Sunday, December 28, 2008
A new year often triggers a desire to start new habits, try fresh looks and generally buck trends!
Because of the perceived demarcation of time, it’s a good time to set goals and resolve to do thing differently. In particular I like the New Year for reassessing my style for the year ahead – it’s mid [...]
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Today I went out to a wee farmlet, to celebrate a family birthday. It was about 25 minutes drive from the city. In between socialising, I wandered around, saying hello to the various ducks, pukekos, friendly cats, cows, chickens & bunnies. I took a few photos (it was quite windy) and then dashed inside for [...]
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The famous Life photo archive is now held by Google and fully searchable! From the late 1800s to today, you may browse to your hearts delight - or search for fashion, cocktails, make-up… even your country!
The Fashion Almanac is a project by Laura Bradley. A compendium style magazine with lots of line drawings and venn [...]
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Here are the next five recommendations in the list of ten easy tips for ladies to look stylish, fresh and sharp. Part 1 of the article discussed the merits of sunglasses, the many uses of Vaseline, headbands, gigantic bags and scarves. Ready? Let’s go!
6. PRETTY FINGERS, SENSATIONAL TOES
If you don’t have the time or the [...]
Recently I read an article on Lifehacker describing the Top 10 Easy Ways to Look Sharp - and promptly noticed a few protests that it was mostly male orientated!
I agreed and decided to create a fresh new list of ferociously sharp tips for ladies to look stylish. These are hacks as well as a few [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Graphic designers were asked - please recommend a book that you have found particularly inspiring or meaningful to your development as a creative person? This is their book list for inspiration.
Telescopic text is very clever and a great piece of writing to boot. Just click away!
Every day Jason posts a photograph of something that made [...]
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Late spring. Standing in the dappled light of my front porch. Or, of my verandah as we say around here. The differences in language use between various English-speaking nations really become apparent when you start putting things out on the Internet for consumption, as opposed to just observing.
It’s a wonderful thing though, especially as a [...]
Thursday, November 20, 2008
I never used to be enamoured with sneakers… Shoes, yes, always! However I always thought sneakers were going to look ridiculous on my giant feet. Until I started working at a design agency, with a fair number of shoe addicts. Often, before they even say good morning, your daily footwear has been inspected - I [...]
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Ruby Republic makes clothes for the lazy gal. By lazy, I mean those girls who want to look casually fabulous by throwing on a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
I like these ridiculously buttery looking tees with pretty prints. It’s a direct route to simple chic, just like this:
Check out their cute itty bitty news [...]
Friday, November 14, 2008
Photographer Gemma Booth has enchanted me with her fashion fantasies. Great clothes and dreamily lit scenes featuring girls you would want to be friends with. She also has a fine selection of documentary shots.
Gemma has a blog you can peep at, updated with visual tidbits and inspirations - I hope she updates again soon!
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