Prom Inspiration.

For me I think prom, and the dress, is less of a big deal to me than it is to most people. I definitely don't want to wear a princess strapless netted 'prom dress' or anything that makes me look remotely like a bridesmaid BUT I do want to look a little bit pretty. Plus its a good excuse to buy a really nice dress and shoes!
In an ideal world I would be wearing either of these Versus autumn/winter 2010/11 dresses.

They are the perfect balance of being pretty, girly and dressy, but the cut out and velvet and structure and the colour makes them grungy enough to be me!
If only I had a few thousand pounds...

(There are imitations from ModCloth, and I am sure other places, but it looks cheap and its in red and it's not the same)










So, instead I now have a few ideas of what I want to realistically wear.

Idea 1 is to wear not a dress but a skirt and a little corset top. With this I can make it my own outfit and it's definitely not going to look too done, or over the top, its probably going to be cheaper and a lot easier to wear again. However the worry I have is that it might look disjointed and just not formal enough.
I want to wear an asymmetrical sheer silk like skirt. I am not sure of colours just yet. Maybe grey lilac or cream or copper or printed or green...

Floral - NastyGal $48
Cream - Asos £145
Blush Pink - NastyGal $58
Copper - NastyGal $48

For the bralet/balconette/corset top I am yet to find anything that really really inspires me . Maybe something simple - definitely contrasting to the skirt. Maybe even just a plain black - the top of a body-con dress. I can't decide!!

Black and Pink - Urban Outfitters £18

Nude Pink - Miss Selfridge £16

Both NastyGal - $68 and $58

Idea 2 is less of an idea really. It's just to wear a dress.
However there is the option to wear a dress with a similar skirt to Idea 1 - midi, floaty, sheer and perhaps asymmetrical. With this I think I would want to wear a thin belt so as to break the dress up a little and add some interest to a pretty but plain dress.

Blue - Topshop £42

Nude Gold - Asos £48

I then saw this picture on Tumblr of a Prabal Gurung dress and I love the cut - sophisticated but strong. And so far I have found this very simple dress from Zara, but I like simple. I could really dress it up with accessories.

Black Dress - Zara £29.99

I think what is really going to make my prom dress - especially if I chose to just wear a dress - is the accessories and most importantly the shoes! However that is a whole other dilemma for which I have a lot of possibilities which I will share in an upcoming post.

I hope this has been vaguely interesting.

Tasha x

Denim Shorts

I have quite a few pairs of denim shorts - 7 infact! Most of which involved some sort of customising so I though this would be a fun, vaguely interesting post to start with,


Bought from a vintage ship in York, these i simply added small silver studs to the front pocket. I also made the wrips on the back pocket a little more visible.
These are, however, my worst fitting pair. They are very tight around the legs, due to the turn ups and I do end up with a little camel toe - on occasion. Never the less they are still very cute, bum sculpting shorts.

These faded american flag jeans were bought from Topshop last summer for around £30. They are the softest comfiest stretch denim and are EXTREMELY short. There is usually a bit of bottom bum cheek out. But I think when it's hot and sunny you can get away with that.

More vintage Levi's jeans which I bought from 'Ark' already cut as long shorts, for around £20.
I cut them even shorter and shredded the fronts by making little incisions and then just wripping and pulling out the frayed material.







These are my 'cowgirl' shorts. They are low rise hot pants bought from Topshop a couple of years ago.
Again they are in a soft stretch denim, and an acid wash.
Probably my least worn due to them not being highwasited, but I still do like the look of them with a baggy oversized t-shirt (and some cowboy boots!)

Definitely my favourite pair, probably because they are my most customised.

These were a pair of Levis jeans of my mums which I cut off. I again then wripped the fronts and frayed them. 

On the back pocket I half pulled it open to reveal the unfaded denim, and then out large studs on it. 

I love how grungy they are - and how they give a hard edge to even a pretty girly top.

All my shorts are short shorts really - except these.
These are a longer almost cycling short kind of mid thigh length.
These were again a pair of my mum's Levis jeans. I cut them off but kept the ends neat and rolled them up.
These are a really soft denim and very figure hugging in a flattering way. Definitely my smarter, less daring shorts.(Just with a random belt)

My most recent creation these were made from a very baggy 'relaxed fit' pair of my mum's Levis. 

I cut them up, and made turn ups, so as to keep the legs loose and off the leg.

I then used some cheap fake fur which I sewed around the back pocket.

So that's all of them! All 7 pairs - but really I would like some coloured shorts, maybe marroon or green, but that might be a bit excessive!

Hope its been interesting.

Tash x