Clementina Ballerina

catch me up buttercup

2009-02-26T22:08:00.015Z

party people i'm baaaaaaack!

whilst you were sleeping i have spent the past 2 months:

-catching up with people i've loved but drifted from

-hanging out with my mini me cousin lara

-reading 'the tiger that came for tea' and eating too much cake with the wonderful ellie, who is due to have a no-doubt b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l little baby girl on saturday

-spending weekdays daydreaming solidly between the hours of 8am and 6pm

-watching waaaaaaay too much of the city and shouting at whitney for choosing the aussie weiner with the awful AWFUL hair

-trying to understand why sammy got so obsessed with a plastic baby she stole from the old blue last???

-missing my milly and wishing new zealand would give her back

-finding myself caught up in the tmobile advert being filmed at liverpool st station. youtube it if you've been under a rock and it's passed you by

-befriending boys who look like jesus

-wishing that hannah cared less about her job and would sack off her work to slack with me

-making the lovely francesca, and my wonderful big sisters, upteen batches of gluten-free pancakes

-wondering why on earth keira knightley and her boyfriend were walking down marylebone lane with her dressed as charlie chaplin and him singing at the top of his voice like some drunken skunk if they dont want to be followed by photographers?

-developing a worrying obsession with dolly parton in steel magnolias

-enjoying wagtastic nights to bungalow 8 with frannie and her kent mafia - see bad posing below

-buying pretty dresses and pretending it's summer

-counting the days until the boat that rocked hits cinemas. i've already seen it and can assure you... it's freakin' amazing! oh midnight mark...

-mourning the loss of my welsh wonder kelly-anne from work

-chit-chatting to robert "twilight" pattinson in the coat queue at notting hill arts club. incase you like him, dont. he's a bit of a knobber. and used the phrase "i'm from london... via l.a." without a hint of irony

-listening to skinny love by bon iver on repeat

-missing you and your wonderful comments

manifesto

2009-02-26T21:59:00.006Z

oh god.

so that resolution didn't work out.

ooopsie.

irresponsible blogger.

things will change.

stay tuned.

you know you love me (in spite of it).

xoxo

bad girl

2008-12-31T16:05:00.002Z

AAAAGH. one post in the whole of december? i'm a HORRIBLE blogger! i'm hiding my face in shame... happy new year everyone, promise to be better in 2009. love you all xx xx xx

weather whinging

2008-12-01T19:54:00.012Z

boo you with your sunshine. some of us are wearing 6 layers of clothing just to step outside, navigating puddles the size of lakes on every street corner, and having to strategically avoid the patches of black ice which plague london's pavements. aint life grand!

source: the cobrasnake

mystery solved

2008-11-26T21:38:00.004Z

It's just dawned on me that there might be a correlation between this week seeming really depressing, and having this song on repeat on my ipod... Ooops.

regardless, i LOVE mystery jets.

shiny happy people

2008-11-24T21:11:00.003Z

source: hedi slimane

candy land

2008-11-23T19:09:00.010Z

topshop 09's sherbert shoetime

source: stylebubble

fashionista fascination

2008-11-20T21:44:00.012Z

is it a cliche to say harley viera newton is an icon?

i just dont care. harley = happiness.

soure: random internet

spotless = sunshine

2008-11-16T19:53:00.002Z

i might be biased because of the heroine's name, but this film gives me CHILLS.

source: we heart it

ruby ruby ruby ruby...

2008-11-16T19:46:00.004Z

laaaaa la laaaaa la laaaaa la

source: chic management

stay where you are

2008-11-11T21:13:00.006Z

ambulance ltd was one of my favourite bands; it's been 2 years but i've still not got over their untimely demise. turn this up really loud and mourn with me...

topshop trauma

2008-11-10T22:47:00.010Z

i'm cursing rumi today. not only did she get her hands on the topshop boots i've been coveting for weeks, but she posted photos of their wonderousness on her blog and now the darn things are sold out. EVERYWHERE. so my advice to you rumi? look your cupboard doors! for these are boots that warrant theft...

source: fashiontoast

edit: topshop is now so full of these, pretty much every 15 year old i've seen the last couple of weekends is wearing them! not so nice anymore

barbie world

2008-11-09T22:01:00.008Z

this is my beautiful (but bladdered) friend alex perfecting her teddy bear roll...

she got mad with me this weekend for not having featured her on my blog yet, so here you are little lady!!

for years now, we've called each other barbie. here's how darn cute she is- when alex went travelling this year, she took two of the pieces of plastic perfection with her, so that whenever a facebook picture of them was uploaded, i knew she was thinking of me.

so this is just to say... love you madly beautiful barbie x

friday philosophising

2008-11-07T00:14:00.009Z

source: we heart it

oh happy day

2008-11-05T19:43:00.004Z

HELL YEAH, AMERICA!

