Worth a thousand words...

WoRdS can create thousands of pictures in our mind...musings...& daydreams of how our lives are...or how we wish them to be...

Kind of like an invitation to use your imagination...

or embark on a year's worth of resolutions....

to live what you believe...

Thought for the day....

TOP>  Inspiration quote I love on a pants hanger. Great concept....place nails at precise points across your wall, hang up elegant pant hangers, you can even paint them different colors or keep them in wood...then change whenever you want. Hang tear sheets from magazines, photos of loved ones, children's artwork... A great & moveable feast.

BOTTOM> The lovely stylist Emma Cassi featured model Hayley's tattoos when photographing her jewelry line. (above) Emma is a stylist outta London who also does lovely beadwork & crocheted jewelry. I believe Miss Emma has styled for the uber-delicious Milk.....concentré enfantin pour parents contemporian. 2 Loves I am sharing = for today. A stylist's work and a great magazine. Short but sweet. :) Good Night, good day, wherever you are!

playing dress up...

in the spirit of spring...(above) is a photo of designer Alber Elbaz of Lanvin which I love...this photo reflects his gentle inventiveness. (below) is a quote from Pamela Love, whose designs I also HEART very much. (Just got her bear ring & I wear it everday as a talisman...) 

"Francesco Clemente once said to me fashion is the quest for perfection and style is the acceptance of one’s flaws. I completely agree with this. I love style. I love seeing the way different people dress, how they put things together, how they deviate from the current trends, what they are referencing, and what this says about them and who they are. Style is a way of communication. Fashion has much more to do with money, retail and commercialism. You can buy fashion. You can’t buy style. It’s just something that is part of you. A girl can have style wearing a sweater she found in her mother’s closet and her boyfriend’s hat. It’s all about how you wear it and how you feel in what you wear." -- Pamela Love - NYC.

And, on the other side of the Atlantic...

just a little peek...at Pebbles London -- where stylists and well-known fashion designers go to get inspired and bring home exotic baubbles to mix and match with their collections. inspiring & fun...

The latest from Colette...wish I'd picked up The Selby's Paris exhibition book before it sold out...Colette always has something new and these helmets and shirt have me dreaming of zipping around on a moto or at least a moped this summer... :P

ALL PHOTOS: 

Lanvin

Pebbles London

Colettte

lions and tigers & bears...oh my!

it was love at first sight... this new urban twist on the animal & nature trend. The once banal concept is starting to pop up roses. It's now something positively dripping with chic-ness and a luscious rock edge. Jewelry designer Pamela Love is my absolute favorite designer right now. She's an assistant to Francesco Clemente during the day and has collaborated with Zac Posen, Yigal Azrouel, and Marchesa. And did I mention she shares an atelier with none other than Julia Restoin-Roifeld, daughter of Paris Vogue's Editor-in-Chief Carine Roitfeld. Sigh...now that's what I'd call a girl who's dreaming right. I covet her creations madly... especially the two-bear ring where little bear cubs seem to be peeking out from beneath lovely fingers. 

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the gothic, wandering heart in you... will beat wildly for Digby & Iona.

It's jewelry to go out in. Be fierce and wild in. Fall deeply & madly in love at midnight in some bar - all disheveled and gorgeous in. You know who you are ;) 

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And for a Rock & Roll Safari... Angelina-Jolie style...Alex & Chloé kicks it all to the curb with their crazy, lovely full antler necklace...

PHOTO CREDITS: 

(Top): Pamela Love

(Middle): Digby & Iona

(Bottom): Alex & Chloé

something borrowed, something blue...

every girl's dream... is to have delicate, precious light reflecting off of ear lobes & wrists especially on her wedding day. I came across the truly luscious Bijoux Odalisque jewelry line recently and thought the gorgeous but quite expensive accent pieces would be perfect for a bride-to-be. A once-in-a-lifetime occasion would be the right time to splurge on these semi-precious wonders. A lot of independent jewelry designs keep copy catting each other till nothing independent seems fresh anymore. Enter Bijoux Odalisque...lovely and luxe over at Etsy. -- STYLE NOMAD 01/16/09

ALL PHOTOS by Bijoux Odalisque.