i don’t know how i missed the Peter Jensen Resort 2012 collection inspired by early Meryl Streep (think Manhattan, Kramer vs Kramer, Deer Hunter) – but it is definitely worth a second look. i remember watching Manhattan for the first time (my personal favourite, i prefer it even to Annie Hall) and being struck by Meryl’s beauty.
illustrations inspired by myths by Juan Chavarria
“I read a lot of mythology, or tragic stories online. If I read something I could translate into an illustration, I instantly brainstorm in my Moleskin with a Staedtler pencil, or sometimes a Sharpie pen. When I find that I’ve accomplished the story told in its simplest way, I transfer that onto large sketch paper. When the drawing is finished, I scan and color it in Photoshop.” - via ape on the moon
i get a surprising number of emails from people around the world telling me they’re about to travel to cape town / south africa and do i have any tips, or “please can you make a cape town city guide post” – etc. well, truth is i don’t actually live in cape town. if you want to know the ins-and-outs of a sleepy town in the winelands, i’m your gal! that said i will be moving to the mother city one of these days (months) and i already spend a fair amount of time there – so that guide might be coming your way soonish.
in the meantime if you’re in the fairest town of the cape make your way to clarke’s bar and dining room on 133 bree street (a couple of doors down from birds and diagonally across the road from &union – you can’t miss it). we popped in there the week that they had opened and unfortunately there was no table for us (even though the kind hostess offered to send us a text in case anything opened). i admired the light fittings and was sad that i couldn’t partake in their “yum fries”. i will be dropping in there again soon, hopefully they will have a burger ready for me. HINT HINT guys!
they also have a facebook page if you’re into that. all the nice photos were taken by alexia webster.
i’m going away for a couple of weeks to the seaside on boxing day, so this will be the last these things of the year. i love the way things slow down at this time of year, even on the internet, but for those of you still around and checking in on your readers don’t despair – i’ve made sure to set up some new posts while i’m away. have a great holiday everyone!
vintage gift wrapping via cath’s round up of cute christmas wrapping:
this amazing shot of the quirky stylista:
let it be beautiful - songs of the beatles rewritten as short stories & essays via anabela:
iris tsante via art hound:
everything about this girl:
accordian calendar by the indigo bunting:
grain design via design for mankind:
cold spring apothecary via honey kennedy:
furze chan paper art via dear golden:
her amazing outfit (except the shoes, gotta say):
julia kostreva’s notebooks & daily planners:
the cutest birthday cake i ever did see:
floral leather peter pan necklace by ampris loves:
and finally, i really enjoyed kate’s best songs of 2011 mix:
