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JARED LETO...'if travel is searching and home what's been found...i'm not stopping'...'Hunter'...

The most beautiful man in the world is not just physically exquisite...there is a heart of love and true compassion that beats in his chest...a lack of ego for one so perfect...his life has been a quest for knowledge and the shunning of stereotypes...he is a true artist...willing to be judged and criticized for the sake of his message and the delivering of his truth...

#jared leto #lyrics #hunter #30stm

SEEING DOTS...

I have been fascinated by 'dots' since studying Art in High School...i vividly remember being shown the famous painting by Georges-Pierre-Seurat entitled 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grand Jatte'...i marvelled at his ability to use tiny spots of colour to create such distinct images...

I have playfully used dots in my own paintings and drawings, finding them almost therapeutic in the placing of their singular colours...it was with great delight that i recently learned of the collaboration between Marc Jacobs and the amazing Japanese visual artist Yayoi Kusama...or the 'polka dot lady' as she is fondly referred to in my home...

Yayoi Kusama is an 82 year old artist born in Matsumoto City, Japan...according to my reading she began using dots in her drawings and paintings around the age of 10....

This brilliant woman has created paintings, Art installations, written poetry and novels...the colour and excitement of her 'dots' bring to life a world dull in its mediocrity...

If indeed 'polka dots are a way to infinity' then I can't wait to see what the brilliance of Yayoi Kusama and the genius of Marc Jacobs will bring to light for Louis Vuitton this year....

#yayoi kusama #japan #dots #installations #paintings #marc jacobs #louis vuitton #georges pierre seurat #pointillism

REAL MEN WEAR HATS...THE FEARLESS JARED LETO...

My Jared photo for the week is in keeping with my theme of hats...Jared has proven time and time again to be a fearless fashion warrior, and i love his sense of who he is...

#jared leto #hat #blue eyes #gorgeous

BRAVE PEOPLE WEAR HATS...

As global warming brings us the earliest summer ever in Toronto, i am contemplating buying a hat that will help me to disappear from the searing sun...i love hats...the weirder the better...i like bothering people by wearing things like 'crocs' long after everyone else has stopped wearing them...fashion is about being fearless...while most are fascinated with fashion most are afraid of making a statement...just walk down the street and count the number of black yoga pants...boring shoes...purses...and no hats!!!....go ahead...take a leap of fun and wear something crazy...i dare you...

and yes...i was one of the ones who loved Princess Beatrice's Philip Treacey hat at the wedding of Prince William and Kate....Philip Treacey is a genius...

#hats #philip treacey #colourful #butterflies #feathers

MY JARED FIX FOR THE WEEK....

I'm a mess for Jareds' mesh...how beautiful you are...

#jared leto #mesh shirt #blue eyes #beautiful

I LOVE PERFUME....I JUST DON'T LIKE THE SMELL..

I remember as a child looking on top of my Mothers' dresser and admiring a blue bottle with a magical silver top..I learned later in life that it was Evening in Paris perfume that my Mom had bought at a rummage sale for 25 cents...i have forever loved blue glass and pretty bottles...an allergy to all perfumes hasn't stopped me from enjoying the beauty of their presentation.

Some of my modern favourites....

#perfume #bottles #evening in paris #marc jacobs #valentino #vera wang #lolita lempicka #yves st. laurent #NYC #betsey johnson #swarovski

Thaaaaaaaank you so so much for following me, I appreciate it and hope there won't ever be a reason for you to be disappointed in my blog aka posts! Have a great day! Tanja

Hi Tanja...i will never be disappointed...its all fun and i enjoy your blog so much...just enjoy it and express your love for life...thanks for messaging me...rosanne...

JARED LETO...CRUSHING AGAIN...

JARED LOOKING LIKE THE LEADER OF ANOTHER PLANET...ONE I WOULD GLADLY MOVE TO...

#jared leto #blonde #trees #30 Seconds To Mars

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN FALL 2012....FEATHER FANTASY...

