Boohoo haul

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I'm always on the lookout for good bargains and online retailer Boohoo has some very affordable pieces.

This was my second time buying from them, having found some pieces in the sale that I liked. As Boohoo is very trend-led, I only seem to shop from their Autumn/Winter collections as I just can't stomach spring pastels and florals. 

As with most affordable retailers, you are getting what you pay for. You are often paying under £30 per item, which means the materials won't be particularly luxurious, details are simple and certain pieces are often unlined. This isn't an issue for me, but some people seem to only want to pay little and expect amazing quality - that's not how fashion works! I've found Boohoo's pieces sturdy enough to last me, with some unique and interesting designs. 

Anyway, onto my purchases!

 

Hand Harness - £5

I've got a think about gold hand harnesses lately.... I haven't taken this for a spin (while djing) yet, so I'm not sure if it's comfy, but who cares!

 

Gold Triangle Eyelashes and Gold Zig Zag Eyelashes - £3 each

I don't typically wear eyelashes unless it's for a photoshoot, but these have GOLD ART DECO PATTERNS ON, so obviously I needed to get them.

 

Paisley Brocade Shorts in Wine - £8

I bought these on a whim because they were so cheap. I don't think they are dressy enough for me to wear for a club, but I am wearing them to my day job today (with a jacket from ASOS). At first I wasn't so sure about them, as they have a slightly odd puff at the front, but I love the pattern on the material. I also wish these shorts were in my size!

 

 

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Swimwear: Sabine de Brumes

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I am not typically a swimwear type of girl. For a few reasons. One: I'm not likely to be jetting off to a sunny beach any time soon. Two: Most swimwear I see is brightly coloured or patterned, which just isn't me. 

 

Bring back glamorous beachwear! A good example is this shot of Asa Maynor.

 

I don't buy into the whole "bikini body" junk, nor feel that I NEED to go to a beach purely because that's what people should want to do. I suppose most women my age are finding that holidays are becoming rare occasions. The most I can afford to do is visit my parents in Cornwall (don't get me wrong, I love it), which hardly calls for brightly printed scraps of bikinis.

 

I have never seen a swimsuit and thought "I must own this AND THEN book a holiday somewhere to show it off". Until I saw Sabine de Brumes swimwear.

 

I actually saw the collection on The Lingerie Lesbian's blog, so head on over there for all the images. I tend to feature lingerie on my blog that breaks the boundaries between underwear and outerwear, and I'm particularly drawn to the way this swimwear can be worn as glamorous eveningwear. 

 

 

See?

The designer, Mais Gysens, apparently worked alongside Alexander McQueen in London before heading to LA to launch her own collection. Unfortunately I can't find any information as to how much one of her pieces may cost, but I'd assume from the detail and the unique designs that they are probably out of my range :(

But I can lust after them.

 

 

Now that's the kind of glamorous beachwear I'd wear rain or shine. 

 

This Month In Pictures

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What I've been up to during the past month, via my instagram @swiczeniuk!

  

 

Top Left: I usually go for a black/red/gold colour scheme, but I thought I'd mix it up and make use of the silvery vintage embellishments I have to jazz up a Playful Promises bra.

Top Right: Now that I've finished reading Game of Thrones I excitedly headed to the bookshop. I ended up with Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I'd not read Gatsby yet, terrible I know, but I wanted to read it before the film (which looks pretty awful) comes out.

Bottom Left: One of the outfits I wore to The Burning Beat. Wearing the new Kiss Me Deadly red Elle robe and black tap pants. TAP PANTS ARE FUN!

Bottom Right: I ended up finishing Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close in about a week. One of my favourite books, if not THE favourite, is Everything is Illuminated, also by Safran Foer. Extremely Loud didn't disappoint (although still cannot top Illuminated). I find his writing style so beautifully distressing, I highly recommend his books. If you don't mind crying constantly (unless you happen to have no heart). The quote pictured above is about a man who has lost the ability to speak.

 

 

Top Left: Before heading out to The Burning Beat one saturday. We look like some kind of bizarre '70s supervillains.

Top Right: The view from the stage at Torture Garden. Thankfully a fairly safe-for-work shot. Oh and the flashing light thingy, that's my new toy, a Midi Fighter. This allows us to do all kinds of fun remixing live. 

Bottom Left: What I wore to TG - pretty much the same as what's in my header image!

Bottom Right: I've been sick for about half the month, ranging from a nasty cough to a full-blown cold. My desk is starting to look like a pharmacy...

 

Nearer The Moon Lingerie

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A fairly new brand, in the scheme of things, Nearer The Moon launched in 2011 with "a devotion to all things decadent, inspired by midnight encounters, cabaret shows and high fashion." Which sounds right up my street.

As you may have guessed, I have a penchant for particularly elaborate (and therefore, mostly expensive) lingerie. I haven't actually tried Nearer The Moon yet, so I can't say what the quality is like, but I just want to pick out a few of my favourite items from them!

 

Spanking Shorts

 I'd seen the custom white spanking shorts they created, but my heart just leapt at this gold pair. This is definitely going to be one of my next lingerie purchases. As I only really buy lingerie to wear out while DJing, I'd have to wear these with something underneath, but I think that'd still work well! 

 

Suspender Belt with Gold Chain

Normally I prefer longline girdles that hide all sins, but I definitely see the appeal of the current trend of strappy/cage-like lingerie. Especially if it involves gold. I'm so easily swayed. I'd love to wear this over a contrasting (i.e. red) pair of high waist briefs.

 

Cream & Gold Glitter Playsuit

I'm not normally attracted to white lingerie but this is just gorgeous. I'm not sure if the cut out on the stomach would be flattering for me, but I'd love to use it in a layered outfit somehow. I actually saw Chloe wearing this as outerwear with a pair of Kiss Me Deadly tap pants, which looked amazing.  

 

Do you have a favourite item from Nearer The Moon?