tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73838075053167647822024-03-05T05:15:27.296-08:00LIFE STYLE SCOUTUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-37091179205061039062011-05-14T10:13:00.000-07:002011-05-14T10:16:03.667-07:00Spring evenings on Brick Lane...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5714877927/" title="DSC_0012 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0012" height="384" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/5714877927_6512aa47df_o.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5714877857/" title="DSC_0006 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0006" height="902" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/5714877857_f7dc43e481_o.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5715442200/" title="DSC_0007 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0007" height="616" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/5715442200_2fac0be462_o.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-91596736207283184332011-05-02T13:30:00.000-07:002011-05-02T13:30:45.194-07:00Vintage Persol....<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5681374316/" title="Persol_5 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="Persol_5" height="600" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5681374316_f1a5b80345_o.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br />
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</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5681374670/" title="Persol_6 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="Persol_6" height="446" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5681374670_cb9a0fb1cc_o.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-90748993408328154402011-03-21T11:54:00.001-07:002011-05-14T10:20:19.990-07:00When's her birthday?<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5517008673/" title="Mcqueen_dresses by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="Mcqueen_dresses" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5517008673_d87ff847f7_o.jpg" height="722" width="480" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-68071416861452221182011-03-12T22:39:00.000-08:002011-03-13T00:09:27.711-08:00Fifty Hats & Fifty Bags added to Conran Octopus & Design Museum: Fifty Series<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5517541313/" title="Fifty-Hats-That-Changed-the-World--Design-Museum by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="Fifty-Hats-That-Changed-the-World--Design-Museum" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5517541313_fcdfc33ce2.jpg" width="500" height="350" /></a></div><br />Two new titles in the Fifty Series published by <a href="http://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/books/general/9781840915693/fifty-hats-that-changed-the-world/">Octopus Publishing</a> in conjunction with London's Design Museum...<br /><br />Years ago, I co-designed hat which we manufactured for 5 years in our own Studio at 27 W. 27 St. our customers Barneys, Neiman's and SFA<br /><br />Also, I am almost, always seen wearing some sort of headwear...<br /><br />And as we all love bags, I think these books will make a nice additions to StyleScouts collection of fashion references...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5517541385/" title="Fifty-Hats-That-Changed-the-World-2 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="Fifty-Hats-That-Changed-the-World-2" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5517541385_8198e29fff_o.jpg" width="500" height="485" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-29234671934401038672011-03-11T10:35:00.000-08:002011-03-11T10:35:42.770-08:00Another lamp hit the dust...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5517598044/" title="DSC_0005 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0005" height="694" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5517598044_bdcfce013f_o.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>A lovely old chinese vase lamp from New York needs to be re-wired. Electrical goods do not last long in the UK... Mean found IKEA's cheapest shade pairing with a nice solid base from the Wed flea-market in GENEVA 3f.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-6974767118170315782011-01-23T02:45:00.000-08:002011-01-26T20:58:06.378-08:00East German Retro?<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5380627008/" title="Lamp2 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5380627008_df4217b4a4_o.jpg" alt="Lamp2" height="430" width="414" /></a><br /></div><br />On sale at <a href="http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=red+lamps&x=0&y=0&listerGallery=true"><span style="font-weight: bold;">B&Q</span></a> for £4.99. very well made, very solid and bought because I thought the design had value, in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bauhaus-sort’ a-way</span></a>.<br /><br />What I particularly love is it's red colour and the chrome. For a while I liked these red's and I have found that you can get this colour as a houshold gloss from Crown Paint called "Scooter Red” which when dried is a great high-gloss that looks great on old furniture or to strengthen an old piece wicker, perhaps chairs that needs reinforcing although I use it to paint old baskets and wooden trays... <a href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/c-1-home.aspx">Cath Kidston<br /></a><br />I have found out why it was so cheep!<br /><br />In Europe now, the only light bulbs available are “smart bulbs”, which are all too big. The is an old design and only takes the older smaller globe bulbs that came out in the1970’s. Back then those bulbs looked very modern now and would still work but unobtainable.