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Lux by Horst

Horst’s Very Modern Muse

January 2, 2015 by igetakickoutofyou

This weekend is always a weird one – with one foot still clinging on to the over-indulgence of the past month and the other desperate to move onto a new chapter – you generally don’t know what to do with yourself. But what better way to start the New Year than with an injection of culture? If you’re in London there is only one weekend left to see the Horst exhibition at the V&A and it’s absolutely beautiful – so […]

Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, art, arts, books, culture, Entertainment, Fashion, history, Horst, Inspiration, Lud, photography, style, V&A, vintage, vogue

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Lauren Bacall, Diana Vreeland

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

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Decades by Cameron Silver, Bianca Jagger, yellow kaftan, Zandra Rhodes

Decades of Desire

December 28, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I now know the best way to get the presents you desire and that’s to write a post about them. Oh yes, some of those lovely 10 Best Books found their way into my stocking this year and I am one happy gal! Now I’m not favouring one present over another, but I have to say Decades by Cameron Silver, which my cousin’s in law gave me, had me, (rather unfortunately for my family), totally mesmerised on Boxing Day. The […]

Categories: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970, 1980s, Book Reviews, Fashion, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970's. 1980's, art, arts, beauty, books, celebrities, Chanel, craft, culture, design, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, film, films, flapper dress, history, Inspiration, movies, photography, reviews, style, vintage

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Igetakickoutofyou 10 Best Books for Christmas

December 7, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I’ve seen so many books I want to get for Christmas that I’ve started making a list. Which has now turned into a post! And if your loved ones are anything like me then these are sure to please on Christmas Day. I’ve even added them to my Amazon affiliate store, so you can buy them straight from the links below: My problem is I want ALL of them! Dressed to Kill, Jazz Age Fashion by Virginia & Daisy Bates Decades, […]

Categories: Book Reviews, Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, art, arts, beauty, best 10 books, books, culture, design, dressmaking, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, films, history, hollywood, movies, photography, shopping, style, vintage

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Serge Lido, Vintage Ballet, 1950's dance

Vintage Ballet Gets Edgy – Part 2

August 29, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Continuing on from Vintage Ballet Part 1, here are some more gorgeous images. I don’t know about you but these seem much more West Side Story than Swan Lake. I love the first image – she looks such a cool cat. Nothing left to say other than loving those zebra pants! (All images by Serge Lido, last image by Baron)

Categories: 1950s, Book Reviews, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1950s, art, arts, Ballet, Baron, beauty, books, culture, dance, design, Entertainment, Inspiration, movies, photography, Serge Lido, style, vintage

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Serge Lido, Annual ballet magazine, photographer, vintage dance photographs

Vintage Ballet by Serge Lido Part 1

August 22, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

At the weekend I was extremely fortunate to have been given these exquisite vintage ballet books from the 1950’s. Basically two of my greatest passions rolled into one – vintage and dance. Serge Lido was born in Moscow and became one of the greatest photographers of dance in the twentieth century. Based in Paris he and his wife Irene Lidova travelled Europe creating a magnificent record of contemporary and classical ballet. Since there are so many images to choose from […]

Categories: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1940s, 1950s, art, arts, Ballet, beauty, books, burlesque, culture, dance, design, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, Inspiration, photography, Serge Lido, style, travel, vintage

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Young pin up Marilyn in a towel and tan lines

Marilyn – Pin Up vs Portrait

August 6, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

This weekend was the 50th anniversary of Marilyn’s death. I wanted to do a “10 favourite images” but a) I couldn’t narrow it down to 10 and b) there seemed such a distinction between the pin up shots and the portrait shots, I thought I’d make a point of it. So which do you prefer – the pin-up or portraits? From Pin Up Photo: Andre de Dienes Playboy 1953 Photo: Milton Greene Photo: Sam Shaw Photo: Milton Greene To Portrait […]

Categories: 1950s, Fashion, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1950s, art, beauty, celebrities, Chanel, culture, Entertainment, eve arnold, Fashion, films, Glamour, history, hollywood, Inspiration, marilyn monroe, MIlton Greene, movies, photography, Pin up, playboy, style, vintage

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Lillian Bassman, Black basque, Lingerie

How can you look so naughty and feel so nice?

July 27, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I recently bought the book “Lingerie” featuring the beautiful photography of Lillan Bassman. Bassman became a photographer in the late 1940’s. Her images of women broke the mould, emphasising a more intimate portrayal and establishing a niche in lingerie and night-wear photography. Harpers Bazaar, March 1954 Carmen Dell’Orefice, Merry Widow 1951 Bassman was an avid watcher of women and in the book it describes how, in the mid 1940’s, she began to study the body language of those who made […]

Categories: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Book Reviews, Fashion, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, art, beauty, books, burlesque, culture, design, dressmaking, Fashion, Harpers Bazaar, Inspiration, Lillian Bassman, Lingerie, photography, reviews, shopping, style, vintage

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The Rivoli Ballroom, Brockley, South London

Rocking the Rivoli

June 6, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Do you remember me talking about an “event” I was working on, but I was waiting for the pictures? Well finally I’m able to share them with you. So, imagine the scene – the Rivoli Ballroom. Built in 1913 as a picture palace, it now stands as one of the last remaining ballrooms in London. With original chinese lanterns, flock wallpaper, chandeliers and glitter balls, this is one cool venue. So cool, in fact, that the line up of gigs […]

Categories: Dance, Vintage Archive • Tags: 1920s, 1950s, art, arts, beauty, burlesque, Cabaret, celebrities, culture, dance, design, Entertainment, Fashion, film, Glamour, history, Inspiration, Interiors, music, photography, Rivoli Ballroom, style, Theatre, travel, vintage

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