tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:18:08 +0000Interiorsbeautiful thingsshoppingCity LifeFashion + Styleart + design + printTraveletsyeating + drinkingjewelleryBeautybloggingphotographybathroomscocktail hourcrushingfilmsreal lifemusicHandbagsautumn dressingpetsAnkle BootsShoesbob bob ricardcats attackeye candygreyholidaysleopard printmulberry alexapolyvoreretro glamour500 days of summerAlvhemBandB ItaliaBlingBroguesF-TroupeFredric MalleGothenbergLouis VuittonMichel GondryMusk RavagerSofia Coppolaamelieangelanthropologiearoshaaudrey hepburnback and whiteberlinboligbryonie portercapecaringcatherine parrcatscharadecloud chaircoatsdear coleendecor 8double denimdrivingebayelle hemelly nellyfashion illustrationfernandez & leluufernandez and wellsflickrgift ideasgrey sofah and m homehabitathello kittyherringbonehotelshummmingbird bakeryjanice long artkate mossladureelisa widenlisbonlondonlondon eatingmarrakeshmimi berrymissymujipaper planepeacock pavillionspeacock platesperfumepocket watchpolpopursered directrob ryanrobert rubbishsalessatchelsschool uniformscratching postshe design studiosick day filmsskincaresmart carsnob-lisbonspirited awaysunsetssupper clubsswedish elletex-tilesthe scarletthe versitile bloggerto dry fortopshopvintagevivienne westwoodwallpaperwarpaintwedgewood archivewinter dressingwords with friendsyellowzarazebra printhttp://ephemerette.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ephemerette)Blogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-6294237343147232250Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +00002013-12-04T16:24:44.956+00:00art + design + printback and whiteBandB Italiabeautiful thingsInteriors Hows about a little bit of interior décor porn to start off the new year? Love the light, the floors, the monochromatic scheme and quirky features in these rooms although I'm slightly woeful about the fact that I barely scratched the surface of the endless list of jobs I have to improve my own little abode over the holidays. Never mind, I'll just pretend this is my flat instead. http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2011/01/deco-lust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ephemerette)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-6989767525761996153Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:04:00 +00002013-12-04T16:27:58.863+00:00anthropologiepeacock platessalesshopping I'm on a bit of an enforced shopping diet at the moment so not really paying too much attention to what's in the sales other than some household stuff which desperately need replacing (discovered a spring  poking out of a mattress the other day :-/).   But, but, look how pretty these plates from Anthropoligie are. Usually I prefer unfussy, plain white china http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/12/beautiful-plumes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ephemerette)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-2372363745193970674Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:41:00 +00002013-12-04T16:33:03.447+00:00bob bob ricardCity Lifecocktail houreating + drinkinglondonretro glamour I have a little Christmas tradition with one of my best friends. Instead of trading gifts each year we set aside a day to spend together hanging out, eating, drinking, window shopping (OK maybe a bit of actual shopping too) and generally gadding about being a bit silly. Life has been busy and stressful for both of us recently and we haven't been able to see much of http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/12/xmas-ritual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ephemerette)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-5470226010238526285Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:32:00 +00002013-12-04T16:33:30.867+00:00art + design + printetsywords with friends Loving this print from oddly named illustrator Lunchbreath on etsy. In fact I love a lot what's in his (I think its a he?!) shop. Think I may need to work on widening my vocabulary as I've just started playing the Scrabble game Words with Friends on my iPhone and sadly I think my brain has started to atrophy as I'm terrible at it. Impatiently using the first word that comes to mind rather http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/12/words-birds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-6077067026285337515Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:09:00 +00002013-12-04T16:33:42.759+00:00blogging image via the talented Haute Couturistahttp://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/12/on-pause.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ephemerette)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-8802499606027582766Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:54:00 +00002013-01-20T13:28:18.973+00:00Fashion + StyleHandbagsleopard printmulberry alexasatchelsshoppingzarazebra print I moved offices recently landing me about 2 minutes walk from a Zara store. I'm telling you it's not a good thing to be walking past it's welcoming doors several times a day - just too easy to pop in and purchase on a regular basis.  