Rosielee

#fleshtones

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:11:18 -0400

#fleshtones

Photo

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:16:53 -0400

recalling how beautiful and versatile Amanda Laine is

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:56:50 -0400

recalling how beautiful and versatile Amanda Laine is

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I’VE EVER SEEN. As a child...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:27:32 -0400

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I’VE EVER SEEN. As a child (and well, well, into my adult life ha) I was constantly climbing on kitchen work-surfaces, poking on top of cabinets and bumping my head on the ceiling among saucepans. This is the ultimate in kitchen hidey-hole chic, turning the whole space unexpectedly upside-down.

Textile artist Barbara Chapman’s court jester!

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:02:43 -0400

Textile artist Barbara Chapman’s court jester!

branca @ habitually chic

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:54:14 -0400

branca @ habitually chic

Cris & Marcelo Rosenbaum (Also TheSelby.com) These sofa...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:35:59 -0400

Cris & Marcelo Rosenbaum (Also TheSelby.com)

These sofa cushions are amazing!

Abigail Ahern’s beautiful home (at TheSelby.com) Aside...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:26:41 -0400

Abigail Ahern’s beautiful home (at TheSelby.com)

Aside from loving her style on the recentGet Your House In Order!on Channel 4, Abigail Ahern’s house gets me green with envy. This beautiful bookcase is so at home in a grungy kitchen!

http://theselby.com/7_7_11_AbigailAhern/

Pretty little lights

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:25:55 -0400

Pretty little lights

Fionaaaa! And fortunes.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:50:14 -0400

I’m going to the Antiques Roadshow tomorrow! Yeah I really am that sad. I shamelessly love that programme. I might even get to be on tv, or meet Fiona Bruce, wowsaaa. Fingers crossed for unearthing a family fortune…

Iggy Azalea - Pu$$y I’ve realised I’m getting...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:53:30 -0400

Iggy Azalea - Pu$$y

I’ve realised I’m getting waaaaay too into cheap, bassy-hip-hop stuff like this. It’s not a patch on Ludacris but still pretty sweet. Also not to be confused with Azealia Banks, who’s ‘guess your cunt gettin eaten!’ is equally sick haha.

Seeing as I haven’t been on Tumblr for way too long,...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:31:43 -0400

Seeing as I haven’t been on Tumblr for way too long, here’s a nice picture to freshen your newsfeed.

sisterwolf: Ruth St Denis

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:13:20 -0400

sisterwolf:

Ruth St Denis

I like to dance like this.

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:40:42 -0400

I like to dance like this.

mirthtones: nodogsnomasters: Clothes have no gender. click here for more Ha...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:04:30 -0400

mirthtones:

nodogsnomasters:

Clothes have no gender.

click here for more

Ha this is pretty epic. Wearing clothes of the opposite sex feels so good!

Tom Wood photo from seriesPhotie Man.

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:08:31 -0400

Tom Wood photo from seriesPhotie Man.

notesinrgb: Neon Boneyard by Pam Sattler

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:02:25 -0400

notesinrgb:

Neon Boneyard by Pam Sattler

Highlights from Circusfest @ The Roundhouse - just wowww. I want...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:59:48 -0400

Highlights from Circusfest @ The Roundhouse - just wowww. I want to be able to climb poles like that crazy man does.

http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/circusfest?utm_source=Don%27t%2BPanic&utm_medium=MPU_Web&utm_campaign=CircusFest

RUINS OF DETROIT by Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:26:42 -0500

RUINS OF DETROIT by Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre:

I’ve always wanted to go to Detroit. It’s a city I associate with fear, destruction, rawness and the unstoppable landslide of time into decay. It’s the American Dream gone wrong, a glorious mistake that is too big to sweep under the carpet no matter how hard they try. So I guess to be one small insignificant person in the midst of all that would be electrifying. These beautiful photos only confirm what I imagined, and make me want to go more than ever.

(link to Dazed Digital site)

"to unite people, you've sometimes gotta put your foot on your own desire"

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:56:18 -0500

I’ve just watched Make Bradford British on Channel 4, the first of a new two-part series following 8 residents of Bradford as they co-reside together for a week in an effort to improve multiculturalism in the area, and delve to the bottom of what makes someone ‘British’.

I had reservations about the program, judging it to be just another slightly overblown look at how society’s going down the pan, etc etc. That wasn’t the case.

Collectively the individuals raised some pretty deep issues, speaking about various (and often opposing) points of view with honesty and integrity. Personally, I saw how fear of losing your own sense of identity can cause groups of people to breed suspicion and resentment of other cultures - without trying to co-operate in the first place. Yet it showed plainly how difficult it can be in order to break the first few barriers between people of differring cultures - and all too often, how these barriers remain in tact long term, as is the case in certain parts of Bradford.

Lip-bitingly tense, thought-provoking and intelligent. It forced me to question my own actions and opinions, because although I consider myself to be ‘liberal’, ‘multi-cultural’ and ‘culturally aware’ how far have I ever really stretched these preconceptions?

Sooooo having fuelled my brain power, I then watched another Channel 4 Documentary called Proud and Prejudiced which follows two men from the town of Luton, each acting as the role of community celebrity within their opposing factions - Tommy Robinson (leader of the English Defence League), and Sayful Islam (an Islamic extremist with followers who change their name every time their current organisation is made illegal). My over-riding impression was of school-boy one-up-manship, by petty men with dangerous ideas that enjoy creating notoriety. They may have very different agendas, but their methods and actions seemed worryingly similar. The even more concerning thing about stories like this is that very strong, powerful ideas can be bubble-wrapped in a righteous personality contest that sweeps up the angry, the extreme, and the ignorant members of our society in a swirl of confusion and hatred. And just like Tommy Robinson’s slick escape from police on a double decker bus, so too can irresponsible ideas escape the safety of reason and debate. At least these two extremists are well-documented - it’s the silent unrest they may inspire that is more unsettling.

I’m holding out for the next installment of Make Bradford British, and the hope that positive attitudes can bring.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/make-bradford-british/4od

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/proud-and-prejudiced/4od