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+ Music on my mind #2

Jeni — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:55:20 +0000

Source Devil’s Spoke – Laura Marling Laura Marling may not have had a string of Number One hits, but it’s her understated success with critics and music lovers which suggests her hauntingly beautiful music will be around for decades to come. I have only listened to Devil’s Spoke, the first release from I Speak Because I Can, [...]

+ How To Be A Success

Jeni — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:49:12 +0000

Source OK, this is written slightly tongue-in-cheek seeing as at the moment I am an unemployed jobseeker who these days gets regularly rejected from interviews. BUT, there are plenty of people on the internet who have some great advice, for me and you, on how to succeed. A lot of it is to do with being [...]

+ On the hunt for the perfect fur coat

Jeni — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:09:32 +0000

Ever since the cold snap settled over England a few weeks ago, I’ve been trying to find my dream fur coat, preferably fur although I am willing to wear vintage fur (for the record I wear leather so I’m not about to get on my hypocritical high horse about wearing fur). Fur Coat Wishlist…. + It needs [...]

+ My Dream Home

Jeni — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:43:51 +0000

One day, I keep telling myself, I will have the money and willpower to create my very own Cribs-worthy abode! Sites such as The Selby and Design*Sponge feature some really inspiring photos of people’s homes, and along the way I’ve devised my own wishlist of things I want! Split Level Room The Selby Quirky and colourful ornaments The Selby Dozens [...]

+ Flickr Faves: Snowy Days

Jeni — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:51:32 +0000

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+ How I Spent My Time in ‘09

Jeni — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:39:15 +0000

This was the year I travelled around the world, starting off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the world’s biggest party, the Rio Carnaval! It’s funny how the second you get home you almost forget you ever spent over five months seeing some of the most beautiful parts of the planet. So to remind myself [...]

Me at Machu Picchu, Peru [Flickr]

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+ New Year’s Resolutions for 2010

Jeni — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:39:04 +0000

The start of a new year is really just like any other week, but sometimes it’s nice to use it as an excuse to bring in some much-needed changes into your life. Here are some ways you can make the Year of the Tiger full of action and passion! My New Year’s Resolution is to…

Style Crush - My So-Called Life's Angela Chase [Flickr]

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My So-Called Life's Angela Chase Style - plaid shirts, floral dresses, knitwear, clashing, layering

+ Blog Buzz #2

Jeni — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:24:14 +0000

This is my weekly post where I feature anything that’s caught my eye on the internet in the past week! Jewellery Organisers I badly want to find a way of storing my jewellery that also doubles as a piece of art… at the moment I have shoe boxes full of tangled up necklaces, stray earrings and the [...]

+ Friday Freebies

Jeni — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:55:39 +0000

I swear I’m adding a new ’series’ to my blog every single day, but it’s a great way to motivate me to keep looking for great things to post! So, for the first ever Friday Freebies post, I am going to showcase some lovely music, buttons, themes and desktop wallpapers from across the web that [...]

+ Hair Envy

Jeni — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:59:25 +0000

Source – wwd.com How to do a fishbone plait Source If I get bored i just decorate my hair with the generic plaits, but this fishbone plait is a great way to give a common-place hairstyle a unique spin. Pin-up Hair Pin-up style hair always looks too complicated to pull off, but with the help of a Youtube [...]

+ MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Dream Destination

Jeni — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:23 +0000

source @ flickr OK, so I did travel over a dozen countries in the past year but I am still keeping my beady eyes on potential getaway spots for the future. There’s nothing wrong with dreaming…. Second in the series is the city of Moscow, in Russia. While researching this place I learnt that either a) Russia [...]

+ Fave Fashion Bloggers

Jeni — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:34:42 +0000

There’s a growing number of fashion bloggers who, armed with little more than a camera and a blog, have managed to gain worldwide recognition for their sense of style and personality. What they all have in common is a seemingly endless amount of money to purchase Chloé, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, much to the envy [...]

Fave Fashion Bloggers [Flickr]

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Rumi from fashiontoast, karla from karla's closet and aliz from cherry blossom girl.

+ I Would But I Shouldn’t

Jeni — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:49:24 +0000

Considering I barely ever meet any new guys anymore, my mind has started to charter new territory, the territory of “I would but I shouldn’t…!”. The likes of Orlando Bloom and that guy off of True Blood still do it for me, but sometimes I have crushes on guys for no sane reason. They might [...]

+ Blog Buzz #1

Jeni — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:57:28 +0000

Every week (or when I can!) I’m going to feature blogs and other internet-finds from the week. By sharing attention-grabbing stuff from other sites I hope I can keep some kind of check on the megabytes of information I read each week, and hopefully try and harness the best to share with others! Passion Pit – [...]

+ Before They Were Style Icons…

Jeni — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:37 +0000

The public often has a case of severe amnesia when they begin to worship various style icons for their innate or unique take on fashion. Sometimes, the most influential style icons have effectively had a wardrobe, style and personality transplant! Don’t believe me? Here are two examples: Recognising the fact that many ‘icons’ are borne out of [...]

Cheryl Cole - Creation of a style icon [Flickr]

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From chav-like style (trackies, crop tops etc) to A-list hair extensions, designer outfits and a spot on a national TV Show and music chart domination.

