Out and about....Amsterdam on my mind

<table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/u5BJkfsDYt6r9m7T3fahsNutDZr6g8PbTEXm5b5LMMs?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHehxb_71nxWHBkqJ_TGNbcGOJI-pmBuI-3zYRq5a_LdNEmgnarVuVEtXelJ3XmSIQ0oiXZ56rpEoqzlNAN4SzgPSqbjKMQIL9BLH9dQ7cp6BWSdcUgZK6W0z30zZDwI03c9CFRU7dItc/s800/Xue%2520Mu%2520sig.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>So, the last shot I posted was of a citizen of the Netherlands. Little did I know at the time of posting that my next image would come to you from there. I have just returned from a advertising job I shot there last week. It was a pretty packed schedule but I  managed a couple of hours to myself which was when I met Xue.<br />Xue described herself as a freelancer. For me the dungarees, the bike and the headphones make a perfect combination. She says that no one believes she can cook but she is really good at it. When I asked her what she likes to cook best she told me Fusion and Asian.<br />She is wearing vintage <a href="http://www.levi.com/GB/en_GB/" target="_blank">Levis</a> dungarees, a <a href="http://shop.replay.it/en" target="_blank">Replay</a> shirt, <a href="http://www.cosstores.com/" target="_blank">COS</a> shoes, <a href="http://store-uk.hugoboss.com/" target="_blank">Hugo Boss</a> sunglasses and <a href="http://www.bose.co.uk/GB/en/index.jsp" target="_blank">Bose</a> headphones. Her bike is a Gazelle.

Out and about....Amsterdam on my mind

So, the last shot I posted was of a citizen of the Netherlands. Little did I know at the time of posting that my next image would come to yo...

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Out and about....Miss Sunshine

<table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nvlvoY4ZJSro1FtXfhwKw__atU7_7qPK6m57DeD8VUA?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AFmMECOS4h_W5U9sWiJk5L9vtF7Jc4KXrCp990jdiUWBKyCSEfNJjfHw4ahciJwP9fYuetiGicXFHUnc4Jcsg42RQ4uoxyfAEynaPOVfUnpOSIS1bNs4p-eZGzuMDIbdTb4Tfoj93V1h/s800/Lucy%252520Salter%2525202%252520sig.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/fashionistable.blogspot.com/Fashionistable02?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJOE7ei-xsyxmwE&feat=embedwebsite">Fashionistable</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fCK_wp-N_UGDXX-2QWapWP_atU7_7qPK6m57DeD8VUA?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPy6Sq1lrwRUEtTVrmcB12OeEj05zylWJozQOQBbcEG4-DftktkO5aqH6MT7GeWH7jZjKSOtlYJxUYYF1DOK2gW3dKGZKJs-q4dHLvJtYfzmeCrGCC1P4hc8Wk9jVjww9bdqIINSyP7WYw/s800/Lucy%252520x2%252520sig.jpg" width="650" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/fashionistable.blogspot.com/Fashionistable02?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJOE7ei-xsyxmwE&feat=embedwebsite">Fashionistable</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2pQ8XQd6t-NX-yMOecu5Kv_atU7_7qPK6m57DeD8VUA?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvBZa3_5GSJSrxcCZt2Ca5a6Qdf7sNDZnQXPqwDTw0yWaCC2QKJDcmuxx0uyU-9o8bj5Nvo6MaMGQ5voA7_hxnyr2mSZTGokPT8MUy1lU35pIpumijDRtLdaAMDvlsL0HhqjN6g47m-i3/s800/Lucy%252520Salter%2525206%252520sig.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/fashionistable.blogspot.com/Fashionistable02?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJOE7ei-xsyxmwE&feat=embedwebsite">Fashionistable</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am back in the UK. But before I show you what I have been up to since I have been back I have 2 posts from the Dam to share with you. Lucy became a treasured friend while I was in Amsterdam. Her enthusiasm is infectious. She is bubbly, creative and was so full of info about Amsterdam she made life so much easier for me. In fact just before I left I helped her set up her own blog called <a href="http://an-extra-pair-of-hands.blogspot.com/">an extra pair of hands</a>. She certainly was for me. Check her out and give her the extra encouragement we all need when we start out. Lucy loves vintage and does it very well she describes her style influence as mix and match but loves the ladies of the 1950's</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Originally from Hextable in Kent, Lucy has lived in Amsterdam for the past 5 years. On her creative side she was a member of the <a href="http://www.michaelclarkcompany.com/">Michael Clark Company</a> with whom she toured Europe. She is also a qualified flower arranger. Show me a creative who doesn't have more than one string to their bow. At the moment she is working as a recruiter for an Ad agency. When I asked her, her favourite place in Amsterdam she said her new home with her boyfriend and their dog. Lucy's surprise was that she has had this hair colour for over 20 years. She was very young when she started colouring it. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the 1st image she is wearing a scarf and top from Waterlooplein Market, American Vintage cardy, 1947 limited edition 501 Levis which were a present from her boyfriend. Her boots were a present from her Grandad "I have had them them for a while..."and her bag is from Zara. In the 2nd shot/s she is wearing a coat she bought while I was there it is a beautiful vintage swing coat. Everything else she is wearing in this shot is vintage too. In the 3rd shot her dress is from ASOS, and shoes and bag are Zara scarf is vintage.</span>

