December 2009
97 posts
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening...”
– A.A. Milne
“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more...”
– Louisa May Alcott
“Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up....”
– Samuel Jackson
“He who angers you conquers you.”
– Elizabeth Kenny
“Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I still...”
– Hermione Gingold
“Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of times the difficult years end up...”
– Brittany Murphy (1977-2009)
“On this day, you read something that moved you and made you realise there were...”
“The things which the child loves remain in the...
Some of my favourite shows as a kid…
xoxo,
S
“There is an Indian proverb that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a...”
– Rumer Godden
Leaving on a Jet Plane....
“A man travels the world over in search of what...
“You can’t wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug.”
“We enter the world alone and we leave it alone...
“Too many guys think I’m a concept, or I complete them, or I’m gonna make them...”
– Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you...”
– Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
FASHION NEWS: An Open Letter to Rihanna About the...
<Hilarious!>
From left, Rihanna at her album-release party on November 24; November 30; again at her album-release party; and at the AMAs on November 22. And in keeping with today’s caption theme: “If it’s not rough, it isn’t fun.
“Photo: SplashNews, Getty Images”
“Dear Rihanna,
That you have triumphed this year is clear. Sure, Lady Gaga...
EDITORIAL: Steven Meisel Spoofs Twitter for Vogue...
Steven Meisel co-opted the Twitter phenomenon for the last Vogue Italia issue of the decade, December 2009 and rechristened Twitpic as “Meiselpic” for his purposes. Inside the issue he wrote to his 20 model “followers” under a blurred portrait of himself (surprising, as the photographer is reclusive and does not like to be photographed himself —“Feeling a touch swine...
“If you’re gonna be two-faced at least make one of...
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does...”
– Maya Angelou
WISHLIST: Shoes, Shoes, Shoes and Bags, Bags,...
“My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.”
– Winston S. Churchill
WISHLIST: Prada Struzzo Ostrich
This is a serious tote. As in, seriously awesome!! When you get it just right, you don’t need fancy dangling details. All you need is a classic shape, this one being a little more interesting than a typical doctor bag, and fantastically beautiful textured ostrich! It’s THE perfect bag for work.
I am a bit torn by the Prada logo, yes, this old school triangle logo is very...
Best Fashion Editorials & Models of 2009
Top 12 Fashion Editorial of 2009
January: Caroline Winberg in Elle Russia
February: Lara Stone, Amanda Laine, Sigrid Agren, Edita Vilkeviciute & Constance Jablonski in W Magazine
March: Natasha Poly in Vogue Russia and Lily Donaldson in Vogue UK
April: Lily Donaldson in Vogue Paris
May: Daria Werbowy in Vogue Paris
June: Malgosia Bela in Vogue Italia and Missy Rayder in Numero
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“Women are made to be loved not understood.”
– Oscar Wilde
“I always thought that there was this one perfect person for everybody in the...”
– Forces of Nature (1999)
