Cloak + Dagger

My New Years resolutions to myself were:
To stop smoking.
To seriously cut down on clothes shopping.
To stop buying shit celebrity gossip magazines.
I am ashamed to report, only one (and a bit) month in I have well and truly thrown the first two out of the window. My smoking ban lasted less than a week, and although I managed to resist sales shopping frenzy I caved in last week and had a little splurge. BUT IT ENDS NOW!
Here's a photo of my nice new cloak that I picked up on Saturday.

Headscarf from a vintage shop in Bristol. Cloak from Vintage Guru, Glasgow. Leggings from H&M. Shoes, Primarni originals.

Bygone Fashion

Just discovered a great livejournal style blog, Bygone Fashion. Here are some images by the photographer Mark Shaw who shot some of the most classic and elegant fashion photos of the 1950s/1960s and was also known for his  documentation of the Kennedys home life.

Model in Dior

1920s style shoot for LIFE magazine.

Model on the beach, circa. 1950

'50s Ballerina

Paris 1960.

Jacquelyn Jablonski in Telegraph Magazine

Beehive? Check.
Silver Streak? Check.
Leather Gloves? Turbans? Big Fluttery Fake Lashes? !!! chk chk chk

I NEEED a beige/camel coat like this for the Autumn.

A floor-length one would probably swamp anybody who wasn't six foot tall,

so I'd happily settle for a calf-length trench with a nipped in waist.

AMAZING hair.

Hellooo Daphne. This makes me want to get my blonde streak back!

 

I'm stocking up on silk headscarves and turbans for A/W! x

And God Created Brigitte Bardot

Initials B.B.

Mulberry A/W 2010

I'm always a sucker for big hair, especially hair that manages to defy gravity while still seeming soft and 'undone' (because I've found this is often the most difficult look to achieve). As well as the hair, another thing Mulberry have got right is the soft leather jackets with cute doll-like collars. The top photo pretty much sums up my ideal day-to-evening outfit. I need to find a pair of knee-high boots like those, and a jacket like the one in the third photo. Add some backcombing and a good hairspray and I'll be sorted for A/W. Maybe...

Alain Delon - Crush of the Day.

Signorina

I am half-asleep and just about to log off and crash out, but I HAVE to share this image with y'all first.

It's by Ellen von Unwerth, who takes THE most sexy, striking photographs of women. Also contributing to the brilliance of this image are the Prada eyebrow glasses which I covet like a bitch. Ditto the model's poofy hair and feline make-up.

Dum Dum Girls

Image courtesy of totallywiredradio

image courtesy of Last FM

Dum Dum Girls are a fourpiece from Brooklyn on the Sub-Pop label. Their style reminds me of the Shangri-Las (especially the above photo with the motorcycle). They will be playing at the 1-2-3-4 festival in Shoreditch on the 24th of July alongside lots of other great new bands.

Listen to their tracks & watch some of the videos HERE.

Baby Love

The first post of the day will be dedicated to the amazing style of The Supremes.

xxx

Anouk Aimee

One of my favourite scenes in La Dolce Vita.