Monday, September 29, 2014

It's Just A Fairy Tale

photographer: eleanor hardwick
stylist: me
hair & make up: jessica mejia
model: brogan loftus @ women management
casting by elodie yelmani & neill seeto
thanks to eaton house

for crash magazine's fall 2014 issue













top to bottom (all fall 2014 clothing):
1 carven dress. chanel ring throughout the whole story!  2&3 meadham kirchhoff dress. 4&5 meadham kirchhoff lace dress & veil. 6 miu miu dress, chanel necklace & stylist own chanel blouse. 7&8 valentino dress & stylist own miu miu shoes. 9&10 dress from beyond retro. 11&12 stylist own miu miu bralette, chanel necklace, top shop skirt & burberry shoes.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Meet Violette The Sweetness Doll

this is how we do 


outfit

rebecca taylor silk flowery print blouse
top shop cardie & skirt
antique earrings
grandma's gold heart
office green as in envy ballerinas

"this one goes out to the ladies at breakfast in last night's dress
it's how we do, straight stuntin' like that
uh-huh, i see you
yo, this goes out to all you kids that still have their cars at the club valet and it's
tuesday
this is how we do yeah straight stuntin' like that
yo, shout out to all you kids, buying bottle service, with your rent money
respect

this is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
straight stuntin' yeah we do it like that
this is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do

this is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
straight stuntin' yeah we do it like that
this is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do"


i've got a new book:) the lonely doll (thanks david barrie for mentioning this brilliant book to me)

it came in this little box:) this morning i put it outside my door before going on my morning walk, when i came home this had happened:))) adore adore adore

this is how we do

much love
alice solantania violette the doll saga

Friday, September 26, 2014

DISCOVER LAURA MAKABRESKU














  magic fairy tales
 i can not for my life remember who introduced me to the art of laura makabresku, but i am eternally grateful. such a glorious talent! every single image evokes an emotion! loneliness, sadness, love, pain, shame! all created in such abundant beauty

i don't know why this comes to mind but it does:

"if i touch a burning candle, i can feel no pain. in the ice or in the sun, it's all the same. yet i feel my heart is aching. though it doesn't beat, its' breaking. and the pain here that i feel, try and tell me it's not real. i know that i am dead, yet it seem that i still have some tears to shed."


some links of laura's to devour more


enjoy
xxx
alice

a tiny correction, i do know now who introduced me to laura's work:) again my lovely wonderful friend abigail. much love to you for sending me inspirations at all times. xxx










Thursday, September 25, 2014

A Day For Cookie Prairie Sweetness Dreams

dream it
plan it
do it

repeat




a prairie outfit for sweet dreaming & planning

vintage prairie dress
antique cross necklace
burberry flowery violette printed flats

a day for dreamy plans

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”


i am working from one of my fave cafes in london, the albion! they have treats:) like fried jam croissants which are delicious. and they have lovely people working here plus loads of stylish people to devour. time flies when i am here. i usually order a filter coffee with soya milk on the side, sometimes a treat happens, i guess too many times i've had their gigantic chocolate chip cookie:) it's made for 2 to share a friend told me once, i decided to not remember that;0)!

today this is happening at the albion

oh... and yesterday i discovered the app, party party:) learning curve hallelujah!


much love
alice solantania saga

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

A Sweetness Rainbow Wednesday

i am the bliss of the universe
everything am i

- ram tirtha

this morning just like that, the rainbow showed its face:) it made my day! on top of it all my mom called me and we had such a wonderful conversation. she & my aunt is to visit me in less than 2 weeks, we are celebrating my mom's birthday. i can't wait:)!

meet sweetness;0)

a violette rainbow sunshine day outfit

meadham kirchhoff for top shop sweetness blouse
top shop skirt with lace hem
marc by marc jacobs bow barrette
antique cross necklace
office green as in envy ballerinas
beyond retro carrie

such beauty:)

happy wednesday
xxx
alice solantania saga

Monday, September 22, 2014

In Search Of Beauty

i've just come back home to east dulwich after a wonderful day exploring fulham palace and bishops park:) fulham palace has a wonderful wonderful garden called "the walled garden", go visit if you can. afterwards go get a coffee and enjoy the garden of the palace!

at the moment i am in search of beauty. i live breath devour only for that. constantly exploring is a mission. someone important to me told me years ago to do this as often as possible, to devour what god gave us. "god's gift" as i see signs saying all over london actually:)

photos ( clockwise from top left): 1on my way home i usually pass by this cat:) she does not like me very much, but who cares right:))?. 2 sometimes on my morning walk i visit wells park in forest hill, this was saturday morning. right now the colours are amazing. 3 from today! see the beauty of the walled garden of fulham palace?. 4 franklins always buys the most glorious flowers to make their tables look pretty with tiny flower arrangements. my second home as i am sure you know.

i hope you are having an adorable start of the week!
xxx
alice

Saturday, September 20, 2014

A Gredelin Gräddnos Saturday Outfit

never
 seek your
 importance
through the 
standards of 
the world!

know your
worth.

the above is very easy to forget. so let's remind ourselves of this every single day, yes:)?

know your worth!


east dulwich is to greet a gredelin gräddnos today:)

vintage dress
antique cross necklace
ecco sandals

i wish you a wonderful saturday!
xxx
alice solantania saga

(quote found on pinterest)

Friday, September 19, 2014

KNITWEAR Chanel To Westwood at the Fashion & Textile Museum

i was invited to preview the fashion and textile museum's new exhibition, knitwear: chanel to westwood wednesday evening. it was such a pleasure and such a source of inspiration. 

the sister by sibling dress (top image)....!!! was the start of the journey for me. then off it was to devour these beautiful fashion photographs as created by norman parkinson. these prints i kept on going back to, to stare at. my next wonder was actually all those knit cardigans, such quality. i am the queen of cardigans, did you know? i prefer wearing several cardies instead of a jacket:) of course i loved the chanel section! i too fell in love with the fancy needlework illustrated! before i left, i visited the store of the museum which carries dangerously inspiring books! especially one on laura ashely perfection (half price at the moment on top of it all)!

if you live in london or if you are to visit, i would highly recommend visiting this wonderful museum to view this exhibition which opened today! it runs until january 18th 2015.














xxx
alice solantania saga

(more details here.)