can't get enough

images: 1. wayne spring 2010 rtw, style.com 2. kelly gieson design, kellyg-design.com 3. via fashionlayne.blogspot.com...from tfs 4. benjamin noriega-ortiz via decorology.blogspot.com

"It's not when you realize nothing can help you -- religion, pride, anything -- it's when you realize that you don't need any aid." - William Faulkner, The Sound and The Fury

i'll tell you in another life, when we are both cats

images: 1. Antonio Berardi fall 2008 rtw, style.com 2. alkemie.blogspot.com 3. Balmain fall 2007 rtw, style.com 4. regretfully, unknown

title: from Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky

On another note, the weather is playing with my mind. One day it's freezing, the next I barely need a jacket. What's going on? Though I can't really complain...I'll take any snippet of warmer weather I can get.

people always clap for the wrong things

images: 1. the sartorialist 2. google

Hands down, one of my favorite books. The Catcher in the Rye is packed with provoking passages, tragic thoughts, and iconic imagery. Holden Caulfield is so real, there really is no other way to put it. Some favorite words from the novel:

"People never notice anything."
"It's terrible to be just in your pajamas when something like that happens."
"If somebody knows quite a lot about things, it takes you quite a while to find out whether they're really stupid or not."
"Then she left. The navy guy and I told each other we were glad to've met each other. Which always kills me. I'm always saying, "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff though."
"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."

because i said so

images: 1. Gwyneth wearing Berardi 2. Antonio Berardi spring 09 rtw via style.com 3. Victoria wearing Berardi 4. Antonio Berardi fall 08 rtw via style.com

Antonio Berardi designs some amazing clothes...and shoes. His collections are right up my alley, though I'm not sure I could walk in those boots!

to bed, to bed i said

images: 1. Carolyn Westbrook 2. unknown, my apologies 3. Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic 4. whisper linen white bedding via cottage chic store

"What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course." - Marilyn Monroe

"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between he does what he wants to do." - Bob Dylan

...I need to work on my sleeping habits.

hard boiled

images: 1. Courtney Love, Elle UK January 2009 2. Tony Duran photography 3. Edie Sedgwick, google images 4. Francoise Hardy, google images 5. Helmut Newton photography 6. Kate 7. Twiggy 8. Lila Kebede, i-D 9. Sigred Agred 10. Sasha, Vogue Italia July 2009

"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." - Mark Twain

silent conversations

images via www.katibiphotography.com

Oliver Stalmans photography...very beautiful.

pink ribbon scars that never forget

images: 1. kate photographed by the great ellen von unwerth 2. the selby 3. barbara munsel dress 4. lydia courteille cocktail ring 5. issac mizrahi spring 2010 rtw via style.com 6. tuleh spring 2010 rtw via style.com

title: lyrics from the smashing pumpkins' "today"

Today was such a beautiful day...high 60s and perfectly sunny.

I walked around the city and ate frozen yogurt in the park.

Today was emotional, but today was good.

Very good.

I hope everyone is enjoying their todays.

irving penn

images via google.com

"A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn (1917-2009)

A master of his art, he will be missed.

jumelle

images via www.shopjumelle.com

Jumelle, a clothing store in Brooklyn, seems like an awesome store. I've not been lucky enough to visit in person, but their website selection is fabulous. It's a high-end store, so many of the pieces are fairly pricey...but even the items that are far out of my reach are still nice to look at and gather inspiration from. Above are some of my favorites.

heimstone beaded belt - $215.

karen walker sunglasses - $210.

lover bodysuit - $295.

3.1 phillip lim mohair vest - out of stock.

white breeze

images: 1. unknown 2. unknown 3. Valentino Garavani via style.com 4. Gucci spring 2010 rtw via style.com

anna selezneva

images via style.com, tfs, google, imaxtree.com

This 19 year old beauty from Russia is simply stunning. I love her look - and she is currently one of my favorite girls to see on the runway.

"Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace." - Oscar Wilde

scattered pictures

images: 1. weheartit.com 2. kate in Vogue circa 1993 3. steven meisel photography 4. moviescreenshots.blogspot.com 5. reid kastyn via mode models 6. steven meisel photography...Vogue December 1992 7. portland mitchell photography 8. unknown 9. nirvanafreak

...Some inspiration. No cohesion. Beautiful photos nonetheless.

negative space

images via style.com

Viktor & Rolf spring 2010 rtw -- like a Henry Moore sculpture, this collection seems to highlight negative and positive space. While these dresses may not be wearable for many, I have to admit that I am intrigued by them. They are certainly memorable and bold, reminiscent of great architecture. I cannot stop looking at them. What do you think?

blanc, noir, et rose

images: 1. weheartit 2. habituallychic.blogspot.com