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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

Scandi Style

October 22, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

I’m not entirely sure where these images originate from but I got them from interior junkie. However since it’s written in dutch I’m still none the wiser. The graphic prints and practical living all spells Scandinavian living but I could be wrong. Either way…love it!

Categories: Interiors, vintage • Tags: design, diy, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, style

The Journey

October 21, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

Sometimes a picture just has to be painted. A pinterest favourite, I love the quirky nose ring – she looks in the middle of journey to who knows where…..

Categories: Illustration, vintage • Tags: Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, photography, style, travel

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Anyone for Apres Ski?

October 20, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

Totally in love with Massimo Dutti’s apres ski collection. But with the weather almost balmy in the UK, it might require a real visit to the slopes – what a shame! Next stop…. Verbier!

Categories: Fashion • Tags: après ski, Fashion, Glamour, Inspiration, lifestyle, massimo dutti, photography, shopping, style, travel

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Denim Rules

September 29, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

Denim inspiration can’t get any better than Current & Elliot’s “Denim Story“. The book, published by Rizzoli, features cut offs, boyfriends to bell-bottoms, dungarees to skinnies – it’s denim heaven! And if your a retro queen, never fear, there are some fabulous images of James Dean, Marilyn, Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot. The only thing missing is Nick Kamen in his boxers! (David Gandy take note, less is definitely more 😉 ) All photos by Hilary Walsh

Categories: Book Reviews, Fashion, Illustration • Tags: bell-bottoms, books, Boyfriend jeans, culture, Current and Elliot, Denim Story, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, films, illustration, Inspiration, marilyn monroe, photography

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Hot Hosiery

September 22, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

Judging by this autumn’s editorials, hosiery is back! Overjoyed! – what a great way to update the wardrobe without disturbing the bank balance. You could take the Harper’s Bazaar route and opt for all sizes of fishnet from whale net to ringo hole (are we still talking about hosiery??) or even a risqué fishnet body stocking. Or you could take the more demure Vogue option of open work cable. The choice is yours! Photography: Harper’s Bazaar Sebastian Faena, Vogue […]

Categories: Fashion, Illustration • Tags: Claudia Schiffer, Fashion, fashion illustration, Harpers Bazaar September 2014, Inspiration, Monica Belluci, photography, Stephanie Seymour, vogue, Vogue October 2014

Bette Davis Eyes

July 7, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

Big eyes for a Monday morning!

Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: 1930s, art, arts, beauty, Bette Davis, craft, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, hollywood, illustration, Inspiration, movies, photography, style, vintage

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The Boys of Summer

July 3, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

I’ve been dying to post this video of my fellow pushettes and I fire dancing at my friend Annia’s party, but the file refuses to download (grrr but weirdly happy to play on Facebook, what’s that about??) However Hedi Slimane’s recent Spring menswear collection has given me the perfect excuse to at least mention it. (And in the meantime I’ll be researching how to get this damn video thing going!) The brief for the party was “vintage festival. Us ladies […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: boho style, Fashion, Hedi Slimane, Inspiration, photography, Saint Laurent, shopping, Spring Menswear 2015, style, vintage

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Behind Every Great Showgirl Is….. Jean Paul Gaultier

June 20, 2014 by igetakickoutofyou

I went to see the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the Barbican yesterday and it was incredible. Funnily enough, my friend Jo and I had both been to see the Bond exhibition in the same exhibition space, and both of us said how off-putting the mannequins were. Just faceless black moulds of, what looked like, sponge. It was Bond for God’s sake – the great champion of glamazons. Well these mannequins were something else – they blinked, they talked and could […]

Categories: Dance, Fashion • Tags: art, arts, Barbican, burlesque, culture, dance, design, Dita Von Teese and Jean Paul Gaultier, Entertainment, Fashion, film, films, Glamour, Inspiration, Jean Paul Gaultier, photography, shopping, style, vintage