She loves vintage Ralph Lauren and has a new blog. Respect!

This winter two of my favorite finds have been these Ralph Lauren 80s hand knits. Identical except for colourway, from entirely different sources, and bought within a week of one another.

I’ve just been given a drubbing from Lektrogirl for wearing jeans and one of these sweaters to her place for dinner last time, so I’m off to hunt out something upscale and fabulous for tonight’s get-together… my jeans and blazer dreams dashed for today…

First Alexa Chung with Karen Walker shades on Garance Dore and now a simple blazer and jeans at Jak and Jil.

Fashion fix satisfied.

Is this really Alice Cooper looking kind of wholesome and Californian? Yes it is, and I have a new pin-up boy.

When I was a kid I thought Alice Cooper was British, but I guess I had him mixed up with Ozzy Osbourne. I’m sure that’s a cardinal sin for hard rock fans but I was in the deepest darkest recesses of Australia and I was ten so sue me. Those teeth seal the deal for me. Very un-British.

He and the band were signed by Frank Zappa after showing up to play at his house at 7 in the morning, and apparently their early onstage look was developed by hanging out with the GTOs and dressing up “like life sized Barbie dolls”.

My kind of guys.

This clip has been entertaining me for a few weeks: because me and Mr G have been dancing it up when we get back from an evening out, and also because it has Erin Wasson on lead guitar. No just kidding but it’s such a stud-silver-lycra fest - love it!!!!

Everyone loves Cowboy Kate - especially Madonna. You’d think she’d have learned after Guy Bourdin’s son filed a lawsuit over her Hollywood promo.

But I am intrigued by Sam Haskin’s in-camera montages. I want more!

Bellbottoms - an archive.

Mini skirts - an archive

Hotpants - an archive.

Hélène Cixous. Paris 2004 by Olivier Roller.