ollieandagnes's posterous

The Wonderland Tea Party

 Pic: http://www.jimmycricket.com.au

Bored of your walls...check out this brilliant and fun wall sticker composition of the Wonderland tea party!
It's composed of 21 individual elements and you can follow the original or spread the characters out as you like.


Or you could go for the the wacky 'Cars' wallpaper or robots or bird houses...

  
Cars Wallpaper

 Pic: http://www.jimmycricket.com.au
 The choice is endless. Check out this fab site for other wonderful things to adorn your wall www.jimmycricket.com.au

Thanks Jimmy Cricket! Love Agnes x

Peplum

key trends: peplum: Dress
Photo: www.marksandspencer.com

 It sounds like something you take for acid reflux or indigestion.... but the peplum is infact a new trend ( or old Elizabethan trend brought up to date) ... a flared ruffle at the bottom of a jacket or top or on a dress (Above you will see Marks and Spencer has put the Peplum on a jaunty angle on this coral colour dress...)

 Some say Peplums' are unflattering on the hips but had a hunt in the cupboard and discovered I, infact, have a top with a Peplum on it. Who knew that was what it was called!

 Happy days!

 Love Agnes xx    

Marni

Marni Autumn/Winter 2012 collection

 Photo: Marni

 Check out these wonderful circular sunnies by fashion label Marni as part of the A/W 2012 collection ... which also features an awful lot of white tights (EEK! Not sure we can pull those off without legs looking terribly sturdy)

 Don't forget Marni's collection for H&M is launched next week (March 8th) in the UK
 

Love,
Ollie x

BLONDIE


 
PIC: www.livinginlalaland.co.uk
 

Want to do something simple and old school?

We've might have the answer ... why not dress the Debbie Harry Paper Doll up  in some of her popular outfits from the BLONDIE hey-day (Hanging on the Telephone...etc) or the Adele, Kate Moss and Beyonce Paper Doll ... or you could fill in your Eighties Colouring book, Circus Diary and TV Guide with LA LA Land coloured pencils.

Fabulous!

You can get these quirky gifts from www.livinginlalaland.co.uk an independent fashion boutique (based in Glasgow, Scotland) which is packed full of obscure bits and pieces, cult fashion, art and much more including rain bonnets, Lucky Dip gifts, dresses,  floral capes and false eyelashes.
 
The site and fashion boutique were the brainchild of Sarah Graham who is the Editor of Coveted Mag; Glasgow's only fashion magazine.
 
We like her style! Agnes x

English Flamboyance and Whimsy

Gemma Shepherd

  Photo: http://www.shepherdengland.com/    Price: £144.00
 

 We love the understated English flamboyance and whimsy of this striking Gemma Shepherd superfine geelong wool scarf.

Shepherd, who has a background in graphic design and launched Shepherd England in 2005, is influenced by a 'patterned world' and has created some beautiful pieces for the A/W 11-12 collection. 

Check scarves and other knitted delights out at:  http://www.shepherdengland.com/html/collection1011vertigorib.html

Agnes x

I shop therefore I am...

We've got all obsessed with slogans again and have been re-visiting the work of conceptual artist Barbara Kruger . Some of her art work a comment on consumerism (much of it seeming even more relevent today)  with it's trademark lettering,  back and white imagery and red background; while others edgy, pithy and feminist.

Check out http://www.barbarakruger.com/ to see more of her work.
 

Quirky Designs in London

According to those 'in the fashion know' (we read!) Antoni and Alison is the place to go if you are in London!

Is it art as clothing or clothing as art? With their quirky pieces, including skirts, t-shirts, dresses, purses (see the 'starlady' purse, above, which is £35.00) Antoni & Alison celebrate illustration and poster art. All pieces in the  Rosebury Avenue store, are designed and made by A. Burkowski and A. Roberts. Below is the 'King Kong'  slash neck dress, from the Screen Test Collection, which although sold out, can still be ordered from the site.
 

PIC: www.atoniandalison.co.uk