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Aug16

Inside Blake Lively’s stylish wardrobe.

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Inside Blake Lively’s stylish wardrobe.

Blake Lively not only plays a main part in one this season’s top TV shows but is also proving herself to be a little bit of a style icon.

The actress may work the pretty, preppy; girl next-door look on screen but off screen is another story!  The A-lister’s style has gone supersonic this summer, she has been seen wearing the likes of prestigious designers such as Chanel, Marchesa, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, Matthew Williamson and Juicy Couture, and these are just a few of the designers flooding Blake’s much desired wardrobe.

Lively was seen chatting to US Vogue’s Anna Winter at the Paris Couture Shows, Wintour has in fact stated she is one of Lively’s biggest fans and to prove this Blake is to appear on the cover of Vogue for the second time in six months!

Despite having one of the most enviable wardrobes to date, the actress’s real passion is shoes.  It has been reported that Lively has in fact purchased over three hundred pairs in the past two years alone, dedicating an entire closet to her much beloved footwear!

Her love for clothes and shoes began at a very young age, her mother who was a former model would tailor adult clothes to fit Blake as she didn’t want her to be seen in anything similar to the other children but instead as an individual.  It’s however Blake’s naturalness and ease that really gets our attention, she doesn’t seem too perfect nor too sultry and this is exactly why she is quickly becoming recognised as a major fashion icon.

Mar24

Interior decoration becomes a work of art.

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Interior decoration becomes a work of art.

Artists including David Shrigley, Kiki Smith, Lucas and David Hirst are amongst the few names that will be showcasing their pieces this month in Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery.  The Gallery is set to reveal its first British wallpaper exhibition and will reveal a series of wallpaper designs created by various artists.

Each of the creations differs from normal wallpaper designs in that they tell a story, portray a certain message or offer political views. 

Wallpaper in fact says a lot about a home and the person who chose the particular design on display; it is often something that is taken for granted  and this particular exhibition is taking place in order to celebrate this fact and in turn embrace the various styles available.  The exhibition will reveal that wallpaper is in fact a visual tool that brings an environment to life as well as going far beyond just initial decoration purposes.

Kiki Smith’s work resembles a fourteenth century German woodcut style and congers up images of fantasy in the shape of nocturnal creatures and starry skies as well as spiritual imagery.  It portrays a link between both nature and the humans retiring journey through life.

Abigail Lane’s designs on the other hand show a series of repetition in the shape of a deep and baleful message.

Both the pretty hand screened creations from Kiki smith to the dark and sinister designs by Abigail Lane feature in the exhibition aptly titled ‘Walls are Talking: Wallpaper, Art and Culture’.  Each piece allows the audience to enter a world rather than simply peering through a window.