Feelin' Inspired

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This is what the corkboard in my brain looks like today.

Been feeling green and yellow a lot lately. I can't explain why. The season, perhaps? All the leaves are orangey yellow and faded green. That might be it, right? And the vintage vibe? Well, let's face it, I'm a huge vintage art, music, film, people lover. Everything vintage, I love, so its usually very present when it comes to designing.

Those Liebling shoes though, I saw them last week online, and they're still engraved in my head.
They want to be mine, I know it! Aren't they gorgeous? Very simple, men's look shoes, to pair with something pretty and delicate, like some yellow satin cropped pants! Or a Yellow dress? Ooh, green cords! Really, the possibilities are endless! Oh well, maybe a Christmas gift to myself.

For now, visit the Liebling site, its fabulous! They have a very cool variety of leather shoes, some very simple feminine shoes and some very spiffy manly shoes, you know, for the cool ladies that know how to rock them.

Art Everywhere

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Art Everywhere is a post dedicated to finding beautiful art and using it as a source for inspiration in your everyday life. The truth is, art surrounds you, it follows you everywhere you go. It can be as simple as the makeup you choose to wear in the morning, those new lamps in your living room, the crazy pattern on your dress, prints on scarves, color coordination in outfits, photographs in restaurants, lobbies and offices. It really is everywhere.

Granted, some art is better than other, sometimes it can even be hard to swallow. And, sadly, I can't guarantee you seeing Claude Monet's 'Sunrise' hanging in your office break room, but anything can be used as inspiration. Especially now when there are so many young artists on the rise. Let's take for example these beautiful illustrations by Victo Ngai. Look at the variation in colors and the delicate illustrative lines. Not only do these tell a story, but they inspire an alluring sense of awe. Simply beautiful.

These illustrations were the source for my inspiration to find chocolate, red and camel colored accessories. You know, a sort of 'setting the mood' for fall. Upon seeing the top left handbag with the flowers, I was immediately reminded of Ngai's illustration, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (illustration below said handbag). It's little details like that, that can change your whole outlook on life. You can base your living room around Frida Kahlo's bold colored work and your whole dining room can be inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's 'Starry Night'. I can almost guarantee that you will see things, even life, differently.

Art is always a part of your life, you just have to take a second and soak it in.