Diana Ross re-enacts Aquarius for LOOK magazine, 1969. Scanned & restored a bit by me.
Diana Ross. I’ve written about her here before, but that could never satiate the obsession. From karaoke nights at Shakey’s pizza singing “Stop In The Name Of Love” long before I knew what a broken heart was, to continually being [...]
Entries Tagged as 'inspiration'
Inspiration: Vintage Look Mags, Diana Ross, Mia Farrow
May 25th, 2010 12 Comments
Tags: diana ross · inspiration · look · magazines · mia farrow
Required Reading (Viewing, Thinking, et al.)
May 6th, 2010 18 Comments
Will be compiling lists like this regularly – sharing things I love that wouldn’t necessarily warrant their own posts otherwise.
Sneak Peek: Me in my new stripper boots last night (the ones that hilariously came in “discreet” packaging). I swear my Gaga shoe complex existed before Gaga, though she has worn a version [...]
Tags: inspiration · links · love · reading
Inspiration: Ashley Banks Style
April 18th, 2010 24 Comments
Ashley Banks’ awesome 90s ensemble in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 4 clip-show “For Sale By Owner” (1994)
Who can resist a Fresh Prince re-run when it pops up on the TV guide? I definitely can’t. In my opinion, it’s the BEST 90s sitcom & possibly my favorite on-screen family ever (right alongside the Bluths, [...]
Tags: 90s · ashely banks · fresh prince of bel-air · inspiration · style
Inspiration: Styling by Panos Yiapanis for AnOther SS10
March 29th, 2010 7 Comments
Eniko Mahalik by Willy Vanderperre, styled by Panos Yiapanis for AnOther magazine Spring/Summer 2010 via tFS
May be a teensy bit “old” in Internet-years, but I’m still not over the genius that Panos Yiapanis lent to this spread (and video) for AnOther mag. Too many editorial stylists feature looks that are more or less straight off [...]
Tags: another magazine · eniko mahalik · fashion · inspiration · panos yiapanis · styling · willy vanderperre
Inspiration: Oroma Elewa & Pop’Africana
February 22nd, 2010 18 Comments
(top) A preview of Pop’Africana’s stunning first cover; (bottom) Oroma Elewa
Another character I had the pleasure of hanging with in NY was Oroma Elewa of my new favorite project Pop’Africana. We met up at her place for wine and bonding over shoes & art. Oroma is a beautiful Scorpio who hates wedges, and I, a [...]
Tags: baloji · friends · inspiration · magazines · music · oroma elewa · pop africana
