tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:21:59 +0000A street culture bloghttp://theflipchick.blogspot.com/ms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)Blogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-3395259236495347204Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:09:00 +00002010-09-16T17:16:30.204+01:00You can find me now at Very Nice Threads, an online resource for eco-fashion with an edge.Come and have a click around! CdL xohttp://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2010/09/good-morning-very-nice-threads.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-3963817130695741933Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:55:00 +00002011-09-17T09:38:52.673+01:00All good things do come to an end and I'm afraid this is one of them. Blogging here for the last couple of years has been great, but I am ready to move on.The FlipChick was the name of a performance piece I did A Very Long Time ago - it toured to New York, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.Of course, we are always still essentially the same, but life moves on and so should one's alter-egos! Plenty http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2010/03/time-for-bed-flipchick.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-6127983717683922342Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:29:00 +00002009-12-16T17:31:33.306ZsoundWhat a great way to see out the decade. Wonderful track from Sade - what a diva! Looking forward to the album next year - official channels only for this artist please. Respect.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/12/sades-soldier-of-love.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-3247164642282381068Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:35:00 +00002009-12-01T23:45:28.383Zsight An artist I've been following for about a year or so. I like his fine art approach.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/12/interview-with-conor-harrington.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-6127330813742623935Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +00002009-11-19T17:14:13.388Zgraffiti habitsight10 DAYS from ripo on Vimeo.This is Ripo, a graffiti artist who I've been following for some time now. Intelligent and beautiful. Poignant and political.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/11/10-days-by-ripo.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-1965494751360961845Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:14:00 +00002009-11-11T18:22:38.158ZClick here to see Darzacq's 'Hyper'. It is a series of photographs taken of dancers, breakers, gymnasts in supermarkets. They are suspended in a moment in time, not by wire at all, his ability to capture them in mid-air is genius. While this is not as gritty as the 'Chute' series, which made me fall in love all over again with dance photography, it's certainly worth a look.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/11/denis-darzacq-hyper.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-2876381360577491427Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-10-31T12:04:04.613Zgraffiti habitsightWe live in Tottenham babyBanksy in my 'hood. Does this mean my property value will increase? Interesting that he's come all the way up to Zone 3 on the Victoria Line. Was he on his way to a Spurs game? Is he marking the next wave of trendster London migration in search of cheap housing, inexpensive warehouses and true grit?Haringey Council wasted no time in getting the perspex up.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/10/tottenham-banksy-perspexed.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-1123544137866238713Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:27:00 +00002009-10-05T19:29:03.746+01:00styledefined pic of the weekstyleTaken at SHOWstudio.com's exhibition at Somerset House. It's a bit fuzzy/soft in the focus, but I love the way the light falls on his face. The quilt patchwork makes me think of Americana, but in fact Duke is wearing one of John Galliano's designs for Spring/Summer 2010.There's a timelessness about this portrait - like this could have been taken in 1859 in the wild west, as much as it was taken http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/10/duke-wears-galliano-ss-10.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-761595045298547091Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:51:00 +00002009-10-03T11:18:46.258+01:00soundAmy Winehouse has officially launched her own record label Lionness Records. Dionne Bromfield is the label's first offering. She's Amy's goddaughter and she's 13. I'm still not sure what I think of this track, but it does encapsulate a certain nostalgic North London sound and it's a catchy tune. What do you think?Click on this link for the Foolish Little Girl video. I did have it embedded in thishttp://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/10/dionne-bromfield-foolish-little-girl.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-1568861333272969595Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:05:00 +00002009-09-24T00:23:50.352+01:00artsightstyleThis is a photo of an installation at the On/Off space at London Fashion Week. Two ceramic life-size bull dogs watching pixelated images on a wall to ceiling screen. 180 The Strand It was my favourite space, it housed not only the Ethical Fashion folks but also On/Off, which is the platform for many Indie designers. The vibe is a whole lot edgier than Somerset House and it feels more like an art http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/09/onoff-london-fashion-week.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-5170564943133385706Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:44:00 +00002009-09-21T14:47:15.797+01:00sightstyledefined pic of the weekstyleYes, I was at a party at Claridge's last night and no I won't tell you whose party it was because it would be blatant advertising and no, they didn't pay me to do this. You can probably guess which party it was though ...As we were leaving, we spotted a woman with great style walking towards us.I loved her overall Elvira look - the drape of the sleeves and the scalloped edge to the detail on thehttp://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/09/daisy-lowe-at-london-fashion-week.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-6940719508891713655Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:42:00 +00002009-09-21T14:43:52.517+01:00soundsightdeviationDimlite – Ravemond's Young Problems from Ehstrawlogy Produkte on Vimeo.I kind of like it. It's pretty art-school arty, but also very engaging.Thank you Deviation for the head's up.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/09/dimlite-ravemonds-young-problems.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-6220081475959408130Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:35:00 +00002009-09-18T21:29:04.646+01:00styledefined pic of the weekstyle.