Vogue Italia, November 2003.

Ph. Steven Meisel

Venetian book cat

Delicate jasmine growing among the ruins, (Diocletian’s Palace- Split, Croatia)

Thierry Mugler - Fall 1997 Couture

I never considered myself attractive before I was a model.

Lily Cole

Yuzen-painted geisha hikizuri.  Late-Meiji era (1890-1912).  This is a remarkable antique hikizuri - geisha dancing dress - with its vivid hawk, wave and pine motifs vividly created utilizing masterful yuzen-painting, sumi e painting, and silk and metallic embroidery. 48" from sleeve-end to sleeve-end x 67" height. In Japan, the hawk and pine tree in combination usually represents the power and longevity of the Tokugawa shogun. The Tokugawa shogunate was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which now is called Tokyo. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle from 1603 until 1868, when it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration.  The Kimono Gallery.

Spode Blue Italian Mug Set of 4 Jumbo Coffee Cup 16 Ounce white, blue ebay pst81hj60

I don't really need new dishes, but look at her face.

How could I NOT buy them?

“‘Your eyes, your remarkable eyes.’ If he ever looks into my eyes again, he’ll really see a storm over the pampas!” BETTY GRABLE as Glenda Crawford in DOWN ARGENTINE WAY (1940) dir. Irving Cummings

Dialogue Book Club where is your favourite place to read?

Guy Bourdin: from 67 Polaroids (2004)

Maria Callas in Venice, ca. 1957

emily battaglini

Issey Miyake spring/summer 2001