Saturday Style Icons: 03 Paloma Faith

I'm a big fan of Paloma Faith so I had to include her as one of my style icons! In the summer I saw her in concert which was amazing and I'd definitely recommend anyone to go see her sing live. Anyway, let me give you a bit more information...

Paloma was born in 1981 in Hackney and was encouraged to take up ballet from a young age. Once she'd finished college, she studied for a degree in contemporary dance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. Once Paloma had finished that she went on to do an MA in theater directing at Central Saint Martins.

She began her music career around 2007 when she was a singer in a burlesque cabaret where she was scouted. In 2009 she released debut singles Stone Cold Sober and New York and then her debut album, Do you want the Truth or something Beautiful? which had a lot of success! In 2012 she released Fall to Grace (my favourite album of the two) and then she has recently announced that her third album A Perfect Contradiction will be released this year!  Not only this, but Paloma acts too and has appeared in St. Trinian's and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus so she's been very busy.

What I love about Paloma's style is that she's not afraid to be different! She's the best of British and shows off her eccentricism. Not only this, but she has a passion for vintage and retro and this is shown in her outfits and hair. I think she looks really elegant and a real show girl! What's not to like? She's definitely got fame for her daring style, but what do you think?

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Recently I've been looking for inspiration for my new university room! I am staying in the Halls of Residence, so my room is going to be a blank canvas and very bland. I want my little personal space to be homely and pretty so I've been browsing Pinterest for some ideas.

Here I love the fairy lights which help break up the blank wall and provide a bit of warmth. I also like how it looks like it's an organised mess! Yes, there are bits of clutter everywhere, but it's been put together in a beautiful way.

In a small room, storage is a must! A shelf like this would be perfect for storing all my little nicknacks. I'm a big fan of the flowers too! In a room drained of colour, it's always good to add a bit of life and greenery.

The fairy lights are back again! That's not all that I fancy though. I think the pictures on the wall are a good idea and I could put some photographs of home up in my own room. I have lots of cushions for my new bed and will definitely put them to use! The bed in this picture looks so cosy.

Want to know where these pictures are from? Just click on them and it'll lead you to the pinned image from Pinterest.

What kind of decorations do you love? Do you enjoy personalising your own space?

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