'Lions in a Mountainous Landscape', Théodore Gericault (ca. 1818-20)

 - - im returning to the roots of this blog and attempting to cast into oblivion all the things my fingers have been itching to hit ‘pay with klarna’ on lately… 

we’ll start with those outlandish-for-me cravings that have sat like a feral animal with eyes half closed pretending to be sleeping at the back of my mind. Lord knows where they came from but they’ve made this place their nest and they just don’t want to budge for some reason not yet known to even the most inquisitive of zoologists. snakeskin shoes?! bright red shirts??? what creature is this? fear not, explorers, we quickly move along to more commonly known species shortly thereafter… let’s see how many of these get to make their home in my closet instead of my lustful heart (the hope is none of them will, but i am weak and it’s payday. pray for me.)

a cream snakeskin maryjane tie shoe from aeyde, low-heeled
i'm envisioning this with my newly acquired grey or offwhite raey dad jeans and literally any top i own (or don't yet own... think of it with the red or brown shirt listed below?!). or perhaps i'd pair this tasty morsel with one of my many black/navy dresses of any length.
it's hard for me to justify this one though, because i saw the silver version i'd been pining after for months in person and they just didn't hit the same way... the shape was too old woman-y, even my mum thought so. but snakeskin brings something modern to it, right? doesn't it...?

a red vintage linen shirt, oversized
this one is peak influencer marketing in action here. i have literally never regarded a red shirt with more than a passing 'hm, that looks nice' before; now all of a sudden i'm seeing it on my pinterest feed, sported by all my favourite celebs/influencers (zoe kravitz, brittany bathgate, monikh dale) and touted in all my favourite publications (whowhatwear, vogue, harper's) over and over and over again... quite a haunting really. so do i give in? it's only £15 and it's been in stock and therefore on and off my wishlist for months...
i'd wear mostly with navy, light blue, khaki, creams/offwhites and grey. surprisingly it goes with all bar one of my skirts (the brown one with this would just give robin redbreast vibes to me but hey i'm open to being proved wrong); i'd also be open to black pairings but it'd have to have some sort of funky texture/shape to really do it (i'm thinking my crochet style flares or my silk skirt or my wideleg highwaist trousers...)

a chocolate brown vintage silk shirt, loose if not oversized
kind of similar to the above in terms of having seen it on a few influencers here and there, although i think that's more just confirmation bias at this point because i do have a small thing for beautiful flowy silk shirts, and the colour brown has been reigning supreme in my heart for the past couple of years. this one has a subtle diamond pattern. not as cheap as the red shirt but still on sale and from the same shop... maybe i could save on shipping if i--

some lovely vintage silk scarves, including a blue floral & brown trimmed ysl piece
i've decided to own up to the fact already that i am a collector of silk scarves. i have about six or seven that i wear on heavy rotation (yellow/light blue, red/navy/cream, midnight blue with bright primary colours, a pink/red/black against khaki number, burgundy and offwhite, grey/black leopard with a turquoise trim) but i always find myself wishing i had a few more colours/styles: a black/dark one with white detailing, a brown one, something predominantly cream, a light floral one... these all add up though - perhaps i'll stave off buying all at once and let serendipity dictate which comes to me next and when

vintage lightweight bomber jackets, oversized and in navy & off white/cream
another collector's item for me, i already have a couple and have deprioritised getting these colours for a while. i attempted to get a vintage silk navy one recently but the demonic entity that is evri decided that wasn't going to happen for me this time. next time, perhaps soon perhaps not, i will be requesting royal mail's assistance to the etsy buyers' garments i've got on my favourites list.

a handful of natural stone necklaces on etsy, also vintage
another completely unnecessary & neither-here-nor-there fancy i've been flirting with for some time thanks to my faves dale and bathgate. everytime i see them with some beautiful organic piece about their necks i run flying to check the ones i've favourited on etsy are still there. phew. yes. but not cheap...  this will probably be another sacrifice to serendipity i think.

a vintage gold wristwatch 
this has been on my 'wishlist' for a year or so but i'm in no rush to purchase as things like these abound. i'd much rather perfer the charm of picking one up for £20 after a friendly haggle and a day excitedly trawling through some quaint but reasonable antique market or shop in the cotswolds or notting hill. i would very much not like to pay double or more online for one.

some belly balm from neal’s yard and a very summery, fruity malin + goetz perfume
not frivolous fashion items (for once!) but still cravings that i don't necssarily need... given my current skincare staples are branded 'vaseline' and 'sanex' and 'simple' (ok ok I also have a couple of face bits á la roche posay and rituals) i would like to treat my body to something a bit nicer especially during this season of extreme growth.