STACK

My Sister got me the most awesome birthday present - a subscription to Stack. If you haven't heard of it, it's a service whereby you subscribe and they send you each month a different independent magazine from around the world, completely at random.

The November magazine is the gorgeous publication Wrap which comes complete with pull out wrapping paper. It arrived while my Sister was in Bali, a mere 6 hours flight away from me (compared to the normal 22 hrs+), so pretty timely. The best thing about a gift like this is it's a gift that keeps on giving. A little reminder of the person who gave it to you every time you get a new delivery.









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RUSSH

Two reasons to buy Russh this month - my homegirl Cara Delevigne on the cover and Montana Cox inside.



Plus this weirdly awesome fashion film featuring Cara at Coney Island.


Notorious from Industrial Color Motion on Vimeo.


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TEARS

A couple of nice tears I had to throw away. Can't pack it all in my case unfortunately..





1. Beautiful glitter eyes from the beauty pages of Vogue, 2. A Bonnie & Clyde inspired shoot from  Jalouse,
3. Alice Dellal looking her usual awesome self, 4. More glitter eyes from Vogue,
5. Glitter eyes in Black & White, 6. My favourite cover of i-D with Eniko

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ABBEY LEE

I'm still alive! I just got a little busy with Real Life. I do have plans for this blog, though I have gone off the layout somewhat. Hmmm. Working on a blog related project at work and signing in and out of different blogspot/twitter/photobucket accounts is tiresome not to mention I can't decide which content/ideas to put where. For now, I have a reason to buy D&C this month, I've been put off it lately, but I can't resist an Abbey editorial.



Outfit posts to come soon I think.

Image from knighttcat.com

ANNA & ALEXA

This image has been doing the rounds and I did laugh at some of the captions. Body language appears to say it all...



That was until I saw the shots that didn't make the tabloids..



I haven't watched The September Issue in full, but even so I decline to believe that Anna Wintour is that much of a snob that she would publically snub someone she doesn't even know (not to mention she is the editor of Vogue for gods sake, surely she cannot be that out of touch that she hasn't heard of Bob Geldof and by association his daughter?? Surely!)

Images from daily mail and Getty

NEET

Not only is issue #16 (16! where does time go?!) of N.E.E.T. Magazine online now, but they also have a brand new blog @ www.neetmagazine.com/blog.

LOVE #2

I left the house today to go to post office and run a couple of simple errands and be back home within the hour. But somehow I ended up in Borders, soaking up the sun in their best window seat and reading the latest issue of Love magazine from cover to cover. It's better than the first issue I think, Katie did good.

I fucking love Pixie Geldof.




Photography Angelo Pennetta
Fashion Editors Katie Grand, Fran Burns and Victoria Young

Images from thelovemagazine.co.uk

CRASH

The front cover of Crash magazine caught my eye in Borders today. (Incidently it was the only magazine that caught my eye, are the monthlies later than usual?).
I usually think Emma Watson looks either too safe or like her clothes are wearing her, but I love the styling in this editorial. She comes across really well in the article too.

Images from watson-daily.com via thefashionspot

JALOUSE FÉVRIER

I created this blog for the purpose of writing amongst other reasons, but I barely have time to think let alone write at the moment. Therefore, for the time being, pictures will have to suffice.







Taylor Warren photographed by Laetitia Hotte for Jalouse

Images from taylor-warren.blogspot.com

BEST OF BRITISH

You've all seen the covers by now, but what really makes this issue of iD is the editorials. It was so hard to pick just a couple of images for this post, there are so many fantastic images to choose from.





Images from thefashionspot

TIS THE SEASON

Christmas and all that comes with it (parties, shopping and more parties) seems to have zapped my time to blog lately. I am now back at home with the parentals enjoying family time and food. Santa was very good to me this year, bringing me amongst other things the House of Viktor & Rolf book, Nylon and not one but two copies of January i-D (Santa and my Sister obviously didn't confer). I bought my Sister Lula (not just so I could borrow it) and my copy of Influence arrived just in time for the holidays, so I have a lazy day of reading ahead of me.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AN EVEN MERRIER NEW YEAR!

REASONS TO BUY VOGUE

I think I was lucky today my local shop had the December issue of Vogue, on 1st November! Unheard of. I have recently found my attention to British Vogue wavering, but with the Fantastic Fashion Fantasy issue I am a firm fan once again (now say that 3 times quickly!).

Reason to buy the December issue:

1. A truly enchanting shoot by Tim Walker featuring Tim Burton and Helena Bonham-Carter amongst others, which captures the world of storybook imagination amazingly. The shots of Karen Elson are especially beautiful (in bed with a crocodile and on stilts as The BFG) but I think my favourite is of Georgia May Jagger inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.



2. Beautiful beautiful artwork by Su Blackwell, who creates sculptures from the pages of old books (and is exhibiting in London at the end of the month).

3. Jourdan Dunn and Lily Donaldson photographed by Nick Knight in some of fashion's most extravagant and avant-garde creations, including Chalayan's wooden table skirt (which reminds me, I am very much looking forward to the exhibition next year!).



4. "Dream Walls" of likes, loves and doodles created by a selection of designers especially for Vogue. I adore Luella's. "I like Wednesday Adams' plaits". I want to make my own.

5. The pull out cover features Kate Moss looking beautiful in Dior Couture. (I am going to ignore the "Fashion is my passion" quote ie the most overused phrase in the fashion industry and one you are told to avoid like the plague in personal statements, interviews etc. Especially now it has been coined by the Bratz dolls. Vogue you could have done better than that).
The real draw of the cover for me is the beautiful typefaces designed by Jo Ratcliffe which feature throughout the issue.

HONOURABLE MENTION

Steph told me this was going to happen long before I saw it however when I saw it in print in black and white, I still could not stop the smile from spreading across my face. It was all I could do to stop myself from tapping the person next to me in Borders saying "Hey look at this, that's my best mate's website mentionned by The Ting Tings! In Elle Magazine!"



If you haven't logged on to NEET Magazine yet, then seriously, where have you been? NEET is all about grassroots creativity, it's full of stylish people, great photography and links to some brilliant independent designers. All stylishly pulled together by the fabulous Stephanie J. In fact it's thanks to the September issue that I found this fab etsy seller of vinyl wall art. I have saved a space for the the cuckoo clock on my bedroom wall.



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NYLON!

Is it me or has Nylon been disappearing from our (British) shelves lately? Yesterday I wandered into my parents local Whsmith looking for the fashion section and throwing a glance over to the Arts and Crafts section, I was surprised to spot two copies of Nylon sandwiched between Wallpaper* and Popular Patchwork Magazine! True story. Maybe that's why I haven't been able to find it?



It's true that Nylon isn't what it was, but I can't complain about this issue which includes some of my favourite ladies Zooey, Daisy and Alexa! (I could definitely have done without the pages of Cory and Peaches though. I watched Peaches' show on MTV last night, then I watched the repeat 3 hours later. It was like a car crash, I couldn't tear myself away from the sheer awfulness).

Speaking of Alexa, the Life in a Day article in The Times left me completely confused. She is taking the piss right?