Karen Elson

Karen Elson is definitely one of the most beautiful models to ever grace the catwalk. She won Vh1 Model of The Year 1998, and the British Fashion Award for Best Model over Lily Donaldson and Danny Beauchamp.  She is also a talented singer and owner of the vintage shop 'Venus and Mars', in Nashville Tennessee. She is an all round beauty.

Her flaming red hair and eggshell white skin definitely set her apart from the other models and put her in a league of her own.

This picture is for Hannah :)

Karen in Lula Magazine

Karen is a muse for me and I hope she inspires other people to create beautiful things too!

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Agent Provocateur

Valentines may be over but that doesn't mean that we can't all invest in nice lingerie out of the romantic holiday. When I stop being a student and start earning enough, one of my first shopping trips will be to Agent Provocateur. Their beautiful and slightly risque lingerie is at the top of my wish-list.

For the romantic, pretty in pink look:

Gypsy Bra £95, Waspie £145, Brief £75

Or a for a strong sleek, black set: 

Nikita Bra £75, Suspender £50, Brief £45 

(or if you're brave Ouvert £45)

In all of the Gil Elvgren pin-ups I have seen, the girls always seem to be wearing fluffy pink, white or black mules to accompany their lingerie or kimono. I looked everywhere for some and have finally found them!

 

Pom Pom Mule £145

I would gladly trade in my comfy slippers for these, but then there is that little case of the £145...

To see more of the amazing Agent Provocateur range look at their website http://www.agentprovocateur.com/

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Being Audrey

It was my friend's birthday yesterday and the theme she chose for it was 'Musicals'. All of my favorite musicals come from the 40's and 50's, so I sought through them and thought about which character I could be. However I soon realised that none of the musicals had any characters that people would recognise. I wondered if I could take a character from one of my favorite's, 'Funny Face' with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, but I thought that no one would recognise Audrey from that film. I then remembered that 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' had recently been made into a West End show and I could dress up as Audrey's character 'Holly Golightly'! I got the dress, the pearls, and for the all important hairstyle I followed a tutorial on YouTube by Strawberry Koi Vintage (who also has an amazing blog http://strawberrykoi.blogspot.com/). And this is the finished look!

I had a wonderful time re-creating this look and will definitely be doing it again soon! With a little help from my friend Amy for the hair...

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Valentines

Well Valentines day is fast approaching, and although I love the romance-filled message it has to give, I am alone this year! So while sitting in my room with a box of red wine and an Audrey Hepburn film on the laptop (I haven't decided which one yet, maybe Roman Holiday?) , I will pine over all of the wonderful Valentines inspired fashions and photographs. Here are some inspirational Valentine images and fashions to get you in that lovey dovey frame of mind, and give you some ideas this Valentines day.

You could send a twee vintage Valentines card, to give a welcome retro feel to your Valentines day.

Everyone needs to watch the modern romantic classic Romeo + Juliet, What better time then Valentines day?

The perfect dress for a Valentine's dinner (Ellie Saab S/S Houte Couture 2010). Instead of red opt for a pretty peach dress to keep the romance this Valentines.

Have a wonderful Valentines day everyone, and if you are alone, remember, red wine will always be your best friend!

xxx

Paris

Even though I live in England, and live a hop-skip-and a jump away from France, I have never been. I have been to many other countries in Europe, but for some reason I have never got round going to visit France.It has been my

dream for a long time to go to Paris; though my dream is a rather romaticised one.

I have always wanted to go as though I was visiting back in the late 50's or early 60's, when Paris was at its chic-est. I feel that the film 'An Educa

tion' portrays Paris in the way I want to believe it is

like (see above).

The films 'An American In Paris' and 'Funny Face' also have the idea of the type of Paris I would like to visit, even though 'An American In Paris' was early 50's it's still the glamorous Paris I want! With the high-class fashion and cafes around every corner. I suppose I would have to look my best as it is Paris, so it would be floral tea dresses, decorative purse, pill-box hat and little white gloves everyday. Hopefully I'll be able to visit soon!

I suppose this post has turned into a list of films I like, more then a reason why I'd like to visit Paris. But these three films really should be on your 'to watch' list, as they are three of my all time favorite movies and I guarantee you will want to watch them again and again... and make you want to visit Paris!

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