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Charity shop outfits in a heatwave.

In this photo, if you can read my thoughts, I am thinking of how much I love cardigans and jumpers and this heatwave is just not my cup of tea.

I dreamt my charity shop closed down. I think the PhD fear dreams have started.

Heatwave make-up.

Today in my heading towards thesis submission, I have achieved big hair. Well, big hair for my tiny and thin doll’s hair.

In my Sézane dress from the charity shop and anothet day return to the make-up.

Really into lipstick again, the red seems to represent the pressure of the deadline. Thinking of the bold lip really not the thing I should be concentrating on atm.

Back into the make-up.

Lovely to see my @serenbooks.bsky.social book on the shelf at The Poetry Pharmacy,York. Thank you Chloe for spotting her there, and love that she is included in a selection labelled ‘Between the sheets’ 🩷

Giving notice to submit and typing the actual title of the PhD seems very strange, very definite, and marks the start of me looking for an outfit for my wintery viva.

The last day of my no make-up week. Finishing this PhD is making me understand how the maquette has taught me so much about myself in how these unseen versions of the self have value in the making of ourselves. This from somebody who became an air hostess because she could wear loads of make-up!

More dressing in pretty from my charity shop 🩷

Excited to be reading at this launch for Galia’s new book. If you’re in London next Sat, come along! Planning an outfit as we speak. Of course I am!

From my charity shop. A dress for feeling pretty and drinking coffees in.

Make-up free for the longest I’ve ever managed. Going for a mega-lash mascara look tomorrow.

Going through whole of thesis with supervisor whilst looking like a character from House of Dragons vs Bananarama. Back into mascara as from tomorrow. Bored of the natural look.

Plus, in July I will only dress like this.

Moving into July with the end in sight and many more charity shop outfits to be worn.

Recognising that perhaps my negativity recently was from the fact I have been living with an (unknown) slipped disc and not being able to move my toes for a year, rather than just the finishing of the PhD and finding THE JOB.

My day to day look is no different from my hospital look. Hopefully the end to a year of a slipped disc!!!

Quite loved my hospital socks with Valentino flip-flops. Not pictured is my leopard sarong as I didn’t have a dressing gown 😂

Extraordinary amount of leopard going on if you consider that I was also wearing leopard trainers.

Just realised my dress from the charity shop has a detachable skirt and can be worn like this! Am thinking of autumn and a massive brown cardi, tights and trainers.

Methodology.

Matching my dress to the spectacle of the day. And to celebrate the beauty of June, and that it is cooler, and that is enough.

White Cube at Claydon in my charity shop dress.

Always wear the dress.

Things you need in a heatwave: iced coffees, a cool, long dress, sunglasses, cream for the HORRIBLY chafed thighs under the cool, long dress. I cried walking back the station yesterday, my legs were soooo sore.

This week in only charity shop outfits. Looking forward to wearing clothes and not bring in a sweat-fest this week.

Today in my charity shop, a Versace handbag 🩷

The reality of a heatwave parkrun. Other photo for contrast 😂😂😂😂

At Kew Gardens 🩷

Research trip to see Henry Moore: Monumental Nature at Kew Gardens where there was monumental heat as well as sculpture.

Happy 2nd anniversary to i get lost everywhere, you know this now @salopress.bsky.social written with Galia Admoni. This book is small but hugely bonkers, and I love it. And I still get lost everywhere, that will never change.

Today @angelacleland.co.uk and I were talking about getting our new author pics done, and really, perhaps I should not bother and just use this horrible sweaty and disheveled and tired photo which shows the work which is going into the book?

How it started vs the peak of the heat.

Outfits and the heatwave. Nothing feels right. Everything is shiny.

You start your day with a cold shower, think, mmm, perhaps IT IS cooler today, and a minute later your face is a sweaty pool and it is definitely Not cooler. Dress charity shop, sweat is all my own.

One day, two looks, both sweaty.

Just working & thinking about how much I would love to be in The Inspiral Carpets.

Not in this weather!

This week I have been mostly wearing a shiny face, and sweaty moustache.

Gingham top. Charity shop, of course.

Too much mascara vs no mascara.

My research is almost done, and I’m looking forward to sharing my work, and for the adventures that me and the maquettes will go on.

I may have checked the weather forecast a million times today in the hope of a dramatic change in the forecast. I may have drunk too many cups of tea. I may have thought a little bit of how much I love cardigans and socks.

I tried to dress in the same colours as the exhibition, Hepworth in Colour.

Research, etc. I love BH. I love my PhD. I hope that one day I can use my research into the maquette on an exhibition like this one.

Art Sunday with Galia Admoni at Barbara Hepworth. Of course.