THE FAR EAST

IN GENERAL, WE ARE REPELLED BY GROUP ACTIVITIES AND GATHERINGS. SO TAKING THE TUBE ON A SATURDAY MORNING TO EAST LONDON DIDN'T EXACTLY EASE US INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE GOT A LITTLE NEW YORK ON THAT JOURNEY, STOMPING AROUND IN BIG BLACK BOOTS, ARMED WITH COFFEE, DESPERATE TO GET ABOVE GROUND AND ONTO MARKETS AND WANDERING.

AND FINALLY WE EMERGED TO A MOODY SKY,

HELLO EAST LONDON.

AS IF WE NEEDED FURTHER ARGUMENT TO TAKE UP RESIDENCE ON A BOAT,

HOUSEBOAT BOHEMIA HEAVEN, BONJOUR.

TYPICAL MARKET BITS, SOME CONFECTIONARY, ABOVE, 

AND A TEENY TINY LITTLE GROUPIE COAT DESTINED FOR A PINT SIZED PENNY LANE:

WE WARMED OURSELVES OVER SOME MINT TEA, AND WANDERED OVER TO THE COLUMBIA ROAD WHERE WE FELL MADLY AND DEEPLY IN THIS PLACE

WE SAW ONE OF THESE SEATS IN THE WINDOW, AND NEARLY FAINTED. VICTORIAN CHAIRS RECOVERED IN WHITE SILKSCREENED VELVET.

IS THERE ANYTHING MORE DECADENT THAN WHITE VELVET?

NO MY FRIENDS, THERE IS NOT.

AND JUST TO ROUND THINGS OFF, SOME INSANELY COOL DOGGIES CRAFTED FROM WOOL. TANNER AND LAWSON IS ALL ABOUT WHIPPETS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY SURE WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE IN PAST LIFE.

GO AND VISIT THEM, THE DARLING JONATHAN WILL CHARM YOU TO PIECES.

JUST DON'T BUY OUR CHAIRS PLEASE.

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FALL MUSE: CAMEL CLICHE

NO MATTER HOW LONG ITS BEEN SINCE WE'VE LIVED AWAY, WE STILL CAN'T SEEM TO SHED THAT EAST COAST CLASSICISM. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A LICK OF WOOLEN CAMEL THAT GIVES US THE WARM FUZZIES.

EQUALLY COSY AND CLICHE: THE LOVELY MS. MACGRAW, OUR ANNUAL FALL FANCY, AS JENNY CAVALLERI IN LOVE STORY. SHE'S THE LONGTIME MUSE FOR MANY AND WE'RE NO EXCEPTION.

 

ONE DOESNT LOVE LOVE STORY FOR ITS SCRIPT,

(WHICH LEAVES QUITE A LOT TO BE DESIRED. WE KNOW BY NOW, LOVE DOES MEAN HAVING TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY, DAMMIT) RATHER, WE LIKE TO WATCH IT WITH THE SOUND DOWN, QUIETLY COVETING JENNY'S PERFECT CAMEL COAT, AND THE TOTAL BABE THAT IS RYAN O'NEAL. 

ZHIVAGO HAT?

DARK SWINGING HIPPIE HAIR?

THE ETERNAL PEASANT BLOUSE?

ACID TONGUE?

HEY ALI GIRL, WE LIKE YOUR STYLE.

THE PICTURE OF COLLEGIATE TOMBOY EASE.

AND IN REAL LIFE, SHE MARRIED S MCQUEEN AND WORKED WITH D VREELAND, SO THATS QUITE ENOUGH FOR US. 

OUR SPIN ON MACGRAW STYLE; OUR OWN FULL-BROWED PILLOW-LIPPED PRINCESS PHOEBE. 

THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA CAMELIA BLOUSE IN SILK CHIFFON, PAIRED WITH THE ICON TREWS IN CLASSIC LEOPARD, TOPPED WITH VINTAGE HEADGEAR AND BOTTOMED WITH STUBBS AND WOOTTON. 

IMAGES OF ALI AND FILM STILLS VIA PINTEREST. PHEOBE AND DRAWINGS ARE ALIX OF BOHEMIA.