<br /><br />To cut a longer story short, I went with a heavy spot, to give it an ambiguous look…<br /><br />I think it would have been a good fit at that recent V&A exhibit on East German design <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/furniture/stories/egg_chair/index.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">>>>></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-24548774795925795632011-01-13T01:25:00.000-08:002011-01-13T13:30:06.357-08:00Book Review: ONCE UPON A TIME, by Slim Aarons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQHt1EZRlWucShv8h0zpP09uXHEc_sPNfP7pCyFOb9ZkFjyeh1w6bhbspFz6yOHIu9TIQOC0VlQbKrAIrNAVM0J4Y0TL6CrAtm9xcblZiO5fN-bPDThApCfr5TuIzbXa_9uIHavp5MvYY/s1600/Princess_Laudomani_Hercolani.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQHt1EZRlWucShv8h0zpP09uXHEc_sPNfP7pCyFOb9ZkFjyeh1w6bhbspFz6yOHIu9TIQOC0VlQbKrAIrNAVM0J4Y0TL6CrAtm9xcblZiO5fN-bPDThApCfr5TuIzbXa_9uIHavp5MvYY/s1600/Princess_Laudomani_Hercolani.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRxqZfFKy15byXMPn00DA36W6GULT3XwAJ54wRrQz6zIotnfYdBHF4CNjKt_ygGWQwZy-Om6C6jGqXT0UKid243XnWXso6Pv2tNYvWmZN3fnPvUCvkzSI4DVL17FrCXcW0OOvv5rlM_l7/s1600/Desmond_Guinness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRxqZfFKy15byXMPn00DA36W6GULT3XwAJ54wRrQz6zIotnfYdBHF4CNjKt_ygGWQwZy-Om6C6jGqXT0UKid243XnWXso6Pv2tNYvWmZN3fnPvUCvkzSI4DVL17FrCXcW0OOvv5rlM_l7/s1600/Desmond_Guinness.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsklB_44Ctd6yoSmzOOrd5zE150KXgIwgmDQl7q_guRqb7uKumvRNZGIFKDb87JcMjaNYy7C5E0DQnmBSjVnwim0MTPojc4S9uefLo91K5axVJVd296ft8Asmyy-pDXB5EfanFyjgBUBpd/s1600/Anna_Monroy_di_Giampilieri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsklB_44Ctd6yoSmzOOrd5zE150KXgIwgmDQl7q_guRqb7uKumvRNZGIFKDb87JcMjaNYy7C5E0DQnmBSjVnwim0MTPojc4S9uefLo91K5axVJVd296ft8Asmyy-pDXB5EfanFyjgBUBpd/s1600/Anna_Monroy_di_Giampilieri.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This book review has been in my draft file since before Christmas, originally planned to be my recommendation for the season...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">However, I could not draft a short enough piece explaining how much I love to look at this volume. That season when it everybody in retail in NY involved in marketing </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >style </span><span style="font-family:arial;">or lux usually had a worn copy floating around the office...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_archive.html">Robert Burke</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> had, the middle image above, pinned to the center, of his </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >inspiration board</span><span style="font-family:arial;">...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My original idea was just to title the post "Sublime"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After much thought to some how talk up the book in a clever way I realise I should have said that and delivered the copy on time</span><br /><br /><h1 style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" class="parseasinTitle"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="btAsinTitle" style=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" class="parseasinTitle"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="btAsinTitle" style=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Slim-Aarons-Once-Upon-Time/dp/0810946033/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294953825&sr=1-2">Amazon >>></a></span></span></span></h1><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >by Robert "TheStyleScout. LDN"</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-28qW_WRgnhBlsZkMWPR74ORzJPuhetV7vSw6nK34Wa85dvdgDKPuryVB822ddeiaRwZDQUnd8MLVEg0_GbtihVrw9djkw1LVrFbk4LVnn0wLLfyUJcySWGgNWnqO97Bg7z7hHUVd13Zr/s1600/Yummy_Mummies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-23334757414639184872010-12-12T01:33:00.000-08:002010-12-14T15:27:19.963-08:00Review: Pattern by Orla Kiely<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5255262336/" title="Malu by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5255262336_200848c591_o.jpg" alt="Malu" height="587" width="414" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I first became aware of Orla Kiely in the mid-90's when I saw her accessories at Saks Fifth Avenue. Back then everything else in the store seemed to be black, relying on branding for differentiation. Orla's goods with their sophisticated colours and prints with original elements were a nice breath of fresh air.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5252326290/" title="DSC_0042 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0042" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5252326290_64d638a054_o.jpg" /></a></div>When Luisa (above) and I started Hazelnut Studio, our textile design business, around 2000 some of the first references we sought and used for inspiration were from the work of Orla Kiely, because her prints were so delightful and fresh.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5251719615/" title="DSC_0048a by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0048a" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5251719615_411465edbf_o.jpg" height="439" width="414" /></a></div>Her new book, Pattern (pub: Octopus Publishing ), nicely documents her work starting with a personal account of what inspires her and explaining her thoughts on colour, scale and proportion.