tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23095218584990419432024-03-12T20:40:54.265-07:00Diariamentestefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-65574489752087697752009-09-05T12:15:00.000-07:002009-09-05T12:22:46.468-07:00Fall '09 - Classics included<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0ATX_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 270px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0ATX_mn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0BA2_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 270px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0BA2_mn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0BZV_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 270px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0BZV_mn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0C0L_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 270px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV0C0L_mn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV9782_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 270px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMV9782_mn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Prada Prada Chloe Gucci Gucci</span>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-86129833423679176162009-07-26T14:54:00.001-07:002009-07-26T15:04:25.311-07:00my favorites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFxFKsbQqXTiPAzV7R7503wUcYnWoMxUNMmY9QMG7HqpJqTeo6IjkbNIzIfAzQmYNYmkCijweStBtLtN5z19bWyGibaxmM1LC-tyjymQC9EV3gTBcx5VABMAdTZxS61GnfcFZkLdG94il/s1600-h/2005september09colesb090905selectedmodelsbackstage090sa0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFxFKsbQqXTiPAzV7R7503wUcYnWoMxUNMmY9QMG7HqpJqTeo6IjkbNIzIfAzQmYNYmkCijweStBtLtN5z19bWyGibaxmM1LC-tyjymQC9EV3gTBcx5VABMAdTZxS61GnfcFZkLdG94il/s400/2005september09colesb090905selectedmodelsbackstage090sa0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362891671168058226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujxcjdx51ffTkZuG29mgL8VcXOvVig1oe2m4VEtVhsI-RH7QOun0YSkmSGNvpUVol6Nyx3fL2Df-7HiyNNOi_h-gWA757hm_omeaBthegi2CGZKS37u1D3mddScb5wSLjY8IFCDNkuQux/s1600-h/2005september09colenp090905selectedbackstage0909051of6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujxcjdx51ffTkZuG29mgL8VcXOvVig1oe2m4VEtVhsI-RH7QOun0YSkmSGNvpUVol6Nyx3fL2Df-7HiyNNOi_h-gWA757hm_omeaBthegi2CGZKS37u1D3mddScb5wSLjY8IFCDNkuQux/s400/2005september09colenp090905selectedbackstage0909051of6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362891666442162194" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:13px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 48px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">lars, fionn, mathias</span></span></div>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-56846835550268123472009-06-21T13:55:00.000-07:002009-06-21T13:57:09.374-07:00...<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Vincent Freeman: "You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it, Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back."</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">-- Gattaca (1997)</p><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">Failure </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">When your best just isn't good enough. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">Procrastination</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">Hard work often pays off over time, </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">but laziness always pays off now. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">Defeat</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">For every winner, there are dozens of losers. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">Odds are you're one of them.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">Mediocrity</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">It takes a lot less time </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">and most people won't notice the difference, </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Verdana; background-color: #f9f9f9">until it's too late. </p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></div>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-32753924933123450872009-05-30T16:07:00.000-07:002009-05-30T16:08:55.603-07:00Head over