Polly Borland, pictures I love and some more hoods

Photography © Polly Borland and used with her kind permissionAlison Goldfrapp
This is one of my favourite pictures.  I think it's beautiful and I love Polly's glittery backgrounds.  Alison is wearing a red hooded cloak by Mrs Jones which sort of follows on from yesterday's post.
Polly Borland is a fantastic photographer and always breaks new ground.  I did a piece about Polly HERE.  Polly's

Pictures I love

Photography by Mert Atlas and Marcus Piggott
This is one of my favourite Vogue covers.  The red is fabulous!  Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley looks amazing as always.  I love Mert and Marcus's work, unfortunately I can't post the third picture as she's topless.  So boring but I don't want to get blocked by Blogger!
Photography by Mert Atlas and Marcus Piggott

Photography by Mert Atlas and Marcus

Pictures I love

Photography by Mara ZamparioloMariana Idzowska
Photography by Mara ZamparioloMariana Idzowska
Photography by Stephen MeiselLily Donaldson and Gemma Ward - I miss Gemma Ward's beautiful little doll face
Photography by Steven Meisel
Photography by Greg KadelLily Donaldson
I'm still busy working on my latest interview and it seems to be taking forever to do all the pictures.  For now I leave you

Back in the days when everyone smoked

Tallulah Bankhead

Marlene Dietrich

Coco Chanel has a cigarette in most pictures

Lauren Bacall

Gary Cooper
Marilyn Monroe
Bette Davis
James Dean

Steve McQueen

Katharine Hepburn

Photography by Irving PennLisa Fonssagrives

Photography by Irving PennLisa FonssagrivesI think she has a feather in her mouth - but it looks like she's smoking


Bette Davis
Photography by David BaileyMichael

I love these new Vogue covers

Photography by Mario SorrentiNatasha Poly
I love this for the hippy styling and the vivid make-up

Photography by Sølve SundsbøAnja Rubik
And I love this for the Seventies glamour and the big hair.
What do you think? xxx

Pictures I love

Photography by Sølve Sundsbø
This is my friend Giles wearing a Stephen Jones ostrich feather hat from his SS07 collection.  Glasses by Dior Homme.

That's the lovely Agyness Deyn wearing the same hat opening the show.I could do with one of these to go to the shops on a bad hair day!
Have a relaxing Sunday xxx

The most amazing daybed

Photography by Arthur ElgortChristy Turlington
Isn't this the most amazing daybed?  I am always on the look out for one for my TV room.  I think this is really is quite something!  This is extravagant even for my tastes, but it's wonderful in this very grand room.
I did a post on looking for a daybed a while back.  To see it and my homemade attempt at one, which consists of a mattress and a

More big hair

Photography by Richard BurbridgeImage via FGR
Following the big hair shots I posted earlier this week.  I came across this picture that I love.  What an amazing piece of styling by Malcolm Edwards!
Italian Vogue, 2005Photography by Richard BurbridgeModel - Julia StegnerHair by Malcolm EdwardsMake-up by Val Garland

Pictures I love

Photography by Roxanne LowitLinda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell

Photography by Roxanne LowitLinda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington

Photography by Roxanne LowitNaomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista

Photography by Roxanne LowitKate Moss
I love Roxanne Lowit's work.  She takes behind-the-scenes shots that not many other photographers are

Having a bath with Steve McQueen...

Photography by John DominisSteve and Neile McQueen, Big Sur, California, 1963
I've always had a thing for Steve McQueen.  I could think of a LOT worse ways of spending time...  God, he was hot!!  Imagine it... Bottle of wine. Check.  Fags.  Check.  Steve McQueen.  Sigh.
Which famous person would you like to have a bath with?
Happy Sunday xxx

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,

Pictures I love

Photography by Roxanne Lowit
I love this picture of Nadja Auermann modeling for Vivienne Westwood in Paris 1995.  It's from Roxanne Lowit's brilliant series of backstage pictures.
Nadja was one of my favourite models of the Nineties.  For more pictures click HERE

Pictures I love

Photography by Sølve Sundsbø



Photography by Sølve Sundsbø



Photography by Sølve Sundsbo
I love these pictures by the brilliant Norwegian phototgrapher Sølve Sundsbø.  The red lips, the colours, the fur, the make-up and the gorgeous Karen Elson.

Pictures I love

Photography by Roxanne LowitUngaro Couture, Paris, 2003


Versace Atelier, 2009


Freddie MercuryNow this really is a look!
I used to work for EMI Records in the Eighties.  Queen were signed to them.  I was lucky enough to go to a few of Freddie's parties in his house in Holland Park.  That's totally another story which really deserves it's own blog post... 

Pictures I love

Photography by Schohaja
I love this shot of Anna Selzneva, Freja Beha Erichsen and Natasha Poly backstage at Chanel haute couture, AW10.
All three of these models are amazing.  Ruth at Life, the Universe and all that's in it quite rightly said in a post she did earlier that Freja's August 2010 Vogue cover, shot by Josh Olins is one of the best they've done for a long while.

Pictures I love

I'd forgotten how cold it was in the middle of the night when you go to a festival... I could have done with this outfit!  I love this picture of Iselin Steiro shot by Mikael Janssen.
Paris Vogue, March 2006Photography by Mikael JanssenModel - Iselin Steiro

Pictures I love

Photography by Roxanne LowitShalom Harlow



Photography by Roxanne LowitNadja Auermann
I love these pictures of Shalom Harlow and Nadja Auermann backstage at John Galliano, Paris, 1990.

www.roxannelowit.com

Pictures I love

Photography by Jeanloup SieffAstrid's Back, Palm Beach, 1964
I love the work of Jeanloup Sieff.  His pictures are beautiful and elegant.  The model is Astrid Heeren.  Astrid played Steve McQueen's girlfriend in The Thomas Crown Affair.



I've posted this picture of Astrid before, I love it!  I don't know who the chap is.  Palm Beach, 1964 for Harpers Bazaar
www.jeanloupsieff.com

Pictures I love

Marianne Faithfull



Faye Dunaway



Ursula Andress



Nastassja Kinski



Marianne Faithfull


Photography by Andy WarholDebbie Harry



Patti Palladin, Anita Pallenberg and Pam Hogg



Marilyn Monroe

Here are some random pictures of some rather fabulous women.

Pictures I love

I love this picture of the stunning Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio shot by Jacques Dekeker for Bobo.  Beautifully styled by Matheus Mazzafera.
It also makes me feel better about the fact that I have a large section of my wardrobe devoted entirely to sequins.  I'd much rather be overdressed than underdressed.
I hope you're having a fabulous weekend xxx