style icons

This comes hard on the heels of the not-so-startling news that I want to be a retro pin-up. Sick of looking at clothes and having no conception of what they would look like on me, I started thinking about women of my shape or my style that I could refer to for advice and inspiration. [...]

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want to be

I want to be a pin-up. Like this:

They give me tempting tastes of what could be regularly in Facebook. Check it out. Some images NSFW.

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clothes and cats

The Ultimate Accessory. A Flickr group for outfit photos that also have cats in them. (Via Vegan and Vintage.)

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pocket watches and lace

Depths of the Never Never have an amazing new website that I thoroughly believe you should look at. Some of the brooches make me a little short of breath, I think they’re so wonderful.

(also, if you look on page 5, I’m the one with the cane… just so you know…)

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if you jump out now you can reach the shore

Ok folks, I’m completely sorry about spamming this all over myriad social networking places. But not sorry enough not to do it. SPAM.
So, against many multifarious odds, I’m in a fashion parade. Not just a two bit fashion parade in my backyard (because I don’t have a backyard), but a parade in L’Oreal [...]

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who will be my style icons now?

My style icons keep dying, woe! woe!
First Bettie Page….

Bettie Page Originally uploaded by bonniegrrl
And now, Eartha Kitt??? What am I to do?

Eartha Kitt TV Shot Originally uploaded by Walker Dukes
Also in the obituaries, woe, Harold Pinter! But that doesn’t really suit the style tone of the post.

Harold Pinter, originally uploaded by Faber Books.
Although… those sideburns…

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road trippin notes 2 – clockwork and steampunk

Flying Insect: a Steampunk Pendant, originally uploaded by a clockwork zero.
Steampunk Workshop
Steampunkopedia
ooooo, how cool – steampunk iPod skin
Last year’s MAKE: Steampunk Gift Guide
Wikipedia’s List of Steampunk Works
Steampunk Magazine

Steampunk Storm, originally uploaded by Ms.Antiorder.

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of things oversized and colourful

I really think you’d better know that I have a really over-sized hair clip.

I didn’t buy it in Japan. I bought it at Melbourne airport when I dropped off my mum.
I did buy these in Japan, however.

SO LAREY.

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a distracting place to be

Wow. What a diverting place to be is Polyvore (via Leni & Rose). Such a waste of time. So much fun.
I decided I needed a set of blue clothes. This is what appeared.

You see why I need to be a librarian? And! I know I have two pairs of shoes. [...]

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of things warm and improbable.

Further to a conversation I had with CJ, my circus buddy, I would like to share with you some THINGS. Good things. Things I like. Things I wish to pursue. Things other people might catch onto. Purely for my own interest, and for retrospective analysis. Things.
THING ONE – very, very [...]

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