Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Back Soon!

Moving into my dorm and getting adjusted to college life. I promise I will update as soon as I have time!

Monday, August 3, 2009

Hey Lady, You've Got a Hot Rock!

La Pisette makes these great rings out of wire and shiney, polished crystal stones like quartz, amethyst, and citrine. Gorgeousss. Why wait for that diamond from Mr. Right, put a sparkling rock on your finger yourself!


Love always, Belle

Friday, July 31, 2009

It's Raining, It's Pouring

But it's finally the week end. Have a great one everybody.



The new Fendi campaign (pics from tfs).

Listening: Love Street - Nigel Kennedy and Jaz Coleman

And if you're not fortunate enough to have a (frickin') monsoon to listen to as you fall asleep, check out the free app for WhiteNoise, one of the sounds included is a thunderstorm. Pretty realistic, and very relaxing.

Love always, Belle

Monday, July 27, 2009

Delicious Decibels

From Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin to the Beach Boys or the Beatles, from the Kings of Leon to Steven Cravis, from Girl Talk to Jamie Cullum, I have what many call a "surprisingly eclectic" taste in music. A song can change my mood in about 30 seconds flat. Music is my playground and my lullaby. And, of course, my runway. I have this addiction to soundtracks from the catwalk. They are perfect to put on when you're styling your outfit for the day, or as a pick-me-up after work/school/a long day out, or (especially!) when you're hashing out another blog post!
So imagine my delight when I came across Mr Wilson DJ's music site. Spectacular.
Even better are the forums at TFS. A lot of the links don't work but many of them do, so keep searching and you're bound to find a bunch of goodies. To start you all off here are a few links I've found to some great songs.

Lanvin SS09 (love this one!!)
Song used at a SS09 show (love this one)
Song used at a SS09 show by artist Beck (love)
Song used at a SS09 show by artist Tindersticks (love)

For those of you who want more runway tracks, try googling for some or surf the boards at TFS to see if you can't find any. This is how I've found many a great remixes. Good luck music searching through the vast expanse of music cyberspace!
(photos from NASA/ blogger tavi)
Love always, Belle

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Banished to the Woodlands

Dawn to dusk, let's all take a moment to appreciate the calm aura that is rustic, forested nature.
My latest mood board. [please credit for use]
(photos courtesy of google, tfs, style.com, ffffound, gulerain, fossil, max azria, fashiongonerogue; artwork bottom center by Gregory Euclide)
Over the Knee by Essie
Talon Cuff by Pamela Love
Peacock Swords Earrings by Elisa Gonsalves
Outfit by fashiontoast? (please correct if wrong)
Larger views of Gregory Euclide's work.
His work is so uniquely fresh. (ahhhhh)
Lambskin Bag by Miu Miu
My favorite shopstylist ajentorange's outfit that inspired this post.

Listening: Breathe by Telepopmusik
Love always, Belle

Things Are Looking a Bit Sketchy

As an artist myself, I thought I would post some of my favorite fashion illustrations and designer sketches. They are very inspiring, I think. I should have most of the artists correct but if you see one that I have miss-named please correct me! Enjoy!
Donatella Versace
Elie Saab
Antonio
David Downton
Arianne Phillips/ Givenchy
Inspired by Christian Dior by ?
Donna Karan
Jason Brooks
Giles
Phillip Lim
Dennis Basso
(More) David Downton
Tracy Reese
Armani
Reem Acra
Rebecca Taylor
Max Azria
Jill Stuart
Rodriguez
Jason Wu
(photos courtesy of TFS, google, daviddownton.com, versace.com)

Listening: Lights Out - Santogold
Love always, Belle