Inspired: City Chick

Photographer: Olivia Graham

I've been very busy lately, but finally tackled all my projects . . . Phew . . . Now I can go out for a walk, sip a cup of cappuccino under the sun . . . and be inspired.
A day in the city doesn't always have to be rushed. Make it fun and lovely with relaxed styles, fun colors, pretty purses and adorable shoes.

 

1. Marc Jacobs Debbie leather shoulder bag 2. See by Chloe Patterned top with pleat details 3. J Brand Bette high-rise flared jeans 4. Chloe Aurore duffle leather bag 5. Elizabeth and James Billy low-rise bootcut jeans 6. Citizens of Humanity Angie mid-rise flared jeans 7. Mark & James by Badgley Mischka Makayala sandal

8. Sonia Rykiel Polka dot blouse 9. Jimmy Choo Decoy platform bootie 10. Acne Flex Wet Blu mid-rise skinny jeans 11. Balenciaga Large papier flap bag 12. Francesco Morichetti Button bootie 13. N.Y.L.A. Sang platform bootie 14. Yves Saint Laurent Large roady tote

15. Etoile Isabel Marant Mini skirt with folds 16. Betsey Johnson Maggi pump 17. Tracy Reese Belle wedge bootie 18. Isabel Marant Garland ruffled twill mini skirt 19. Betsey Johnson Derbby bootie 20. Marc by Marc Jacobs Quilted leather shoulder bag 21. Mark Jacobs Suede quilted spice bag 22. Miu Miu Washed nappa leather pumps 23. Sonia by Sonia Rykiel Pleated pointelle cotton skirt

24. Michael Kors Tatum Oxford 25. Proenza Schouler PS1 mini messenger satchel 26. LOT78 Ziggy suede biker jacket 27. Kelsi Dagger Lola pump 28. Enzo Angiolini Sully platform pump 29. Betsey Johnson Derbby bootie 30. Franco Sarto Stage bootie 31. Halogen Nora pump 32. Burberry Prorsum Metallic quilted leather biker jacket

Inspired: April Fool !

Hey, it's April Fools' Day! Time to get silly, survive the pranks and laugh.

To be honest, I've never been able to pull off a decent April fools' joke - one you can call a masterpiece - something always gives me away. Still, although I'm often the one who falls for the practical jokes, it's usually such a fun day. In this world of ours, you just can't take yourself too seriously. You have to be able to laugh out loud and carry on. 

That's why I really like celebrities who are not afraid to get off their cloud and get silly, be funny and relaxed.

Hope you're all having a jolly day! =D

 Favorite funny lady Tina Fey photographed by Antonie Verglas.

 Keira Knightley photographed by Ellen von Unwerth for Vogue Italia, January 2011 (via Fashion Gone Rogue).

 Jessica Biel photographed by Mario Testino.

 Demi Moore photographed by Mario Testino.

 Charlize Theron photographed by Mario Testino.

 Kate Hudson photographed by Mario Testino.

 Sienna Miller photographed by Mario Testino.

 Natalia Vodianova photographed by Mario Testino.

 Natalia Vodianova photographed by Steven Meisel.

 Karolina Kurkova photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg.

Coco Rocha photographed by Chris Nicholls.

Inspired: Mirror Mirror

"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror."

                                                                                       ~ Khalil Gibran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Sources: {1, 9, 10, 13, 17} We ♥ It; {2,4} Jonathan Skow; {3} Jessica Lagrange Interiors; {5} Style at Home; {6} Olivia Graham; {7, 8, 11, 12} Alexi Lubomirski; {14-16} Alex Cayley

Inspired: Abstract Sense of Beauty

"We live in an age when people treat art as if it were meant to be a form of autobiography. We have lost the abstract sense of beauty."

~ Oscar Wilde

Sometimes people talk to me about art, about fashion: "I don't get it! It's not even pretty! No one walks like that! Who would want to buy that?!"  And I can't answer quick enough, "Oh, no no no! It's not about that! You got it all wrong." 

See, it's not about pretty, it's not about nice and it's definitely not about being realistic. 

Fashion (and fashion photography) is a form of artistic expression (pop culture is conformity, but fashion, in its pure form is indeed art). Art depicts an alternative world. It may be a world of perfect symmetry and divine beauty (is that real?). It may be a wold of grotesquely wretched forms and sad silhouettes. It's supposed to convey a feeling, describe a fear, or a fantasy.

Art that simply ruminates the same reality over and over again is not even worth being called art. It is boring at best. 

Remember when we were kids? Remember how fascinated with fairy-tales we were? We did not question if it made sense or not. We didn't think "no one does that in real life". Now we go to the movies to have the guys sitting behind us spoil it all, saying, "Hey man, I'm a pilot. You can't do that with a  plane..." and go about describing the physics of it all. Hey, shut up Captain, sir! I just want to be told a story here. I don't want a lesson in physics (after all it's fiction - get it - not a documentary).

Well, to perceive art and appreciate it you need to have that "child-like" sense of marvelous contemplation and ability to see an alternative world. Just relax and let the artist tell you a story. You don't have to judge, or understand, you just have to take it all in.

Here are some images that you wouldn't necessarily describe as "Oh so pretty", but take it as an exercise in the abstract sense of beauty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Sources: {1} Aitken Jolly; {2,8,15} Ditte Isager; {3,9,12,13} Justin Cooper; {4} Maude Arsenault; {5,10} Gemma Comas; {6,7} Carl Bengtsson;  {11,14} Max Cardelli; {16} Mark Abraham; {17} Andreas Öhlund via Fashion Gone Rogue; {18} Olivia Graham; {19} Annie Schlechter; {20} Stephen Shore; {21} Tim Walker; {22} Jacques Olivar via Fashion Gone Rogue.