with a smile and a ribbon in my hair

So one of the many things I decided to treat myself to today was some velvet ribbon to wear in my hair, inspired by Julie Christie in Dr Zhivago and Brigitte Bardot, and Valentino's AW 11 shows. Couldn't choose between red or black so I decided to get both.










Spent the day in Newcastle with one of my lovely ladies, eating Mexican, gossiping and overspending in the new Urban Outfitters store. WHY has it taken them so long to open one up here?? I'll fully admit the purpose of the shopping trip was to finish off my Christmas shopping but I ended up buying mainly presents for myself. (More photos of aforementioned purchases tomorrow.) It was so festive today in the city with NE1 screening White Christmas on Grey Street, although there was far too much shopping to be done to sit around watching films...