and all the things you might do.

complementary colours.
orange dress from Primark. blue art on walls in Shoreditch.

i see you.

soundtracking.
dreamy summer vibes from The Horrors.

how does your garden grow.

I wish we had a garden we could fill with flowers. If only just a small patch to call my own and pepper with petals and pretty.

rooftop monochrome and mister mordecai

just me and Mister Moedecai Miaow Miaows hanging out above the Hackney rooftops.
been wearing A LOT of black and white this summer time so it's nice to accessorise with orange. he's my colour pop!

have found it hard to wear anything but these white Next sandals they are so comfy and a stylish steal at £30. I also treated myself to this ASOS kimono I love how it drapes and it's oversized look - I feel like a chic wizard when I wear it haha.

trying to not dwell.

on what's not happening and focus on what is.

also i finally arrived at the instagram party. come celebrate with me.

i keep forgetting.

i'm not in love anymore.
i keep forgetting things will never be the same again

Midweek meeting followed by cocktails at The Billing Office in the St Pancras Hotel and then beers and burgers from Honest with my boy shape.

stripe frill crop top from ASOS
slouch boyfriend jeans NEXT
canvas boots CHOCKERS
vintage charm necklace with MI MONEDA pendant

fashion 5 minutes.

something quite incredible happened. i got featured in my favourite fashion weekly, GRAZIA. i was spotted by the Style Hunter whilst i was working at The Stylist's Rail, March event at The Hoxton Hotel. i don't particularly like the picture, my hair looks awful but at least my legs are tanned so seems fine.

pinafore - ASOS
blouse - Uniqlo
glasses - Specsavers
boots - Truffle

the lovely Phil Taylor (aka The Style Hunter) who spotted me also posted the picture on his blog - you can check out that and the rest of his snaps here.

nail me.

nails did by Alice in Berlin at Shit Nails.

sparkle boy.

whilst we we're clearing out for our house move we came across a pack of indoor sparklers. so sparkle fun ensued and i couldn't not take some snaps, excuse the boy's hairy chest.

"she's in fashion"

finally got a hard copy of the shoot I mentioned previously for Shopcade, the fashion and shopping platform, Faces of March, shot by Emmanuelle Andre

Shirt - Love Moschino
Main Necklace by Mi Moneda
Other necklaces - vintage
Glasses - Glasses Direct

find me on shopcade.com/racheetebar

London Swag. or something.

quite amazingly i got invited along to be apart of the 'London Swag' March Faces Shopcade photo shoot.
i pretty much hate having my photo taken and get very nervous when being interviewed but my flattered ego got the better of me and i decided to go along and take part. the kid screaming over my babble half way through is priceless also.

faces of March Shopcade list
my look from The Stylist's Rail list 

fridge top.

took this snap of the top of Bambi's fridge. her house is rather eccentric and lots of fun.

blurry Berlin.

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most of my pictures from this trip shamefully haven't come out. too low a speed film plus most of my time was spent indoors or in low light.

a delightful weekend spent staying out late in smoke filled bars with my best friends and i wouldn't change a moment of it. it was a trip for lasting fond memories instead of great photo's and i'm totally fine with that.

and repeat.

in 2014 i want to spend more time by the sea. be that home or away.

this guy.

my little ginger kitty Mordecai. what a guy.

you used to be much more..."muchier." you've lost your muchness.

out and about in Islington with the boy and my camera. spent ages pondering over the antiques and piles of crockery we actually ended up buying the little blue sugar bowl in the bottom right of the picture. but i wanted it all, could have spent the day rummaging through the wares.

notebook.

photos of my sketchbook. photos of my notebook.

i wanted to capture the crisp winter light through my window and didn't have a better subject matter. plus i'm a sucker for documentation and never without a notebook so they are actually quite personal photos in more ways than one.

rose tinted.

730 days. 17,530 hours. 63,113,852 seconds
all made better because of you. i really like us.

hey ladies.

Borough Market, bubbles with Binty and Bambi. just before it got cold.
Dixon and Scottish Emma at the ICA. it was Dixon's birthday.

i'll write you a love letter.

with this new track and talk of their new album, Love Letters, due for a March 2014 release. i thought now would be a good time to talk about Metronomy. and get how i feel about them off my chest in a sort of love letter of my own.

this is a huge statement but Metronomy are probably my favourite band ever. they've made consistently good records and haven't disappointed me yet. (i've bestowed the coveted you can be one of Rache's faves honour on only a few but i have of course always been let down in the end.) i'm not naive, yes it's inevitable there WILL come a time when Metronomy also fall from my grace; but hopefully it won't be just yet and on the back of the forthcoming new album. i've yet to have confirmation that the whole album is actually all good but this new track I'm Aquarius is VERY reassuring as to the standard.

also. i'm not sure but i think it sounds like the backing lyrics are 'shoop doop doop ahhh' AND WHATS NOT TO LIKE ABOUT THAT.

forgive me whilst i backtrack a little but it seems weird  has made me somewhat uncomfortable to refer to Metronomy as 'my favourite band'. in the same way its a bit weird for a gal of my age to be referring to a gal pal as her 'best friend' it all just smacks of playground bullshit. that flavour of the week mentality where 'favourite' and 'best' labels which were slapped on to anything in your eye line.

what i mean is. i don't often have 'favourite' anything's because mostly i find it hard to chose or worse i can never remember when asked to re-call something or when i'm put on the spot. you know those dull questions asked by dull persons like what's your favourite colour - they don't deserve an answer anyway to be frank.

but Metronomy. well. they have transcended this pattern. i can always remember them. in fact through out my 7 years in London they've been my listening safe place. in what have often been times of insecurity and uncertainty, Metronomy have sound tracked my good times and bad. from friendships, loves to heart ache and worries. plus i've lost count of how many times i've seen them live and how good that always is.

so i am bestowing the title of FAVOURITE on Metronomy.  can't wait for the new album. #nopressureguys