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I’ve always loved this iconic photo, above, of Alek Wek by Herb Ritts so it was interesting to listen to Alek Wek speak about the shooting of it on ShowStudio: Alek Wek by Herb Ritts. The Alek Wek interview is one of a series, Subjective, where: Nick Knight and SHOWstudio present the history of contemporary […]
MoreOkay, this is not my usual thing but I am fascinated and intrigued by the photography of Joan Fontcuberta whose work is being shown at The Science Museum, London, from 23 July 2014 to 9 November 2014 – Joan Fontcuberta: Stranger Than Fiction. They say: Discover the incredible fictions of Joan Fontcuberta in his first […]
MoreFrom catwalk to editorial – The Row, pictured, above, in Vogue UK September 2014 and, below, at NYFW: The Row earlier this year: The Olsen twins are opening their first The Row retail outlet in Los Angeles later this year. Would love to go but doubt I shall find myself in LA anytime soon … […]
MoreAlbino’s often seem to be called freaks of nature but oh-so beautifully freakish … See more: Albino Animals on AnOther
MoreI love the beautiful abstract art of Marisa Purcell. See more on her eponymous site or click across to Marisa Purcell at the Olsen Irwin Gallery who currently have an exhibition of her most recent work, a series entitled Polyphony which includes Disperse, above, on from 30 July – 17 August 2014. (Oops. forgot to mention it’s in […]
MoreThis lovely Cape Coat by Uterque, Zara’s grown-up sister company, caught my eye in today’s edition of The Times. Clicking through to the Uterque website, there truly is: a carefully selected Ready To Wear collection in which quality materials and attention to detail are of the utmost importance Nice – site and collection both. Chic […]
MoreFashion Gone Rogue featured the images above, amongst others, last week in a feature on MariaCarla Boscono for Givenchy Through The Years. I took a look, thought, ‘Beautiful photography and styling’ and moved on … Then, over the weekend, I found myself yearning for Christian Louboutin nail varnish after seeing the image below (it’s a big […]
MoreA couple of months back, I featured the Burberry Prorsum Bloomsbury Bag and now, ta-da, Burberry have added a stunning range of ponchos and scarves (wraps at c.2m long and 70cm wide) to their Autumn/Winter Burberry Prorsum retail offer. As a plus-size, wheelchair user, I love big wrap-around items like these. I am able to […]
MoreThe 2014 Autumn/Winter collections are pouring into retail outlets at the moment and, whilst not quite ready to spend my £££, I am keeping my eyes open for things I like, especially the everyday wear that is so difficult to get in plus-sizes at good quality for a reasonable price. With that as my brief, I’d […]
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