absent...but not forgotten!!

Hello hello hello...just a quick note to say that this has not been forgotten about...it is still in action! just not too much lately.

I'm going to be shaking it up a bit and doing a more behind-the-scenes look at the Fashion industry. I'm also now freelancing with a pretty nifty stylist in London, who has kindly given me access to all they gain access too, so expect lots of pictures of truley marvelous things ;)

over and out....

why a hummingbird?

Seeming as the aim of this is mainly a style blog, it occured to me that the name 'Hummingbird' probably doesn't make sense and seems a bit random really. There is an explanation behind the name and it is as follows... I once came across this beautiful piece of writing, I think it was on a card or something like that...

'Legend says that Hummingbirds float free of time, carrying our hopes for love, joy and celebration. Like a hummingbird we aspire to hover and savour each moment as it passes, embrace all that life has to offer and celebrate the joy of everyday. The hummingbird's delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, every personal connection has meaning and that laughter is life's sweetest creation'

Nice, isn't it? Hummingbirds are native to the mountains of South America and have a number of spiritual meanings, some believe they are messengers between worlds, but the main belief is that they are here to bring our conciousness away from the routine and mundane, to draw our attention to the beauty and wonderfulness of life itself.

ooo getting deep there...

As you can see, i actually found this so lovely I got one inked to my arm for all eternity, although I've had to get used to this statement...'I like your kingfisher'...

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p.s. I saw avatar last night. STUNNING. go see it asap. I bet you all £500 that the catwalks of ss 2011 will be awash with influence from this brilliant film.

P P P P P P P P Paintface...

'warpaint - elephants'

I was listening to this song whilst battling my way through the blizzards of London town and think you should have a listen too. And going with it's name, this post is going to be all about the wonderous invention of the colourful liquid substance other wise known as PAINT.

Iain Crawford, now he's a man who knows how to work with paint. He is a fantastic beauty photographer who creates stunning images that make your eyes go wide and your mouth go wow. Every image is based around the movement in explosions of paint or a liquid as it hits the skin. His work pretty much speaks for itself...

And of course, I couldn't talk about paint without at least mentioning the brilliant A/W 1998 Givency show, where Mcqueen sent his models down the catwalk in white cotton dresses, who were then met by paint spraying car robots at the other end. But, that, really, deserves its own whole post. So ill just leave you with the mental image...

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Escada for Janvier...

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ah...yes...I can sense this blogging business is going to be a bit trickier than I first thought! It's coding galore, but none the less I shall soldier on!..

So, ever since I first saw the fall 09 Balenciaga show I was pretty much obsessed with it. The colour palette of silver greys, deep blues and sneaky peeks of frosty candy colours were perfect. It hits the underwear as outer wear trend in all the right ways and the silhouettes and draping were gorgeous. Nicolas Ghesquiere you are a great man. However my favourite piece was the navy blue velvet wrap cardigan. I loved it so much I might actually buy a velvet dressing gown, adjust the seaming to shape and add some shoulder pads and satin trimming (I'm thinking Duchess satin because it's quite heavy but has a more matted sheen to it?)...

Here are my tree favourite looks...

Couple of months ago I had a VERY successful trip to a charity shop, where I found an Escada jacket in my size and priced at £5. It took all my willpower not to jump up and down in an excited celebratory manner until I got home. Anyway I'm wearing it today...
I was aiming on posting some really amazing pictures of whales that were in a newspaper today, but alas my scanner is not working so i'll save that for another day.

That's all for now...

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testing testing...

Finally I have done it! entered the realms of the blogging world. I spend so much time reading many beautiful and inspiring style/art/music blogs and know my constant ramblings on such things are just a background noise to the mother (she was definately more interested in who was going to win come dine with me, than the breaking horrible news when Luella was in trouble and had ceased trading!) So it sort of made sense to dive in and set up a blog of my own...

Seeing as this is my first ever post and I'm trying to get to grips with things I'm just going to post some pictures that have been inspiring some recent work of mine...

photography: Alison Scarpulla
photography: astronomicalfamily (flickr)

photography: i-D issue #304

photography: David Armstrong

Right, well I hope that all come out somewhat readable, in need of a cup of tea so I'm going to press post...right...about...NOW!

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