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5251720125/" title="DSC_0039 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5251720125_1e25bc3654_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0039" height="311" width="414" /></a><br /></div>It is engaging and a useful reference book for people involved in design or merchandising and with art books being so affordable these days, it would make a great gift for anyone interested in fashion or design and an essential reference for people like me, interested in mid-century styling since her interior goods would work so harmoniously in a room of that using decorated with furniture of period...<br />by Robert, <a href="http://stylescout.blogspot.com/">TheStyleScout</a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11px;" ><h5><span style="font-weight: normal;">*I accepted a copy of this book for review but this is not a paid promotion.</span></h5></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-1686272054340955682010-11-27T08:27:00.000-08:002011-05-14T10:22:07.795-07:00I love vintage utilitarian goods for the home shown enmass...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175066443/" title="DSC_0043 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5175066443_cd3356a659_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0043" height="624" width="450" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175066005/" title="DSC_0039 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5175066005_090d4b16ab_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0039" height="860" width="450" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-72310072565028978592010-11-20T01:34:00.000-08:002011-05-14T10:22:37.572-07:00Upholstered mid century furniture....<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175672644/" title="DSC_0022 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5175672644_e593f4769f_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0022" height="652" width="450" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175068185/" title="DSC_0016b by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5175068185_23bbf7cdeb_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0016b" height="419" width="450" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-49394271685447691702010-11-18T09:00:00.000-08:002011-05-14T10:21:31.090-07:00Variations on sculptered styling...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175672482/" title="DSC_0030 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5175672482_f812af3e38_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0030" height="555" width="450" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175672282/" title="DSC_0035 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5175672282_6876e63c28_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0035" height="612" width="450" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-37492692043276720892010-11-17T01:27:00.000-08:002011-05-14T10:23:06.637-07:00Wooden mid century sculpture chairs<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175674102/" title="DSC_0011 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5175674102_b6f62546cb_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0011" height="687" width="450" /></a><br /></div>I have always loved mid century sculpted wooden furniture perhaps because as a kid I loved <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=g-plan+furniture&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=s_riTOL6E9S0hAej15S3DQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=6&ved=0CGwQsAQwBQ&biw=1346&bih=926">G-Plan</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175066267/" title="DSC_0013 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5175066267_902190e777_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0013" height="335" width="450" /></a><br /></div>I love this joint, very well made, back and seat were sprung. The dealer said that the piece was Scandinavian...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-29908337771421553982010-11-16T03:44:00.000-08:002011-05-14T10:23:58.226-07:00Midcentury Modern Show, Dulwich College, LDN<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175065765/" title="DSC_0038 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0038" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5175065765_e51e732f09_o.jpg" height="561" width="450" /></a></div><div face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style=" text-align: left;"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <span style="font-size:small;">The trade-show set in the 1960’s concrete and glass Christison-designed </span><br /><span style="font-size:small;">refectory at Dulwich College. On entering the show I felt as if walking </span><br /><span style="font-size:small;">into a mini version of the UN building in New York, as seen in the movie </span><br /><span style="font-size:small;">North-by-Northwest's the 1959 block-buster.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175066167/" title="DSC_0007 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img on="" 1950="" a="" being="" bought="" by="" chandeliers="" collection="" copenhagen="" designer="" entering="" first="" greeted="" hall="" hanging="" i="" iconic="" imagine="" large="" of="" restoration="" s="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5175066167_b366b1f708_o.jpg" the="" trader="" was="" which="" with="" working="" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:small;">The first trader I saw in the main hall had a wonderful collection of </span><br /><span style="font-size:small;">hanging chandeliers which I imagined would perfect for a designer </span><br /><span style="font-size:small;">working on the restoration of a fabulous iconic 1950's hotel </span><br /><span style="font-size:small;">in Copenhagen .