It's no secret how nuts I am about Ms Kahlo, and I could talk about her sartorial influence for hours. Today, however, I'm going to focus on the floral headpieces she was often spotted wearing. Florals were a large part of Frida's artwork (usually interpretated as something sexual, intentionally or not), but she also wore them in her hair most of the time. This may have just been a traditionally Mexican take on celebrating colour and life, or it might have had something to do with Frida's demons. She often complained of looking masculine, and is regularly recorded talking of feeling ugly and 'manly'. She often dressed to express these feelings in men's suits and shirts, so maybe this was an easy way of expressing a little femininity.Who knows? They don't half look pretty though, and are an easy peasy way to slip a little of this season's florals into your life.



Johny Loves Rosie are the bestest silk flower sellers in the UK, and their prices are bargainous. I bought a bunch of these today, and plan to wear them over the crown of my head in a Frida-stylee. For something more subtle though, just stick one over your ponytail or clip in by your ear in a down-do.

Happy St Pats!

Green dress, £435, Marni; Green tights, £5, We Love Colours; Green/grey sandals, £375, Marni; Green Purse, £priceless, Chanel; Shamrock glasses, £1, Century Novelty.

I love novelty sunglasses, I think I own a pair for every festivity imaginable.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who let out a huge sigh of 'WTF' when I spied the 'store' versions of the Balenciaga S/S 08 collection. The collection was an international hit, and the linebacker shoulders and exaggerated hips were cited as yet another example of just how incredibl and forward thinking designer Nicholas Ghesquiere really is.

These watered-down (dumbed down?), boring frocks bear very little resemblence to the originals. In fact, many people on one fashion forum mistook them for a high street imitation. The fabric looks cheap, the shapes unflattering, and the print is just... bad. As for the two handkerchief style tops... I mean, really? WTF? They were bad in the 90s, and they're bad now. If I had £900 to drop on a frock right now, I'm afraid to see it wouldn't be these.

The Luella batman t-shirt has been everywhere this weekend. I've seen it in the weekend supplements of just about every newspaper, and on all sorts of websites. It's a great t-shirt, so OBVS this is a good thing. But £55 is a bit steep, so here's a few of my other favourites.

Luella Batman shirt, £55, net-a-porter; DIE Too Young To Die, £6, DIE; 3.1 Phillip Lim Oops Face, £95 (erm, what??), Browns ; Uniqlo Taiyo Matsumoto, £12.99, Uniqlo; Claw Yellow Burger, £30, Claw; Nails Did, £25, Nails Did

This week some classic bluegrass from the legendary Earl Scruggs (and a few of his friends). Earl is like the banjo God, and even invented a whole new style of playing, cannily named 'Scruggs Style'. This track, 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown', is one of the most famous bluegrass songs of all time. It was used in the car chase scenes in Bonnie and Clyde, and has since been used in plenty more hick-tastic chase scenes -- usually involving a car driving through a barn and emerging complete with chickens and hay.

Enjoy!