I wish that I had Jessie's girl

Hey everyone sorry I haven't posted for a while, been busy with Christmas and New Year and then for a while I just wasn't really inspired and couldn't think of what to write on this blog. Writers block, eh?

Anyway over the past week I have been listening to Radio 1 and finding out who was the BBC Sound of 2011. Today Jessie J was announced as the number 1 Sound of 2011 by Zane Lowe. She beat James Blake- #2, The Vaccines- #3, Jamie Woon- #4 and Claire Maguire- #5. I love all the top 5 artists, the Vaccines are amazing and I'm going to see them in February and my mum regularly goes on about the time she saw Jamie Woon in the Jazz Cafe and got a kiss on the cheek from him and regularly calls him 'Jamie Swoon'. Haha in her dreams...Anyway Jessie beats them all by miles, she looks the part and acts the part with her unique street style and attitude.

Jessie J, otherwise known as Jessica Ellen Cornish, is in fact a real popstar who actually has experienced life. By the age of 22, she has starred in a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, written songs for Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake and toured with Chris Brown. But other than her musical achievements, its her style that really catches my eye. In her debut single 'Do It Like A Dude', right at the beginning you can only see her swooping black fringe and lips painted black and silver and covered with black diamanté spikes. 

She also has a very urban glam chic style about her, she wears playsuits with hoods paired with stilettos and on the Jools Holland Show she wore a black fringed top with skinny faded jeans and leopard print heels. I rhinks he will become a real style icon in 2011 as well as a music star. Her signature look is big hoops paired with jeans and either a statement jacket or heels. She is like the Lady Gaga of Essex; fearless, unique and definitely a one to watch 

Jessie J in music video for Do It Like A Dude

R.I.P Ugly Betty

Happy Christmas Eve Eve to everyone! Only 2 days left and there is is so much left to do! I'm actually so excited about Christmas, I know that I have a faux fur coat and a Current Elliot denim shirt and a pair of Hussein Chalayan/ J Brand jeans but I wonder if I'm getting any surprises. Its just too exciting! Anyone looking for a bargain should head to Browns Focus sale on South Molton Street, that's where I got my shirt and jeans!

Anyway last night I said goodbye to an icon, a heroine and an inspiration aka Betty Suarez. Yesterday the last two episodes ever to be aired were shown and say goodbye to the old and in with the new. Ugly Betty has been a complete inspiration to me over the last few years and has taught me a lot about life and self- belief. It is about the portrayal of ugliness and beauty and how it is perceived in different ways. At the very beginning when Betty had terrible dress sense and full on braces, glasses and bad hair no one at Mode, the fashion magazine where she worked, took any notice of her because they all thought that beauty only shows on the outside. However, by the end everyone loved her because I think everyone had realised that beauty comes from within and maybe it helped that she had a chic new pair of glasses, good dress sense and swishy hair.

I have grown up with Ugly Betty and I actually don't know what I am actually going to do on a Wednesday night anymore. I will have to start rewatching all of my boxsets to get rid of the void within me now that Betty Suarez seizes to exist. I don't know how anybody is going to going to live without Wilhelmina scheming, Marc and Amandas stealing from the closet and plots to embarrass Betty and Hilda's dramas. I am actually the real Ugly Betty: I have glasses, braces, crazy hair and plan to work in a fashion magazine. Ugly Betty has inspired me so much, if it wasn't for Betty I probably wouldn't have even started a blog. Ugly Betty will be in my heart for ever and I will always pay homage to the bravest girl in Queens: Betty Suarez.

The difference between Betty Suarez from the first episode to the last

The reinvention of 'prison chic'

So glad the holidays are finally here!! So far its been interesting I guess...got good grades, went ice skating in Canary Wharf with my girls in the snow, got stuck in a blizzard on the M6 and finally to top it all of Misfits Christmas Special tonight!!

 I am absolutely obsessed with the ASBO- orientated drama where 5 young offenders on community service get stuck in a freak storm and develop superpowers. It is amazing and closer to home as it is set on a estate in Thamesmead close to where I live. 

Theres something almost fashionable about the characters who star in this gritty drama. I think Misfits has reinvented the phrase 'prison chic' . The characters are often seen tumbling around running away from danger with their curfew tags hanging from their ankles and their orange jumpsuits worn differently according to each of them. The show makes me want to buy a bright orange jumpsuit and acccessorize a la Alisha with big gold hoops, bows and waist- clenching belts or Kelly style and scrape my hair into a Croydon facelift with severe smoky eyes and Adidas plimsolls. Other then the gripping storyline which is so intense, the fashion is actually very now and nostalgic with the signature South East London style with a twist. For Spring/ Summer '11 I predict clashing bright colours teamed with scraped back hair and big jewellery, Misfits influences everyone.

From Left: Kelly, Curtis, Alisha, Nathan and Simon a.k.a The Misfits

Panda wishes you a Merry Christmas

The Dream Christmas Tree

Only 10 days until Christmas, WOW! As its getting so close I thought it would be the perfect time to start a blog. So here's a bit of info about me. My name is Luma, I'm 13 years old and I live in London- the city of which all fashion, culture, art and music revolves around. I love living in London and can't imagine living anywhere else on the planet. All the beautiful backstreets and alleyways filled with all sorts of surprises- some good and some bad. 

In London is where I found one of my most amazing finds- on South Molton Street I found...A PANDA CHRISTMAS TREE!! I'm a bit obsessed with pandas, I have a panda teddy bear that I sleep with every night. That makes me feel like such a loner but I always know I will have one friend that I can talk to about anything: My Pandie...