blue orchid..

'other people find themselves instantly drawn to the natural charisma and playful charm of people born on may 13. these untamed spirits follow their instincts and, although they often clash with the conventions and restrictions placed upon them by society, their wild-child presence always has an electrifying effect on others.'

happy birthday to me.

don't think twice, it's all right..

backyard in bloom, afternoon snack, upcoming concerts, sunday walks, festival necessities, a cup of lady grey and magazines, books, books, and some more books. springtime. and my loved ones. and my dear friends. inspiration on every corner. 

fake empire..

back in the day when my idea of ideal interior decoration meant nirvana posters on my bedroom walls, 

my beauty/fashion essentials were a pair of washed-out levi's 501 and my then red hair. i miss those days because i don't love my twenty pairs of jeans that i own today as much as i loved my 501s. the most important thing that i realized back then was that all the clothes in the world can never replace a couple of timeless pieces. that combined with the mantra that less is always more is the key to an effortless style. and that's why i find it so frustrating and sad watching armies of clones walking around with their ombre highlights wearing peplum cuts and statement necklaces when all they need is a white shirt and the right attitude. 

codie young in march 2013 issue of love want magazine. 

saint slimane..

kim gordon, courtney love, hedi slimane. no other words needed.

images via dazed digital.

silver springs..

'ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star..' therefore, 'nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend - a wise enemy is worth more.'

every rose has its thorn..

 when local distributers stopped offering stella mccartney perfumes a couple of years ago, i was kind of happy, thinking less ladies will carry the same scent as me. since i never got tired of scent of a rose, through the years i've managed to find a couple of affordable everyday perfumes and colognes that come from a range of natural cosmetics and aren't tested on animals. moreover, they smell very similar to my favourite stella, especially the body shop's moroccan rose which has recently been changed by the atlas mountain rose line. not until recently have i stepped into romano ricci's world of roses and just like i thought i would, i have instantly fallen in love with his version of vintage rock princess who smells just like stella's, but in a high class society. 

and yes, i'll soon need a spare room for my perfume bottles collection.

sympathy for the devil..

 this editorial is about a year old, but inspiration like this never gets out of date. groupies of the world, unite.!

maddie daisy dixon as anita pallenberg for lovecat magazine.

swinging london..

i finally got my hands on the book that i've been waiting for some time to be published in my country. 'past imperfect' by julian fellowes is one of the books that every vorshiper of british culture should read, especially if you're familiar with and like his other work too. he portraits a group of londoners connected with friendship and love affairs in the sixties and their lives today, forty years later when they've all gone separate ways. the way he describes the era where aristocratic way of life clashed with the unconventional things that modern times have brought, the contrast of life back then and now, the status of high-class society and how it was changing are just some of the things that make this book more than enjoyable and interesting to read. although he's not focused directly on what popular culture was all about back then, you'll inevitably think about carnaby street and king's road, beatlemania and the rolling stones hyde park concert, groupies and mods, pattie boyd and twiggy, past times which seem like past perfect from today.