Chanel Iman, you're such a Mouse, I mean Muse!

Chanel Iman As Minni in Vogue Germany of December 2009

 

Vogue Nippon April 2010

Ophelia, you warm my heart

John Everett Millais 

Ophelia is a fictional character in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, who is also the love interest of Prince Hamlet himself. Hamlet woos her over with his courtship and love letters, but soon becomes distrusted by Ophelia's father, Polonius, who later spies on the prince.

Polonius orders Ophelia to return Hamlet's love letters and forbids her to see him. While all of this is going on, King Claudius (Hamlet's stepfather) becomes entangled in a concocted scheme set up to expose him as the murderer of the previous king (Hamlet's real father). As part of his scheme, Hamlet pretends to be insane.

Ophelia is driven over the edge when Hamlet kills her father for spying. She becomes increasingly distraught, sings lewd songs in public, and scatters flowers about. Her actions make people fear she is going mad. One day, she walks along a river and drowns, and it's unclear whether her death is an accident or suicide. Ophelia is emotionally damaged by the men in her life. She is not strong enough to stand up to either her father or her lover. Her frailty and innocence work against her as she cannot cope with the unfolding of one traumatic event after another.

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Alexandre Cabanel

Fire With Fire, circa 1986 with Virginia Madsen and Craig Sheffer. Virginia's character is mesmerized by an Ophelia portrait on her school wall and oftentimes lays in the lake, portraying the character while taking photos of herself. The entire movie is available to watch on Youtube, here is Part 1.

Modern Day Ophelia

Shot by Alix Malka for the June 08 issue of Japanese fashion magazine, Numero Tokyo

Model: Marcelina Sowa

Check out the website for more photography by Alix Malka

SHANNON - Let The Music Play

How To Fishtail Braid

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Check out the video below for a quick lesson on how to get the fisthtail look.  The video says to use hairspray but I recommend using a mouse instead; it adds moisture for better control and keeps fly aways tamed.  I wanna see you shake those fishtails ladies!

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Home Sweet Home

I'll live here, yes please!

Source: Design Sponge

100 Best Blogs for Fashion Students

This link is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the Fashion Industry in any way, shape, or form.   Bookmark the page because you will surely return to it over and over. Read up and get inspired!

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Primitive Radio Gods circa 1996-Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand

Himba-The Faces of Nimbia

The Himba African tribal group live in a barrin area of North-western Namibia known as Kunene. The characteristic look of the Himba comes from intricate hairstyles, traditional clothing, the use of personal adornments in the form of jewelry, as well as the use of a mixture of red ochre, butter fat and resin from the Omuzumba shrub. This paste is known as otjize used as protection against the weather and as a skin lotion. It is rubbed on the skin, into hair and onto traditional clothing.

 Himba villages are composed of extended family members and are headed by the eldest male of the clan, like this man

Children are not allowed to sleep in the huts, instead they sleep outdoors.

Source: Safari Drive, Go Yamagata