NECKLACE

It's imperative now that I actually start buying these necklaces instead of just taking photos and getting pissed off when they're sold out two days later.


Loved this number from Dorothy Perkins, I thought it had something of Jasmine about it.

ARTIST TEGEN WILLIAMS

I would quite love this first one on the wall of my kitchen when I have my own sweet pad. 

Or lots of variations on the second made to look like a clapboard dado. 

By upcoming artist Tegen Williams, check out her blog YOUNG PAINT .

MAN VS. BEAR

Quite confused as to why anybody would ever think this was a good idea. Apparently a man called Gus Waldorf did in 1949. No prizes for guessing who won...

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

 I actively detest Christmas lists, but if I were to write one (more to the point if somebody were to read one I wrote) these Deena & Ozzy platforms would be right at the top...

platforms + suede + glitter = shoe heaven.

UNION JACK GIRL POWER

For a six month period my favourite outfit to go partying in was a black t-shirt and union jack skirt. For me these photos summon up the probably scientific link between girls having fun and wearing union jacks. There is no doubt in my mind that ultimate girl power advocate Geri Halliwell would testify to this.

VIETNAM ZIPPOS

Apparently in Vietnam they call the war the American War.

'I will fear no evil for I am the evilest(sic) son of a bitch in the valley'.

Credit where credit is due - I stole the lighter images from a great blog called THEM THANGS, check it out.

NEW YEARS EVE IS SO SOON

[Image from simplycryptic]

WHITE CUBE

I have started a new internship, working at the White Cube gallery. A big perk is that I am getting back up to date (ish) with contemporary art. I can't help but see my old favourites in new works -

Katharina Fritsch Mönch (Monk) 1997-1999

Egon Schiele Male Figure 1909

PLAYWRIGHTS

PLAYING DRESS UP

This morning started very dramatically - screams, shouts, an intruder, a smashed lock, the feds (sorry) and some inky fingers. After a few coffees and various posited theories about why a man would break down a door run up to Susan's room and attempt to light a cigarette (more on the incident another time), the most natural thing seemed to be to go upstairs and try on some clothes...

 It is a lot of fun living with an old friend when you both like clothes (double wardrobe etc). I particularly enjoy dressing Josie because she is a different shape, providing me with the opportunity to put together outfits I love but probably shouldn't wear.

Of the two outfits we both preferred the second, coming to the conclusion that the first was not particularly natural if that makes sense.

Second hand white silk shirt, Office platforms and Josie's Topshop jeans throughout.

First outfit - Mesh tshirt with beaded crosses, asos

Second - Josie's cropped lurex grip jumper Topshop

AMAZING GREEN COAT second hand, soon to be available from One Off , Josie's new styling venture. 

BERMONDSEY STREET

LONDON FOG

 Recently London has been super foggy which I love. 

A part of this enjoyment is definitely a release for my bitterness at not having any upcoming flights...

'STANCZYK' JAN MATEJKO

RICHARD LONG and SIMEON FARRAR

FOREVER 21 NECKLACE

I'd bought a few things online from Forever 21 but was never that impressed with the quality (which shouldn't have been a huge surprise considering the prices, but still). I went to see their newly opened shop on Oxford St and was particularly impressed by the jewellery. This necklace, which I couldn't regret not buying more, reminds me of far less wallet friendly jewellery brands Danni Jo and Mawi. 

BRISTOL GRAFFITI

The style of these figures is really refreshing, not so sure about the sentiment (no doubt added by some joker).

SNOW CAMOUFLAGE

Such lovely snow camouflage! Complete with ferns and ridiculous bow. 

ACNE x EAST 17

 

Acne AW11 (£80)

I quite love this reversion to wearing beanies perched on the top of your head (pioneered by East 17 in their 'It's Alright' video/artwork) because it the literal antithesis of the grim X-Factor contestant/off-duty 00s male model/David Beckham saggy hat. Also because it is completely stupid and therefore amusing.

My brother has been wearing his hats like this for a while now and on some level I think it's okay because he's thirty and I can imagine that it's difficult to shift the habits of your youthful heyday.

LOUIS WAIN

Louis Wain is an Edwardian artist best known for his paintings of cats. His paintings, which progress from realistic depictions of cats to anthropomorphic images to abstracted psychadelic representations are often cited as proof of his mental decline as allegedly he was schizophrenic. (Posthumous analysis tends to diagnose him with something closer to Aspergers). This notion of decline is particularly contentious issue as he produced realistic images alongside the horror vacui felines throughout his life, including the last fifteen years of which he spent at Bethlem.

Whatever the truth may be considering the recent popularity of so-called Outsider Art (Museum of Everything), this is surely the time for a reappraisal of Wain's work.

PYJAMAS FOR ASTRONAUTS

Wish wish wish these kids pyjamas from Couverture and the Garbstore were adult size. They're not actually that expensive, perhaps worth getting and squishing into the top? Discomfort is a small price to pay to feel like an astronaut.