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } josh, originally uploaded by theflipchick. A little warm up for London Fashion Week. English eccentricity at its finest. Tube socks are a brave choice, but he is definitely working it. Loving the bowtie and mad scientist http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/09/josh.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-5075660029879054887Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:52:00 +00002009-09-18T23:58:23.345+01:00sightLondon Fashion WeekstyleI'm the London correspondent this week for Style Defined NYC. Click here to see the write up I did on the SHOWstudio.com exhibition at the Embankment Galleries in Somerset House.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/09/london-fashion-week.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-2075878544155187788Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:28:00 +00002009-09-08T22:37:29.926+01:00soundhip hopSpeech Debelle from Black Cab Sessions on Vimeo.I was introduced to this young woman's sound earlier this year and was blown away by her writing and beats. She's taken the Mercury Prize with her debut album Speech Therapy - much to the amazement of the British music establishment, but she bloody deserves it. Well done Speech! The bookies were on Florence and the Machine, but i knew that overratedhttp://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/09/speech-debelle-takes-mercury-prize.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-2049532467317899086Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:04:00 +00002009-09-14T12:06:33.088+01:00styleGreenwich Park, London.Your hair matches your shirt, your trousers scream rock star and your boots kick it nicely with the man bag. You are brave, you have your own sense of style and you carry it off. Bravo.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/09/psychedlic-post-punk.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-3080216097673870696Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:08:00 +00002009-08-13T08:08:55.810+01:00Banned from swimming pool for following her religion | NewsShared via AddThisYou should be able to wear whatever the hell you want to wear to express yourself. Now I'm not a fan of the burka or the hajib, but I've always said that if you're gonna cover up, do it with style. I love the idea of a 'Burkini' anyway - now that's the cutting edge of suimsuit style for the orthodox.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/08/burkini-banned-from-swimming-pool-in.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-3170668860438305036Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:28:00 +00002009-09-09T20:33:10.806+01:00styleI like the effortless bowler hat (Christie's) and Bumni's maxi dress (Greenwich Market). Two years running is pretty good for this hemline, so if this is the summer we say bye-bye to the maxi, I'd go out in this one! I like the print and the sassy hair, reminds me a bit of Grace Jones. Great bracelets.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/08/bumni-kola.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-5859704543550426634Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:43:00 +00002009-08-05T06:43:00.504+01:00It's all gone a bit minimal ... what I really like about this are the stripes ... somehow they add another dimension to what is really just a depressing light industrial wall round the back of Brick Lane. Minimal, yet pleasing to the eye.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/08/shoreditch-stripes.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-978905842975141705Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:41:00 +00002009-09-09T20:21:02.759+01:00graffiti habitsightAn East London oasis. I always knew this place existed, but never really could drag myself away from the Brick Lane madness to take the time to explore. I finally found it - the Spitalfields City Farm. It's great for kids and you can even pick up a few gardening tips. Because no matter how much of a city lad or lass you are, a bit of green on a summer's day is a truly welcome thing.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/08/shoreditch-birds.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-736250748778075159Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:02:00 +00002009-07-20T09:34:16.027+01:00soundsightfilipinoThe ‘Barrio Fiesta’ is a large-scale event for Filipinos in the UK to get together over two days to celebrate their ‘Filipino-ness’. It’s kind of like a two-day family picnic, except your family members number 26,000 and they come from all over Europe (and further afield). A lovely place for the diaspora to feel togetherness in what can sometimes feel like a cold and inhospitable country.My http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/07/barrio-fiesta-sa-london.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-3241027966561905462Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:32:00 +00002009-06-28T23:32:01.113+01:00graffiti habitsightIn Shoreditch - the talented Conor Harrington. Not sure if this is graffiti or painting, but I am inclined to think that it is painting ... just outside. Still I like the idea of shredded toy soldiers.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/06/conor-harrington.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-1470623988229292319Thu, 28 May 2009 16:41:00 +00002009-05-28T17:47:28.667+01:00sightWe live in Tottenham babySpotted on Saturday night on Philip Lane. I was walking past the Tottenham Green Leisure Centre on Saturday night. I could hear some roots music thumping from behind the glass and some people dressed up standing outside, smoking. I thought there must be a wedding party going on. Then I spotted Clive, making his way along Philip Lane. A friend's birthday party he said. So I twigged, it wasn't a http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/05/birthday-party.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-2868417946628813525Thu, 07 May 2009 19:04:00 +00002009-05-07T20:08:45.977+01:00sightWe live in Tottenham babystyleLeonie, fashion student.Wow, I was stunned by how totally cool she looked, so different from the Tottenham uniform of tight jeans, fat trainers and straightened hair. I love the waistcoat over the tunic and the lace black bra peeking through. Also check out flawless accessories and the Bottecelli-esque weave. The bag ... oh the bag! Hessian weave with animal print that only she could pull http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/05/boho-afrique.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120597555856713857.post-6899251075854189991Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:42:00 +00002009-04-21T12:51:27.443+01:00TorontosightSpotted in the Annex, a hyper-exact Rude Boy. His name is Peter, a 19 year old international student. I liked the bright red cardi and the willingness to be mod-oh-so-mod. Although I didn't ask him if he carried blues in his fedora, I felt that detail was unlikely.http://theflipchick.blogspot.com/2009/04/rude-boy-replicated.htmlms.deleon@gmail.com (Christine de León)0