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From her speech on “Black Girls Rock”:
“When I started my music career, I was a maid. I used to clean houses. My mother was a proud janitor. My stepfather, who raised me like his very own, worked at the post office and my father was a trashman. They all wore uniforms and that’s why I stand here today, in my black and white, and I wear my uniform to honor them.
This is a reminder that I have work to do. I have people to uplift. I have people to inspire. And today, I wear my uniform proudly as a Cover Girl. I want to be clear, young girls, I didn’t have to change who I was to become a Cover Girl. I didn’t have to become perfect because I’ve learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.
Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.” - Janelle Monáe
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The Dream of White Space
What advice would you give to somebody reading this who thinks he or she can be a food stylist?
Don’t overthink it. Everything you see has the potential to show up in a picture. I mean, I’m sure that’s true for any kind of design or art. I think they really should know about the principles of design. They should know about space, they should know about proportion. Anyone can cook. Food bloggers are a dime a dozen with their little cameras and their depth of field and the select focus and the light coming in through the window. Dime a dozen. But to have vision, to actually have vision, it’s like having taste to have vision; you have to have a structure behind it. I remember [Irving] Penn’s thing: “You have to have a program.” But that program can be anything, from just keeping your eyes open when you’re walking down the street to really studying photography, and really studying… It’s how you filter it and how you deflect it through your hands. Filter it through your own sensibility. Just cook and take pictures and keep your eyes open and learn about proportion. Definitely learn about proportion. Learn about negative space. Risk leaving space free. There was a guy who used to letterpress for me and he taught me the saying “To give something the royal treatment.” You knwo where that came from?No.
In the old days, when paper was very expensive, when you would write a letter, you would write horizontally on the page. And when someone wrote back, they would write on the same paper in different ink or write perpendicular… and the only people who could afford to leave empty space were royalty. So leaving gratuitous empty space in an image or on a printed page is called “the royal treatment.” Risk leaving space open.The dream of white space.
The dream of white space.What’s your perfect meal?
Oysters, soft-shell crabs—it has to be a little bit of rice flour and get very crispy. That and crème brûlée. It’s all white food, isn’t that so funny? I dream of white space.- Food stylist Victoria Granof for Cherry Bombe Magazine
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“This leaves men confused and unable to pigeon-hole you. This will force them to instead, take you seriously.”
From Syrup
(via gallivantingwithherself)
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CHERIE 25 Habillage (by MATHEMATIC SAS)
Animated character design by Charlotte Gastaut.
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Candidates who do not meet these requirements need not apply.
(Source: sepluv, via joyinthecity)
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Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf’s
Really looking forward to seeing this (the again, most fashion documentaries are fantastic)! Bergdorf Goodman has a special place in my heart: I still remember the first time my mom took me to Bergdorfs to go shopping and have tea… and the time I bought my first pair of Jimmy Choos.
So yeah, being buried under a pile of couture and New York City history wouldn’t be a terribly horrible way to go.
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High ResolutionI feel as though Ali might have had an inkling that there would be a few more people seeing his photo today; this is quite the outfit!
It’s been an overwhelming couple of days, and I would like to thank everyone for their very kind words.
With the help of Google Translate I tried to explain to Ali today that he might be recognised on the u-bahn…he seemed quite pleased.Adorable man on an adorable Tumblr by Zoe Spawton.
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Found via Miss Moss, I’m loving this use of gifs for the online shop, & Other Stories. I was surprised to find that they’re actually under the H&M umbrella since they have such meticulously curated looks.
Sadly they only ship to Europe right now, but at least they’ve got a Tumblr you can enjoy. Hopefully they’ll be stateside soon!
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J.Crew On Film: “Shiny Ponies” (by jcrewinsider)
SHOES. SO MANY SHOES. DROOL.
And yes, leopard is a neutral!
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Yeah, this is rather lovely. The furniture, the bike, and the man who knows what he wants in the world and creates it. Watch this.
(Source: designsavvywench)
Favorite Things
Twenty-something.
Atlanta.
Hedonist.
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