Vintage Cool : BIBA and Beyond

I have a holy grail of vintage items that I'd like really to own and an original BIBA mannequin head has been right up there in my top 10 for as long as I can remember.

So pleased to have bagged this beauty on ebay last week!

I will of course pass it down to my own Biba one day (but not until she can keep her room tidy).

If you are a Biba fan get yourself down to the BIBA and Beyond Exhibition at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. This major new fashion exhibition celebrates the life and times of the charismatic, talented woman behind the brand, Barbara Hulanicki.

With loans from major collectors and private individuals the exhibition tells the amazing story of BIBA through illustrations, film, fashion, music and photography.

The exhibition runs until April 14th 2013. To book tickets and find out about the education program that is running alongside the exhibition visit www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk

That's my Biba's birthday outing sorted!

Would You Hit & Run?

Today began perfectly with some much needed, quality one to one time in town with Biba but within 10 minutes of arriving home our day was in tatters.

We put away our shopping and Biba went out on her bike but 2 minutes later she came racing up the drive shouting that Rex had been run over.

We both ran up the hill to where he was laying in a pool of blood. It must have just happened but there were no cars to be seen. 

He was alive, but only just and bleeding from his ears. I knew he wasn't going to make it. I scooped him up and held him close. He died in my arms.

How can someone simply keep on driving? What's wrong with people? We live on a straight road, a country lane so there are no parked cars or other potential places for a cat to jump onto the road out of nowhere. 

I know that the culprit hanging around wouldn't have saved him but what kind of person does something like that and just carries on driving? I'm gutted, the kids are gutted. Rex was such a cool kitty, he was more like a dog and would follow you wherever you went. He even attempted to get on the school bus with Sonny this week.

It's a sombre in the To house tonight.

We buried him in the garden under the plum tree that he loved to climb. I say we but Sonny insisted that he did it himself.

We will miss you Rexie. xxx

Loving the Polaroid Z2300 Camera

I've just fallen head over heels with this new Polaroid Z2300 camera. It's a good job it's my birthday soon. Nudge, hint...

Iconic Polaroid styling but packed with all the features you would expect from a modern 10MP digital camera but with the added awesomeness that it prints smudge-proof photos onto sticky back paper. 

Love, Love, Love it.

A little love goes a long way

Its not often that something stops me in my tracks and makes me feel truly happy but this did today...

Not sure what I did to prompt that Tweet but I do know that I'm so lucky to have met such an amazing bunch of people online that I now class as my closest friends.

If you are getting hitched, having a baby or just fancy glamming yourself up and having some amazing photographs taken, my pal Jay aka @Cosmicgirlie is your gal.

JayMountfordPhotography.co.uk