The creation of a style icon - Nicole Richie [Flickr]

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From untamed hair, unflattering outfits during the Simple Life era to mother-of-two, a style icon who runs her own fashion lines (i.e. House of Harlow)

+ The Noughties Revisited

Jeni — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:13:44 +0000

Can you believe we are about to approach the end of the decade? Since 2000, so many changes have taken place. The Internet has changed from being an optional hobby to the life-blood of all areas of our lives, we are all more digitally savvy… and music and fashion have continued to evolve. The likes [...]

The Best and Worst of the Noughties: 2000-2009 [Flickr]

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2000-2009.... what a decade.

+ Taking Shoes to Another Level

Jeni — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:42:47 +0000

Not content with basic ballet flats, stilettos and the humble ankle boot, Paris Fashion Week introduced to us shoes that defied description. Shoes are not just there to sit pretty on our feet anymore. Thanks to Alexander McQueen, footwear is looking set to be all about making a statement. OK, so I can’t really imagine [...]

My new black Zara lace-up suede wedges [Flickr]

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I love my brand new Zara lace-up suede wedges!

Spring/Summer 2010 wedges [Flickr]

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Givenchy, Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, Rick Owens, Christian Dior

+ BNP and Question Time

Jeni — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:53:22 +0000

As its website proudly boasts, the BNP won a million votes and gained two seats in the European parliament in the June European elections. And, in its responsibility as a public service broadcaster to remain impartial, the BBC is allowing BNP leader Nick Griffin airtime on next week’s Question Time. There are a number of options [...]

+ Being 23 – Happy Birthday To Me!

Jeni — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:37:44 +0000

Source: bekind20thers @ DeviantArt In less than two hours I turn 23… it sounds so old! I can no longer persist in the lie that I have only just reached my twenties, and I am nearer to 25 than 20. Never mind, with ages comes wisdom, and so I am going to set myself some goals [...]

+ Flickr Faves of the Week

Jeni — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:00:23 +0000

Just a selection of Flickr photos that I’ve stumbled upon. No connecting theme, the only qualifier is that they are all beautiful examples of photography! Hey, Zee! Romeika Miriness Heyitsthatgirl…=] Madzuka

+ The Best Places to Shop in the World…

Jeni — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:49:34 +0000

Here are some of the best places to shop in the world… according to me and my explorations of the globe! Luang Prabang Night Market, Laos KalabirdAs the sun sets over the Mekong river, Luang Prabang’s main road transforms. Pedestrianised and lined with small tentlike structures, the nightmarket overtakes the city. By browsing the stalls you can [...]

Blog thumbnail [Flickr]

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San Telmo, Buenos Aires [Flickr]

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Vintage fashion, style, thriftstores in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

As part of my 'best places to shop in the world' article --> www.jeniwren.com

+ Does wearing leather make you heartless?

Jeni — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:44:54 +0000

How many of you wear leather, or even more daringly, wear real fur? Stella McCartney, one of the world's most successful designers argues that it is morally wrong to persist in wearing items made from animal by-products.

+ Fashion & Self-esteem

Jeni — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:13:52 +0000

Do we follow fashion out of an underlying, bitter self-loathing? In response to a German magazine’s decision to cease using professional size-zero models, Karl Lagerfeld commented that “No one wants to see curvy women,” elaborating that it is fat women with low self-esteem who wish to see curvier figures: “you’ve got fat mothers with their [...]

+ TOKYO, JAPAN – Dream Destination

Jeni — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:48:56 +0000

Kirk Pederson OK, so I did travel over a dozen countries in the past year but I am still keeping my beady eyes on potential getaway spots for the future. There’s nothing wrong with dreaming…. First up in my procastinating is Tokyo, Japan. I want to live and breathe the highly-charged atmosphere. Technology, neon lights and perhaps [...]

+ Current mood: Despondent

Jeni — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:32:39 +0000

Sometimes I wonder what the point of everything is. My life is barely worth living at the moment. I have no job, no money, no-one who really truly completely cares for me, and it just seems that my life is a void. I think feeling depressed is not, as many people might think, a loathing [...]

+ Street Style Focus: Olivia Palermo

Jeni — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:42:21 +0000

Seriously? I have no idea who is or what she does, other than that she’s gained a reputation as a New York socialite who has something to do with MTV’s The Hills spin-off The City. Anyway, what I DO know is that she evidently very consciously dresses to perfection, quite possibly as much for the paparazzi [...]

+ Wishlist item #1

Jeni — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:32:41 +0000

After my lovely floral Dr Martens were stolen from my hostel in Buenos Aires, there’s a void in my life that can only be fixed with another pair! These suede ones are even better than my last pair; a more subtle colouring, and on-trend with the suede factor, they would be perfect with a floral dress, [...]

+ The unique style of Mary-Kate Olsen

Jeni — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:43:22 +0000

tFS A word of warning; normally where Mary-Kate Olsen leads, fashion trends follow. Expect to see a plethora of clogs, woven bags, velvet skirts and eighties-style wetlook jackets in a store near you soon! Any flares I owned were thrown out along with my crop tops and scrunchies back when I was about eleven, but they’re a [...]

+ Music on my Mind

Jeni — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:16:23 +0000

Music On My Mind is a new blog series I’ll be doing for the site. Enjoy! Empire of the Sun Enough.said. The XX First up is a band that I have been hopelessly addicted to since I got their album in August. The XX have that rare ability to create minimalistic music that packs a certain punch. I am [...]

+ I couldn’t help but wonder…

Jeni — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:07:00 +0000