Silver

So, for the second time, I’m going to reference the Olympics and deem this post the silver medalist in The Naturale’s blog history, archive, whatever you want to call it. This time, instead of ranting about its semi-chaotic birth, I’m getting right down to business-- fashion business that is. While exploring the new campaigns of my various favorite designers via their online sites, I stumbled across the fall Versace men’s ware. For those of you who watch 'Grey’s Anatomy,' have seen Enchanted (um... gag?), Made of Honor, or even Freedom Writers, you will appreciate the following photos that I was so gleeful in finding. And if you somehow don’t happen to know Patrick Dempsey, a little bit of sophisticated man candy never hurt anybody, anyways.

 

-Dempsey for Versace Men’s Ware Fall 2008-

And of course the women's line is just as good. It is Versace after all. Plus I really like Isabeli Fontana. She has such a strong, memorable face in the modeling world. The colors in the collection are definitely igniting some shopping sparks for me, what about you? I'm thinking deep purple a-line dress and shiny, black tights perhaps? Or maybe a vibrant, deep pink strappy/ mummy bandage-esque top with a faded dark leather jacket and a creamy linen skirt?

  

-Versace Fall 2008-

 Okay I must confess that it took me WAY too long to finish the 'banner' at the top. As soon as I would finish piecing one together and adjusting it just so, the program would freeze and/or quit on me. And since I have a great relationship with my laptop (go macs!), i.e. this doesn't happen very often, I didn't take the few seconds of time to save the various projects as I was creating them. So basically each time-- all three times that is, that the stupid program malfunctioned on me I lost everything I had created. This banner was the first to survive the dreaded Graphic Converter seizures. It has more of a fall/winter feel to it so as soon as I make another, sunnier one I'll put that one up instead.

Currently listening: Kings of Leon

Love,

Belle

The Naturale.

So many names to choose from, so little with that certain ring... 

la beauté, the belle, the informer, news from a fashion addict, the original stylist, the original, the original high-flying, stunt-performing, marvelous mother of all things fashion and/or related to the breezy autumn season... hah! Just joshing (what a strange expression, don't you think?).

So anyways I come up with 'The Naturale,' at which point I'm so sick of naming blog titles that anything sounded pretty fabulous to me, and voila 'The Naturale' was born! There is so much I'd like to blog about and so many people I'd like to thank for making this moment possible (que the music please)... Many thanks to my mom, my future pet dog, Iluk the Alaskan Malamute, the people who came up with hazelnut flavoured coffee, and blah blah blah. I don't know about you but I for one always find those Academy Award speeches quite touching. Although, I must guiltily admit that I was inspired by the great 'Fashion Toast' and 'Coco's Tea Party' to start this mess in the first place. Hopefully over the next few days or so I'll be able to get more of a profile and maybe a page layout/ header of my own design up here. In the meantime I'll leave you (whoever, if anybody, is actually reading this infantile blog) with one of my inspiration boards that really is only effective before the impending end of the summer of 2008. Enjoy!

"Change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like a stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass." - John Steinbeck

(photos: style.com, TFS, elle.com, illustration by Garance Dore)

Oh and you're probably going to hate me for this but I just have to comment on the greatness that is Michael Phelps. I just watched his last race, the men's medley 4 x 200m, and he is absolutely beastly (in the best way of course). 8 Golds... quite the feat and even though I'm no competitive swimmer, his achievements are definitely inspirational. All that dedication, hard work, and serious sweat makes me want to accomplish the impossible and all that jazz.

                            

   (photos:  google)          

Currently listening: Clocks- Coldplay, Anywhere Is- Enya

Love,

Belle