" I get my ideas out of my dreams...if you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. it's not in the world....it's in your head "

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

SARAH BURTON speaking of Alexander McQueen...

" He trained me to try to tell a story and to find a world that doesn't necessarily relate to what everybody else is doing and to believe in your own instincts. He made you think that anything was possible. "

Sarah Burton commenting on her Fall 2012 Collection for Alexander McQueen:

" THE FUTURE IS USUALLY SHOWN AS STARK AND COLD. I WANTED LIGHTNESS, THE SENSE THAT THE DRESSES WERE HOVERING....THE PROGRESSION FROM PURE WHITE TO THE GRAND FINALE OF RED AND BLACK...LIKE A JOURNEY FROM INNOCENCE TO EXPERIENCE "

#alexander mcqueen #fall 2012 #feathers #sarah burton #flowers

JARED LETO...

Its time to forget about the past

to wash away what happened last

hide behind an empty face

don't ask too much the same

'cause this is just a game.....

its A Beautiful Lie...

One of my favourite Thirty Seconds to Mars songs...'A Beautiful Lie'...written by Jared Leto....

#jared leto #beautiful lie #song #30 seconds to mars

MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH DR. ZHIVAGO...

The extraordinarily beautiful movie Dr. Zhivago was released in 1965. I was 13 years old. I will never forget seeing it on the large screen of our local movie theatre. It was here that my passion for snow was born....deep, cold, all-encompassing snow...and the dream of forbidden love...as real as the heart that beats in my chest...

The exquisite Julie Christie and the exotic Omar Shariff

I found a copy of the soundtrack recently at a local thrift shop...Lara's theme....one of the most hauntingly beautiful love songs ever written...thankyou to Maurice Jarre....

The ice palace at Varykino mesmerized me...in my research i discovered that the Russian government would not allow director David Lean to film this epic movie in Russia due to its depiction of civil unrest...it was filmed largely in Spain, some winter sequences in Finland and some of the rail travel scenes were filmed in Canada...

This glorious Palace, Varykino was an imaginative composition....the exterior was based on an image seen on a Russian stamp. The Spanish mountain location of Soria was chosen for its legendary snowfalls. Unfortunately no snow fell on the year of production. Several tons of chipped marble and melted wax were used to simulate ice, and the neighbouring bushes were whitewashed to suggest flurries...this breathtaking transformation showcased the incredible talent and vision of John Box and his crew.

' You and I...it's as though we have been taught to kiss in Heaven and sent down to earth together to see if we know what we were taught '....from Dr. Zhivago...by Boris Pasternak...

The magical interior of the Palace...i could feel the cold, and the crunch of ice beneath my feet...i was transported to this place as a young girl..swept up in the passion and heavenly beauty...

' Oh, what a love it was, utterly free, unique...like nothing else on earth. Their thoughts were like other peoples' songs '. from Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak...

Julie Christie was born in India where her father ran a tea plantation...her Welsh mother was a painter...she went to convent school in India, public school in Britain and Parisian boarding school...she shunned Hollywood for some time, living a bohemian life in Ojai California...She married her lover of 28 years recently at the age of 66....she is truly a beautiful, real woman....i had the delight of seeing her many years ago when i was working in a book shop in Toronto...she was a tiny woman...perfect in beauty and grace.

..She will forever be Lara to that 13 year old impressionable girl...who sat through numerous shows in the darkened theatre...dreaming of snow...passion...and peace...

#dr zhivago #lara #julie christie #omar shariff #varykino #russia #spain #ice palace

JARED LETO THIS WEEK...

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THERE ARE SO MANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF JARED LETO...I LOVE HIS STYLE AS I HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE...AD NAUSEUM....THIS BLACK AND WHITE CAPE/COAT IS AMAZING...HE NEVER FAILS TO DEFY BOREDOM AND THE NORM...THANKYOU JARED...

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#jared leto #style #sunglasses #black and white cape

W MAGAZINE....

