{images via style.com and style rookie}

Eep! The Balenciaga fall 10′ footwear has me gaga. If you’ve peeked at my blog before, you are surely familiarized with my avant-garde shoe obsession. See, to me, shoes aren’t just cushions that get you from point A to point B. I mean, sure, they can be, but they can also be godly sculptures, so why the heck not?  I guess I tend to look at everything from a design standpoint {I know, how pretentious of me to state publicly, right?} but alas, it’s true.

Anywho, this particular footwear collection reminds me of: 1) Lego’s, 2) hospital prosthetics 3) Edward Scissorhands’ neighborhood 4) Art-Deco buildings in Los Angeles  5) Benjamin Moore paint swatches and 6) a cocktail party on Mars. So, yeah… basically my cup of tea.

Nicolas Ghesquière, you melted my wicked witch heart into a puddle with these killers……

leather candy.

AJ Fosik grew up in South East Michigan and currently lives in Philadelphia, PA. Using wood and found materials, he creates figural, eclectic and intricately designed three-dimensional pieces. Fosik’s animal subjects and anthropomorphized beings are built using a complex process in which each form is carefully handcrafted by arranging hundreds of pieces of individually cut and varnished wood, which the artist paints in vibrant colors and patterns. Sharp teeth, claws, and eyes emerge once the creatures are completed—either constructed as freestanding forms or wall-mounted pieces, referencing modern taxidermy practices. Evocative of American Folk Art, the work is often inspired by subversive cultural influences that shift complacency. He received a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design in New York.

“I think there’s probably less of a search for an American identity in my work although that’s is sort of inescapable for me but I think the sort of questions I’m wrestling with now are more about the random, chaotic and arbitrary nature of existence. I’ve been using a lot less recognizable iconography as well and I think right now the way my imagery functions is much more along the lines of a totem or fetish although with a different aim. As far as showing overseas it’s interesting that the more personal my work has become the more there seems to be a universal shared understanding.” {interview via fecal face}

WOW.

{info and photos via fecal face and jonathan levine gallery}

“look at all the pretty stuff”! is all i could think to write on this… sorry, maybe i’ll do better next time? but, look at all the pretty stuff!

{photos via websites under the “spaces” category in my links section: i’ve saved many of these for so long now i can’t remember where they’re all originally from! and yes, i’m covering up my lack of text content with giant smiley faces.}

{photos via style bubble and twisted lamb}

Below is a collection of some of the most interesting abodes that have caught my eye as of late: The common thread, you ask? They’re all doused in mother nature’s finest, surrounded by lush greens and blues. Oh, how I have a thing for tree houses. Think they get wireless up there? Hmmm…

But really, all I want is to own an adorable, charming, quaint cottage to decorate and call my home. One day…

1) h&m denim jacket $15  2) aldo “phanor” bag sale $29.99  3) t by alexander wang tank $74 {via net-a-porter.com}  4) all saints “mohini” dress $195  5) all saints “phinius” dress $135  6) all saints “tokyo ditzy” dress $145 7) aldo “faden” wedge sale $49.98  8) aldo “auteri” shoe sale $29.98  9) aldo “keen” shoe sale $39.98  10) aldo “corsaro” boot sale $89.98  11) hayden-harnett “welles drawstring pouch” bag, butter $298  12) hayden-harnett lava wide cuff, black $78

Happy hunting! ;)

Jessie A.

“Getting a feeling
Maybe I will dream again
Having that feeling
When there’s no one awake
No no one awake”

Your soundtrack of the day is as follows!

1. The Association “Birthday”  2. Silver Apples “Silver Apples”  3. Love “Forever Changes”

Peace and Love, groovy kids!

Yuli Sato is a Canadian photographer born in 1990 who attends Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.

Film will always have a quality that no matter how fancy a digital camera may be, it will never capture.