Things He Made For Me

Crown and ears holder.Bed wheel stop pucks.Wolf ears (in varying sizes).Headbands (in 3 colours!).Swivel spotlights.Headband and screen printed cat-pizza-bicycle t shirt.
Working cupboard door.Blue tiara.Bicycle-cat-pizza tshirt (I’ve got two now).

He makes things the way I make music; constantly, incessantly, obsessively. For work, for love, for money, for fun, in spare time, in sickness, in health. He’s constantly designing, sketching, thinking, looking, working out how things work. I mention things in passing and he makes them. It comes out of his brain and becomes a real, three-dimensional object, with no prior research or prompting. Printing, rendering, sewing, mending, wiring, soldering, carving, laser-cutting, welding, gluing, knitting, drawing. Making.

This is the list of what comes next.

Sequinned Minnie.

Vest – H&M, £3.99. Jacket – vintage from Fat Faced Cat vintage, £10 (sale). Hot pants – ASOS, £8 (via unwanted gift). Minnie Mouse ears – Mind in Camden (charity shop), 50p.

.I feel like this outfit is textbook Laila. I’m really not into planning outfits and my general “going-out” look (or “going-on-stage” look) is basically put on whatever clothes are nearest, throw on something sparkly, add some novelty headwear and then hope for the best! In these pictures (taken after a show at VAULT) as well as some charity shop ears and my newest sequinned item I’m wearing my trusty studded white boots, and my vest and dance shorts from rehearsals earlier in the day. Add to that my leftover show make-up from that evenings performance (classy) and my black and red camera bag and that’s my whole thrown together after-party vibe!

.These photos are from the week of performances I did at VAULT and I promise this will be my last post on the festival! Essentially every night after our show the whole cast and crew would hang out at the venue (big underground labyrinth of tunnels and rooms) and party, so being easy to spot was a good thing amongst all the other people! I’m aware some people save sequins or vintage for special occasions but I’m not like that at all. I don’t want them to just hang on the wall for fear of damaging them; I want them to get a bit frayed from messy piggyback races and end up smelling of smoke and spilt drinks from too much jumping around on a crowded dance floor. Clothes are for living in and not just looking at after all. :) What does your textbook outfit look like?

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