Interview with the Vintage Guru of Namibia

This is why I love the internet. Today I got to chat with Loux the Vintage Guru based in Namibia, Africa, whose Tumblr site I recently discovered and fell instantly under its spell. The budding fashion designer and all-round exquisitely-dressed dude is making waves with a collective of twenty-something like-minded style innovators to promote the…

Two Girls, One Trailer and the Great American Road Trip

According to my Google analytics page, approximately 76% of you are reading from the U.S. of A (sorry to make you a statistic there). And from what I’ve gathered, a lot of you dream of coming to Paris. Well, back at ya … to America, that is. This summer, Messy Nessy is coming to America…

Shoot & Stay: Turn your Vacation into a Photoshoot

While the rest of us might go straight to AirBnB as soon as we schedule our vacation days in search of accommodation, there’s a well-kept little secret of industry insiders that you might not have considered… JJ Locations is a boutique location agency based out of Shoreditch, London, that scouts some of the most interesting,…

Inside the Mansfield Mansion

It just doesn’t get much more kitsch (or pink) than screen siren Jayne Mansfield’s Sunset Boulevard home circa 1960. Floor to ceiling shag carpets, heart-shaped swimming pool, fireplaces and bathtubs, gold-plated fixtures a plenty, and of course, pink f**king everything. Photographed by LIFE photographer Allan Grant in 1960, the mid 20th century sex symbol shows…

The Little Latino Brownstone Bookstore

Tucked under the stairs of a brownstone in Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio, is a place where locals and Frida Kahlo disciples alike can feel right at home. La Casa Azul Bookstore is the only independent literature hub of this vibrant Latin American neighbourhood, the first in New York with an emphasis on Latino…

A Wedding Story in Namibia

I‘m not a wedding day dreamer so much as I am a dreamer of finding pretty much any excuse to throw that one and truly memorable party; an occasion that challenges me to squeeze every last drop of imagination I have into creating a story in a unique little place. For Alex and Lisl, their story…

Last Train to Sicily

Sometimes, life in the slow lane isn’t such a bad thing, especially when it’s on a charming old train that runs a circle around the slopes of Mount Etna … Take a ride on the Circumetnea Railway and you’ll be traveling on the same rickety tracks that were laid down in 1895 for the 19th…

Elvis Presley’s Abandoned Tiki Paradise

The moment Elvis Presley floated down the lagoon at the Coco Palms Resort with Hawaiian flowers around his neck, serenading his new island bride in 1960s panavision technicolor, the hotel had solidified its place as one of the most desirable couples’ destinations on the planet. It would forever be the setting of the classic mid-century…

10 Jimi Hendrix Looks to Inspire an Epic Vintage Shopping Spree

There are plenty of male style icons of past and present to admire, but there are very few that make women both swoon and wish they could raid their closet at the same time. Today on the internet, I found myself getting lost in Jimi’s hypnotising style and now I’m just about ready to hit…

Season Swapping at the Sun Cafe, 1948

It’s snowing outside and the boardwalk is an icy accident waiting to happen, yet inside the Sun and Star rooftop café in Atlantic City, temperatures appear to be a little unseasonal for this time of year… Visiting Atlantic City in January, you most likely wouldn’t have your bikini and sunglasses in tow, but in the…