This one is for Minky .
I was wondering how the modern man would cope with ruffles as ruffley as these I found painted on a wall .
Gardening would prove a little difficult, as would ordering a pint in a crowded pub .
But being smaller than your man in ruffles could have an advantage in this sunny weather .
My man ,my mobile ,hands-free parasol .
How modern .
This is one of Mary McCartneys photos . I love the colours .
I saw her at the Chelsea flower show . She had some nice cameras.
Then i just remembered i have a talented sister too .
Then I thought, maybe we should all go out for a cuppa and discuss sisterhood and fashion .
I think we may all get on.
By the way -I think we should have an exhibition when you come over to the uk.
Doing the whole new project has catapolted me into the world of typography .
There are so many versions of letter forms that my head starts to spin after a while .
Plain and simple , isnt that always the best ?
I like Margeret Howells typeface and the new Celine.
But I like these book covers too .
Faber and Faber .
i was at minks school and noticed all the boys had very fancy footwear and all the girls had on were converse and flipflops.
what do you make of that?
When in the beautiful city of Paris ,I was struck by how many lovely labels there were out there that I was relatively unaware of .
Labels ,I think that deserve a lot of recognition in this country,and yours sis.
I know that a lot of people know of Isabel Maret ,but today Im going to ring the fashion bell out load about Claudie Pierlot .(hurrah!)
There is a new Director of Claudie Pierlot who has a great sincerity and has a charming design team.
The partnership with Audrey Marnay is a clever one too ,without looking to cliche,it just seems to work very sweet indeedy .
Read more Here and here.
sorry chanel bags were sold out in the massive size i was going to get you..
so i got you this instead.
happy birthday Blue..
hope you got that big old chanel bag to go with your other one.
maybe i could knit you a sweater for your birthday… oh but thats thursday.
maybe not.
do you remember all these photos from India?
i need to get them out and post them.
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love it .
It reminds me of those early heros of St Martins
And, if you freeze frame those kids in tshirts, you’ll be sure to see them
Dear sis
I have found you a little piece of heaven on the seafront
Sell up in New York and Come and live here
Ill catch the boat to see you from the backbeach
It ill only take 10 minutes
only catch . the price and a bit of updating .( But Ali’s so good at that)
here .
Cameron and Clegg?
I think its a comic match in heaven
A very British couple indeedy .
I wonder if they’ll share a bed ,with matching pyjamas ,when they go on the tour bus ?
Ive been back
And I seemed to have fallen in love with Paris again .
Even coffee for breakfast .
And at one point walking down Paris-Royal I think i fell right into a Farrow and Ball paint chart .
And now I want to paint my whole studio a murky french grey and polish up my brass fittings .
Just before I left my taxi i found these old photos of Brigette Bardo .
How unbelievable cute and fresh and happy .
i was allowed to indulge . i love oysters.
very nice , and they have a special at the bar. $1 dollar oysters before 7pm.
not that we got there in time but its good to know.
cute place
check it out here
i loved this acrylic top. C&A 70’s special. i probs wore it to death before mum could pass it down to you.
that or the hamster bit a hole through it.
notice the hammi in my hands.
that was hami #1 the best looking of all of the hmmi’s i owned.
it does bring to mind the small facination with small animals that i can keep tight in my clutches.
this is me in spain holding a random monkey. look how happy i am. wasnt a great holiday, we arrived and the hotel wasnt finished and our friends
got salmonella poisoning. that monkey made my day though.
note how redic my expression is. sorry.
With Bea’s old Bonpoint sailor suit and Frilly socks .
Alberts dress sense is going from strength to strength .
I came across a lovely blog today .
And shes selling these lovely clothes and acessories.
I would wear each and every one of these .
How lovely .Here.
the weather is great. hot and sunny.
wonderful if you are an old cat basking in the sunlight of your own quiet apartment.
not so great if you are a medly of designers young and old trapped on the 11th floor without any AC
because the fire in the man hole killed all hope of Con Ed in the area.
run in the family only at Camber Sands.
look at you here
and look at me years before
a detail from one of mums paintings.
it could be the same sweater from me to you years later.
acrylic lasts. i wonder who else wore it.
it all started with a smoking man hole on 40th st .
the street was closed off and we were NOT allowed to leave the building.
computers went out . no phones. general alarm . it was lunchtime. no food.
(except me as i had bought my slim pickings of a lunch to the office.)
of course everyone was wondering if Ken MacMillan had accidentally tosted a butt end down the
man hole in question but at the time of alarm he was no where to be seen.
he later tweeted that due to a flying man hole cover he was safe in a ‘cafe’ somewhere in Noho.
anyway…
after an hour or so we were evacuated out of the building by lots of firemen.
moving quickly down the stairs.
at times like this you cant use the elevators and they both were broken anyway. lets hope
they are fixed tomorrow because hiking 11 flights is not a good way to start the day.
only the very dedicated shoe team didnt hear any of the loud speakers, smell the rancid smoke or wonder why the
computers or phones were not working, because apparently they stayed on the 12 th floor and carried on working.
i wonder what they thought when they realized the entire building was empty except for them.
summer is here.
a very hot weekend and everyone in the city was out . . . or so it seemed.
jogging along the west side highway
humans and animals alike.
we spent the morning with maria and stella at the new Hester St Fair.
If you like to eat it the place to go.
lots of local fair and some nice vintage.
ice cold drinks. stumptown coffee always my favourite.
special breads. pork sandwiches that melt in your mouth.( if you like meat that is)
young girls is breezy summer dresses.
check it out
every sat and sunday
sis you would love it and so would bea.
