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Showgirls, Vogue 2006 , Corset Couture, Craig McDean

The Couture Showgirl

November 16, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Feeling a little drab today? Well to brighten up the day take a look at this gorgeous photoshoot from Vogue June 2006, and enter the world of the couture showgirl: Images: Craig McDean for British Vogue June 2006 Beautiful aren’t they. Right…….back to the real world! Have a good weekend. Cxx

Categories: Dance, Fashion, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: art, arts, beauty, burlesque, craft, culture, dance, design, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, Inspiration, photography, style, vintage, vogue

Nicole, Zara Wood, Woody, fashion illustration

The Vintage Pinks

November 15, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

In August 1996 Vogue ran an article entitled “Does your house suit you?” Plum Sykes interviewed women whose homes reflected their whole style ethos. One of these women was Yvonne Spore, a stylist, whose plaster pink walls enthralled my 17-year-old mind so much so, that I still have the article. Believe it or not there weren’t even many images in the article other than the one below. But the description blew my mind. “What just happened was this: she knocked […]

Categories: Fashion, Interiors, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1920s, 1940s, art, arts, beauty, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, Pink, shopping, style, vintage, vintage fairs. pin-up, vogue

Animal heads for animal lovers, taxidermy, bloomsbury store, graham and green

Furry Friends & Fuzzy Felt

November 13, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Do you remember my post on furry friends and flea market finds? That incredible apartment with the rather fascinating/disturbing taxidermy? Well as a huge animal lover, I have to admit that taxidermy doesn’t sit too well with me, even if I wasn’t involved in the demise of the animal. But here is something your really going to love “animal heads for animal lovers”. Just take a look at these: How ingenious? They just remind me of fuzzy felt and quite […]

Categories: Interiors, vintage • Tags: art, arts, Children's products, craft, culture, decoration, design, diy, dressmaking, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, shopping, style, taxidermy, travel, vintage

A Haven for Inspiration

October 19, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I’ve been trying to do quite a bit of sewing recently. Nothing to show you as yet, still a few tweaks to be made but watch this space! So I’ve been spending a lot of time in my Victorian lean-to/conservatory, where I keep my machine, threads and fabric. It’s not a large area and needs considerable work, including a new roof, but when the sun shines, the room just glows and when it rains you can hear the pitter-patter above. […]

Categories: Interiors, vintage • Tags: art, arts, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, style, vintage, work-space

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

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

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

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

Wilderness Festival, Prangsta, Burlesque costumes

Bordello Inspired Buys

August 17, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I don’t know what happened there – the post seemed to publish before I was ready to go… So following on from the Lure of the Bordello – I’ve drummed up a little victorian wardrobe. Love all of it, want to own all of it – except perhaps the bustle – not sure I would fare too well with that – must be a nightmare to sit in! BTW – if you want more info on what’s listed below, just […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: art, beauty, burlesque, costumes, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Fashion, Glamour, history, Inspiration, jewelery, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage