Inspiration: Daydream, I fell asleep and met the flowers.

When I was in Oxfordshire visiting my sister around a month ago, I took these photos of the blossom trees in her little village; everything I love about Spring. Also, the weekend I visited saw the annual Ducklington Fritillary show taking place. I love village events like this...tea and cakes in the village hall, Church members selling souvenir tea towels...just brilliant. Properly English.

© Alice Mary Barnes, 2011.

Fashion: Looking to Spring

It's that time of year again; the sun rises earlier in the morning, the thermometer creeps up, the tights have (almost) been packed away until next winter. That's right; I am SPRINGing forward and rifling through lookbooks and images to inspire my Spring/Summer wardrobe - NEON, Prada, the artisan of Celine, stripes! and bananas. Oh, and a bit of Luxe 70s sheer.

1/ HunterGatherer; 2/ Opening Ceremony; 3/ 80s Purple; 4/ fashion156.com; 5/ Altuzarra SS11; 6/ Knighttcat.com; 7 /Vogue.com; 8/ Vogue.com; 9/ simplyolive; 10/ Mary Katrantzou SS11; 11/Prada Banana Earrings; 12/ YSL SS11; 13/ Topshop Unique SS11; 14/ Style.com; 15/ Band of Outsiders

Inspiration: Fashion Film

I have a long-standing obsession with fashion film and moving image to promote and showcase fashion effectively; so naturally, I am loving Ruth Hogben's film for the North East's very own Gareth Pugh, to showcase his first venture at Pitti Immagine #79. I adore the kaleidoscope effects, the shapes and the craftsmanship. A truly outstanding piece of fashion imagery!

To see more exquisite fashion film go to Showstudio.com - so much to see.

All imagery © Gareth Pugh, 2011

Inspiration: Pink, it's my new obsession.

1/ The Cherry Blossom Girl; 2/Pinterest.com; 3/The Cherry Blossom Girl; 4/FollowStudio; 5/Susan Yin; 6/Selina Lake; 7/Style Rookie; 8/Anthropologie; 9/ Xie Kitchen; 10/Celine Spring/Summer '11 Campaign; 11/Christopher Kane Spring/Summer '11; 12/KatieCakes; 13/Jil Sander Spring/Summer '11 (via thelastmiaow.blogspot.com); 14/Carl Kleiner (via krisatomic.com/blog); 15/Hiya; 16/PinkBow; 17/ ChicInTown; 18/Tim Walker for Vogue UK, December 2004; 19/Cacharel Spring/Summer 2011; 20/ Giles Spring/Summer 2010

Fashion: Whistles S/S '11 Campaign

I am absolutely loving Whistles' Spring/Summer '11 campaign. Moving image is definitely the way forward for new collections (a la Gareth Pugh); this truly shows how the clothes move. Can't wait to get my hands on the scalloped edge shirt (below). 

Whistles Spring / Summer 2011 from WHISTLES on Vimeo.

All images © Whistles, 2011.