I want to take a trip with Garance Dore.

For one, because I'd die to pick her brain, but mostly because she makes the 

most perfect travel-photo journals.

see more here

an illustration by the talented accessory designer at J.Crew
great tones. great shapes. great penmanship.

earlier this summer I had the dream-come-true pleasure of helping out the website The Coveteur 

on one of their photo shoots.

the closet we got to snoop through, sigh over, and style for the shoot was none other than 

Amy Verner's, style reporter for the Globe & Mail. 

 her personal style, stories, and success were insanely inspiring and her closet was 

something out of one of my greatest sartorial fantasies. 

 check out their other closet shoots at: thecoveteur.com

what's black and white, and perfect all over?

this photograph of paul newman and joanne woodward.

 

discovered on thisblog

one day it'll be my name on that paris fashion week invite. dreaming (working hard) until then...

Tom Ford's A Single Man - so many delicious 60's visuals I need a film-book of stills.

vintage playboy - when sexy was playful, classy and not yet trashy.

simple yet oh so chic: a fashion illustration by the charming and talented Garance Dore 

for Jay-Z's website life and times

just being at home would be more fun in these colourful and bright spaces 

by the creative design mind of Jonathan Adler

source: his website

girl meets boy.

both have great style.

image by: tommy ton

inspiration on a cork board.

jewellery designer Pamela Love's "mood boards" displayed on the the coveteur.com

it's really too bad how paparazzi art has changed to capture the drunkest, sleaziest, most troubled celebrity moments. yearning for the era when paparazzi's like Ron Galella captured celebrities in beautiful photos...

Photo set: Jackie Kennedy, Robert Redford, Lauren Hutton

once stylish, always stylish.

proven by Lina Plioplyte in her short film for the NOWNESS. 

                                      

Advanced Style: Age and Beauty on Nowness.com.

design duo Proenza Schouler.

captured in their studio fitting session for their fall/winter 2011/12 line by Tommy Ton.

gotta love that creators of high fashion still rock a fitted cap.

source: jakandjil

interior designer kelly wearstler creates "vibe trays" for inspiration as the first step for each project she takes on. 

i love the concept of creating a 'vibe' for a space before the actual design. these stills capture the unique vibes she created for...

the living room of a Miami villa

the bedroom of an estate in Kuwait

and a bedroom of a house in Manhattan

source: her website

inspired by my french cinema research for a previous post, and my discovery that adobe's website lets you download free 30 day trials, I created some mock movie posters.

they are extremely simple since I don't know my way around adobe just yet, but i had to post my first tries. 

to those of you who are creative,
get inspired. 

photographer spotlight: Sam Haskins 

admired by many (major understatement) for his stunning depictions of the female form and his talent for portraying the ladies in the playful, and humorous way that he does. 

follow his work here: samhaskinsblog

paris, pastels, french lessons & fashion...whats not to love?

this is fashion-in-motion on a whole new level. 

For Erotikritos 2011 spring collection, Antoine Asseraf created this trailer-esque short for an imaginary Nouvelle Vague film. The inspiration? The trailer for the film, "Le Mepris" (Contempt) by Jean-Luc Godard. 

I am also becoming really interested in typography, so the application of it in this, and Godard's trailer just makes me even more of a fan. Learn more about the film here.

fine art photographer Massimo Vitali has your beach-life day dream covered...

the fearless Anna Dello Russo...

 current editor at large and creative consultant for Vogue Japan & previous fashion editor of Vogue Italia, casually sporting an apple hat and golden nails in NYC. 

you just have to appreciate those who wear whatever they want to on any given day.

ps: she graduated from university with a bachelors degree in art history - looks like there's hope for me yet!

in the spirit of valentines day, fashion designer Tory Burch has chronicled some of her favourite romantic pairings of the past on her blog. I couldn't resist reposting some of the images of these iconic couples. There is something so romantic about faded black & white photographs.

source: toryburch.com

brief, and bad quality, but fascinating stuff:
Andy Warhol interviews a young Steven Spielberg about technology, inventions, and his childhood

must be nice to be hand chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to be the face of Chanel's new 'Mademoiselle' handbag line huh, Blake Lively? A girl can only dream...

the most talked about Lady on the planet is releasing her new single 'Born this Way" this coming Friday. always doing things far from the norm, the cover art for the single depicts a very animalistic Lady Gaga with horns protruding from her skin...can't wait to see what she has in store for the music video.

 Get the Gaga scoop here: Gaga on twitter

a psychedelic and gorgeous Candice Swanepoel for Italian Vogue's latest Bold & Bright cover shoot.

good luck trying not to dance along with her...

"... it's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses ..."

The Blues Brothers, starring the late John Belushi & the great Dan Aykroyd.
I came across it on late night t.v. the other night and could not have been happier. 

Classic entertainment, and probably the best feature length film to be born from a Saturday Night Live skit.

J.Crew's creative director Jenna Lyons takes viewers along to Italy to reveal their shoe production secrets. I have worn my pair of black suede flats from J.Crew to death, so I know from owner experience that the quality of J.Crew shoes is hard to beat. Take a quick glimpse into their creative process, and trip to Italy: 

Feast your eyes: January Jones for Versace