I'm gonna pop your bubblegum heart

 

I have had the craziest few weeks...I've done so much that all the days have sort of muddled in my head, leaving me incredibly confused as to what I am doing and what I've done and what day it is (seriously, I have no idea). Anyway, on Wednesday I met up with some of my favourite (and the coolest) blogging girls in Brick Lane. I met up with Ophelia, Hollie, Ibe and Rachel, and not only did they all look so amazing but they were all so lovely...we had such an amazing day and I can't wait to hang out again.

 

 

 

We obviously went to all our usual haunts, and got photographed for Rokit's blog (check out their website, it's been completely re-done and is really awesome now). We then strolled down to vintage basement (pictured above and below) and was just browsing when we bumped into Zachary Robinson from swim deep and his fiancée Esther! It was so surreal as I went to the band's album launch party the night before in rough trade, and so to see Zach twice in two days was so unlikely and just, well, perfect. He was so sweet and we had a little chat about the gig and took some photos, and he really didn't seem to mind our creepiness, which was a godsend as we were all kind of freaking out a bit.

 

 

 

 

We had a slight freak out after Zach left, and the shop owner asked me if I was ok because I may or may not have been trying to recover by lying on the floor. We then went and got bagels and ate them outside the tube station, before going to the east end thrift store in whitechapel. I got a £10 bag which I filled with loads of cute things, so expect to see them in future posts.

 

 

 

 

 

On a completely different note, I saw swim deep on Tuesday! Me and my friend Anushka got up at like 5.30am on Monday to get wristbands that let you in to the launch party, and on Tuesday evening we went down to rough trade to see them. We managed to bag a spot right at the side of the stage, and so had a fantastic time within touching distance of the band. They played a really good set and signed our records, and are just the nicest guys ever and you should totally buy their album (it's really trippy and summery and chilled out). Seeing Zach the day after just made it even better, and he seemed appreciative of my early morning mission to see them play.

 

 

 

 

So that's a little snippet of what I've been up to; I hope you are all having a fantastic summer and eating lots of ice cream ^_^

 

ellie xo

 

NOTE: I am away on holiday at the moment and might not have a reliable internet connection, so I will reply to all emails, comments etc when I get home.

Bury me, marry me to the sky

 

On Thursday I went to the park with my friend Anushka, which basically meant trawling slowly through the cute streets nearby and taking ages taking photos of flowers in random front gardens, before spending too long in the children's play park and throwing plastic gemstones about (I felt they were necessary). I live in a really nice, quiet part of London, and so in summer it is so lovely as you can sort of pretend that you're in the country, or some cute little suburban village somewhere instead of the city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I seem to have entirely forgotten the concept of trying to look normal (or at least human) in pictures. Anyway, I wore my levi shorts with the floral top I got from Hollie's etsy, with some white beads and my glasses from Camden. I don't wear my glasses enough, but after going to the national gallery and realising I could barely see the paintings I've decided I really have to start wearing them more often.

 

 

 

 

 

Apologies for the short post, but I'm in france on holiday at the moment and so wanted to schedule a few to post while I'm gone. I'm going to be taking loads of photos while I'm away and should have lots to post when I get home.

 

ellie xo

innocent and late for love

 

Happy Sunday! I can't believe I've been off school for over a week...I've done loads, but it seems to have gone so fast. I really don't want this summer to end, even though it's only just started.

Anyway, today I met up with Amber who I bumped into at Camden Market last Sunday. She recognised me from my blog and we ended up going to brick lane today, which was super awesome. She has a really cool blog (http://cultkid.blogspot.com/) which you should totally check out.

 

 

 

 

 

I wore my MCR top from Blitz, white beads from Rokit, socks from Topshop and converse, which I seem to be wearing non-stop lately. I got the shorts from Rokit in april, but for some reason didn't wear them much. I re-discovered them the other day, and if I could have my way I think I'd quite like to wear them all of the time.

