Rare Bird of Fashion

Friends, readers, loved ones... It's my 23rd birthday on 9th August, I've just landed my dream PR job and I think I deserve a treat. I'd like to request a copy of this book. Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel chronicles part of the amazing clothing and accessory collection of one of New York's most iconic women.

Official blurb:

A true original: this lavishly photographed book captures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel, who, over the past forty years, has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Combining genres, colours, textures and patterns without regard to period, provenance or, ultimately, aesthetic convention, she is one of the few style icons of our time. Here, in over ninety sumptuous colour plates, Eric Boman shows off a selection of her extraordinary outfits on wittily posed mannequins.

Now for your viewing pleasure - a few shots of the icon in action:

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Louise Bourgeois

R.I.P fierce sculptor, feminist, Parisian icon.

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Behold the Lou Doillon and Vanessa Bruno 'video poem' collaboration for Spring 2010 (it is adorable):

Amee are you getting this?

Ricci

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A vintage Christina Ricci from Pop, dating all the way back to 2004. She looks flawless as ever.

Black Swan

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Mila Kunis is one of my top 3 most beautiful women, and excitingly she's in a film with the other two (Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder) in a film about ballerinas made by the director of one of my favourite films (Darren Aronofsky/The Fountain). Lucky me! Not so lucky is that no release date is set for the UK as yet... Watch this space.

Dear John

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John Galliano, who I think secretly wants to be a spy, is the king of the catwalk appearance.

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I had my hair cut yesterday, not at my usual amazing Soho guy but at a 'trendy' chain in Fulham... which is basically the diagonal opposite side of London to where I live and work. Needless to say it was at a very discounted rate, and although it's a technically good hair cut, he really didn't understand my vibe. I always wash my hair and then sleep on it so it's as messy as possible, and absolutely never use any product. It is currently poker straight and way too shiny. My hairdresser didn't chat to me, at all, and the music was mainly funky remixes of Justin Timberlake songs. It was generally just a very weird experience. On the plus side, I don't have any short pouffy layers, a sticky out fringe or a chin length bob... so my quest for mermaid hair (a la Jane and Brigit above) continues.

Tilda

I have been so terrible at updating the blog lately, but life, job, moving house and an insane amount of travelling over the festive period definitely got in the way. I don't really have internet at my lovely new place yet (stealing it from the neighbours in five minute bursts isn't working out too well) but am going to make it my second new year's resolution to make more of an effort here. The first is to quit social smoking, which is easy to do since I've been ill for about a month. Anyway to get things rolling again here are a couple of new images from Wendy Bevan. Tilda Swinton and Ryan McGinley (from Wendy's Facebook page).

Yasmin Sewell

She was also married for one year (according to IMDB) to Rufus Sewell, who has played the evil guy in almost ever period drama... dun dun dunnnn.

What started at a bit of innocent career stalking (Yasmin founded the mega cool boutique Yasmin Cho, went on to buying director at Brown's and is now creative director at Liberty), has turned into a full blown obsession. With assorted images from style.com, The Sartorialist, Garance Dore, Jak + Jill and Vogue, among others, I'm not the only one.