08 Sunday Apr 2012
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© Reena Pham
I did not ask for any crown
but that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within.
Louisa May Alcott
The poem prompted me to think about the crown of thorns…
Happy Easter!
Model: Lauren DiMarco
03 Tuesday Apr 2012
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© Lauren DiMarco
She is neither pink nor pale,
And she never will be all mine;
She learned her hands in a fairy-tale,
And her mouth on a valentine.
from Witch-Wife by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Often I am happier on my own.
Model – Lauren DiMarco on Oakland Bay Bridge
02 Monday Apr 2012
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© Joan Currie – Vintage sequined top from Hong Kong
So Spring must dawn again with warmth and bloom,
Or in this world, or in the world to come:
Sing, voice of Spring!
Till I too blossom and rejoice and sing.
from The First Spring Day by Christina Rossetti
Donning bright yellows and golds always lifts my spirits!
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Pear Yellow
01 Sunday Apr 2012
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© Joan Currie
I wanna watch you undress
I wanna watch you glow
Let your hair down
All around, cover us both
You come in a wave
We crash and we roll
You surround me, pull me, drown me, swallow me whole.
from the song Run by Matt Nathanson
I love it when you run your fingers through my hair…
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Flaming Glory
29 Thursday Mar 2012
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Did I Make the Most of Loving You, Downton Abbey, Fashion, Lauren DiMarco, Mary Jess, Masterpiece Theatre, Photography, Theme song of Downton Abbey
© Moja Maat
Did I make the most of loving you?
So many things we didn’t do.
Did I give you all my heart could give?
Two unlived lives with lives to live.
When these endless, lonely days are through,
I’ll make the most of loving you.
I’ll make the most of loving you.
From Downtown Abbey, composer- John Lunn, lyrics – Don Black
Sung by Mary Jess
Counting the minutes until we are together again…
Model: Lauren DiMarco
24 Saturday Mar 2012
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de Young Museum, Fashion, Haute Couture, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier at the de Young, Photography, San Francisco
© Joan Currie - with Jean Paul Gaultier at the de Young
Elegance is a question of personality, more than one’s clothing. – Jean Paul Gaultier
Admiration turned to reverence for the fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier – for his esprit de vie, creative genius, haute couture masterpieces, extravagant embellishments, and respect for personal freedoms of both men and women.
© Joan Currie - with Jean Paul Gaultier at the de Young Museum, SF
22 Thursday Mar 2012
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© Joan Currie – Photographed at the de Young Museum
Except for the medieval codpiece and the bra, garments have never had a gender.
Jean Paul Gaultier
It was a thrill for me to meet Jean Paul Gaultier and view his stunning exhibition today.
See BAYFashion Magazine’s video of the press preview.
© Joan Currie
20 Tuesday Mar 2012
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© Joan Currie
She is a woman whose life is crowded with not-unpleasant errands and with the entrapment of fragrant, familiar, and sometimes enchanting items, all of which possess a reassuring, measurable weight and volume.
from Dying For Love in Dressing Up For The Carnival by Carol Shields
I would rather crowd my life with love…
Silk top made in India
18 Sunday Mar 2012
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© Joan Currie
Wabi sabi art is a distillation of their [the monks’] humble efforts to try and express, in a physical form, their love of a life balanced against the sense of serene sadness that is life’s inevitable passing.
from wabi sabi, the japanese art of impermanence by Andrew Juniper
Perhaps I find the burst of blossoms so beautiful because it will not last.
17 Saturday Mar 2012
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Saint Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic. Adrienne Cook
Have a wonderful day of laughter, merriment, and love!
Satin & Sand 