Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Chris Benz




Loving these looks from Chris Benz FW 2011. Thus far, this line is speaking the loudest to me of all the NYFW photos I have seen.  The dresses! The Hats! The Pants! (I hate to say I told you so, but let's just remember one of my first Blog posts about how I was searching for Bell Bottoms?... not so hard now. SO HAPPY!) 

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Idol Worship



A scented mist swirls around your feet, and a soft light falls on your face from a Tiffany lamp shrouded in a silk scarf. A doleful piano plays, a cockatoo flies past, and Stevie Nicks appears - a vision in velvet and cobwebbed lace, teetering atop a suede platform. She wants you to join her on her crusade against the mundane, against matte fabrics and blow-dried hair! Place a top hat upon your medieval mane and be done with it! Join her! Join US! Stand back (stand back), for Stevie will not be stopped by your minimal look and flat shoes!  
—by Jack Sunnucks


Fantastic quote. Every time I feel lost I ask if Stevie would wear this, if the answer is yes, then it's a good thing.

The Favourites

I don't think I have mentioned much about my love of photography. Now, I would hardly call myself an expert in the subject - but the medium really catches my eye. Growing up I used to take a lot of road trips in and around Alberta and British Colombia and I remember feeling frustrated at all the beautiful things I could see, but not capture. Every amazing mountain scape would be described through the lens in my mind. I wanted to take photos. I asked for an SLR for every birthday and christmas for about 6 years, nothing ever came. Finally, last year Ryan bought himself a Nikon and I took it over. Yes!

Recently, I started becoming more active on my Pintrest account. It's basically a digital "mood board" that anyone can look at. Things you find interesting, inspiring, and generally beautiful, you curate on different boards. I think it really is a fantastic idea, and I love looking through my friends creative crack. The other day I realized I had all these great pictures hidden in my hard drive that needed to be grouped together for some visual stimulation. Don't things look so much brighter when you take out the good ones and put them together?

These are some of my favs! Please excuse the mixed sizes, they are from different cameras - some being the crappy one in my Iphone. Oh well, you get the idea.

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