BARGAIN HUNTING in Cork.

While I'm a terrible sale shopper (I either end up with a few bags of rubbish which I will never, ever wear, or else give up after the first rack), I definitely love a good bargain as much as the next person.  As I haven't been home in almost a month, this weekend, when I did come home, my mom, my sister Caroline and I went to town for a few hours and had a look around the shops. Usually, I find that Cork is only mediocre for shopping.  There's no Urban Outfitters and no American Apparel- two of my favourites- and there is a limited amount of vintage. This rainy Saturday, however, luck was on my side and I snapped up two excellent bargains in the space of two hours.

Bargain #1: Last year, I fell in love with a gorgeous houndstooth/tweed blazer in Topshop.  Alas, it cost a whopping €106, and my budget simply would not allow it.  Today, however, I decided I'd tackle the dwindling sale rack upstairs in Topshop, Opera Lane, and much to my surprise, there hung the blazer, marked down to €45- less than half the original price!  Along with student discount, the blazer cost me only €40.50.  I'm absoultely delighted with it- though it is a size bigger than I would normally buy, it hangs nicely, can be worn as a jacket come Spring, and it's black and grey colour palette will match the majority of my wardrobe.

Bargain #2: For a while now, I've been searching for the perfect college bag, to house my laptop, and A4 notepad, my wallet, and the numerous other items I carry around on a daily basis.  Rather than just go out and purchase a brown satchel, I was on the hunt for something slightly different.  Before Christmas, I found a beautiful leather bag in The Cobbler on Oliver Plunkett St., Cork, but as it cost €175, I had to give up hope.  Today however, I decided to take a second look in The Cobbler to see if there was any new stock there for me to lust over.  There it sat, on the glass shelf, a beautiful, deep red leather, briefcase style bag- perfect for college, and exactly what I had been looking for.  As picked it up and slung it over my shoulder, my eye caught the price tag- €50!  It couldn't be.  I examined it closer, only to discover that the price had been reduced due to "damages" ie. a few scratches here and there.  Perfect!  It even had that second-hand aura, but still held on to the satisfying scent of  brand new leather.  I had to have it!  I just can't wait to use it for college come Monday morning.

here are the scratches- the reason for the reduction in price.

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H&M all of it, well...

Ring- *coughBHScough*

Necklace-Vintage

Chloe Pre-A/W '11 Collection

Very 70's inspired.

I WAS LATE TODAY FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT AUDITION OF MY LIFE. FML

TIMELESSNESS; a key element to fashion featuring HRH QUEEN ELIZABETH.

The term 'timeless' when it comes to fashion, needs no further explanation.  Some looks simply never lose their sheen, and never go out of fashion.  They can be referred to for all occasions, in all seasons, and by all ages.  When it comes to class and timelessness, it cannot be argued but that the HRH Queen Elizabeth embodies both these qualities to the very core.  A rather unlikely source of fashion inspiration, you might say, the Queen is a style go-to for all women whether they are aware of this or not.  With her effortless elegance and grace, HRH was the obvious choice for me when I decided to write a post about timeless style.

Our generation seems to me to be the breeding ground for all things crude and unnecessarily flamboyant.  Call me a prude, but I certainly find it impossible to take example from the likes of Lindsay Lohan's flashing, Britney Spears' head shaving and Jordan's flaunting of the largest and most grotesque faux assets of all time.  We've seen extreme drug abuse, alcohol addiction, strange piercings, wacky tattoos and just downright ludicrous behaviour being displayed left, right and centre in our society.

On the other hand, there are (thankfully) classy, elegant and iconic women also in existence in our modern day.  The Queen, in my view, is like the centre piece in all of this.  Since she was crowned age 25, the Queen's general style has essentially remained unchanged with her smart, two-piece suits, carefully coiffed hair and two-inch heels with matching handbags.  We saw the rush to purchase all things Barbour following the release of "The Queen" starring Helen Mirren, and we often see classy celebrities such as Victoria Beckham donning monarch-inspired ensembles.  Women everywhere must be praying that the can age with such grace as Queen Elizabeth- I know I am!

In my opinion, the Queen is and forever will be an icon of style to women all over the globe.  She represents dignity and opulence with her impeccable fashion sense and for this, she deserves to be recognised.

Though it may seem quite morbid, the Queen looked amazing all in black for Diana's funeral.

"She is a fashion icon.  Over the years she has worn some beautiful clothes." 

-Twiggy.

GLAM GLUE gets a FACEBOOK page.

I've been debating putting Glam Glue on Facebook for a while now, and finally decided to do it this eve when I had some spare time on my hands.  I'd really appreciate it if you guys would 'Like' my new page, I'll put the link below.

Glamorous Glue; Facebook.

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