Out and about....Miss Sunshine

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Out and about....Davies St

<table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5uiJk9Exocy-_WCpxIaoog9FgPmIgFtkXsv-pnik548?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4ozQYy3w49khRo-JRouRGq0zxT2XBRb5EIjqrfX1WSt7nyXYOhzabZDJ1aQnC-i54F7Gcqso6qAzB3aCPas8zENwuEeyJG0fBTAXX8I4MZjDOVpkQf4DGdLrtlUR6ddMQwweorNhVv1E/s800/Charlie%20Billingham%20and%20Kaisa%20Malmstrom%201.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/fashionistable.blogspot.com/Fashionistable?authkey=Gv1sRgCMaR78ym_NjXywE&feat=embedwebsite">Fashionistable</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Kajsa and Charlie were shopping in South Molton Street when we met but there was no sun there anymore so they kindly came round the corner with me and into the evening light. I loved the pop of red that is Kajsa hair against her otherwise black palette. Charlie is in the shot too because of his curly hair and painterly shorts. Kajsa is from Sweden and Charlie is a Londoner. Kajsa told me she gets her style inspiration from her friends. For Charlie who is a fine art student at the Royal Academy it is Picasso. When I ask people about their surprising fact, they sometimes hum and ha so I try and help them out with examples of what others have said. With these guys one of my examples was the feminist issue we had a week or so ago. Kajsa said she finds it surprising and upsetting when women say they are not feminists. Charlie said that surprisingly he was a feminist. Way to go Charlie. When I asked him what inspires his art he said "the future". Kajsa is wearing a dress from <a href="http://www.rodebjer.com/">Rodebjer</a>, vest from <a href="http://www.cheapmonday.com/">Cheap Monday</a>, <a href="http://www.vagabond.com/">Vagabond</a> shoes and her glasses are from a mini market in Sweden. Charlies' top is by <a href="http://www.saint-james.co.uk/men-clothing.php">St James</a> and was a present from a friend when he went to art school as it was like the top Picasso used to wear. His cut offs are <a href="http://eu.levi.com/en_GB/index.html">Levis</a> - the other half of which is now in a painting. His shoes are <a href="http://www.drmartens.com/">DM's</a> and glasses <a href="http://www.polaroidsunglasses.co.uk/">Polaroid</a>. Their favourite place's in London are <a href="http://www.debeauvoir.org.uk/dbhistory.html">Beauvoir Square</a> in Hackney for Kajsa and Victoria Park for Charlie.

Out and about....Davies St

From Fashionistable Kajsa and Charlie were shopping in South Molton Street when we met but there was no sun there anymore so they kindly cam...

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