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March 28, 2022
Please Hold
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I STARTED THIS BLOG OVER 12 YEARS AGO, and have since lovingly filled it with the many works of film, art, fashion, and culture that lend...
December 22, 2021
That Sweet Snooze
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DIANA SPENCER DOZING OFF AT A PARTY IN 1981 is all of us at the end of 2021: ready for a snooze. This year has thrown many things our way; s...
November 24, 2021
That Painterly Nature
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I FIRST MET ROSANNA AT A ROWDY EAST LONDON PUB, on the evening of the Euro 2020 Final. It wasn't quite the scene in which you'd expe...
September 24, 2021
These Poetic Lakes
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POPULARIZED BY THE ENGLISH POET William Wordsworth and the rest of the group that has come to be known as the Lake Poets, the La...
August 19, 2021
That Wild Lounging
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IT WAS ON THIS PARTICULAR SUMMER that I went wild swimming for the first time, which naturally drew me to Rachael Gan's Wild Lounging il...
July 26, 2021
That Seaside Thrill
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I CAN NEVER QUITE DECIDE WHO FASCINATES ME MORE. The talented Tom Ripley, with his dexterity to deceive, or the reckless but captivating Dic...
June 18, 2021
This Monochrome Summer
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IN JAPANESE ART, BIJIN-GA ARE PICTURES OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, usually rendered in woodblock prints predating photography. Many contemporary ar...
May 18, 2021
That Sculpted Space
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I WAS ALREADY A FAN OF ABSTRACT SCULPTURE when I visited the Brancusi studio in Paris, but doing so inspired me on a new level. Just a ...
April 28, 2021
That Strong Staple
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DEVELOPED FOR SOLDIERS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR, the trench coat transcended its original purpose to become a timeless and fashionable wardrob...
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