 

 (http://rookiemag.com/2013/06/a-world-of-our-own/)

 

I'm really starting to get into journaling again, as I have more time to spend making playlists and collaging and the like. I've recently made a lot of pages dedicated to Swim Deep. Sorry not sorry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am slightly obsessed with Amber's outfit. She looked so awesome with her gorgeous skirt and crop top, and her shoes are to die for. I also wish I had her hair. Mine is so flat and fine, you can't really do that much with it.

 

 

 

 

We found a brick wall because all bloggers love a brick wall, right?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The graffiti around brick lane and Shoreditch is insane. So many colours and designs, we were completely spoilt for choice when trying to find a backdrop for photos.

 

 



 

I actually had such a nice day, and I think we actually took some really cute pictures. I've got some photoshoots planned, as if all works out I'm going to try and make my posts on here a bit more creative and artsy, instead of plain photos of me in random clothes. Watch this space, you never know, I might post something good one day hehe. Hope you're all having a great summer!

 

ellie xo

 

check out Amber's blog: http://cultkid.blogspot.com/



don't just dream in your sleep, it's just lazy

 

Hi guys! I've only got a short post today, but I wanted to show you the photos I have from monday. I took more on my disposable that I haven't got developed yet, but I wanted to post the ones I had as soon as possible.

I was crazy excited about this meetup...I've been reading Maya and Opi's blogs for ages and so to actually get to hang out with them in real life was crazy fun and kind of surreal. We went shopping around brick lane, got smoothies in this super cute café and chilled in this little park we found. It was so awesome, especially as other bloggers totally understand my need to photograph everything, and don't find it weird when I ask them to photograph me.

 

 

I wore an oversized shirt dress with white beads from rokit, with an old belt of my mum's. I am obsessed with red at the moment, I really need to stop buying red things but it's just such a pretty colour.

 

 

 

 

 



I actually had such a nice chilled out day, especially since both girls were so lovely - I can't wait to hopefully see them again soon and meet some more bloggers!

 

Click to check out Maya's blog (her style is so awesome and her editing is amazing...her posts are so creative and artistic)

 

Click to check out Ophelia's blog (Ophelia is just so awesome. I don't understand how she does it)

 

I hope you are all having a good summer...I am currently just trying to get out and do stuff as much as possible. I've kept to that so far, hopefully I can stick it out for the whole six weeks!

 

ellie xo

hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over

 

Happy Saturday! I broke up from school yesterday, and so I am now officially free for the next six weeks. Summer, in my mind at least, means ice cream, fresh fruit smoothies, lazing about in the park, going for aimless walks and expeditions around London and not coming home until late because it literally just doesn't get dark. It's by far my most favourite time of year, and this summer looks like it might actually be one of the best summers I have ever been lucky enough to enjoy.

Since starting this here blog I have become quite friendly with my fellow bloggers and so have planned to meet up with a tonne of gorgeous internet babes over the next few weeks, which for you guys will mean an absolute crapload of photos and posts from me, hopefully featuring some of your favourite bloggers! All I'm saying is, watch this space. This summer, this blog is going to get busy.

 

 

 

 

These are my disposable photos from my weekend in Brighton. It was the first weekend of our current heatwave, and literally the entire human population seemed to have decided on spending the day at the beach. I love the English seaside...where else is it completely acceptable to wear as little as possible, no matter what you look like?! Also, where else is it almost compulsory to get fish and chips with the little wooden forks, or mr whippy ice cream with strawberry sauce?

 

 

 

 

 

Also, on an end note, I got recognised for the first time today! I was summer shopping in Camden, and this girl tapped me on the shoulder and said she recognised me from my blog. It turns out her name was Amber and she was sososo lovely...and she blogs too, over at http://cultkid.blogspot.com/ (her blog is awesome, totally worth a look at) so yeah, Amber if you're reading this hi and stuff :)

I'll be back with a new post (hopefully a shoot with some other bloggers) within the week!

 

ellie xo