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)

truly bloody



images: 1. via traditional home 2. scalamandre fabric 3. via atlanta homes

4. mk olsen in givenchy at met costume gala 5. clandeboye estate in ireland

oxidized

images via david derksen design

...shows "the beauty of the natural oxidizing process of mirrors"

beauty, indeed.

singing silhouettes

image: my inspiration board for my latest studio project.

inspired by memories.

photo by the young and talented masha sardari

beyond

image: via fashionista

more than a bit surprising, this is the first Vogue cover for both MK and A,

and how well-deserved it is.

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

goddesses

...one of those rare collections that left me beyond breathless...

the embellished lace helmuts (as I like to call them) are alone works of art.

bravo, sarah burton.

alexander mcqueen spring 2012 rtw via style.com

structured eclecticism

...inspiring me lately

1. photography by masha sardari (14 years old) 2. tree houses - so intimate and playful 3. new prada candy perfume, the colors in particular 4. tolstoy quote 5. van dongen paintings - those eyes! 6. and as always, nirvana - can you believe it's been 20 years since the release of nevermind?