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illustration from a few weeks back

PYRRHA

When Anais was born
I was given a beautiful pendant with her initial:

A

it is from some Canadian jeweler I didn’t know.

A little marvel for which I have received endless compliments.

This week in LA

I stumbled upon their flagship store!

As beautiful as the little marvels they sell!

What caught my eye at first, is the rundown

dollhouse

in the window that serves as display.

than the unique jewelry,

overflowing with

character.

PIRRHA’s website here

all photographs are mine

Satine with a star on the i

Satine

all photographs are mine

9.22.2010 First day of Fall

Today is the first day of Fall.

in each store I went to, someone has reminded me.

It is strange to me,

because I am in LA, it is 70 degrees and it is hot.

I am from Quebec, Canada, remember?

Fall to me resonates with maple leaves changing colors,

not with palm trees brushing the sunny sky!



all photographs are mine

Reading…

I am reading this autobiography of Patti Smith and loving it!

I love her relation to Robert Mapplethorpe,

I love the time

I love the mythic places and people

I love that both were so stubborn in pursuing their dreams.

In addition to depicting a famous era,

this story of their lives is very inspiring.

Charleston, England

This summer, I found total inspiration during a visit I paid to Charleston, south of England, 3 weeks ago where I visited the home of the artists Vanessa Bell (sister of Virginia Woolf), Clive Bell (Vanessa’s husband), and Duncan Grant (Vanessa’s lover).

In the 20′s, during the very formal Victorian times, Vanessa and Virginia, daughters of Leslie Stephen a writer and critic, adopted a very bohemian lifestyle, fulfilling their lives with art and beauty. With other artists friends, they formed the Bloomsbury Group and their house became the country meeting place.

I totally fell under the spell of the house they inhabited in the 20′s in the south of England. The interior was painted by Vanessa and Duncan, and decorated with their potteries and paintings. It is absolutely exquisite, with the most amazing colors, patterns, something of a rural lifestyle that seems so appealing!

Without getting into so much of the details (because I really need to research more about them), I just wanted to post some pictures of the house for its aesthetic, its color palette and just to inspire.

Adjacent to the house is a magnificent English garden with the most beautiful flowers, left slightly wild and abandoned, being a little to long, just exquisite and natural as it should be.

This house has been one of my most inspiring visit of the summer. I am not surprised that the bohemian house has been the backdrop for fashion and celebrity photo shoots.

Did I hear Lanvin at an affordable price?

This is nice and this is how I will feel if

I can get one piece for

myself!

the illustration is mine

Corrine Day

When I think of Corrine Day, I think of the 90′s, the grunge and off course Kate Moss.

When I read about her contribution to the fashion world, I feel relieved that she happened to be here when she did.

She saw the world differently, and shared it with us.

What a great heritage she has left us.

What a gift.

Cathy Horn of the NY times wrote this

Corrine Day’s official website here

Older related post here