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175066167/" title="DSC_0007 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"> </a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175068595/" title="DSC_0010 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0010" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5175068595_eaa748bfec_o.jpg" height="645" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175673524/" title="DSC_0009 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0009" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5175673524_6303e294db_o.jpg" height="617" width="450" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-77888013580340626612010-11-15T09:00:00.000-08:002011-05-14T10:23:30.041-07:00Recommended: Vogue Paris Oct: 2010...<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5175674714/" title="DSC_0005 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5175674714_b68c01023b_o.jpg" alt="DSC_0005" height="299" width="450" /></a><br /></div>The 90th Anniversary issue, with very nice images, including this one<br />of Marisa Berenson who I knew socially in Los Angeles in the 1980's and<br />on whom I had a huge crush but she liked Sam Shepard...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-54926776021524818322010-11-14T01:43:00.000-08:002010-11-14T02:00:58.103-08:00Always in Style: Chanel...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5163776175/" title="DSC_0063 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0063" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5163776175_15cee35f6a_o.jpg" height="672" width="450" /></a><br />Classic "Coco"...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5163776219/" title="DSC_0053 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0053" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/5163776219_96d088aae9_o.jpg" height="228" width="450" /></a><br />In the range of £60,000 and up....<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5163776513/" title="DSC_0045 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0045" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1423/5163776513_0efa3f4c91_o.jpg" height="398" width="450" /></a><br />Love the gloves... In the late 1940's my mother always wore gloves when she went out avoid contact with door handles or bannisters to avoid picking up germs. Now we use sanitation gels and liquid but as the StyleScout I wish we would all go back to gloves...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-17288158880575818852010-11-13T00:51:00.000-08:002010-11-14T01:50:37.397-08:00For the Chic Garden....<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5164382000/" title="DSC_0050 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/5164382000_8abe9c607a_o.jpg" width="450" height="238" alt="DSC_0050" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-28968033264605227292010-11-11T15:20:00.000-08:002010-12-14T09:02:52.200-08:00Book Review: Costume Jewellery by Judith Miller<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5187518171/" title="Ale_Book_ModelFun by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5187518171_262c6441b9_o.jpg" alt="Ale_Book_ModelFun" height="672" width="450" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5167634967/" title="Costume by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="Costume" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1375/5167634967_48ffcd3489_o.jpg" height="246" width="450" /></a></div>Recently I have become interested in costume jewellery, and as luck would have it, a fabulous new book on the subject has just been published.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/books/general/9781845335632/costume-jewellery/" target="_blank">Costume Jewellery by Judith Miller</a> is a great addition to add to your library of fashion history and references. This volume is not only for people who work in the business but would be appreciated by anybody who is interested in design or fashion.<br /><br />I particularly liked the introduction which covered costume jewellery from Ancient Times, through the Renaissance to Art Nouveau and ending with a section on designers of the 21st century.<br /><br />Followed by a concise directory with photographs of the major pieces produced by the major designers of costume jewellery all wonderfully illustrated and printed.<br /><br />I look forward to which of our guests in the coming months will pick it up from the coffee-table and watch them browse through it while I show them my favourite pieces and designers. Currently I have the Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli collections book-marked.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"></span></span><h5><span style="font-weight: normal;">*I accepted a copy for review but this is not a paid promotion.</span></h5>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-60837792641528252292010-11-09T00:11:00.000-08:002010-11-09T10:50:35.725-08:00Art Night in Hackney...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5146720969/" title="DSC_0006 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1330/5146720969_1a1783f06b_o.jpg" width="400" height="364" alt="DSC_0006" /></a><br /><br />I loved this piece 1mx1M resin on wood and artists attending all tried to understand how the work was made. A photo cannot do the work justice...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-24537307235463805202010-11-07T01:16:00.000-07:002010-11-07T09:29:06.688-08:00Christmas is Coming...