Amsterdam

So I made it over to Dam for a couple of days before Christmas. Now I know i said this about Barcelona, but Amsterdam is definitely my new favourite city! Highlights included Hill Street Blues, checking out all the street art and hunting down every trainer shop in the city including the location of the infamous Patta store. 

A new gallery on Dam square opened up while we were out there by Selwyn Senatori and they kindly let us take a photo of his 'Because I'm Fucking Fashion' piece. Seriously some of the most crazy and inspiring work I've seen featuring everything from Karl Lagerfeild to Mickey Mouse and many 'fucks' in between. The food was amazing, the city was beautiful and the lifestyle is to die for. The photos are not so great but lets be honest, I had better things to be doing out there!

Feeling Fresh

Backpack- Takeover

Sweater- Zara

Snapback- King Apparel

Eagle necklace- Topshop

Shirt- Vintage

Jacket- Vintage

5 panel hat- 10 Deep

Spent my first non-hungover Sunday in about an year taking some photos. Now I'm fully aware I'm no model and no photographer but it kind of beats dying in bed all day. Really wanna get some more of these Takeover bags made cause this fabric is too nice! 

I got Lukas this 10 deep 5 panel for Christmas. Its pretty much him in hat form- I love it when an item of clothing can just sum up a person. These are also some of  my favourite trainers of his. I try them on every time I'm back just in case my feet have grown/these have shrunk. 

No luck as of yet but I will keep trying.

Greed Is Good

Greed Is Good Sweater- Takeover

Disco Pants Cranberry- Americal Apparel

Lace Up Boots- Primark

Mmmmmm new things. I'm currently interning at Primark head office and come across these gorgeous Jeffery Campbell-esqe boots. Love them so much I'm not even bothered about buying real ones now. I party to hard to justify spending hundreds on a pair of heels that i will definitely trash within a month. No Takeover sweaters left but tees still available at www.toukcrew.com ... go see.

Air Max 1s

(High Snobiety, Nike)

I'm not normally one to go for girly trainers but have completely fallen for these. Probably my favourite colourway I've seen on girl Air Max 1s. Releasing in February and personally I cannot wait. Oh and the blue are pretty tasty too! I know Nike have been getting a lot of shit for the vintage tongues but i do like them.

I have bought/been given a stupid amount of new shoes recently so will do a proper post on it some time in the near future.

EveryoneDoesIt

(Hoody, Shirt and Sweater by Lukas for Takeover)

Here's a few of my favourite one off  and customised Takeover pieces from the past month. Not currently available to buy but definitely something we'd like to do more of in the future. What do you think??

Really need to get some more photos for lookbook and my blog but with no time, camera or photographer it's proving difficult. Also I'm spending  pretty much every hour of daylight in work- hating on England! Got a little trip to Amsterdam lined up just before Christmas plus 2 weeks off work so will have lots to post about soon.

Worldwide Movement

So quite a few bloggers have been in touch wanting to promote Takeover and we sent sent out pocket tees to 2 of our favourites. Charmaine from CharmainesCloset is a local girl (East midlands, UK) with mad style and Liz from TheRedLilShoes got in touch all the way from Brazil and has an incredibly successful blog. Both bloggers are quite girly and different from our usual customer so I was really intrigued to see how they would style up our garms. I really do love both looks and it just shows how versatile our pieces are. Unfortunately these tees have now sold our however there are other pattern pocket tees still left at www.toukcrew.com 

Youth In Revolt

Finally had time to get a few photos before heading off to Paris last weekend. I think this is my first outfit post without anything Takeover in- oh well gotta post something while I'm waiting for the new AW12 garms to arrive. Done my fair share of shopping these past few weeks. I love these trousers which I picked up in Topshop, they go really well with Air Max which of course is always important. Lukas turned up with this chain which is amazing and I couldn't resist but steal it for a few photos. I may have to steal it for good.

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