This month's issue of W Magazine, March 2012, is a work of art....when i open the pages of this over-sized publication I always feel like a little girl opening my favourite book....sitting large and awkwardly balanced on my lap...it takes me to places where dreams come true...

KATE MOSS...PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEVEN KLEIN...STYLED BY EDWARD ENNINFUL

COVER NUMBER ONE....THE 'GOOD' KATE MOSS

THE 'BAD' KATE MOSS

LOUIS VUITTON SILK ORGANZA DRESS, PAUL HANLON HEADPIECE

OSCAR DE LA RENTA TOP AND SKIRT, ASHLEY LLOYD HEADPIECE

COMME DES GARCONS SILK SATIN DRESS, PAUL HANLON HEAD PIECE

CELINE LEATHER DRESS, ATSUKO KUDO HEADPIECE

ROCHAS BLACK SATIN BODYSUIT, PAUL HANLON HEADPIECE

COMME DES GARCONS DRESS.........

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***MAGICAL THINKING....PHOTGRAPHER TIM WALKER, STYLIST JACOB K.***

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RED VEIL...STYLISTS OWN FAN

DOLCE AND GABBANA JEWELED LACE DRESS

HAIDER ACKERMANN POLYESTER BODYSUIT, STYLIST'S OWN HEADPIECE

PRADA COAT

BALENCIAGA BY NICOLAS GHESQUIERE HATS

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BLOOM TOWN....PHOTOGRAPHER SHARIF HAMZA...STYLIST GIOVANNA BATTAGLIA

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ALEXANDER WANG JACKET AND PANTS, JASON WU BAG, MANOLO BLAHNIK SHOES

ALEXANDER WANG DRESS AND JACKET, JIL SANDER HAT, COLE HAAN BAG

MARNI DRESS, CELESTE STEIN SOCKS, PHILLIP LIM SHOES ON LEFT, MARC JACOBS SHOES ON RIGHT..

BANANA REPUBLIC TOP, OSCAR DE LA RENTA SKIRT, MARC JACOBS BAG

MARC JACOBS LEATHER JACKET, ANN TAYLOR TOP AND SKIRT, MARC JACOBS SHOES

#W magazine #kate moss #flowers #good #evil #black #white

MANNEQUINS I HAVE LOVED...

I carry my camera in my purse....i take photographs every day when i venture out...i love mannequins and their expressionless expressions...their attitudes without hearts and their confidence without brains...

#mannequins #le chateau #holt renfrew #bloor street

JARED LETO...KISS KISS...

This week's Jared photo is by Terry Richardson...he has taken some of my all time favourite photos of celebrities....this one is lovely....i just don't know where Terry got a photograph of my lips...

#jared leto #red lips #terry richardson

BIRDS OF FASHION...

I love the images of birds re-created in Art and in Fashion...so many interpretations and styles.

...Victor Hugo once wrote..." Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her. Still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings."...

'Three Tweets'....painting by Ruth Palmer

KENZO

CAROLINA HERRERA

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA FEATHER CLUTCH

DIOR HOMME

DEZEEN BIRD SHOE SERIES BY KOBI LEVI

ERDEM

CAROLINA HERRERA

GILES

KENZO

MARC JACOBS

TIBI

REED KRAKOFF

ERDEM

SUNO

'MOCKINGBIRD' DRESS...BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA FEATHER SHOE

#birds #birds of north america #carolina herrera #charlotte olympia #dior homme #erdem #giles #kenzo #kobi levi #marc jacobs #mockingbird #reed krakoff #ruth palmer #victor hugo #tibi #suno

YOU CAN CUT ALL THE FLOWERS BUT YOU CANNOT KEEP SPRING FROM COMING...Pablo Neruda...

My love of flowers began when i was a child...smelling flowers in my mothers' garden...painting them in bold primary colours...as a young teenager i was devastated by an art teacher who scolded me for painting flowers blue...he said there was no such thing as blue flowers in nature...i believed him...until i discovered bluebells, and iris' and delphiniums....and teachers wonder why children don't like school or repect their feigned superiority...welcome to Spring 2012....