with a splash of red

1. model marloes ter horst 2. irving penn 3. chloe spring 2009 rtw via style.com 4. unknown 5. via fashiongonerogue 6. louboutins

"It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to." - J.D. Salinger in The Catcher in the Rye

Today we lost one of the greatest and most important writers of the 20th century. J.D. will be missed.

tell each other fairy tales

images: 1. anne combaz photography 2. unknown 3. giorgio armani via style.com 4. daybed via marie claire maison

indelible image

images: 1. dolce & gabbana ad via google 2. unknown, but such a powerful statement

Though not your typical Dolce & Gabbana ad - this is much softer - it's one of my favorites. Does anyone know what season it's from? The clothes are stunning and the photo fairytale-like.

bonjour, 2010

images: 1. chanel gun heel, cruise 2009 2. calvin klein collection remi leather oxfords via bloomingdales.com 3. miu miu leather pants via net-a-porter.com 4. mykita sunglasses, s/s 2010 5. rick owens 6. rick owens blister leather biker jacket via net-a-porter (from last year's collection) 7. sweet rebel tunic by quail via qisforquail.com 8. nicholas kirkwood for belstaff via jakandjil.com

"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin

au revoir, 2009

all images via weheartit

"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic." - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and fashionable new year. xx

marcio simnch

all photos via marciosimnch.com

"For a very long time everybody refuses and then almost without a pause almost everybody accepts." - Gertrude Stein

through the looking glass

images: 1. jean paul gautier fall 09 couture via style.com 2. unknown 3. unknown 

"Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness." - Allen Ginsberg

out on the edge

images 1 - 10: Alexander McQueen spring 2010 rtw via style.com; 11 & 12: Lady Gaga in Alexander McQueen for "Bad Romance" video via nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com

These shoes blow my mind. Art. Genius. McQueen.

"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center." - Kurt Vonnegut