the other side of the lens

garance dore by vincent lappartient.

Streetpeeper.com says..

"I'm usually hanging out with Tommy from Jak & Jil and Pete from Superfantasticpicturetime & Elle US, with Stylesightings Eddie dragging editors and models halfway across the park for the "perfect" shot, Scott Sartorialist and Garance Dore floating around, Altamira Craig catching off-duty models for TeenVogue, Kemal from Style & City who smiles up in my face then posts photos of me and Jak & Jil referring to us as "Japanese photographers always ruining his shots"... And then there's Vicki and Harriet from Grazia and Elle UK who we love, and then George (or was it Johan?) from some Dutch magazines, and redhead Geraldine who I've seen for years but have barely spoken to, and a French woman who always wears drop-crotch pants, that old guy with the jacked-up teeth who always scares away the models, a pair of unpleasant Frenchwomen who are like vultures, and then of course the legion of Japanese photographers as seen in the style.com video..."

chung fix

Alexa Chung attended the Burberry Party last night in nyc to celebrate the brand's new headquarters (along with 50 ft long Burberry logo which is now an addition to the city's skyline.)

She also DJed, cus you know, that's what all the cool people do these days.

thou shalt not dance to the macarena

We had our Leavers May Ball on Tuesday night; a sad but exciting signifier of the end of college. Unlike our Prom a couple of years ago which saw me and my friends meticulously planning the 'perfect' dress and hairstyle, this time round we took a more laid back approach which paid off because the actual ball was awful, and a complete waste of money!

However, the getting ready process, which involved us all lounging on my bed listening to Peter, Bjorn and John with the summery air coming through my window was much more enjoyable.

In terms of my outfit, I wanted to go down the Virgin Suicides inspired route of something floral and floaty but nonetheless easy, and ended up saving £ by borrowing it from my Granny and pulling it in at the waist with some black ribbon. Going for an intentional floral clash I wore my new lace up Vagabond wedges, and wore my hair down and unbrushed (i like to think ala Marion Cotillard at the Baftas.)

Curious to know if anyone else has had their May Balls/Proms yet, and what you wore?

the inspiration..

how to look after your hair

hair tips from luigi murenu, via i-D magazine.
images, unknown sources via wildfox and lefashionimage

lisztomania

the new song from phoenix.
shot on super8, so hey it's pretty but nothing groundbreaking.
you can read up on the idea behind the title here.
or you can just listen to the music and watch thomas mars's mannerisms, in order to imagine what sofia coppola sees on a daily basis. because admit it, that's what a lot of us do!

cinema style: boogie nights

boogie nights
channel rollergirl and amber waves from paul thomas anderson's 1997 film.

rollerskates, spontaneous pool parties, sports socks, 1970s sunglasses, flares, jumpsuits, teeny skirts..

pics: superiorpics.com, imdb

model whimsy; you'll love this girl

I've never been particularly mad on the Victoria's Secret girls, but throw in a second hand bicycle, a ukulele, some home grown vegetables and I become very open minded on the subject.

Pania Rose is a modern day fairy princess, and though as a model by day she is preened, prodded and dressed up, she enjoys getaways to her cottage in Long Island where she grows flowers, plays with her dogs, makes log fires and can slum about in her dungarees for as long as she fancies.

As somebody who lives in this city, she induces some serious lifestyle envy. Makes me miss the days when I lived in a caravan on a farm with my Dad and would hide in the raspberry bushes eating fruit until my fingers were bright pink and my stomach hurt!

More reasons to love Pania Rose:

+beirut is her favourite band
+she likes to spend her weekend reading the New York Times, pottering around her cottage and taking a drive in her old Falcon car
+she's worked with Peter Beard who "was completely nuts and utterly charming."
+she's insanely pretty but refreshingly interesting
+these two videos..

modelfeed.com

inspiration on a wednesday

tight combo

pics skullset and kathyisyourfriend

PS, More wordy posts coming soon..!

rejoice, rejoice!

by jove! after a break, swedish blogger alma h is back.
let the knot tee shirted, jean latticed supercalifragilisticexpialidociousness continue!

thanks to camille for the heads up.

click click.. http://www.aperfectguide.se/ALMAH