heels... literally<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz8N2NgTLfM30lJlKBc-ib7LG4pwBo403CKQoToMoSOvQGfw-WjQsabZNxNQ_RP8-vdzQiIPhcNSpPHw1nYKLTP-Doe8jEO6tdgJrYFYg07-Zs7CSaEyK_n0lKoTR8uo3a2CoLyGqGRCf/s1600-h/cdrodarte2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzz8N2NgTLfM30lJlKBc-ib7LG4pwBo403CKQoToMoSOvQGfw-WjQsabZNxNQ_RP8-vdzQiIPhcNSpPHw1nYKLTP-Doe8jEO6tdgJrYFYg07-Zs7CSaEyK_n0lKoTR8uo3a2CoLyGqGRCf/s400/cdrodarte2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341757685760468226" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>J&J</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Christian Louboutin for Rodarte</span></span></div>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-11066364365644152162009-05-02T16:03:00.000-07:002009-05-30T16:10:13.350-07:00Studs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedUKyttoN7zUj_qV-uMQo0HiMhnDyYU-BQKjuYV3uz6Y7BX2xlJBgQsBwuKzFdjGZ33WqnKeZ3fMIQJoKTBP7hJJgD__d0UxHJllIc9Al9LrYK7-WP0be5TTu8EAeCzIggVvaeb-mPTME/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedUKyttoN7zUj_qV-uMQo0HiMhnDyYU-BQKjuYV3uz6Y7BX2xlJBgQsBwuKzFdjGZ33WqnKeZ3fMIQJoKTBP7hJJgD__d0UxHJllIc9Al9LrYK7-WP0be5TTu8EAeCzIggVvaeb-mPTME/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331366316456241890" /></a>What a... stud!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkd3_eJOYaDe6cQWJJ-L9qhNKOBWwa8IEjrgTtyteX8DqiypQQABCI0XhLysFE-j9amLCJsp-rEXoZdEHal-14LASgztIRmfIrU6-bHhaTtkuwoM4PMudRrc6Jn476XsNlIjjqaWLCiwH_/s1600-h/hermes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkd3_eJOYaDe6cQWJJ-L9qhNKOBWwa8IEjrgTtyteX8DqiypQQABCI0XhLysFE-j9amLCJsp-rEXoZdEHal-14LASgztIRmfIrU6-bHhaTtkuwoM4PMudRrc6Jn476XsNlIjjqaWLCiwH_/s400/hermes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331366318777800802" /></a><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">via Jak&Jill</span><br /><div>Hermes overload. <br /><br /></div></div>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-7878470734050814302009-04-18T16:38:00.000-07:002009-04-18T16:39:23.311-07:00Aquarela - Toquinho<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; ">Numa folha qualquer<br />Eu desenho um sol amarelo<br />E com cinco ou seis retas<br />É fácil fazer um castelo<br />Corro o lápis em torno da mão<br />E me dou uma luva<br />E se faço chover<br />Com dois riscos tenho um guarda chuva<br />Se um pinguinho de tinta<br />Cai num pedacinho azul do papel<br />Num instante imagino<br />Uma linda gaivota a voar no céu<br />Vai voando,<br />Contornando a imensa curva norte sul<br />Vou com ela viajando<br />Havaí, Pequim ou Istambul<br />Pinto um barco a vela,<br />Branco, navegando,<br />É tanto céu e mar num beijo azul<br />Entre as nuvens vem surgindo<br />Um lindo avião rosa e grená<br />Tudo em volta colorindo<br />Com suas luzes a piscar<br />Basta imaginar e ele está partindo,<br />Sereno, lindo,<br />E, se a gente quiser,<br />Ele vai pousar<br />Numa folha qualquer<br />Eu desenho um sol de partida<br />Com alguns bons amigos<br />Bebendo de bem com a vida<br />De uma América a outra<br />Consigo passar num segundo<br />Giro um simples compasso<br />E num círculo eu faço o mundo<br />Um menino caminha<br />E caminhando chega num muro<br />E ali logo em frente<br />A esperar pela gente o futuro está<br />E o futuro é uma astronave<br />Que tentamos pilotar<br />Não tem tempo nem piedade<br />Nem tem hora de chegar<br />Sem pedir licença<br />Muda nossa vida<br />E depois convida<br />A rir ou chorar<br />Nessa estrada não nos cabe<br />Conhecer ou ver o que virá<br />O fim dela ninguém sabe<br />Bem ao certo onde vai dar<br />Vamos todos numa linda passarela<br />De uma aquarela<br />Que um dia enfim<br />Descolorirá<br />Numa folha qualquer<br />Eu desenho um sol amarelo<br />(que descolorirá)<br />E com cinco ou seis retas<br />É fácil fazer um castelo<br />(que descolorirá)<br />Giro um simples compasso<br />E num círculo eu faço o mundo<br />(que descolorirá)<br />Corro o lápis em torno da mão<br />E me dou uma luva<br />(que descolorirá) </span>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-27940882562605417102009-04-18T15:47:00.000-07:002009-04-18T16:00:54.450-07:00'Core Values' - Travel & Luggage<div>by Annie Leibovitz for Louis Vuitton (2007-08?)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_FY0rWHDFtsscrZ6pnxbvXQ1QoUcRHOnKP6iOSQD5KLEBW-YdDLNk4kkwwvM-LRsicJ-Cb8WrrM3pBmND5TpHQsH6Hdn9yth0S2XBlkaUT4-MsrBA3U9S3kmjQxoVCuu8vIwr0ch9Etq/s1600-h/connerylv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_FY0rWHDFtsscrZ6pnxbvXQ1QoUcRHOnKP6iOSQD5KLEBW-YdDLNk4kkwwvM-LRsicJ-Cb8WrrM3pBmND5TpHQsH6Hdn9yth0S2XBlkaUT4-MsrBA3U9S3kmjQxoVCuu8vIwr0ch9Etq/s400/connerylv.