Kiss with a Fist got my attention but it was the Going Down cover that won me over. There wasn’t even a video on the youtube link, just a random photo of Florence on bed and another of her collaborator Kid Harpoon to accompany this most infectiously brilliant cover of an old Springsteen song.
I didn’t get to see Florence and her machine people at Oxegen… I was there on Saturday, She was there on Sunday... but I imagine her performance was pretty fabulous and her outfit a suitable match. I read somewhere it was like the black cloak from the Rabbit Heart video with flowers on her head (see below), but I haven’t found any photos yet. I do however have The Sunday Times’ Style magazine from back in May with the images of her in the full Alexander McQueen swarovski crystal ensemble and also the Louis Vuitton feather top and Vivenne Westwood thigh high gold boots.
Florence and the Machine received the Critics’ Choice at this year’s Brit Awards and her new album Lungs has been getting the most positive of reviews. The south London girl of Irish extraction stands apart with her stature, style, personality and most of all voice (Richman). Her Rabbit Heart video is beautifully shot. Directed by Tom Beard and Tabitha Denholm, it’s a mishmash of imagery from Celtic Goddess to Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and a Mid Summer Night’s Dream.
Florence is one of those people that I would love to style if I was a stylist. Her personal style is kooky-glam-retro I guess, but I reckon with a bit of styling she could wear almost anything. This collection from Ellery 09/10 is suitably gorgeous. I have an acute love/desire for all of it!
source: sundaytimes style, alex lake via nme, pennylanelane via kinghtcat
I saw this photo of Hanneli Mustaparta a little while ago on one of style.com’s summer features. The image really stuck out from the rest. It had slipped to the back of my mind but when I saw the wallpaper in Danny Roberts’ illustration LOVE, it instantly reminded me of the photo. So this week I went about finding all the elements... I stumbled across this dress from Dorothy Perkins which is a pretty good resemblance of Hanneli’s reworked vintage version and I reckon her shoes are these acne high boots.
However I think it’s fair to say that what makes this photo is the girl. Hanneli Mustaparta, the Norweigan model/photographer/stylist has got serious style...
On a side note, while I was on the hunt for Hanneli’s blue dress I realized that Whitney Port must have a huge collection of floral print. I’m not sure I’m a fan of all of these dresses on Whitney but the Diane Von Furstenberg striped blazer and pink dress peeping out underneath is a definite winner.
source: style.com, hanneli.com, citizen-couture, jack & jil, fabsugar, posh24, sugarscape
