June has gone in a flash. Am I the only one thinking the same? I don’t know why I get this feeling, maybe because the weather has shown some signs of improvement, with some pleasant sunny days thrown in for good measure. Also the fact that I have been super busy with my trips to Berlin and Lisbon as well as family and friends visiting. Here’s a bit of a rundown of some of the exhibitions I have attended, recommend but couldn’t take photos at, along with some random pics I took around London!
During these visits I was a bit of a tourist in my own city and went to Kensington Palace, where you can visit the Queen’s Chambers, the garden around it as well as two very interesting exhibitions: Fashion Rules and Victoria Revealed. Fashion rules shows a few gowns from Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Princess Diana’s wardrobes and show why their style was so influential. Victoria Revealed shows us a collection of objects and artifacts that display a more human side of Queen Victoria. Both are worth visiting!
I also attended the Shoes – Pleasure & Pain exhibition at the V&A, which I thoroughly recommend, for obvious reasons. The shoes and boots on show are not only a dream (the majority of them) but also great testimonials of human history. Personal favourites were the David Lynch/ Christian Louboutin fetish ballet flats. Unfortunately photos were not allowed, so you’ll have to go and take a look yourself!
Another exhibition worth visiting until the 31st of August is Fashion on the Ration, at the Imperial War Museum. I took a couple of photos with my phone until I was asked to stop. they weren’t all that good, so I’m not sharing them and will admonish everyone who is in London until that time to go and see it for themselves. My friend Jasiminne from Posh Broke & Bored did a good write up on it, so you might as well go and read it there!
These are my news of the month and as always, I’ve found some nifty morsels of interestingness all over the interwebz: crazy cat lady conventions, catvertising and how to tell if your co-worker is an asshole, among other equally amusing things. Have a look after the jump!
The New York Times reported on the crazy cat lady convention.
Why sitting is so bad for you:
Not exactly new but I love this woman’s work.
Leonor Fini was no doubt a great artist and a woman ahead of her time and it seems to me, ahead of ours too.
One of the best infographics I’ve seen lately, from Hubspot.
- My friend Axel finally got off his arse and started his own blog and together we are the Blogger Douchebag Crew #BDBcrew. Finally, because we talked about it around a year ago and he is amazing, definitely a great addition to the blogging world. Solaris100 is the place to go if you want to read about colourful art, events around London, sneakers and pop culture. Follow his instagram account at (you guessed it) @solaris100 for a daily dose of cool!
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Hope you enjoyed your trips! You’re lucky you’ve managed that AND do the tourist stuff in London. Think I have to go visit the V&A, thanks for the recommendation.
A-mazing photos as always. Hope you’re all good lovely and let me know if you’re off to a blog event soon so we can catch up 🙂
Alina from The Fairytale Pretty Picture
Thank you for including me in your round up! So much fashion exhibition in your month – I wish I was that diligent, haha! Also…I want in on the #BDBCrew! Or even just a t-shirt with that slogan printed on it! x
Jasiminne / Posh, Broke, & Bored – Luxury lifestyle blog