The Bardot look and thinking about holidays

Picture from Miss Peelpants
I love this shot of Brigitte Bardot.  She always makes me think of the South of France and holidays.  It's a bit of a random post today because I'm still laid up with a cold (boys would call it flu, but it's not).  I'm having some quite mental, vivid dreams but not hallucinating like proper flu.  Last time I had flu I dreamt that I'd slept with Laurence Llewellyn

Is it possible to have it all?

I'm writing this blog from my bed.  I've always had a very healthy relationship with it.  I absolutely love my sleep and so does The Actor.

To accompany this post I'm using some pictures of people in some rather fabulous beds I've collected.  I've used a picture of someone reading the paper - I used to read tons of papers an magazines but I don't have time anymore.  I don't know how everyone

Mad about red

Photography by Mario TestinoNatalia Vodianova
I'm still sorting out my overloaded laptop (and wardrobe! - seemingly the longest job ever).   I have folders of every colour but for some reason have much more red than anything else.   Here's some more of my red pictures.
Photography by Samuli KaralaKirsi Pyrhonen

Photography by Mert Atlas and Marcus PiggottLara Stone

Photography by Emre

Loving leopard print?

Hedy Lamarr
Leopard print can look amazing and very exotic.  Unfortunately I have to be very careful with it or I can look a bit like Bet Lynch.  I can get away with light or darker shades but not the orange and black variety, I just look trashy.  I tend to use it for accents only now.  I think you have to have the right colouring to carry off leopard print successfully and I don't think it

Staying in bed

Photography by Mario TestinoKate Moss

Photography by Corinne DayNatasha Poly

Photography by Jean Paul-GoudeLaetitia Casta as Mae West


"It's not the men in my life that count,it's the life in my men"
Mae West(1893-1980)

Photography by Milton H. GreenMarilyn Monroe
Here's a few pictures I had knocking around.  I love the bed Kate is reclining on and the simplicity of the shot of Marilyn.  

Pictures I love

Photography by Mario TestinoNatalia Vodianova


Photography by Paola KudackiRaquel Zimmermann


Photography by Steven MeiselMadonna


Photography by Stephane CardinaleJessica Stam for Louis Vuitton


Photography by Polly BorlandAlison Goldfrapp and girl in a rabbit mask


Photography by Ron GalellaHugh Hefner  - Mr Playboy bunny



"There's a girl who works with us, Lucy, she's on the design

Pictures I love

Brigitte Bardot

Photography by Mario TestinoKate Moss

VerushkaWhat a great dog walking outfit


George HarrisonMy favourite Beatle


I don't know who this is but I love her hippie chick look

Pattie Boyd and George HarrisonCheck out Pattie's eyes in this one


Hedy LamarrThat is quite a hat


Hedy LamarrI love this headpiece from Zeigfield Girl, 1940


VerushkaTiara by Giorgio Sant Angelo,

Versace Campaign AW10

I like this new Versace campaign better than anything they've done in years. It reminds me of early Helmut Lang and Gucci under Tom Ford.  It's a departure from the usual colour and sexiness of Versace campaigns.  I like what Mario Testino has done here, the photography shows off the clean lines, details and tailoring of the clothes.  Joe McKenna's styling and the casting are fantastic.

Daphne Guinness buys Isabella Blow's wardrobe

Photography by Mario Testino
I'm delighted that Daphne Guinness has bought Isabella Blow's amazing collection of clothes, shoes and unforgettable hats.  The entire collection was due to be auctioned by Christies in September until Daphne made Issy's sisters Julia and Lavinia, who are in charge of her estate, an offer to buy everything.  I think it's wonderful the collection will be owned by