Del rigor en la ciencia, Borges

... En aquel Imperio, el Arte de la Cartografía logró tal Perfección que el mapa de una sola Provincia ocupaba toda una Ciudad, y el mapa del Imperio, toda una Provincia. Con el tiempo, esos Mapas Desmesurados no satisfacieron y los Colegios de Cartógrafos levantaron un Mapa del Imperio, que tenía el tamaño del Imperio y coincidía puntualmente con él. Menos Adictas al Estudio de la Cartografía, las Generaciones Siguientes entendieron que ese dilatado Mapa era Inútil y no sin Impiedad lo entregaron a las Inclemencias del Sol y de los Inviernos. En los desiertos del Oeste perduran despedazadas Ruinas del Mapa, habitadas por Animales y por Mendigos; en todo el País no hay otra reliquia de las Disciplinas Geográficas.

-Suárez Miranda: Viajes de varones prudentes,
Libro Cuarto, Cap. XLV, Lérida, 1658

And now, in English:

... In that Empire, the Art of Cartography reached such Perfection that the map of a single Province occupied all of a City, and the map of the Empire, all of a Province. With time, these Disproportionate Maps were not satisfiable and the Colleges of Cartographers drew up a Map of the Empire that was the size of the Empire and coincided point for point with it. Less Addicts of the Study of Cartography, the Following Generations understood that this extensive Map was Useless and without Impiety they handed it over to the Inclemencies of the Sun and of the Winters. In the deserts of the West torn Ruins of the Map persist, inhabited by Animals and Beggars; in all of the Country there are no other relics of the Geographical Discipline.

Some editorials I have recently known and loved

Obviously I am a fan of the simple black and white, but then add into the mix that totally iridescent peachy nude of her skin! I can't deal with it. I also am really craving a fringe-tastic dress, and some sparkle-beaded hotpants. Which I would obviously see fit to accesorize with... my birthday suit!











photos by Harper's Bazar UK, and thanks for the scans Kanye!


Next up: Miss Poly in V Magazine!



See! Again with the fringe!



photos from Venus Envy by Willy Vanderperre

Whoa I need this Hat

I'm clearly headed towards insanity one way or another so I think I should get a head start with a good old fashioned Crazy-Lady Hat. I can add the cats and glasses and fur coat later.

It was hard to choose which of all the crazies to pick out, but I think this one won (hey! words that are the same sounding, but different meaning next to each other) me over in the end with its sheer size and those crazy jutting angles, which I think I might like because they subconsciously remind me of home.

So... you're welcome. I know you've been looking for a kooky present to buy me for no good reason. One that has to be shipped from England and is probably packaged really awesome. And I've just done the hard part for you. Now you just have to buy it for me. Yup, you. I'll act surprised. I promise.





pictures and Hat too, all from Tour De Force

My sentiments exactly

by Mike Monteiro via Daily Intel

la vieja

Oh Omahyra

It's been a while since I've seen Ms. Mota around and I was so happy to see her as I flipped through Jasmine de Milo's Fall 2009 collection. As far as the collection goes, for the most part it was pretty slinky, dominated by the sartorial favorite: black, and presented in this crazy pastel room that looked better suited for the Balenciaga show, but I think I actually liked the wierd contrast of it all.

But most importantly Omahyra was one of the models for the presentation - and I love her. It started young... I remember she was in a Rocawear advert when I was probably 13, and even though I have never owned anything by Rocawear, nor desired to, I kept her right above my lightswitch for the longest time. I think she is absolutely stunning - clearly in an "unconventional way" but whoa, I would be her any day. Also, she has crazy badass tattoos everywhere, that probably keep her off many of the runways, and so I am so glad that she was actually chosen for this show.

Apparently I've got models on the mind lately. But anyway, in addition to featuring Omahyra, these two looks are pretty sweeeeet!



Hi LBD - You look comfortable, and like you might not be heinous on me. I know you are simple, but I love you anyway.



Oh hey sequin body suit with sequin ruffle front! Glad you came too. Yeah of course I would like to be the talk of the town. Thanks for asking.

Pics from style.com

I want to be Cathy Horyn

Because then this would be my life.

Yes I know their names / Model-Morphosis

One of my favorite features every season is the Model-morphosis on the The Moment, the fashion and design blog of the NY Times (yes, I know I am one big terrible, ongoing advert for the newspaper). So fun to see how malleable some of these girls are. The new feature where you can see the girls before and after makeup is particularly inspiring as someone who loves to play around with makeup and wishes there were excuses for fake lashes and wine-stained lips every day!

And here's Karlie at Lanvin, because I love her and Alber loves her too!



from Style.com

Oh hey guys, let's put the spaceage-ey clothes against a barren landscape. Nobody's ever done that, right?

So you know how I feel about the location for this shoot, but that doesn't really take away from how much I like the clothes.


I definitely need these foil balloon pants.


Who doesn't need tights that are pants that are also shoes? Thanks Balenciaga, you have fulfilled my every wish.


The Lion King + sequins galore = My dreams

From Elle March 2009, found over at Karla's Closet

this is not my thesis

Lanvin



3.1 Phillip Lim



Rick Owens


Anne Valerie Hash

all pictures from Luisa Via Roma