I don’t #Mind #Living in a #Man’s #World as long as I can be a #Woman in it.
- #MarilynMonroe
#HappyBirthday #NormaJeaneMortenson
#June1 1926 - August 5, 1962 #Vintage #Misfit #Hollywood #Glamour #Iconic #PinUp #Today #WeRememberYou #Beautiful #Moment #Capture and #PersonalFavourite with the US troops in #Korea (1954)
#Sunday #Worship #ItsNotTheDestinationItsTheJourney - The #Spectacular #Interior of the #Iconic #Barcelona #Church #SagradaFamília #Illuminated in these wide-angle #Images by photographer #ClementCelma #Construction of the Sagrada Família, known formally as the #BasílicaiTempleExpiatoridelaSagradaFamília was started in 1882 and In 1883 #Spanish #Architect and #PersonalFavourite #AntoniGaudí took over the #Project, radically re - #Designing the church in his own #Style
#Gaudí was still #Working on the church when he died in 1926 and to this #Day the church is still #UnderConstruction. This #Glorious #City and this #Building is #CloseToMyHeart If you haven’t been #Eye cannot express how much you should go
#Eye don’t care what anyone says
For #Me the most #Iconic #Material Invented will #ForeverandAlways be #Denim #Indigo #Inspiration #PinUp #Past #Present and #Future #Fashion #Design for #All to #Love whatever your #Age #Modern #Classic #Oldskool #Cool
#Style is in the #Jeans and they #Rock my #World
#May7 - A #Sad #Day #Childhood #Hero #Model #Maker #Genius #RayHarryhausen has passed away at the #Age of 92 - A #Pioneer in #Mind blowing #VisualEffects #Work on some of the finest and #Iconic #Fantasy #Adventure #Films #Like The Seventh Voyage of #Sinbad (1958) and #JasonAndTheArgonauts (1963) #PersonalFavourite A #Maverick of the #SpecialFX #Genre who augured the #Explosion of effects-driven #Cinema over the last 30 #Years
#WeRememberYou
#PeopleAreNeverJustNumbers - How could we ever forget!
That old #Black #Magic has me in it’s #Spell
That old black magic that you #Weave so well
Icy #Fingers up
And down my #Spine
The same old #Witchcraft when your #Eyes meet mine
#HappyBirthday #EllaFitzgerald #PersonalFavourite today we remember you #AKA the First #Lady of #Song #Queen of #Jazz, and #LadyElla #ForeverAndAlways #Iconic #Pinup - an American jazz vocalist with a #Vocal range spanning three #Octaves. She was noted for her #Purity of #Tone, #Impeccable #Diction, #Phrasing and #Intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her #Scat #Singing.
I stole everything I ever heard but mostly I stole from the horns - Ella Fitzgerald
#VeryMissed #StormThorgerson has passed away #British #Graphic #Design at its finest #Purist #Genius #Childhood #Inspiration #Eternal #Hero known for creating the #Iconic #CoverArt sleeve for #PinkFloyd’s #Album #TheDarkSideoftheMoon, he was 69 (1944-2013) #PeopleAreNeverJustNumbers
#Home, home again
I #Like to be here when I can
When I come home coldened and tired
It’s #Good to #Warm my #Bones beside the #Fire
Far away across the #Field
The tolling of the #Iron #Bell
Calls the #Faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken #Magic #Spells
Urghhhh The #Ultimate #Modern #Classic #Vintage #Glamour #Iconic #Pinup #Role #Model #Eternal #Goddess #JeanPatchett #Signature #Style #Colour #Therapy #Graphic #Design #Eye #Love January 1950 #CoverArt for #Fashion and #Beauty #Bible #Vogue #Magazine #Photography #Buy #ErwinBlumenfeld #SomethingForTheBedroom
An architectural masterpiece and described by many as the most romantic building in London
The former Midland Grand Hotel has now re-opened as the St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
It took a decade of restoration to uncover this Victorian masterpiece, that originally opened in 1873 to accommodate rail travelers through the St. Pancras Rail Station.
http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotelwebsites/us/l/lonpr/lonpr_pdf/LONPR_5%20Star%20London%20Hotel.pdf
Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott - This is no ordinary hotel
The architecture, the decoration, the mixture of classical and contemporary
It is like no other hotel you have ever entered, or will ever enter
The story of how it came into existence is just as extraordinary
http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotelwebsites/us/l/lonpr/0-modules/custom/history_tours/module_pdf/HotelHistory.pdf
It is the tale of a true renaissance; of a national treasure that was almost reduced to rubble but that is today, once again the pride of London
Tours can be booked by contacting Royden Stock, Hotel Historian & Tour Guide at 020 7841 3569 or by email at royden.stock@renaissancehotels.com
ASK JEEVES
As the saying goes….”Hats off” to The Bowler Hat Pendant Lamp
Designed by British designer Jake Phipps and aptly named “Jeeves & Wooster”
The Bowler Hat Pendant has received a warm welcome as a hacky statement piece
Equally cool hung alone or grouped together - as if waiting for its master to come and pluck it from the air
Classic, British, Cultural Icons reflecting a bygone era of Imperialism, Class Divide & Eccentricity
The Bowler Hat was devised in 1849 by the London hat-makers Thomas & William Bowler of hat makers Lock & Co.
They were commissioned by a William Coke, a customer who designed a close fitting, low crowned hat to improve protection against low hanging branches while on horseback.
When Coke arrived in London on 17 December 1849 to collect his hat, he reportedly placed it on the floor and stamped hard on it twice to test its strength
The hat withstood this test and Coke paid 12 shillings for it
The Bowler also became the most popular hat in the American West - Where it’s named the Derby
Both cowboys and railroad workers preferred the hat because it would not blow off easily in strong wind, or when sticking one’s head out the window of a speeding train
This is frightfully British fashion for the more discerning gent & adds a touch of class to any wardrobe
“I love to see men in hats, always makes me smile”
aGENCY
One man who loved a bow tie & a bowler hat
“If you’re going through hell, keep going”
Winston Churchill
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
Urban Warriors
Levi’s has created a new line of apparel with function at the forefront & I’m already sold!
aGENCY
The Commuter Series - designed to meet the needs of commuter cyclists
The bottoms are specifically made with reinforced features, to stay stronger longer, to compensate for the wear and tear from riding
For increased mobility and comfort when riding - a utility waistband, so that its wearer can store their bike u-lock
A higher back rise, to prevent ‘underwear-revealing’ moments and 3M reflective tape, to keep its wearers safe and stylish while riding at night
The series is also enhanced with sanitized technology to protect against odors, and high-end waterproofing technology (nanosphere) to keep you dry and clean
Levi’s Commuter collection - cyclists stay clean and stylish whether on or off their bikes.
Cartier : Fantastical & Beautiful
A Celebration of Cartier - L’Odyssee de Cartier
The Panther is a Historic Icon of the Cartier Design House
http://www.odyssee.cartier.co.uk
French journalist: Inspector, do you know if the killer was a man or woman?
Inspector Jacques Clouseau: Well of course I know that! What else is there? A kitten?
Round like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning
On an ever spinning reel
