So Taylor Swift loves the show friends right. And in an episode in season two Phoebe makes up a song about Ross and Rachel and Ross’s then girlfriend and she renames Rachel as Betty for the song.
i was re reading red white and royal blue and literally as i finished the lake scenes august by taylor swift starts playing… the similarities between the two at this point in the book are making me ACHE
tbh it makes a lot of sense for the 3rd person in the Folklore love triangle to be named August. Like yes, it’s a summer month, but it’s one of the only months that is also a relatively common name. Also we know this relationship between James and August girl began at the school dance, so likely in May/June. But in august, taylor just sings about august slipping away into a moment in time not the other months. It’s from the unknown girl’s perspective, but saying August (I) slipped away into a moment in time could be her saying that to James, she meant almost nothing and she knows that.
i’ve seen a bunch of stuff about taylor comparing herself to both Gatsby and Daisy in réputation… but i haven’t seen anyone talk about how Gatsbys real name is James…. and we all know why she’s daisy.
I recently had a day out with my mum and nan at Southport, a seaside town in the North West. While there I, of course, had a browse in the shops and I may or may not have bought quite a few bits ready for my new year at University. Although I primarily bought items in Primark, there were a couple of bits from Debenhams, New Look and Peacockss as well.
Debenhams;
I bought a comfy maroon coloured cardigan-shawl thing which I figured would be so good to have while away at University when it starts to cool down for Autumn. It was a bargain at about £6.75 and like I said earlier, it is super comfy and I’m excited for the cooler months to start.
I also bought a pair of light pink velvet heels which are Dorothy Perkins and I dropped on with these as they were the only pair of these left and luckily enough they were in my size! They’re a perfect match for a dress I bought in New Look last year and I couldn’t say no to them, especially at the price of £10.
New Look;
I finally got my hands on a faux leather jacket in a gorgeous pale pink colour. I had my eye on this for a while and when I went into the store -originally looking for boots- I came across this in the sale rack. I’m excited to be able to wear this with so many different outfits I have already planned! Once again, another bargain as it cost me only £12, an enormous decrease from the original £40.
Primark;
I got my hands on a burgundy pinafore and it looks so cute, I’m excited to style it during the autumn months when it gets a bit colder and tights and boots return into season and it cost me just £12.
I finally bought some boots as well, after looking around for a few weeks I have been on the hunt for some boots ready for university and I managed to find two pairs! A pair of flat ankle boots and a pair of flat, over the knee boots, both in black. The ankle boots I believe where around £8-£10 I think (I can’t find the receipt!) and the over the knee boots cost me £18, an overall bargain.
Some other boring bits include me picking up a pair of plain black leggings because some how I have managed to lose my others and they cost me like £2.50, and I bought a pair of simple high waister skinny jeans in a dark blue for £9.
(Little updated addition) Peacocks;
On another little shopping trip I went into Peacocks and picked up two scarves and a winter beret style hat. If you’re on the look out for these kind of items for the upcoming months I’d definitely encourage you to try your nearest peacocks as each if these items cost 50p and you never know what bargains you might pick up!
That’s all from me, unfortunately I didn’t manage to get a photo of some items before they’ve been packed up ready for Uni but hopefully I’ll be able to show you some time in the near future!
