Archive for May, 2011
Monday’s Movie -North by Northwest
North by Northwest is a classic movie celebrated for its direction, cast, music and even the title sequence. Its all about a hapless New York advertising executive-Carey Grant, who is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. This must see thriller [...]
Frock Me!
I feel in love with this weeks Frock Me Friday dress years ago and still want it... Mutiboko loves The Colour This romantic canary yellow silk chiffon dress is just perfect for Spring The Bodice With its subtle feminine ruching... The Draping The delicate draping around the hips gives this willowy supermodel a very [...]
Marilyn Monroe
Ladies, just a little something to help ease you into Monday... If you'd like to show some appreciation for our lovely Marilyn then hit our Facebook like button below... Thank you x Image
Frock Me!
Each Friday, Mutiboko would like to feature a fashionable dress that we love, hence Frock me-Friday... Our first Frock me Friday dress (at the end of this post) is bath-robe inspired, sharing many similarities with this 1948 Misses Robe Butterick dress. Mutiboko loves The Cut Elegantly draped, simple and easy to wear The [...]
It’s Banksy…On Sand
Have you ever seen something that is so extraordinary and unique that it blows you away?.. Let me introduce you to the amazing work of my super talented and award winning friend Eve of Evewright Studio. As a London based artist, Evewright is responsible for creating Walking Drawings, a large scale drawing undertaken with a combination of [...]
Naughty Nights
What was Prohibition ? The 1920’s Prohibition era was a period in United States history in which the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors was outlawed. Why did we have Prohibition? Prohibition was supposed to lower crime and corruption, reduce social problems and improve health and hygiene in America. Did it [...]
Sneak Peek
The second part of our ss Rotterdam post gives a behind the scenes glimpse of the cruise liner, (formerly known as the Grande Dame) with an impression of what life was like in bygone days... After a refined evening spent sampling classic dishes at the Club Room , the sports-deck is where the ladies would do their gentle morning [...]
Mutiboko Walks on Water
Ladies did you know that the ss Rotterdam is the largest passenger ship ever built in the Netherlands? During our private tour of this majestic naval creation, we also learned that She was also regarded as the flagship of the Dutch merchant marine. And guess what else… More than simply a cruise ship, in the 1950’s, ss Rotterdam had [...]
Mutiboko in Rotterdam
Ladies, have you heard of the SS Rotterdam, a fashionable vintage cruise liner moored in Rotterdam? Well until last week neither had we... A friend of mine who now lives in the Netherlands had been gifted a weeks stay at the cruise liner and as a surprise had asked me to join her. Not wanting to be a spoil-sport I jumped on a flight and [...]