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326167824671136802" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); ">Sir Sean Connery</span></span></span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WgyWLjC9X9PchUgtN2DrWBhi2coXjgTpI1XzhTqC5eNHa4ME1fn7nstXHIhKdwU84pAzvUE0Se_IWJzMrvOcnnnJFdYTC99geSHDDUzc3V2ge3W6cJz-T1Wak_ne3NpcftfOLK3a9szJ/s1600-h/richardslv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WgyWLjC9X9PchUgtN2DrWBhi2coXjgTpI1XzhTqC5eNHa4ME1fn7nstXHIhKdwU84pAzvUE0Se_IWJzMrvOcnnnJFdYTC99geSHDDUzc3V2ge3W6cJz-T1Wak_ne3NpcftfOLK3a9szJ/s400/richardslv.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326167818685427954" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Keith Richards</span></span></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEENE0q0lnJYQ7hK5c39mOLgPs3JaOrEk0BDYlsOaQ0arZuzRy921Szj3Ec1zK2euNoJB2gaIWADDdftWx1K5Y9yOrqc9LibCUf7NRk0YKkrlWRxZ46VuYkw-8-e89l8DjxIuS4kz5ms5u/s1600-h/deneuvrelv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEENE0q0lnJYQ7hK5c39mOLgPs3JaOrEk0BDYlsOaQ0arZuzRy921Szj3Ec1zK2euNoJB2gaIWADDdftWx1K5Y9yOrqc9LibCUf7NRk0YKkrlWRxZ46VuYkw-8-e89l8DjxIuS4kz5ms5u/s400/deneuvrelv.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326167815241158418" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Catherine Deneuve</span></span></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z2071y4LtptR3pGld6guZLlYakwGt1fUJWwIfMm8PB0NAS_JmSAkFcRjADZ-_Aud4KHOQh6Oem2TIG5D3ykXtTrnAFWinH2BSEa10pUjy_qoQkhLQNuNbX7hO4fdXuhBhpyZAkrkoZbf/s1600-h/gorbachevlv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z2071y4LtptR3pGld6guZLlYakwGt1fUJWwIfMm8PB0NAS_JmSAkFcRjADZ-_Aud4KHOQh6Oem2TIG5D3ykXtTrnAFWinH2BSEa10pUjy_qoQkhLQNuNbX7hO4fdXuhBhpyZAkrkoZbf/s400/gorbachevlv.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326167815620709234" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Mikhail Gorbachev</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Never a fan of Louis Vuitton bags & accessories... The logo overkill and the fact that you can spot it from miles away, and all the piracy & counterfeit... but always liked its 'core values' - travel & luggage... and its patina & aging process. In this day & age, however, it's rather naive & exhibitionist to carry LV luggage in the airport... (you are asking to be mugged...)<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm all for understatement</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">s</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (in essence, I try), </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">but </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a classic is a keeper. </span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-45466080613286243532009-04-12T16:07:00.001-07:002009-04-12T16:07:52.022-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Desiderata</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"> by Max Ehrmann<br /><br />Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">and remember what peace there may be in silence.<br /><br />As far as possible, without surrender, <br />be on good terms with all persons. <br />Speak your truth quietly and clearly; <br />and listen to others, <br />even to the dull and the ignorant; <br />they too have their story. <br />Avoid loud and aggressive persons; <br />they are vexatious to the spirit.<br /><br />If you compare yourself with others, <br />you may become vain or bitter, <br />for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. <br />Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. <br />Keep interested in your own </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f45/things-person-should-do-avoid-problems-later-life-thread-52778-16.html#" target="_blank" itxtdid="8746013" style="font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 100% !important; text-decoration: underline !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">career</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">, however humble; <br />it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.<br /><br />Exercise caution in your </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f45/things-person-should-do-avoid-problems-later-life-thread-52778-16.html#" target="_blank" itxtdid="8922381" style="font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 100% !important; text-decoration: underline !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">business</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"> affairs, <br />for the world is full of trickery. <br />But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; <br />many persons strive for high ideals, <br />and everywhere life is full of heroism. <br />Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. <br />Neither be cynical about love, <br />for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, <br />it is as perennial as the grass.