Hackney Weekender 2012

 Set in the heart of Hackney Marshes in East London, Hackney Weekend was definitely looking like it will be remembered as THE festival of the summer for MANY years ... just for £2.50? 

The waiting seemed to have lasted for a LONG time !!! From waking up on that very Sunday to book our tickets, site crashing etc, to arriving on the day, going through  stringent security checks and several people examining my ticket; I entered the site which would be music’s equivalent of heaven for the next 10 hours.

1st, Jourdan and I went to check out Westwood at the DJ stage and we were welcomed with rhythms from  all different genres making us 2 step which then lead us to bumping into quite a number of our college friends . 
Even though I am not a particular fan of Westwood, I admit he got me and the fellow crowd moving to his music!

Afterwards, we opted for the BBC introducing stage and met fellow candi student -Prince Kongo !! Also got to see our homegirl Jade from UD vocal collective doing her thing !! That stage had SO much talent for me to describe ... but for more, check out Jourdan's blog ^_^.

 

Jade Agbloe-baillié and Prince

Up next ... we shoved and scuffled along to the 1Xtra stage ... awaiting for Emeli Sande, DJ Fresh (who also had Rita Ora as his guest), and my love ... Trey Songz !!! Those 30 mins of each of their performances were HOTT !!! OMG !!! I recorded them on my iphone ... and they're on my youtube channel ;)

  

On that day, we also saw my Uncle Sean Paul and his 30mins performance consisted of those old school tunes which I remembered him for like Gimmie the Light, and Get Busy ... tbh, I don't know why he doesn't go back to his old ways ... I'm not really feeling these new songs of his loool


But the main highlight of our day at the festival was from the main stage .... From Ed Sheeran, to Nicki Minaj, to my uncle (yes He is my uncle loool) Jigga !!!! We all thought that his only guest would be Kanye ... but he also brought on Ri Ri and MIA ... the performance was EPIC!!! Jay Z performed old tunes like 99 problem to collaborations like Bonie & Clyde (with my aunty Beyonce at the front in the audience) to songs of his latest album with 'Ye, Watch the Throne.

 

Loved Saturday, and thanks to my boo Jourdan Jae for allowing me to be her guest !!! I got to see Emeli Sande, Ed Sheeran, Trey Songz, Rita Ora, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Jay Z AND Kanye West for just £2.50

Isn't God good?

Thumbs up from Jourdz
check out her blog about Hackney weekend

You can watch videos and see photos from the whole of Hackney Weekend on the BBC Radio 1 website.

River Island Head wear For Festival Season Summer 2011 !!!

Now I know i just done a post about the whole festival season , including with what to wear but the head pieces from river island made me SO EXCITED!!! .....

.... That i JUST HAD to dedicate a single post about two of their head dresses that will go with any outfit for this years festival for the summer. Here they are !!

Here we have a glamorous brown speckle feather festival head dress for £16.99. When i first saw this, i actually thought of Kanye West's Music Video- Love Lockdown.

Do You Remember That Video?! How 'full of life' the dancers where?

Now I'm not trying to say that this head dress will bring all the energy you need for this festival season, but it will add a bigger and BOLD touch to your outfit.

Think about it ... ;)

Here we have this pink feather head dress for £29.99.

Now who said we can remix the red Indian trend aye?

For all you festival go-ers that want to add a 'different touch' to finalise that tribal/ cultural look to your festival outfit .... GO FOR IT!

;)

Festival season !!!

So in this post my aim is to get EVERYTHING for this summers music festival fashion basics covered...

...The festival fashion trend is not all about protecting yourself from the rain or spritzing your hair clean – it’s also about dressing to the nines.

With all of this in mind, you’ll find the most fun, exciting, OTT pieces around, ensuring you have the most rocking festival season yet.

And where from?

 

With these shops (and three of them offering student discount) you'll be able to achieve and  fit in with this festival season's trend.

From River Island we see a few new things that have been introduced in this years festival trend like:

• Kimono Jacket
• Aztec Prints
• Feathered Head wear

inject some glamour into your look with this brown print long sleeve sheer kimono so you transform any ordinary look from day to night . For £29.99.

For the day, you can wear this beige Aztec printed jumpsuit with thin straps print (with a knot at the back) vest top for £16.99. Match this with a nice pair of denim hot pants (ripped/ normal denim or brown/beige) , a nice trilby hat with cute sandals (green/ brown -with a buckle).

Here we have a red printed jumpsuit with thin straps £39.99,as Aztec style prints and jewellery are essential this year, this bold jumpsuit would compliment when it's paired with tribal and feathered accessories.

This is one of the last. For all you females that stand out from the crowd, then this is for you!

Stand out in this bold brown multi colour print waisted maxi dress for £24.99 . Pair with gold accessories, a head piece / headband  (like a homemade wrap) and sandals.

From Topshop, we are able to how the main focus for festival season is to look ULTRA cute (with their new line consisting of short SHORTS ,silk vests , and knit wear) with mix and matching accessories, floppy hats/ trilby's and flower headbands. So heres what they have for us :)

 Here we have a peach mesh shrug with floral embroidery detail for £32.00. You could wear this with a lace leotard underneath and a lovely pair of hot pants.

HOTPANTS LIKE THESE !!!!!



Yes these MOTO blue wash denim hotpants with cream broderie anglaise trim at hems, 5 pocket detail and authentic rivets and buttons for £34.00 ... (Thats actually a good price for the quality)

Also, you can wear a bandeau with these hotpants.

Just like this animal print bandeau for .... £10.00

Here are some more shorts that i thought would look HOT for the festival season





MOTO Flag Printed Hotpants for £34.00





MOTO Blue Scallop Hem Shorts for £30.00



 Also for you festival go-ers that like to get muddy. Get dirty in style with Topshop's rain coats/macs and wellington boots.



Blue Shiny Hooded Plastic Mac for £45



Electric Blue Ripstop Pac-A-Poncho for £32

Dont have to get pink hunter for £££ when these are just £32

Now I'm sure we have all seen the advert but are wondering what to choose from a vareity of pieces !



Tribal Geo Jumpsuit for £24.99

If you want to stand out from the crowd and make a bold statement with vibrant tribal style geometric fabric and strapless top, this is gathered and tied at the waist with beaded trim and long loose fit trousers To complete the glamorous look,wear with stacked strappy wedges or if your attending the festival party during the day then have a nice pair of sandals and bangles (or the friendship bracelets that seem to be on trend)



Shirred Bandeau Top for 14.99



Here we have a shirred bandeau top with floral print pattern and flared hemline This bandeau top is perfect when paired with hotpants/shorts.

These are just a few of many things to get for the festival season! Make sure your on the look out for my ASOS peek in the near future