Messy nessy chic

Pochoir was a damn delicate practice, and it was inextricably bound to the star of Paris' Golden Age of Illustration, André E. Marty. The Frenchman and his stencil-centric drawing or pochoir method defined the aesthetics of a generation, especially for the high fashion set. There was "an

Messy Nessy Chic uncovers the Pearly Kings and Queens, an English style subculture, with their colorful feathered hats and hand-sewn pearl button suits.

1. Hidden Portraits reinterprets historical paintings through a modern lens By Volker Hermes. Discover more portraits here. 2. Ladies' ordinary: Women-only restaurants of the early 19th century A girls' night out in the 1830s looked very different from how i

1. Ron’s Place: England's secret Outsider Art palace Behind the facade of this unassuming Victorian villa in the heart of Birkenhead, Merseyside, lies a hidden treasure trove of creativity and passion that was hidden for decades. This is Ron’s Place, a conventional flat transf

You could say Kat Wise has been to Oz and back– several times. Her story so far makes for an extraordinary tale of adventure and bizarre life events that sound almost like a modern-day sequel to Dorothy's odyssey down the yellow brick road. In no particular order: she's worked for Mother Teresa, tr

Cabinet of Chic Curiosities

On July 16, 1945, the United States Army detonated the world’s first nuclear weapon in New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto desert.

The mystery isn’t just who made them or where they came from, but why they’re still so affordable.

Photograph courtesy of Les Chandelles It's a phone-less world down there in the underground lair of Les Chandelles, the infamous "club échangiste" – and something to be appreciated in itself before we get into the stuff you really want to know about. Inhibitions (and Instagram) are to be left abo

1. Photographed by Man Ray in the 1930s (not the 1970s) Helen Tamris photographed by Man Ray, found here. 2. Her shoe game Hand coloured photograph of a Jewish girl in Damascus, Syria (1865). Found on the Institut du Monde Arabe. 3. Jackie O Jackie Kennedy (1968)