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Today I experienced my first day of Summer this year! I've been a vampire recluse so far but today I actually went out in the sunshine. 

Sunglasses - Forever 21, t-shirt - eBay, shorts - Topshop, shoes  - Dr Martens 
Rings (clockwise from left) :  Asos, China Town, Forever 21

I bought these shorts in the Topshop sale & I'm so in love with them! They're such a nice fit & the pastel pink & blue are two of my favourite colours right now, so I was stoked when I found them. 

xo

MIXTAPE: Summer Daze

Summer Daze from koura.anthrax on 8tracks Radio.

1. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
2. You and Me Song - Wannadees (Cover)
3. Steal My Sunshine - LEN (Mixed with Notorious B.I.G)
4. Cut Your Hair - Pavement
5. Girl From Mars - Ash
6. 1799 - The Smashing Pumpkins
7. Taking Back Sunday - A Decade Under The Influence
8. Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie
9. Island In The Sun - Weezer
10. A.M. 180 - Grandaddy
11. Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
12. Ride Wit Me - Nelly
13. The Summer - Coconut Records
14. Peaches - The Stranglers
15. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
16. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 
17. There Goes The Fear - The Doves
18. Anemone - Brian Jonestown Massacre

People are rude.

I got told I looked a mess by a stranger today. It's bothered me purely because of how rude and stupid people are. I don't care what the guy in the Hollister t-shirt thinks of the way I look, but I care that he thinks I do/should. It's definitely not the first time I've had someone pass judgement but some times more than others it bothers me that people have such over inflated self importance and belief that their own opinion is the be all and end all.

Anyway, it's just made me wanna look even 'weirder'. 

I do however look incredibly tiered cause I got about 3 hours sleep and did a 7 hour shift at work. I'm not sure why, I just woke up at 5.30am for no reason and couldn't get back to sleep.

Headband - Primark, shirt & necklace - Forever 21, skirt - American Apparel, shoes - Urban Outfitters

xo

Taco Belle

I bought this top a couple of years ago when I visited a friend in Nottingham and have never worn it. It's one of many things that have just sat in my wardrobe for far too long. I think from now on, maybe once a week, I'll  take something I've never worn before and try working it in to an outfit. And if I can't then I'll sell it. Because I have far too many clothes and not enough space!

Top - Vintage

Shirt - Primark

Skirt - Second hand

Boots - Office

Since Rob started working, we've not had a lot of time together so today we decided to do something really romantic & go on a long anticipated pilgrimage to Taco Bell. It was beautiful. Someone told me that they give you free Taco Bell if you have a Taco Bell tattoo. I need to find out if this is true because if it is, I'm getting a Taco Bell tattoo.

We also finally tried the bubblegum ice cream milk shakes from Millie's Cookies & they were amazing. 

Despite the afore mentioned abundance of clothes, I was in the middle of a shopping centre and there were sales everywhere so I ended up coming home with some new things. 

Black cropped sweatshirt, pink jumper, blue & pink high waist shorts - all Topshop, jeans & ring - Forever 21

Does anyone else have the terrible habit of buying stuff they never end up wearing? If you do, what's your solution? 

xo

FILM: Wishful Thinking

The end of college is fast approaching & I've been quite busy the past few weeks finishing essays. My boyfriend has just started a new full time job, so I've been stuck indoors alone quite a bit. Not wanting to put on anything too distracting but interesting enough to keep me sane whilst writing about the history of the bra, I've taken the opportunity of having free reign of what to watch and been watching anything I can find on Netflix featuring Drew Barrymore.

Not one of her greatest films (she's great in it, but the film itself wasn't amazing), Wishful Thinking was worth watching purely for Ms Barrymore's wardrobe.

I've picked out my favourites below. (scroll through to see them all)

Drew Barrimore Movie Marathon by kouraanthrax on polyvore.com

The costume design was by a man named David C. Robinson, who (among a lot of other things) did the costume design for Zoolander. Mila Jovovich's outfits in that films are just amazing, expect a blog post on that at some point <3

xo

Festival

Festival by kouraanthrax

Dress / Jumpers sweater / Shirt / Sleeveless shirt / Crop top / Nylon pants / Shorts / Bra top / Polka dot tights / Wellington boots  / AirBed / Sports bag / Backpack / Wu Tang pendant / Gold chain / Flower headband / Cateye sunglasses / Marc Jacobs perfume / Tent / Mermaid clips / Sleeping Bag / Wet wipes / Liquor Flask

So Bestival isn't for another two months but it's the start of festival season and I'm getting prepared early this year! The theme is 'nautical' so the natural costume choice is mermaid! I'll also be taking a lot of basics and travelling as light as possible and taking only essentials 'cause the worst part of the whole thing (other than the loos) is having to haul a tonne of stuff for 12 hours through all the queueing. 

