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Wandering the Fashion District, hunting vibes and hidden gems. It’s not just about scoring the perfect top or killer dress, it’s therapy for the mind, body, and soul, one store at a time.
Focus stack (22 images) Shot with single off-camera strobe (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger), bare bulb, mounted on overhead boom, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella.
Shot for Macro Monday - dangle
Tag size 38mm
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished shot from this day, 2nd March, in 2020. Captured on my final venture into Glasgow before I isolated for the Covid pandemic. The first lockdown following just a couple of weeks later.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend of photography. Wherever you are in the world, take care and keep the shutters clicking!
Let me introduce my male alt as he features at some of my ads for Pink Moon.
He is an half elf (the beard AND ears). Though he will occasionally choose to cosplay as a human, just like I do. He got created when my partner had to take a sudden leave from SL, and I didn't felt good doing pictures with anyone else, and if I needed a male I'd have been in troubles. Plus it was a perfect excuse to do some retailtherapy XD
He recently turned 1 year old.
I'm hoping to get more familiar with the male body in SL so I might be able to make more poses for guys.
But first I need to even figure how to dress him. I got zero fashion sense for males.
Anyone who know just the smallest about me would know I loooove pink, and I really tried not to do pink with him, but I'm thinking he could be named boysenberry instead as these colours are great on him and do sorta resemble boysenberries, and I really did miss a good opportunity not to call him that.
Thoughts ?
TP to Pink Moon
Facts about shopping:
- you can do it alone
- if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it
- it's instant gratification
...and yet something you buy may well last for years!
And - it is cheaper than a psychiatrist! OK, mostly :-))!!!!
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Its happened again!!!!
I went into town this morning and spent a terrible amount of money on bits and pieces for Christmas and the New Year and not a present for anyone!!! And then...IT happened:
A new perfumery store has just opened...right int he heart of town when I wandered along..no I trolled....thinking about all the money I had spent on apparently nothing when....I found myself....I couldnt control myself....I felt myself carried...carried into the store....as though there was a force within me..taking me over, over and over again... and I couldnt hold back....
Christmas shopping Day three: Bought myself one of my favourite fragrances of all time. A few years ago it was my signature (then it got `popular`)
I guess I cant advertise the name.
Lets just say that you say `it` after you say a prayer???!!!!!
(Dont think I can cope with Christmas shopping for friends Day 4. Maybe better if I stay at home!!!!! Well I am getting a little bit `in the red` now...but at least I shall smell gorgeous!!!!!!!!)
Well.whatever would Diana Dors or Lana Turner do in my case?
I Dedicate this photo to them!!!!
Heres to Glamour! (Because I`m worth it!)
"On the third day of Christmas I bought myself a treat: A botttle of famous Eau de toilette.....
A faux fur cosy waistcoat and a pair of furry lined cosy boottees"
* In the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the famous scene where Daisy Buchanan collapses in tears after seeing Jay Gatsby's shirt collection used Turnbull & Asser shirts (with the boxes and name clearly visible), despite the fact that designer Ralph Lauren had made all the other men's clothes in the film.
* The 1999 film The Avengers features a scene at Turnbull & Asser's Jermyn Street store, in which John Steed is being measured for bespoke shirts.
* The famous British spy character James Bond wears bespoke Turnbull & Asser shirts on film, and the store also created a special edition James Bond evening shirt for the 2006 version of Casino Royale.
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Turnbull & Asser was founded in 1885 by Reginald Turnbull, a hosier, and Ernest Asser, a salesman. Together, they opened a hosiery on Church Street in St. James's in central London, called "John Arthur Turnbull." As the foundation of numerous gentlemen's club reestablished the neighborhood, Turnbull's business flourished. The name was changed to "Turnbull & Asser" in 1895.
In 1903, after continued success, Turnbull & Asser moved to its present location at the corner of Jermyn Street and Bury Street. In 1915, during World War I, Turnbull & Asser developed a raincoat which doubled as a sleeping bag for the British Military. It is known as the Oilsilk Combination Coverall & Ground Sheet. During the 1920s, as dress became less formal, men's dress shirts became more noticeable articles of clothing. Turnbull & Asser responded by focusing its business more on shirtmaking, for which it is most known today.
