Sanctuary

top: lazy oaf, jacket and skirt: east end thrift store, shoes: new look

I have mocks tomorrow and haven't revised at all for half my subjects. This holiday I've mainly been revising and stuck inside because of the rain, so nothing much has happened except I am now a regular contributor to the Wandering Collective, an online publication thing and it's super cute so have a look here.

The maddest thing happened to me while I was in the east end thrift store the other day buying clothes, I found the exact same jacket that I had almost bought about a year ago on the Portobello Rd. It had the same small rip in the lining so I knew it was the same and this time I bought it omg how weird? It's so pretty and has a sequin detail on the back- I'm in love.
Here are some photos I took of my bedroom a few mornings ago, and my favourite Christmas presents. I got the Rookie Yearbook 2 which is so so beautiful and some other books and dvds and TAROT CARDS which are the best and remind me of that My So Called Life episode where Rayanne's mother teaches Angela how to use them. I also got super pretty glitter nail polish, a cute little kaleidoscope and a palmistry book so I can master the mysterious arts and become Mrs Trelawney and tell ur future. 
I also added to my shrine and melted down all the candles around it so everything is stuck in the wax, and I stuck up all my posters and photos on my wall (finally).

My new years resolution to stay of the computer is really going well (pls recognise my sarcasm) -Bye from Daria x

Glitter and Gold

My gold streamers from my art GCSE mock came in very useful when I decorated my room this morning. The winter sunlight came in and made my blue bedroom all gold and sparkly and it felt like spring again.

I am wearing a Tracey Emin tshirt and my kilt. 

The plastic blue shrine has been mine since I was little and it contrasted prettily with the gold, as well as my nail polish. So colour co-ordinated yo x

Inspo: Rookie prom, glitter and Petra Collins

~ Merry Christmas ~

Sharing with The Lisbon Girls

In France during Summer, we stayed with a family who had rented an old house in a small French village surrounded by hills. These are some photos I took of my bedroom, with only a blue tint added. They remind me a lot of The Lisbon Girls' bedrooms in The Virgin Suicides, especially with all the small religious items and the lace and bare walls. It was quite creepy sleeping there on the first night because I had just finished reading the book (of The Virgin Suicides) and if you have seen or read it, you know it doesn't end very happily. But it was really pretty in the mornings when the light shone through the lace round the bed and the whole room was a really bright white, so here are my photos:

 

     

summer's here

I am loving summer right now- I've gone swimming in the Hampstead Heath ponds every morning, watched Ghost World for the first time (which made me want to record and draw a lot more), gone on a very successful shopping trip and relaxed in this really strange heatwave that Britain is having. Seriously, I don't understand why it's so hot, it was 5 degrees hotter than Greece yesterday to give you all some perspective #saywhaat

I'm currently working on making a huge playlist for when I go on holiday, and (as you may have already realized) I am a total organizing freak, so I've made lists of everything I'll need to bring with me and buy before because I can't stop myself.

 Shoes: new look, Sunglasses: brick lane stall, Jeans: etsy, Camera: car boot sale

I'm always redoing the pictures on my wall so I took some photos to show what it looks like right now. I love having all my favourite images and leaflets stuck up in one place because I can stare at them from my bed when I wake up. The pictures include several Morrissey/Smiths posters, Submarine themed postcards, polaroids and NME pages. It sums up a lot of my interests and obsessions and it feels like my own personal gallery.

bedroom inspiration

So due to my lack of creativity and imagination, I failed to think of a good idea for something to blog about, so here it is, you are being presented with my bedroom. Sorry. Because of all my school work and stuff and the fact I never leave it, it is a total mess. Therefore I have tried to photograph small parts of it that may give you an idea of what it's like. The wall collage is one of my favourite things because it permits me to gaze into Morrissey and Sky Ferreira's faces every time I wake up. So here it is..

 i collect matches/lighters

favourite CDs: (downwards) alt J - An Awesome Wave, Arcade Fire - The Suburbs, Crystal Castles - (III), Echo and the Bunnymen - Best of

Everyone has a dream bedroom, and you've heard me raving about Submarine in one of my last posts.. Oliver Tate, the protagonist of the film's room, happens to be perfect. His type-writer, the clouds painted on his wall, the postcards and posters plastered all over the walls and the attic slanted ceiling all made me fall in love with it. If anyone else has a dream room based on some movie/book/theme comment on this post?

And now because you're all definitely sick of hearing me talk about Submarine, here's more of my room inspiration:

okay we can all safely admit we all want the bedroom from Princess Diaries

The Virgin Suicides

500 Days of Summer (chalkboard wall)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Pretty in Pink

The last few are all from tumblr

Now that I've actually written it all down, I realize that most of my favourite bedrooms are from 80s movies.. Anyway, sorry for the picture-heavy post, I'll try to do more fashion/writing next time. 

beside the sea

Wow ok so I was on the internet, wasting my life away as usual, when I saw this photo on Tavi Gevinson's blog: The Style Rookie (which is so perfect that it's basically the reason I was inspired to start blogging, by the way) which was taken by some guy called Luigi Ghirri and I thought all his photos were pretty cool so now I'm sharing them with you.. My favorites are mostly on beaches and by the sea and I thought his style was quite like the film Submarine (2010) which is my all time favourite film so you understand why I like these photos now right? 

They're all so cheerful and summery and like surreal postcards, I'm definitely going to be sticking these all over my room, in anticipation for summer. 

I took some photos by the sea in Cornwall this Easter

I also recommend everyone watches Submarine, hopefully these photo's might persuade you? If you like the sea, duffle coats, comedy, pyromania, Wales and high school drama then go watch it. 

"My Dear Americans, The film you are about to see is a biopic of my life. The events take place, not so long ago, in a proud land called Wales. Wales is next to England, a country you pretend to treat as an equal. My homeland has produced Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Jones and some other people. You have not yet invaded my country and for this I thank you. Submarine is an important film. Watch it with respect. Fond regards from your protagonist, Oliver Tate."