Let Them Eat Cake

Masha P & Anna I by Amber Gray, Marie Claire China (via Fashion Gone Rogue)

Swedish Hasbeens S/S 2012

(via Honey Kennedy)

I want these babies... Urban Outfitters £165

Prada Fantasy Lookbook Spring 2012

Richard Hamilton's 1956 collage, Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?

An obvious comparison...

H&M x The 1950s

Frida Gustavsson, H&M Summer 2012 Collection (via Fashion Gone Rogue)

Finally, H&M has nailled it and it's about time, I was beginning to give up on them.

An Eye For Fashion - Norman Parkinson's Photographs (from 1954-1964)

Last Friday Helen and I went to the preview of the Norman Parkinson exhibition at the M Shed. In theory I should have loved it but we were more preoccupied by the sheer number of badly dressed people in one place. SERIOUSLY, it was unreal and not in a good way. Clearly trying to dress to impress in their most 'stylish' attire but failing miserably. To put it bluntly, they looked as if they had run into Zandra Rhodes' wardrobe blindfolded and put on the first garments they came across. They were that bad. Anyway, so that overshadowed the actual exhibition. Not surprisingly as it's situated in a very small, low-ceilinged room, curated as a timeline broken down by wallpapered divider walls with a couple of mannequins dressed in styles of the time, with only very tenuous links to Bristol and the photography. A shame really as Norman Parkinson was one of the forerunners in fashion photography, taking it out of the stuffy studio and placing it in real life. I would have liked to have seen more focus on the actual locations, as well as Parkinson's wit and humour seen in many of the photos - just look at the flasher-esq shoot above! So something that could have been varied and as lively as that transitional decade turned into a very stale glimpse of a photographer's very rich, acute eye.

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Sweet Sorrow Through the Eras 1950s-1990s

1950s Nautical Style Knee-Length Dress £20.00 Coming soon..

Early 1970s Fuschia and Lilac Floral Maxi Dress £20.00

Early 1980s Camel Coloured Faux Fur Coat £30.00
1970s Autumnal Print Midi Dress with Frilled Neckline £16.00 Coming soon...

1980s Purple Foil-Effect Cocktail Dress £18.00

1980s Sage Green Jumpsuit with Silver Button Detail SOLD

1960s Pillar Box Leopard Print Faux Fur Hat Size Medium £14.00
Early 1980s Camel Coloured Faux Fur Coat £30.00
Late 1970s Two-Tone Teal and Navy Mid-Length Evening Dress £16.00

Early 1990s Oversized Cream Floral Cardie £15.00
Early 1980s Cream Satin-Feel Pussy Bow Blouse Size 16 UK £14.00

Late 1980s Tartan Woollen Cape £20.00 Coming soon...
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Desperate Housewife

Meghan Collison by Ben Toms, Vogue Russia (via Fashion Gone Rogue)