a fantasy wardrobe inspired by Albert Edelfelt – Young woman in grey. feeling kind of fancy today. pants / scarf / cardigan / necklace /…

i’ve really noticed autumn in south africa this year. mostly due to the fact that i’ve been on a few drives into the countryside…

you’ll remember hila from her things i like right now a while back. we’ve teamed up for a cool little project where we pick…

finally got my hands on a copy of bossypants yesterday (i had to wait for the ipad kindle edition since the actual book isn’t…

when i was browsing through the latest spring modern sale at bukowskis (they really bring me endless amounts of joy, that auction house) i…

a series i love so much i actually have to hold myself back from making more. trying to keep these relatively few and far…

here is the second part of my period drama / street style colour comparison series over at le projet d’amour. man, i really enjoyed doing…

hila of le projet d’amour asked me to put together a period drama / street style colour comparison series. my favourite thing! part one…

you might be familiar with the amazing print work of designer mary katrantzou. well, her a/w 2011 collection recently unveiled at london fashion week is…

… see the rest of my guest post at a Cup of Jo!

i was happily browsing the fall 2011 suno collection, all the while thinking – “paintings. just like paintings. the colour. the patterns. aaah, paintings.” (tricky translating…

arleen whelan / robert henri – edna luise rainer / egon schiele – edith schiele seated sophia loren / gustav klimt – portrait of…

i’ve been looking for a reason to do another one of these posts. truth is they’ve been featured on some of my favourite blogs…

i discovered a folder of images on my computer that i saved from the sartorialist ages ago, along with an incredibly huge folder of vintage design (i mean, what am i going to do with all of this?) considering how popular the last fashion + art post was (and how much i enjoyed doing it) i thought it would be fitting to smash some more together.

i decided to do another one of these because (a) i love them (b) other people love them and (c) do i need another…