simply the greatest news to wake up to on a rainy day in london town

D.I.Y dolly

2008-11-03T20:33:00.011Z

i started a new job last week and i'm still adjusting to the very minimal free time it's left me with. necessary sacrifices have included my beloved samantha who and brothers and sisters, doing my washing, brushing my hair and partaking in three dimensional shopping trips (thank you, wonderful world, for the internet). this weekend, in amongst birthday parties, x factor and a reunion with my much-missed castie, i'll be putting aside a chunk of my precious time for... DIY??

i'm going attempt to copy the very clever camille and make one of her beautiful rodarte-inspired shredded tops:

once i've mastered that, i'll be channelling erin, just like this cobrasnake muse:

i'll post the results if they're any good; otherwise, i'll pretend i never got round to making anything in a vain attempt to save fashionista face.

source: childhood flames; the cobrasnake

little thoughts

2008-11-02T20:42:00.006Z

this is castie. she's one of my oldest friends and it would be no stretch to say that she completes me. this weekend, i've missed her massively. x

sometime sparkle

2008-10-29T21:07:00.006Z

when i'm having a truly bad day and my wonderful mum is feeling generous, she lets me wear her rings and pretend they're mine. they are so beautiful, looking at them is pure joy; she literally has to chase me around the house to get her sparkles back!

blonde bunnies

2008-10-26T18:39:00.016Z

hannah and i went dancing, drinking and deserting old men on friday night. we didn't plan to dress the same, i promise! i guess we're just that telepathic x

rockerina ballerina

2008-10-26T13:44:00.006Z

source: the cobrasnake

well hey that's my bike

2008-10-23T22:50:00.002+01:00

reality bites is my favourite film. if you haven't seen it, well then... we can't be friends.

source: random internet

all that glitters is goldie

2008-10-23T20:04:00.012+01:00

oh how i fawn over wonderful miss hawn x

source: random internet

1966

2008-10-22T11:26:00.010+01:00

tuesday night i watched a film set in 1966, which i loved loved loved. it brought back to me just how much i love this decade- i was definitely a teenager in the wrong era!

just so beautiful.

if i was attempting to copy that make-up, i'd be listening to the lovin' spoonful, the animals, the kinks, the doors, the guess who...

perfect.

cobrasnake classics

2008-10-20T22:28:00.008+01:00

if you have to suffer the uk in winter, you need to be armed with photos like this. i have a LOT of love for mark hunter.

seasonal-affected-disorder prevention in photographic form. genius.

source: the cobrasnake

joy

2008-10-19T22:07:00.006+01:00

i spent last night with this little man. he's called houdini and he fits right into my handbag- i'm considering stealing him. thoughts?

silent disco

2008-10-17T18:26:00.004+01:00

the last few days it feels as though i've spent 90% of my time either on the tube or on a bus. for all you non-londoners out there, it's imperative you have an ipod when navigating london's public transport network; i'm the one doing a little dance in her seat. there's this one song that's been on a constant loop on ned (my nano), so i thought i'd share it with all you lovely people. turn it up really loud and enjoy! happy friday x

hedi makes me heady

2008-10-15T21:57:00.002+01:00

source: hedi slimane

coquettishly coy

2008-10-14T22:00:00.019+01:00

whilst trying to find this picture of willa holland in her chloe boots for gossip girl (they're calling to me. i want them. nope. i NEED them)...

...i stumbled across some candids uploaded to the fashion spot. and then i fell in love- willa does that 21st century LA response to heroin chic (see the cobrasnake) so darn well and im jealous. you can tell all her choices have been carefully thought out, yet she looks like she just rolled out of bed and grabbed whatever was nearest. she is perfectly dishevelled , yet stylish. i salute her!

tomorrow i'll channel willa (and embrace the last 2 weeks of my unemployment) by painting each nail a different colour.

source: the fashion spot

horsey fabulous

2008-10-12T14:53:00.012+01:00

luella's ss09 was my absolute favourite of the london shows (overall- i'm loving a bit of balmain). her collection was so whimsical; like a royal garden party on acid. yesterday i raided vv rouleaux (the grown-up version of kiddie in a candy shop) for candy coloured ribbon, and shall henceforth be rocking equestrian hair bows to brighten up the winter months:

love me, love my blog

2008-10-12T14:44:00.002+01:00

i just joined bloglovin' so you can track my online scrapbook without having to check back constantly (haha sure you do that right now!!). it's a pretty cool tool- you just pick all your favourite blogs and then, rather than check them all individually, this one website links all new posts- it's a bit like a magazine made by your favourite bloggers.

please please become a follower of little old me, you'll make my day!

www.bloglovin.com

x

her boy builds coffins

2008-10-10T19:05:00.015+01:00

florence (...& the machine) makes my favourite songs of the moment. hattie and i saw her play airwaves in hoxton a few weeks back- girl blew my mind. check her out- she's pretty freakin' wonderful. not only that, but she has on stage style to rival roisin. she was rocking a harlequin playsuit and feathered collar, complete with the ethereal make-up showcased below- like she fell into a dressing up box. love it! she makes me want to paint my face with glitter and make shocked expressions in the darkness.

source: myspace, flickr

skip to about 3 minutes in of this- you wont be sorry:

hermes happiness

2008-10-10T13:40:00.004+01:00

bless her mini mary-janes!

source: people

singing to me in my sleep

2008-10-09T12:24:00.007+01:00

right now i cant get these songs out of my head. look them up, you wont be sorry. x

* close the lid- port o'brien
* two doors down- mystery jets
* electric feel - mgmt
* milk - kings of leon
* olympic airways / cassius - foals

* my boy builds coffins - florence & the machine

* bruises - chairlift

* she talks to angels - black crowes

* grass - animal collective

here come the it girls...

