Thoughts that make me smile

in no particular order.

Charming

Take a gorgeous girl with a bit of quirky flair:



Add a cute voice and pleasant song:



Finally, insert unbelievably attractive, creative, and talented dream man.....




And there you have Vanessa Paradis' charmed life.
Delightful!

Welcome Warmth!

So, the groundhog said spring is coming soon. He better be right.
Annnddd.
The best movie:

Groundhog Day - Ned Ryerson - watch more funny videos

Anndd...me wanting spring:







flowers and warm weather, come now!

ps, that last photo is detail from a much larger painting by Alma Tadema called Spring Rush In. Its pretty magnificent, I suggest you take a further look!

pps: the girl is Gwenyth Paltrow from a Vogue shoot a few years back. Its the only photoshoot I've ever liked her in.

Taken

Today, what I think is beautiful is being carried away. Carried away by bike or carousel, I don't care, but to be carried. Taken away from the time and present and pressing and off---elsewhere. Lean back, eyes closed, taken on by the whirl that is ever so pleasantly just beyond your control.

street style

not exactly sure why I'm in love with this girl, but I am.


photo cred: the sartorialist

And the royals are not all lost to the past...

Our lovely image of the day comes to us from Sweden, where the Crown Princess Victoria is celebrating her marriage to Daniel Westling.
Fanning her gown on the red carpet...such a gentleman!
Love his Dashing Librarian sorta look, its great to see the Princess look so happy. I hope things are just as beautiful for them in life as the wedding appeared to be. Unfortunately, did not love her wedding gown from the front, but the back is impressive, and you can get a sense of the pomp and circumstance.

Positive Rebellion

Those who say breaking all rules is good are foolish. Rules allow life to be lived. Rules improve our comfort level, our abilities, create space and possibilities where there was jumble.

However, some rules are useless. Or they are subject to successful breakage.

My example:


Everyone knows suit jackets and button-ups are to be worn with nice pants. But here we have a man laughing in the face of rules and proving them wrong. He looks so perfectly marvelously confident and impeccably dressed in his camo shorts.
Now, do notice he didn't break all rules: he is in good shape, well groomed and shaved, the clothes fit correctly and (maybe most importantly for this to look good) his posture is very erect and straightforward.


This lovely gentleman impressed me and gave me something to think about. I hope it is mutual.

Change

The Transformation of Kelly Osbourne


With parents like Ozzy and Sharon, you can't blame the girl for being screwy. But today, I would like to celebrate her freedom from screwiness.

Kelly of the '90's and early 2000's just wanted to be a rebel. In public, she was a sloppy loudmouth.It didn't look so good:


her hair and makeup was disgusting, maybe to match her attitude:



But something began to change around 2006. I say it's because she got a boyfriend, model Luke Worrall, who really cared. I don't know, I haven't asked her, I just know she started smiling in her photos:



Her next step toward improvement was getting rid of the gobby-scary makeup of her punky past. It did wonders to her face, though her hair was still in need of assistance.



Although Kelly's hair cut and color was still troubled, all of a sudden, she started showing up places in really adorable dresses. This is when I started to notice her.



And, around 2008, she suddenly lost a LOT of weight:



A body like that would give any girl dramatically improved confidence, and Kelly suddenly got stylish:







her cute, quirky looks led her to even model for Betsey Johnson, and start being a front-row attender of fashion shows. She even started to figure out what to do with her hair!



Wisely, she kept the faithful Luke, who just recently became her fiancee:



And that takes us to the Kelly of today. Take a look:



Okay, well, maybe not everyone is going to love the violet hair, but I do. I think its excactly the fun, stand out, classy little vintage girl she's turned out to be. I'm so happy with her!




Brilliant, Kelly, brilliant!
Will totally be keeping up with this girl as she (hopefully!) continues to thrive.

having a love is lovely

and today, some lovely couples. I will share their stories soon.

Men are like shoes

Been doing a lot of music videos lately so I figured I'd show something completely different. These are just some photos my brothers and I stumbled onto and found very...eye catching. Not so lovely in itself, but I think good humor is lovely.

Hope you get a smile.








Ps: the title is a Shania Twain song. If you've never heard it, look it up.

Heat Wave

so I"m basically all about summer right now.
I want watermelon.

I think this is gonna be one of my big summer favorites:



Doesn't it just make you happy?

I'm ready!!!!

It was some frothy pink companionship for summer.

They were just friends because she didn't think she could ever be attracted to short-sleeved button down plaid.

What she hadn't counted on was he had a Green Day lyric etched into the inside of his glasses.

__________And then it was a fresh teal relationship for life.

Emma Watson

I have recently noticed this face:

Its Emma Watson, who has suddenly grown into a beautiful and classy young woman. I first took notice of her a few months ago, finding very striking editorials online:

And then I saw the girl had phenomenal red carpet style. Its perfect for her age, young and fun, but not silly and like so many young hollywoodians.

After she began modelling for Burberry, a design house of the highest level, I really began to love her:

However she did it, Emma sidestepped her foolish starlet companions and became an epitomy of grace. Her photos, both streetside and Vogue, are so fresh and smart!

And its not just show, Emma is currently enrolled in the prestigious Brown University. She takes moments away from her studies to actually go to the runway shows and watch. I think I love her!