Laverne Cox bares all and couldn’t be more fabulous! She discussed eating mac and cheese the night before her first nude shoot (for the cover of Allure) on The Cut. Norman Jean Roy shot the stunning images for Allure and they’re not to be missed.   DIY Gummies on A Beautiful Mess are my new favourite thing. We’re addicted to wine gums, gummy bears and sugar coated fuzzy peaches at the office and these seem like the...

  I’m hoping this post will mean that I am breaking my Home James silence. Foot’s on the mend. Sun is shining – I can literally see the light! Thanks for being patient and there’s lots to look forward to. Happy long weekend everyone!   Caroline writes about living alone on A Cup of Jo (see photo above) and her insights are hilarious. She sings a song on Wednesdays that only she knows the words too, and writes...

  Alexander McQueen’s retrospective opens at the V+A to great fan fair with a star-studded gala in South Kensington last night. Vogue has a great photo gallery, and the V+A have included a sneak peek of the exhibition on their Facebook page. Opening tomorrow, this is the same show that was featured in NYC four years ago with more pieces on display — one not to miss!   Jessica Chastain’s $5m apartment in NYC is a...

…black and blue or white and gold?     Having a background in fine art, the whole blue or black/white and gold trending debacle kind of freaked me out. I wanted to see what everyone else was seeing, and I didn’t! Optic tricks have always blown my mind — the thought that other people are looking at the same thing, but our eyes are reading them completely different is just something I can’t get over. Here’s...

…sage advice from the best in the business! One of the best thing about reading blogs is that they’re full of great advice – you can pick up great tips you didn’t even know you needed! Here is a little roundup of some of the most useful (or rather, insightful) posts I’ve come across recently. Please share your favourites in the comments below.     Cupcakes & Cashmere is one of my go-tos, especially...

    Kate Spade spans generations in her Spring 2015 campaign featuring 22 year old Karlie Kloss alongside the 93 year old maven Iris Apfel (pictured above). Fashionista reports on the campaigns theme, which features duos of women that vary vastly in age in Kate Spade’s preppy and colourful offerings.   The best online sources for table legs have been conveniently rounded up for your perusal by Apartment Therapy. You may...

A little summary of the week that’s just been! Including art history news, DIY tips, exhibition & literature reviews, auction announcements, etc. Email me with your ideas. I’d love to hear from you.     1. Recruiting the Next Monuments Men The Art Newspaper reports that the US Army is recruiting museum directors, conservationists, archaeologists and other cultural professions to help preserve and restore the history of...