Kingdom Of Style

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye...

So here we are. It's Hogmanay already.
Time to say goodbye to the old year and hello to the new...

New Year, even more than Christmas can be difficult. A time of reflection and sadness.
But it should also be a time of hope. Life just keeps on going no matter how you feel.

So we just want to take a moment to wish you all peace and love for 2008 and to say a heartfelt thank you for your company over the last year. Hope we can all have more fun together in the coming year...

Happy New Year Everyone

With much love

Your Queens

xxx

Is there nothing sacred...

So H&M have got their grubby paws on Marimekko...

Finnish Design icon Marimekko is teaming up with Sweden’s biggest clothing retailer, Hennes & Mauritz for a collection to go on sale at the end of April.  It will release a summer collection of some 50 products based on Marimekko patterns from the 1950s to the 1970s,  including clothing and accessories for women, men and children.

They say -
“Our design team has long admired Marimekko’s vivid prints and colours,” says H&M design chief Margareta van den Bosch. “When our designers came up with the idea of creating a collection with Marimekko prints, it felt natural and just the right time. The summer collection 2008 will be joyfully fresh like a vitamin injection.”

I say-
I love marimekkko, it always makes me smile.  If H&M make me scowl when I see it , it will be an immediate beheading for all those involved!

A cross Queen Marie

Michty me* Micha...

My My! Micha has joined the tedious but ever growing list of young women arrested in Hollywood.
Arrested on Dec 27th when officers noticed her veering between two lanes , she was found to be under the influence of drink and without a valid driving licence.
This is the bit that really gets me!
These girls are richer even than Royalty. I drive because I have too, but if the palace coffers were deeper I would have someone drive me everywhere.
They have no need to drive, but even should the notion take them, how stupid or deranged are they to think they can do so without a licence.
Sort it you stupid stupid girls...

Queen Marie

* michty me is an expression that means - oh my my or oh my goodness

Coggles could make you cry...

We all want things that we know we may never have!
The car you will never drive, the boy you will never kiss, the dress you will never wear.
But it doesn't stop your heart from wanting it.
I want this dress so much it makes me want to cry...

By Westwood of course!
You can find it at coggles where it has been reduced from £2550 to £1275.

Are you crying yet?

Queen Marie

frosted lucky charms...

I love green coats.
The greener the better!
One of my favourite coats is a vintage emerald green satin opera coat, which is a vision of lovlieness but not really practical for day to day.
This is where this Paul and Joe Green Coat would be perfect...

If you want to be a leprachaun like me, you can find it here

Queen Marie

sunshine and stars...

As I lie here, the sun is shining in the window onto my Christmas stars and throwing dancing light all over the walls and ceiling.
Pretty pretty pretty...

Queen Marie

Lying around on a Longue!

As is customary at this time of year, I have been overtaken by torpor!
All I want to do is lie around, drinking tea, eating chocolate and watching movies. The only time I want to get up and dressed is to go down to the sub for a dance...
But this year, I have a notion to do my lying around on a chaise longue!
Not one of these post-modern, minimal numbers, I mean a proper old fashioned carved wood and flowery number.
This one would be ideal...

Except it would be too small!
It is a pin cushion from John Lewis...

If I was to replace the Royal bed, I would consider this modest little number...

In glorious gold leaf, I may never get out of bed again!

Queen Marie

The Midas Touch*...

As befitting my Royal status, your other Queen, gifted me shoes of gold this Christmas time...

I love gold. I love wedges. So you can imagine how much I am loving these Bertie wedges. The finishing touch is that the straps are made of black satin - yum yum yum.
I plan to wear them with narrow black trousers , finishing right on my ankle so that you can see the ankle strap and of course a black puffball tafetta dress (yet to be found!)
Obviously I need another black party dress like I need a hole in the head but the same could be said for necklaces but that didn't stop me going out and buying this shiny treasure to wear with my shiny new shoes...

Thank You Queen Michelle.

Queen Marie
x

*At the Optimo 10th birthday party a couple of months ago, Noj and I were losing the will to live. We discussed what Jonnie might play to bring us back to life and settled on House Nation or if we were very lucky, Stardancer. He came on and played The Midas Touch. We were as horrified as my friend David was delighted. He is an amazing dancer, second perhaps only to our beloved Adidas Archduke and totally went into meltdown. A few weeks later we were talking about it in the club and Jonnie played it again. I couldn't dance for laughing...

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly...

So Santa got it wrong again, the silly old sod!

Things started off well...

The Good!

The charming ML bought me Joy by Jean Patou. The JP could stand for Just Perfect or Joyous Packaging.
This bottle is the quintessential shape and feel of what you expect a luxury fragrance to be.
Created in 1930 to chase the Depression blues away. Joy symbolizes humour, sophistication, and the joy of living. A single ounce of Joy perfume contains 10,600 jasmine flowers and 28 dozen May roses. The original flacon was designed in 1930 by Louis Sue. Its luxuriousness has earned Joy the reputation of 'costliest perfume in the world.'

Oh it all went sadly downhill from there.

Next we have The Bad!

No your eyes do not deceive you! It is a tacky, tawdry little umberella with poodles on it, saying 'posh totty'
This stunner came from my mum! I don't think she even understands what 'totty' is.
Posh Totty! oh piss right off. Queen Michelle nailed it when she said " you don't even use an umberella, you're in your car 95% of your life"! Right on QM.

And in the tradition of saving the worst for last, my chums, I give you-

The Ugly!

Ah yes! the pensioner pj's.
Flannel with Eyore on the pocket. Could they be any more stylish and fit for a Royal Queen?

BAH HUMBUG!

As Ambika said last year, there is nothing more certain to make you feel better about your own dodgy christmas haul than seeing what some other poor soul got landed with. So hope this makes you all feel better.
Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to go cry in a dark room and eat my chocolate orange.

A broken Queen Marie.

It's Boxing day! Better buy a sofa...

On Boxing Day on days of old, you couldn't move for Holiday adverts. Advert after advert all showing half price breaks in sunnny far away places, now it's all half price sofas.
Now we all know how much I love chairs! but leather sofas - not so much!

Christmas can be a bittersweet time so I hope you all had a wonderful and peaceful time.
Please remember Queen Michelle in your prayers as she spends this difficult Christmas up North, and to anyone else who has lost a loved one , we send you our love and special thoughts.

True to form, Santa got my address mixed up again and seems to have got my presents mixed up with Mary who lives next door. Mary is 84!
I shall share my pensioner-tastic presents later today, for the moment I am off to get some food.
I'm pretty certain it is the law you have to eat your own bodyweight every day at Christmas...

Happy Holidays and God Bless us every one...

Queen Marie
xxx