Kingdom Of Style

An affair to dismember...

No! you didn't read that wrong.

No! I'm not referring to that wonderful weepie starring Cary Grant and J Kerr

I am referring to this insane but wonderful bracelet

'An affair to dismember' $30

The wonderful thing about etsy, is sometimes you come upon kindered spirits.  People who you feel certain you would click with if you were ever to meet in real life.

So it is with mythunderstood

She says -

HEROES & MUSES: Mary Poppins, Edward Gorey, Morticia, Miss Havisham, Madwoman of Chaillot, Schiaparelli, Galliano, Daphne Guinness, Isabella Blow.

Whimsy, daring, farce and lightheartedness are key. I like my people crazy.

How can you not love someone who calls a headpiece 'SOD OFF'  $40.00

I am also loving this 'Gumball Bride' Collar. $305

How could you not be happy wearing this...

And of course how could I not fall deeply in love with this little fawn.

She belongs with me...

'Fawning over You'  $34

I promise to give her a good home!

Queen Marie

In just three words...

I was asked to describe myself this week, in three words.

I have to say, it has been a bit of a struggle.

I managed the first two quite easily 

1. engaging

2. emotional

but when it comes to the third, I am hitting a bit of a wall.

I did have 'enthusiastic' but then I realised that I sounded more like a character from an Enid Blyton novel than a Queen!

*sigh*

What 3 words describe you?

Queen Marie

PS - be warned, if you come up with a goodie, I might need to steal it for my third word!

Having a bad hair day?

Take heart lovlies!

You could look like poor old 'bed head' here...

He is the most perfect little plush toy £17 available from the ethical retail lovlieness that is Exclusive Roots

Queen Marie

Like a lumpy bumpy deckchair...

Behind closed Palace doors, the clothes I wear to lounge around, to be frank make me look like a burst couch.  Oh how I wish I could do chic lounging like Lady Lisa.

In my imagination I would wear something like this...

The Cashmere Dress by Maddy Thompson £265 from Austique

But sadly, I know in reality I would just look like a lumpy bumpy deckchair.

*sigh*

Queen Marie

Less is more...

It certainly is when the talented Tara from Leviticus is involved.

With the  entire blogosphere about to go into 'harness' meltdown, she has given us a more elegant and refined take on the whole thing.

This is The Messenger $89

Perfect for when a bondage harness just won't do...

But Tara has also made me think that maybe - more is more!

You may remember my writing more than once about my love and desire for a Plaza Number necklace by Lulu Frost

But having seen Tara's ' Dramatic Digit Necklace' $149

they seem so much more me!

You can choose any number from 0 to 9.

I think I will have to go with 5!

Queen Marie

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Brevity is the soul of wit...

Queen Michelle and I have often talked about the wit of Wendy B

No one can say more with less words!

With Wendy a mere one or two words can have both your Queens chortling.

But she is much more than funny, she is also wonderfully talented, producing jewellery that is so glorious it will have you contemplating just what organs you can sell to get your grubby paws upon it!

Acorn Necklace $6250

Queen Min Ring $5850

I'm thinking I might go with a kidney...

Queen Marie

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Can't shake the 'squiggle'

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

I suggest they same goes for a print.

This print in particular...

I am in thrall* of the contrast of the jaggy black against the yellow.

I see it against my closed eyelids when I try to sleep.

But no matter the depth of my love, in view of my heartbreakingly* penniless state, can I justify £205 on a glorified oversized t-shirt.

Anglomania Long Sleeve top from the wonderful My-Wardrobe

Oh please say I can...

Queen Marie

*(In the way that Sister Wolf has declared 'heartbreakingly' her favourite word until further notice, I declare 'thrall' to be mine)

The Multi Functioning Sweater

Oh I do like a garment which has multi-functions. I was delighted to see the lovely Ile Aiye has created an amazing open knit sweater which has detachable bits so the garment can be worn in different ways.

The garment can be dissected as follows:

1. Collar, t.shirt, arm warmers and clips = a polo neck
2. remove collar = arm warmers, t.shirt, = crew neck jumper
3. remove arm = t.shirt
4. remove arm warmers, replace collar = polo neck sleeveless jumper
5. wear just the arm warmers
6. wear just the collar
7. wear just the clips as wrist cuffs.
8. connect both clips and wear as necklace choker.

Queen Michelle

Touch Me I'm Unfashionable

I feel that in keeping with todays 'ugly' theme let's have a wee soundtrack.

For all of us who are not wearing black blazers and black trousers, spread your fashion germs and do it to the incredible 'Touch Me I'm Sick' by Mudhoney. Classic track by one of my all-time favourite bands.



Queen Michelle

Clash Until It Hurts

Don't cha just love the internet? How what you wear can illicit utter disgust from people you don't even know? The MySpace Muses thing in WWWD, where I was featured, has been providing chuckles a-plenty. It seems that the outfit they featured is really quite horrifying to some:

"and can someone PLEASE tell me why there is so much infatuation with Michelle's outfit? I don't really see a problem with her leggings, but more so with the top of her outfit. An orange sequined blazer? And whats with the gray loine cloth? Is she channeling her inner Michael Jackson/Tarzan/ The Grudge?" - Britni

I mean why would anyone dare wear an orange jacket and a grey vest! Oh the humanity! The Horror! Perhaps Britni thinks I should have worn it with a nice, sensible black blazer? And actually, I might just channel my inner Michael Jackson in another outfit...probably complete with one white glove!

Sadly for the likes of 'Britni' (I'm imagining a typical Valley girl right now) I'm not one for crying into my cornflakes about how everyone hates the way I look. Nope. I'm afraid it simply encourages me to dress even dafter. Oh yes, I am that contrary. Offensive? I'll give you offensive.

This morning, fuelled by a desire to look like a dog's dinner just to offend all the Britni's out there, I dressed like I'd fallen into my closet. I mixed florals, tweed, tie dye, random print and zebra stripes. Hell yeah!

Are your eyes hurting yet Britni? Come on, have a closer look.

Oooh look at all those hideous prints together! Feel the pain Britni. Feel the pain.

Queen Michelle