Molly Soda at Annka Kultys

Here are a few pics from net artist Molly Soda's debut exhibition at the Annka Kultys gallery in Bethnal Green that I recently visited on my last trip back down to London. 

Climbing the stairs into the space, you could hear audio of the artist crying and it was almost as though she was trapped inside this pink bubble. Walking round the room was a lot like being in a dystopian fiction where the protagonist has had multiple experiences trapped inside a container and you're going through their memory library trying to understand their life.

One video saw Molly trawling through a pile of roses, continuing the "he loves me, he loves me not" rhyme with phrases that presumably relate to a past relationship of hers. Another - the one with the sobbing - played from a seemingly broken monitor screen. There were also various lip sync videos scattered around on iPhones and iPads.

The gallery owner mentioned to me that each piece was priced according to the amount of views the particular moving image had amounted online and that they came on their own memory stick hand decorated with plastic gemstones by the artist herself. Unfortunately it's no longer open to the public, however you can watch all the videos featured here on Molly's YouTube channel. 

I need more plants and beanbags in my house.

Lol it me

Trashy Ratkin

Wearing: Fluffy Bomber Jacket by Gemma Goldstone, Ugly Crop Top by Lazy Oaf, Dress by Textile Federation, Vintage Minnie Mouse Backpack, Plain Tattoo Choker Necklace, Nike Socks, Nike Air Force Ones.

All photos taken by Elisa Von Brockdorff.

 Makeup, styling and modelling by your old pal Hatti. 

Rummaging through your bins since 1992

Polyester Magazine Launch Night

The mag istself!

Whilst the werewolves were running amok on the night of the supermoon, London's babeliest creatives were making their way down to Doomed Gallery in Dalston to celebrate the launch of Polyester Magazine.

On entry I was handed a sangria with a pineapple cocktail straw and whilst happily sippping I noticed that the majority of my Tumblr dashboard were there which was simultaneously really strange and really exciting. Despite queueing forever, I never got my free nail makeover but I did have loads of fun listening to Cheyenne Davide's DJ set and mingling with friends old and new. Overall it was a fab night and I would like to express my thanks to Ione Gamble and everyone who made it possible!

We look like a girl band or extras from The Tribe

Met this lovely lady!

A couple of pictures of me with my work :)

Prints of both drawings displayed at the launch are available to buy from my Society6 page.

Lazy Oaf x Miista Sample Sale

Happy Shoppers

It appears that I've summoned the sunshine by pre-emptively buying this Summery pineapple print dress yesterday at the Lazy Oaf & Miista shoes sample sale. My pals and I braved the chill and after being lied to a couple of times by Google Maps, we eventually made it to Dalston Pier. 

Puss in Boobs

The dress is slightly too tight but that's probably due to my post-Winter pudge but I was pining over this particular print for nearly a year now so I thought I'd better be safe than sorry, I can always layer it with dungarees or a skater skirt for a couple of months. The shoes are a tiny bit scuffed but after covering the marks on the heel with nail varnish they look brand new and I'm planning on wearing them out tonight. Luckily I managed to leave the sale with my bank account still intact as altogether they only came to £20! 

Best of AW14 Fashion Month

Fashion month is finally over so it's time to quit sobbing into my bank account and do something productive with my life. Before doing that though I wanna show you six favourite looks from each city. Originally it was going to be just five from each but I couldn't squeeze everything in - there were too many wonderful outfits! 

New York

Marc by Marc Jacobs, Calla, Karen Walker, Vfiles, Tanya Taylor, Clover Canyon

New York fashion week somehow seems like it was thirty thousand years ago and also just yesterday at the same time. The highlight was seeing rapper babe Angel Haze strut her stuff at the DKNY show. 

London

Holly Fulton, Matthew Williamson, Marios Schwab, Ashish, Meadham Kirchhoff, Louise Alsop

Ashish delivered my favourite show this year as the models looked like pixie princesses on a casual day at home in the cloud palace. I need to start saving my pennies up as the light-up Buffalo platforms they were wearing will be available in Topshop sometime soon.

