From a Sunday afternoon spent cosied up in the BFI watching a re-run of A Streetcar Names Desire (the Vivien Leigh/Marlon Brando version of course…) came a few of my own Blanche DuBois moments… not in the strictest periodic form but more derived from the character; wanting to be hidden from all light, a fading… Continue reading Blanched Out
Category: Books
What did YOU wear today?
finding out that such a fashion web 2.0 specific book was being published via Bits and Bobbins and reading the VERY stimulating comments that ensued because of her post, I literally got on the phone to the publishers and requested a review copy pronto. So we have a book called ‘What I wore today…’, the… Continue reading What did YOU wear today?
Betty and Loulou
The Steve is away so I got to spend the evening with Yves instead, watching the Yves Saint Laurent documentaries ‘His Life and Times’ and ‘5 Avenue Marceau 75116 Paris‘ back to back and then re-reading The Beautiful Fall (tea stains a-plenty in this well thumbed book…). My favourite bits in the books are when… Continue reading Betty and Loulou
Flick and Decide
Now I know the Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony collection probably divided opinions across the board. Love? Hate? Dug the shoes, hated the clothes? Liberty print overdose? Tight gingham pants not doing it for you? Opinions are unsurprisingly varied but perhaps a look at the latest photobook curated by Chloe and shot by Mark Borthwick… Continue reading Flick and Decide