hello friends, happy friday. and happy 2022, i hope it will be a good year for all of us. this photo of a pregnant lady in a yellow dress eating an ice-cream made me so happy today. it was taken in NYC in 1985 by Belgian photographer Harry Gruyaert – a master of film, colour, light …
i have been listening to a lot of trashy music lately. like, Tik Tok music (you get my drift). mostly because i just wanted to be happy and not really think too much about what i was listening to. sort of like the music equivalent of endlessly scrolling social media… but i have slowly delved …
of course the weather is warming up in South Africa, so why am i looking at warm cosy knits and cord pants and boots and woolen coats? something about the quality pieces from UK brand Olive really sucks you into that rainy English countryside aesthetic and i want all of it. they also have tons of …
have i been living under a rock…? cause i had never heard of FARM until today. this Brazilian fashion & lifestyle label was founded more than 20 years ago by two creatives with a stall at a Rio market: The story began in 1997 in Rio at a local independent fashion market called Babilonia Feira …
I have probably told this story a million times, and we are not unique in this scenario, but just before the pandemic hit in 2020 Anton and I were set to travel to Paris that May. I remember so clearly watching the news in March and saying, “do you think we can still go…?” We …
Hey friends! wow i have been loving blogging again. it makes me so… happy. it feels like time spent well, compared to just endlessly scrolling on instagram and Tik Tok (as much as i love bedtime procrastination…) If you’re new around here (welcome!) then Goodies is where i do a run down of things i am …
confession: i don’t wear pyjamas. but damn did this family-run pyjama brand catch my heart! Tom Àdam was established in 2018 by son Tom, and he soon roped in his family: mom Una, dad Andris, grandma Viktorika, sister Eva and even the dog, Benjamin. Tom Àdam is a family-run business, but we’re not your typical …
you know that feeling when you’re wandering through a town square somewhere in Europe and you’re hovering over the display of a local artist on the pavement – with artworks capturing the exact scenes you’re walking through? that’s how i felt looking at artist & illustrator Clare Caulfield’s work. i’m not even in Venice but …
it was tough to find any information about Janel Lessing once i discovered these photos taken of her for LIFE in 1961. she seems to have been some kind of child artist prodigy, certainly worthy enough to have an entire editorial shot at her home. she’s probably around 10 or 11 years old in these …
photographer Jasmine Archie decided to make herself a cake for her birthday – the thing is she doesn’t actually like eating cake, so she made a fake one. and so, Pretty Shitty Cakes was born. these decorative pieces have taken off and are selling out on her website. her cakes can hang on your wall, …