wow. i had to show you this collection because i can’t stop staring - rodebjer carin showing at stockholm fashion week.
alix: things i like right now
things i like right now by alix of unfashionable / alix is for hire
- The Runaways – 70s Rock ‘n Roll played by wayward teenage girls
- Denim on Denim ala George Harrison
- Cape Town jewellery design label Oh Dear, Megan by Megan Fogarty – In love with this particular ring, she has used the inside of a vintage watch to make it.
- Working from home
- Rock biographies – Just finished “I was Keith Richards’ drug dealer” by Tony Sanchez. Eye-opening.
- The photography of 17 year old Australian, Nirrimi. – At 17 I might’ve had hobbies but this girl has a career. She has just shot for the Diesel ‘Be Stupid’ catalogue.
- My new specs – Only found out a week ago that I need to wear glasses. The novelty hasn’t worn off yet so I’m like a kid with a new toy.
- Top knots – Ever-convenient and they somehow make you look slimmer, weird.
- Rose printed upholstery – In my early teens I was so ashamed of the out-of-date rose printed couches we had in our lounge. Now l want them to be left to me!
- Thomas Pepler’s film photography – Local Cape Town designer with an incredible eye for photography. Jealousy-inducing.
brown & black
ian: things i like right now
things i like right now by ian of fixed gear cape town
- I spend way to much time sitting down. Maybe if I had an Eames dowel base chair, I wouldn’t mind as much.
- I love Paul Theroux‘s books. In preparation for my American holiday, I’m reading The Old Patagonian Express – his journey by train through north and south America. Terribly nerdy, I know.
- Although its name sounds like a cancer ward, the Chemosphere house is a modernist masterpiece.
- The Citroen DS Pallas is one of the few cars that would convince me to drive more.
- I’m turning 30 next week, and I think it’s a good enough reason to buy myself a Canon G11, don’t you?
- American Apparel Standard t-shirts in any colour as long as they’re white.
- I need a canvas and leather satchel in my life. This one would do nicely.
- I love the simplicity and aesthetic of fixed gear bikes and I’m particularly psyched with my new Cannondale Track.
- Big up to the sales assistant at Selfridges for convincing me that Tom Ford Black Orchid “isn’t just a women’s fragrance”.
- Not having a TV means I have to be selective about what I watch. One show I never miss is Mad Men – it makes me want to work in a *proper* ad agency.
- I don’t really “do” jewellery, but I made an exception for this Konzuk ring in concrete and white gold.
- I’m off to New York on Saturday. And I CANNOT WAIT.
- Red Wing boots have been on my wish list ever since I spotted Kim Jones rocking a pair at Toffie Fest.
- I wanted a calculator watch soooo bad when I was a kid. It’s great that Casio have reissued them.
spring pink
hello september, my favourite month. you are epitomised by the smell of pink jasmine, which makes me want to roll around in you…. or something. welcome back!
debbie
envious of her hair, lips, cheekbones & general debbie harry-ness.
pictures from my gathered all over the internet collection
niel: things i like right now
things i like right now by niel of a hymn
- Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
- Black Prairie – Feast of the Hunters’ Moon
- Jonsi – Go
- Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
- Spaghetti Bolognese (eating it and making it)
- Long weekends with nothing to do.
- Starting work at 10 every Monday
- Yellow = (0 Cyan) (20 Magenta) (100 Yellow) (0 black)
- My secret free mp3 websites that I can’t tell you about because they are secret.
- This presentation
- Anything that can stop the censorship of the press. Without freedom of speech we are nothing.
newspaper image from brandon long
want
current wants indelicately smashed into one post
i want to go to there…
… and to there
i want everything rachel comey has ever made
… as well as mostly everything from asos
i want this calendar
… and this book
i want to bring back a bike from velo vintage in paris
i want joelle to keep posting old family photos…
i want this bag from lalouka (coming soon)
i want to be friends with this girl because she looks rad. okay maybe i just want to be her.
i want to find a perfect leica at a junk yard sale for $5
i want to swim with these dogs (strangely enough)
i want to high five this guy
i want to be a kid again
and i want to marry jon hamm. the end.
the thrift collection
pippa and meg from durban emailed me about their new vintage source the thrift collection,
we’re in the business of scouring vintage and 2nd hand stores for pre-loved items that we lovingly repair, clean and re-button in the hopes of finding them new homes (in a way, we’re kind of like the fashion SPCA). All of our items are priced between R10 and R40 (if it’s a little more expensive than that, you know you’re getting something truly special). every month we will unveil a new collection – each with it’s own name – and for our market debut we will be featuring our peggy collection. where you can find once loved skirts, dresses, jackets, shirts, blouses, accessories, belts, bags and shoes. We have also added to our collection a range of lucky packets, full to the brim with goodies that will make you feel like a kid again.
they can be found every month at the I Heart Market from september onwards and online where they also take orders and requests. sounds very cool, if you’re in durban be sure to go check them out.
oh, hello
ongoing…
