Lazy Sunday

 Sunday is my favourite day, I usually spend it in a lazy haze; like a fat cat I stretch and yawn. I listen to  radio 4, catch up on housework and drink endless cups of coffee. Although I laze around I do still like to dress up, I can't stand lounging about in jim jams (that is reserved for illness only.)

On this cold Sunday I am wearing a concoction of my favourite items, the t shirt is my favourite ever. The print is based on one by CollierCampbell called Bauhaus. It's obviously been many others favourite too as it has little stitches at the elbows where it has worn through in it's former lives.
The skirt and waistcoat I bought from a lady at Port Elliot Festival last year. The headband was made  Penny MacBeth (my mum). My red clogs are from ebay and are completely falling to pieces but I love them still.

I also like to paint on Sundays. Although recently I have been painting a lot all the time, I recently completed the painting below. Its of Josh and I, the backdrop is based on the same print as my t shirt. I have lots more planned and hope to build a while series of couples so stay tuned.

Lally

Kaffe Fassett: a life in colour

A few evenings ago I visited the preview of Kaffe Fassett: a life in colour, the new exhibition from the Fashion and Textile Museum. It was such a delightful evening and as you can see above I got to chat with the curator Sue Timney. You can read a full review of the exhibition on my other blog but I wanted to share some pictures here as it was a hugely inspirational night for me. I love Fassett's needlepoint cushions especially the Buddha and these little Victorian children. My other favourites are his interiors, his book Glorious Interiors is a must buy; it has inspired my life and aesthetic in so many ways. I am now after a full cabbage dinner set so I can recreate Kaffe's amazing garden table scene.

Below are some delights from glorious interiors

                    Kaffe Fassett's Living room

                            Mosaic garden

 

Doing the Macaroni

 So I told you there would be some changes around here huh? Namely I changed it all around a bit, its a work in progress but hopefully I'll get there soon. Anyway here are a few photographs taken quite a while ago (i.e before christmas, before writing a thesis took over my life). I originally took them as part of my university group project however they weren't quite suitable so they have been left languishing in a file on my computer. The wig was found by my mum in the greatest fancy dress shop in my home town, its an ex theatre piece, we sewed some flowers and a large bow on for added frillyness. The dress was another find of my mum's, its a 1930s theatre costume. They were largely inspired by Marie Antoinette but the make up has something of the Macaroni about it; must be all that blusher!

Image credits (Image)


** In other news if you fancy an evening filled with fashionable delights come along to the British Library's Fashion LATE event on March 1st hosted by myself and friends! To buy a ticket and read more about the event click here!

Port Elliot 2012

1.Noseless man in The Orangery
2.Playing ghosts in the Hullabaloo area
3.Flowers in the procesco tent
4.My first day outfit
5&6. My mummy and her lovely outfits
7.Trying on a Piers Atkinson hat
8.My new friend, Walrus, and I.

More snaps from across the ocean

1.Turtles at the Natural History Museum
2. Windows at The NHM
3. George Screaming at an eagle
4. A swimmer outside Duane Reade in Soho
5. Octopus pleats at Issey Miyake
6. Chewing dat Hubbaa Bubbaa

Birthday Season

Birthdays in my home are in quick succession (me, george, ma, josh, all in the space of three weeks) so cake baking and eating becomes somewhat of a daily habit. This is Josh's, I baked a raspberry victoria sponge with vanilla cream! Life is a little cra cra right now, we are searching for a new flat, exciting but stressful! I'm off home next week to go to Port Elliott, hopefully the weather will cheer up, I desperately need some sun.

oh yehhh I got Instagram follow me on @lallyloves

Summer in the City

NYC
1. Josh chilling (or Terry Richardson?!)
2. Me CHILL
3.Romilly & a gorilla garden
4. Fish mural at 81st
5. The turtle pond at Central Park

New York was hot and great. The moment I left I wished I could be back, its probably the best city in the world. Anyway these are few snaps more to come