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A Little Palette Cleanser

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Happy Weekend Everyone! Isn’t it wonderful that Spring has arrived?! (Although Winter barely made an appearance in many places this year)

 I’m finally getting back into the swing of things, though my holiday lingers in my thoughts like a beautiful dream that promises to last for a very long time.

 Still, it seemed it might be time to give you a break from travel posts and offer up a little colour palette cleanser as it were.

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As you can see in my photo above,  I arrived home to a lovely big spray of purple and orange tulips- how pretty are they?!

Hermes scarf, Chanel bracelet

 I don’t know if you’ve noticed it or not, but  I’m a little gobsmacked at the amount of orange and purple I’m seeing everywhere- a frisky combination to be sure, despite their relative proximity on the colour wheel.

 Of course what works in art & nature doesn’t always translate to fashion, but many designers this season are certainly giving it the old college try.

What do you make of it?

Personally, I don’t have the complexion to sport this bold duo anywhere near my face but I’d be happy to entertain them  in accessories and I love their pop of  colour in a room, especially for Spring and Summer.

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Prada Fall 2012

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Prada Fall 2012

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It works for Jennifer Anniston apparently.

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Difficult lipstick shade to carry off, but imagine these three colours in a a floral arrangement. I have small Calla lilies in the garden almost the same colour as this nail polish so I’m definitely filing this away for future inspiration. 

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Even the runway rug at Prada was purple.

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Nature excels in the combo as always

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Got tired of contemplating on how many levels this wouldn’t  work for me.

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.Consider repurposing your scarves in your home. Chic recycling.

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woops-lost credit. Don’t you love when I save you $ like that? 

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Giambattista Valli Resort 2012

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Bottega Veneta Spring 2012

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“Rorschach” fabric or wallcovering from “Timorous Beasties“ (Love them).

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I just know these shoes are going to grow on me…

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Let’s be BOLD in some way this weekend- Why not? It’s SPRING!

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The View From My Window

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Yesterday afternoon this little guy stopped by.  I believe he’s a “Rare Margiela Brown & Chanel Black Bird with YSL Rouge Throat” if I’m not mistaken.

Spring is upon us here in Santa Barbara.  The buds are a poppin’, the frogs are in a frenzy, and the birds are all auditioning for a Disney movie.  I’m also realizing it’s time to acknowledge a new stage in my life; I’m officially “Mature”   I now derive the greatest happiness simply from throwing open the windows at my desk and listening to the birds and…the lawnmower. I’m basking in the golden light of dusk, the scent of newly shorn grass and becoming a professional bird watcher!

Click here for my Mature Bird Watching Music :)    This song is so beautiful it makes me cry.

That’s right, I sit at the window and take photos of birds and cry. Did that bird just screech “Hormones”??!!

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Bird pillow from Timorous Beasties

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Peeking out the window behind my desk

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The Ornamental Plum trees are starting to show off

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The cocky “Alexander McQueen Fall 2011 ” bird that acts like the place is his.

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I love to cut these large branches for the front hall but they make a hecka big mess.  If you even breathe in the room beside them the petals fall off.

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The view from my desk window facing South  West toward the Sea (A bit confusing in Santa Barbara as the coastline curves at a peculiar angle here)

In another few weeks this high second story window will be almost completely sheathed in pink Cecille Brunner roses!

Often the birds perch right here against this window, but usually jump before I have my camera ready.

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The wisteria est arrivee’!

 

and moving outside…

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The first artichokes are popping

 

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Rose bushes are amping up…

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and God knows what these are called but they’re pretty darn happy at the moment

 

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Illustration by Christian laCroix

Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty: A Fashion Fairy Tale Memoir (February 2011- available on Amazon)

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The Golden Hour

Where are my binoculars ??

wait a minute, where’s my cocktail?!

 

“Birdsong” Ice jacket designed by French illustrator Pierre Marie

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