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2010… don’t tighten your belt, swag.

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

I found this fabulous vintage dressing gown tie in a second hand shop the other week – my mind busy buzzing working its way through my wardrobe trying it on with different dresses and pant suits…

It’s in the shop now! Dressing Gown Tassle Belt

Happened to click on the Russian online edition of Vogue and found these similar curtain tie back belts all over the Dolce & Gabbana runway shows for 2009/2010!

Got an iphone? Download the D&G app.

This app offers customers a more direct communication with the company. Such a beautiful way to connect with all you fashionistas and I think the way forward to connect instantly.

I am pretty much glued to my laptop but we take our phones with us everywhere!

Such a beautiful collection of vintage, Victorian and military mix with more than a frilly dollop of femininity!

Would love to see a vintage library showcasing a new dress and its story each day… mmm I wonder if there is an app for that…

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The Shape of Things to Come?

Friday, December 11th, 2009

It seems to me that all forms of creativity influence each other whether its from a popular haircut, to a bold colour or certain pattern, but none more so than SHAPE.

Shapes seem to imprint our minds more on a subconscious level somehow…

Matryoshka or Russian/Nesting/Babushka Dolls… yeah you know the ones, and Owls seem very much to be the shape for now…

I think with the influence from the re-surge of 50s Vintage fashions, their curvy womanly shapes of the swimming cossies from that era and the rock’n'roll dresses it would seem a natural progression for things to adorn your house to take on a similar shape.

Here are some of my favourite Matryoshkas and Owls picked from the net!

Supercute patterns from One Red Robin

From a selection at Fabrics at Gaga Fabrics

Paper Sculptures & Collages By Helen Mussel White I love the colours she has chosen, they remind me too of lovely old book sketches.

From a selection of Owls at Manic Muffin

Rupert the Owl – amigurimi crochet by Reeneegurmi

To celebrate the 10th year of Russian Vogue just last year - a hand picked selection of fashion designers (inc YSL, Martin Margiela, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Versace and Ralph Lauren) were asked to design a Matryoshka doll and to fabulous effect! See if you can spot which designers doll is which!