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5140414063/" title="EstateJewL1 by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1114/5140414063_1c5eba4d14_o.jpg" width="400" height="473" alt="EstateJewL1" /></a><br /><br />I liked these pieces of costume jewellery that I photographed at a recent press day at Paul Smith from his vintage jewellery collection.<br /><br />The some reason when this jewellery first caught my eye it made me think of Simon and Johnny (<a href="http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=Simon+and+Johnny+%28Doonan+and+Adler%29&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1403&bih=907"target="_blank" >Doonan and Adler</a>), having afternoon tea in their flat in Palm Beach. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303467004575574120135824404.html">For the story of their NYC flat >>></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-61843855298960656352010-11-06T01:11:00.001-07:002010-11-07T00:48:33.067-07:00Modern Alternative to Shooting Animals for Trophies...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5148180152/" title="Stag by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="Stag" height="492" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5148180152_813ab234e4_o.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />In the modern world this is a much better alternative then shooting the "The <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=great+stag+death&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=great+stag+death&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=YeJ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=iv&ei=HwnVTKK1J9C6jAe4ttnMCQ&start=10&sa=N&fp=d19002814422255a"target="_blank" >Great Stag </a>of Exmoor" for its antlers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-4979100391461581882010-11-04T09:00:00.000-07:002010-11-08T02:07:58.654-08:00Bauhaus style chair...<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5141018894/" title="BlueChair by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="BlueChair" height="425" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/5141018894_eaac226dfc_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
On the edge of Covent Garden I photographed this at <a href="http://www.aram.co.uk/" target="_blank">ARAM</a> and I feel as if I should know the name of this chair, very Marcel Breuer, when we exhibited at a gallery in Berlin my fondest memory was of visiting the <a href="http://www.bauhaus.de/">Bauhaus Museum</a>, BerlinUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-69960976253181040602010-11-02T16:47:00.000-07:002010-11-08T02:09:28.328-08:00Scandinavian style chairs...<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25202069@N08/5141019428/" title="SwedishChairs by thestylescout3, on Flickr"><img alt="SwedishChairs" height="544" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1090/5141019428_ed922a5e08_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>These chairs, a set of three, photographed in the waiting area of <a href="http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/">Paul Smith</a>'s offices in London...<br />
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Paul Smith has an interesting office on the edge of Covent Garden which, from the outside seems very discreet of classic proportions and with modern finishes. However, once inside I was delighted by the wonderful patina only salvaged woods have. <br />
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Here, the lovely oak panelling and the heavy hardwood floor, I wonder where these woods originally came from?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-27462032385803928242010-08-30T16:03:00.000-07:002011-05-14T10:31:53.486-07:00Antique Swedish style white couch<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-17031349991792894392010-08-30T15:55:00.000-07:002010-11-06T03:11:48.399-07:00Matchstick Leg Table... Swiss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji98Robfr0iJ1hjy1b3f9LR5LEbyDSRgQqkmjyctGXwSP_saHlDv6Lzhr6VAiD5ecf8vNsfwrX5S1x0yNpRw1yreO2kSVFs16Xfgb6YhT09qeKcTpqFQiw8jIP3_-f8OF7t3iVGtFNAmb_/s1600/matchsticforweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji98Robfr0iJ1hjy1b3f9LR5LEbyDSRgQqkmjyctGXwSP_saHlDv6Lzhr6VAiD5ecf8vNsfwrX5S1x0yNpRw1yreO2kSVFs16Xfgb6YhT09qeKcTpqFQiw8jIP3_-f8OF7t3iVGtFNAmb_/s400/matchsticforweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511341334201708130" /></a><br /><br />Photo taken by my sister-in-law of her a kitchen suite bought at a local market for her ski-chalet in the Alps. <br /><br />I love the grainy washed look of this photo with a mobile for a vintage/ retro look...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383807505316764782.post-52876915849891490782010-08-30T08:31:00.000-07:002010-11-06T16:54:47.221-07:00Interior Ideas...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxIJZM_x-n6jULpNhIzIltmdIJXiwSCVuBFEFS9HwaPK1veSg3mdyEXZQImuJJqWZGe4oRm7bX3vLi3LGWKQrBwdpoxyP3yFxTMOKUlPmYBatadwRdoKLbC68LdVY7CfC1Z5TWKYxtMIh/s1600/Nice-Design-Elements.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxIJZM_x-n6jULpNhIzIltmdIJXiwSCVuBFEFS9HwaPK1veSg3mdyEXZQImuJJqWZGe4oRm7bX3vLi3LGWKQrBwdpoxyP3yFxTMOKUlPmYBatadwRdoKLbC68LdVY7CfC1Z5TWKYxtMIh/s400/Nice-Design-Elements.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511226065528419858" /></a><br /><br /> A friend in California is developing a small compound of about 10 cottages and asked if I had a reference of acute worry of salvaging old wood. I think this came from Monocle magazine <a href="http://www.monocle.com/"target="_blank" >>>></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0