Whitfield Jack - Jewellery Genius

Occasionally I stumble across weird and wonderful things on the internet (this time whilst looking for some suitable adornment to my Pina Colado NYE fancy dress outfit) Jewellery by Whitfield Jack from Key West is one of these such finds. Kitsch, a bit wrong, but definitely a bit right.
Caribbean Sunset

Pina Colada

Coral Holding Up the Sea

Drink, Shop & Do

Drink, Shop & Do is a very exciting little tea, vintage and new designer shop that is a hidden gem in Kings Cross, an area not known for its eccentric boutiques.
Housed in an old Victorian bathhouse, No. 9, Caledonian Road, N1 9DX, founders Kristie and Coralie couldn't have found a better building for their shop. Drink, Shop & Do is exactly as the name implies a space where you are free to drink, shop and indulge in activities such as 'Knit Night' held weekly on Tuesdays.

ATE
Salmon, cheese & pickle sandwiches - with crusts cut off white bread of course
Goats cheese & red onion, blue cheese & broccoli, and spinach home made tarts served with salad
Carrot cake
Chocolate truffles, which you roll in cocoa, crushed up ginger nuts or ground almonds

DRANK
Pot of tea for four
Pot of tea for two
6 glasses of water
(no alcohol, which is available if you so desire!)

COST
£10 each (there were four of us and we were very full)

Merchant Archive W9 3EF

A great shop for vintage clothing and contemporary brands such as Karen Walker and Comme Des Garcons is Merchant Archive, the owner has great taste with a finely tuned eye that maybe dangerous for my bank balance, especially as the shop is only two minutes from my house!

My favourite pieces which are available to buy online include;
'Black diamond Supernova' necklace by Comfort Station


Gold 'Comet' ring by Spanner and Wingnuts designer Anneka Moore



And last but by no means least this lovely snakeskin print swimsuit and cover up

BLACK NEON at Surgery PR Press Days SS11

BLACK NEON will be at Surgery PR's Spring Summer 2011 Press Days
November 3rd & 4th 2010
At their new offices, 1st Floor, 16 -17 Little Portland Street, London W1W 8BP
from 9:30am - 6pm
RSVP to fashion@surgerypr.com

Norma Kamali / Stud Suit

Norma Kamali graduated in from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in 1964 with a BFA degree in fashion Illustration. Known for creating the first 'sleeping bag coat' Kamali has again grabbed my attention with her stunning $950 studed swimsuit!

Albam / Factories Preview Tonight

To launch 'FACTORIES', the photography book Albam have been working on with John Spinks there is an invite only preview tonight at the Beak Street store, London.
However not long to wait until the book will be available to buy instore from tomorrow.

....John Spinks started out as an assistant to photographer Juergen Teller has also founded 'Draft' magazine with art director Paul Cohen......

Revival Retro

Revival Retro founded by Rowena Howie is a great place to get those hard to find shoes, plus a few other clothing items for dancing.
I'm not sure how I feel about jiving in wedges as I feel I need a heel to turn on but I'm sure after a test drive these would be great, they certainly look the part!