All lined up, dotted and checked

We know we should have followed the FW 07 trends a little more closely (there’s always something we can adapt for hot hot Singapore). But we couldn’t resist the adorable stripes, dots and checks we saw and loaded up on them for September! The good news: We managed to get most of them sorted out so they’ll be out by tomorrow Sat [...]

Lovisa Burfitt

Love these illustrations from Lovisa Burfitt! Via the beautiful fortysixth at grace.
p.s. We’ve been busy unwrapping and tagging stuff for September. The first batch should be out by next week if everything goes well- watch this space!

best of both worlds

It’ll be nice if we all have a bit of Dita and Audrey in us. To hold ourselves with class and poise, to have compassion, humour, humility, curiosity and style. And then, a touch of Ms D to neutralise & keep these traits in check. To make sure we don’t become self righteous, we’ll also be naughty, a little irreverent, very steadfast and really honest with ourselves. Always [...]

helmut newton

It’s amazing how some of the greatest photographers in modern history are linked to Singapore at some point in their lives. After David Bailey (previous post), our latest discovery is how renowned fashion photographer Helmut Newton has once worked for – guess what – The Straits Times as a photographer back in the 30’s! Born in Berlin, Newton fled Berlin when the 2nd world war broke [...]

bed as breakfast

I love love love beddings. Love the beautiful, limitless colour combinations, love running my hands along the smooth silken surface, love the idea of a large comfy over-pillowfied bed and the promise of a good night/afternoon’s sleep. Unfortunately I don’t yet own my dream set. Until we get SL up and running smoothly, WL has curbed all ‘unecessary spending’. [...]

richard avedon

American photographer Richard Avedon (1923 – 2004) was best known for evoking emotions & action in his subjects - a practice that wasn’t common in fashion photography of that time. The result was inventive picture compositions with jumping/swirling/laughing models. Avedon also created elaborate sets sometimes involving more than 10 people for his shoots. A definite precursor to the high drama shoot sets we are so familiar with now.   

Avedon first worked for [...]

david bailey

Picasso, the Swinging Sixties and Singapore launched his career as a fashion photographer. As a youth, David Bailey, born in 1938 in London’s East End, tried almost everything: From carpet salesman, shoe salesman to window dresser. While serving his national service for the British Royal Air Force, Bailey was posted to Singapore in 1956. There, he [...]

cecil beaton

The amazing thing about good fashion photography is decades down the road, the concepts/outfits/styling still inspire and feel as relevant. Before Mario Testino, there was English fashion photographer Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), the beacon of fashion photography. A major contributor to Vogue from the 20s on, Beaton has photographed most – if not all – of Hollywood’s biggest stars from Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn to Marilyn [...]

cut & paste

Was doing some random clicking around when I found these- how gorgeous! Wish I have the skills to turn these into clothes for myself. 
   
   
p.s. Charlene, who left a comment in prev post, is looking for a good tailor (I’m presuming for alterations?). Do you have a regular tailor you go to in Singapore? If so, tell us! Am rummaging [...]

Why didn’t I think of that!

A wedding picnic instead of ballroom dinner. How clever! All we need now is a breezy, dry afternoon to do it. And since that’s not likely going to happen here, we’ll take advice from Create My Event via Oh Joy, and bring the picnic indoors complete with “lots of low furniture, fluffy pillows and billowing fabrics”. Can’t wait to use this [...]