During the 1960s, Turnbull & Asser even had been known for catering to the Swinging London set, with vibrant colors and "modern" designs. In 1962 Turnbull & Asser began to outfit the cinematic James Bond as first portrayed by Sean Connery, whose dress shirts had turnback cuffs fastened with buttons as opposed to cufflinks, sometimes referred to as the James Bond Cuff.
O Freeport Lisboa Fashion Outlet, em Alcochete, é um dos maiores centros comerciais outlet da Península Ibérica, localizado a apenas 30 minutos de Lisboa, acessível pela Ponte Vasco da Gama. Inaugurado em 2004, este espaço comercial ao ar livre, com arquitetura inspirada na tradicional portuguesa – incluindo calçada portuguesa e azulejos – alberga mais de 150 lojas de marcas nacionais e internacionais, desde marcas de luxo a opções mais acessíveis. Situado junto à Reserva Natural do Estuário do Tejo, o Freeport oferece uma experiência de compras diversificada, com áreas de lazer, restaurantes e serviços como Tax Free para turistas fora da União Europeia, num ambiente único que conjuga arquitetura moderna e elementos tradicionais portugueses.
Freeport Lisboa Fashion Outlet, in Alcochete, is one of the largest outlet shopping centers on the Iberian Peninsula, located just 30 minutes from Lisbon, accessible via the Vasco da Gama Bridge. Opened in 2004, this open-air shopping space, with architecture inspired by traditional Portuguese architecture - including Portuguese sidewalk and tiles - houses more than 150 national and international brand stores, from luxury brands to more affordable options. Located next to the Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve, Freeport offers a diverse shopping experience, with leisure areas, restaurants and services such as Tax Free for tourists from outside the European Union, in a unique environment that combines modern architecture and traditional Portuguese elements.
A unique and historical shopping area of York in the UK. Hundreds of years of people passing along this narrow street in the city centre.
Oh the joys of Saturday shopping, doubly so at Primark, or so it seems when scrutinising the cheery faces of those involved in the art of retail therapy.
Lovely light and colours in this street scene in Barcelona Spain. Time for a spot of retail therapy.
Welcome to Retail Therapy.
Standing in the middle of a four-way, six-lane-wide intersection at 4am to grab this shot. Typically very busy here, yet not one car passed. Rare site to see this empty.
Taken from the eighth floor (electronics department) of the Myer Department Store, this shot looks down the light filled central atrium past the Christmas Giftorium, home wares, men's and ladies' fashions down to the perfumery on the ground floor. It was two days before Christmas, and I was occupying myself whilst a friend of mine did her last minute Christmas shopping dash for Apple headphones (which she didn't find just in case you were wondering) before we went to have dinner at the RACV Club a short tram ride and a crazy shopping world away on Bourke Street.
The first Myer store was opened by migrant Russian Jewish brothers Sidney and Elcon Myer in Bendigo in 1900. After prospering, they opened a second store in Bendigo in 1908. In 1911, Sidney Myer purchased the business of Wright and Neil, Drapers, in Bourke Street, Melbourne, near the Melbourne General Post Office. By 1913 he had been persuaded by Harry Tompkins to demolish it and build a steel framed eight storey building.
Built in the style of the Emporium in San Francisco, the new store was opened in 1914. In 1922, the clothing business of Robertson and Moffatt at 322 to 328, Bourke Street was acquired, partly as leasehold, which was later purchased in 1927. In 1925, the property of Stephens and Sons, drapers at 330 to 336 Bourke Street, next to the Melbourne General Post Office, was purchased. The redevelopment of the Bourke street stores with the new integrated façade between 1931 and 1933 was a deliberate effort aimed at creating employment during the Great Depression which impacted Australia more severely than countries like England and the United States; a brave move achieved only through twenty-four hour shifts that enabled the store to open for Christmas in 1933. .
The Myer Emporium's vertical Streamline Moderne facade is well known for its simple elegance. Painted brilliant white it features a repetitive façade with a parapet of fins and an ornamental clock. Perhaps its most striking feature is inside. The Myer Mural Hall www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/albums/72157627373306470 features the work of artist Napier Waller, who had lost his right arm during the Great War, then learnt to paint with his left arm and went on to become Melbourne’s major mural artist. His Myer murals depict women throughout history in all manner of fields. In 2010, Myer's re-developed Bourke St mall store opened, showing off a new 21st Century streamlined and light filled interior, partially thanks to a central light well around which each department has a gallery.