The Girl with the Tweedy Beak

Queer styling, fancy dress and bizzaro events. Cambridge, UK.
Spring sunshine.

Spring sunshine.

Came out of work and everyone was wearing their sunglasses…. Road tested my new ones when I got home to make me feel better.

Came out of work and everyone was wearing their sunglasses…. Road tested my new ones when I got home to make me feel better.

Double denim…?

I havent even owned a pair of blue denim jeans for about 3 years- so I amazed at how much I currently love it.  I guess working in women’s fashion in a department store that was promoting our extensive denim collection and how to make sure it fits correctly has rubbed off on me. 

Now- the thing is the stigma attached to wearing both denim jeans and a denim shirt at the same time…! But screw it- lets play ! 

I bought the Ralph Lauren shirt recently at TK Maax- for the princely sum of £35 (reduced from £110 :-0 )  and the jeans are mens Pepe Jeans massively cut down and turned up.

I think the secret to this look is using a shirt under a shirt and breaking it up with coloured accessories. For this experiment I used a spotty shirt and a Fred Perry v-neck sweater. The brown leather accessories- vintage skinny tie and belt really help to break it up. 

So the verdict is-I’m totally going for it this Spring! 

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Fuck Yeah Queer Pomps: Best Barberette in London Town !

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I’ve been a massive fan of home haircuts since around 2007 when my girlfriend bought a pair of clippers and started giving me those great queer home haircuts that always look a little wonky- but they were personal and they were exactly what I wanted. She was never afraid to use the clippers and…

You know when you have a problem when you rearrange your entire bedroom in order to give your bowties and braces their own drawer….

Phone box library just outside Cambridge city.

Phone box library just outside Cambridge city.