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Industrial Windows

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

September 15, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

This just might be the week that my beloved windows are installed – just in the nick of time, as we seem to have dived straight into autumn. My vision for the kitchen was to strive for an industrial look and, when we first thought of placing a full length window to the side of the extension, all I could think about was those gorgeous leaded windows you find in old warehouses. It raised a few eyebrows since traditionally the […]

Categories: Interiors • Tags: art, arts, craft, culture, design, diy, industrial windows, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, style, vintage

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Harpers Bazaar Espana

A Brodovitch Legacy

September 4, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

There is a reason why I have a crush on Harper’s Bazaar España, apart from Sandra Suy’s beautiful illustrations. The attention to the layout of text, in relationship to images, is really quite something. I confess I am a terrible magazine junkie, and it may simply be the case that I am so used to reading the same magazines, I’ve become desensitised to their layout. But the creative, contoured use of text in this publication has really hit me between […]

Categories: 1930s, 1940s, Fashion, Illustration • Tags: 1930s, 1940s, Alexey Brodovitch, art, arts, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, Harper's Bazaar Espana, Harpers Bazaar, illustration, Inspiration, photography, publishing, Typography, vintage

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Kara Rosenlund, Stylist, Elle Decoration

Lessons in Still-Life (Vignette)

August 30, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Anyone who is in awe of beautiful still-life arrangements in the home, but also acutely aware of how tricky it can be, should take a look at Kara Rosenlund’s blog and her brilliant video on styling a plain white shelf. Genius and inspirational! Kara is a props stylist and buyer, who also runs vignette (still-life) workshops in Australia. You can see from her blog and portfolio, she is a total master. I’m also just a little bit in love with […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, craft, design, diy, Elle Decoration, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, Kara Rosenlund, lifestyle, photography, shopping, Still-life, style, Styling, travel, vintage

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Bunny Girl Inspired Buys

August 17, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

So beautiful they have to be drawn!  I want, I want……… Plumo Bunny Loafers £315 Alexander Wang Bustier, Netaporter £415

Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Bunny girl, burlesque, dance, design, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, netaporter, photography, plumo, shopping, style, vintage

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Formentor

Postcards With An Edge

August 9, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Between bouts of fighting with my children in Mallorca, over inflatable dolphins and alligators, I spotted these traditional postcards. All were taken by Arxiu Bestard/ Casa Bestard, which houses the largest archive of Mallorcan photography from the late nineteenth century up until 2006. How ingenious! I don’t really send postcards, it almost seems quite an outdated idea, or is that just me? But these are something else and certainly too beautiful to leave to the uncertainties of the post! Formentor […]

Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, craft, culture, design, Fashion, history, Inspiration, lifestyle, mallorca, photography, style, travel, vintage

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Sandra Suy, personal collection

Look At Me, I’m Sandra Suy

August 7, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Leafing through Harper’s Bazaar España (which I’m becoming a huge fan of), I recognised the illustrative work of Barcelona based Sandra Suy. You might recognise some of her work from the illustrations commissioned for Chloe’s sixtieth birthday? A regular on most fashion illustration pinterest boards, particularly my own, she seems to capture the most feminine, almost feline qualities of our gender – and without doubt, the best dressed! With commissions from Missoni, Zara, L’Oreal and Truimph, it’s a clear sign […]

Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, books, Chloe, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, illustration, Inspiration, Magazines, Missoni, photography, Sandra Suy, style, Triumph, vintage, Zara

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Helena Christensen, Future Claw Magazine

At Home With Helena Part II

August 5, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Want an insight into eclectic dressing? Take a look at this interview with Helena Christensen for FutureClaw magazine, where Helena takes on the role as stylist, and creates an intimate portrayal of her kind of living. Similar to At Home With Helena Part I, let’s face it, who can resist another look at such gorgeousness? I think I just might prefer this photoshoot – what do you think? HC “There are some of my favourite items in there, yeah. It […]

Categories: Fashion, Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, culture, design, Entertainment, Fashion, FutureClaw Magazine, Helena Christensen, Inspiration, Interiors, Magazines, photography, style, vintage

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Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Ian Berry, London 1970

Birkin by Berry

July 4, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

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 take a peak at the rest of this intimate collection. Taken in London 1970, it features a very natural Serge and Jane, with her daughter Kate Barry. They look like any other couple wandering the streets in the 1970’s. Only […]

Categories: 1960s, 1970, Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, culture, Fashion, film, films, history, Ian Berry, Inspiration, Jane Birkin, lifestyle, movies, photography, style, vintage

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rustic retreat, Cape Town, House & Leisure SA

Dark Colours & Raw Textures

June 19, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

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, antlers…..the list goes on! House & Leisure SA June 2013, Photographs Micky Hoyle

Categories: Interiors • Tags: art, arts, Cape Town, craft, culture, design, diy, House & Leisure, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, style, travel, vintage

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