A New Piece

"With careless hearts all of them pass."
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Fame

The State of Things

We're going all bare minimum this Christmas. But what is it people need? We want to spend the least amount of money on things people actually care about. Like...
The Cheap Shit People Need:

• American Apparel socks. Male and female.
• Starbucks gift cards. Best. Thing. Ever.
• Candy. Works every time.
• Crayons. Coloring relieves stress.
• Alcohol

The Cheap Shit People Don't Need:

• Condoms. Seriously, that's just perverted. They can buy their own.
• Calendars. Of any sort.
• McDonald's gift cards. Yuck.
• Cheap DVDs that star Paris Hilton or Jessica Simpson.

Choose wisely.

Daily Gorge

I love the intensity of her eyes and the red lips.

It's Thanksgiving

Woop-de-frikkin-do
So.
Bird Flu-M.IA. (don't eat an infected turkey *shudders*)
Breaking it Up- Lykke Li (damn family feuds)
Home Tonight-Aerosmith
Pumpkin Soup-Kate Nash (just for the title, although the title has nothing to do with the song)
LSD Party-Roland Vincent (some families just roll it rough...)

Unfraid

One of my busier pieces, celebrating the beauty of women.

A Slight Comment

Not even with this "spirituality" that is as cold and dead as my fingers.

You ruined me.

Inspiration

Must buy black eyeliner, preferable liquid, and some black shadow for the 2nd look

New Feature-Original Poetry

What the Grass Knows

If jade hued blades
of sun-torn grass
could speak to your deaf human ears,

What would they tell
of their indigo nights
spent under frost-bitten stars

They would tell the animals there
you and me
the rabbits and deer

The sunsets they saw
with the sky spread like blood
with night coming to clean it away

If you and I walked there
and were very quiet
and laid our heads onto the grass

We could hear tales
oh, ancient tales
of what the grass heard last night.

I Love...Sirens

I love the faded vintage-ness, you get the tone of something old and antique, a classic beauty. Someone who's not on every teen's lips because, well, they don't make em like they used to.

Rain and Boots (But Never Together)

photo: Peter Haskell

Memory Is a Funny Thing

It tricks the mind...

You Never Loved

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Sympathie Pour le Diable

Mon cher,
Un. Vous êtes égoïste
Deux. Il ne vous aime pas
Trois. Je suis triste que vous ne me connaissiez pas
Quatre. Vous n'êtes pas un boheme ou un artiste
Cinq. Je ne suis pas désolé que je sois heureux
Six. Je semble être plus mûr
Sept. Et le septième jour Il s'est reposé

I Love...The Secrets

It makes for wonderful afternoon delights...but you didn't hear that from me...

Something To Ponder

Daily Gorge

Even covered with hair, her eyes are intense. That is power.

I Love...That Feeling

When everything is coming together like you wanted, even if it isn't perfect yet.

(And Amelie is an amazing film)

Strike A Pose, There's Nothing To It

I'm feelin glam

To Take You Through The Weekend

For you beautiful people...
Time to Pretend-MGMT
In Bed All Day- Tilly and the Wall
Paradise City- Guns N' Roses
Amour du Sol- Yelle
Paper Planes- M.I.A.

Just sit back, relax. Take a bath. Wash your hair you disgusting people.
But remember:

"I'll be here but not here
in your laugh and in your tear
and when you start to hear,
a whisper in your ear
thats the girl with the spear
to remind you the date of the year"
-Anonymous

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Gemma Ward, i-D, September 2007

My Life, Pretty Much

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Inspiration

Jerry Hall

Gucci's (rather uncomfortable looking) perfume ad

Didn't we just cover this? Except this time Raquel does a pretty awesome job at reliving that 70s glitz.

Daily Gorge

Veruschka
I want to be away from here, and why not in a gossamer-thin orange gown?

Angst

I'm feelin it right now.

My Street

Capturing the hazy fall sunset behind the trees...

