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Jane Fonda’s Lessons on Life

October 12, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

How gorgeous are these pictures of Jane Fonda and Alain Delon, taken by Edward Quinn in Cannes in the early sixties? So young and fresh: edwardquinn.com Have any of you subscribed to Amanda de Cadenet’s “The Conversation”? It’s like a celebrity online interview (Donna Karan, Zoe Saldana, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lady Gaga etc) but specifically for women. I’m not a massive celebrity lover but I’m actually quite hooked because it does come across as a very natural interaction. My very […]

Categories: 1960s, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1960s, Amanda de Cadenet, beauty, books, celebrities, culture, Entertainment, Fashion, film, films, Glamour, history, Inspiration, Jane Fonda, lifestyle, literature, movies, photography, style, The Conversation, TV, vintage

Kate Foley, White Dress, Red Fur Coat, Opening Ceremony

Kate Foley: Girl Meets World

October 8, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Last week I was going to do a post on Kate Foley, the British buyer for Opening Ceremony, based in New York. (Although it has recently opened in Covent Garden). I had absolutely no idea who Kate was until I saw this great image of her on Pinterest, in this fabulous coat. After some digging I also found out she has a love for vintage white dresses – which, as you know, so do I. I was about to embark on […]

Categories: Fashion, Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, beauty, British Vogue, celebrities, culture, design, Fashion, Garance Dore, Inspiration, Interiors, Kate Foley, lifestyle, Opening Ceremony, photography, Refinery 29, shopping, style, travel, vintage, vogue, white vintage dresses

Country Living, Country cool, fairisle jumper, rose fascinator

Country Just Got Funky

September 24, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

So I’ve now been in bed for three days with this disgusting virus and I just want to feel invigorated to get up and join the world again. (I have the feeling my kids and husband feel the same!). Although looking outside it’s going to be another day under the duvet but writing a post is a good start, is it not? One saving grace is being able to catch up on some valuable magazine time and there is something […]

Categories: Fashion, Photography2 • Tags: art, beauty, Boden, Country Living, craft, culture, design, dressmaking, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, shopping, style, Toast, vintage

Emmanuelle Beart, Blondie, Marilyn Monroe, Crash Magazine

Emmanuelle: Marilyn or Blondie?

September 20, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I remember going to see a french film in my first year at university with my new roomate. Neither of us could speak french but she told me she wanted to see it because her brother thought the french actress in it was the most beautiful woman in the world. Well, if she was that beautiful I wanted to see her too. Eighteen years on I still think this french actress is the most beautiful woman in the world. Emmanuelle […]

Categories: 1970, 1980s, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1980's, art, arts, beauty, Blondie, celebrities, craft, Crash Magazine, culture, Debbie Harry, Emmanuelle Beart, Entertainment, Fashion, film, films, history, Inspiration, lifestyle, marilyn monroe, movies, photography, style, vintage

DIY Ulyana Sergeenko Skirt

September 17, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Do you remember just before summer, I was going on about making a Ulyana Sergeenko skirt, in the post From Russia With Love? Well in true Carolyn spirit, it has only taken me a whole season to actually complete it – just in time to go into winter! Grrrr…. I was actually going to make a summer halter-neck dress out of this fabric, using Simplicity pattern 3823. But once I started putting it together, I thought, stuff it – I’m just […]

Categories: Fashion, vintage • Tags: art, beauty, black boots, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Fashion, Glamour, how to make a full skirt, Inspiration, photography, shopping, simplicity pattern, style, ulyana sergeenko, vintage, vintage lace

David Bailey, The Look of the Sixties, Jean Shrimpton, 1964, Goodbye Baby & Amen

The 60’s Look by David Bailey “Goodbye Baby & Amen”

September 10, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I’ve got to be honest, I very nearly gave up writing this post. I don’t know what is going on with this computer or perhaps it’s WordPress, but I feel like there’s a poltergeist at the keys. Somehow I even have a male voice telling me what I’m pressing, I nearly jumped three feet – the kids must have mucked around with the settings. Either that or there’s some weird sh*t going on! Anyway back to business. I got hold […]

Categories: 1960s, Book Reviews, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1960s, 1970's, art, arts, Barbara Streisand, beauty, books, celebrities, culture, David Bailey, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, Glamour, Goodbye Baby and Amen, history, Inspiration, jean shrimpton, Marisa Berenson, movies, photography, style, vintage

art of display, still life, decorating, collections

Random Displays – Still Life

August 31, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Sometimes it’s not what you’ve got, it’s how you put it together. Displaying your treasured items can be quite tricky, it takes quite a bit of imagination. I suppose it’s similar to what Draga was saying in “Italian Upcycling” you need to look at your treasures in a totally different way. Personally I love the idea of creating a “still life” on shelves or tables, or a collection of images and objects hanging on walls. I’ve collected a few favourite […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, craft, culture, curating, decorating, design, diy, history, illustration, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, style, travel, vintage

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

Draga Obradovic, Aurel Basedow, Anthropologie, Baxter, Upcycling

Italian Upcycling

August 27, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I always feel like I’m cheating if I blog about something that I’ve read in this month’s magazine – it just doesn’t really feel like a discovery. Today I don’t care! October Elle Decoration came through the letter box this weekend and there’s a studio which needs to be shared. Owned by Draga Obradovic and her husband Aurel Basedow, the studio is a reflection of what the couple do best – “upcycling”. (Transforming tattered, timeworn pieces into unique items that […]

Categories: Interiors, vintage • Tags: Anthropologie, art, Baxter, beauty, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Interiors, lifestyle, obradovic, photography, shopping, style, upcycling, vintage