New Gent Lacquered Swatch Watches - WANT

Hot drops over at Swatch with these New Gent Lacquered watches. Each one is unique as all the inner workings are made up of different coloured parts with the colours chosen at random every time.  These remind me so much of the late 1990's 'swiss made' designs I wore at school and lovingly fashioned screen guards for out of rubber bands during geography (sorry Mr. Williams). LOVE! £47.50 each over at www.swatch.com

BOY London 2012 Collection Selling Fast At Selfridges

Rihanna image courtesy of the Daily Mail website.

OK so after Rihanna worked a straight up original 80s BOY look on the Jonathan Ross Show the other week, everyone knows that BOY London is back.  The underground fashion label which was founded in 1977 became famous for its iconic logo print designs worn by every top popstar in the early 1980s, has been enjoying a resurgence with those early-adopting East London hipster kids for over a year now thanks to vintage eBay finds and capsule collections via the likes of Urban Outfitters.  Now though, the whole SS 2012 retro BOY London collection is available in the UK exclusively at Selfridges, both in store and online at www.selfridges.co.uk.  Here are some of my favourite bits but check the site for the whole collection - or at least what's left as it seems to be going FAST!

CHEAP SUMMER SHOWER CHIC: M&S 80'S STYLE LEOPARD PRINT UMBRELLAS

Stupid weather. I am so sick of getting caught out in heavy rain showers and not being able to find an umbrella. 

This super cute, Eightie's style electric leopard print brolly from Marks & Spencer is the perfect size to fit in even a small handbag (mine pictured is an 11" Cambridge Satchel) - I'm never going out without it again.

It also comes in a variety of pop-py colourways - I am definitely hankering after a black & purple, and a pink & yellow - and is a pocket friendly £7.50.

Get yourself to M&S now (or order online if it's raining...) and make like a boy scout - it's good to be prepared.