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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

Easter Pin Up Bunny-girl

March 31, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

Enjoy the chocolate!

Categories: Illustration • Tags: art, arts, beauty, Bunny girl, burlesque, craft, culture, design, Easter, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, illustration, Inspiration, Pin up, style, vintage

Northern Delights

March 27, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

If your into the likes of House Doctor and Ferm Living then you’ll love Emma Fexus’s book Northern Delights, which features some of the créme de la créme of Scandinavian Design. You may well recognise the author as Emma from Emma’s Design blog – one of Sweden’s oldest design focused blogs and a fierce pinner! Some of the homes featured are a little on the minimal side (not ideal for a vintage hoarder like myself) but I could definitely see […]

Categories: Interiors, vintage • Tags: art, arts, books, craft, culture, design, diy, Emma's Design Blog, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, Northern Delights, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage

Country Living Picks

March 25, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

There were some gorgeous things to buy at the Country Living Fair on Thursday. I wasn’t in a particularly “country” mood – probably something to do with the arctic weather and Angel tube station which seemed to affect my retail instinct. I found myself being drawn to the more unusual products and less interested in ditsy fabric and galvanized buckets of bulbs. McKinley and Moth For example the eye catching applique designs as McKinley and Moth. I just fell in […]

Categories: Interiors • Tags: art, arts, Country Living Fair, craft, culture, design, diy, Interiors, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage

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

Baby I’m Broke

February 8, 2013 by igetakickoutofyou

I love this picture by Sieff (1985), so simple but with the shadows from the window, so clever. I wanted to see if I could capture the same effect, particularly the shadows of the netting but I think it’s more of a “inspired by” rather than a copy – the shadows are slightly different and she seems considerably more melancholy than the original. I was listening to Baby I’m Broke by Lucky Soul, I guess it infected my mood! Great […]

Categories: 1980s, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, books, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, music, photography, Sieff, style, vintage