Milan

Moschino, No. 21, Fausto Puglisi, Gucci, Emporio Armani, Dsquared

The McDonalds inspired Moschino looks this year were incredible - I'd love to get my hands on one of the happy meal handbags but I'd have to look into selling a kidney in order to do so. Next time you're in Maccy D's scour the bins for a discarded box and attach it to some string for a #DIY #highfashion #accessory

Paris

Miu Miu, Maxime Simoëns, Christian Dior, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Olympia Le-Tan

Paris fashion week was definitely the most difficult to filter down to just six looks - there were too many amazing colours, textures and silhouettes. I'm feeling a bit sad now that it's all over but the SS15 shows later on in the year will be spectacular.

Lazy Oaf Store Reopening

I thought taking photos would make the queue go quicker.

Queueing isn't really anyone's favourite thing to be doing on a weeknight - or ever- but when the new Lazy Oaf garms are at the other end along with goodie bags and complimentary prosecco I'm not going to complain.

Picture nabbed from the Lazy Oaf instagram.

This was the dress my heart was set on grabbing at the launch but it turns out that 1, it's actually a top and skirt set and 2, it's not being stocked until Summer. I probably should've emailed ahead and asked before becoming obsessed with it and planning shoots around it in my head. Pretty sure that's not normal behaviour. 

Look how cool everything is!

=^._.^=

This sheer jacket is nice.

Anna luvs clothes 4eva

Shouts to my friend Anna - she's the junior print designer at Bill + Mar who recently got their designs stocked in the Oxford Street Topshop. She has worked very hard and I'm very proud of her. I bumped into her at the tube station and convinced her to come along with us. 

Dat hat

Friendly chap

As always, the prints were friendly and fun - I especially liked this happy chap. I love how the bold black lines contrast against the bright materials.

Nerd alert

Here I am - looking like a twelve year old on school picture day on the Lazy Oaf stairs. School photos would be a godzillion times better if the backdrops were this cool.

Telecommunication device wraps and foot sacks

Unfortunately "never for money" seems to be the phrase I constantly tell my Mum whenever she asks how much I'm getting paid for my creative endeavours. She isn't pleased. Also kudos to anyone who manages to have a food related iPhone case without feeling constantly peckish.

After battling our way out of the crowd we decided to grab some Korean food at BiBimBap, play Lords of War at Loading Bar and obsess over Miley. 

Bill+Mar Feature

Wearing Bill+Mar's 'In The Sky' shirt dress, Topshop harness and socks, River Island coat, Demonia creepers.

I've been featured and interviewed on the Bill + Mar blog! Not only that but I modelled, styled and did the makeup and art direction for the accompanying photos. All the photos were taken either in my house or round the corner on Brick Lane and were taken by Anna Yeung. 

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS AND READ THE INTERVIEW

This is just a quick update with a link to the post because I clearly can't contain myself. I'll upload more photos in a later post so keep an eye out!

(Also - check out my new blog banner!)

As Punk as You Can Be Whilst Surrounded By Soap

Punk pals: my flatmate Tom, and my friend Ariana who works at LUSH.

As someone who enjoys baths and likes to buy good quality products that are cruelty free, I've always turned to LUSH for cosmetics and gifts. To celebrate the launch of Vivienne Westwood's line of eco-friendly scarves made in conjunction with the brand, the Regent Street branch threw a Punk Day. Or, as I'd like to call it, As-Punk-As-You-Can-Be-Whilst-Surrounded-By-Soap-Day.

Very squishy shower jellies!

I want everything in my life to smell like Snow Fairy.

These deformed penguins are bath bombs! Felt sorry for the one in the pic by itself, he had no beak and looked sad.

I dunno who this guy was, apparently he was in some indie band in the mid-naughties. Definitely wasn't punk but seemed nice enough, he gave me a mince pie. Unsure whether I like mince pies.

From the picture above, you can sort of make out a couple of the Vivienne Westwood scarves on the right of the guitar-man. The guitar-man, as you can tell, is not punk at all. In fact, the only punk thing about the day was the Sex Pistols poster behind him that had the word 'bollocks' censored, which in itself is a not very punk thing to do.  Despite this, I had a good couple of hours of fun and the shop smelt really tasty. 

Some of the goodies I took home with me, notice I adopted the sad penguin.

Also we got given goodie bags so expect some product reviews in the near future.