wearing vintage dress/knit, tiffany necklace, market socks, vintage bag, shoes from the Philippines, hat from Dotti
I could not resist such a beautiful day in the sun so I decided to do a style shoot with guest photographer mum! Mum has never used a DSLR before but, theres a first for everything. She did a great job and despite a few lighting issues i think we did ok! I really wanted to wear these shoes today as, as we have just moved I have uncovered a bunch (when I say bunch I mean at least 20 pairs) of unworn shoes still in boxes and 30 pairs of worn shoes that I totally forgot I had. Im going to post all of my shoes combined with Jimmy's (which is about 150 pairs plus) soon. I got these from the Philippines and they are a perfect height to wear all day. I love the colour and they happen to match my vintage bag which masquerades as a camera bag. I picked it up from the camberwell markets last week.. you can never EVER leave there empty handed I guarantee !
We stumbled accross the following shots of rock god Keith's Richards' girls Theodora and Alexandra posing for GQ - embedding a range of louche looks that would make their daddy proud. The shots show they have learnt from the best! So we felt a small tribute to his majesty was owed in the name of ROCK!
Check out this 1968 video of the Rolling Stones singing one of our favourite records "Sympathy for the Devil". P.S watch Mick Jagger during the guitar solo, he goes nuts in true rock style!
This track was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, inspired by "The Master and Margarita", a book written by Mikhail Bulgakov. British singer Marianne Faithful was Jagger's girlfriend at the time and she gave him the book. In the book, the devils a sophisticated socialite, "a man of wealth and taste". Richards claimed "Sympathy is quiet an uplifting song. Its just a matter of looking the devil in the face. He's there all the time. I've had very close contact with Lucifer - I've met him several times." The original title was "The Devil is my Name". Jagger said "Songs can metamorphasize, and Sympathy is one of those songs that started off like one thing and then I wrote it one way and then we started changing the rhythm. And then it became completely different. And then it got exciting. It started off as a Folk song and then became a Samba. A good song can become anything. It's got lots of historical references and lots of poetry". (FYI that quote was taken in the 60's for more clarity to why it doesn't really flow!!) Overall the song did and has become one of the greatest Rolling Stones hits of all time also putting Keith Richards in the top 50 guitar solos of all time!
Has to be one of the best "gettin' ready" songs we love to rock out to!!
Jimmy Choo was born in Malaysia into a family of shoemakers. His family name is Chow but it was misspelled on his birth certificate as Choo! He made his first shoe when he was 11 but didn't continue to use his crafts until after he graduated in 1983. After years of being noted for his craftsmanship and designs, in 1996 Choo co-founded Jimmy Choo Ltd with British Vogue magazine accessories editor Tamara Mellon. In 2001, Choo sold his 50% stake in the company for £10 million. He has since concerntrated his work on the exclusive Jimmy Choo Couture line prodcued under the license from Jimmy Choo Ltd. The Jimmy Choo London line, aka Jimmy Choo, is under purview of Mellon which has since expanded to accessories such as handbags. Choo lives in London and is currently involved in a project to set up a shoemaking institute in Malaysia, where his iconic status is often evoked to inspire budding shoemakers and fashion designers.
My current obsession atm, my white strappy Choos. I think they go hand in hand with Marilyn Monroe's oh so true quote!
This has to be out most favourite old-school R&B track ever!! We can remember this was on the radio all the time when we were kids (we grew up with teenage uncles and aunties so we were very current with trends and music).
Mark Morrison was one of the most successful British Urban/R&B singers of the mid 90's. His breakthrough single 'Return of the Mack" became a top 10 hit across Europe in 1996 and opened up the market for him in the U.S the following year. Although he became a commercial success nearly overnight, his career was plagued by run-ins with the law that prevented him from consolidating his position as a star.
Ironically, if it wasn't for jail, Morrsion wouldn't have pursed a career in music at all. He decided to become a vocalist in 1995 while serving a 3 month sentence for causing an incident at a club. Following his release, he entered the studio with a production team and released his first single "Crazy". This quickly became a club favourite and Top 20 hit in Britain. It was then to be followed by the smash hit "Return of the Mack" which lead Morrsion to become the first black male solo artist to reach number one in the 90's.
Although his career was going well, Morrison was constantly in trouble with the law, culminating in an arrest for trying to bring a stun gun onto a plane. He was convicted and sent to jail again in early 1997. Around the same time, he received 4 Brit Award nominations (in which he didn't win any) and "Return of the Mack" began to climb to No.2 on the U.S charts. This debut album, also titled "Return of the Mack" followed and peaked at No.4. Over the following years, Morrison recorded sporadically and wasn't nearly as successful commercially. He released "Innocent Man" in 2006 and " I am what I Am" in 2010.
In our experience, this is one of the most requested mid 90's singles to download and request in a club. Dj's remixing this song with the instrumental track turns any set into a sensual groove as it's indefinable beat makes everybody remember 'how much they love this song'
We know you'll all enjoy a lil old school flavour!!
As the date of Alexa Chung coming to Australia draws closer so does our obsession for her!!
Which is why Past. Present. Future. is giving away not 1 but 2 awesome Lomography camera bundles to 2 lucky followers!! The bundle is a Diana Delux Package valued at over $400
It features:
• Diana F+
• Diana Flash
• Hot shoe adaptors (one for camera, one for flash)
• Cable Release Collar and cable release
• Splitzer
• Diana 35mm Back + 4 masks for 4 formats
• Diana F+ 20mm Fisheye Lens
• Diana F+ 38mm Super-Wide Lens
• Diana F+ 55mm Wide-Angle Lens + Close-Up Lens
• Diana F+ 110mm Telephoto Lens
• Viewfinder Adaptor
• Universal Viewfinder
• Fisheye Viewfinder
To enter:
All you have to do is simply follow us on blog lovin' (see below) and like us or leave a comment on any of the posts with the country you are from: I want an international to win this one!!
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