Dusk

Things that have kept my gaze that little bit longer...

A wonderful shoot for an album cover

A great way to display your favourite editorials without ruining your magazines!

DIY - I actually would go out and buy this... so unique.

On a more serious note, we've all heard about the horrors of sex trafficking but for some reason this article really got me thinking, so well written.

Scroll to the bottom of the page - love all this music on the player on this blog.

I am going to the printers tomorrow, so wish me luck. It is a project that illustrates the poem 'Burning the Letters' by Sylvia Plath.

Image via The Road Is Home

Pro-active!

So DIY's are great and obviously rewarding...right??? I have no idea. I have not done anything DIY in so long. However since I am not swimming in moolah at the moment and I rediscovered a childhood Egyptian beading kit, I was like 'bingo' I'm going to make my own jewellery (because I am desperate for some new stuff). Then when I stumbled upon afterDRK blog this morning, I was blown away by the DIY's Sabrina had up. They weren't corny or looked like they would come apart after one wearing - actual things I would wear.

Which of the jeans above do you prefer? One is Isabel Marant, one is DIY.

How good are the DIY pair ^^^^

How good is the DIY jacket skirt versus the ACNE one??!

How have I never caught on to afterDRK? I mean obviously I've come across it heaps, but I've never thought it was worth bookmarking. I am a changed woman! I think I actually might try her tutorial on DIY tie-dye pants?

Find the tutorial for the DIY pants here and the DIY denim jacket skirt here.

Images via afterDRK!

interiors

Images via My Modern Met and A Pair and a Spare

Don't eat at Kobe Jones

Socks of Glory

 Beautiful coat - really love it.

 Nothing new, just digging some minimalist typography still.

 Cute DIY candles

Images via My Modern Met, Models.com, Adore and Addict, Honestly...WTF?, Garance Doré, Love Aesthetics and Oracle Fox.

DIY

So the other night I had the worst trouble getting to sleep and I took the time instead to do some quality blog hunting and came across a lot of inspiring DIY ones. Here are two ideas from A Pair and A Spare that I'll probabaly end up doing.

Dries Van Noten Inspired Bleaching:  I really loved this look in both the jeans and shirt that surface during fashion weeks. I actually recently purchased a denim shirt from a vintage store here in Bologna covered in a bleached pattern,  but would really like a simple one with just the sleeves bleached. The key will be finding a denim shirt with the perfect light blue wash

Dries Van Noten

DIY version - Learn how to do it here!

Scarf wrist watch strap: So I, like many others have one of those horrible plastic colour Swatch watches that break so easily (mine is currently held together by super glue). I've already bought a lovely watch to replace it for when I get home (to the Swatch watche's credit; it does have glow in the dark hands and is waterproof which has been invaluable when travelling), my new watch has two clock faces and is really beautiful, however I don't won't to ruin it over here in Italy (so much of my jewellery has been broken and lost over here!) Replacing with strap with a silk scarf is such a great idea, considering I was thinking about chucking it out, but now I can salvage it!

Learn how to do it here!

Images via A Pair and A Spare

Eatable Ideas

 Oreo Brownies: one word, indulgence.

Find out how to make them here.


Flower Ice-Cubes: Really beautiful and a cute touch when entertaining, perhaps you could also use mint?

Find out how to make them here. (If my mum ever found out I was linking people to Martha Stewart, I'd never hear the end of it)

Via A Cup of Jo

Mistaken For Strangers

It's summer! That means blue skies, flowers, summer parties, and for me, for some subconscious reason; crisp white sheets.

 

via honestly..wtf, theyallhateus, convoy

Necklace!

So I said ciao to my mum today and left her in Milano, she'll fly out tomorrow :( 

I reluctantly followed my mum to the fabric stores around Sacre Coeur and went into this store that had a huge wall of tassels, I walked up to one and thought it would make a pretty cool necklace. I've sewed the two ends together and it's now awesome. Here are some photos of the different kinds we found in the shop. I got the one in white/grey.