Liu Dan and Chen Lin For Baccarat Magazine

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hap1_zps81297502.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hap2_zps2f483850.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hap4_zps52360505.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hap3_zps2bccff73.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hap5_zps1fa015ce.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hap6_zps865b13ec.jpg" /><br />Between minimalism and 90s nostalgia ruling the fashion scene there are few editorials I enjoy right now--nearly everything's too stoic, colorless, and awkward for my tastes. So when I saw this bright, retro, poppy editorial from Baccarat Magazine I couldn't have been happier. Pattern mixing, over-the-top accessories, and the perfectly vintage inspired hair and makeup is right up my alley. Models Liu Dan and Chen Lin look stunning without an overdone crop-top or Birkenstock in sight... <a href="http://www.designscene.net/2013/12/baccarat-magazine-man-tsang.html" target="_blank">via</a></div>

Liu Dan and Chen Lin For Baccarat Magazine

Between minimalism and 90s nostalgia ruling the fashion scene there are few editorials I enjoy right now--nearly everything's too stoic,...

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Modern Romance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/mr1_zps9b7550a7.jpg" width="530" /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever<br /><div></div>Its lovliness increases; it will never <br /><div></div>Pass into nothingness; but still will keep <br /><div></div>A bower quiet for us, and a sleep <br /><div></div>Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. <br /><div></div>Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing <br /><div></div>A flowery band to bind us to the earth, <br /><div></div>Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth <br /><div></div>Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, <br /><div></div>Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkn'd ways <br /><div></div>Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all, <br /><div></div>Some shape of beauty moves away the pall <br /><div></div>From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon, <br /><div></div>Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon <br /><div></div>For simple sheep; and such are daffodils <br /><div></div>With the green world they live in; and clear rills <br /><div></div>That for themselves a cooling covert make <br /><div></div>'Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake, <br /><div></div>Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms: <br /><div></div>And such too is the grandeur of the dooms <br /><div></div>We have imagined for the mighty dead; <br /><div></div>An endless fountain of immortal drink, <br /><div></div>Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink."<br /><div></div>poem by John Keats<br /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/mr5_zps051f3f52.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/mr4_zpsadd7d410.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/mr6_zps8ef76fa4.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/mr2_zps3e8b93a2.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/mr3_zpsa4190e4c.jpg" /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Fei Fei Sun for Vogue China photographed by Sharif Hamza, more <a href="http://wearesodroee.com/2014/04/12/modern-romance-3/" target="_blank">here</a></div></div></div>

Modern Romance

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever Its lovliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet fo...

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A Style That Could Grow On You

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/bw3_zpsf80fdcaa.png" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/bw1_zpsf14ef53c.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/bw6_zps528074e1.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/bw4_zps98fd7dba.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/bw6_zps10bd0b2f.png" /><br />I don't usually like editorials from the 1980s and 90s; the fashions aren't really my aesthetic and the photography is usually a bit garish to me as well, still sometimes something will catch my eye--like this editorial by Bruce Weber, styled by Grace Coddington for Vogue. I'm quite a fan of flower crowns but this has me imagining all sorts of uses for flowers--why don't we wear corsages on a more regular basis? Also how natural does it look for a backless dress to have a flower tucked into it? Okay, perhaps it is a little impractical for daily wear, but it's quite romantic and I'm charmed.</div>

A Style That Could Grow On You

I don't usually like editorials from the 1980s and 90s; the fashions aren't really my aesthetic and the photography is usually a bit...

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Honeyuck

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hh10_zps2cc8a61a.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hh9_zps1938544f.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hh6_zpsdd6ce756.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hh13_zps59eac1a4.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hh11_zpsfc0fab47.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/hh4_zpsa4b0a662.jpg" /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/honeyuck" target="_blank">Hana Haley's photography</a> is full of summer vibes. They look like stills from home videos featuring a surf-inspired soundtrack. Everything is sunshine and pastels and I can't get enough.</div>

Honeyuck

Hana Haley's photography is full of summer vibes. They look like stills from home videos featuring a surf-inspired soundtrack. Everythi...

