Most of us who have grown up through the 90s have grown up alongside Harry Potter and his Wizarding World. So it came as no surprise that many of us felt emotional and giddy this past weekend when the final movie came out. Now what are we to do with our summers many will ask! But here's the answer, re-read the books, or re-watch the movies, have a movie marathon party and which all 8 of them! Harry Potter is not over. It wasn't over when the last book came out, and it certainly isn't over now that the last movie is out. Those of us who take the fandom seriously, will always know where to find Harry and his friends.
Jesse and I are relatively big fans of Harry so we couldn't resist getting our gear on and going to the midnight showing of HP2. It was our last chance to do something of this sort, so why not! I had a Hufflepuff tie since I'm a huffie, I got it in FAO Schwartz in New York but there are places online where you can get harry potter themed merchandise and I'll talk about more of that in a second. But first, some pictures:
Top - New Look
Jeans - New Look
Cardigan - Primark
Tie - FAO Schwartz
My HP themed outfit wasn't too over-the-top since it was going to be late when we got out of the cinema (2:30am) and I didnt want to be freezing whilst waiting for a taxi in the morning air. Jesse, being a Gryffindor, wore jeans, a red n black top and a yellow cardigan, unfortunately we didn't get any pics of her cause she's sneaky and prefers to be behind the camera (I will get you!). However, she did wear a lot of Jewellery that could be deemed HP related which we thought was quite awesome, so here are some pics and explainations of that instead:
The Sword of Godric Gryffindor
It's actually a necklace made by highly recommended jeweller, Thomas Sabo.
Dark Mark/Death Eater Ring
The first ring was bought from River Island and works as a symbol for the Dark Lord's Mark/Army. I also think the second ring which was bought from merchandiser at Q-con is also very Dark Lordy.
Rowena Ravenclaw
I feel that this ring, which is actually from an Anime Jesse watches, (Kuroshitsuji) can be seen as homage to Rowena Ravenclaw's Lost Diadem, which has a blue diamond in the middle of it. The ring was bought in Square Enix, Tokyo, Japan.
Therefore, we were very Harry Potter themed either in our clothing, or jewellery. It was also quite funny because just before the movie started I was talking to Jesse about these jeans I had spotted on Dorothy Perkins website that were lilac and when the movie came on, none other than the quirky but lovely Luna Lovegood was wearing them:
Hers are a slightly darker purple but nonetheless, the idea was the same. Although personally, I wouldn't have paired that top with them!
The dresses that JK Rowling and Emma Watson wore to the World Premiere in London were amazing also. I also enjoyed that the boys looked so scrubbed up as well:
Jk's Dress had a kind of Cherry Blossom theme to it which was awesome. Emma's reminded me of a dress that Carrie Bradshaw wore in Sex and the City that when she sat down in it, it was just there, her in the middle of a dress still. You can see it here.
Anyway, I don't know if many of you own or would consider owning anything Harry Potter related but since this is a fashion blog, I do have to make some relevance to fashion and there is plenty of it. A simple search on Etsy for 'Harry Potter' brings up quite a lot of results, mostly jewellery. Like this Deathly Hallows Necklace, or these Mischief Managed Bracelets, or my absolute favourite, but very expensive, Dragon Themed Ring. There are also many snitches, owls, dark lord and house related items.
However, if you are looking for Harry Potter themed clothing and you aren't near to an FAO Schwartz, or ebay doesn't have what you're looking for, Whimsic Alley is the best place to find Harry Potter Merchandise. You can get Sweaters, ties, wands, quills, hats, scarves, anything you could possibly ever want to be a part of the Harry Potter World. So I've given you a lot of links and things to think about and I'm going to leave you here, with the parting words of JK Rowling herself:
"Whether you come back by film or by page, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."
Until next time,
Sami & Jesse
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