Yigal Azrouel

I love the muted colors with pale denim. The shrug looks like flower petals sewn together.

This looks like an expertly draped garbage bag. (that's a good thing)

This biker vest paired with a bright skirt is like a perfect contradiction, just the way I like it.

This dress is like water flowing over the body. She almost looks like a mermaid walking out of the sea.

Antique Kimonos

These photos of antique kimono's from Neville Trickett's flikr page are inspiring me to get crafty. It's really humbling for me to think about an era when the average person made all of their clothes. Necessity was the focus, not quantity. The personalization that went into the few garments that you had was really special. That's something I'm realizing now that I have focused more on altering my clothes instead of filling up closet with more than I need.

I've had fascination with kimono's since I became a manga dork in middle school. I asked for one for Christmas many times. I did eventually find a beautiful red one in a thrift store. I've thought about shortening it so I can wear it the way Jimi Hendrix wore one in the 60's. But I cannot bare to slice the gorgeous garment with a pair of scissors. Maybe I'll develop the bravery someday. Until then I might make one out of denim scraps.

James Mahon

James Mahon Photography

Liz McClean: Edgy/Pretty

I first fell in love with Liz McClean's beautifully dyed pieces in an old issue of Nylon (April '05) that I still cherish. Her current collection would probably fall into Queen Michelle's category of Edgy/Pretty. I've become a fan of the Edgy/Pretty look myself. I have no doubt that I'd trust this woman with the task of making my wedding gown someday.

Pulp Photo Fiction

Sorry about the lack of posts. My off-line life has been a bit demanding lately. Thanks for all the kind comments :)

I'm really digging these photos of Neil Krug's warrior woman; so mythic, beautiful and strong. They kind of make me want to dance around my house wearing sparkly clothes and war paint.

The inspiration behind the series was his and Joni Harbeck's (the model featured) love of 60's and 70's album and book covers and B-movies. For more information on their inspirations there's a great interview with the two of them here.

Neil shot most of the photos with a Polaroid land camera which gives them that grainy vintage feel. After e-mailing him I decided that I need to order some film for my land camera that hasn't gotten any use since I found it in a thrift store.

Check him out on flickr and keep your eyes peeled for his book PULP featuring the rest of this series.