pearls and black velvet

In the same strand as the last video post, The Chanel Paris-Moscou Pre-Fall 2009: Focus on Accessories video (isn't that a mouthful!) is quite beautiful, calm, an eclectic. I love the use of pearls with the faces, although they are entirely impractical it adds a wonderful artistic element. Maybe I'll make a headband with strands of different sized fake pearls on it out of something soft and dark? I don't know...

Horses and Advice

First of all, I have recently stumbled upon this post in Design Sponge about Ann Wood's project of creating 100 horses. It also includes a how-to, which I suggest you check out. Ann's own blog is here.

Secondly, I also stumbled into Nubby's post of 10 valuable lessons she learned one year out of design school. [via Galadarling] I love how she makes a point of noticing that it's experience, not money, which will establish your career.

Diane Von Furstenberg + Francois-Marie Banier

I love this ad.



It's so inspirational and beautiful.
for more info go here.

The Professor's Daughter

I know that I am not done adding links to my previous posts for future reference materials, but I figure that now is as good a time as any to start actually writing something of any sort here.

I recently borrowed the Professor's Daughter from the library and highly recommend it. It includes many things which I enjoy including, but not limited to Victorian England, action, romance, and fantasical characters. It is also quite well drawn and the pictures compliment the words beautifully. It is a quick read, yet one which can still be thoroughly enjoyed multiple times (as opposed to those books which you read once and then simply sit on your bookshelf gathering dust.)

To read an excerpt of the book please follow this link.
To order it off amazon please go here.