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
