We are so over winter. Done. So we were pleased when Toast’s new Spring/Summer Home images gave our inbox a breath of cool summer air this morning. Pack me piz buin’s and me inflatable crocodile and we’re off to fight our way onto the nearest Ryanair flight to Alicante…
After watching ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ again at the weekend (we were having a bit of a pre Christmas Wes Anderson marathon. Obvs.) we had forgotten how much we adore the Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton luggage in it (and how much we heart Adrien Brody. Awkward angular hotness.)
We have always had a soft spot for beautiful old luggage – the type that requires elaborate stickers and means you should be travelling by steam train. Fortunately there are some great specialists out there if you fancy splashing out for your exotic travels next year. These are some that we sourced from Henry Gregory Antiques (on Portobello Road) and the lovely luggage folk at Bentleys London (who incidentally are specialists in vintage Vuitton. Swoon.) All aboard…
If you are thinking of buying us a Christmas present (oh go on) we’ve decided what we really want for the party season is this big feather skirt from Massimo Dutti (£165). SJP rocked the SS12 Louis Vuitton feather look recently (if it’s good enough for SJP, it’s good enough for us. Even if she does look like a foot.) We will be teaming ours (when you buy it for us. Obvs.) with a thin knit slouchy jumper and big ass shoes. Only problem is, you know after a couple of ‘nogs, we are going to be spinning in circles like a child so we can watch the feathers twirl. We get real classy around the festive season.
On a trip to the mighty Pizza Hut for buffet lunch today (what?! We deserve a carb fuelled lunch and a chance to relive childhood memories on a Friday. Don’t judge.), Pizza Hut FM got us singing Robert Palmer’s ‘Addicted to Love’. Not only a quality tune – but what a video. The lipgloss in that was seriously intense. As a result, it’s left us coveting luscious red lips and we think this new gloss by Diego Dalla Palma (Italy’s answer to MAC) could be a good place to start. Even better – it’s their new range for Tesco no less. So slather it on, pout and play this bad boy loud…
Smooches.
We all love a good old fashion Christmas jumper. Think Wham! videos, Aspen ski lodges, and the smell of charity shops. So the clever folks at Vardagen have come up with the ugly sweater t-shirt. They’re only $20 a shirt (http://shop.vardagen.com/collections/christmas) and made with eco-friendly processes. Why it’s a Christmas miracle. And just look how much fun these whacky chaps are having in their recently purchased tops! Time to lay off the nog guys…
Here at Spurt HQ we love a good trench coat and no one does them better than Aquascutum. Fact. So when we visited their spring/summer press show today, we obviously fell in love with this two tone number. Be still our beating hearts. We just need to stop being so mucky before we can own such a garment. Ketchup stains are so last season.
In the name of research, we took ourselves off on an office road trip to see Britney Spears on Friday. Despite having an awesome (admittedly jaeger-fuelled) night-we regret to inform you that the former Mrs K-Fed was a shadow of her former snake dancing, PVC clad self.
We won’t comment on the singing, as she mimed. Obvs. We didn’t even expect her to pull out the same dance moves as when she was 16, however she just seemed to be wheeled about on stage and was lack-luster in even the most basic of arm waves. When you are giving it more stacks than the princess of pop herself-it is not a good sign. Nevertheless, being in the same room as Britney was immense and if you treat the event for what it was-a big disco just playing Britney songs with a mimed cabaret act-then it was the best £30 we ever spent. In tribute to all her hits, be damned with office politics and play this loud…
1) Needlessly shortening words and using them in meetings:
‘I thought the whole situation was ridic.’ ‘Julie called in sick, she feels horren.’
Try it, you’ll like it.
2) Overly tasselled handbags. The cowboy in us says more please.
3) Following wife of the year, Kim Kardashian’s break up after 72 days. When you release doves at a wedding, this shit is gunna happen.
4) Eating discounted sushi at the Japan Center, Regent Street. After 8.30pm it’s all half price. It may have been there all day, but fresh food is so over-rated.
5) Making new years eve plans. It’s only 9 weeks away and this year, we’re bypassing Christmas and homing straight in on the 2012 party. Now, how many bottles of jäger to buy so we can’t feel our faces when midnight hits, that’s the question…
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Despite earning the nickname ‘Fall Down Sally’ recently (a combination of drunkeness and foolish shoe choices), my partiality to platforms or wedges of epic proportions hasn’t been quelled. I don’t tend to wear heels very often, so when I do it’s either go big or go home. These are the best shoes I have seen in ages and are exactly what I have been looking for in a going-out shoe – they make you super tall but because the platform is so huge, the actual heel height makes them surprisingly comfortable and easy to walk in. Plus at less than 20 squid they’re an absolute steal. The only problem is if I fall, it’s a looong way down…
Black Piped Wedge Sandals, £19.99, New Look
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