onward and upward

images: 1. patrick demarchelier for harper's bazaar july '93 2. elements of style 3. rosie hardy photography

4. ira glass quote 5. iris apfel for mac

goals for the new year, as inspired by the above photos:

1. look up (literally and figuratively)

2. wear more color (I feel so safe with my blacks, whites, and grays!)

3. explore the outdoors more (I'm not very outdoorsy)

4. live by this quote (this should be interesting)

5. don't be afraid to stand out (connects with #2)

until it isn't

images: all via weheartit.com

"And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." - Sylvia Plath

lullaby after dark

images: 1. unknown, 2. ovid quote, a favorite 3. michael donovan photography for vision china

4. kate bosworth for vanessa bruno 5. marc and kate 6. harper's bazaar nov 2011 7. unknown

dark knight

images: 1. kate moss in mcqueen 2. via streetfsn 3. still from 'marie antoinette' 4. via ivy and piper

i sometimes think black is the only color that matters.

royalty

kate looking beautiful on her wedding day.

gown by galliano...and though I obviously don't approve of him as a person, his talent as a designer is undeniable. thoughts on the dress?

in need of a pink post

images: 1. via lilacandgrey 2. bella notte linens 3. cacharel 4. kate photographed by corinne day in vogue june 1993 5. iconic glasses via framegeek.com (which pair is your favorite?) 6. unknown 7. rachel bilson, unknown source 8. kate with cool-aid pink hair 9. ysl cardholder via columbine smile

"Beware of artists. They mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous." - Queen Victoria

i'll show you who's boss

images: 1. isabel marant ad 2. photo by mario testino 3. one of her famous calvin klein ads from the '90s

Oh, Kate...

the faces we know in the colors we love

images: 1. gisele for muse 2. anna on the cover of the premiere issue of industrie 3. via facehunter 4. new and adored face bambi 5. kate wearing balmain jacket 6. ali macgraw

it's in your head

"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.

"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat. "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."

"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.

"You must be," said the Cat. "Or you wouldn't have come here."