Bloodmilk

I cannot exactly remember how I came across this jewellery seller on Etsy, but I sure as hell am glad I did.

With every item having a glam-goth feel to it, the silver skulls simply call to my heart.

memento mori conjoined skull ring

$170

bear tooth engagement ring

$120

the underworld 2 finger owl skull ring

$385

With only 3 days until my birthday, for anyone struggling with present ideas, the skull ring would go down a treat.

Walls Of Work

In order to avoid all things necessary in life, I took it upon myself to actually try and attempt a first 'styling shoot'.

Despite my little experience in both styling and photography, my beautiful sister and my editing on photoshop can hopefully give you something worth looking.

Charlie Le Mindu

I have been neglecting blogging majorly lately, in favour of things that not even I am sure of!

Nonetheless, I've been desperate to talk about Charlie for ages and ages now, and after two cups of tea this morning, feel I am finally prepared to do exactly that.

Hairdresser turned designer.

Perhaps this is where my great love for the man came from. Being a lover of both hair and fashion, I find his work inquisitively fascinating and something of a masterpiece.

I've always been known to have a keen interest in both 'macabre' (after a beginning DVC project) and the interaction with death and fashion (especially skulls) and so to me, Le Mindu's work could not be more satisfying.

His latest A/W show at London Fashion Week, titled 'Violence', may have caused quite a stir, but that just makes him all the more admirable in my eyes.

"Half dead looking models glided down the runway to the sound track of squealing pigs, with dripping blood ( fake, surely ) white lace, gas masks, graffiti covered pink jackets and military influenced hats, anti fashion at its best."

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Styling: Anna Trevelyan   MakeUp: Thomas de Kluyver

Being a keen lover of hair myself (having wanted to be a hairdresser from the age of 10!), I am almost desperate to have my hair done by him - though God knows how appropriate it will be for my day-to-day life! Having already styled the manes of VV Brown, Florence Welch, MGMT and Lady Gaga, it really is no surprise that Le Mindu is under such demand.

In addition to his private salon, Charlie's latest conquest was the creation of a 'pop up salon' and is to appear once a month at 'concept store' Machine-A, Soho, giving the likes of you and me a chance to have your hair cut and/or styled by the God himself. The only tricky part, is getting the appointment.

See some of his 'fashion' hair work here.

And just incase anyone heard about the famous 'naked' show he released for S/S 11, watch the video below for a little taste of Le Mindu hair-raising style.


I genuinely cannot wait to see what he does next.What a guy.

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"Giving It Zing"

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"Much Needed Zest"

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Andrej Pejic

I first discovered Andrej in the 'Back To The Future' Winter '10 issue of i-D magazine. Flicking through the pages, I casually thought that I was just looking at another topless female model, who happened to be particularly striking looking, and very similar to a friend of mine Georgia Frost - who now happens to be an international super model.

It was only when I was left lingering on these images, that I realised that in fact, the model I had been looking at, was a man. And a bloody beautiful one at that.

 Andrej was only signed by Storm in 2010, but is now ranked as #11 in the 'Top 50 Male Models' listings. And only being 19 years old, that is definitely something to brag about.
He has pure masculine arrogance, but also has a very feminine way in which he interacts - coining the term 'femiman'. I love how versatile he is as a model, being able to demonstrate characteristics from each gender; and not surprisingly, he has become hugely desirable by top designers, having already worked with Galliano and Marc Jacobs.

‎”Sometimes I do just have to stop and hit myself in the head with my diamond-encrusted vase.” - Andrej Pejic

Have a look for yourself, either online or in a copious amounts of magazines, including the recent edition of Vanity Fair (Italian) and Dazed. I also watched a video of him today alongside female model Trina for Dossier Journal - if you like what you see, definitely give this a watch! Bringing back the androgynous trend and making it so utterly sexy, he really is breath-takingly capturing, that I personally find hard to draw my eyes away.

(Photos: FTape and AndrejPejicDaily)

Chapman Brothers

I first came across the pair that are Jake and Dinos Chapman when I was doing a project on 'Macabre' a few months ago, in which I discovered their controversial 'Hell' sculptures, which was created around the theme of Nazi's.

Horrific and shockingly repellent, the art which they had created was something of a monstrosity, and yet at the same time, genius. All of their work which I have seen has been of a taboo nature, but it is that exact nature which makes it so compelling to view.

The reason I thought that I would bring these English brothers to your attention, is because I recently read that they are featuring in the next issue of Dazed and Confused magazine, based on their topical new art project 'Cant Pay Your Fees? We'll Pay Your Fines'.

The project works both as an art work as well as a campaign which aims to set up a fund for tuition fee protesters. Over 80 'designers, actors and artists' have already volunteered to help contribute to the fund, by giving away clothes or artworks for auction.

The whole thing launches this week, so keep your ears open!

(Photo Credit: jakeanddinoschapman.com and Dazed Digital)