the graduate

I got my results back today and am pleased with them :) I no longer have to dread that I can't apply for jobs in my field because of their competitive entrance requirements (it's like applying for university all over again!). Now I REALLY feel like a graduate and it's liberating!

Threw together an outfit with the few items I grabbed before I ran to Oxford (again). I wore this dress (& the headband) to Glastonbury and it was perfectly light and airy, even if I did get raging sunburn on my shoulders and chest.

Firstly, here's a photo of Oxford at sunset... so pretty. Would you believe all of these photos were taken on a little 3.2MP camera Sony Ericsson mobile phone?

Headband: Monsoon kids

Sunglasses: H&M

Dress: Topshop

Necklace: From Venice

Belt: Uniqlo

Satchel: Belongs to the boy, from Esprit

Boots: MY NEW BABIES - Loblan

Saw an old acquaintance at a club in Oxford and she had these on in black... I demanded to know where she got them from and ran out the next day to get a pair for myself! I got them in brown because I'm trying to wean myself off black boots (how many pairs do I have already???) and it's a bit more summery :)

Check out the Loblan plaque and the huge metal stud on the underside of the boot... the leather on these is absolutely gorgeous. They were pricey but completely worth it.

Weather is gorrrrrgeous and it hasn't rained yet!

Z xoxo

CRUMPLED is the new ironed............

Yeah, just making excuses for the fact that my shirt is crumpled beyond belief but I REALLY could not be bothered to iron it myself (me and irons don't get along very well... I often end up with burn marks and melted buttons/etc) and figured that wearing it for a while would make it less so, haha. Love this waistcoat which I got from Zara a year or so ago but I'm so paranoid of the studs falling off! Also, you can't really see them properly but I'm wearing wet-look leggings that I bought in Hong Kong.

On another note... I miss taking the outdoor pictures! Must get more of those done but I was only able to take these in a rush before I ran out the door. The long grey granny cardigan is rather a cop-out on the jacket front. I definitely need to revive some winter --> spring transition coats. I scored a denim jacket at the same time as my vint boots so hopefully it'll be warm enough to wear that soon!

These are the however-many-seasons-ago Gap boots that I'm still wearing and still loving! I got the studded things on another pair of boots (which were already studded... talk about cowboy jingling overkill!) and transferred them to these - I think it adds a nice bit of detail, what do you think?

Doing silly things with my cardigan for the camera. I've been watching Cycle 12 of ANTM and can never resist an opportunity to do stupid poses now whenever a camera is turned on me. They don't always work out though, haha.... but I guess thats why models have 100s of frames per photoshoot!

Shirt - Full Circle, mens department

Waistcoat - Zara

Cardigan - Uniqlo HK

Boots - Gap

Studded things on boots - from another pair of boots (Ash)

Wet-look leggings - Random store in Hong Kong

These are actually the Dr Martens I got from Amazon. They are so weirdly..... normal (considering my usual shoe purchases) but I couldn't resist the price tag! What do ya'll think?

Thank you lovely commenters and THANK YOU for all the gorgeous bloggers who have linked me! So so sweet of ya :)

Z xoxo