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I’m hoping to go along to the Bailey’s Stardust exhibition opening this week at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG). As a young teen, I remember yearning to look like Marie Helvin and when I saw her – whilst working in Harrods – she was jaw-droopingly stunning. People actually stood aside to watch her pass … so […]
MoreI really hadn’t quite finished with being inspired by the Paris Haute shows … and then I saw these stunning images from Ziad Ghanem on one of my favourite blogs: Cool Chic Style Fashion. Art. Fashion. Fun. Style. All in one electrifying hit. There’s more to see on the Ziad Ghanem site, including a bio and both […]
MoreI love the series of figurative works by American artist Aleah Chapin, entitled Aunties, of which The Tempest, above is one. I love the warm happiness, the genuine laughter juxtaposed against the veracity of ageing bodies, sturdy in function, glorious in utility. All denied the status of beauty in a society which values the unblemished firmness […]
MoreIf Haute Couture has an everyday function, it must surely be that of inspiring and delighting those of us who love beauty. Whether you’d wear it or can afford it really isn’t the point of the party, is it? Sure, sure, there’s an obvious marketing statement to be made as well as reference to the […]
MoreI’m not a Karl fangirl but gotta say that I love these two looks from Chanel Haute Couture in Paris this week. Head to toe, they punk my Tinkerbell fantasies – are you shaking it down with me on this …? See more from Chanel Haute Couture at Fashionising.
MoreThe above is my favourite of today’s published (yesterday’s actual) Paris Haute Couture – Dior S/S 2014. Of course, no one normal wears Haute Couture, do they? But I’m not the only one who gets a kick from the show, shape and style, I’m sure. Fizz for the aesthetic senses … and I’m a Billy […]
MoreMy boiler broke down today – yikes, no heat or hot water – and I am freezing. I’ve spent most of the day huddled under throws, thinking about the fabulous cashmere that I’ve been looking at all week. Whilst a brilliant engineer fixed my boiler – yay, warm house and water for the weekend – […]
MoreFreezing my butt off here today so still trawling for warm winter Cashmere. Love the Lottie Tunic from Rae Feather, above, which is available in other colours, including black. Their sizing goes up to a UK 16 but some styles, like Lottie, are cut quite generously and might fit a size up. Otherwise there are […]
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