I saw Sweeney Todd last night and, although I do have a massive problem with musicals generally, it as great. Helena Bonham Carter's outfits - especially in the dream sequence are very Tim Burton and pretty ace. The only good piccy I can find is the one pasted above - now i desperately want a pill box hat and will probably get one tomorrow lunch time from Beyond Retro, uh oh.
Other costumes include a blue and white sailor dress complete with Eley Kishimoto style striped skirt and a red dress complete with red and white spotted camisole. The dress above is an off the shoulder affair, reminiscent of the Christopher Kane and Marios Schwab dresses coming to Topshop soon - I'll be there with the delivery truck on the Thursday morning.
The only pics I could fiind of these dresses are from this weekend's Sunday Times Style Magazine which i have scanned in below - see main pic for Christopher Kane and far right hand off the shoulder dress for Schwab.
Today's buy? A big black bow for my hair - I can see an obsession starting.
Monday, 4 February 2008
Sweeney Todd
Friday, 1 February 2008
Hercules & Love Affair
It's very rare to discover the single of the year before the end of January - ok I do know it's February today - but here it is. This year's newest signing to DFA, Hercules & Love Affair, are going to be the hottest ticket in the world come tomorrow.
Video directed by the lovely Saam, styled by the equally ace Nova Dando and starring Jaime Winstone.
Oh and that is Anthony Hegarty singing, yep.
Thursday, 31 January 2008
Go To Girlcore, Get Your Hair Did
Girlcore is the best night in East London, imagine 90's pop music mixed with some hot new ones and a completely unpretentious crowd. Tonight, Berlin's most hyped hairdresser Charlie Le Mindu will be cutting clubbers hair during the party at London's Catch Bar (Shoreditch High Street).
Any Sunday Times Style readers out there will have seen Fleur Britten's piece at the weekend on the man himself and the results of one of his legendary hair cuts. Ladies, just don't ask for a 'Plonkon' one of Mindu's specialities which is basically an inverse monk cut.
Dare you brave the Berlin barber?
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Ebony Bones - your new fashion/music icon
If you have read any of the 'Ones To Watch for 2008' in various newspapers you are bound to have heard of Ebony Bones, with a dubious background as an actress on Family Affairs, EB has turned herself into one of 2008's most talked about pop icons - yes that is a Hussein Chalayan necklace around her neck. I have desperately tried to imitate this look with an American Apparel scarf and failed quite hideously.
With a song called Don't Fart On My Heart you may take instant offence to Ebony Bones, stick with her - We Know All About You is a storming track. Think Karen O if she was a bit more bonkers and had an even more filthy mouth - honest.
Londoners check her out at the Barfly on Friday - onstage at midnight at the Adventures Close To Home night alongside Those Dancing Days. For those none Londoners go to the epilepsy inspiring www.myspace.com/ebonybones
Can we talk about her fashion - home made attire and fantastic head pieces make EB a trend inspiring force to be reckoned with.
Londoners Unite
...For this fab gig tonight featuring some of London's hottest new talent including the simply ace Stricken City, the fantastic electronic bleepings of Sportsday Megaphone, Oxford's finest garage band chanteuse George Pringle and Glasgow's electronica gurus Errors.
Hmmm can i use more variations of electronic? Nope.
Organised by NLYM faves The Lipster and Drowned In Sound - see you there! I'm the one in the ill-thought out outfit
Barden's Boudoir, Dalston - £6
Monday, 28 January 2008
Gossip Girl
I don't think I have been this excited about a TV programme since, um, the OC. My friend and I watched the first episode of the new American series Gossip Girl yesterday - sent from the press office, not illegally downloaded I might add! It's pretty much amazing, The Guardian hate it, anyone who isn't a fan of slightly racey teen dramas should not even bother getting involved.
Me? Well I'm sold, so sold.
Based around a gossip blogger at a New York private school, Gossip Girl is regularly updated by spies on the inside and is essentially a rolling blog. Product endorsement? Check! T-Mobile's Sidekick is all over the show as the kids (yeah they all look about 25) check the blog on them.
Beautiful people? Yeah, in fact no-one is ugly, even the Dad is pretty arousing - I did just say that. Oh it's like Sandy Cohen all over again, just me??
