The great shorts hunt

I really need to find something to stop me looking at fashion blogs and websites - my list of lust-haves is growing. I managed to get the Sara Berman taffeta prom dress and also treated myself to this cutie by Vaudeville & Burlesque at Urban Outfitters:



The navy chiffon and white satin bib is so cute, but it is made absolutely adorable by little bows on the hips.

Today I treated myself to this dress by Silence & Noise:



I've been looking for a cute day dress for a while - I tend to only buy dresses for nights out, I pretty much live in jeans or jumper dresses and leggings during the day - and I seem to have an obsession with navy at the moment (the colour, not sailors. Although I do like them too.)

I'm now desperately seeking a pair of vintage leather shorts. Not too tight, not too short and preferably cuffed. I tried a few vintage shops in Leeds city centre but none had any in. Will try a few others in Headingley tomorrow. I saw a great pair on ebay in nude leather but they would have been slightly too small. Black would be the most sensible, and easiest, colour to get and yet I really want some nude or pale grey ones. Will have to keep my eyes open.

Apologies

I've been so busy preparing for and attending interviews that I just haven't had time to post anything these last few weeks. Things are quieter now and I promise to post more regularly. Aside from interviews, I've been out for three birthday nights out in the past fortnight - V's at the end of January and then K's and L's the following weekend. It's been a lot of fun and the frivolous side of me has really enjoyed choosing different outfits.

For V's I teamed my pale pink and black Nicola de Main for ASOS shift dress with Emilio Cavallini black tights with white seam and heel and my red patent mary janes. These tights are gorgeous and such a cool way to wear backseams. I love them so much I also bought the red pair with the black seam and bow. Super cute.

For K's I wore my Urban Outfitters Lux pink and black polka dot cowl back prom dress with Jonathan Aston shiny purple tights, an H&M purple cardigan and my black Topshop shoe boots.

The following night, for L's night out, I wore my Johann for Urban Outfitters purple shift dress with Emilio Cavallini 55 denier pale blue tights and Topshop purple shoe boots. These tights come in a lovely range of pastel colours - perfect for spring and a great way to add colour to an outfit if you don't want to go for brights. They're also unbelievably silky and I'll definitely be getting more in other colours - ballet pink, nude and vintage lavender are on my wishlist.

No more birthdays for a while, although I have a couple of gigs coming up - V and I are going to see Sunshine Underground on 19th Feb and the following Tuesday I'm off to London with CMac see We Are Scientists. Yay!

Saturday afternoon cocktails

Yesterday L and I were going to have another quiet Movie Saturday, but when we met up we decided we should treat ourselves to lunch in Headingley. After eating our delicious burgers at Box, we thought it would be rude not to have a drink. It always seems slightly wrong drinking something non-alcoholic in a pub. Unfortunately, one drink always turns into more with us. We relocated to Arc so we didn't have to listen to the football on the big screen TV and had a couple more drinks, where I discovered that Bison Grass vodka is much more delicious than standard vodka. Just after 4pm, we moved to Trio's and hit the cocktails. Alarmingly, the bar was deserted and we felt like alcoholics drinking cosmos and daiquiris in the middle of the afternoon. Not that that stopped us. A couple of hours later, I remembered that I needed to pick up a few bits from the supermarket and then we traipsed back to mine. We watched Heartbreakers before Mr T and R came back, then soaked up the alcohol with a Chinese. A perfect way to spend a Saturday!

EBay annoyance

I love eBay. I can quite happily spend hours on there but have got good at curbing my bidding and I've become really picky about what I buy. I was delighted when I saw the Sara Berman taffeta dress that I'd been lusting after for ages - it was available at Urban Outfitters a couple of years ago but I opted to buy a different dress and have been regretting it ever since - and set a reminder on my phone so I didn't miss the end of the auction. Imagine my annoyance when I got home this afternoon, several hours before it was due to end, to find the auction had finished. What? How? That was supposed to be my dress. Nobody had bid on it so clearly the seller had removed it. I've emailed her to ask what's going on and hopefully I'll still be able to get hold of it. If not, it is available to buy on Sara Berman's website for £149. Half price, but still expensive.

Girly glamour

The agency called me earlier to tell me my interview at Creative Emporium has been rearranged for tomorrow, but that they have not heard back from Fast Signs yet but the initial feedback they had from them was positive. Am keeping fingers and toes crossed that one of these turns into an offer of employment.

Had a quick snoop in Topshop today and bought this gorgeous dress:



It's nearly identical to the lovely silk one by t.b.a. that has sold out on ASOS and Urban Outfitters but at £45 is a third of the price, so comfortably within budget. I'm in a very feminine mood at the moment and keep seeing lots of pretty dresses that I want but don't really need. I also seem to have developed an obsession with seamed tights - ordered two pairs in the last few days.

I've been contemplating having burlesque classes - it's something I've considered on and off throughout the last few years - and I think I'm going to summon up the courage to do the Leeds Burlesque course that starts in February. Even if I don't become a performer, it will boost my confidence and sounds like a lot of fun!

Good news and frustration

Yesterday was a mixed day. My interview at Fast Signs went well and I should find out soon if they want to see me for a second interview. Then my Dad phoned and said he'd be sending me money for some work I'd done at the end of this week - hooray, I will be semi-solvent again!

My interview at Creative Emporium was cancelled at the last minute - while I was on my way there - and has yet to be rescheduled. I still haven't heard about the CPM/Asda job which could mean they haven't finished shortlisting applicants or they just don't want me.

Annoyingly, this Christopher Kane style dress on ASOS has now sold out:



I knew I should have bought it last weekend even though I couldn't really afford it. Fingers crossed ASOS gets more in stock.

Jump in the (dating) pool

For some reason that my brain has yet to fathom, I've just joined an online dating site. I've gone for the free, basic membership so as not to feel like I'm wasting money when I come to my senses and realise that it's a ridiculous idea. I seem incapable of meeting new people when I'm out with my friends and I can't remember the last time a guy, attractive or otherwise, approached me.

I'm not a troll (unless your definition of a troll is a slim, 5ft6, dark-haired female) and I appreciate my group of friends may be daunting to approach (we are lovely, honest. Even if the boys are getting shots in and V's banter is borderline abusive) but a little male attention now and then would be gratefully received.

Hopefully online dating could get me out and about meeting new people and sparking potential romances. If not, then maybe it'll provide some humorous anecdotes.