Nestled in the olive groves of Southern Italy stands a traditional stone lamia with a difference. Renovated by architect Marco Constanzi, original dusty pink pietra di Lecce stone shimmers under starry beams of light. Enjoy… Photography: Mads Mogensen
Categories: Interiors • Tags: Cote Maison, Country Living Modern Rustic, craft, culture, design, diy, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, Mads Mogensen, Marco Constanzi, photography, style, travel, vintage
Fancy a victorian verandah, a rolled top bath, just a stone’s throw from your bedside? Then check out this stunning Australian 1860s miner’s cottage styled by Kali Cavanagh. Sometimes you just can’t beat period features… Photography by Armelle Habib
Categories: Interiors • Tags: Armelle Habib, Australia, diy, history, Inspiration, Interiors, Kali Cavanagh, lifestyle, photography, style, travel, vintage, vintage miner's cottage
From paintings that look like photographs to photographs that look like paintings. Enter the world of Carl Bengtsson. Incredible eh?
Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, Carl Bengtsson, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, photographer, photography, style
Captured in such intricate detail, you could be forgiven for thinking Michael Carson was a photographer not a painter! “I paint people because I have always had a serious addiction to watching people. I try to get that feel in my paintings. As if I am just watching people doing everyday things in my work. I love the subtle ways that a single brush stroke can create such subtleties in facial expression. I spend most of my time on the face and […]
Categories: Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, craft, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Michael Carson, painting, photography, style
I wasn’t intending on writing another post about Paris fashion week but I’ve been bitten by the bug! For any vintage aficionado Maison Martin Margiela’s AW14 collection was just full of inspiration – and a real direction change from previous seasons. Tweed and vintage slips – what more can a girl ask for? Long may it last!
Categories: Fashion, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: arts, craft, design, dressmaking, Fashion, history, Inspiration, maison martin margiela, Paris AW14, photography, shopping, style, vintage, vintage tweeds
I’m wild again, beguiled again A simpering, whimpering child again Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I Lanvin AW14 Ann Demeulemeester AW14 Lanvin AW14 Ann Demeulemeester AW14 Lanvin AW14
Categories: 1920s, Fashion, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1920s, Ann Demeulemeester, Balmain, design, dressmaking, Fashion, Inspiration, Lanvin, Paris AW14, photography, shopping, style, travel, vintage
So just imagine having this little appartamento in Rome with views of the Medici palace, the Spanish Steps and the Vatican. Ciao bello……. Images: Fabrizio Ciccioni/Living Inside
Categories: Interiors • Tags: art, arts, culture, design, Elle Decoration, Fabrizio Cicconi, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, Rome, style, travel
Are you lacking passion in your life? If so, the Flamenco Festival at Sadler’s Wells starts next week, so if you haven’t got your tickets yet, get cracking! I was lucky enough to do a Q&A with Sara Baras for the Sadler’s Wells blog Londondance.com. Sara, renowned for bringing a vibrant, contemporary, style-conscious edge to the passion and drama of traditional flamenco, will be opening the festival this Saturday. It’s sure to be an incredible treat. So to get your taste buds […]
Categories: Dance • Tags: art, arts, beauty, dance, Entertainment, Fashion, Flamenco, Flamenco Festival, history, Inspiration, Londondance.com, photography, Sadler's Wells, Sara Baras, style, vogue
Black magic for a Saturday night……. With a little help from Pinterest
Categories: Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: art, arts, beauty, black, cats, culture, design, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, photography, style, vintage
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