Ace stole my heart

Hmmm I may be missing the left coast a little bit....or maybe it is just getting a little chilly over (and up) here, but I've been daydreaming about vacationing in Palm Springs again, shacking up at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club.  I was lucky enough to ring in my quarter century here before leaving the Golden state.  The best part- my little lover got to come along :)

~Float on~

-----"Think rich, live poor"

"She delights in clothes by Lanvin, Dries Van Noten, Céline, Giambattista Valli, and Valentino, but makes these uniquely her own with elements gleaned from her global adventures- old silver and coral necklaces from Taroudant, wool robes from Marrakech, scarves from Eritrea, and her prized treasure, a beautiful ikat-lined robe that she coaxed from a gold-toothed nomad in a yurt on the untamed border of Iran and Turkmenistan." 

- 'The Natural', Vogue, August 2012

Spell & the Gypsy Collective

Photos: http://spellsjewellery.blogspot.com

I have followed the girls from Spell & the Gypsy for a while now, they make rad jewelry, bags, and clothing... I love their aesthetic, their styling and seeing little glimpses of their homestead in Byron Bay on their blog.  This is one of their older shoots, but one of my favorites...appropriately titled 'Warrior Princess.' Who doesn't love a storm rolling in on the beach?

Photo via penabranca.tumblr.com

"Introspection is a devouring monster.  You have to feed it with much material, much experience, many people, many places, many loves, many creations, and then it ceases feeding on you."

- The Diary of Anaïs Nin