red.

Florence and the Machine

glitter.

Follow the yellow brick rode my friend, you never know what mysteries are waiting along the side.

thrill.

Yesterday was a sad day, losing two great entertainers Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. The later has really affected me and most of the dance world, as this man, despite the controversy and issues surrounding him was a ground breaker in movement. Now, of course Thriller is the best music video of all time (as determined by multiple media sources) and the dancing will never be forgotten - I have to make a case for the Smooth Criminal video as well.
Perhaps I have a slight bias as I have danced to many of MJ's songs, but I remember tap dancing to Smooth Criminal and having the audience just go wild. In the video, Jackson performs some of the most interesting moves, including the shoulder movement with the moonwalk/glide, every movement looking so precise and engaging the watching completely. But that tilt of the body where he and the dancers are 45 degrees to the ground? Ridiculous. An idol of the dance world is gone, and influenced us all in so many ways by breaking the boundaries of what was the norm. He's now dancing on the clouds, may he always be remembered. RIP.

look.

Lookbook is addictive.




I know I just did a post about colour - but am I already starting to think about fall fashion already. Say it ain't so!

list.

To live fabulously:
-dress for yourself and no one else,
-eat dessert,
-run until your legs hurt,
-dance in the moonlight while sprinklers are going,
-live near the water so you can dip your toes in,
-and laugh with your friends and keep them close - when you are in doubt,know that the giggle is the most wonderful sound and endorphin in the world.

interiors.

shake&pop.

Let's break the rules, rewrite them and continue to push the envelope.

liveby.

"Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare

joyeux.

What really is the difference between joy and happiness? Do we have a natural amount of joy within us that has programed our minds into seeing how the glass is half-empty or full? Or is happiness the temporary high we are on when lifting the lid on that new pair of shoes you found for 50 per cent off? Is it possible for that moment of happiness to be ignited by the joy inside? How would we ever know what will give us joy and make us happy, if it is not a natural instinct inside?


Perhaps it is that joy and happiness are interconnected and triggered by each other. To have happiness, one must have joy. But joy comes from happiness. This sounds all confusing. So what is the feeling of sitting on the dock in the early morning with just the wild around you - hapioy? Perhaps, bliss. Not the state of ignorance, but the peace and restfulness of the mind. Being one with the moment, and those lovely people you share it with. This bliss is not always there, and not always calm and perfect, but when it happens, you know. Just know.

roygbiv.

Colour is your friend. Don't be afraid - it's summer, no more black for a bit.

eeee.

Never gets old.

crossmyheart.

Bows are wonderful and define the ultimate girly-girl. Oh la la.

collide.

I like this picture, film and people a little bit. It's fun to smile at a photograh you like.

star.

No matter what anyone else says, I think that Janice Dickinson was one of the best reasons to watch America's Next Top Model. Now that she's not on it, not the same. On the other hand, her modeling agency show is quite funny. She's fabulous.

best.

I missed sytycd this past week, but been catching up on Youtube. This is just wonderful.

otherworldly.

This is an article that was on Yahoo News this morning - I love the lead, and want to rent Across the Universe again.

Real `Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' gravely ill
AP, Jun 12, 2009 9:23 am PDT