Here are two of my recent buys -  This lovely caramel and black zebra scarf, think it may be a contender to finally replace my beloved and now http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/11/zara-lunchtime-buys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ephemerette)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-2937956037876895111Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:34:00 +00002013-12-04T16:34:54.078+00:00Fashion + Stylekate mossretro glamourschool uniformvivienne westwood I do like this old shot of la Moss in a Vivienne Westwood cardy. She makes the old school buttoned up cardigan, slick of red lipstick and glossy up-do look distinctly real rather than an elaborate retro pastiche. I was forced to wear a really scratchy horrible scarlet jumper to school when I was about 8 or 9 years old which I think has successfully put me off wearing anything http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/11/red-moss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-118518158307444623Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +00002013-12-04T16:37:25.464+00:00caringdrivinghello kittysmart car This is not my car. When I was 17 years old my father bought me a provisional driving licence and gave me £50 towards getting some driving lessons. I shoved the licence in a drawer, palmed the cash and high tailed to Miss Selfridge to procure the loftiest platform boots I could find* and several varieties of iridescent space dust eye-shadow. You see I've never really had much interest in http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/11/beep-beep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-9054326116921527592Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +00002013-12-04T16:39:13.391+00:00gift ideasmujishopping I barrelled into Muji today to get a new notebook for work and sort of fell in love with this patchwork bulldog which is part of their Christmas collection (that time of the years again already?). Each one is made from a mixture of factory offcuts of tweeds and plaids so I'm guessing it's unlikely you'll come across two exactly the same. Love his little grumpy face- I have such a thing for http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/11/im-usually-more-of-cat-person-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-4162474526120678320Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:54:00 +00002013-12-04T16:42:44.589+00:00bob bob ricardladureelisbonmissysnob-lisbonsunsets Phew, I'm so busy I just can't seem to get the words out at the moment so instead I thought I'd post up some recent iPhone pictures.  1. Beautiful enormous Cathedral door in Lisbon, Portugal. 3. Nutty, golden sugar encrusted Praline Millefeuille a Laduree. 4.Missy taking a nap on my gloriously tacky leopard bedding from H&M Home. 5. Have no idea where I snapped this sunset http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/11/no-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-8904109745689516559Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:33:00 +00002013-12-04T16:45:28.936+00:00500 days of summeramelieangelaudrey hepburncats attackcharadefilmssick day filmsspirited away Hii I'm having a pity party...all welcome, bring your own tissues and Nurofen. I'm in the middle of yet another cold/flu thing which has annoyingly wiped me out completely this weekend, I seem to be coming down with some type of lurgy or other on a monthly basis recently and it's really winding me up. It seems the more I do to try and stay healthy, the more bugs I pick up http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/10/postcards-from-under-duvet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-1499807369752958614Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:24:00 +00002013-12-04T16:46:38.621+00:00grey sofahabitatInteriorspets More of my grey obsession, this time at home... I have a very large, comfortable and remarkably hardy sofa which was bought from a Habitat sale about ten years ago. Frustratingly it still has a fair bit of life left in it, but I'm sort of at the point of wishing it would hurry up and die. As much as I love it to this day, I could do with replacing it with somethinghttp://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/10/grey-velvety-sofas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-4689210764914592043Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:05:00 +00002013-12-04T16:47:20.735+00:00beautiful thingsBlingebayetsyFashion + Stylejewellerypocket watchshoppingvintage I was admiring my friend L's homemade necklace the other day. She'd found a beautiful pair of vintage pocket watch keys in a charity shop and threaded them onto a long chain to make a pretty and unusual pendant. I thought I'd have a little look around Ebay to see if I might find any equally pretty keys for a similar project when I stumbled across, and promptly bought this http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/10/brilliant-ebay-find.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-6342908267993750359Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:12:00 +00002013-12-04T16:47:49.908+00:00art + design + printcatherine parretsyFashion + Stylefashion illustration Just how beautiful is this print? Spotted in Lonny and tracked down by Moodboard, Catherine Parr is a British born artist based in LA. Silveridge Studio her Etsy shop is chock full of lovely fashion illustrations in glorious radiant watercolour. Now, where's my credit card....? http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/10/vogue-in-watercolour-catherine-parr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-2665414094405342350Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:53:00 +00002013-12-04T16:49:30.905+00:00beautiful thingsFashion + StyleHandbagsLouis VuittonshoppingSofia Coppola I'm blaming Claire from Lola is beauty for alerting me to the existence of Sofia Coppola's second collection of SC bags for Louis Vuitton. Heaven, unaffordable, buttery, suedey, swingy heaven. She's got the perfect balance of luxe materials minus any clanging *designer* logo down. Lovely tidy size but capricious enough for the essentials - just the perfect take anywhere bag. As http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/10/coppola-vuitton-joy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-3898241306543880926Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +00002013-12-04T16:50:41.642+00:00Ankle Bootsbeautiful thingsBroguesF-TroupeFashion + StyleShoesshopping I think I'm going to have to forcibly ban myself from any further extended periods of internet access, I've bought no less than 6 pairs of shoes in the past month and I keep finding more that I want including all of these beauties from F-Troupe. Buttons. Victoriana. Star