Making Life more Beautiful
What is this all about? When we do a colour analysis we try to put everyone into one main category of colours Deep, Light, Cool, Warm, Bright or Muted. Most people will suit one better than others, although usually they … Continued
You may remember the Knitalong I organised in July, based on the beautiful Elizabeth Zimmermann seamless sweater. A few of us went on to do a second jersey, and some of us took a little longer than others. This post … Continued
Do you know what a pierrette is? A female pierrotte of course! Here are a couple of charming old photos. What attracted me of course were the pom poms. The key feature seems to be a jaunty brimmed hat that … Continued
What did we learn from our Frida Sewalong? Personally I got a huge kick out of it. I learned much more about Mexico. I am now very keen to visit the country and have a plan (although not a short … Continued
After two terms Nick and I have finished our beginners’ photography course at Morley college in South London. The course ended with a show of the students work – beginners, intermediate and level three. We wandered through the work and … Continued
About a dozen of us have been participating in the Dress like Frida Sewalong. Inspired by artist, Mexican revolutionary and creative dresser Frida Khalo we made tops and bottoms, belts, scarves and shawls. We put on jewellery and swept up … Continued
Huipil fever has somehow been getting to me, and I have been wondering how to make a scarf huipil with a simple square. Of course my scarf – Japanese, polyester, from the charity shop – could have been combined with … Continued
On Saturday I explained how to do Frida hair and how you could use flowers and natural plant material. The main problem with using fresh flowers and leaves is that the rarely last longer than one day. So the pom … Continued
One of the defining features of Frida’s look is what is happening on your head. If you are lucky enough to have long hair part it down the middle, make two long plaits, including ribbon in the mix if you … Continued
About 100 people attended my book launch. There was lots of time to meet new people (all photographs are by Laura Shimili). There was plenty to eat. Samosas, two types of Iraqi bread buns (one vegan, one vegetarian), lemon cup … Continued