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Clothes, Cameras and Coffee
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This is a blog all about fashion and photography- my two main passions. I love vintage, and am obssessed with fashion design. I like quirky ideas,and unique finds. I hope you'll enjoy my blog...
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Turbulent Indigo: What Does Mental Health Awareness Week mean for Young People?

(Monochrome photos by me)1 in 4 people will suffer from a mental health issue this year. What does this actually mean? Although words such as ‘depression’, ‘OCD’, ‘anxiety’, ‘panic attacks’ and ‘bipo...

2 days ago 1 person likes this

Outside Over There

Children’s books hold a very special resonance – associated with the intense joy of bedtime reading and trips to the local library. They are little, secluded worlds. The smudging of time means that m...

21 may 12 4 people like this

I am a Bird Now

“I caught this morning morning’s minion, kingdom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, inhis ridingof the rolling level underneath him steady air”.It’s hard to post only a snippet of this ...

07 may 12 2 people like this

These Are a Few of my Favourite Things

Vogue and other magazines occasionally publish lists along the lines of ’50 Fashion Adventures’ or ‘101 Unmissable Ideas’ filled with gems that I can only assume are satirical such as – shock horror ...

07 may 12 3 people like this

Memento Mori

Literature makes great use of seasons as the ultimate metaphor for the cycle of human existence. Winter is full of cold decay, while spring offers the chance for renewal. The seasons reel around and ...

28 apr 12 2 people like this

Good Day Sunshine: Lazzari

Sixties: Bardot at the Beach with a sweet Lazzari lace bodice dress, plus a vintage Laura Ashley hat, cream wedges from a market, a vintage silk sash, a lace top from a charity shop and a vintage bro...

23 apr 12 6 people like this

These Ancient Minutes

Theres something so fascinating - and yet poignant - about crumbling, abandoned cottages. Im not thinking of modern homes that have been left temporarily empty, but the kind of former dwellings found...

15 apr 12 3 people like this

The Appeal of a Tea Dress

I, like many others, have a tendency to idolise the past. For the past is present in the methods of capturing and continuing: burned onto celluloid; cut into the fabric of vintage dresses; recorded o...

15 apr 12 5 people like this

Ethical evolution

Photos: The lovely Vanessa Jackman, who in addition to having a great eye, is one of the nicest street style photographers out there. Photos: The divine Dvora of Fashionistable who equals Vaness...

13 apr 12 3 people like this

Gothic dreams are spun with this - Corrie Nielsen

I have few fixed expectations when watching catwalk shows. I havent seen many, but enough to know in advance that there are two definites – the venue will be hot, and the music very, very loud. Beyon...

09 apr 12 3 people like this

The ritual of an evening dress

There is often a common point of recollection in childhood memories  – particularly the kind found in articles and autobiographies. It is the recalling of a mother or significant female relative...

05 apr 12 2 people like this

Nature of Dust

I love listening to the stories of my parents’ pasts. Each tale is intriguing – rubbing another smudge off the time before they were ‘my’ parents and I was ‘their’ child. Their adventures, losses and...

26 mar 12 4 people like this

A green thought in a green shade

The landscape is glorious, isn’t it? Inspiring, even. It has been captured by lenses and written about in books, with a whole genre: pastoral, dedicated to it. Analysis surrounds the compulsion of th...

15 mar 12

Charlotte Taylor - Jamaica Inn

The first thing to mention is the owl. He was real; his name was Alfie, and he was my co-model for the latest Charlotte Taylor A/W 2012 lookbook. He also nipped me (it didn’t hurt), but it’s ver...

07 mar 12 11 people like this

On Beauty

Beauty is a quality almost as subjective as political preference. It is celebrated by some, criticized by others and judged by many. It also gains considerable coverage in the national press, with co...

24 feb 12 5 people like this

The Importance of Wearing Clothes - the Fru-Gal Challenge

The minute the ‘Red Carpet’ rolls out in an article then the expectation will be one of lavish dresses – their hems sweeping the scarlet surface as cameras pop and flash. Each ensemble is praised, be...

16 feb 12 3 people like this

Taffeta - a photo story

This is another in my occasional series of photo stories completed with the gorgeous Ellen, who has previously dressed up as characters that include a zombie and a rather inebriated member of the ari...

10 feb 12 1 person likes this

Dodecahedron

Serendipity is rare – that’s what makes it special. It’s the moment when you bump into someone you know from a different country - in the middle of London, or find out that a girl from your school kn...

08 feb 12 2 people like this

In praise of Vivienne Westwood

I wish I could say that this jacket is a Vivienne Westwood – it’s not, but I connect red tartan indelibly with her designs. The history of Vivienne Westwood’s career and life is as well known and wor...

30 jan 12 2 people like this

Stripes and strife

I’m sure there are plenty of action movies where the Sergeant shouts at his troops to “GO, go, go, go, go!”? That’s increasingly what the process behind shoots for this blog resemble - entirely thank...

23 jan 12 3 people like this

All I need is a Train Ticket - and a Time Machine

Many my age might see a gap year as release from the extensive time spent controlled by term dates and exams. Thus I have friends who want to travel to America, Australia and India. The basic require...

15 jan 12 2 people like this

Snow White and Rose Red

(Click on the landscape ones to make them bigger)I often advocate extensive re-using and re-styling when it comes to clothing – and now I’m extending this to outfit inspiration too. For those who hav...

09 jan 12 1 person likes this

Autumn Almanac

I know it may be a rather obvious statement, but the majority of clothes featured on this blog were designed for women. Unsurprising since most of my most posts feature myself or friends, and besides...

05 jan 12 2 people like this

Sounds of the Woods - Nadinoo & Wish Wish Wish

Getting up at 5.30am to be in make-up at 6am is never the most pleasant way of waking up – even if on this occasion it was the lovely Emily choosing my lip shade and expertly applying eyeliner. But s...

01 jan 12 7 people like this

Elementary, my dear Watson

Sherlock Holmes often wore an "ear-flapped travelling cap". That’s right - there was never any specific mention of the iconic accessory we most associate with his character. That particular h...

29 dec 11 2 people like this

Swan Lake

We have a set routine on Saturday mornings at home. Family members stumble downstairs in various states of sleepiness, in hope of finding my dad serving up breakfast and coffee. Then my parents and I...

24 dec 11 3 people like this

Something Old, Something New

My paternal grandma was married in the United States in the late 1950s. I don’t know the details but I do know the dress. It was white (surprise, surprise), with a fitted bodice, cascading skirt and ...

22 dec 11 3 people like this

Wintery Sunday

Whenever I put on the jacket pictured, I am immediately transported to my only brief trip to Paris in early 2010. As detailed below, it was bought on a very wintery Sunday. My mum and I arrived ...

21 dec 11 2 people like this

Grey Day

The current colour du jour for the weather is a rather classic charcoal grey, with cloud banks adding some eye-catching texture to the flat light. Basically, it’s miserable. Overblown descriptions as...

12 dec 11 6 people like this

Strange Phenomena

I discovered Kate Bush’s music when I was about six – or rather, I was in the room when my mum put on ‘The Red Shoes’ CD to play. There was no musical epiphany, no obsession (at that point), or deep ...

06 dec 11 1 person likes this

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