The Fendi Bike...

I stumbled across this little beauty by Fendi today, (a little behind seeing as it came out last year) but it's so beautiful I am posting about it anyway. With fur saddle bags and white leather accessories, (including a GPS navigation holder) it is most certainly at the top of my lust list for spring.

Hendrix in Britain

I visited the Hendrix in Britain exhibition last week and I hate to say it but it was a little dissapointing. I'm not sure what I was expecting? Perhaps I thought I'd walk in to see a half empty bottle of whisky next to a round bed in a room covered in tapestries and notepaper with handwritten lyrics on while the air smelt of incense? Well, if that was what I was expecting I was wrong! The former Mayfair flat of the legendary guitarist is now the office for the Handel House Museum. With this in mind there was still something special about walking around the former stomping ground of someone so influencial.

The exhibition had some amazing pieces in it including a custom made Gibson Flying V guitar used to play his infamous version of Red House at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970, original tickets and tour posters, a beautiful velvet jacket and one of his famous soft brimmed hats, complete with purple scarf tied around the brim.

Photography is prohibited in the exhibition but I have sourced a few shots of the man himself to make up for it. His style is so often copied but never replicated...

Beside the seaside...

Went to visit mama Coco this weekend. She lives in the quaint town of Hastings, East Sussex. Hastings is a little seaside town on the south east coast which has it bad parts (but hey, doesn't everywhere?), but, the nice parts are delightful. The beach, the pier, the fisherman's huts, the vintage stores and the cobbled streets. We went for a little wander before lunch and stumbled upon too many photo opps not to take some snaps...

London Street Style

Apologies for my lack of posting followers but I have been rather busy. I will make up for it now by giving you some outfit inspiration in the form of those trendy guys and gals on the streets of east London. These photos were taken a couple of weeks ago when we had some sun!

Lets hear it for the boys: Well done to these guys for showing they are superior in the sartorial stakes.

Rolled trouser cuffs and tailoring were popular for the boys along with contemporary street wear giving a nod to the 80's.

Go girls: Top marks to these fabulous females for originality.

Vintage florals and feminine frills mixed with laid back, layering were popular among the ladies.

What I wore whilst out street snapping...

Winter Dreaming...

Slightly sick of the cold now. I'm bored of winter dressing and longing for the summer already. I want to wear pretty dresses, adorn myself in florals and walk around the park in bare feet. I want to wizz through East London on my bike without fear of puddles or black ice. I want a picnic in a basket or an English tea party...only another 5-6 months to go...

Curls, Curves and Red Lipstick...

Whilst doing my usual of trawling through the web for something that grabs my attention, I came across some wonderful old illustrations...50's pin ups. There is something brilliantly cheeky about them. I love the femininity, power and ultra sexiness mixed with playfulness and subtle vulnerability. I also love that in this era a pin up was someone who not only looked great in their skimpy outfits but also someone who did house work or chores in their underwear along with looking great in their skimpy outfits. I guess that was a man's dream in those days...well it probably still is!

Any how the images are encapsulating and hugely inspiring. This look has been repeated in many a shoot and though she's not a personal icon, I couldn't help but include a shot POP magazine's shoot of Victoria Beckham inspired by the 50's pin up (circa 2004).

Following this theme I found this cover of POP magazine's SS06 issue featuring Sienna Miller.

A huge trend for having these illustrations as tattoos has emerged in recent years...

My style is not so inspired by this era, although it could be said that my current hair style is very reminiscent of the pinned back, quiffed look of the girls of the 50's.