I have been feeling the urge to watch a lot of French or French inspired films lately. One of the DVDs I picked up was Le Scaphandre et le Papillon or The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Directed by Julian Schnabel, it tells the story of Jean-Do Bauby - the editor of French Elle - [...]
How do you animate a fragrance…? Perfume is simple enough to communicate by print, simply add a swatch. But on screen you must let the imagination do all the work using sound and fantasy to conjure a scent. Hence, we are presented with wild worlds - the transcendence of gravity, time and space, usually smothered [...]
I love watching films that make me uncomfortable. Cinema of unease that leads to a slight clenching of my jaw as I study the screen. A painful conversation or two that makes me twist my toes into knots as I listen. That was the Squid and the Whale… a brilliant movie that I waited far [...]
Karen Inderbitzen-Waller is New Zealand’s top stylist. Recently at Air New Zealand Fashion Week she was praised again and again for injecting magic into shows. On top of that she is a well established photographer, known for her cinematic interpretations of daily life.
These photos are from Karen’s blog at The Wire, where she documents her [...]
The Ronson family takes on the Tenenbaums courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar. I think it’s brilliant and I only wish there were more pictures to look at!
If you haven’t already, take the time to watch Wes Anderson’s movies; they are screamingly neurotic. The Royal Tenenbaums caused me so much joy I called myself Margot for months [...]
I’m sure every girl has dreamed of wearing their very own ruby red slippers at some time. Impressively, Swarovski is making your dreams possible! 20 iconic designers are collaborating with the luxe crystal company and Warner Brothers to create fresh and sexy new interpretations of the slippers.
The well heeled group include: Amedeo Testoni, Abaete, Alberta [...]
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My daily outfit: I love my Huffer skeleton gloves and they definitely get a lot of comments when I’m out and about! This outfit is an odd combination of a few of my favourite pieces. The dress is by Skylark and was originally bought to wear to my 21st birthday [...]
When I’m on youtube, I never ever look at the featured videos. Usually they’re dumb faux-viral stuff but this little gem caught my eye! It’s Jerry Levitan’s ultimate Beatles story… he snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto at aged 14 and convinced John to do an interview about peace, recording it.
“Using the original [...]
A video for the song Balloons by UK band Foals. Directed by David Ma. Key elements of aesthetic focus in this video are wall hangings, avian friends and fluttering fingers. I find the hint of a tattoo peeping from the lead singer’s arm is slightly alluring, but hey, maybe that’s just me! I hope you [...]
On the laziest of Sunday afternoons I slipped off to the cinema to see 2 Days in Paris; a Julie Delpy vehicle she wrote, directed, edited and starred in. She even cast her parents in the film, as her character Marion’s parents. The story however was not autobiographical, but a tartly comedic semi-romantic romp through [...]
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