I wish i was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair.

It feels so good to be posting again,
Im really happy that can finally put enough effort into this blog again.
So of late I've done alot of op shopping and I've developed a more refined sense of personal style and I have alot of nice pieces.

So of late life has been interesting, I work at an ice creamery and its not actually a completely horrible job the other day some guy asked me how I actually have a job with my coloured hair, which was the most rude and stupid statement I have ever heard.
Im sure alot of people who may have stumbled apon this blog or whatever may suffer from discrimination based apon personal appearance or sex or race or whatever and it is horrible. I get it alot and thats only based apon the personal choices i make on how to look or whatever, I know some people who read my blog dont have coloured hair and they somewhat aspire to be like me, with coloured hair and whatever.
Id just like to let you know that it is hard and you have to be thick skinned and be prepared.
The ironic thing about my job is that, one of my bosses is really sexist and discriminates against me constantly, Im a feminist clearly and when Im told that, I kind of want to punch my boss in the head,
Discrimination is horrible and inevitable, I wish the world was different sometimes.
When I was a little and i used to get bullied alot, when I first saw the bridge to terribitha and i used to imagine  a world where there were no bullies and I was happy. These days I imagine a world with no gender binary, no sexism and really open minded people. Discrimination is horrible.
So stay strong beautiful peoples and keep being who you are, maybe one day the world will change.
But until then you have to stay strong, keep wearing what you want, keep saying what you want and just ignore everything else.

Top- Thrifted, Skirt-  Thrifted, Docs- Vintage shop. 

The skirt is a new favourite, I've gained a bit of weight and skirts are way way more flattering on my figure. I like the contrast of this, it reminded me of 80s days on ovals making out with boys. I defiantly am getting much better at this pairing thing. My lipstick is a toxic mix of eyeshadow and Vaseline, i wouldnt recommend it as a permanent but it is fun to try. 

Jade xx

Im back. The story of break ups, the meaning of pink hair, and an apology

Alot can happen in the time I've been away from this blog, and alot has.
I want to take a new direction with this blog, I want to write longer pieces that actually mean more and not just focus the entire blog on what i wear and pictures. I want the people who view or read my blog to learn more about me, who i am, what my life is like and what I'm going through.

I apoligise for the break i took, i think it was a combination of alot of things, I met the perfect guy not long after my last post, and i focused every single piece of energy i had to that relationship which ended yesterday.
I learnt alot through being with him, i learnt to have higher standards and expect more from people and to treat the ones i love better, because admit-ably the breakdown of us was mostly my fault, he was just brave enough to go through with it. He was defiantly a very sweet guy and what he said will stick with me for a very long time, I harbor no harsh feelings towards him and I hope we can one day become friends.

When I started this blog I was fourteen, I was dating my first ever serious boyfriend and when that ended horribly it left me emotionally scarred as he did some terrible things to me, after moving on and healing and then dating the guy i just did I grew alot and had a wonderful relationship which will stay with me for a very long time. He accepted me for whom I am, and i thank him for that because I was myself in every way.

When I broke up with my first boyfriend, I decided to forget what was considered normal and heal myself, be who i wanted, I dyed my hair pink as you might know if you've read my blog before. It was an escape from him as he would never let me do anything like that. But pink hair led to alot more than that, it led to me discovering myself, Finally for the first time in years developed a thick skin and self confidence, I developed the ability to be able to express myself and I finally realized what i wanted, I had so many beautiful adventures and experiences based on that one simple act of separating myself from an ex boyfriend.
I started to develop my own identity, my own beliefs and morals, the image of who I am now.

I've dyed my hair purple, blue and green since then, I' ve had the courage to cut it all off and to buy some of the craziest outfits. The amount I've matured due to that simple act astonishes me, I've realized what really matters and that is not being popular, or pretty, or loved. The important thing is to know yourself, to know who you are and what you want, how you want to look and think and say, that you want to live for yourself and not somebody else, that you are happy with who you are.

So what does this have to do with fashion?
Not alot, I've been thinking since recent events, about how I've become the person i am now.
And how that inspires me to do what I do now.

So I can say that I will really try to make an effort this time
and that I  will also let you know a bit more about me.
That I will write much more lengthy pieces that are worth reading.

If you read all of that,
Thank you

Jade xx

Blog Update: Im so sorry im lazy!

Hey guys,
I really am sorry for my lack of posting lately.
I've been so busy lately with exams and work experience and a metal concert.
So heres an update on things and I promise Ill do an outfit post soon!
I dyed my hair like two weeks ago. Im planning on going blue.

I went to Melbourne for work experience with Emilie Gray, which was the most amazing experience. I learnt alot about making your own stuff and running your own business which has inspired me to get my accessories business up and running and ill be starting an etsy shop up soon ;). Any ideas for names?

Emilie was the most amazing woman and she is honestly so talented, Im planning on starting to sew more and get more experience because i clearly have to learn alot before i can be as good as her.

I've been listening to alot of Ghost town lately which are like a cute hardstyle band check them out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU_DtPobZtw

I'm thinking I might actually be more interested in working in the music industry or something, if you've been reading my blog for a while you'll know that I am a massive metal fan and a diverse music hipster.. so I'm thinking of looking at designing band merch or being a promotion  manager so it should be exciting to look a little more into that. If you guys have an ideas of careers that i look into let me know. :)

Who went to download? I know i didn't.. because i live in Australia obviously.. but me and Nicole went to the next best thing! like two days ago we saw Thy art is Murder, Cattle Decapitation, Aversions Crown and King Parrot in Melbourne, for Thy arts hate tour.

