Not Your Average granny

I haven't done the Icon post for a while...and as I am severely lacking any new hauls yet (the postman is dissing me, boohooo!)
So, I think I have to look at one of my style-icons now. I am more than what I buy (he he, or was it I buy, therefore I am?)

My next style and personality icon is the British Lady of cool. I have a weak spot for everything British, as I am a huge fan of the cool and quirky outlook some of the Brits have upon life, fashion , art, etc. And this lady has started the ubercool movement of rebellion and punk in the 60s, and she is still going strong.

This is not your tea and cookies-cozy grandma that knits woollen socks for you.

This is Vivienne Westwood: probably one of the few seniors that rocks the orange hair, the baseball cap and the axe!


To me she is the woman who defies age, absolutely crushes the notions of behaving old, she was the epitome of Punk-coolness in the 60s, and she still has the Mojo in the noughties (that is now).

And the things she designes, oh stop me....I ADORE her designs. The dress she is wearing in the second picture is quintessentially Vivienne Westwood, and is both weareable for the skinnies among us as the curvy girls...not discrimination on the body front!

I once passed a Vivienne Westwood shop in Manchester, and I almost ran frantically up and down in the bus (as I travelled in the bus to the Manchester centre) in order to get out as fast as possible. Did I visit the shop? No, my wallet would not allow me to do that...

But if I were a chica rica, or a rich girl, I would certainly bring my amped up creditcard to the Vivienne Westwood store and leave with big bags and a big grin....

Such a beautiful day

A million things have been said about this man, and a million things will be said about this man in the future...

But right now I will let this picture speak for itself. I see the most loving and enigmatic presidential couple of all times...and I hope that their love will reach the USA, and heal the mistakes of the past.

Congratulations United States with your new president!!!

Jane Birkin

There is something absolutely cute about a young British girl who went to France in order to make a film, falls in love with the French actor she plays alongside, and seals their love with a highly sensual song. (a better biography can be found here, LOL).

Here is the song...it is a bit comical in our days, I think.

(Her french has a bit of a British accent...I never noticed this before, LOL)

Jane Birkin and her 'panting' lover Serge Gainsbourg

Birkin was a reasonable actress, ofcouse, but she has gained her fame with the (as we say nowadays...thank you Idols) X-factor...She was the predecessor of the It-girl of today. Highly fashionable, highly provocative in both her songs as her appearance and a bit media-eager...

Birkin has grown up gracefully, and is more low-profile nowadays

And, let's not forget...she inspired Hermes to make the most iconic bag ever...Paris Hilton has not accomplished such a thing, neither Nicole Ritchie

I like her daughter Lou Douillon as well...she is not a copy of her mother, but merges her own androgyne-meets-vixen style with a lot of quirkiness.

But she has her mothers hair and teeth. More importantly, her devil-may-care attitude, which makes both women strong and iconic in their own way...