What would Audrey do...?

Often when I’m clothes shopping or dressing up for a night out, I think to myself “What would Audrey do?”

Miss Heburn has been voted as the most naturally beautiful and elegant women year after year in countless magazine, newspaper and website polls, even now, with a media saturated with "perfect" prototypes, we still vote for Audrey over anyone in todays limelight. She was always glowing, and even she described her look as simple. Many people mistake "Audrey fashion" as the look you see in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (her worst film might I add) and this is totally off! If you look through photos of her off-screen, Hepburn loved to dress in simple sleek outfits, often a lot of black or comfortable flowing skirts, flats and scarves.

No, I’m not one of the countless overweight retro girls dressing backwards in time. I just question the over-complication we put into our appearances these days and with countless fads backed up by what can only be considered an over-PRed fashion industry, more and more women are dressing in ways that rather than enhance their beauty, actually makes them look worse.

Every newspaper, magazine and website that I either read or end up failing to avoid tells me the next “in” thing; from Platform heels to block colours to neon eye-shadow. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am aware that many of these looks are nothing new and can often be dated back to a very sexy care free 1970’s generation but what gets me is how un-care free this look has become.

Suddenly we’re spending hundreds of pounds to achieve looks that outdate faster than you can pay back your credit card bill.

Funnily enough, in an attempt to prove a point in this article, I sat down with a stunning photo of my fashion icon, Audrey (we’re on first name basis now don’t you know), and attempted to “modernise” her look (badly with little to no understanding of illustrator.) Some how, this… this… doll!!! manages to outshine any hideous transformation I try to put her through, therefore rendering my entire article null and void. I probably shouldn’t post this at all considering my best pal Audrey has put me to shame… but that would mean all this typing and illustration was a waste of time;

And I don’t like wastes of time.

Damn you Miss Hepburn and your perfectness!

p.s. A recent discovery of mine is that this lady used to have a pet deer! She's like a disney princess! ^^*

Writing, news and ponies.

I loved considering myself a writer, I always had. Being a cliche, sitting under willow trees, pen and paper in hand; open mic nights and distraught, humerous and somewhat mind-boggling words sprawled across a page. I loved being "That Girl"; Even I could see the humour in it.

Sadly it has recently come to my attention that writers actually write... on a regular basis! Who'd of thunk it eh?

I'm a pretty useless writer; my vocabulary leaves much to be desired, my topics are often gonzo but uninteresting and I only ever seemed to make myself and my mother laugh... now it's just me and laughing on your own is somewhat of a taboo; wouldn't want the neighbours talking now would we?

In fact, ever since it was "just me" I've found writing of any sort near impossible. Hard to believe there was once a time where sitting down with a notepad would produce pages and pages of words that not even I knew that I knew and a night in usually involved a laptop rather than an Xbox.

Its hard to pinpoint the exact reason why I've found writing more difficult. Am I complacent? Happy? Too busy? Bored? Do I imagine that without my mother laughing over my every word, that no one is actually reading or listening?

To be honest, none of those self-deprecating excuses are good enough so I reckon its time I got back on the horse, or maybe pony... yeah pony... much less terrifying... and start writing again; not that I can literally write on a pony, that WOULD be difficult.

In other news;

I have a new job; which is good.

I had most of my long long hair cut off, which is bad; but people keep telling me is good.

I have a flat with my boyfriend, which is good;

but its too expensive which is bad; so I'm looking for a new one... which is also bad.

And thats all we have time for tonight...

So I'll leave you with these wise words.

If at first you don't...

Thank you.

Goodbye.