Wanderlust

These pictures are not my own. I like them because they are beautiful and they capture my love of travel and hopefully someday soon, I will take as magical pictures as these when I venture off to a far away place. I love the almost imaginary cool damp feel of these photos, I love the concrete walls, I love the dim lights. I dream of travelling to places such as these with The Beatles soundtrack playing in the background.
Picture credits: various tumblrs

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Los Intocables

The right to childhood should be protected
Often in media we forget that as creators and producers of media and things that people are going to take notice of, we forget that there is more to the field than just showing off clothes and aesthetic beauty which has no deeper meaning. Not to take away from fashion and photography and music everything it means and represents. We tend to forget there is more to be said, the darker things that our art forms allow us to capture, things that people turn a blind eye to. I was moved by these images when I saw them for the first time, they need no caption for us to understand the depth of their meaning and they further emphasize the power that is lies within a picture. Sometimes it's good to ask ourselves whether we are really getting anything out of what we see and do in a way that affects us at our core level? and whether we should we be doing more as artistic individuals to express ourselves for a greater purpose.

Los Intocables

THE UNTOUCHABLES
Erik Ravelo / F A B R I C A 2012
Creative Direction and Concept: Erik Ravelo
Photo: Erik Ravelo / Enrrico Bossan
Post production: Erik Ravelo
The Right to Childhood
Should be Protected.
Images and concept protected by the law
2012 F A B R I C A.

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What I'm Wearing

Neighbourhood photos.

Plum Hat: H&M(London)

Black cropped turtle neck: Primark(London)

Skirt, Ankle booties, and backpack: Mr Price

Leather Jacket: Mom's old stuff

Gold chain and Earrings: Aldo(London)

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Accessories

Hi, All.
This post comes with a lot of excitement. My sister recently came back from a high school tour of Europe. Needless to say I was very happy to have her back especially because she came with such great goodies. They went to Italy, France and England and from my own experience I know that it is a life changing journey. Travel does that to you. Amongst some items of clothing which I will be wearing in some blog posts in the near future, she bought me some very chic accessories from H&M, Primark, Pimkie and Aldo. I cannot wait to make these part of my wardrobe, some of these items I've wanted for a very long time; the head chain and the bracelet connected to a ring. The bag(Mr. Price) and flower crown(A friend's thrift store) that you see I bought locally during my time at the Grahamstown Arts festival recently. How lovely is that chunky chain? Gotta love accessories.

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Models des années 90's

ICONS

Famous for their beauty but also their zesty personalities and provocative photos. Models of the 90s are in a league of their own. From Naomi to Cindy, these women maintained their timeless beauty throughout the years.

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Dark lipstick

Unless you have been living under a rock (joke), you have probably noticed the emergence of the 90s grunge movement in fashion. It's got to be one of my favourite era's in fashion in terms of risk taking and edge. A lot of women have been opting for darker lip colours such as browns and even black but my absolute favourite is definitely plum- id you browse through my blog you'll see some photos where I have it on. It's a dark maroon/purple and I absolutely love how alluring it is. It works even better because it's currently Winter in South Africa so the dark lips go with basically anything and works for any skin colour. It's about taking a risk, I guess.  Try it out! Here are a few pictures for inspiration..
pictures taken from my tumblr www.brownskinfreckles.tumblr.com

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Sam Lambert & Shaka Maidoh of Art Comes First

Stylish men who know how to wear a suit with a certain kind of quirkiness are what fashion is all about. I discovered their pictures on Tumblr and was curious to find out who they are. Shaka Maidoh & Sam Lambert the London-based creative duo behind Art Comes First (ACF). The duo based in London openly admit to venturing into art because they like beautiful things. As I wish to do some day, they dabble in a lot of creative things such as designing of clothes using art and musical ways of displaying their pieces and incorporated into their creative lifestyle is a mood board which sets their creativity in motion- this can be seen on their ACF tumblr.

Each of their designs and means of creating looks has some kind of backstory and history linked to their aim in creating their art.Their slogan "Aalchemy, Sator and Progression", a very powerful statement which encapsulates their vision for their creations. They do great things in designing clothes for the heterosexual man as well as the woman who does not necessarily fit the mould of being strictly feminine. They have a creative kinship that's definitely one of a kind. A good pair of eyes and immense talent.

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