Sorry for the long cyber silence, but I’ve just had exams for two weeks. I know- after Christmas! Urgh. Stressful times as it all counts in Honours – no pressure! Over now though so I have a wee break before results and start of second semester.
Here’s a recent DIY project! I’ve seen a fair few turbans or “semi” turbans (kind of more wide headbands) in my favourite shops and a couple of them I toyed about buying. However, I thought “really these are just strips of material… hey, I could do that!” so I did. I had this spare bit of red velvet in my material bag from a design project from a few months ago. It’s such a gorgeous texture and a sumptuous burgundy colour that it was crying to be used! It was hard to capture the colour in the photos- hence it looks a different shade in every one!
It’s pretty simple really. I took a 10 cm wide strip of material, wrapped round twice and tied it at the back. I’m wearing a bow headband underneath and poking through (if that makes sense) that I also made myself by tying a rectangular piece of material in the middle with another small strip of material and attaching it to a plain hairband. Sounds more complicated than it is!
So there you have it. A bit fiddly but worth it compared to a £12 one from Topshop or elsewhere.
I’m wearing a sale find from UO- £10 from £35! It’s a great piece for layering and I love its sheer floatiness and dipped hem. It’s made of a very fine material and I’ve already had to repair a few would-be holes but it was so “me” I had to have it. I wore it here over a plain black bodycon dress to save my modesty, and paired it with my velvet leggings. I accessorised with my favourite charm necklaces, the “R” and bird-claw gem necklaces.
I wore this outfit to see “The King’s Speech” with Al, which I really loved. It’s so moving but really funny, Colin Firth is amazing in it! If you haven’t seen it yet, I urge you to do so.