mi casa

My favourite candles. Pomander is the best scent....got a fave from Diptyque?

I found this venetian mirror for a steal at a barn far upstate selling thrift/vintage items. The cedar trunk at the foot of the bed is thrifted (contains bed sheets and blankets)

Recent gift from Michael. I love sock monkeys. Anyone catch the car tv ad featuring one dreaming of being an adult hanging out at bars and nightclubs?

Nylon and UK Elle pile. My fave fringe bags collected over the years

Anyone have recommendations along the lines of these? (I'm still reading Power of Now)

Left: Magnets and pictures on the side of the fridge. Right: The clay house (bought in New Orleans) has mirrors for the windows/doors

My basket of crisps. How could this Brit not return to New York without these?

Michael in the kitchen

The hallway was all beige until I painted it (with no help so feeling quite chuffed) in these colours (painted the arch on the glass on the door too). Sir Oliver's pawing on the door to go for walks means re-painting around the handle needs to happen more often

Far left: Stairs leading up to the second floor (rented) and ladder I painted in blue, leads to the roof. The hall mirror on the right was a flea market find

One of my favourite shots of Miles Davis plus another flea market found venetian mirror

An old trunk/treasure chest with leather handles acts a large side table on the end of the sofa (flea market find again)

Our wall of jazz pics. The one far right next to Sammy Davis Jr, is Miles Davis talking to Steve McQueen. Two legends sharing a joke

A few random shots taken.

K. x

the vibe

Dress: Consignment. Rings: Street vendors. Large apple turquoise ring: New Orleans. Black stud cuff: Trash and Vaudeville

When it's this hot in New York, all I want to wear is anything with maximum ventilation. Long or short. I'm not fussed. I really liked the Pucci 70s print vibe of this dress. The skirt is huge; almost wedding gown like.

This is our kitchen (small enough for one so you can imagine our bickering for elbow space). I'll post some more shots soon of my casa.

paper magazine - the shoot, the party

Me in mirror reflection, taking shots of hair and make up at the Paper Magazine shoot (I'm such a tourist - 0r blogger. Depends how they looked at it)

Left: Just after the shoot with Mr Mickey (Editorial Director of Paper Magazine). Right: Blogger Bradley Smith being dressed

Left: With stylist Rachel Singer who reminded me of Lady Gaga after her wardrobe change. Right: With Bradley Smith (LOVED his styling) ps. Could my hair have been teased ANY higher?

One group being prepped for the shoot (yes I noticed the Miu Miu's)

At the Paper Magazine party

Left: Dee or Ricky with turtle back pack. Right: One of the photographers that evening

Left: Elisa Goodhand from Stylelikeu with her daughter. Right: I spy Charlie clogs

As promised, some pics from the Paper Magazine party (and the photo shoot that brought us together) to celebrate the Social Networking Issue.

More shots on Paper Mag's site here.

catching the breeze

Dress: Topshop. Beaded tunic: London street vendor. Shorts: Random. Boots: All Saints <---now on sale! Panama Hat: New Orleans. Bag: Thrift DIY studded. Large silver ring & Large claw pendant: Courtesy of Fashionology. Belt: Thrift. Nails: Teal We Meet Again by Sephora

I was invited to the Paper Magazine party last Thursday after appearing in their Social Networking issue and I wore this outfit. I posted behind the scene pics from the photo shoot a while ago here.

This is the Topshop side split dress that I picked up in London and it works over loads. I layered it over an old sheer beaded tunic and cycling shorts. There's better pics of the beaded tunic here.

It was so humid that evening, so anything that caught a breeze was vital (or risk turning into a hot mess).

Pics from the party to follow!

london street style

This girl told me that she was wearing a vintage jumpsuit and shoes. LOVED the skinny belt and red shades.

Blazer, chunky heeled ankle boots and the perfect old hat with an oversized bag. The guy to her right was wearing skinny jeans tucked into metallic bronze boots (and looked fantastic)

I loved this simple cotton jumpsuit. She told me it was purchased overseas. Spain I believe.

Those leopard harem pants that you've seen me wear recently but worn this time with a basic vest and sandals

Jessica - a style advisor at Topshop in London wearing a dress with side splits (which I bought) and will post pics wearing soon (thanks Jessica for being such a sport). You can get the dress HERE in white.

Men's style:

I love how simple yet effective this guy's entire look was. The grey top. The rolled up trousers with no socks and flat shoes with an oversized bag. He was wearing Ray Ban wayfarers.

The leather satchel:

Definitely worth finding in a vintage shop if you can. It looked as if he'd had it for years, even if he hadn't. I loved seeing so many men effortlessly styling slim cut trousers and jeans.

A very simple way to wear black and white effectively. I could easily have seen a girl wearing this too.

A punk working at Camden Market. So many elements from the punk dress culture have been copied and translated into mainstream by too many designers to mention.

So there was this cow crossing the road (yes the first guy is dressed as a cow):

I had to take this shot from my bus seat. They were all together, drinks in hand.

Photos by me

Some random shots that I took of people while in London.

From walking the streets, I was reminded all over again of why I love the casual way they/we dress.