goodness gracious! my posts lately sure have been morbid, no? i mean, that’s okay and all, but i’ve actually been of quite a cheerful disposition lately: i’m building a work/craft space, started a new job at anthropologie and have been hanging out with an awesome boy. anywho, i thought i’d brighten up morning passages with [...]
Creatures, characters, fairytales, folklore, horror, macabre and of course a specific facet of comedy; Tim Burton’s exhibit at MoMA made for one of the most awe-inspiring days I have experienced in quite some time. I truly felt child-like and as if I were galavanting through a shiny playground that was built just for me. I’ve [...]
Post-mortem photographs served less as a reminder of mortality than as a keepsake to remember the deceased. This was especially common with infants and young children; Victorian era childhood mortality rates were extremely high, and a post-mortem photograph might be the only image of the child the family ever had. The earliest post-mortem photographs are usually [...]
From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved [...]
“Candian-born, London-based shoe designer Anastasia Radevich‘s A/W 09-10 ‘Biofuture’ collection was exhibited at Carnaby Street back in June. Using all of her hand-crafting might, Radevich has sculpted heels that are inspired by organic lifeforms and created lattice cut-out heels that look like decaying shells. The upper also flows along with the heel in undulating waves, like mermaids’ [...]
The term “dark night {of the soul}” is used in Christianity regarding a spiritual crisis in a journey towards union with God, like that described by Saint John of the Cross. It is also the title of a poem written by 16th century Spanish poet and Roman Catholic mystic Saint John of the Cross, as well [...]
the following images are by kristamas klousch: http://kristamas.net/splash.html
During my collecting pursuit, I happened to stumble upon a flickr collection that belongs to Melissa of http://super-junk.com/: She and her husband’s home made me turn into a pile of melted goo {a la wicked witch of the west} due to its personal charm, touches of kitsch, snappy architecture and clean coordination. Their mid-century furniture [...]
Most fashion pieces that involve extreme geometric proportions, asymmetry, heavy draping and destroyed fabrics will always appeal to me. Dip them in black, you’ve stolen my soul forever, little devils… anastasia radevich ann sofie back a.f. vandevorst i will lie, cheat, steal and kill for LANVIN. barbara i gongini {images courtesy of style bubble and [...]
