Bonsoir web world.
I thought I'd talk about the 'private school girl' look that is always on the peripheral of fashion trends.
It's a tricky thing, because in one way I despise private school girls and really want to slap them sometimes, but actually it's probably just jealousy as ultimately I wish I had gone to private school - doesn't everyone want to, deep down, come from a rich family, go to the best schools and then go to Cambridge or Oxford?? I hate myself for saying it but it's probably true in my case.
So the typical look of a private pupil comes with the same mixed feelings - I think it looks pompous and haughty but really I wish I could pull it off, though that then poses another problem - if I did pull off the look I would be pretending to be something I'm not and putting out a snobby image perhaps... I don't know, I think about these things far too much probably!
Anyway... basically I've noticed a couple of micro-trends that seem to be in this preppy vein: very high buns and husky jackets.
I've noticed the buns more really, it seems to be the way to wear your hair at the moment and definitely has the 'model' look about it. Basically it's just a simple twisted bun almost right on top of the head but not done too tightly so the hair looks a little loose and has a few wisps of hair flayling (I may have made that word up) around. BUT the bun itself is not a big messy one - it's tight, neat and concise, it's the rest of the hair that can be a bit messy. Again this is just a trend I've noticed on the streets of Landan and not so much on celebs so I can't prove it with celeb power I'm afraid. And also I would take a picture of myself wearing one but it really doesn't suit me because I have a side fringe (a grown out front fringe) which is too short so always falls down and this look only seems to look good with all the hair pulled back into the bun.
Now husky jackets. I only actually recently found out what they were called, but have been noticing these quilted, usually navy, jackets on people at the same time as the bun hairstyle. It seems it's a jacket you can only wear if you are confident in your style because otherwise you'd probably look like you were impersonating the Duchess of Cornwall or some other horsey middle-aged woman (like Jennifer Saunder's character in Jam and Jerusalem - comprendez??) because it is a very strong staple of the privately-educated wadrobe. Once again no celeb pictures but I'll post the best example of one of these jackets on here, though it's not a great one I'm afraid, I've seen much better on girls I've passed on the street, but hey-ho, here we go ^ (see above)
Also, just thought I'd show you my new boots from River Island that I luh-uh-uve, and were £35 which is reasonable for RI really, and they are flat ankle boots with a bit of studding - what more could you want?! YUM.
Elvie xxx
PS I think things have changed around on here so I can't have the same font colour which is annoying for miss meticulous here, but nevermind...
