Packed Lunch

I'm in love with the Japanese culture.
And one of my favourite parts to coo over are bento boxes!
A bento is essentially a packed lunch in a little box, sometimes with compartments to seperate your different foods (You could jusst use an ordinary tupperware container, but that's not half as cute)
The styles of bento are so varied!
There are cute ones...

And there are really simple ones

But what I love most about bento is the boxes, so cute and compact and ready to be filled with deliciosness.



They don't even have to have a design on for me to think they're cute, I love the little neutral coloured one too! As soon as I get round to ordering my box I'll be starting my own bento experiments (and hopefully filling them with nutritiousness and not fatty foods!)
I also really want this cute little bottle so I can put water in it and not buy bottled water anymore! Such a wasteful expense when you think about it, and I never get round to recycling those plastic bottles... So wasteful. This bottle would solve that problem AND make me smile every time I drink out of it!

'Khoda'

Every now and then something comes along that will completely blow your mind. Astound you, stun you, leave you inspired that there is still some genuine creativity out there.
This happened to me today, when I saw the 5 minute animated film 'Khoda'.
Created as a student project by Reza DolatabadI, the movie actually comprises of over 6000 paintings. Every time you pause the film, you are faced with a new painting!
I can't even find the words to describe it any further, so watch the movie yourself :)

Khoda from Reza Dolatabadi on Vimeo.

Shoe Love

This is my entry for Selfridge's 'What's Your Shoe Story?' Competition, let me know what you think!


I remember the day I ordered them like it was yesterday, when in fact nearly six years have passed. I was sixteen years old; and I scrimped and saved to buy them, the black lace up platforms with the towering heels.
I remember tearing at brown paper wrapping, like an excited child at Christmas. The pristine white of the large square box, scrabbling at the lid excitedly with my bitten fingernails. I had to get Mum to help me lace them up, fumbling with the many many hooks and eyelets.
We laughed so hard as I took my first clumsy steps on those five inch heels. Hysterical as I staggered and fell like a newborn giraffe.
But those booys were my Everest. Every scrape and blister was a badge of honour. And I got there in the end.
The many hours I would spend polishing their matt PVC, the frustration of re-lacing them, the agony after spending a long night atop those platforms, can only be remembered fondly.
I have such an unnatural, undying love fore those boots, but if it's a crime; arrest me.
You can find the details for the competition here:
http://shoe.selfridges.com/backlanding/?startIndex=0&displayed=6&searchText=

Made With Love For a Heartless World...

My love will never die for one alternative brand; Iron Fist
I adore their retro tattoo printed tees and vests, I myself own this one:

My next tattoo idea for myself is actually very similar!

A few more of their tops are on my wishlist especially the middle one, I'd wear it a size too big with ripped jeans or leggings, with those army boots I want!

One thing they do have that I always drool over; their shoes.
I actually received these 'Wolf Beater' heels for my birthday back in May;

Now my only problem is that they make a bag and a tee shirt to match them... It would be too much werewolf for one outfit but I just NEED them in my wardrobe!