Style High Club

Oh those wicked Scandinavians dominate my flickr favourites, and this month’s muse is no exception. Johanna Oest is an artist living in Sweden, and I just adore her retro 1950s/1960s style. I love the way her nostalgic dressing is without a hint of irony, this is not retro mix up, this is not a 2008 take on the 1950s. And please, can I just take over her flat?

all pictures by Johanna

June’s flickr muse is the queen of thrifted fashion. Piksi does sweet summer dresses, structured tailoring, Marimekko prints, high-waisted trousers and the most fantastic bags, glasses and jewellery and always manages to look cool, sweet and like herself. Who would have thought she’s training to be a vet?

This adorable lady from Thailand is giving me serious wardrobe envy. There is cool and there is uber-cool Boboniaa. She just oozes style and confidence with a natural ability to throw things together into amazing outfits. She wears her vintage dresses, little shorts and rock T-shirts with the ultimate accessory: a cheeky smile.

Just how much do I like this girl! Sandra, or Mademoiselle Molly Fryxell as she is known on Flickr, has perfected the art of doll like dressing. I love her little dresses, her perfect blond bob and share her love for high heeled shoe boots. It’s the little touches here and there, a necklace, a hair pin or scarf that artfully pull her outfits together and add a hint of cheekiness.

Whenever my fashion mojo lets me down, like today when the outfit du jour is made up of pyjama pants and a grey hoody (I do have a monster headache, ok…), I head over to Flickr. There are some seriously stylish ladies who have inspired me on many an occasion to restyle my look and dress out of my comfort zone (60s shift dresses that is).

 One lady that has never failed to inspire me is the incredible m.bibelot. She does elegant retro, comic book geek chic and mannish tailoring to perfection and all with a cheeky smile. I love her for her mix of shrift store finds, vintage jewellery and Marc Jacob goodies.