Mitchell & Dent's Tittle Tattle

Oxfords not brogues. So. A gal turns to wiki to find out something seemingly simple like why an Oxford shoe is called an Oxford shoe, but now I’m more confused than ever. You can read all about how the lacing is closed, being stitched underneath a vamp and all, if you really want to. Here. Or, you can just visit Melissa‘s online and do a little field research of the most fabulous kind yourself. Lordie, just imagine what a wing-tip means then?

melissaaustralia.com.au

If you like this you may also like

1. Besotted
2. At first sight
3. Maximalism

Well, imagine that. This is Mitchell & Dent‘s 300th blog post. And we’ve just started year 2 of our little weblog. Goodness. Where did the time go? Well, we do grow old. Thankfully, old does not necessarily mean less stylish. Case in point: Model 137 designed by Mr ‘Danish Design’ himself, Finn Juhl (1912-1989). Contemporary since 1953.

onecollection.com

If you like this you may also like

1. Sit on it
2. A good egg
3. In the window

Mesdames Mitchell and Dent are soon to become aunties. And like all childless aunties we will most probably end up buying perfectly pretty, but pretty impractical, presents for our new neice/s and/or nephew/s. What’s function got to do with it, when the form is as good as this junior Lampert sofa by Jonathan Adler? Baby sick? Leaking nappies? Sticky fingers? Not an auntie’s concern. And just wait until they’re four and we buy them finger paints and kiddie drumkits.

jonathanadler.com

If you like this you may also like

1. Adled
2. Heh babes
3. Gaming

So. Here at M&D we are completely addicted to Pinterest (more about that in the days to come), but this is how the wonderful web works… the very clever Dana Hughes, interior designer in Sydney and creator of the inspirational design blog Yellow Trace (go! see!), posted these amazing hand blown glass bottles by New York designer Elizabeth Lyons on Pinterest and we fell in love with them and posted them for you to see. We love the internets.

www.lyonsglass.com

If you like this you may also like

1. Ready… set… pin!
2. What home means to M&D
3. Oh baby

Despite being from the country, a little shiver goes up my spine when I hear the words ‘country’ and ‘style’ in the same sentence. I have nightmares about knotty pine kitchens with pictures of pepperpots and geese on the tiles and I think a ‘this kitchen seasoned with love’ cross-stitch might actually make me cry. And yet, Country Living online has terribly cute upcycling ideas for old oars and tennis raquets. Love – all.

www.countryliving.com

If you like this you may also like

1. Very cross stitch
2. One green bottle
3. Frock fest

This image makes me feel like just a kid in a candy shop… oh wait. Thankyou Barton’s Bonbonniere for being so very delicious. Thankyou architect Victor Gruen and design consultant Alvin Lustig. Thankyou Architectural Forum August 1952. Thankyou most wonderful Flickr gal Sandi Vincent (aka Sandiv999), officer of the Mid-Century Modern League (Portland Metro Area branch). Thankyou. Thankyou very much.

mcmleague.org

If you like this you may also like

1. Raining diamonds
2. Looking into the past
3. Joy oh joy

Silvia Portella is a Spanish illustrator living in Germany designing coffee cup elephants for Poketo in the USA for Mitchell & Dent to blog about in Australia. It’s a lot to think about over breakfast.

www.poketo.com

If you like this you may also like

1. One green bottle
2. ¡Ilustraciones bonitas!
3. The Pressroom and Co

Dear Colleen,
We like your prints very much.
Kind regards,
Mesdames Mitchell and Dent

Dear Colleen on Etsy

If you like this you may also like

1. Spring has sprung
2. Mixed messages
3. Letter impressive

On the twenty first day of January my inbox showed to me… this shoe. And now I know that love at first sight really does exist, thank you daily Michi Girl blog e-mails. And thank you United Nude and too-cool-for-school Rem Koolhaas. Alas, it may be a tale of love lost as I do not have a spare £155 and besides, Victoria Beckham probably bought the last pair.

www.unitednude.com

If you like this you may also like

1. Bullish
2. Cute or creepy?
3. Besotted

If you, like Mitchell & Dent, think there is a distinct lack of chiffon in cocktail dresses of late and worry that a Hervé Léger frock won’t look quite so flattering after your fourth bellini, try Beverly Hill’s Timeless Vixen Vintage. Wonderfully ridiculous silk and tulle and lace concoctions from days of yore when necklines were made for jewellery and skirts were made for dancing.

Timeless Vixen Vintage’s online shop

If you like this you may also like

1. For pledges with parties
2. Take notice
3. Hey presto, Blendo