Category: Fashion
Cubit x
We’ve been looking at getting a new corner sofa in the sitting room. If money were dreams and conveniently grew on trees and my sitting room were double the size, I would seriously be considering a Cubit sofa: Sustainable, architectural and totally flexible…all the things I desire to be…
(All pics Pinterest and Cubit)
I think it’s the freedom that’s at the root of their appeal: There’s something so nostalgic about re-arranging the cushions and chairs to make something just for you, it’s like adult lego for nest builders.
Laters, Kate x
Paper World x
A little slice of heaven: I’ve found the most brilliant, thrilling, wallpaper site: Mind the gap. Like the jewels on a crown, or dew drops on a spider’s web, it’s a cornucopia of treasures..and from the most unusual source: Romania. All ideas of ever starting a wallpaper company have been banished, because if I did, this would be it..
(All pics Mind the Gap and Pinterest)
Price wise it’s £150 for three rolls, which means it’s a consistent splash…but not selling off organs silly.
Not that that would necessarily stop me….
Laters, Kate x
Craig Ellwood Bobertz
Midcentury furniture has been a thing for like forever. But the interior bits around have always tainted by a whiff of old fashioned, decomposed, gone. And then you see an article with pictures. And suddenly there’s a connection; the pleasure sensors of your brain start to fire, the tentacles of imagination reaching out, asking for more, what was a wall becomes a door…is this really happening?
I believe it is.
Laters, Kate x
These boots…
After weeks of rain, Monday has started with….rain. Leaden skies, soggy pavements, a veritable ooze of dampness pervading everything. But in the true spirit of ‘I don’t give a *uck, throw it at me, baby’ the flip side of the argument says there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad outerwear: so I give you the revolution that is the wellington boot, or at least it’s progeny…things have moved on..
(All pics Net-a-porter and Pinterest)
Keep sliding, but keep smiling!
Laters, Kate x
Fix it x
My computer broke. The poor hard drive went to meet it’s maker. Not something I could sort without help, because if I could, like these inspirations, I would.
It’s back now. And so am I.
Laters, Kate x
Projecting x
Never have winter coats been so exciting or offered such a visual treat – wear black all season, and you’ll still make a statement. Gone is military uniformity, symmetry and blending and say hello to loose cuts, colour and freedom of expression.
But be prepared for the odd gem that’s breaks the rule…
(All pics Pinterest)
Because this year, there are no rules…
Laters, Kate x
Noose x
What times we live in. Maybe this post should’ve been about future brooches for Lady Hale. But I don’t think that lady needs any help, sartorial or otherwise. Instead I give you chains: The chains we choose to wear, the conscious, the unconscious. The ones we’re sometimes forced to wear. And sometimes, the one’s we wear with pride: The chains of office.
(All pics Pinterest)
I know whose office I’d prefer to be in today.
Laters, Kate x
Burn baby burn!
Saw this on a Pinterest board and loved it: Well crafted, obvious quality with a quirky sense of humour. Shame the price point was in the couple of hundreds. But it did remind me, there is an alternative to burning candles and that the plus point with incense is the choice of burners.
(I did have a quick google dive to see if I could find a similar cat. This one from Etsy was a tenth of the price. But I suspect you know that already…)
And then there’s this type, with backflow incense, which turns the whole thing into a living, moving sculpture. (From what I have read though, you have to be careful about the quality of the incense, otherwise you get mucho smoke, bad smell and residue. Another alternative is to make your own backflow cones – you tube has some videos…)
(All pics Pinterest)
Too much? The tacky side of tacky?? I just can’t decide!…
Laters, Kate x
Stone Faced x
It took me a while to understand the appeal and connection that I felt to these little pieces of art from the moment I first saw them. I think it’s to do with the every day made beautiful, the worship of nature, a celebration of simplicity and a special sense of appreciating there’s something in the act of giving over time to create something that has honour but no practical purpose except it’s own sense of wonder.
(All pics Pinterest)
I also think, on a subliminal level, they remind me of the sea urchins we go diving for in Greece.
For objects so small, their voice is big.
Laters, Kate x
90%
Buy less but buy better is a mantra that both speaks volumes and resonates with my innards. Which is probably why the company Ninety Percent ticks so many boxes: Producing luxury basics for every day with classic, well cut pieces that are detail driven, made to last and respond to age. But even more impressive, Ninety Percent is a sustainable label, based in London that shares 90% of it’s distributed profits between charitable causes.
(All pics Ninety Percent and Pinterest)
High f****** five to a kinder, more caring fashion movement that really delivers.
Laters, Kate x
Maison Bentley Style 