La Sagrada Familia by Gaudi

I have a few friends who are architects and I have always appreciated their passion for design and their extraordinary work ethic. I am clearly not an architect. While I can appreciate beautiful buildings and I have an ongoing obsession with Victorian architecture (when I'm rich and famous I WILL own a Victorian home in Toronto and Melbourne, respectively), I cannot for the most part get in on their excitement. 

Gaudi is a name that was referred to often when discussing the connection between architecture and fashion but again, I never really jumped on that inspirational bandwagon. That is, of course, until now. Andy over at Style Scrapbook did me a big favour (not personally of course but I'm not discounting the possibility of one day becoming her friend... and no, I'm not a stalker) by taking some amazing snaps inside Gaudi's 'La Sagrada Familia' - an iconic church in Barcelona. She describes its aesthetic as appearing to be "... inside a spaceship meets The Never Ending Story ivory tower." Personally, I'm getting a pretty major 'drenched with sunlight Pans Labyrinth' vibe. I like it....

Images via. Style Scrapbook

The Sum Of This Equation Is Delectable...

I have a stash of fabulous imagery stewing away in my 'BLOG' folder for the day when I once again feel the need to share it. Until then, however, here's a scrumptious image supplied by the ever concise and always stylish Scott Schumann over at The Sartorialist will have to tide me/you over. 

Image via. The Sartorialist

No one can deny the cyclical nature of the fashion industry when you see this vintage beauty, that's for sure.

W.O.W...

I have followed Karla's Closet avidly for some time now. She doesn't over post and I can't remember ever running into any of the painfully repetitive re-posting that so many bloggers (myself included) fall victim to AND she has the most perfectly vintage-sprinkled style! She was also a big inspiration to me when I shaved my head as she rocks the pixi cut like nobody's business. Clearly I admire Karla's blog and style a fair bit. I also admire her bod... I mean really?!!! Carrie Bradshaw could NOT have done this dress better.

Josephine dress by Shareen worn at the Roman Luxe X Revolve party

More Is More, Is More, Is More...

On Monday, I bought a bike and today I had a meeting with a rather talented film maker/photographer. The two are mostly unrelated except that I rode my new bike to our get-together. Clearly I love my new bike... Luckily I am also very happy with the outcome of the meeting. Two from two! Stephen Hargreaves and are planning to shoot a creative together and with the air heavy with excitement and anticipation I peddled my little legs off so as to get home and get a-researchin'. Thankfully for me, doing research is often aided by my wonderfully creatively inclined friends and this time around a fellow Fashion grad brought a dazzlingly shoot to my attention.

Masha Reva, the creator of the fabulous garments (and I assume, the props as well) notes her interest in merging with "the boundless informational field that is internet." This collection culminates her graduating year from the Kiev University of Technology and Design. It really is a most wonderful investigation of the "confrontation between natural and artificial..." More to the point though the concept has bred a visual feast of a photo shoot. Kudos to photographer Synchrodogs, stylist Julie Pelipas and hair/makeup artist Helen Khodos for bringing the concept and collection together in such a beautiful set of images. 

Check out the behind the scenes video at Fashion Served and more on Masha Reva at http://www.mashareva.com/main/ - including design experimentation, videos and lots more fun and creatively informative tid-bits.