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The Fashion Blogger from a Council Estate

26/10/2017

I saw a tweet today that got my mind rolling on this topic as well as having a chuckle at the comments that followed.
And I totally agree! Pretty much all of my outside shots are outside of our block of council flats on a council estate! I decided to chip in and share the reality of these kind of shots;
The reality is, there’s always some random shit going on; cars up on the grass as they’ve been fighting for parking spaces, baby wipes floating in the wind, rubbish in the bushes, washing hanging on the shared lines, the communal recycling bins etc. I swear to god that there’s a plastic bag that’s been stuck in the tree outside of our flat for over 6 months;
But we don’t tend to share that stuff, because living on a council estate isn’t what we as bloggers aspire to!
All of the above were shot on my estate.
I’ll be honest, I’d love to live somewhere lavish where they clear up the leaves during Autumn so I don’t tread into the leaves piled up by the door of the flats (potentially stepping in dog shit because, ya know, council estate life), I’d love to be where the potholes in the road are filled or I don’t have to crop out the local druggy’s hell hole of a flat – but that’s my life. I’m not going to go out of my way to the fancier parts of my beautiful garden city to shoot my posts, because that’s not my reality! Yes my flat is owned by the local housing authority, yes it’s on the outskirts of a shitty estate (which thank the lord isn’t in the middle or I doubt I’d cope with the insanity), but I’m not covering that up, nor will I ever do so.
The above shots are where I’ve zoomed in on the day to day crap that’s in some of my photos. Sometimes it doesn’t make it into the Gram because I want it to be just about the outfit, but if it does – who gives a shit? Not me.

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  1. DGGYST says

    26/10/2017 at 4:44 pm

    have I gushed about your hair to you in real life, or just in my head? Sometimes I lose track lol. #Goals

    Reply
    • Gabrielle Banner says

      26/10/2017 at 4:46 pm

      Hahah! Thank you! I remember a comment about it before 😉 taken a long time to grow!

      Reply
  2. tegandc says

    26/10/2017 at 6:46 pm

    Such a lovely post! It really shows that anyone can blog you don’t have to be rich or live fancy ❤️

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    • Gabrielle Banner says

      26/10/2017 at 6:57 pm

      Thank you and I’m glad that’s what’s coming out of it! It’s so true! ❤️

      Reply
  3. Heidi says

    28/10/2017 at 7:03 pm

    This isn’t just any council estate,
    This is a Garden City council estate,
    Overflowing with lost leaves in rich green tones and fragrant wipes in striking brown, rippled against a backdrop of crumbling brick, ripe with evergreen moss…
    This is an M&S council estate.

    Reply
    • Gabrielle Banner says

      28/10/2017 at 7:03 pm

      Hahha ha!!! Love this!!! 😂😂

      Reply
  4. bbbryony says

    29/10/2017 at 12:20 pm

    I love everything about this post, it shows the reality of life rather than pretending everything is white and perfectly layed out, so down to earth x

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    • Gabrielle Banner says

      29/10/2017 at 1:35 pm

      Thank you lovely! Glad you enjoyed! X

      Reply
  5. Paige Francesca says

    29/10/2017 at 2:59 pm

    Haha this is such a brilliant post – you’re so right – just because we don’t live in picturesque places doesn’t mean you can’t have photo’s!

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    • Gabrielle Banner says

      29/10/2017 at 4:27 pm

      Thank you and exactly! 🙌🏻

      Reply
  6. kianaleee says

    25/12/2017 at 9:56 am

    This is brilliant, no matter where you live or where you come from you can write, you can dream. i love this post xxxx

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    • Gabrielle Banner says

      25/12/2017 at 11:00 am

      Thank you lovely xxx

      Reply
  7. Fashion Empire says

    07/02/2018 at 2:04 am

    Wow…. 😂😂 thank you for inspiring me is just an amazing post

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    • Gabrielle Banner says

      07/02/2018 at 7:11 am

      Ahh thanks lovely and you’re welcome! ❤️

      Reply
      • Fashion Empire says

        07/02/2018 at 11:01 am

        ❤❤❤

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