I'm Not Raged, I've Gone Mad

(photo referenced from fashionserved.com by Susanne Hassler)

Bare what?!

My love of black & white photographs prevails once & for all. Loic Peoc'h's collection (found at his website loicpeoch.com) of high fashion photographs reiterates why it seems so enchanting to be behind the lens...with your tits out! These girls are fucking wild, yet in control of everything. And do I really need to mention sexy??? The whole momentum of the photos are seemingly effortless & extremely rich, not because it's high fashion, but because it's saturated with taste & feeling. The feeling I ultimately revere for my life: confidence. Truthfully, as I continue to extend research for my blog, by looking at other's pieces of work, I start to notice how my own style peeks through by examining what grabs me, what I'm drawn to, & how I feel when I see it. Progressively, as cheesy as this may sound, I subtly start to feel like these girls. Maybe not with the hair, the small perky boobs, or the cool Gothic makeup, but the part where I have a place, an opinion, & a preference, which breeds confidence...slowly. And overall that's the only difference they bare.

Into The Dragon's Lair

Erin Wasson

photos from various Google sites & blogs, I am not responsible for the actual photography

With a sick sense of style, Erin Wasson is the Johnny Depp of fashion. The hippie rocker grabs Hollywood by the balls while holding a cig in the other hand. She is magnetic. She is minimal. She is intense. Her style is seemingly simple with a sun kiss of eclectic. I dig the fact that she can wear slightly considered "minimalist" draped clothing, match it with the SAME color pants, shoes, & belt and it look surprisingly UN-MINIMAL & TEXTURED. I assume un-minimal is not a word, but we all get the point. My problem with fashion is, and here I too get a little overworked because I HATE & please let me emphasize, HATE being "matchy-matchy (however that means to me in the moment)." The whole color coordinated thing bugs me. So I try to not wear a lot of the same color & it ultimately leaves me dishevled because I try too hard to not look like I tried too hard. And Erin Wasson doesn't give a shit about white on white or black pants, black shoes, black shirt, black hat; it's all about how you accent the basic colors witch mismatched jewelry, vests, & hats and how you texture the fabrics with the fit. Because I believe harshly, that I too am a minimalist at heart.

Creating the Path That has Already Chosen Me

My girlfriend and I went antiquing today. I found some 'haute' naks from the past. Some representing sacred glamor of the '70s, which came from sewing books published with psychedelic covers made to only catch the eye of a starving beginner. It was fate, especially when I passed the "Singer: The MR. Sewing Machine" on the way to get a chilled Budweiser Clamato. Maybe someday I'll break out my machine- #1 gift circa Christmas 2009- out of the box and sew my first piece. I don't know if I'm made to make my own clothes or bask in the comfort others'. Either way, I'm on the path of rendering my career in fashion, however that leads me & surviving to keep an open eye.

Graffiti by Banksy

Banksy.co.uk

January 8

"It's never too late to start over. It is never past the point of no return for our artist to recover. We can heap years, decades, a lifetime of insult upon our artist and it is so resilient, so powerful, and so stubborn that it will come back to life when we give it the smallest opportunity. We can help ourselves by coaxing our artist out with the promise of some protected time to be listened to, talked with, and interacted with. If we actively love our artist, our artist will love us in return. Lovers tell secrets and share dreams. Lovers meet no matter how adverse the circumstances, sneaking off for a rendezvous. As we woo our artist with our focused attention and private time, it will reward us with art."


-Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way Every Day, A Year of Creative Living (pg 14)

A Pure Kind of Beauty

My stunning mother. 

Pictures were taken during the '60s & '70s; 

she's still as timeless to this day