raw but romantic

few favorites from the site  desire to inspire

 

ziegfeld follies

one of the ziegfeld follies dancer,  Jane Sels wearing this incredibly beautiful kimono!

dolly sisters

the identical twins,  rosie and jenny where born in Budapest 1892 and moved to america 12 years old with their parents. they started their carrier in 1907, only 15 years old by dancing in so called beer halls in new york.

they got famous for their dancing in ziegfeld follies broadway show in 1911 and acted in many films from 1913 to 1920.
they toured the theatres and dance halls in europe but retired 1928 after rosie nearly died of appendicitis and intestinal poisoning.

they looked so much alike that their husbands could not recognize them apart

they owned a lot of expensive jeweleries,  feathers and beautiful evening gowns.

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 in 1945 a biographical film about the twins came out, starring betty grable and june haver.

friday night

pere ubu by  dora maar

this armadillo just wanted to wish u a good weekend 

people in the street

i'm little bit down in inspiration today,  so i'm just going to put some fashion weeks street style fav.  maybe get some ideas myself!

facehunter 

stockholmstreetstyle 

thelocals 

  looks cool with a different pair of socks :)

GAIA

i recently discovered the copenhagen based label GAIA

   "the collections are handmade and mainly consist of one-off pieces and a smaller number of styles. simple silhouettes contrast with quirky details and an appealing treatment of colour make up GAIA´s unmistakable look... her work evolves from a combination that cannot be decoded immediately; instead, leaving a mysterious and poetic picture of the world we live in. inspiration for this expression can be found in many places in our everyday lives, but also from the world of are."  

here are my favorite looks from her aw11 collection:

aw11 photoshoot

catwalk aw11

pastel,   not really the typical color  for autumn collection  but the combination with dark and dirty colors makes it look so warm and cosy.

i'm  no  fan of the red, black and white combination that has become so big right now but i like how GAIA has done it. it doesn't scream 70´s or minimalism to me. 

the knitted sweaters looks so cool i would love to have one of them,  i can´t choose which one i like the most.

here are also few inspiration pictures from GAIA's blog.  i have few of them as well that i have used in my collections 

 bauhaus

 paul klee fire in the evening

and last two,  back states pictures from the aw11 show:

 coloring the hair with a painting brush!

gaia brandt rasmussen is the designer behind GAIA.  she graduated from fashion design with knitwear at central saint martins in london and started her label in 2009.

pictures taken from gaia´s blog

...other have greatness thrust upon them

i'm going to let film critics to discuss the film. i just want to show some pictures from the great great movie the king´s speech.  i loved everything about the movie,  the story,  the actors and especially the product design!  the walls are so beautiful in lionel logue,  the speech therapist office.

 the window in the roof, the chandelier and the sofa! it's just so beautiful,  i wish i could paint my wall like that.  it's a bit boring how minimalist we have become