Color, Design & Style Inspiration

Since picking up the Brides mag last month it is becoming a real staple for cute stuff. I like everything about their magazine except the dresses. odd. but anyway. ive gotten hip and am checking them out at the library. so much more bang for my buck and a real motivation to keep those astronomical late fees to a minimum.

anyway, this month's isn't actually this months. its from Feb of this year. but still just as cute as if it were this month's. these are some great color combos and not just for weddings. they're great for interiors and fashion. and the styling of the shoot is divine. so many goodies beautifully crammed into just one frame.

BLUSH + ORANGE

this colore makes that perfect coral that soft, fun and with a lil luxury AND the charles david lace, peep-toe booties are so sweet and slutty at the same time. yum.

 i cant say enough about how happy i am to see a woman of color in this ad. she is so beautiful and im lovin that they left her hair natural. not a big fan of the dress but the want to snatch the Badgley Mischka earrings straight off the page...can you say marrakesh?

PALE BLUE+BONE

 the bow on that Amanda Pearl shoe! too many things to pick just one.*

is she fly or what? i cant get enough of her (in the most hetero way possible). check the sequined Adriana Orshini earrings and Santi bangle.*

 EMERALD+CHARTREUSE

 

 i guess this could be called monochromatic but it has so much pop its def not mono on style.

 luv miss thang but the chenille chair is the stunner in this pic! i love a modern color on a classic piece. i had a pair of suede Bennetton penny loafers in the exact colors. i was a head of my time....(oh, snap out of it)

PURPLE+PEACOCK

 they saved the best for last. this set up is oplulance at its best. can u say upgrade! yes, yes, yes to the whole thing.

and i think this is the best shot of missy also. well this and the bone is a very close 2nd. i dont think they could've picked a better model for this shoot. the details calls it retro chic. its just fab.

*i was unable to find websites for these designers but their items are in lots of various shops online.

Oh yeah, i left this out...

since i posted yesterday i couldnt shake the feeling that there were some things i left out. honestly, after writing and re-writing i realized i had stopped editing my words and started editing my voice. i didnt want my mouth to write a check my ass couldnt cash. so i punked out jus a lil bit. and wasnt that the point of what not to do in the first place? so fuck it. so here's what i didn't say in part 1.

1. i understand this blog is not going to be everyone. no blog is. you may think it boring, scatter brained, foul mouthed, just plain too much information or all of the above. if you are one of those people i have to tell you...and i mean this in the best possible way...peace out. i wont miss you and im kinda looking forward to turning some people off.

2. if you think you might want to hang out here with all your dreams and fucked up-ness this is what you are liable to find.

• im a growth and development junkie and i love squawking about my aha moments
  
• im also a glam-hog. if it's shiny and expensive i probably like it. so pics on top of pics of high priced stylish interiors and fashions...that i plan to one day own will surely show up here
  
• you'll get a really-do look at my life as a single mom raising the cutest, smartest and loudest most demanding 3 year old on the planet.
• my creative mumbo jumbo...i'll post new and old, paintings, furniture, poems, essays....im cringing
• id also like to feature creative people i find inspiring...such a looooong list
  
• uhm, uhm i cant thing of anything else. but to cover my bases...anything goes
  

i really want to get up to posting multiple times a week and have these catchy titles for weekly topics.  but we'll see how that goes.


i think that's enough for now if i think of anything else...you know ill let you know.


hugs & holla back

More Thoughts on the Tribal Trend

I was thinking about my previous post and got to thinking about a few things...

I know I must not have enough work @ work today but oh well. I just think the "trend" of tribal prints is very thought provoking. First, these gorgeous patterns are not new by any means. They've been around longer than most of us. So somwhere along the way these patterns catch the eye of the Oscar de la Rentas of the world and are picked up by haute couture designers and become all the rave. Next, a year or tow goes by and more affordable brands pick up on yet-to-be trend and make it accessible to the masses at affordable prices.

And the thing is the Political Scientist in me is a little up in arms about the cheapening of a culture (that we know so little about). I know thats sounds a little Angela Davis but you know what I mean (i hope). The big wigs make, call it cute and the next thing you know Martha Stewart is donning a tribal print headband in a Kmart commercial. But the thing is, as an artist and lover of fashion I feel they finally tapped into something worth putting on any and every item imaginable for as little as $5.99. These colors are so vibrant, patterns so unexpected...and to be able to have them at your fingertips is a real blessing. Finally visual stimulation as the norm. And as an artist I am always in awe at how artist are inspired. And what is more inspiring than these mostly hand made and hand dyed elaborate garbs made by people who by comparison to most, live a decidedly more simple life. And I must admit (secretly) I would stand in line all day for a lime green and magenta tribal print plates and bowls set. As a matter of fact I think I'll go look for one now! Gotta love the duplicitous nature of us all.

african fashion week

photos by Justine Kurland - STUNNING!

diane von furstenberg runway

authentic east african dress

oscar de la renta