Black Birds Flying...

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Almost makes me want to get a tattoo, almost... Michelle Jank

SNOW WHITE...

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Images by Chris Craymer.

Fairy Tale Dress!

How can one not fall in love with a name like Meadow Doe? Nineteen year old Michaela Meadow of England creates delightful clothing inspired by 'tea in the woods, feathers, and the secret life of birds.' This dress "Made from coffee, lace, poetry, painted acorns, birds, flowers and seedpods...with a belt of autumn leaves ...suitable for frolicking in the woods... with original illustrations painted onto the bottom and pockets..." is available on Ebay!

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Corsage Love...

I just love photos like these! They make me want to pull out all my old silk flowers, threads and lace and make something magical!!! Japanese images via A Bearded Man.

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And now back to SHOES...

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These tiny beauty's are by Lucy Arnold.

A Beautiful Agony

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In need of something different to wear? How about something by Reem Alasadi? I am loving her ripped and torn looks, and of course her use of gloves and doll heads! How does she describe her latest collection?

"Diaphanous and distressed, a short silhouette constructed with strict attention, ethereal soft sexy movements layered with dark edginess. Precious re-used lace and treasured metal trims liberated from a loved dress, convey a personal history. A fleeting glimpse from a romantic sepia-toned time, promised within the emotional savagery of aggressive street styling. Victorian forms in leather & wool, bustles and shoulders, drenched beads & lace. Why shout your message when you can retain some mystery, a whispered promise.............. this is our beautiful agony."

Surely one cannot get more romantic then this? 'Born in Iraq, raised in England... From her market stall on London's historic Portobello Road, she teaches others what English eccentricity is all about: her Arabic roots push the envelope of exotic mixes even further by using fur, lace, cotton knits, stained linen under-skirts, embroidered pantaloons, dolled-up camisoles, and curious mementos suspended from stiffly-starched shirting collars with ceramic wooden beads, protestant jet strings, and catholic streams of crystal with shreds of matte cotton haberdashery and macrame, to compose floral fragments of visionary jewelry...' (See more Here and Here)

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Fairy Shoes!

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Annette Emms teaches a workshop on how to make 'Fairy Shoes' in England! Wish I could be there...

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Not Your Fathers Croc shoes...

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Not sure if I love them or hate them... LINK

For Walking In The Dark???

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Dream Shoes...

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A Shoe Blog features these embroidered silk ladies heels from c. 1735. Lovely...