What have been the highlights of Season 5 so far? I’m only on episode 5 so I’m sure there’s many more beautiful scenes to come, but here’s some typical Hank Moody quotes to give you a taste of the status quo:

Charlie: “you’re a fuckin’ pimp”
Hank: “but not in a good way, it’s that chick from New York, the bunny boiler”
Charlie: “the one that set your apartment on fire?”
Hank: “yeah yeah, she said was just burning all my first editions but it got a little out of control”
Charlie: “understandable, these things do happen”

Becca: “I’m not twelve, you can’t bribe me anymore. Well you can, but you have to adjust for lifestyle and inflation.”

Samurai: “I don’t even know a mother f**ker’s real name. I just call him Alfred and he snaps right to it.”

Hank: “I enjoy the casual nature of things.”

Charlie: “I missed yo black ass!”
Hank: “Later Masturbator.”

Becca: “This is nothing, I’ve seen some s**t.”

Each week in the Stylist there is a column written by a certain Lucy M. Now, please don’t misunderstand me – I do not know her, I don’t know much about her (apart from stuff she’s written in the column), I don’t know why she is the way she is and she might be entirely justified in being so and dare I say it, she might actually even be a thoroughly lovely and enjoyable person in real life BUT she fucking annoys the living fuck out of me now that she’s back from her maternity leave and is writing her column again, I do wish she’d never come back.

Everything about her writing just s-c-r-e-a-m-s at you that she’s that woman who’s kind of old-in-the-brain, totally out of the loop, she’s really bitter about something though you can’t ever really figure out what it is, you do feel sorry for the guy that married her (but hey, self-inflicted shit), every thing she writes just drips of stale-gormless-middle class-mediocrity-without-taste-or-opinion (in a really nasal, whining, whingy voice) and you just can’t figure out WHY this woman has a column in a weekly publication that claims to be for strong, independent, stylish, urban women – when she is exactly NONE of that. She is everything this magazine should be avoiding like the plague if they want to be who they claim to be.

Now this lady was on maternity leave not very long ago and during her absence there was a weekly columnist filling her slot called Tanya Gold – and Tanya fucking rocked! Every week I looked forward to the Indian man at the tube station handing them out just to read her column – ONLY to read her column, her writing was (and is) witty, intelligent, funny, well-educated, open-minded, stylish and just plain interesting and really really fun, FUN, f-u-n to read. If I was late and the last copy had been handed out, I’d be distraught and my eyes would trawl the station and the tube carriage for a copy, I’d peer over shoulders of women with copies trying to catch a glimpse of Tanya’s awesome writing.

And you know what, now Tanya is gone and Lucy is back I actually say “no thank you” to the kind Indian man at the station with the stack of Stylists when he tries to hand me a copy. He always seems slightly confused (just for that split second before he decides he doesn’t care anyway), but then I don’t blame him if I remember my desperation to get my hands on a copy during the beautiful Tanya Gold times.

BUT – lately I’m kind of thinking I might be changing my mind on the whole plaid situation really – I’m even *shock horror* considering rocking the plaid look myself this summer perhaps? Thinking it might work quite well with leather leggings? Hotpants in the summertime? Plaid shirts with leather jackets? Combined with lots of arm bling? So I decided to go wander the streets of Pinterest to see if anyone else was feeling the plaid love…and voila:

And for those of you who thought that a plaid shirt for women couldn’t possibly ever look elegant, feminine and girly – the most amazing Blair from atlantic-pacific blog proves you oh SO wrong:

These pastel trend fashion accessories for example – you know what – they don’t even offend me – the earrings with the skulls & crosses got my name on them too!

1960s mint rose print loop cuff by Michelle Lowe Holder at Boticca.com (€75 £65)

Kimono Clutch-Paulowania Flower by Uroco at Boticca.com (€84.50 £70)

Angel in Light Pink Leather by Torula at Boticca.com (€127 £105)

Tajos Lime Suede Leather Bag by Sabrina Tach at Boticca.com (€138 £119)

Jungle Juice scarf by Antagoniste at Boticca.com (€130 £109)

Sasha by Krista R at Boticca.com (€91 £76)

Elodie by Little Fille at Boticca.com (€30.50 £26)

Alexandra  by Little fille at Boticca.com (€33 £28)

Adelaide by SupperDuper hats at Boticca.com (€120 £102)

Pink Baroque Gloves by The world of Christina at Boticca.com (€241 £200)

Amazonite Rose Carved Earrings by Toosis at Boticca.com (€37 £31)

Le Icon Smoke Suede by Dareen Hakim at Boticca.com (€225 £187)

Voodoo Love Skull Earrings by jolita on Boticca.com (€114.50 £95)

tiger necklace by Caipora Jewellery at Boticca.com (€80 £69)

SCARF-LACE by SAAKO DESIGN at Boticca.com (€45 £39)