shaped brogue punch outs. Squishy leather and bouncy crepe soles. I can't take it anymore, I'm checking myself into http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/oh-bloody-hell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-1122022382792280474Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:54:00 +00002013-12-04T16:52:33.088+00:00Beautyskincare Woe is me. Maybe it’s age or the change in season, perhaps a prolonged period of ill health accompanied by bucket loads of stress but my face seems to have lapsed into some sort of a congested bumpy, flaky, desiccated, big pored mess recently and I DON'T LIKE IT. I've been privileged enough to have had a very well behaved face for a very long time. Even through my torturous adolescence I http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/face-rant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-4158934263295226113Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +00002013-12-04T16:53:15.119+00:00elle hemFashion + StyleInteriorsswedish elleyellow I seem to have developed a strange affinity with yellow things recently - never really liked the colour much before, but somehow from nowhere I'm drawn to lemony hues, I'm even considering wearing it which is frankly unheard of, I wonder why? Anyway I really like the pops of sunshine dotted around this apartment. Used sparingly in an otherwise fairly monochrome palette it's chic, but http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/sunshine-pop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-7450167864472170821Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:18:00 +00002013-12-04T16:59:45.666+00:00art + design + printbeautiful thingsFashion + StyleHandbagsmimi berryshopping As much as I'd love to regularly splurge half a months mortgage payment on purse it's just not a reality for me, and since my beloved Orla Kiely purse was stolen by some little toad earlier in the year I've been on a long search for a new perfect wallet and I think I've found it in this shiny little beauty above by Mimi Berry. It's not to big or small, has seperate zipped compartments http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/loving-mimi-berry-london-bags.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-6609072744132690943Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +00002013-12-04T17:00:57.013+00:00autumn dressingFashion + Stylegreyphotographyshopping via plush palate Love the mixture of texture and tone in this look. It's highly likely you'll find me floating about in variations of this outfit all Autumn, lovely. http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-grey-inspiration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-6074068454426324534Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:36:00 +00002013-12-04T17:02:44.437+00:00Ankle Bootsautumn dressingFashion + StylegreypolyvoreShoesshopping soft grey suede by ephemerette featuring suede boots Do you ever get weird crushes on a certain colour or fabric? Don't ask me why but at the moment I have it bad for grey suede shoes, in fact I've bought two pairs in the past week and if I track down the perfect platform court I might just buy another pair.  I have a tendency towards wearing a lot of black and http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/aw-wish-list-soft-grey-suede.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-5369942537455136113Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:33:00 +00002010-09-08T15:33:29.085+01:00art + design + printbeautiful thingscrushingFashion + StyleInteriorsphotography I'm just in love with all of the rich texture and colour in this picture...wonder if I can track down some mermaid-y green sequins to adorn something with? via Oh fashion modelshttp://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/apropos-of-nothing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-593068535561284561Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:55:00 +00002013-12-04T17:13:19.194+00:00autumn dressingcapecoatsFashion + Styleleopard printpolyvorewinter dressing the coat list by ephemerette featuring a leopard coat Burberry prorsum coats NAVY, 1,495 GBP Petite Leopard Fur Coat, $190 The Cape, $389 Rick Owens Wool-flannel coat, $1,935 raimond light, $1,869 There's nothing like the turn of the season from Summer(ish) to Autumn to get me interested in clothes again, some type of back to school' alert goes off in my head and sends me into an overdrivehttp://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/09/aw-wish-list-coat-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-445855318300573926Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:48:00 +00002013-12-04T17:13:43.387+00:00art + design + printcatscats attackpetsscratching postshopping Hiro, one of my recent feline additions to the family has been growing at a rate of knots, he's already nearly five kilos at just five months old and been nicknamed 'pony-cat' due to his size and habit of galloping round the house. He's pretty much out grown his kitten sized scratching posts now, so I was having a look online earlier for something a bit sturdier to withstand his heft whenhttp://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/08/attack-of-50-foot-kitty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365649509414503403.post-7035661773529037609Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:47:00 +00002013-12-04T17:14:39.333+00:00bloggingCity LifeholidaysphotographyTravel I've been away in a pretty little seaside town for what I hoped would be a relaxing weekend with friends but for various reasons turned out to be less so. Unfortunately you can't always enforce serenity just because you're on holiday, but I do find watching the sea is always quite a meditative experience so here's a quick snap I took as a sliver of blue sky snuck through the gloomy http://ephemerette.blogspot.com/2010/08/break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1