My 2018 Fashion Blogger Bloopers and Outtakes

Happy New Year! It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for: my annual fashion blogger bloopers and outtakes post #WoopWoop

Featuring the worst pictures of 2018 rather than the best outfits, I always forgo the “best outfits from the last 12 months” type of post to bring you images of me looking a right [blank] instead. From stupid faces to stupid poses and from photobombers to scene stealers, they’re all here. In fact this is my absolute favourite post of the year, every year… it’s one of the few that I go back and read regularly when I need a guaranteed laugh!

And yes, I know that laughing at my own outtakes is like laughing at my own jokes…!

[Today’s #iwillwearwhatilike link up has moved to tomorrow – Wednesday – as my bloopers post always goes out on New Year’s Day. It’ll be back to Tuesdays as normal next week.]

There are several appearances from Riley, but none this year from my family who usually make it their mission to photobomb at least one shoot. Note to my sisters, nieces and nephews for this year: Must do better in 2019…

I’ve got a record 30 bloopers this time (including three GIFs of multiple outtakes) and I didn’t feature ALL of the ones I had, either. Hope you like them as much as much as I always do!

WHICH WAS YOUR FAVOURITE OUTTAKE? TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS (AND HERE’S WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2019)!

P.S. This post would have been up HOURS ago were if it weren’t for the fact that my WiFi decided to drop off before I’d saved anything (my own stupid fault, I know): I’d practically written and composed the WHOLE post, and I lost the WHOLE LOT. Autosave didn’t work, I didn’t save, I tried everything (and I mean everything) to get it back but no, the page froze and only exiting it was going to get me out of it. Upon refresh I was presented with a lovely blank, white post. I was so cross I went out for a long walk with my boys in the sunshine to make me feel better – NOT the way I wanted to start the New Year. So this is the Bloopers 2018 2.0 post, if you like…!

Onto the bloopers…

1. The one where my fur hood tried to eat my head

Fur hoods are evil, I tell you! No one is safe! Original post >>

2. The one where Riley “did something” off camera

The delights of walking a dog and trying to take photos at the same time… not the most glamorous part of a shoot. Original post >>

3. The one where I had an itchy chin

If you’re British (more likely southern England) and of a certain age you might call this a “Jimmy Hill”. Or say that I’ve got an “itchy Jimmy”. To everyone else, it’s a simple case of an itchy chin. Original post >>

4. The one where I inexplicably did all the OTT poses

You can always tell the shoots where I got bored of my usual poses because this happens – and they end up here as GIFs. There’s more where that came from… Original post >>

5. The one where I got sassy

Same shoot, and I’m either being sassy, trying my best duck face or having a good think. Original post >>

6. The one where I got an eyelash in my eye

If you get an eyelash extension lash in your eye, it HURTS, I tell thee. Original post >>

7. The one where I was photobombed by a small wedding guest

Underneath that floral jacket she was wearing an Elsa-from-Frozen dress. Talk about a double upstaging. Original post >>

8. The one where my earring got caught in my scarf

In the winter I regularly get earrings caught in knitted scarves. I never learn. Original post >>

9. The one where Riley spectacularly stole my thunder

I mean, could he LOOK any more regal and BE any more in my way? He also looks incredibly smug about how beautiful he is, though it’s justified. Original post >>

10. The one where I was told I looked reeeeally attractive

Dying my hair and photographing the process, that was fun! This was my reaction after Keith replied to my “How do I look?” question. Original post >>

11. The one where my elegant dress and my posture were at odds with each other

Oh, my stunning floaty UK Blog Awards dress! And oh, the posture: sooooo elegant. In the middle of a London park, as well. Original post >>

12. The one where the wind caught my dress

An outtake of “the wind got me” is obligatory in any fashion blogger outtakes post. Original post >>

13. The one where I unnecessarily showed off my armpits

I think I was trying to get my necklace out of my hair, but somehow my armpits became the star of the show. Original post >>

14. The one where I failed to stay in an upright position

Another day, another huge dose of grace and poise. Original post >>

15. The one where I looked too long at the bright sky

I can’t complain about The Summer of 2018, but boy we had some bright days (my poor British eyes can’t take it). Original post >>

16. The one where I made the face I WANTED to make at the miserable passers-by

We usually say hello to people passing by to stop them staring or asking us what we’re doing, but we got zero response from those two. Miserable buggers. Original post >>

17. The one where I showed off my excellent balancing skills

I’m sure this is some sort of yoga pose, or something Daniel-Son did in The Karate Kid. Original post >>

18. The one where I did my best “mail order catalogue” pose

Oh look there’s my best friend Julie! Hey Julie, let’s go for an impromptu coffee! Yeah I’m swell! Ain’t life grand?! Original post >>

19. The one where I had to think really long and hard

The glasses make you MUCH more intelligent, of course. Original post >>

20. The one where I did a lame Elvis impression

This is one I’ll be practising in 2019, I’m sure. Original post >>

21. The one where I insisted on just messing about

There’s something about wearing a really beautiful, ladylike dress that makes me want to muck about. It seems to happen a lot. Original post >>

22. The one where Riley did his best radiator impression

Riley is part Saluki (Persian Greyhound), and this pose is known among greyhound owners as the “gradiator”. It’s one of the most endearing things about him (and why we fell in love with him in the first place). Original post >>

23. The one where my feet defied logic

What the hell is going on with my feet here?! Original post >>

24. The one where my hair got caught in my earring

The perils of having long hair and wearing long earrings: the two often end up in a fist fight. Original post >>

25. The one where I posed for a 1950s B movie poster

I SWEAR I saw a 50-foot killer bee out of the corner of my eye. Original post >>

26. The one where we played Riley tennis

What, you’ve never played dog tennis? It’s a two-player game, and the aim of the game is to keep a hold of your doggo with cuddles for as long as possible before the other player manages to entice him/her over to them by offering heaps of love and attention. Doggo goes back and forth between the two players until he tires and walks off. The winner is whoever last petted doggo. Original post >>

27. The one where Riley stood RIGHT in front of the camera

So this is pretty typical: Keith decides to take a photo from a low angle, Riley see this as an opportunity to stand RIGHT in front of the lens. Original post >>