Knock it off Topshop. Seriously, too much. I can’t own every pair of shoes you release*. Do you think a pair of tights would be too ‘men in tights’ ? * Currently under negotiation…with myself… Andrea suede lace tie boots from Topshop
There is something very warm about these modern black and white (well ‘white-ish) illustrations from Ugur Derinogullu. They seem to qualify for posting under my unofficial obsession with collage that I have lately, but I believe that they are actually ink…I think? Very graceful, full of movement and polished despite being on a slightly textured newsprint [...]
Visit to Tuvalu 1982 The engagement photo Visit to Tuvalu 1982 Love the blouse! Queen Elizabeth and family on her Father’s Coronation day Cecil Beaton Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II _ Like every good dual nationality British Citizen, I made my oath to the queen* and subsequently began a mild fascination with her, most especially [...]
Spare a thought for Adrian Brannan next time you lose an image due to overfilled photo folders on your computer. These fantastic photo collages are as beautiful as they probably are sanity checking, as each image is created from as little as 50 to one thousand individual 35 mm photographs…and they aren’t even digital! In [...]
Whilst my brother and his wife were visiting us from the States, we thought we’d flee London for the weekend. I went on a mad dash to find a place available at short notice that we could reach easily, had something charming and English…and would take the doggie. We ended up booking two nights at [...]
Oh, it’s been so long! I wasn’t really expecting to be incapacitated by work and family for quite so long..and it probably isn’t over yet, but I see some light at the end of the tunnel (but it could just be a flashlight). I was just on a mission to find something for a work [...]