simply the best

every month i pretty much have a small hernia if i don't get vogue. this month i saw it once and didn't pick it up, i then spent 2/3 weeks looking in every shop that southampton has to offer. alas i couldn't find it. i think i appreciated vogue november 09 more because of this, when my mother finally found it in sainsbury's at home i couldn't wait to read my long awaited copy! and it did not disappoint! i usually read vogue because i love my monthly fix of well written articles and commentary on fashion, and i like the prettyness of it all. it doesn't mean i can ever purchase the majority of bits and bobs they feauture. that was until this month... 'more dash than cash' appealed to me on so many levels.

i laughed (not mockingly) at the make do and mend shoot. it was amazing to see what they had done with every day utensils. my favourites? maybe the clingfilm body-con dress with marigold glove shoulders? so on trend, and D&G inspired sleeves or the cotton wool ball skirt suit complete with toilet paper shoes? quite possibly the 'cutest' picture i have ever seen and isn't the skirt suit big this season as well?? it was the cleaning lady (ours at uni is the mysterious mary) on crack, listening to lady gaga and being truly inspired! i loved it, it was fresh and different. plus i imagine shona heath, william tempest and peter jensen had the most fun ever changing carrier bags into circus-esque, cup sleeved dresses! the most wearable of them all was the preppy, chanel inspired mop-head skirt and tea towel cardigan held together with pegs! i love it, i'm so close to being inpired enough to make my own! 'the dash cash directory' was the most useful a to z i have ever fallen upon. when i have finished re-reading and re-reading i might (disgruntingly) pull it out to keep in my bag. or i could photocopy it... tip off's of the best charity, vintage, haberdashery and outlet shops. great 'get creative' ideas that inspired me enough that i got off my lazy ars and sewed lace on everything!! i honestly went crazy with the lace! if i have time tonight i might even wack out the lace again! all in all my favourite vogue yet. georgia jagger made me feel old though. i wish i was 17 again! but she looked hot, asos dress on the front cover! i loved the colour co-ordination of red lippy/red background. the first photo featured of the roksanda illinic for whistles dress (deep rich blue, i want to say electric but i think it's a bit brighter than electric...) well the blue dress/too -gold-almost-yellow hair/red background look amazing together! and ohh the next pages green dress might actually be my favourite colour contrasts! aaaand it's all so affordable (well student living budget permitted..)

I LOVE VOGUE NOV 09!!!