Perfect Pointe
How gorgeous is this shoot from an equally gorgeous blog called Travelling Mama? Makes me want to turn back the clock, be a ballerina, live in Copenhagen and ……organise my wardrobe while on pointe...
View ArticleProject X Goes Live
Firstly the pole shoot went well (I think)! I have yet to see the pics but we worked our backsides off and made a pretty good team, I might add. So I’m hoping there must be some money shots there. I...
View ArticleSomerset House, Boden Style
I have just returned from Somerset House, where my good friend Emma and I were able to sample preview pieces from the next Boden Autumn Winter 2013 range. Forgetting the clothes for just a second, the...
View ArticleEclectic Makeover, Italian Style
Check out this stunning 19th century villa in Reggio Emilia. It manages to mix glamour, salvage and antique style all into one. In fact, I pinched this from Elle Decoration Country – and I’m totally...
View ArticleAngels & Cowgirls
I’ve been working on two other card designs which I managed to quickly sneak into the PUSH Shop before the weekend. One is a bit of a caricature of Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou and the other, well I had a...
View ArticlePolesque at Push Studios
So here they are. The pole shots as promised. Not Jenyne Butterfly I know, but they’re a good visual guide to what my pole classes are all about. A bit of pole and a bit of burlesque…… …..and yes there...
View ArticleNatural Character
I love the way this little home has been decorated. Really simply but drawing the eye to the natural character of the rooms. A tranquil post to lead us into the weekend……. (Images: Anna Kern/House of...
View ArticleFind Your Wings
While researching angel wings for my greeting card “Find your Wings”, I came across this stunning collection of gold lace wings on a blog called Victorian Times. You can see where I got the idea of...
View ArticleTHE SIX DEGREES OF SHARON TATE | MAO, McQUEEN, MANSON & MAD MEN...
Reblogged from The Selvedge Yard: - 1967-- Sharon Tate for a spread in Esquire Magazine, 1967, in a t-shirt printed with the Vietnam Star. --Photo by William Helburn - So this is what the internets...
View ArticleGeorge Hurrell – Shadowcaster
“A Hurrell portrait is to the ordinary publicity stills what a Rolls-Royce is to a roller-skate”. This is how George Hurrell, MGM’s main man, was described in Esquire magazine in 1936. Marlene...
View ArticleStyle Crush – The Girl From Love Street
I experienced a real stab of nostalgia while watching Mad Men this week. When Megan appeared in her indian hippie dress, it really took me back to my school and university days (an indie trend you...
View Article10 Top Boho Looks
As promised, a few favourite pinterest boho looks. Perfect for some festival inspiration:
View ArticleInspired Buys – Boho Looks
Phew….I’m just going to get this post in before the end of the weekend. Well, here is a selection of festival attire that I’m sure Pamela Courson would approve of. Indian Print Hippie Dress, Etsy...
View ArticleDark Colours & Raw Textures
I don’t normally go for dark colours in the home but this dwelling in Cape Town has just the right injection of warmth. I love the textured walls, the yellow pop of colour and those suitcases,...
View ArticleZadig & Voltaire Bohemian Hideaway
How perfect would this Coriscan retreat be, for all those covetable boho looks from last week? No surprise then that it belongs to the designer of Zadig et Voltaire – the french hippie/rockstar brand....
View ArticleEffortless
You have an evening out planned and you have an outfit planned. You try it on and think “Nah ..not quite right”. Before you know it you’ve been through your whole wardrobe. The dress looks too smart,...
View ArticleBirkin by Berry
I was on the Yoox site, looking for a jacket (nothing new there!), and I came across this gorgeous framed print for sale, of Jane Birkin by Ian Berry. Clearly I couldn’t leave it at that, so I had to...
View ArticleSong Of The Summer
Sammie, my youngest, had earache the other night and managed to get himself in such a state I had to lie down with him and try to settle him. It’s been a very long time since I’ve had to do that – gone...
View ArticleGreys & Metals: A Lesson in Renovation
This house is a lesson in how to renovate a 19th century hospital into a quirky family abode. Fortunately Ludvine Degas specialises in renovations and her husband runs a metalwork company. Taking over...
View ArticleSergeenko’s Snow White
The words “fairy tale” are often used when reviewing one of Ulyana Sergeenko’s collections and her Autumn Winter’13 Couture collection was no different. There was a Snow White in all her glory, a...
View Article