season styling

I am not a huge fan of pink, and never have been, but when it comes to pastels I make an exception. There's something about wearing pastel pink in the winter that's so appealing to me, perhaps it's because of its mix of feminine allure and androgynous edge that takes my fancy. This seasons catwalks from Topshop to Carven have proved that pastels are not just for spring...but who listens to those rules anyways? If wearing an entire outfit of pink pastels might be daunting to some, this shade of pink can be beautiful paired with black or grey. Think oversized coats and PVC skirts.

| Go with the fro |

 

“ That's why her hair is so big, it's full of secrets ” 

The new it girl

 

She's the redhead of all redheads, fashion stylist to self-made fashionista, fashion writer and TV presenter. Angela Scanlon is set for big things. Having gained a vast amount of experience over here, she recently moved to London to continue to pursue her calling. Angela has been dressed by JW Anderson and Simone Rocha, and praised by many. She continues to inspire and we continue to aspire to nab her tailored, tomboyish yet elegantly unique look. The Meath native is everything we've been waiting for; the epitome of a cailín rua, with great personality and eye catching style. I feel I can relate to her on many levels for her love of simpleness, aversion towards purple and not overtly girly style.

Move over Alexa, it's Angela's time to shine.

After only coming across the artist known as GoldieLocks a while back on London Red Bull Studio. Her music really appealed to me. Intrigued to who this 'GoldieLocks' was, I did a little research and found that unfortunately Sarah Akwisombe (the girl in question) is not making music anymore but has finished...which is quite disheartening in a way. GoldieLocks created fun mixes of electronica and rap, you can't beat that combo. So, being the creep that I am I found Sarah's well established website that she now runs on a regular basis. The site focuses on woman and entrepreneurship, her speciality is fashion. Sarah strives to succeed and that's clear.


When I asked her on twitter why she would give up what seemed to me as an accomplished music career, she replied "It made me sad and negative", though not losing her love for music she states "It just made me bitter to constantly see talentless people become successful, plus it's a declining [music] industry and I want to build an empire and make money and music didn't have those opportunities. Well, it did but they were all dying out or you had to make crap music to get them." It gets you thinking how hard it is to make it in music, without making shit music. Cause lets face it the majority of popular music is shit. I can't figure out why this is.. Is it because most people have shit taste in music? The mind ponders.

I really admire Sarah Akwisombe as a young woman and a musician (as cringe as that sounds). Sarah is clearly successful. For me, It's the fact that she is a multitasker, she blogs, she runs a business, she runs a fashion website, and still is extremely talented music-wise. This girl is frank, doesn't do the whole bullshit thing, she's willing to give advice on how to succeed, with the experience she has gained from mistakes. Mistakes, you may ask? If you call having your music used for Nike and for Marc Jacobs runway, working with Tinchy Stryder and Example mistakes then yes, plenty. And they're just to name a few. 


The creative Brit has done a lot since the age of 19, now the 26 year old has made it from the grime music scene to running her own business which encompasses fashion and economic success (with a little emphasis on female achievement). She's in the know and has the originality to go with it, that's why I think she's someone to look up to in life. Whether it be to her highly informed website or her lyrics which deal with modern day problems, take a little time to check her out.
http://www.sarahakwisombe.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/GoldieLocks/11091960302?sk=app_2405167945