2008-10-06T22:22:00.005+01:00

if only i could dj...

source: the fashion spot

ironic iconic

2008-10-05T17:05:00.001+01:00

i've got a lot of love for tennessee thomas.

source: the fashion spot

francesca ballerina

2008-09-28T16:26:00.001+01:00

this is francesca. she's a bad influence on me. she gets me drunk and encourages me to pull faces like this:

francesca is a ballerina. when she's not attempting a seductive wink after too many tequila slammers, she has that poise and grace achievable only with twenty-two years of pirouettes.

what's new pussycat?

2008-09-13T18:27:00.003+01:00

hannah, georgie and i pretend to be 22. our love for drawing on our faces tells a different story...
strangely we always seem to end up as cats. hmmmmm.

although cute, it's not really a workable look. but do we stop? naaaaaaaah.

(you might think this is georgie's birthday. it's not. it's a tuesday)

(this heart is a regular occurrence)

(hannah went out clubbing with this on her face. she was obviously drunk. the bouncers let her in. they were obviously wasted)

we continue to find new ways to vent our feeling that maturity is waaaaaaay over-rated!

damn the man! save the empire!

2008-09-08T17:27:00.002+01:00

awhile ago, the lovely rumi did a post all about empire records.
oh lordy, i adore that movie! rumi focused on the fashion in her post (liv tyler, that kilt, those dm's..), which makes me too want to bust out some proper early 90s outfits. but that's not what makes me come back to this movie time and time again..

although a huge cliche, music makes me happier than almost anything else in the world. apart from maybe sweeties. and brownies. and my mum. oh and amaretto sours.. mmmm. there are all these scenes in the film where the kids in the store seem to just have so much fun playing songs they love (my absolute freakin' favourite being this). without sounding over-the-top, it was empire records and moments like this that made me want to work in music, which i did for a year when i was 18. and yes, it was like working in the store- all chatting about bands, mtv blaring and encountering toss-pots like rex manning. except that there was no aj. sadness!

there are songs that get me everytime..

if i was making a mixtape, it would go something like this:

*beautiful ones- suede
*west coast- coconut records
*stay where you are- ambulance ltd
*i want to hold your hand- the beatles
*sometimes- my bloody valentine
*girls and boys- blur
*over my shoulder- i am kloot
*up the junction- squeeze
*bedroom dancing- day one
*rush and a push and the land is ours- the smiths
*hospital beds- cold war kids
*anna begins- counting crows (guilty little pleasure!)
*shakin' all over- the guess who
*boy from school- hot chip
*ruby blue- roisin murphy
*wish you were here- pink floyd
*someday- the strokes
*elouise- maps
*disorder- joy division
*just like honey- jesus and mary chain
*wolf like me- tv on the radio
*pin- yeah yeah yeahs
*waterloo sunset- the kinks
*latchmere- maccabees (i remember latchmere's wave machine!)
*to you i bestow- mundy
*about a girl- nirvana
*bette davis eyes- kim carnes

and oh god so many more!

and i cant forget this... this is the song i always come back to. no judgement please! it's an absolute classic...

snapshots

2008-09-07T00:03:00.001+01:00

this was my wall when i was a student... i love mia. and cupcakes. and snapshots from sofia coppola movies. and kirsten, obviously- she's pretty frickin' awesome. i almost cried when i had to move house!

london loves

2008-09-05T19:53:00.002+01:00

there are parts of my city that make me so happy

i saw this yesterday and it made me BEAM. i like to hope that this building brings the investment bankers it houses some perspective

it reminded me of my favourite part of london town. i used to stare at this rooftop for hours on end. it killed me when it was repainted

london can be pretty freakin' wonderful.

let's start at the beginning...

2008-09-01T22:39:00.003+01:00

to anyone reading this blog... welcome to my wonderful world!

1. this is me
2. i dream of being a ballerina but am sadly uncoordinated. and tall. ooops.

3. i have two sisters who steal my clothes and criticise my make up, and a brother who does neither. they complete me.

4. i'm made happy by: peanut butter, swedish fashionistas, lula magazine, miu miu handbags, gavin and stacey, my little ponies and gingerbread houses with my hannah, bright nailvarnish, being patronising, cinema sweet popcorn, britpop, my beautiful friends, playing dress up with my big sisters, my evil cat tabitha, hedi slimane and the cobrasnake, le lapin, joshie and his presents from skips...

i hope you will enjoy reading clementina ballerina as much as i will enjoy creating it. love from me x