Fashion Flash: Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman has such an elfish beauty. I love this retro-inspired dress...cinching dresses and blouses in with belts has always been a "thing" with me.

Photography

Photo from TeenVogue. I love the whole mood of this photograph.

Elephants on Parade!

Why do I like elephants? Maybe it's because I have a fascination with India and Africa...or it could be my fascination with the world of the circus...I'm not quite sure. I found these pictures on the Internet when I was looking for a cover for a cd I made for a white elephant party. (I used the one on the top.)

Film Flash: Rebel Without a Cause

I am completely in love with James Dean (please don't tell Marlon Brando or Johnny Depp.) So many teenagers nowadays think that life was easier growing up in the 1950's. This film brilliantly bridges that generational gap. The cast gives very real, raw performances: all you'd have to do is dress the teens in Old Navy and Hollister and you'd have a thoroughly modern piece. Human beings haven't really changed throughout the ages. We've just bought new outfits.

There's just something about the 1950's-maybe it's the fault of I Love Lucy, or James Dean, or the peppy music, but I love the 1950's. This is a picture from a cover shoot that Mandy Moore did for TeenVogue. I love the wild print of the dress paired with the sleek, "grown-up" cut. Why, this dress is so versatile, you could go from being Mrs. Cleaver to biking with the Fonz in 10 seconds flat! Yeah, there's nothin' like the 1950's.