Alain Gerard Clement

I have a large photography group this year and the girls are really keeping me on my toes. These ephemeral photograms are from Alain Gerard Clement via http://www.lisasettegallery.com/. very beautiful.

Everyone loves a sailor

Yesterday I took 40 students to Greenwich park to visit the Maritime Museum and do some drawing in the park, the weather was great, the kids were great, but the day was made for me by visiting a small but perfectly formed exhibition called Sailor Chic, at the end of the displays was a stunning Jean Paul Gaultier Couture outfit and some Antonio Marras drawings for the Kenzo Spring/summer ready to wear 2006. They were just utterly beautiful with exquisite detail beautifully drawn. If only I could find them via the Internet, but only the real thing was available, if you are close by have a look. When I had Daisy I dressed her from head to toe in the French fishing village style, matelot tops, jersey denim trousers and sailor dresses, but soon her own style kicked in and my ideas were taken off and discarded for strange combinations resembling Amish meets Hasidic Jew!
Both Kitty and Leyla have quickly found there signature style, each totally different, Kitty is like eclectic chav/emo. Leyla is groovy chic Gap girl.
Where do they get it from? how does this style evolve? I am a great believer that they are born like it and my influence is minimal, who wants a mini me like some celebrities do? I can but dream.

Pretty

Its all going very sweet and pretty after the Gothic shock of Gareth Pugh even Christopher Kane has been playing in John Rocha's off cuts box. So far I have liked Erdem, Doro Olowu and the last two images Paul Smith who I have always had a soft spot for since when Daisy was 2 yrs we were shopping in Floral St and he stopped in his tracks said what a pretty baby leaned over the counter and gave her a tooth brush! Bizarre, but true what a nice man and the clothes are lovely too.

Raven

Is it me or has Mr Pugh been watching far too much CBBC this summer. The show was amazing but shades of James Mackenzie issuing his instructions was never very far away.

Still Beautiful

When I was at college I fell in love with the myth that was Nancy Cunard, I read her biography and of course loved the Iconic Man Ray photograph these amazing photographs are inspired by. I loved the image so much I tried hard to accessorise in a similar style using antique silver cuffs. Once I had children they became impractical and I have passed them on to my mother. These photographs are just fantastic.

Yummy Scrummy

Photos from http://www.style.com/

Top Shop I have not been a huge fan and rarely go in but these are lovely and could entice me to have a closer look. London Fashion Week has been much more fun to look at than New York. Christopher Kane is well worth a look for the floaty light look.

Bronwen Sleigh

More from www.wills-art.com saw this work at the summer exhibtion and loved it.