The current fashion spreads over at Fashion156 are beautiful. For someone who is a little wary of wearing colour these really do work to inspire me to throw on some brights and go dance around a forest. Nice work.

Having a bit of a cruise round some of my favourite sites a came back across Mark Weaver and his beautiful creations. Wonderful stuff. So if anyone is stuck for a christmas present for me then anyone of the below (or maybe all three??) would be very much appreciated. Ta.

Available to purchase here.

So would look like I got caught being a goon a few weeks back when I went to the iTunes festival to see Goldfrapp and Marina & the Diamonds. Excuse the fact that when I am nervous I wobble around and hide behind my fringe.

This summer has been pretty manic. I have spent a vast majority of it working myself hard so that I can then party even harder at numerous festivals and gigs. Marina was one of these, but also I attended Lovebox, Camden Crawl, 1234 and a few other things. It has been great. Favourite tunes are below!



Marina & the Diamonds





Chromeo

We Have Band

This video is IMMENSE. Love it. Love them. Enjoy!

I found this shoot over on Wildfox of the amazingly stunning Sasha. I couldn’t help but post it as well. Look at those eyes! Alongside that the styling on this is amazing. I love the white dress in the second look. Hello beautiful.

Now I’m not one for pigeon-holing myself with music so please do embrace the fact that sometimes I will sway all over the place with what I like. SO baring this in mind I am going to just express how the above is an absolutely amazing piece of music video/mini-film starring Lady Gaga and Beyoncé for their new track Telephone. Written by Lady Gaga and Jonas Åkerlund this is a Bonnie and Clyde story with a twist of Kill Bill (hello Pussy Wagon?!), and a pinch of any of your favourite glitzy musicals. Its visually awesome, the sets, the costumes, the dancing. Its pretty darn cool though it is super odd but thats what makes it allso the more engaging.So if you have a spare 10 minutes give this a watch.

Then when you are done I want a list of all the products you have spotted. Thanks!

Living in a city where gigs for the next-big-things are as popular as those for the major players its interesting to see the more renegade styles that crop up. Some can be simply scribbles of names on a piece of paper, others are beautifully drawn and designed. So I thought that it was time to translate my musical love into a bit of delicious design appreciation. Gig posters are to me what movie posters are to film buffs, there are the rare and saught after, the ones that mean something to you because you were there, and then the ones that even if you have no idea who the band are you just love how it looks. Sites like gigposters.com and flickr’s gig poster pool are both excellent sources to find both well known talents as well as hidden gems.

I would say that my first serious dabbling in the gig poster world came from me prowling around for images of my favourite bands one day. I was desperately seeking inspiration for a music design project and was hunting for Death Cab pieces (having been listening to Transatlanticism solidly) when I came across Jason Munn aka The Small Stakes. Its been love ever since. I was actually bought the above Death Cab poster for my 21st birthday and I have to say its probably my favourite print to date.

Alongside that another favourite would be Daniel Danger, his style is rather different to that of Jason, with his strong illustrative style making reference to ghost stories and dreamscapes. I would say that on screen you would never be able to fully appreciate the attention to detail that is put into his work. I have two print of his that both have such vibrancy despite the overall darkness. He manages to balance the black so well with his use of colour. His site is a gem of beautiful pieces but in particular I do think that the spirit of his gig posters are something that aren’t achieved by anyone else I have found so far.

So the Wildfox A/W lookbook is currently on their site. Loving the theme and feel to the story. Here are a few favourites…

Typically as soon as spring comes knocking on the door the lovely autumn clothes come round to refresh my desire for layering, big knits, furcoats and cosy nights.

Actually who am I kidding. Roll on summer!!

This week has mainly just been work orientated, moving house and unpacking. Musically I have managed to entertain myself none the less. So here are a few little bits of ear happiness.

I Blame Coco

This lady will be hitting up Camden Crawl which I have just bought tickets for. I heard it played a few times on the radio but not sure it was this version. I have always been quite a fan of Robyn so to have her featured here is great. I feel her vocals add to this a whole depth. I am looking forward to hearing other material by her. I will certainly be ready for some serious dancing. Oh and I would like my hair to be like Robyn’s. Ta!

Marina and the Diamonds

It was with a slightly unsure click that I embarked upon The Family Jewels, the debut album from Marina Diamandis. Now however I am thoroughly happy that I did. She has produced a musical treat of Pop that is smattered with darkness. It may seem sickly sweet at times but the elements gather together elegantly. If you haven’t had a listen then do. Yes you might hate it but its certainly worth a listen.

The Dead Weather

Horehound is probably up there as one of my favourite albums of 2009. I found it after my Uncle (always the cool one) sent me a text telling me just how much I needed to listen to it. So I did just that. There is something fully edgy about it. I Cut Like Buffalo pretty much epitomises the album for me. I am pretty much determined to see these guys live sometime.

What tracks have you been hitting hard this week? Anything that I should be listening to?

Link love for the week just gone. These stories have had me feeling inspired or just plain entertained.

Design Assembly on Grafik the lovely Matt Judge heads up an interview about the design blog he founded. Worth a read to see what inspires him

Its (not) all about the music – what to wear at a festival at Code For Something is a nice little round up of practical but stylish outfits for the festival season. Having just bought tickets for Kings of Leon at Hyde Park I was really feeling this post.

The Sartorialist – Graphic Chic I love love love both of these outfits. That skirt just pops. Delicious!

Youth, Excess and the Indie Film Soundtracks at Little White Lies is a good little discussion on why soundtracking is so vital to indie cinema. The films mentioned all how fabulous soundtracks, checking it out and have a listen and maybe you can suggest some more for me.

Wallpaper* and Swatch Collaboration we need your votes! You even get entered into a draw where you could win a watch. Pretty good deal for 10 seconds of your time.

The Brits happened this week as you no doubt already know (or were you living under a rock?) I didn’t watch it but I made sure to catch up with the highlights one of which that I was most impressed with was You’ve Got The Dirtee Love the awesome mash-up of Dizzee Rascal and Florence and the Machine. Excellent stuff.

On that note have a fabulous weekend. Hopefully your Friday will fly by.

Photographer Saga Sig has a lovely blog that I came across whilst stalking my way through Flickr recently. Her imagery and vision come across with a distinct fantasy feel, and her models often have this look that is so etheral and raw.

As a Fashion Photography student her portfolio is a host of delicious images and I really look forward to seeing what the future has in store for her.

Read her blog here

Mark Peckmezian has photos that make me wish I could pick up a camera right away and go shoot life. There is something very nostalgic about them. I think that the amount of black and white photography on here shows that I am a bit of a sucker for it. These certainly help to solidify that.