at night

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/6011419018/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="night by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="night" height="1024" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6011419018_d3fc2a0b87_b.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/6010869535/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="night2 by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="night2" height="1024" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/6010869535_395ce4bfe5_b.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not really sure if I'm a fan of using flash or not. Sometimes it looks great, most of the time it's awful. At night, it's simply just necessary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight, after months of waiting, is finally Julio Bashmore's gig at Not Saying Boo in the Twisted Pepper. Pre-party in the Shaw from 6, secret afterparty to be announced tonight! If you're in Dublin, don't miss it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top - H&M</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skirt - American Apparel</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flats - New Look</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belt - Primark</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bow (in hair) - Argos</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sian. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

at night

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belfast

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5894585458/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="belfast by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="belfast" height="1024" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5155/5894585458_4c024a4ddf_b.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5894590698/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="belfast by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="belfast" height="1024" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5035/5894590698_224f7dd8c2_b.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5894017669/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="belfast by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="belfast" height="612" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5231/5894017669_1b1b8b7ef9_z.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5894596376/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="belfast by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="belfast" height="1024" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5238/5894596376_ef19be6d8b_b.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5894594992/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="belfast by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="belfast" height="1024" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5036/5894594992_8e2559edbe_b.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5894026605/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="belfast by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="belfast" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5075/5894026605_2831d93762_z.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On our way to a shopping centre in Dublin's suburbs this morning, my mother and I decided it would be far more exciting to follow the signs for Belfast instead. We spent the day wandering the city's main streets and discovering bargains in Victoria Square Shopping Centre. I obviously couldn't resist a visit to the Apple Store either, even just for the shiny, sterile staircase. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photos were via my iPhone so I apologise for their quality. Impromptu trips don't allow for charged cameras. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Biker jacker - A Wear</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit jumper, flats - New Look</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cycle shorts - H&M</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gold rope chain, satchel - Primark</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also have some very exciting news to share with you all next week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sian. </span></div>

belfast

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Lace & Wax

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5737364124/" title="Wax Jacket by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="Wax Jacket" height="1024" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/5737364124_37ff857d9e_b.jpg" width="646" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5737366690/" title="Wax Jacket by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="Wax Jacket" height="1024" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5737366690_747bb202bc_b.jpg" width="657" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantstyle/5737369036/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Wax Jacket by AvantStyle, on Flickr"><img alt="Wax Jacket" height="640" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/5737369036_8736cfd7bf_z.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Picked up this gorgeous little (ok, oversized) vintage wax jacket from the post office today, after winning it on Ebay in the very last three seconds. I was searching for so long for a jacket that would be good in rain, and that I could bring to festivals during the summer, but parkas always looked ridiculous on me, and I was never a fan of the quilted Barbour kind of jackets either. So finding this one was of course very exciting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It does have that awful vintage wax jacket smell though, and while I realise most of this is the smell of the wax itself, if anyone has any tips on perhaps making it a bit more subtle, leave a comment with them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wax jacket - vintage</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lace dress - Primark</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oversized red cardigan - American Apparel</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bag - Marks & Spencer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flats - Faith</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sian. </span></div>

Lace & Wax

Picked up this gorgeous little (ok, oversized) vintage wax jacket from the post office today, after winning it on Ebay in the very last thre...

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