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The Madam of Monochrome

January 22, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

This week’s Inspired Buys refer to “Igor and Coco” – monochrome style. Story wise, the film is a little slow – in fact I recommended it to a friend and she fell asleep within 5 minutes – you know who you are! However, the costumes and the interiors are absolutely incredible – a total visual feast, and I can quite easily watch a film and be totally engrossed in the style, rather than the story – so this is still one […]

Categories: Interiors, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: black and white, Chanel, design, Entertainment, films, home, Igor and Coco, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, monochrome, movies, music, photography, shopping, style

Pretending to be Plain

January 19, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

“Carmen Dell’Orefice..who has had three husbands and more hot dinner boyfriends than one cares to count later, is still known as just plain Carmen – though the plain has nothing whatsoever to do with her appearance” Norman Parkinson I was fortunate enough to catch the Carmen Dell’Orefice exhibition at the London School of Fashion, at what I thought was the very end date – however – lucky readers, they have just extended the exhibition to the 31st January. So after […]

Categories: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: art, books, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Cecil Beaton, design, Exhibition, Fashion, Harper Bazaar, Irving Penn, model, photography, reviews, Richard Avedon, style, vogue

Jenna Lyons, sitting roome, JCrew, yellow

Sous Le Soleil

January 13, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I’ve been thinking about doing an “Inspired Buys” post each week. Whether I can keep up with that and the monthly vintage recreation remains to be seen, but I’ll certainly give it a go: Today it is all about the sun – how often do we Londoners get to say that? What a glorious winter day…. Take your pick from lemon zest and rich yoke, spring has hit the shops: Clockwise from right: Shoes £60 Topshop, Harris Tweed Brooch £9 […]

Categories: Fashion, Interiors, Photography2, vintage • Tags: bodie and fou, bottega veneta, design, Fashion, films, industrial chair, Interiors, jewelery, lifestyle, massimo dutti, music, netaporter, orla kiely, photography, shopping

Auditions for “The Cat”

December 12, 2011 by igetakickoutofyou

Had to post this – its not my usual fashion/interiors story but how hilarious is this? If they were auditioning for the role of “Saha”, from last week’s blog, this is what it would have looked like in 1961. To get a better view take a look at all the shots from Retronaut! There are cats lining the streets and a few making a break for it!

Categories: 1960s • Tags: books, cats, Colette, photography

A Week with Marilyn – The Ingenious Breast Dress

December 1, 2011 by igetakickoutofyou

Ahh……loved, loved , loved “A Week With Marilyn”. Michelle Williams is incredible – absolutely breathtaking – in fact I’m going to see it again! One of the things I want to pay particular attention to is the dress that Marilyn Monroe (Michelle) wears when she steps off the plane in England. You’ll know what I mean if you have the seen the film – it’s a total scene stealer. The construction of the bust line on this dress is seriously ingenious. […]

Categories: 1950s, Fashion, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1950s, burlesque, craft, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, film, flapper dress, Glamour, hollywood, Inspiration, marilyn, marilyn monroe, movies, my week with marilyn, photography, shopping, style, vintage