Tuesday, December 8, 2009

GiRlCrUsH - Natalie Hartley










She's a stylista and Senior Fashion Editor of the Times. She does a regular, "Natalie Hartley Wears . . ." in which she interprets and styles a current trend and does so in this messy-cool-fun way. So much better than the Jess Cartner-Morley or Lisa Armstrong stuff.
And her editorials are great and wearable, wantable stuff.

twitter.com/nataliehartley

Photos from www.timesonline.co.uk and SHOW ME YOUR WARDROBE.COM

Sunday, December 6, 2009

The Original Lady . . .Miss Kier



I was drinking and chatting with R last night about her new career as stylist. She's cutting her teeth right now but I reckon she's about to storm the fashion world here. She just closed her brilliant vintage shop Glam, to start this whole new career.
Her ideas are shiz and she embodies the fantasy-fun-eclectic-Cheap Date-Vivienne Westwoodish bonhomie that is totally lacking in the Danish fashion world.

So we were talking about the original, pre-GaGa Lady . . . the inimitable Lady Miss Kier.
God, I love her. The hair, the catsuits, the platforms . . .



This is pre-dee-lite - this woman can even rock a flat-top



This is what she looks like these days:



Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Specs on lovely faces

More on the geek chic. I love heavy plasticky bins these days. Have been thinking of wearing mine more often. But these inspiring chicks below have fabulous faces and skin. Not the same wearing specs if you have a zits and a pallid complexion.

Pics: The Sartorialist and Stylesightings

Geek - the perfect antidote to rock and studs

Much as I have enjoyed the rock look, I've been drowning in a sea of studs, leather, black and sequins in the shops. Its all gone a bit highstreet. So recently, I have been craving a bit of librarian-ness in my life. And backpacks and rucksacks are suddenly right again.

Presenting my latest purchases. The spectacles are vintage 60's NHS from Dead Mens Spex
Great name, just says what it is.

pics from ebay.co.uk and www.kurtgeiger.com






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Illustration in the house






Saw the "What are you like?" exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery last year and bought the book from the House of Illustration. Love them, especially Eric Carle's.
www.houseofillustration.org.uk

Feast


A smorgasbord of stuff that I like; fashion, streetstyle, art, music, videos, illustrations, ads, food, moments, moods. You know, the good stuff.
Why? Well, why not? Add my $0.02 to the cacophony of blogs and other virtual nonsense.