It was the greatestfuckingthingever! It was amazing and i chucked so much mosh. It was also my first big gig and it was amazing. I bought the hate tour tshirt today so you'll be seeing that soon! :D 

I love my metal and this was so good. Cattle are also great and King Parrot had amazing stage air. I realised how many gigs I wanna hit up this year and how much money i need.. more reasons to sell hair accessories. 

If you live overseas they're doing a european tour so check them out. https://www.facebook.com/events/123986441094484/

I'll be doing heaps more posts soon and hopefully you guys will be able to see  some proper photos of my hair soon. Be sure to check out my work ex employers page http://www.emiliegray.com.au/

Love you guys 

xx

Person Of Interest- Leda Muir (Leda Monster Bunny)

Starting today I will posting once a week a person of interest. Who is either inspiration, has great style, or I just generally like.

The first is Leda Muir, A Scene Queen and a youtube star.

Yes i know. A scene kid?
Well to be honest I love Scene kids, theyre cute and funny they have bright hair and listen to music like me.
I stumbled upon one of Lenas videos last year, when I was going through a Scene stage. I wanted to be a scene kid so bad, I wanted to be that cute sexy girl with the poofy hair, and living in a small town I would have been the only one, that appealed to be, I LOVE to be different. I read wiki how articles, I watched countless youtube videos and I cut my own hair, I was scene and I was proud.
I liked to spend my time watching youtube videos by other scene girls. I got bullied alot and it was getting me down so i needed to know that there WAS other people out there like me. I saw a video by Leda, She was this random cute girl with pink hair and she spoke about her outfit and thats how i become one of her biggest fans.
Ive watched most of her videos. She likes to game and she hates bullying shes made mistakes and she has tats and thats why i love Leda.
e has style value as well, she changes her hair quite regularly and she has gorgeous big eyes. My favourite was her with purple hair.

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/HaiLedaBear

https://twitter.com/LedaBunnie

What to wear with a leather jacket- Outfit 2 (Girly)

I am really proud of how these photos turned out. Thanks mum! 

This is outfit two in my ten part series of ' what to wear with a leather jacket'. My girly meets punker rocker take, its commonly featured in , magazines and worn by celebs and this is my take.

I started by picking my one girly piece- The skirt, It is the perfect piece as it has the light pink slip and the black spotted tulle, its cut in a feminine way and a cute short length. Then i added the singlet top and the jacket. To add the curves and a different colour i gathered in with the green belt  and then the grey heels with bows as i wanted it to have a little more girlyness to it. To finish, one of my headbands and pink lip and viola! My outfit.

Pink is a good way to wear this look, it adds the girly side and is a great combination to black, but dont feel pressured to wear with skirts or dresses, a nice chiffion pink blouse with light denim works just a well.

The idea, is to put together girly pieces and then toughen with blacks and leather.

Good luck with your take on this look, link me pictures! Id love to see.

Headband- Made by me, Necklace- Thrifted, Jacket- Billabong, Black singlet- (worn underneath) Jay Jays, Belt- Thrifted, Skirt- Gift from Nicole, Heels- Thrifted.

How to wear a leather jacket- Outfit one. (a pop of colour)

For the next 10 outfit posts ill be doing 10 different ways to wear a leather jacket.

Im hoping it will open up my horizons in styling with a specific piece and im also hoping to do more of these. 

My Leather Jacket- Is an old style punk jacket, it is billabong.

This is outfit number one, a pop of colour.

I styled with light makeup and blue and gold accessories. Black on black with colour is a vital look for any girl to rock, it shows flair, and makes you stand out from the crowd. Personalisation is very important as well. I wore my yellow lace collared blouse as it gives more of a vintage feel rather then wearing a girly meets rocker pink structured piece. The blue flower necklace is a cute little accessory for the edgy side and the large earrings make this more feminine. You could add looks of gold of silver chain necklaces if you wanted to keep the tough look or a single chain with a quirky animal is nice as well.  Im wearing black wedges for footwear, as i saw this as more of a lunch with the girls look, biker boots would work so well as long as you keep them black, so the coloured piece sticks out, the important thing when rocking a pop of colour is that all the attention is draw to your coloured top, the rest should be kept minimal and in this case black. Leather jackets work very well when trying this look and mine gives it just that thing it needs, with a black belt pulling the jacket in at the waist this looked both classy and rock girl (i took it off as to show more of the yellow top) A leather jacket is the perfect way to wear this look.

Earrings- Thrifted, Necklace- Market, Collared blouse- Thrifted, Leather Jacket- Billabong, Skirt- Cotton on, Wedges- (not pictured) Rubi Shoes. 

Pencil skirt. You make the boys hurt. because you make me look. so damn fine.

Sorry I havent posted for a little while. I've just been moving my room and all my clothes were packed away,  This skirt I bought in a thrifting session with Nicole. Im gonna bribe her to do some model shots for me, because you all deserve to see how beautiful my bestfriend and biggest fan is, (she also owns amazing clothes).
Other then moving around my room, i also have amazing news and i mean, holyshitthatssogood#yoloswagimsojealousnews. As you all know i live in a country town and opportunities are pretty low for me, but for my work experience week i have scored a week in melbourne with an up and coming alternative amatuer designer, her name is Emilie Gray and she works from home but she makes some gorgeous things! and for my week ill be working for her and apparently helping her design so i am so keen.
I would highly recommend you have a look at her stuff because i instantly fell in love with her. http://www.emiliegray.com.au/
I promise you i will start doing some diys and some more interesting things because my blog is even boring me lately.
Also get keen because im going to start selling headbands on etsy.

Once again I love you all!
xx