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I really like the inspired collection by Fiona O’Neill, from the Central Saint Martin Fashion Shows, seen on Dezeen – example above and there are more great images on Dezeen, so do click across and take a look. Dezeen quote Fiona saying: “My inspiration for this collection was women painting women, mainly derived from the artist Kate […]
MoreOh, these are fabulous illustrations. Check out Red Hong Yi’s Make-Up Meets Chinese Art for more examples. I read about the Red Hong Yi’s idea for the illustrations on Fashion Gone Rogue: Artist Makes Paintings By Using Make-Up Products – which must win some ‘clumsiest title for an internet article’ somewhere, no? They say: We have […]
MoreI was flipping through AnOther Magazine’s listings and was stopped in my clicks by the image above. How fab it is … Drawn by Donald Robertson, aka Drawbertson, there is a lovely recommendation to his work, written by Kin Woo for AnOther Magazine: Donald Drawbertson Instagrammar Extraordinaire. Do read the full piece but I loved […]
MoreLots of very pretty African influenced jewellery to be seen on the Penny Winter site. Interesting back story on the about page too: … We are competing with world known brands, except without any of the advantages,in Africa. This is my first solo jewellry collection, outside of my Ngong House boutique, which is my husband’s […]
MoreRecuperating at home from my latest hospital treatment, I came across fashion illustrator Clym Evernden’s work via Six Rules Of Celine Fall 2014 for Another Magazine. Clicking across to Clym Draws online, I learnt that: Clym Evernden is an award winning artist who has a signature inky style of drawing: a fast and spontaneous technique which […]
MoreHearing the news of her death, it is impossible, today, to get past memories of the great Maya Angelou. Her thoughts, writing, poetry and prose, have so enriched the lives of those in her time and will, I’m sure, continue to do so for all future generations. Hard to say more as I actually feel […]
MoreHow beautiful are these shoes, above? Sadly, not wearable but part of an experimental Léi Zǔ Shoe Collection, named after the Chinese empress who is attributed with inventing the silk reel, by German designers Nicole Goymann and Christoph John. Read more about their techniques and plans in dezeen: Nicole Goymann and Christoph John … Whilst on dezeen, […]
Morei love these Art Smith Earrings, above and below – see more on the Art Smith website – and what an interesting story: Arthur Smith was born to Jamaican parents in Cuba in 1917. His family settled in Brooklyn in 1920 and Smith showed artistic talent at an early age, winning honorable mention as an […]
MoreI absolutely love the beautiful still, above, one of a series from a collaboration at SHOWstudio: The Elegant Universe for V magazine:: Nick Knight and couture doyenne Lady Amanda Harlech unite with model and physics scholar Alexia Wight for a shoot that explores the mathematics of beauty. With Knight on camera (in this case his iPhone) […]
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