Yours is the first face that I saw.

So, here I am, making my first ever blog! First anythings are usually always awkward in the beginning, but I'm really looking forward to this. The idea of making a blog came to me, quite suddenly, while I was on the bus today going (where else?) shopping. The blog is mainly going to be about fashion, as the name might suggest, but I'm planning to make it a jumbled compilation about my life and the things I'm interested in.

I suppose I should first give some background information about myself, as you do. I'm Lotte, I'm almost 16, and I live in London. I think living here has inspired my fashion sense a lot - I draw a lot of inspiration from girls (and guys!) I see on the street, and I love the diversity of both the people and the shops here. What else? Hmm, I am, as you might guess, very interested in fashion, although nowadays I place a lot more emphasis on my own personal style than designers'. I used to read a crapload of fashion magazines every month - InStyle, Elle, Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, Teen Vogue, Grazia - but I got so busy that I had a backlog of them to read, and now I mostly stay involved in fashion through blogs and shopping.

And as for the other things I'm interested in? It's a pretty wide scope - politics, religion (in my case, lack of it), history, literature... That's the intellectual list at least - I watch as much trash TV as anyone else! I'll probably intersperse my fashion talk with ramblings about anything that comes to mind.

Hopefully this blog will be good for me - although I've always enjoyed and done well in English, I don't often get the chance to write outside a school scenario. I feel envious of those people who write poetry (however cringeworthy I find some of it!) or write a journal or even stories in their free time - I've never really had the inclination, apart from when I was younger. Oh, for the days when I used to fill my time by making mock holiday brochures and writing short stories about children called Octavia and Hazel...

I think that's all for now, but I'll probably get all excited later on and end up posting a lot in the next few days.
Before I finish, though, here's what I wore today for my shopping:


(excuse the hideous photos - humidity does nothing for your hair or face)
Jacket - H&M; grey leotard - American Apparel; navy belt - vintage; khaki skirt - American Apparel (the circle scarf); white shoes - Office; striped bag; from a magazine.
Most of the shopping was for birthday presents, although I couldn't resist the temptation and bought myself a teal skirt and navy harem pants (!!), as well as a pink belt, all from Urban Outfitters. (Amazing sale on there - there's a lot of stuff under £20, which is a revelation where UO is concerned).

I'll probably post about the beloved harems next time!
L.