handed me a cocktail of my choice and were very friendly.
What I liked about the collection was...
The use of lace panelling...




Neurotica-esque shapes and prints...


Frills and such...


Floral print...

Minnie mouse dress...

Not only did I enjoy the collection, I got to get my nails done, courtesy of London Nails. Check out mine and Christabel's nails..I left merrier, with a goody bag in my freshly painted nails and ready to chitchat with the world. UPDATE: Me being the klutz that I am, have already chipped my nails.

Peace, Fi xx

Well you guys, my technology jinx continues to plague me wherever I go. My housemates have been in London for almost two whole months and we are STILL WAITING for broadband.
But c'est la vie.
But I'm making my americano last while I use wifi in a famous coffee establishment and will blog until the last dregs of cold coffee is taken out of my hands.
Let me tell you some news.
-I have not bought one thing in London yet, due to the terribly cruel thing that is paying rent/council tax in Central London.
-I walk past this window in an office for some graffic designers on the appropriately named "Fashion Street" on my way to work every morning. It says a lot to me.

-I made some great new people from the blogosphere.
-SaveOurShoes will be having a competition soon, so keep your eyes peeled.
-I am currently listening to a lot of Waaves, Theoretical Girl, The Flaming Lips, Sonny and the Sunsets and The Girls at Dawn.
-The Sophie Calle exhibition in WhiteChapel Gallery is very good. Bit pretentious, but I enjoy hipsterrunoff as much as the next indie art student kid.
-I am really good at making plum cobbler.Enjoy your weekends kids, pack the umbrellas as the forecast is bad.
Peace, fi xx

Here is the coupon that can get you an extra 10% off of your purchase on
Black Saturday(Depending on what time you get in).

From :
9AM-10AM : 40% OFF (50% OFF with this coupon on 1 item)

From :
10AM-11AM : 30% OFF (40% OFF with this coupon on 1 item)

From :
11AM-12PM : 20% OFF (30% OFF with this coupon on 1 item)

So just click on this thumbnail and print out the regular sized copy. Bring it
with you to the Black Saturday Sale on November 28th, and get up to 50%
off on 1 item, and up to 40% off on all the rest!

Hello, we just got the Circa Cero "Black Friday" in
our stores. They will be available at our Inglewood
and Hawthorne stores only, 11.12.2009. the retail
price will be $54.00.

This post has been a long time coming. It has been on the back burner for a while (mainly as I have been waiting for a picture from a friend but it has yet to arrive... he knows what I am talking about). Anyway, during my fun-filled summer, I spent occasional stints in my hometown of Midleton, Co. Cork, Ireland. If you know me, you will know I am NOT a massive fan of this little town. I have been mildly homesick for homecomforts, like family and friends, here in London, but if I could move a group them to London, this niggling feeling would be gone.




Peace, fi xx