kings cross – TAPE PARADE

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting up with the lovely Ellie and Bas. We met in Camden Passage (I was horribly late, there was cat sick involved) and had french toast and chats about what everybody has been up to. I’ve read Bas’s blog for ages but had no idea she was a musician! I feel like I know people quite well through reading their blog but obviously there’s parts you never see and don’t know about!

Bas walked with me to my Kings Cross office after and took the outfit photos. Thanks lady! This is classic Laila work outfit territory. This skirt was a gift. I love shiny things & I’ve gotten very into tight skirts recently (more like struggled into…). Needing to look smart all the time has really influenced my outfit choices over the last 6 months; I’ve basically given up with t-shirts and little girly dresses, probably good as I’m in my mid-twenties.

I got to hang out with Bas once more whilst she was over, she’s such a warm and funny person and a brilliant storyteller. I’m so glad we got to meet. Ellie is such a sweetheart; her blog is a new one to me but I’ve really been enjoying catching up! I’ve got a mental list of bloggers I’d like to hang with. Are there any bloggers you’d like to meet?

Skirt – River Island, £30. Top – charity shop, £1. Coat – Greece, ¢15. Bloglovin / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Website

It’s been a long time since I’ve done an outfit post! But first: Belphoebe. The first time I discovered Rags Of Love I found a girl with a sense of humour with similar taste in clothes and an Angela Carter fan (like me) to boot. Times have changed; we’ve both left peter pan collars behind for pastures new (Bel has gone more neon Hackney kid, whilst I’ve morphed to mundane office twat) but the humour, intelligence and personality I first fell for are still very much present. Yay for Belphoebe!

Last Friday I met Bel for lunch at Exmouth Market and two hours of houmous and unadulterated #ootd photos later I skipped back to my office with a massive smile on my face. “Blogger” is a a bit of dirty word and I’ve personally found the blogging world to be a cruel place (aside from a handful of lovely individuals), so apart from replying to comments I don’t engage much. However, making new friends in real life such as Bel more than makes up for the crappy online world and bizarre self-aware system we met through and it is these happy thoughts I’ve been carrying around all week. I want to meet all of you in real life now! Whose next??!

You can thank Bel for these awesome pictures. You’ve seen generic going-out Laila and this is default boring work Laila – print dress, one of my three jackets (tragic) and lots of stuff shoved in pockets. My knees look sort of weird?! They’re quite scarred and misshapen in real life (bike accidents/muggings) so it’s funny you can see in the photos. I associate most of my dresses with boys I know; this one is the “Danilo dress” as the first time I wore it Danilo was wearing a check shirt in almost the exact same colours. My fake leather jacket is horrible but I’d genuinely rather die than wear real leather. I imagine in like 20 years there will be attractive fake leather options and our kids won’t have to walk around wearing crap clothes in return for having morals. Le sigh. What do you guys reckon?

Which bloggers would you like to meet?

Dress – Miss Patina. Jacket – market in Barcelona.
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