78. A TREAT FOR ALL THE FASHION LOVERS

What's better than having fun with fashion? Making fun of fashion.

Here are some of my favourite treats for all you fashion lovers out there...Indulge!

The Devil Wears Prada Bloopers
A wonderful Gag-Reel & behind the scenes footage from one of the greatest fashion films of all time
 "A little chocolate sauce and a bayonet and we're in business"
(sadly poor quality, but great nonetheless)

@CondeElevator

Things overheard on the Conde Nast Elevator
(the poor employee was threatened to be fired so had to give this page up)

 

 This Photo of Anna Wintour

From Celebrity Close-up

Humor Chic
By aleXsandro Palombo
A daily society portrait blog with some hilarious (and controversial) illustrations of our beloved fashion icons

Children With Swag
These kids are actually making fun of you, because they dress better than you do.

77. 10 TICKETS TO JAPAN

If someone were to spin a globe and tell me that where ever my finger would land, that's where I would go next, I would rig the whole thing and make sure that my finger landed on the island of Japan. 

No joke.

Luckily, about a month ago, London got a taste of Japanese culture by throwing a mind-blowing event in Brompton Hall at Earls Court called Hyper Japan.

I was fortunate enough to attend with an incredibly talented team of filmmakers, bloggers and Facebookers who, as a result, made this awesome video and founded 10 Tickets to Japan. 

10 Tickets to Japan is an amazing opportunity for anyone who is enthusiastic and passionate about all things Japanese to win tickets to explore this wonderful country as part of a documentary. All you have to do is fill out this entry form here explaining what you love about Japanese culture and which aspects you'd like to cover.

For those of you who didn't get a chance to attend Hyper Japan 2012, check out this video! (I'm the one with the bun in my hair eating and laughing...and eating some more)

Enjoy! (◕‿◕✿)

10 Tickets to Japan
Hyper Japan
10 Tickets to Japan Entry Form
10 Tickets to Japan Facebook Group
@10tickets2japan

76. WHO IS KONY - DON'T BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE DARK

Invisible Children have created a game-changing video to explain who Joseph Kony is and what  KONY 2012 is all about, better than I ever could.

WATCH IT HERE

LETS MAKE THIS THE BIGGEST STORY IN THE WORLD!

KONY 2012
INVISIBLE CHILDREN
INVISIBLE CHILDREN FACEBOOK PAGE

@Invisible Invisible Children Store

NOTE: To those who want to have a well rounded opinion on the subject of Joseph Kony and what the Invisible Children organization is doing, here are a few pro & con articles on the subject:

Stop Kony, yes. But don’t stop asking questions
Should I Donate Money to Kony 2012 or Not?
the visible problem with invisible children (2006)
Invisible Children responds to criticism about ‘Stop Kony’ campaign
Visible Children KONY 2012, viewed critically.
A Ugandan woman's response to the KONY 2012 campaign
To Critics of KONY 2012

Obviously, I am all for raising awareness about the issue, which is what I feel the core of the KONY 2012 campaign is trying to do.

But please readers, decide for yourselves.

75. SUPERFICIAL THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

Pink Bobs

Gossip Girl's Dorota in Disguise

Dancewear as Streetwear

74. THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. ACTUALLY.

Great time saving tips for every day activities.

How to get nailpolish to dry faster.
How to fold a shirt in a second.
Turbo Park.

Chill your drinks in 2 minutes.
Wrap a chord without tangling it.
And many more!

These work.
For real.

73. IRIS APFEL...on Chanel

I couldn't figure out a way to write something about the immaculate Iris Apfel that would give her any justice, so I decided to take the ready-made - her photographs and quotations - and start a sparse series of posts honoring the things she's said that I admire the most.

The First is called "IRIS APFEL...on Chanel"
 She is the first woman of her generation and social class that I have come across who isn't gushing about her devotion to the legendary fashion house. Something different and very, very funny.
 

Iris also has collaborated with MAC cosmetics to create a rich and vibrant makeup collection, out now!
Iris Apfel for MAC

72. BLOG LOVIN'

MARY HAD A little CAMERA is now on Bloglovin'!

Follow MARY HAD A little CAMERA with Bloglovin

71. LANA DEL REY

Did you know that the best way to get a song out of your head is to listen to it?
Well try as I may I cannot get this chick’s voice out of mine.

Her name is Lana Del Rey. Lana as in Lana Turner, Del Rey as in the Ford Del Rey.
And doesn’t she remind you of someone?

Her face (to me at least) looks like what would happen if you took Emma Watson’s smile and hair colour and mixed it with Liv Tyler’s mouth and face shape.

Lana Del Rey/Emma Watson

Lana Del Rey/Liv Tyler

Her voice has that cool, lazy blues sound to it, something along the lines of Amy Winehouse + Cocorosie + Cat Power.

She formerly came out under the name Lizzy Grant (her real name) but unfortunately had no luck in the mainstream world.  It wasn’t her music that let her down though. “Lizzy’s” song Kill Kill (2009) is consecutive with what she’s come out with recently, as is the music video. So it can only be understood that her image (bleached blonde and bubbly) and the way she was marketed was what failed her.

Lizzy Grant

Lana Del Rey is currently in the midst of much controversy from her lips to her upbringing and is being criticized of being too “fake”.
The way I see it her music is fresh, interesting, and definitely catchy; so as far as I’m concerned, the girl is doing something right.

Her newest single Born to Die is already a big hit online, so savor it now before it gets overplayed on the radio.

Del Rey’s debut album  Born to Die is out January 30^th 2012.
&
My personal favourite: Yayo

Official Website: Lana Del Rey Official Website

70. HIATUS

Oh dear...
All this excitement at MARY HAD A little CAMERA has caused a temporary burn out. Sorry guys. But have no fear, I will return soon with BIG updates!
Promise.

x

(In the mean time, for live & frequent updates follow @alittlecamera on Twitter, "Like" us on Facebook and check out my mood board of visually stimulating things at I Need a Little Eye Candy) 

69. SUPERFICIAL THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

Bumping into Jamie Dornan on my way home...twice.

Makan Cafe on Portobello rd. - Amazing Malaysian for £5? Yes please.

Taking a tour of Tokyo on Google Maps Street View

 

Shoes

Dexter