Im not much of a Balmain fan, I found Decarnins designs a bit Eighties and show-offy, though I could appreciate their ostentatious a ppeal. Rousteings designs have been a bit more palat...
Oh, to be Fan Bingbing for a day. Not only is she graceful and beautiful, she has exquisite taste in gowns and actually gets to play dress up in them. At the Beijing Film Festival last week, the actr...
Double outfit bonus post, yay! A couple of looks from last week featuring my beautiful 1970s green velvet coat. Honestly, it is a gorgeous deep green, however my camera would like you to believe it i...
Week 2 of my holiday to Provence. The day I wore this Edwardian inspired outfit was perhaps the hottest day of the entire holiday (37°c +). I think the hat helped me avoid a deep tan. Also shown is a...
Christmas may have been a long time ago, but I wanted to finally share some pictures of my festive ensemble from the holidays. I wore a rather shapely velvet wrap-around blouse from the 1930s with je...
Renee PerleOh my, it certainly has been a while; I guess I have some explaining to do. House of Harps is not extinct, but certainly rather stagnant at the moment. My life is very different now from w...
We had a mini heat-wave at the start of October, giving me the chance to wear this dress one final time this year. Once again I found myself inspired by Bottega Veneta and their jewellery offerings.....
I bought this beautiful jacket at the start of summer and pretty much wore it non-stop. Im not entirely sure on the age; its an Oriental design typical of the 1920s, but it may be from the 40s or 50s...
Back in June I talked about cut steel decoration in relation to an antique belt I bought featuring what I believe to be cut steel. The decorative technique was prolific in the Victorian era, featurin...
This outfit began with the bag; a pale gold, shell shaped beauty. From there, I developed some sort of turn of the century, summer seaside look. I love the brooch Im wearing because it looks like its...
I recently returned from a wonderful fortnight in Provence. Like last year, I shall share some of my finer sartorial moments. At times it felt too hot to even bother wearing clothes, but decency prev...
Im off to the south of France for two weeks. Fingers crossed for some gorgeous weather and good shopping! Ill leave you with a few photos from my second wedding of the summer, to which I wore a beaut...
I recently bought another EPNS belt, taking my total up to six now. This one is quite different to a typical EPNS belt. Its panels are smaller and less stylised; the buckle is bigger; and it features...
Over the winter months I became somewhat enamoured with white elbow-length gloves. Theres an elegance to the crisp whiteness that cant be matched. I bought this antique pair off of an eBay seller who...
Once again, Fan Bingbing displays near impossible heights of beauty and glamour, this time at Cannes Film Festival. The Chinese stunner wore a glorious red embroidered gown which she designed in conj...
I recently enjoyed an afternoon browsing at a local antiques fair. Im a bit of a regular at the fairs and often get recognised by the sellers, so I always make sure Im glammed up as I have a standard...
Once again these photos are a few weeks old, hence the fur coat, gloves and hat. I actually went outside without a coat on today, so Spring truly has sprung. In this photo set I am wearing a Victoria...
I adore this cover for Vogue Italia April 2011. I keep coming back to look at it. The way the tangy orange jewellery appears to glow in the dark; the slick of electric blue on the eyes; the turban; a...
Excuse the wintry outfits, but I came across two sets of photos which were never posted and thought they deserved an airing. I wonder whether anyone else goes through phases of loving certain colour ...
I may not have posted an outfit in a while, but I have still been taking outfit photos...lots to catch up on, these shots are from 2 months ago! The outfit is a bit blah, but my hair had some spectac...
Not only does Fan Bingbing have an adorable name, she has an exquisite sense of style. Ive long been a fan of her polished, lady-like look, but she recently blew me away with this ensemble. Pictured ...
Jason Wu Fall 2011Fendi Fall 2011 Images from: style.com; jakandjil.com/blog; www.vancouversun.com; here; here; here; and here.
Constance Jablonski is witchy for Numéro #120.I love how the shots look like stills from a 1920s German Expressionist film.Hi to all my new readers who found me via Marie, of Make the World a Prettie...
Two items have dominated my wardrobe this winter: this vintage fur coat and velvet leggings. I bought the coat in the summer meaning I obviously had to wait a few impatient months to wear it. Its bee...
Alice bands are quickly shedding their dodgy 80s connotations (something I doubt scrunchies will ever achieve). Browsing Asos earlier, I came across this leather studded spine alice band, which I fou...
I love this antique lion brooch. Unfortunately for me, someone else loved it and bought it before I could. Spewing forth out of his mouth are tiny little charms of his prey. Its pretty macabre, but r...
Terribly sorry for the long absence. I was enjoying the festive period and catching up with this and that. Christmas may be a distant memory now, but I thought Id share some photos from the day as I ...
Im back in England after my little trip to Scotland. It was cold and snowy, just the way I like it. The main reason for my visit was to try on my bridesmaid dress, as my brother and his fiancée live ...
House of Harps is two years old today, so in a similar vein to last years birthday celebrations, I am posting my favourite outfits from the past year. I certainly havent blogged as much this year, bu...
My parents brought me this scarf back from Spain recently. Its dark green, velvet and fringed; they know me well! To keep the scarf in place I added a little silver fringed shoe clip. I paired it wit...
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