Ginny & Jude Timeless Fashion

I'm absolutely enamored with the Ginny & Jude Collection by Sydney designer Rabia Lockwood. I can honestly picture myself wearing evey single one of these pieces. Rabia says, "[Her] aim is to create statement pieces for the perennially overdressed... [The] distinctly unique fashion accessories are constructed from a carefully selected combination of new and vintage materials. Each handcrafted piece is imbued with a rich world history; millinery trim from early 1900s Europe, vintage glass and Bakelite buttons, French mohair, knitted ties from 1960s England and monocles originally used in 1800s America – to name a few. The results are delightfully wearable pieces of art."

Visit her online etsy shop HERE... before I buy it all up myself ;)

Before Photoshop: Pin-Up Girls

Aren't these before and after pin-up photos absolutely fascinating? Interesting how things haven't changed much in society- we'll always have the people in ads enhanced through the eyes of a designer. The only technical change is the use photoshop instead of illustration. And, of course, the overall idea of beauty has changed a bit too. I will admit, it's refreshing see women with real shape modeling for these shoots. They were obviously enhanced as well, but all for the sake of "fantasy"... at least they weren't expected to look like that in real life (unlike our models now who look even thinner in real life than they do in their photos!) Check out more before and after pin-up photos HERE. So cool.