Dame Vivienne Westwood

"The only real valuable thing is intuition."- Mr. Albert Einstein

notting hill

ahhhh those rainy sunny days strolling around good old london town

TLC - Waterfalls

LAURYN HILL-EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING

Mansions on the Moon - She Makes Me Feel (Music Video)

i can feel the stars on my fingerstips

i want to feel the sand beneath my toes

all my worries will fade into the ocean blue

champagne wishes and caviar dreams

we can burn brighter than the sun

wonder

the great pyramids of giza

cairo, egypt

december 2011

Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra

dance the night away

never seen anything like it

Fire Opal

Fire opals are appropriately named for their fiery cherries, sunburst yellows and deep tangerines. Unique and mysterious, fire opal is remarkable in that unlike many other opals its play of color is minimal. Also known as Mexican opal, Mexican fire opal, Tanzanian fire opal, cherry fire opal, Ethiopian fire opal, Brazilian fire opal or sun opal, its legendary popularity instead comes from its breathtaking brilliance, opalescence, extraordinary fiery hues and stunning clarity. Fire opals have been treasured in the Americas since the time of the Aztecs, where they were named quetzalitzlipyollitli or “gem of the bird of paradise.” Coveted by the Aztecs as symbols of intense love, such radiant gemstones were believed to have emerged from the primordial waters of creation. While fire opal is predominately sourced from Mexico (and occasionally Australia), this gem has recently been found in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mali and now Brazil. While opal has been mined in Brazil since approximately 1945, production has always been very limited, making it difficult to secure commercial quantities. Today, the Piaui State is increasingly garnering international acclaim for its opals, with their quality favorably compared to Australian opals, arguably the world’s finest. With the enforcement of new mining regulations, scarcity has increased, strengthening the appeal of this relatively new addition to the opal family.

read more about opals here

all i have to do is dream

true story

wilde

magical tree

harley weir

all around you

isabella blow

one of my greatest inspirations.  she was fearless, imaginative, and saw the beauty in things no one else even glanced twice at.  not to mention she discovered alexander mcqueen, stella tennant, and sophie dahl.  she was not afraid to be herself.

r.i.p.

regents park, london

circa 2008

grand bazaar

taken at the grand bazaar in istanbul, turkey.

one of the oldest covered markets in the world, it has over 4,000 stalls...as you can imagine, i'm there for hours whenever i go, looking at each and every treasure i can get my hands on.

Arthur Lee - Everybody's Gotta Live - 1st version 1971

beautiful bride

katie shillingford, stylist and the fashion editor at Dazed and Confused magazine.  her wedding to alex dromgoole  was this past july but i just can't get enough of these magical photos.

more pictures here

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Paradisco