10 Reasons Being a Model Sucks

1. Ridiculous clothes
Couture, skimpy little things, and shoes sky high...its a dangerous world on the runways.
2. Makeup
Ruins the skin.
3. Other Models
Mean people suck.
4. No food.
Ever. Oh, a flute of champage and a chocolate-dipped strawberry. Bon appetite.
5. Pressure
Skinnier, taller, blonder, faster.
6. Long Photoshoots
With some pansy photographer.
7. Not so hot pay
Unless you're Christy, Linda, or Naomi
8. Stereotypes
You're dumb, you're a slut. Not actually true when speaking to Lily Cole or Raquel Zimmerman
9. Eating Disorders
Leads pretty girls to the dark side
10. Sleep Deprivation
Usually from one or several of the above. So much for beauty sleep.

Daily Gorge

The Sartorialist has to stop taking such amazing pictures. Seriously. It's beginning to bother me.

Inspiration

Not inspiration to dye my hair blue, perse (I certainly don't have the skin tone for it) but the general attitude of wild rebellion mixed with beauty and a few of the basics (calling American Apparel basic tees...)

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Nothing More

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Gimme A Head With Hair

They're reviving Hair on Broadway, I can't wait to persuade someone to take me...
In the meantime, a hypothetical 70s-80s mag, with a cover more focused on that odd curtain pull necklace than the model's unstyled hair.

Decadence

I love the contrast of the soft rolling hills and sky, and the stark contrast of the image.

I Love...Wrathchild

It says "Nasty children shouldn't play with dead things."
It's one of my old favorites dug up from way in the depths of my computer. I liked the Halloween tone to it.

A Tribute Of Sorts

To Benni Bennasi's club classic "Satisfaction".

Daily Gorge

Waiting for Obama with hope. Congrats, Mr. President

All She Wants Is...

And I am very daring.

Daily Gorge

I'm really in love with Paolo Roversi's work right now.

Inspiration

Gloriously insane couple, Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter. I encourage clicking for a larger view.

It's Almost Election Day When Insanity Ensues

Get Free- The Vines
Helter Skelter- The Beatles
Empire- Kasabian
My Brain is Hanging Upside Down- The Ramones
All Along the Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix

If I Was Running Vogue...Things Would Be Different

When can we start counting down Wintour's days?

Daily Gorge

It's all in the attitude.

photo: The Sartorialist

You Know Me...But Do You Know Me?

Job: artist, student

Best sartorial advice from my parents: Cover your tum, bum, and then some. Less skin is sexier.

Style Icons: my great-grandmother, rockers in general

Describe your personal style: classic with glam flairs, I like to surprise people.

I build my daily look around: one piece, it could be shoes, a top, or a necklace

Personal style quirk: other people's clothes are my lifeblood

Favorite designers: Yves Saint Laurent, Halston, Jil Sander, Gucci, Herve Leger, Maison Martin Margiela

Most cherished item: probably my velvet jacket c. 1960's

I feel best wearing: slouchy wool pants and an American Apparel tee.

The first thing I look at in another's outfit: do they wear the outfit, or does the outfit wear them?

I always break this fashion rule: no white after Labor Day

I never break this fashion rule: no black and brown together

Never caught wearing: Abercrombie

Most underrated item in womenswear: scarves

Dress to impress who? myself, my great-grandmother (in heaven, heh)

Favorite stores: anything vintage, thrift shops, American Apparel, punk shops

My next must-have purchase: The New York Dolls by Bob Gruen

I skimp when buying: tees. buy 'em cheap, dress 'em up.

I splurge on: jackets and shoes

Guilty pleasures: panties, of course!

Perfume, skincare: my private scent (personally mixed for me), and Neutrogena for skin, mine is quite sensitive

Most stylish city: New York City, because of the diversity

Sports: um...walking?

Favorite fashion magazines: Paris Vogue, i-D, Numero

Favorite vacation spot: Puerto Rico

Favorite neighborhood eatery: hm...can't say I have one

Daily Gorge

photo by Paolo Roversi

Inspiration

photo by Yossi Michaeli




Rolling Stones album Tattoo You

I love the cover's intricacy, but I also love that the model's face painting looks like war paint, but it actually forms a peace sign.

Daily Gorge

Happy Belated Halloween. Love, Random Blonde Model with Butterfly Mask