Festival essentials

Camping stuff: The general rule seems to be - double the tent size for how many people there are. A one man tent is not comfortably big enough for one person and their stuff. So if there's two of you in a tent, you'll need a 4 man tent. Also, it's worth bringing a few items of clothing less to fit in an airbed. Nothing puts you in a worse mood for the day than getting a bad night's sleep and waking up achey. And depending on the time of year, bring an extra blanket or jumper to sleep in because it will get super cold, especially if you've been basking in the sunshine all day. 

Wet wipes: Not only are you going to want to make sure you take off your makeup before you pass out, if the showers aren't all that or the queues are ridiculous, you'll need these to freshen up!

Rain mac & wellies : You can never predict what the weather is going to do. Even if it's forecast clear skies and sunshine, there's a chance it will rain. This won't ruin your weekend but getting soaked through will, so be prepared for all circumstances.   

Sun glasses & sun tan lotion: I always buy a cheap pair of sunglasses for a festival because there are so many chances they'll get lost, broken or stolen. And no one wants to end up red and burnt, so lotion up!

Headscarf/hat & dry shampoo: You're looking at potentially 4/5 days without being able to wash your hair here. I recommend making sure you pack some dry shampoo and a bandana and going for the Rosie the Riveter look towards the end of the weekend.

Snacks: Even if you're planning to buy all your food there, it's worth bringing some for when you're drunk and need to line your stomach a bit. Ideally dry foods, high in carbs, that don't need refrigerating and wont stink your tent out once opened. Biscuits, crackers, crisps and cereal bars are all on my list. 


As with the sunglasses, I'd recommend not taking any items of clothing that are super special. I never take anything too expensive or irreplaceable because there's a chance it'll get wrecked, lost or stolen so I'll be taking primark basics and jewellery that I wont cry over if it get's broken. Also, I've taken my phone the past couple of years but it's really not worth it. The first year the battery ran out super quick and the second year, I managed to conserve battery but I couldn't get signal all weekend so it was useless as anything other than a camera. If you need to, get a cheap pay as you go phone and take a cheap digital or disposable camera! I always think 35mm photos are way nicer than digital anyway. Happy camping! <3

xo

LBS

LBS by kouraanthrax featuring a maxi skirt

Warehouse maxi skirt / Mango maxi skirt / American Apparel long skirt, $31 / Forever 21 maxi skirt / Maxi skirt, $24 / River Island maxi skirt, $31 / Boohoo maxi skirt / South New Maxi Skirt | Very.co.uk, $13 / Jameela Jamil Chiffon Maxi Skirt Very.co.uk, $9.44 / South Volume Maxi Skirt | Very.co.uk, $10

I've been wearing a lot of maxi/midi skirts over the past year, mostly quite garish floral ones I've found in charity shops but what with the rise in numbers of crop tops in my wardrobe, and the sudden flourish of colour (six months ago, most of the things I owned were black) I was after something floaty, high waist and plain for when I don't feel like wearing jeans.

Initially I wanted an opaque jersey maxi but after some consideration I decided that it'd probably make me look even shorter than I do already. The sheer maxi's aren't so blocky so they're more suited to my height.

I tried a few but I was looking for one that fits just above my belly button and comes to just below my calves. Being 5"3 I've struggled to find one that's tight enough round the waist and not so long I'm going to trip over it all the time (I'm super clumsy as it is so I don't need any more help tripping up). 

I found a couple of cute ones in Primark and Forever 21 and some super cheap ones on Very.co.uk but I settled on an American Apparel one that was half price on ASOS. It seems to be about the right length and their small's are usually a good fit. It doesn't have an underskirt but I have stuff I can wear under it and this also gives me more freedom to wear different lengths under it.

xo