bridget davies.

Hello, and welcome back!

Today we are loving the work of UK artist Bridget Davies. I've long been a fan of her fashion illustrations, and I may have featured them on the blog before. But I'm not quite sure. In any case, her pieces are so beautiful, they are worth spotlighting again.

Influenced by a love for paper dolls as a child and the glamorous illustrations of the 40s and 50s as a budding artist, Davies' work is a marvel of water and ink, a union of fashion and art. As she says in her artist statement:

                 "While the constantly changing face of fashion doesn’t preoccupy me,
                   the silhouette and detail of  women’s fashion is a major source of
                   inspiration for me. Layering personal experience with ideas from
                  literature and conversation, I use the genre of fashion painting to
                  create scenarios and characters that I would best describe as visual
                  anecdotes, blended fact and fiction that tell secret stories drawn from
                  my own presence and desires."  

Davies' illustrations are whimsical and deceptively simple, yet they have a unique depth, transporting you to a more glamorous world of gowns, parties and witty conversations (about literature, of course). You can see more of Davies' art at her site and at Saatchi Art. 

All art (c) Bridget Davies

And a few more things to love today.

This Japanese couple has been married for 37 years and coordinate their outfits every day. They've only been on Instagram for three months, but already have a following of 435,000! How cute are they! Via My Modern Met.

I love these posters for The Wicker Man, a favorite film of mine.

And I would love to attend this double show at Team Gallery in Venice on April 23rd: Robert Janitz, Hypothetical Types of Biochemsistry and McDermott & McGough: Hollywod (Homosexual) Hopeful. More details here.

La Coleur Des Jours Heureux, 2017, Robert Janitz

Twilight Men, 1965/2017, McDermott & McGough

 Hope to see you there! And I'll see you back here soon, with more to love. xoL

johanna ortiz.

Hi everyone! Back with more to love. I hope your week is looking good.

Every time I feature fashion on the blog, I always feel compelled to reiterate that I am not a fashion blogger. I think it's pretty obvious, and I'm not sure why I need to clarify it. Maybe it's because there are so many fashion bloggers and influencers, and so many that do it so well. And while I would not say that I am fashion fanatic--most days you'll find me in a striped tee and leggings--I do have one or two fabulous things in my closet. And I know what I love.

Today I am loving the Fall 2017 collection of Johanna Ortiz. I see the name "Johanna Ortiz" all the time in my Moda Operandi e-mails, and her designs have always caught my eye. But her Fall 2017 collection is just breathtaking. The Colombian designer seems mostly inspired by The Ruffle, and who knew there were so many variations on it--both for day and night. I love how she mixes denim, chunky sweaters, tees and feminine prints. If I were in the .01%, I would fire off an order for the entire collection today. Alas, I am not, so I'll just keep sighing over these gorgeous photos via Vogue.

All photos (c) Vogue

And a few more things to love today.

I love this photograph by Vivian Maier.

I love these film posters for the classic Things to Come.

And this painting by Lucian Freud. Via Saatchi Gallery.

Night Interior, 1969-70

That's it, but I'll be back soon with more to love. xoL.

abandoned.

Well, hi! We're back, and today we're loving "Abandoned & Forgotten," the photographs of Jan Stel.

Abandoned buildings always stir the imagination. They conjure ghost stories, horror films (Session 9, anyone?) and general tales of darkness. No happy endings here (although they're always more interesting).

Since 1998, Stel has devoted his entire career to photographing abandoned places, from subway tunnels and manufacturing plants to private homes, cars--even a castle! The result is a fascinating world of lost and forgotten lives. States the artist:

"Most of the general public only see decay, vandalism and ruins; 

I look much deeper. Silenced by men, our man-built world is 

now being reclaimed by Mother Nature; it seems a desolate and 

soulless place but is still full of history and life."

You can see more of these amazing photos at Stel's site and on Behance.

All images © Jan Stel 

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A few more things to love today:

This cover for Wüthering Heights by illustrator Hayley Potter.

Art © Hayley Potter

This Picasso.

Portrait of Dora Maar, 1936

And Notebook's feature: The Best Film Posters of 2015. You know I love a good end-of-year list!

Design by Eric Buckham

That's all for today--but you know I'll be back with more to love. xoL

love #16.

Hello!

Lately I've been making lists of the many things I love, and it's time to clean a little house. So, I'm starting off this week with a Love List. And it may just be Part 1. Haven't quite decided yet. In any case, here are five things I'm loving right this minute.

1. People looking eerily like their dogs is nothing new. But Ines Opifanti's paired portraits of dogs and their owners had such a sweetness, I couldn't resist. From Dog People via UFunk.

2. Love the transformed vintage photos of artist Jane Long via My Modern Metropolis

3. Love the FW15 collection of the Canadian design label Noémiah. Via Miss Moss.

4. Love, love LOVE the color-saturated Bohemian interiors of London's Velvet Eccentric. via Gypsy Yaya.

5. Love this book cover.

5. Love these posters for the new film Queen of Earth by designer Anna Katrina Bak. I think they are very Fassbinder-esque. Don't ask me to explain that--it's just a gut thing.

That's all for now, but I'll be back very soon with more to love. xoL