This Halloween, rather than opting for your run-of-the-mill costume, consider embodying a female icon who inspires you.
The lead singer of The Ronettes, famous for the greatest pop song of all time: "Be My Baby." Ronnie was born Veronica Yvette Bennett, born to an African-American and Cherokee mother and an Irish father in New York City. She unfortunately ended up marrying her abusive and controlling producer Phil Spector, but while her private life was terrifying, her public persona was flawless, sex-soaked, thick-eyelinered, big-haired perfection.
Jazz singer Nina Simone is considered to be one of the greatest music artists of all time. Unfortunately she passed away more than 10 years ago, but she still has a special place in our hearts!In Memoriam: A Look Back At Nina Simone's Fantastic Music CareerWhat's your favourite Nina Simone song?
Nina Simone est en colère : la lutte pour l’égalité des Noirs aux États-Unis semble vouée à l’échec. Elle ne s’y résout pas, malgré l’intense dépression dans lequel ça la plonge.
The Love Letter (1904). Nina Hardy (British, fl.1890-1896). Oil on canvas. While Hardy is said to have flourished from 1890 to 1896, this work was done later. The young woman of means is concentrating...
On what would have been Nina Simone's 80th birthday, LightBox celebrates her life and her legacy with a series of Alfred Wertheimer's magnificent, intimate portraits of the star.
I usually start any post by offering an introduction of the afro-mentionned artist but I don’t think jazz singer Nina Simone needs presentation. If you know only a bit a jazz, pop or soul you…
Fashion by Nina Ricci, 1961.
A photo of Nina Simone
TICKLE THEM FOR ME, NINA... Nina Simone on piano CHATOUILLE-LES POUR MOI, NINA... Nina Simone au piano
Actress Sarah Lancashire sobbed when she read the tear-jerking script, sell-out audience at Hay is told
Taken by Ruth Harriet Louise, 1929.
natural-queen-of-coarse: ““ NINA SIMONE | with daughter Lisa ” http://natural-queen-of-coarse.tumblr.com/ ”
Ask a boyfriend or husband about Nina Rindt and chances are, they're more likely to have heard of her than us girls. A face better recognised trackside at Formula One races than in the fashion world, the Finnish model and wife of the late racing driver Jochen Rindt is an unsung style heroine who mor
We wanted to celebrate those who’ve been repping. For Black History Month natural hair is celebrated in this post!
I KNOW I'M NO BETTER THAN ANYONE... BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF THERE IS ANYONE BETTER THAN ME.
Lisa Simone talks about coming to terms with the legendary singer and her legacy, and why she defied the Oscar boycott to celebrate the nomination of her documentary
Nina Simone, who died on Monday aged 70, possessed a voice that defied categorisation; she took from blues, jazz, folk and classical music, and sang from the soul.
It's her birthday today so here are some beautiful images of the legendary Nina Simone.
Gitta Schilling wearing coat by Nina Ricci - Photo by F.C. Gundlach http://www.fcgundlach.de/
Singer Nina Hagen and singer Angelyne attend "I Shot Andy Warhol" Hollywood Premiere on May 16, 1996 at Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Welcome to The Velvet Acorn, here you will find purely original pattern designs in knit and crochet. Inspired and crafted with my love of nature and the outdoors in mind. I always aim for comfort, warmth and versatility, timeless pieces that layer well and go with everything. I always create trying to pay close attention to detail, making every pattern design unique and filled with love and personality all their own.Thank you for looking and keep an eye out for more patterns to come.All pictures and patterns copyright to The Velvet Acorn ©Approx. chest measurements for the sizes: 2 (25 inch chest circumference) 3/4 (26.5 inch chest circumference) 5/7 (28 inch chest circumference) 8/10 (29.5 inch chest circumference) 11/13 (31 inch chest circumference) 14/16 (32.5 inch chest circumference) S/M (34-38 inch chest circumference) L/XL (40-46 inch chest circumference)Designed with a positive ease of approx. 5-7 inches {or more depending}.Pictured in size 5/7 on a 5.5 year old child.
Why you wanna swipe left / Blackbird?
Mark Broadhead: Below are the top five winners. Congratulations to all of you. Thanks as always to everyone for participating. Could the top five winners please send me the story behind the photo (how they came to take the photo) and he'll post it below the image. Could the photographer placed first contact me via flickrmail with their choice of guide and their postal address. Check out all the photos with Ewah's Challenge counter In joint first place with 23 votes is Lucie Debelkova's "Iran - Beautiful Iranian Girl with Magic Eyes from Kashan" When you travel in Iran you cannot miss some of those lovely Iranian paintings picturing beautiful girls and woman on them. One of the things that caught my eye when looking at those paintings was that women are quite often pictured with their eyebrows that are widened and painted until they appear to meet. I thought it was an artistic vision of the painter rather than a reality, till I started to notice some of the Iranian girls with same physical features. My Iranian friend has mentioned afterward that it used be a fashion style at some point in Iranian history and if the eyebrow didn't physically grow together, ladies used to paint it that way. Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens focal length: 24.00 - 105.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 105.00 mm, Aperture: 4.5, Exposure time: 1/160 s, ISO: 400 In joint first place with 23 votes is RobertDouglas' "Pink China" These are billboards surrounding a huge new tower complex in downtown Beijing. They've been building them for over three years now and I have taken a number of photos of cyclists and pedestrians walking past different adverts. This time I did frame the photo and then waited, sitting on the pavement for about 40 min, until the "correct" person walked past. Correct, meaning right type of clothes and color. I shot it on my Canon Powershot s5. In second place with 19 votes is rovinglight's "Tibetan" In third place with 17 votes is MADIASH's "The eyes" In joint fourth place with 16 votes is Give-on's "African Eyes !" In joint fourth place with 16 votes is PBGalerie.ch's "Curious - Kawaza" In joint fourth place with 16 votes is lboogie's "Beautiful Asian elephant eye - Elephant Nature Park" In fifth place with with 15 votes is Sam.Seyffert's "Kalash girl" The Kalash are a tiny and dwindling community of non-muslims living in two valleys in the Hindu Kush mountains in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. (Frontier as in the frontier with Afghanistan) Kalash culture and belief system differs drastically from the various ethnic groups surrounding them but is similar to that of the neighboring Nuristanis (Kafirs) in northeast Afghanistan, before their enforced Islamization in the last decade of the 19th century. My favourite (apart from the winners) is livetowander's "Determination" There was a battle for territory and a pride of females taking place and the lion in the shot was younger and fitter, going up against the more experienced alpha male of the pride in situ. I never did find out who won the battle...
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High Waist/Corsetted Skirt Tutorial This is a pattern and construction tutorial for a high- waist skirt. These skirts are particularly well-suited to corset-style details, either with a functional lace up back or a decorative faux lacing (back, front, two at the sides, etc). This tutorial is meant…
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“The Crown” Emmy-winner stars in “La Chimera,” a darling of last year’s film festivals that now finally has a U.S. release.
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Claudia Roth Pierpont on how the struggle for civil rights shaped Nina Simone’s life and career, and on a controversial new movie, “Nina,” starring Zoe Saldana.
Take a look inside the bizarre and beautiful world of Life Magazine photographer Nina Leen, aka "The Lenslady."