<br /><br />Take kindly the counsel of the years, <br />gracefully surrendering the things of youth. <br />Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. <br />But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. <br />Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.<br /><br />Beyond a wholesome discipline, <br />be gentle with yourself. <br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">You are a child of the universe <br />no less than the trees and the stars; <br />you have a right to be here. <br />And whether or not it is clear to you, <br />no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.<br /></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><br />Therefore be at peace with God, <br />whatever you conceive Him to be. <br />And whatever your labors and aspirations, <br />in the noisy confusion of life, <br />keep peace in your soul. <br /><br />With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, <br />it is still a </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f45/things-person-should-do-avoid-problems-later-life-thread-52778-16.html#" target="_blank" itxtdid="8172983" style="font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 100% !important; text-decoration: underline !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; background-color: transparent !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">beautiful</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"> world. <br />Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.</span></span></div>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-55267162144960352802009-03-22T22:32:00.000-07:002009-03-22T22:34:21.191-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIkUIJsipgAWzROdjcUVvtGZfAp0ryOzl4hQcqHELea8Lcp3Uarnc1MeN377FbTs3_yF_ETyffX4krwKrhkDcRPfQuBE8TK-GanPuxNv9Z5r4ESxW8fFKCN0OBIrxmpE5JXkbU1v4UEaT/s1600-h/jg29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIkUIJsipgAWzROdjcUVvtGZfAp0ryOzl4hQcqHELea8Lcp3Uarnc1MeN377FbTs3_yF_ETyffX4krwKrhkDcRPfQuBE8TK-GanPuxNv9Z5r4ESxW8fFKCN0OBIrxmpE5JXkbU1v4UEaT/s400/jg29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316252124207988658" /></a>John Galliano Autumn/Winter 09.10stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-11498517437949685522009-03-10T19:13:00.000-07:002009-03-10T19:15:33.980-07:00Look at the deeper meaning<div><br /></div><div>The hoar-frost crumbles in the sun,</div><div>The crisping steam of a train</div><div>Melts in the air, while two black birds</div><div>Sweep past the window again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Along the vacant road, a red</div><div>Bicycle approaches; I wait</div><div>In a thaw of anxiety, for the boy</div><div>To leap down at our gate.</div><div><br /></div><div>He has passed us by; but is it</div><div>Relief that starts in my breast?</div><div>Or a deeper bruise of knowing that still</div><div>She has no rest.</div><div><br /></div><div>--DH Lawrence </div><div>_______________________________</div><div><br /></div><div>Anxiety... the worst feeling other than pity... </div>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-60698910209426927272009-02-28T22:55:00.001-08:002009-02-28T22:55:35.027-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn2xzJduwErSghgHbtMQZe0Wbfx_HQRlseP4emGRV-89GkMFH1SIlleNoqgr42sxK5O79SCRTvFxRI1La0QRMnVTpZMZs6cngEdm4G2d8ncDsMY5m6uOsCACaHMrs1Psa8sJ0ymS-DA-e/s1600-h/38569_Lanvin2497f24fff0712623_122_260lo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn2xzJduwErSghgHbtMQZe0Wbfx_HQRlseP4emGRV-89GkMFH1SIlleNoqgr42sxK5O79SCRTvFxRI1La0QRMnVTpZMZs6cngEdm4G2d8ncDsMY5m6uOsCACaHMrs1Psa8sJ0ymS-DA-e/s320/38569_Lanvin2497f24fff0712623_122_260lo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308109400550051362" /></a>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309521858499041943.post-14777207287233693532009-02-18T22:49:00.000-08:002009-04-18T15:47:12.783-07:00confiança<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">"It is—or seems to be—a wise sort of thing, to realise that all that happens to a man in this life is only by way of joke, especially his misfortunes, if he have them. And it is also worth bearing in mind, that the joke is passed round pretty liberally & impartially, so that not very many are entitled to fancy that they in particular are getting the worst of it.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">" --The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p>stefanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673430457394720434noreply@blogger.com