Christine Olivier wears Dark Pony Designs

Christine Olivier and Nico Adams opened for Enrique Iglesias in Mexico City at a huge music festival. 

Christine chose to wear the Dark Garden Bustier top for her big performance!

She looked gorgeous and the show looked epic.

xoxo

Inspiration: Illustration

Gwen Stefani Art Print

 

Edward Scissorhands Art Print

From burntfeather

Love, Sweet Love

 

Queen of Midnight 

From CaitlinShearer

All the letters

My tea party

From tabidesigns

Vanity...

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Lolitas...

From emmakisstina

Lately I have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of amazingly talented illustrative artists with shops on Etsy. If I could I would cover my walls with their fantastic talents! Being an art major in college I was required to take several drawing classes and I struggled with all of them. I am better at mixed media, abstract, and collage, but, I have always wished I could illustrate. The ability to have an idea of any kind and then just make it come to life with nothing more than pen, ink, and paper is something that shouldn't be taken for granted. It really is a wondrous thing. One of my long time BFFs  just happens to be one of those super talented artists. Anyways, here are some of my favorites, I hope you love them and find as much inspiration as I have.

xoxo 

INSPIRATION: Slim Aarons

Well, Slim Aarons, you truly are the originator of caviar wishes and champagne dreams. 

Capturing the "good life" on film. Proof that you can have it all and flaunt it. 

All of these photographs speak to my celebrity obsession and pop culture infatuation. They are equally ridiculous and inviting.

When I was three years old, my Dad asked me what kind of car I wanted to buy when I grew up, I sincerley answered: "A Duesenberg of course!"

I guess I have found my fantasies realized.

Glamour! Met Ball 2010

This year's Costume Institute Gala was full of surprises. Not all of them were good, but I'm going to focus on my favorites. I loved the diversity and the risk taking...the high/low contrasts and the chance to see designer looks off the runway.

Gwen Stefani in L.A.M.B.

Blake Lively in Marchessa (didn't love the shoe choice)

Iman in Prada looking amazing!

Naomi Watts in Stella McCartney (love the one shoulder)

Janet Jackson in Lanvin (very avant garde)

Chloe Sevigny in Proenza Schuler 

(I LOVE the colored lace-would have paired it with different shoes though)

Chanel Iman in Michael Kors

(What can I say, I'm a sucker for gold jumpsuits)

Rachel Weisz in Oscar de la Renta

(Classically elegant)

OSCAR GOLD: Red Carpet to Remember!

I have been watching the Academy Awards for as long as I can remember. When that fateful Sunday was approaching I would even go as far as to dress up a bit for school. I am a sucker for glamour and a lover of great movies. My mind works a bit like a filing cabinet: putting away the most interesting or influential bits of meaningless trivia to be used for later. So, when I think back on red carpet looks that made it into my memory banks, a lot of them were on the worst dressed list. But hey, I'm okay with that; because those people weren't afraid to take a risk and some of it really was avant garde. If it was me, I would be a red carpet risk taker. You only have one big night...you better make it count!

 

Geena Davis early 1990's

 

Barbara Streisand 1960's

 
 

Uma Thurman 2000's

 

The Gold Mastercard Dress created and worn by: Lizzy Gardiner 1994

 (This blew my mind as a 13 year old)

 

Madonna circa 1991

 

 Cher 1993

 

  

Bjork (if it makes you feel any better I thought this was totally darling) 2001