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Boden Autumn Winter 2013, Cassette Wall, Hanging Animal Heads, Stencils, Styling

Somerset House, Boden Style

May 9, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

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 styling for this event was “amazing”. The rooms were decked out with loads of quirky details which have just given me inspiration overload. What do you make of this? So now I know what to do with David’s collection of old tapes! And I […]

Categories: Fashion, Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Boden, craft, design, diy, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, shopping, Somerset House, style, travel, vintage

Perfect Pointe

April 30, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

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 (perhaps not!) Love those colours and I’m all over those leg warmers: I have my own pole shoot on Friday and I’m hoping to include a few pics on pointe (if I can bear it!) Haven’t done that in a while, I can tell you. The […]

Categories: Dance, Fashion • Tags: art, arts, Ballet, beauty, culture, dance, design, Entertainment, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, style, travel

Juergen Teller Adventure

April 10, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Apologies it has been at least two weeks since I’ve blogged and I’m usually a lot more punctual. The reason being a) maybe it’s the weather but I haven’t been hugely inspired lately b) the builders have arrived and I’m trying to pack up my kitchen so that it will fit into a tiny study upstairs and c) I’ve been doing a lot of drawing for something called Project X which I will elaborate on in a future post. Anyway, […]

Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: advertising, art, arts, beauty, celebrities, culture, design, Fashion, Inspiration, Juergen Teller, Kate Moss, photography, shopping, style, vintage

Marilyn Monroe, Brooklyn tins wallpaper, Bodie & Fou, Merci, Cecil Beaton

Look But Don’t Touch

March 8, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

I have a thing for bare brick walls. In my dream home I would have a feature wall with a gorgeously aged and textured brick wall. But let’s face it unless your living in a factory conversion or a rare original apartment in Copenhagen or Paris, antique fixtures and aged brick are hard to find and, I would imagine, a devil to maintain. But if you want to fake it – now you can. There are some seriously clever wallpapers […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Bodie & Fou, Cecil Beaton, craft, design, Inspiration, Interiors, Irving Penn, marilyn monroe, Merci Wallpaper, photography, Rockett St George, shopping, style, vintage, Wallpapers

Industrial Luxe

March 6, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Last year some friends and I had a grand plan to go to La Braderie, the biggest flea market in Europe. As often happens, life got in the way and it never happened. Now, with the imminent start of our extension, I am really wishing we had gone – particularly after seeing this incredible kitchen – full of La Braderie finds: (Images: Pascal Francois, Elle Decoration) The salvage pieces range from factory floor tiles, used as a splashback, and a […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, craft, design, diy, Elle Decoration, industrial style, Inspiration, Interiors, La Braderie, lifestyle, Lille, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage

Fashion Illustration, Daphne van den Heuvel

Texture-tastic

February 28, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Daphne Van Den Heuvel really knows how to illustrate texture. Love, love, love….. Aren’t they stunning? I love the stripes on brown paper, you almost want to reach out and touch them. If you would like to see more or purchase prints do take a look at Daphne’s site, the red rail is particularly interesting.

Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, celebrities, craft, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Jane Birkin, style

Funky Cold Medina

February 25, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

I’m c-o-l-d …..so c-o-l-d! I’m fed up with wearing layers and boots. It gets to this part of the year and you almost forget what it’s like to wake up in the morning and put on a t-shirt and sandals. Thankfully there is an end in sight. Normally it would take my husband and I at least a week to procrastinate over destinations for a city break. But, some friends rang and asked if we would like to go to […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Cote Sud Magazine, culture, design, Fez, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, Medina, Morroco, photography, style, travel

Why Don’t You….watch “The Eye Has to Travel”

February 15, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

I watched the documentary Diana Vreeland – The Eye Has To Travel over the weekend and it is an absolute must-see. I was totally transfixed from beginning to end. “I was the most hideous thing in the world”, Diana Vreeland told an interviewer in 1977 and perhaps because of this, she became the champion of the eclectic woman and the unconventional beauties of the world. I won’t spoil her story here, you must definitely watch the film, but she was well […]

Categories: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970, Book Reviews, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, art, arts, beauty, books, celebrities, culture, Diana Vreeland, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, films, Glamour, Inspiration, movies, photography, style, The Eye has to travel, vintage, vogue

Collages From Buenos Aires Part 2

January 28, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Finalmente, the rest of the collages from Buenos Aires…… (from right) Kitsch calendar pics from Arandu, the most amazing polo shop in Recoleta, a tin wall mount from the flea market in San Telmo, Gaucho hats courtesy of Brooke de Ocampo in US Vogue June 06. (from left) Vintage hats from one of the impressive antique shops in San Telmo, Tango at the 50th Birthday Party, Vintage Burlesque poster – Buenos Aires style. My purchases! A horse blanket (I don’t […]

Categories: Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Buenos Aires, craft, culture, dance, design, diy, Fashion, history, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage, vogue