AU REVOIR TO THE LAST 9 YEARS

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It's been nine long days since Polyvore shut without warning and I feel like I'm still in the early stages of mourning. I'm mourning the past nine years of my life that I spent on that website creating, and building up, a portfolio that I hoped to use for my future career.

However, things come and go, internet spaces are changing and evolving at such a rapid rate, some for better and some not so, and I guess that's part of the digital evolution. But Polyvore, and they're acquirers Ssense, definitely have a lot to answer for to their legions of fans across the world.

My journey with the moodboard production site came in the heyday of my fandom era (what do you mean I'm still in the midst of it?), the year was 2008 and I created outfits for all of my fiction protagonists because it was essential, to everyone who read my stories, that they knew what my character was wearing to the airport, for her best friends birthday, on her 3rd date during Warped Tour, you name it, I had a godawful funky outfit planned for her.

And that was the extent for a couple more years, I created simply when I needed it.

As soon as I started my early days of fashion blogging in 2013 via my Tumblr account, then titled Recessionistas (please save your praise for my ingenuity until the end), I began to share my top high street dupes for designer goods and created outfits for those on a budget or with an occasion in mind as well basing ensembles around pieces I wanted to buy in order to justify a purchase. Gotta know how to wear something if you're forking out £40 for it.

From then on I created when I was bored, relaxed, inspired or in need of doing something creative. I used my published sets on my Blog, Tumblr, Pinterest and even took a few examples to my university interview to show off a small sample of my potential. 

Saying goodbye to something that has been so constant in rather turbulent teen years is rubbish, and I'm frustrated that we weren't given proper warning (guess who made a booboo and hasn't been able to back up their work?) but I'm grateful that this was something I had growing up and that it allowed me to be creative. 

Thanks for the memories Polyvore, and if ya fancy telling Ssense to shove off and make a re-appearance? Well I say go for it, I'll still be here.

Tee - H&M (Similar 1 / 2)  //  Jeans - Topshop (Old, Similar 1 / 2) //  Belt - Primark  //  Boots - River Island (Old)

S xo

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2018 | THE FIRST QUARTER

I'm back with the first recap of 2018 and it's been a fun (and pretty stressful) 3 months to start the year with. Let's forget the uni panic that started the year off, it was precisely 385684 kinds of stress and I'm ready to never revisit that module ever again.

But education aside, the year has been pretty good to me so far and I'm SO excited to see what the rest of the year will bring. Time to make all the plans!

 THE FERRYMAN

You know me and my addictive personality, right? Well I naturally had to head back to see The Ferryman again in January to see the (then) current cast's final performance. My aim this time was to snap up a front row ticket for just £12, and after leaving Cardiff at 4am, I arrived in London in time to grab one! It was one long and emotional day that I was so lucky to spend with some of my Twitter gals. Oh, and hi again, Fra!

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN 

Last year, the film I was hopelessly in love with was, Dunkirk. This year it has to be The Greatest Showman, because hot damn. The plan for Lou and I this year was to head to the cinema everything Wednesday to fill the Peaky Blinders void, only it hasn't not worked out quite as well as we had hoped. Still, we've seen this 4 times so I'd say we've done pretty decent.

LONDON & BAFTA's

STILL. NOT. OVER. THIS. I harped on enough about this in my BAFTA's post from a few weeks back, so you can read all about it here.

Aside from that, the weekend started with a couple of days in the city with my mama, a cancelled concert and a nosey around the shops.

I'd like more weekends featuring all of the above, thanks.

ALL TIME LOW

How in the name of sweet moses have I made it to March without seeing a gig? In fact, how had I not been to one since last November?

It's likely that we all had those albums we turned to during our teens, ones that we used to have on repeat for months on end, that we know inside out and All Time Low's debut album So Wrong, It's Right was one of mine. So seeing them live on this tour was a no brainer when they announced they would be supporting themselves by playing this album in full for it's 10th(!) anniversary! It's definitely one of those shows that I won't be forgetting in a hurry.

30 SECONDS TO MARS (CARDIFF & MANCHESTER)

It's been a long 4 and a half years since my last 30 Seconds to Mars show and boy oh boy have things changed? Cardiff was a halfway decent show, or so I thought, until the Manchester show which blew the night before out of the water! It's not 2008-old-school 30STM, but it was still amazing to hear some songs I thought would be buried in the past. Now to see exactly where their new direction is heading...

GEORGE EZRA

When isn't George Ezra's general existence a highlight of anyone's life? Seeing him this week was just incredible, especially because my mama finally saw him for the first time too, oh and his dad came on stage to congratulate him for his latest album hitting #1! There's those artists that you watch grow over the years, and you feel so proud of seeing them achieve such wonderful things, and George is top of my list. If you haven't listened to Staying At Tamara's yet, firstly WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? and secondly, GO LISTEN NOW!

S xo
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