Rankin: Portraits

Went to see the new Rankin exhibition last Saturday, ‘Portraits.’ It’s on at the Annroy Gallery until July 18^th and features photos from his new book by the same name. The exhibition was small but perfectly formed (ah that old chestnut!) with only about 10 portraits as far as I could see. I didn’t realize that the new Kelis ‘Fleshtone’ album cover was shot by Rankin too. A selection of Rankin’s previous publications were also on display at the back of the room by a seated area which meant you could sit and browse through them after looking at the lovely glossy photos. I particularly loved the Alex Box book – definitely going to research this amazing make-up artist more.

My favourite photo was the one pictured above of Selma Blair. Wonder what he told her to make her cry?!

To get to the Annroy Gallery, go to Kentish Town tube, turn left and walk down past Tescos, Sainsburys etc. then go right and then right again. Walk under the bridge and its right there. Look at Rankin’s website for further info: www.rankin.co.uk

ACNE Dover Street Store Launch Party Pics

Ivy and Lil’s Awesome Adventures

Join amazing Octogenarians Ivy and Lil in their quest to complete 25 off-the-wall tasks before they turn 100! By day they are seamstresses for White Stuff but the rest of the time they are charity fundraisers. For every mental task they successfully complete (so far DJ-ing with Groove Armada) £1000 will be donated to the White Stuff Foundation.

Join their group on Facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=137490419604186&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=137490419604186&ref=mf

Become their friend here:

http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/profile.php?id=100001364941686&v=wall

And follow them on Twitter here:

http://twitter.com/IvyandLil

Lil: Hi everyone, we’ve been White Stuff’s seamstresses for nearly 25 years, and we don’t mind telling you we’re both in our 80’s! So when White Stuff set me and Ivy the challenge of raising £25,000 for the White Stuff Foundation, we jumped at the chance to help the young ‘uns.

Ivy: Our challenge is to do 25 things that everyone should do before they turn 100!
For every extraordinary (and sometimes dangerous!) thing we do, White Stuff will donate £1000 to the White Stuff Foundation, a charity which supports disadvantaged young adults and kids.

Lil: You can follow our adventures on Twitter as we DJ with Groove Armada to start to raising the £25,000 needed for charity!

Ivy: You can read all about the White Stuff Foundation and how our £25,000 raised will help look after the kids.
http://www.whitestuff.com/foundation

Lil: Don’t forget to join in the fun and sign up for our tweets to hear more about our outrageous adventures!


Love Ivy and Lil

xxx

Acne Store Launch

Just heading home from the new Acne store launch on Dover Street. The shop is cool if not a little narrow-that could have just been the hoards of people there though making it look a teensy bit smaller. Most importantly, the man of my dreams was there- David Gandy, male model extraordinaire. The stuff dreams are made of. Other celeb spots included Daphne Guinness (my style icon), Jaime Winstone, Daisy Lowe, George Lamb and Jade Parfitt. Pics to follow.

Oops I Bought it Again.

A friend recently visited my house for the first time. I ran down to the kitchen to get a drink and when I went back upstairs I found her sitting on my bed, gaping. 'How can you have so much stuff' my minimalist one marveled.

Think it's time for another clothes swap/charity shop visit soon!

Perez Hilton's One Night in London

I have been a fan of Perez Hilton for years now so when I heard he was hosting a ‘One Night in London’ event I jumped at the chance to go along. Held at the O2 Indigo venue, opening acts included a show choir (which we missed thanks to Sunday Replacement Services!), the Hoosiers and Diana Vickers. These ones were not really my cup of tea my friend and I spent some time in the swish upstairs bar sipping vodka sodas before heading out to the viewing gallery to watch Peaches.

The last time I saw this wild woman was at Durr club in Holborn where (a few months pregnant) she sang, screamed and bounded from floor to bar-top and back again. She began this set wearing what can only be described as a giant mop before stripping to reveal outfit after outfit (pictures below). Typically high-energy she worked the Kelis-anticipating crowd into a fervor before attempting to ‘Crowd Walk’ as she performed. A slim Perez looked on from the front of the stage. The view I had from the gallery were really incredible and I got some great birds-eye pics.

Before we (drunkenly) knew it, it was time for Kelis herself. She took to the stage in a skintight purple outfit and beaded wig; she looked like something straight from Studio 54. A true diva, she sang hit-after-hit including ‘Milkshake,’ my favourite ‘Millionaire’ and her latest ‘Acapella.’

A truly amazing evening – long-live the Queen of the Media!

Plane Beautiful

Burberry's aviation-style shearling coat actually has the power to make me wish for cold. Vogue describes it as being 'tobacco-coloured sheepskin' and if, in the same feature, it is described as a 'fashion masterpiece' (and featured about 300 times in this August edition) then it is probably a style to keep a summery, sleepy eye on. The bad news is that it costs over two grand. If you'll excuse me I am going to start scoured Ebay for a worthy equivalent. I'm thinking shearling jacket over a long-sleeved Breton tee, dark indigo skinnies and ankle boots; truly delish.