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Kate Moss, 1930s, Vogue Dec 2007, Lachlan Bailey

Kate does the 30s

May 11, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

And to inspire some vintage-style dressing this weekend…………Kate, who does the 30’s so well. Need I say more? Well, at least, with the weather being what it is, there is no reason why berets and boas should look out of place this spring! Have a good weekend – I believe it’s actually going to stop raining. (All images Lachlan Bailey for Vogue December 2007)

Categories: 1930s, Fashion, Photography2, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1930s, art, beauty, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, Glamour, history, Inspiration, Kate Moss, photography, shopping, style, vintage, vogue

Carolyn Quartermaine, Chandelier, Gold settee, sequinned cardigan

Twinsets with Sparkle Part 2

May 11, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

Apologies, Wednesday came and went….and so did Thursday. Time flies when you have things on your mind! I have an event next Friday, which I will no doubt blog about later, which is taking up a bit of my time, so I’m a little behind. So today you get two for one, this and a gorgeous Kate Moss shoot. Liquid Gold Industrial Chilling, Mediterranean Style Disco Fever Bohemian Image 1, Interior – Carolyn Quartermaine, Fashion – vintage scrapbook, Image 2, Interior […]

Categories: Fashion, Interiors • Tags: art, atlanta bartlett, beauty, books, craft, culture, design, diy, dressmaking, Fashion, fashion scrapbook, Glamour, home, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, shopping, style, vintage, vogue

Italians Do It Better Part 2

May 4, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

So here we are at the last part of this little journey, and what better to end with than some great Dolce & Gabbana campaign shots, courtesy of 10 Years of Dolce Gabbana? What I love about their campaigns is the feeling that you’ve walked in on something epic or onto the set of a Fellini film. The air is electrically charged – with models overwhelmed with ecstasy, passion, frustration or anger. Throw in a few Italian stereotypes and you’re […]

Categories: 1950s, Fashion, Photography2, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1950s, beauty, books, celebrities, culture, dance, design, Dolce and Gabbana, dressmaking, Fashion, film, films, Glamour, history, Inspiration, Isabella Rossellini, Monica Bellucci, movies, photography, reviews, shopping, Stephen Meisel, style, travel, vintage

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 1996, Fashion Illustration, Rose and Black Swagger Coat, Carolyn Everitt

Italians Do It Better – Part 1

May 2, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

While reading the Vogue article, featured in the last post, I came across a picture of Kate Moss in a Dolce & Gabbana swagger coat and rose embroidered dress – it looked so fresh but so 1950s, I was totally smitten. How this collection passed me by, I just don’t know – but could I find any images? Hell, no – nowhere. I even bought “10 Years of Dolce & Gabbana” but to no avail, although it proves rather essential […]

Categories: 1950s, Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: 1950s, art, beauty, books, celebrities, craft, culture, design, Dolce & Gabbana, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, illustration, Inspiration, Kate Moss, photography, shopping, style, vintage, vogue, YouTube

Anouck Lepere, Helena Christensen, Margherita Missoni, Carolina Herrera Jnr, Milla Jovovich, Vanessa Paradis, Eva Fontanelli, vintage , eclectic dressing

She wears it well

April 30, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

This post started with a bit of pondering over the issue why dress in vintage? A couple of weeks ago I read a post by The Bright Young Twins asking people’s opinions on why vintage has become so popular. The post itself is great and what is interesting is all the different responses that came back – ranging from choosing vintage because of body shape – to the wasteful nature of society today – to the way in which women […]

Categories: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970, Fashion, Photography2, vintage • Tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1996, art, beauty, Bright Young Twins, Carolina Herrera Jnr, carrie bradshaw, craft, culture, design, dressmaking, Eva Fontanelli, Fashion, fashion illustration, Glamour, Helena Christensen, illustration, Inspiration, Kate Moss, Margherita Missoni, Milla Jovovich, patricia field, photography, shopping, style, The Sartorialist, Vanessa Paradis, vintage, vogue

Jean Shrimpton, Cassette Wallpaper, Bodie & Fou

Wallpaper frames “The Shrimp”

April 23, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

A few weeks back I went to a launch of a wonderful collection of new wallpapers and fabrics by Scion. One of the sets they had arranged had this gorgeous retro orange wallpaper – which would make a show stopping feature wall. So I thought why not browse a little selection of some retro, vintage inspired feature walls – with a little help from The Shrimp! C60 Wallpaper/Cassettes Wallpaper – Bodie & Fou £45 Baroque by Barbara Hulanicki – Graham & […]

Categories: Interiors, Photography2, vintage, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1950s, 1960s, art, barbara hulanicki, beauty, craft, design, designer's guild, diy, Fashion, Inspiration, Interiors, jean shrimpton, photography, shopping, steve mcqueen, style, vintage

My very own Honey Rider

April 16, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I woke up on Saturday morning with the most horrific hangover, and by 10am I was just praying for the day to end, so I could curl up into the duvet. Ha – no such luck. Sitting in the car, dark glasses over my eyes, and praying that Mr E’s driving wouldn’t send me over the edge, we passed this little Art Deco shop (Behind the Boxes), which I pass every weekend and always want to go in, but never […]

Categories: 1960s, Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: art, beauty, craft, culture, design, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion illustration, film, films, Glamour, history, Interiors, J H Lynch, Land of Lost Content, lifestyle, movies, music, photography, shopping, style, Tretchikoff, vintage, Wayne Hemingway

Sneak Peek

April 13, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

I love the sneak peek that DesignSponge do every week. I love seeing how other people put things together – even if it’s a totally different style to your own. After having moved house over a year ago, I am finally happy with one room of my house – the sitting room. There are plenty more to do – some which will, no doubt, require demolitition work – so it’s comforting to know there’s one room which will remain constant. […]

Categories: Interiors • Tags: art, craft, culture, design, diy, home, Inspiration, Interiors, lifestyle, photography, shopping, sneak peek, style, travel, vintage

Who’s Pussy Footing Around?

April 4, 2012 by igetakickoutofyou

When I met Jason Brooks and David Downton at the Fashion Illustration event, back in December, they also had a selection of second hand illustration books. I managed to pick up this really cute one on Andy Warhol (which you can still purchase second hand) : You generally don’t think passed his silkscreens, as they’re so iconic, but these early illustrations, when Andy worked for the likes of Harpers Bazaar and Vogue, are really gorgeous. Simon Doonan, in the foreward […]

Categories: 1960s, Book Reviews, Fashion, Illustration, vintage • Tags: Andy Warhol, art, books, Chanel, Christian Louboutin, culture, design, Fashion, fashion illustration, illustration, Inspiration, Manolo Blahnik, photography, Shoes, shopping, style, vintage, vogue