Beatonesque

I saw this title on Pinterest and it piqued my interest, Cecil Beaton defined his era in many ways, but what is the definition of Beatonesque?  Mario Testino says he marked his period as if he were the only photographer around, …

Let’s Go-Rococo

Rococo, rolls off the tongue. Ro-co-co … ooh, how I love it. I am going look at its style, features and the all important: ‘rococo now’. Mainstream-Rococo conjures up Fragonard’s infamous painting of ‘the swing’, the cuckold husband sending his …

Beaton’s Paradise Lost

In every life there are the rites of passage that define and shape it, from the joys of falling in love … to  the vicissitudes of moving house. These two events are united in the case of Cecil Beaton, aesthete …

In Praise of the Pineapple

I have always loved a pineapple, it’s part of my sur-realism kick, it tickles my fancy and makes me smile to see them.  They have a long design history, inter-twined with the pine cone, and potent symbolism. Plus basically they …