They were childhood chums. Then they drifted apart, lost touch completely, and only renewed their friendship decades later, when illness struck.Not so unusual, really.
Except she is Lucy Vodden — the girl who was the inspiration for the Beatles' 1967 psychedelic classic "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" — and he is Julian Lennon, the musician son of John Lennon.
They are linked together by something that happened more than 40 years ago when Julian brought home a drawing from school and told his father, "That's Lucy in the sky with diamonds."
Just the sort of cute phrase lots of 3- or 4-year-olds produce — but not many have a father like John Lennon, who used it as a springboard for a legendary song that became a centerpiece on the landmark album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
"Julian got in touch with me out of the blue, when he heard how ill I was, and he said he wanted to do something for me," said the 46-year-old Vodden, who has lupus, a chronic disease where the immune system attacks the body's own tissue.
Lennon, who lives in France, sent his old friend flowers and vouchers she could use to buy plants at a local gardening center, since working in her garden is one of the few activities she is still occasionally well enough to enjoy. More importantly, he has offered her friendship and a connection to more carefree days. They communicate mostly by text message.
"I wasn't sure at first how to approach her. I wanted at least to get a note to her," Julian Lennon told The Associated Press. "Then I heard she had a great love of gardening, and I thought I'd help with something she's passionate about, and I love gardening too. I wanted to do something to put a smile on her face."
Vodden admits she enjoys her association with the song, but doesn't particularly care for it. Perhaps that's not surprising. It was thought by many at the time, including BBC executives who banned the song, that the classic was a paean to LSD because of the initials in the title. Plus, she and Julian were 4 years old in 1967, the "Summer of Love" when "Sgt. Pepper" was released to worldwide acclaim. She missed the psychedelic era to which the song is indelibly linked.
"I don't relate to the song, to that type of song," said Vodden, described as "the girl with kaleidoscope eyes" in the lyrics. "As a teenager, I made the mistake of telling a couple of friends at school that I was the Lucy in the song and they said, 'No, it's not you, my parents said it's about drugs.' And I didn't know what LSD was at the time, so I just kept it quiet, to myself."
There's no doubt the fanciful lyrics and swirling musical effects draw heavily on the LSD experiences that were shaping Lennon's artistic output at the time — although many of the musical flourishes were provided by producer George Martin, who was not a drug user.
"The imagery in the song is partly a reflection of John's drug experiences, and partly his love of `Alice in Wonderland,'" said Steve Turner, author of "A Hard Day's Write," a book that details the origins of every Beatles song. "At the time it came out, it seemed overtly psychedelic, it sounded like some kind of trip. It was completely new at the time. To me it is very evocative of the period."
Turner said his research, including interviews with Vodden and Julian Lennon, confirm that she is the Lucy in the song. He said it was common for John Lennon to "snatch songs out of thin air" based on a simple phrase he heard on TV or an item he read in the newspapers. In this case, Turner said, it was the phrase from Julian that triggered John's imagination.
Veteran music critic Fred Schruers said Julian Lennon's reaching out to help Vodden as she fights the disease is particularly moving because of the childlike nature of the song.
"It's enormously evocative but with a tinge of poignancy," he said. "It's the lost childhood Julian had with that little Lucy and the lost innocence we had with the psychedelic era, an innocence we really cherished until it was snatched away."
Vodden was diagnosed with lupus about five years ago after suffering other serious health problems. She has been struggling extreme fatigue, joint pain, and other ailments.
"She's not given up, she's a fighter, and she has her family backing her, that's a good thing," said Angie Davidson, campaign director for St. Thomas' Lupus Trust, which funds research. "We need more people like her, more Lucys."
Davidson, who also has the disease, said it affects each person differently, typically causing exhaustion and depression. When the disease kills, she said, it does so by attacking the body's internal organs.
It has become difficult for Vodden to go out — most of her trips are to the hospital — but recently she and her husband went to a bookstore and heard the song playing over the store's music system. When they went to another shop, the song was on there as well.
"That made me giggle," she said

whoa.

For as long as I can remember, when the Olympics were on, I was watching it with my family and friends nearly everyday. Nastia Lukin, the gymnast from the United States is modeling Max Azria's collection in the coolest way possible. Her jumps make the clothes look cool and interesting, not like the wimpy jumps of other models. She makes me wish I was a gymnast. In the words of one of my favourite choreographers, "workkkk girl".

poof.

Alas, I have never seen the movie Desperately Seeking Susan and I'm in love with Madonna's 80's style (still) and "Get Into the Groove" is one of the most played songs on my ipod. I can't get enough of the tulle skirts and jewelry. Added to the list of things I am hunting for: lace gloves.



PS - Madonna is still super fabulous.

allons-y.

This year's Juno?

find.

Come away with me,
I'm looking for the silence of the sound,
and the colour of the night.

people.