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Beautiful Ful S/S 2014

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/b6_zps7ab324e5.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/b4_zpse5c00ce2.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/b2_zpsd5969974.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/b3_zps117f56d0.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1u/b5_zps757f035e.jpg" /><br />I'm a sucker for boys with tattoos and girls with beehives so this lookbook for <a href="http://www.beautifulful.com/collections/ss2014" target="_blank">Beautiful Ful's Spring/Summer 2014 collection</a> is one of my number one summer inspirations. This summer I'm thinking full skirts and perhaps a few crops tops but with a definite 50s influence of exaggerated winged eyeliner rather than the usual 90s interpretation of a crop top. I think I also need some fitted black jeans. Anyway, Beautiful Ful is a menswear brand, but I love the way they styled things for a couple in their lookbook down to the matching tops and shared milkshake.</div>

Beautiful Ful S/S 2014

I'm a sucker for boys with tattoos and girls with beehives so this lookbook for Beautiful Ful's Spring/Summer 2014 collection is on...

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Fashion And All That Jazz

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/1v035/ci5_zps0581a342.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/1v035/ci8_zps7a966946.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/1v035/ci2_zps7b5f41e2.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/1v035/ci4_zpse353ca21.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/1v035/ci1_zpse8d5f22a.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/1v035/ci7_zpsd18b4069.jpg" /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I don't know how I missed this editorial before since I love vintage-themed shoots and there's a real energy to the modeling in this particular series, but I'm glad I've found it now. This era will always appeal to me and I really enjoy the cinematic quality of these photographs. Arlenis Sosa and Chanel Iman photographed by Peter Lindbergh for Harper's Bazaar US September 2009.</div></div>

Fashion And All That Jazz

I don't know how I missed this editorial before since I love vintage-themed shoots and there's a real energy to the modeling in this...

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Island Hopping

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/vo1_zps1dc83093.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/vo6_zps4b2f2c41.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/vo3_zpsdcabb4a0.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/vo2_zpsedf5b3db.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/vo4_zpsf2ba36e3.jpg" /><br />This editorial feels like summer on a small, temperate island, no? It's definitely how I'd like my summer to go--flower wreaths and bare feet…The last shot is especially a cinematic moment. Alexandra Smit photographed by Akinori Ito for <i>Spur May 2014.</i></div>

Island Hopping

This editorial feels like summer on a small, temperate island, no? It's definitely how I'd like my summer to go--flower wreaths and ...

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Cool As Cusco

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac8_zps80c301ab.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac4_zps725ffdb8.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac1_zps98f5fe0d.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac6_zpsc8213fd5.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac5_zps69b3780b.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac2_zpsf31417c7.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac3_zpsea95aceb.jpg" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/cac7_zps1e707e72.jpg" /><br />In the realm of fantasy editorials nothing really competes with the "tourist editorial." Perfect hair and makeup and a diverse wardrobe are semi-believable in a studio setting, but on the open road without wrinkles after stuffing everything in a suitcase and high heels on cobble stones? Far removed from reality. Still, that's one of the reasons I like fashion-meets-travel spreads the best--it's a beautiful dream. <i>Cool As Cusco featuring Josefien Rodermans by ruven Afanador for Tatler April 2014</i></div>

Cool As Cusco

In the realm of fantasy editorials nothing really competes with the "tourist editorial." Perfect hair and makeup and a diverse war...

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Shimmering Grace

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/sh1_zps034082e5.jpg" /><br />"A something in a summer’s day, <br /> As slow her flambeaux burn away, <br /> Which solemnizes me. <br /> A something in a summer’s noon,<br />—An azure depth, a wordless tune,<br />Transcending ecstasy. <br /> And still within a summer’s night <br /> A something so transporting bright, <br /> clap my hands to see…"<br />-Emily Dickinson<br /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/sh3_zps5950a8a9.png" /><img border="0" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z301/theclotheshorse/1v/sh2_zpsf7040863.jpg" /><br />I adore these photographs by Nick Knight for Vogue in 1995. Some of these images of Shalom Harlow and Amber Valetta were featured within the magazine while others are behind-the-scenes images which have surfaced in recent years. I love the hazy focus, like a half-remembered dream and the series reminds of the Emily Dickinson poem above.</div>

Shimmering Grace

"A something in a summer’s day,  As slow her flambeaux burn away,  Which solemnizes me.  A something in a summer’s noon, —An azure dept...

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