Topshop, I hate everything about you, so why do I love you?

Anyone who knows me has probably heard me rant about how much I hate Topshop. While most people love Topshop and think it's absolutely fantastic, it tends to fill me with a deep unknown anger.  I guess there is no real reason as to why I dislike it so much! I think the crux of it is the fact I hate the mass production, the fact it's so trend obsessed, so overpriced and the fact everyone tends to buy and wear the exact same outfit and end up looking like embarrassed lemmings.

Perhaps it's due to the fact that being a twin, I am very concerned with ending up looking like someone else. I think this is one of Topshops greatest downfalls, the fact that it just seems to create uninspired outfits and endless doppelgangers. After all of this it actually pains me to admit that I have recently bought quite a few things from ole Toppers. I am beginning to realise that I actually like quite a few of Topshops items and wish I had more money so I could actually afford their clothes! Yelp!

I'm not totally moving away from rockabilly though, as these items I have bought have a very Rockabilly Americana twist to them. I am Gypsy Davine, glamour puss! I will never be a Topshop poster girl!

 Now I'm over my confession, let me show you my goodies!

The Shorts. I have wanted both of these for a long time. When they went into the sale I had to snatch them up. I got these American ones for £3! and the stripped high waisted ones for £18. So two pairs of shorts for £21 when they easily would have cost me about £70 ish full retail price.

Dress and play suit. The yellow dress on the left I have also wanted for ages and ages, but wasn't going to pay £36 for it. In the end I got it for £20 in the sale. I knew it would go into the sale eventually, so every time I knew a markdown was coming I would gingerly check to see if my size was still there! The play suit on the right, I found in the sale for £20 and is a wonderful china blue colour with lattice detailing on the back. The bloomer shorts are the perfect length as not to show too much bottom! It looks really cute and flattering on and I just couldn't resist it! In total I saved about £32.

Lastly, I bought these cute little Capri jeans in an indigo blue. I'm still waiting upon their delivery so have no idea over whether or not I will actually be keeping them. The were £15 and I think they will make perfect little 1950-esque jeans. They would look adorable with a little sailor top! As I said they are meant to be Capri, but would probably be full length on me as I'm only tiny! I guess I could always turn them up though.

I think mixed with vintage and 1940's -50's reproduction clothing these items could work well. I could easily glam them up with my vintage glasses and perfectly styled hair. I need to get over my Topshop anger and accept that popular shops can work for the alternative girl! As it's all about the way you carry it off really isn't it? I must be one of the few girls in history who have a mild dislike for this shop haha!

Gypsy xxx

If music be the food of love, play on

May has been a pretty exciting month for me. I've hardly worked (Yay holiday time!) I've dyed some of my hair blue and I've bought some loverlayy new vintage things. As well as this,I finally got off my bum and applied for a job I REALLY REALLY want. From my last post, I think I got the point across that I was a bit well miserable actually. I had mentioned that I was looking for a new job, I applied to many, no avail, but then suddenly and randomly as if it was 'fate' I was informed of jobs going in the police. I am yet to hear anything yet, as to if I have been invited to the next stage of the process, but I am feeling pretty optimistic about it and hoping and praying lots!
As I mentioned before, I have hardly worked this month. I haven't been away anything nice or anything, but I have been going to lots of gigs! I love music, and I love going to shows and fortunately for me four bands I love decided to all tour in the space of 4 weeks! First off I went to see The Used at a signing in London. Despite waiting out in the pouring rain for hours and getting ill, it was totally worth it. they played a short acoustic set including 'Tunnel' 'Blue And Yellow and 'Lunacy Fringe.' Here's a video I found of Blue And Yellow. After the gig, we all met the guys which was rather amusing. Bert McCracken noticed I was a twin and suggested I start a career in porn! The next day I went to see them again, where they played a normal gig. It was amazing! A few days later I went to see those Canadian boys in Simple Plan. I love Simple Plan gigs as they are silly. I'm far too old to be singing along to songs about alien girlfriends! Pure cheese fest. Here's them singing Thank you. It was an insane gig and I ached for days afterwards!

This week was amazing as I went to see American band Say Anything. They haven't played a UK show in six years now so I was pretty stoked to be seeing them! I ended up in second row and it was beautiful! Sadly I couldn't find a decent video of them playing, but just in case you wondered what they sound like, they basically sounded exactly the same as this! Max is an incredible front man and is an amazing singer. They should be so much more famous then they are! And finally in the gig front I went to see William Control on Thursday night. I am an absolutely massive William Francis fan and love both Aiden and his side project William Control. I have seen him too many times to count, so had to go to this show too! William as usual absolutely slaughtered it. I couldn't find a video of him either at this actual gig, but here's a video of him at a gig I went to last year GO!

I'm going to stop being boring now and boring you with gig information ;) All my gigs are done and dusted now for a while! I am very excited though as I bought tickets for myself, my sister and her boyfriend to go see Derren Brown on Friday night. I hope he doesn't mess with my mind too much!

Gypsy x