Our Supremes

Norman Parkinson possibly my favourite photographer.

The Bike Riders by Danny Lyons 2003

Not my normal subject, but everyone is partial to a few sweaty bikers once in a while. They are so atmospheric and VERY James Dean-eque...whom I LOVE.

With shades of grey

  Grey, I have to say, is one of my favorite colours for clothing. You can wear day and night and it goes with most other colours. Grey is always fashionable for winter.

The muse

Edie Sedgwick

      Factory Girl....so sad.

Queen of Hearts

Stockholmstreetstyle.feber.se

Unknown girl at a Vitamin Water launch Party

(you can get these tights from Topshop for £8...mind you a friend of mine bought them the other day and they ripped within minutes, but they did look VERY nice.)

Marina and the Diamonds..

The Welsh, London based singer - Marina Diamandis is very likely to make it big soon. Her songs are sweet and quite Imogen Heap-esque. I would advise checking her out. She actually used to go to my school, which is an added bonus for me.

The Satorialist

Dean, James

Olivia.

source: The Fashion Spot

Tips

loveyourchaos tumblr

Love the Country

Shoot for Teen Vogue.

Fashion Moment: Tartan

Tom Ford A/W 2010 lookbook

 
William Wallace did battle in it. Queen Victoria decorated Balmoral in it. The Bay City Rollers were rarely seen out of it. Tartan, the beloved emblem of kin, clan and nation of Scots, has evolved into one of the world’s favorite patterns.
   Tartan can be dated back to the 3rd century AD. But it was during the Highland romantic revival of the 19th century and the royal visit of George IV to Edinburgh in 1822 that tartan became the official national dress of Scotland.
    As traditional as mince pies and nearly as old as the story of Christmas, tartan is synonymous with the season of goodwill and a pattern that never fails to make an appearance on A/W catwalks. This
year saw Tom Ford’s male models sporting tartan suits of muted greys and the quintessentially British velvet smoking jacket with bold tartan evening trousers.
 Associations with aristocracy and military gave tartan an air of dignity and exclusivity. Because of this, the fabric went on to become a symbol of the anti-establishment movement of the 1970’s (the punk revolution).
    In 2008, Henry Holland’s psychedelic mini-kilts and skinny trews paid homage to ‘punk.’ Vivienne Westwood’s “Fabric of Scotland,” made waves in the 70’s with tartan bondage wear, created for the Sex Pistols. Westwood is thought of as the pioneer of tartan in mainstream fashion. However, she follows in the footsteps of many designers including Jacques Fath famed for his red tartan jacket and Paul Poiret’s simple unstructured dress with enlarged tartan of black, white and pink.  
   Alexander McQueen, famed for his Highland Rape collection, constantly reminds us of his Celtic roots, boasting that it was a McQueen who rowed Bonnie Prince Charlie over to Skye. He even uses his own clan tartan in his designs. His A/W 2010 collection displays an abundance of luxury materials with traditional patterns of hounds-tooth and tartan.
   The grunge movement and ‘Kurt Cobain’ style flannel shirts are now experiencing a revival and can be seen on Olsen twins, Kate Moss and many other young stars. So, lads and lassies who live for the styles of bonnie Scotland can rest assured that tartan will never be far from the fashion scene, whether you are channeling a traditional look, punk, grunge or preppy- you can do it in tartan.

The Smiths forever

theelectric sheep tumblr.

I love Le Blog de Betty...

http://www.leblogdebetty.com/

Climb the Andes

10 things I hate about you

KAT
                    I hate the way you talk to me
                    And the way you cut your hair.
                    I hate the way you drive my car.
                    I hate it when you stare.
                    I hate your big dumb combat boots
                    And the way you read my mind.
                    I hate you so much it makes me sick.
                    It even makes me rhyme.

          She pauses, then continues.

          
                                 KAT 
                    (continuing)
                    I hate it...
                    I hate the way you're always right.
                    I hate it when you lie.
                    I hate it when you make me laugh;
                    Even worse when you make me cry.

          She begins to cry as she continues to read.
          
                                 KAT 
                    (continuing)
                    I hate it when you're not around
                    And the fact that you didn't call,
                    But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you;
                    Not even close;
                    Not even a little bit;
                    Not even at all.
          
          She looks directly at Patrick.  He looks back this time, morose,
          thoughtful.
          
          Then she walks out of the room The rest of the class remains 
          in stunned silence.

Here's lookin' at you kid...

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. A great war-time romance. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out.

Daffodils

Alexa Chung

TFS

Tavi wasn't the first tweenie fashionista....

It seems the whole world has heard of Tavi, the famous 13 yr old blogger. Whether you like her blog or not, you can't deny her talent for whatever it is she is doing.

http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/ .....if you haven't already had a nosey. However, Prim Magazine, originally an online magazine, was started last year by a 14 yr old....that's right...14! If you are not a fan of Tavi...it does not mean you will not like this. Visit the website to look at previous editions http://primmagazine.com/home.html...you shouldn't be disappointed...here is a little preview for you...

...not bad for a 14 year old huh?