Modern Dictionary

The Model as Muse

2009-04-22T03:54:00.000-07:00

"It's not Kate's personal style that interests me. It's her person; it's the life and the spirit"

Marc Jacobs

Kate Moss, Justin Timberlake and Marc Jacobs have come together for the May 2009 issue of Vanity Fair to 'inspire beauty'. The spread also coincides with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Gala Benefit to be held on May 4th. Honorary Chair Marc Jacobs, along with co-chairs Kate Moss, Justin Timberlake and Anna Wintour spear head the event which highlights the museums exhibit: The Model as Muse. The exhibit examines the reciprocal relationship between iconic models and ideas of beauty of fashion. It runs from May 6th to August 9th 2009 and also showcases haute couture and ready to wear pieces, fashion photography, advertising and editorials and film.

Sweet Rings

2009-04-17T08:12:00.000-07:00

Stumbled upon this website and just about lost it for their cute 'little crafty things'. Inspired by desserts and breakfast foods, this line of miniature scented jewellery is defintley the pancake's meow. Find Leslie Dallion's other creations on her site: www.pancakemeow.com

The Ultimate Cupcake

2009-04-17T01:56:00.000-07:00

Getting married just got a whole lot sweeter! And might I add, more expensive! This first ever diamond fantasy cupcake costs $30,000. Check out more pictures at: http://www.mervisdiamonds.com/Worlds-First-Ever-Diamond-Cupcake/

Bologna

2009-04-15T04:53:00.000-07:00

The amount and quality of home decor stores in Bologna is astonishing. I was inspired by the creativity of the products. If you're ever in Bologna (and have a disposable income that allows for the shipment of anything your heart desires) then look out for these stores:

- Grande Arredo (http://www.grandearredo.com)

- Sia Home Fashions (www.sia-homefashion.com)

And maybe pick up some fresh pasta while your at it in the Mercato di Mezzo.

Kate Moss for Topshop

2009-04-01T08:28:00.002-07:00

awake

2009-03-03T09:55:00.000-08:00

" You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book... or you take a trip... and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children. And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and saves them from death."

Anais Nin

Roberto Cavalli S/S 2009

2009-02-24T02:07:00.000-08:00

These ads are hot!

The Invitation

2009-02-20T02:49:00.000-08:00

By Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.

I want to know what you ache for

and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.

I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool

for love

for your dream

for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...

I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow

if you have been opened by life's betrayals

or have become shrivelled and closed

from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with the pain

mine or your own

without moving to hide it

or fade it

or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy

mine or your own

if you can dance with wildness

and let ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes

without cautioning us

to be realistic

to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.

I want to know if you can disappoint another

to be true to yourself.

If you can bear the accusation of betrayal

and not betray your own soul.

If you can be faithless

and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty

even when it is not pretty

every day.

And if you can source your own life

from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure

yours and mine

and still stand at the edge of the lake

and shout to the silver moon,

"Yes."

It doesn't interest me

to know where you live or how much money you have.

I want to know if you can get up

after the night of grief and despair

weary and bruised to the bone

and do what needs to be done

to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know

or how you came to be here.

I want to know if you will stand

in the centre of the fire

with me

and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom

you have studied.

I want to know what sustains you

from the inside

when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone

with yourself

and if you truly like the company you keep

in the empty moments.

Dario Fo

2009-02-17T11:10:00.001-08:00

Dario Fo (dar-eo foh)

-person

1. Italian satirist, playwright, theatre director, actor, composer

2. Nobel peace prize winner

3. Ranked one of the 100 greatest living geniuses

"Learn how to live the time that is given to you"

Carnival

2009-02-16T10:37:00.000-08:00

Carnivale di Venezia

1. Dating back to 1268, it was created with the aim of stopping the moral decline of Venetians

2. a festival of the old, new and strange

3. festival goers typically wear masks

Madonna: the epitome of cool.

2009-02-09T09:10:00.000-08:00

modern dictionary

2009-02-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

modern (mod-ern)

-adj.

1. characteristic or expressive of recent times

2. avant-garde; experimental

3. one who lives in modern times

dictionary (dik-shuh-ner-ee)

- noun, plural -ar -ies

1. a book containing a selection of words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings

2. a list of codes, terms, keys etc.