silhouette

head dresses...

Once upon the Seas of Abyssinia
A cultured man with rings
Within his ear-lobes
Locked the door
From which the sun arose
A man at noon
With shadows on his cheek bone
Singed for sleep
To use him as a pillow
His robes of chintz were melting
In the snows

The stars with eyes
Embedded in his footprints
Wept sweet words
From his remembered childhood
Poets of the skies
Look long and hard

Once upon the Seas of Abyssinia
A cultured man with rings
Within his ear-lobes
Locked the door
From which the sun arose 

{ Once Upon the Seas of Abyssinia - T Rex }

loulou de la falaise

ravishing style icon!

Christened Louise Vava Lucia Henriette Le Bailly de La Falaise and born in England, she was the eldest child and only daughter of Alain, Count de La Falaise (later Marquis de La Coudraye, 1903–1977), a French writer, translator, and publisher, and his second wife, the former Maxime Birley, an Anglo-Irish fashion model, whom photographer Cecil Beaton once told, "You are the only English woman I know who manages to be really chic in really hideous clothes".

..fall colors

gem tones

an old school house

iconic artist inspiration

a lesson in make up

and how we all should 

 properly apply it like so...

costume for the day

i'd like to channel

the eccentric old hollywood glamour style

ready to wear pool side on my next trip to 

palm springs

cover up and lounge with a pair of 

leisure pants

and then glide into this lovely

floor brushing silk crepe dress

or

this for evening

how to wear shoes

tilda swinton/ marchesa casati

everything about these 

photos are 

a thousand words...

still in love with this.

then and now.

little details are very important

this and thats

of frills on things

that make it just a little bit more special

a deep red hue

red

red

red

his version of a 1930s star

Harkening back to silver screen-era beauties and heady escapism, Galliano introduced his version of the 1930s star. To research the collection, the meticulous designer even traveled to Los Angeles, where he toured Old Hollywood homes, envisioning the lives of legendary actresses Mary Pickford, Tallulah Bankhead and Lillian Gish.

Back in Paris, on a laser-lit runway with floating bubbles, he captured the foregone era with bias-cut bejeweled gowns in billowing layers, feathery headdresses, Edwardian coats encrusted with pendants and brooches, lace blouses and semi-transparent floral summer frocks. Blurring the lines between silent film and the dazzling Depression era “talkies,” looks were unapologetically glamorous, tailored bed jackets empowering and slip dresses liberating. With charm and aplomb, Galliano resurrected the sensuality, independence and playfulness of a pre-color Lala land—a world of dark lips, smokey eyes and smoldering sexuality.

a modern take

a modern take on something inspired

by the 1920's

and something from the 1930's

stung

1920's inspired

make up

today...

what can i do to be glamourous?

a little touch of seasoning that makes a dish just right.


charm is the ability to make other people comfortable and happy in your company.

more bows...

a pretty tidy bow on a pretty little lady..

and this is a dainty little idea!

something every girl should have..

and something to brighten up any outfit..

well not too bright that is-

a lovely maroon colored blouse with a perfect bow

around the neck.

a continued...olga sherer

1.

2.

3.

these are darling...

a lovely bow indeed

bows of refinement

put a clever bow on every blouse..

and if you are in black and white,

then just add a bit of color

cracks

i really like the way eva green's hair and clothes

look in this movie..

 the ordinary color of this coat with  

exclamation point red lips

and a striped vest with a tie

edie beale goes to camp

[the styling of jenna lyons]

i love this fall fashions look.

and i think one of the reason why-

 i already have most of these sorts of

wonderful things already in my closet!

the real vintage stuff though...

A little bit Edie Beale goes to Girl Scouts Camp. 

"There’s an influence of the olives, clipboards, the utilitarian, funny hats, flowers stuck in the hair, fishbone braids and moccassins, but all paired with sequins!”Jenna Lyons, J. Crew’s uber stylish creative director said of the inspiration behind her quirky, always-fun fall looks.

 From blazers covered in over 20 brooches, to layers that seem to have piled up over days, the message was clear—more is more! Lyons said the trick to pulling off this overdone look now is not to be afraid: “The most important trick is mixing textures—wear something shiny with something rumpled and broken down.

do you know what this means?

that fall is on it's way...

hold my head

we'll trampoline

finally through the roof

on to somewhere near

and far in time

velouria

her covering 

travelling career

she can really move

oh velveteen!

my velouria, my velouria

even i'll adore you

my velouria

say to me

where have you been 

finally through the roof

and how does lemur skin

reflect the sea?

we will wade in the shine of the ever

we will wade in the shine of the ever

we will wade in the tides of the summer

every summer

every summer

every

my velouria

my velouria

forevergreen

i know she's here

in California

i can see the tears 

of shastasheen

my velouria, my velouria

even i'll adore your

my velouria

[lyrics by the pixies]