makiko takehara: part one

 for GASA


makiko takehara 

The Dollhouse #1

found here

A living Dollhouse created by Heather Benning

Frida

via 

Frida Kahlo for Vogue France, 1938

{ simply beautiful }

Karen Elson

                                      

I have always much admired the style of Karen Elson.  

Her signature red henna locks, her penchant for 

theatrical designers, her eclectic montage of vintage 

and nouveaux fashions, and this vogue cover

She also happens to be a pretty damn fine songstress 

THE GHOST WHO WALKS

karenelson.com

I have had this album on constant play since it 

was gifted to me last year for my birthday... 

check out this live clip for the title track ↓

(I am so in love with that dress...) 

KAREN ELSON > SWOON!

Apologies... not sure of photo links

The Boudoir

 I found these wonderful 1940s lamps on Etsy

Aren't they beautiful?

They were a little expensive to ship from the US

(the fixtures are cast iron and the hearts are thick glass)

and they need to be rewired but the price was reasonable and

THIS lovely seller let me hold them until I could afford 

them, so I simply couldn't resist purchasing them

The Marie Galant Make-up Trunk

(click here)

And yesterday I spotted the perfect dresser to compliment

those darling little heart-shaped regency boudoir lamps....

It was in an OP shop (and it was cheap) so I bought it!

(No, it's not The Marie Galant. Sigh!)

I couldn't quite place the era my new dresser (perhaps 60s)

so I started doing online research,  just for interest's sake,

& that's when I stumbled upon the gem of a design above...

And isn't it just fabulous?

Ah, the wish list just keeps growing and growing!

(in use via Agent Provocateur)

 I love my dresser, but if I had a few K lying around...

The Marie Galant Make-up Trunk 

is available from 

{|| the conran shop ||}

(I'll post some shots of 'The Boudoir' once it's all pretty-ified)

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Well.... we've been in our little country house just on a year,

and whilst the house and studio are coming together nicely,

the bedroom could use some TLC (and maybe a lick of paint).

Life is slowly getting back on track around here
after our very sad and sudden trip to Tasmania.

thanks for everyone's love and support xo

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the colour of wind

a collection inspired by geometry and elements of nature

“Nature is a temple in
which living columns
sometimes emit confused words.
Man approaches it through
forests of symbols, which observe
him with familiar glances”
Charles Baudelaire.

Elke Kramer's current Autumn/Winter 2011 range

of pendants, bracelets, necklaces, rings and scarves

www.elkekramer.com

photographed by Christopher Morris

love, love, love

I love the wonderfully Beatle-esque vibe of this:-

This song lifts me up when life has me down and
reminds me that life could be worse than it is...

& that ups and downs are just a part of living. xo