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Weimar Republic cabaret, Herr Kettners, 1920s black lace flapper dress, burlesque

Sequins from Weimar

June 25, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Our step back to the Weimar Republic at Herr Kettner’s was most enjoyable. The dress code stated “1920s Berlin, moustachioed dandies, dizzy flappers, monocled counts, decadent aesthetes, firebrand radicals, apoplectic Teutonic military officers, predatory cross-dressers, itinerant jazz musicians, black or white tie”. So of course, a little research was required, as seen below – courtesy of Marlene Dietrich, Henry and June, Cabaret and some decadent 1920’s fashion illustrations. Oh and the rather mischievous Clara Bow: Top illustration by me Marlene […]

Categories: 1920s, Dance, Fashion, Illustration, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1920s, art, art deco fashion, beauty, books, burlesque, Cabaret, cats, craft, culture, dance, design, diy, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, fashion illustrations, film, films, flapper dress, Glamour, history, hollywood, illustration, Inspiration, Kettner's, marlene dietrich, movies, music, photography, reviews, style, vintage, Weimar Republic

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Saul Bass, Bonjour Tristesse

The Original Mad Men – Saul Bass

April 26, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

“The minimalist auteur who put a jagged arm in motion in 1955 and created an entire film genre……and elevated it into an art”  – New York Times Whom might this refer to? One of the greatest graphic designers of the mid 20th century and master of film title design – Saul Bass. The Design Museum featured an exhibition of his work in 2004 and, boy, I wish I had gone – I think I was knee deep in keeping one toddler […]

Categories: Illustration • Tags: 1950s, advertising, art, books, cinema, craft, culture, design, Entertainment, Fashion, film, films, history, hollywood, illustration, modernism, movies, music, photography, style, vintage

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J H Lynch, TIna print, Boots the Chemist

My very own Honey Rider

April 16, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I woke up on Saturday morning with the most horrific hangover, and by 10am I was just praying for the day to end, so I could curl up into the duvet. Ha – no such luck. Sitting in the car, dark glasses over my eyes, and praying that Mr E’s driving wouldn’t send me over the edge, we passed this little Art Deco shop (Behind the Boxes), which I pass every weekend and always want to go in, but never […]

Categories: 1960s, Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, beauty, craft, culture, design, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, films, Glamour, history, Interiors, J H Lynch, Land of Lost Content, lifestyle, movies, music, photography, shopping, style, Tretchikoff, vintage, Wayne Hemingway

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Samantha Hahn, Alexander McQueen Shoes

Who’s Pussy Footing Around?

April 4, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

When I met Jason Brooks and David Downton at the Fashion Illustration event, back in December, they also had a selection of second hand illustration books. I managed to pick up this really cute one on Andy Warhol (which you can still purchase second hand) : You generally don’t think passed his silkscreens, as they’re so iconic, but these early illustrations, when Andy worked for the likes of Harpers Bazaar and Vogue, are really gorgeous. Simon Doonan, in the foreward […]

Categories: 1960s, Book Reviews, Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: Andy Warhol, art, books, Chanel, Christian Louboutin, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Manolo Blahnik, photography, Shoes, shopping, style, vintage, vogue

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Bernatte Pascule, Celine sunglasses

Just Peachy

January 11, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

How beautiful are these? I must admit I have encountered Bernadette Pascua through Miss Moss not through an extensive knowledge of fashion illustration! Miss Moss is absolutely right, I can’t get enough of her work. They are so simple and subtle in colour but  – wow, really pack a punch. Bernadette is an illustrator based in Brooklyn who started drawing after completing a textiles degree. Not a native New Yorker, Bernadette moved there as a seventeen year old and says: […]

Categories: Fashion, Illustration, Interiors • Tags: art, beauty, Bernadette Pascua, Decade Diary, design, Fashion, illustration, Interiors, music

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david downton, fashion illustration, V&A

Getting the “Hedkandi” Treatment

December 28, 2011 by igetakickoutofyou

The week before Christmas I went along to a Fashion Illustration exhibition, arranged by the Fashion Illustration Gallery, in Bruton Place. Expecting the normal rather impersonal affair of an exhibition I was surprised to find an intimate gathering with none other than David Downton and Jason Brooks, in person. David Downton you’ll no doubt be familiar with – having done many projects with Vogue and, in particular, illustrations for The Golden Age of Couture exhibition at the V&A. There were […]

Categories: Illustration • Tags: art, David Downton, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, Hedkandi, Jason Brooks, jewelery, music, topshop

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