fashion.monster

23 May 2011

21 May 2011



I'm Karolin and I just stole Miss Jazzie Bella's blog to tell you guys that we are having an amazing date with our favorite boyfriend Bacardi Gold.. It's all about music and ruffee (rum and coffee) and love and awesomeness and more music and Jimi Hendrix.

It's all happening!..

from us to you: stay awesome and never forget that what's in your heart is all that matters..

You are home, Love
Karolin

19 May 2011

...broken.record...

anyone who knows me- can tell you when I get into something... I'm extreme all in or all out kind of girl... no fence walking for me. So when I love a song for example and it's really hitting me like crazy inspiration- speaking to me... I play that bitch on repeat like it's my J-O-B... no joke. I swear on Jimi Hendrix! And I just can't.. can't cant and WONT stop listening to ADELE'S "ROLLING IN THE DEEP"... I would type an entire memoir about why but sometimes I need to learn how to edit my shit a bit. Enjoy- listen to it with your eyes closed. then watch the video. then just read the lyrics- (this is my little obsession dissections I do when faced with this head on) if something doesn't make you feel- like really get that hard to swallow lump that's built in your throat- then stop fucking reading, you'll never understand a damn thing in art- my work- or any other artist's work I discuss on here.)








There's a fire starting in my heart,
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark,

Finally, I can see you crystal clear,
Go ahead and sell me out and a I'll lay your ship bare,
See how I'll leave with every piece of you,
Don't underestimate the things that I will do,

There's a fire starting in my heart,
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark,

The scars of your love remind me of us,
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all,
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless,
I can't help feeling,

We could have had it all,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
Rolling in the deep,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),
You had my heart inside your hand,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
And you played it to the beat,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),

Baby, I have no story to be told,
But I've heard one on you and I'm gonna make your head burn,
Think of me in the depths of your despair,
Make a home down there as mine sure won't be shared,

The scars of your love remind me of us,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
I can't help feeling,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),

We could have had it all,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
Rolling in the deep,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),
You had my heart inside your hand,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),

And you played it to the beat,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),

Could have had it all,
Rolling in the deep,
You had my heart inside your hand,
But you played it with a beating,

Throw your soul through every open door,
Count your blessings to find what you look for,
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold,
You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown,

(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
We could have had it all,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),
We could have had it all,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
It all, it all, it all,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),

We could have had it all,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
Rolling in the deep,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),
You had my heart inside your hand,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
And you played it to the beat,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),

Could have had it all,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),
Rolling in the deep,
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep),
You had my heart inside your hand,
(You're gonna wish you never had met me),

But you played it,
You played it,
You played it,
You played it to the beat.




read the lyrics? ok- now the video!!


CAN WE JUST TALK A MINUTE ABOUT VICCI MARTINEZ- MY AMAZING POWERHOUSE TEACUP LEZZY ON THE VOICE SINGING THE LIVING SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIT OUT OF THIS?!???!??



ok some amazing imagery from this video! first- it's fucking incredible. Artistically- it just SPEAKS volumes. Because of the restraint it shows and concise direction.. and creates these amazing images in my mind- that are so fucking inspiring. The drummer under the stairwell. adele sitting in the antique french chaise. the glimpses of her face from the shadowed angles. (not going to lie- this looks freakishly like BSJ's house (my dad) if it was empty. I love it. (The fireplaces and rich mahogany woods made me go ooh! home!) the broken china next to the door. dont even START me on the dancer in the white powder cloud. fuck. brilliance was created! THIS is why I love when photographers becoming directors- I swear it's just- moments of brilliance captured on video instead of a still photo. Best. genius. INSPIRED!

Jimi Hendrix getting ready to watch the video with mommy!


























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each time I watch- I get goosebumps when I notice something so simple yet so beautiful that draws me in more- for example right fucking now- as if I haven't worn the shit out of youtube out- watching I saw the china being thrown (off screen

a side shot) at a projector screen from the stairs. (inspiring really amazing layout ideas for the editorial shooting I've been loosing sleep over)

"the scars of your love- they leave me breathless. we could have it all"

-that is fucking epic-

I just want to be in a bayou down south listening to this, on repeat- drinking whiskey on ice. with jimi hendrix. period.

xo
*bella*

...model.vivant...

as someone in the fashion industry- when I would first hear "America's Next Top Model"- I would associate it immediately if not sooner with just random bursts of Tyra's multiple "sides" coming out- and laugh over imitations with friends. Now let's back up first... of COURSE I tried maybe one of two seasons previously... but there was no FASHION factor with grabbing me...

UNTIL LAST SEASON CHANGED EVEYTHING.. AND TYRA FINALLY STEPPED IT FUCKING UUUPPP!!!

(I mean for us die hard.can't breathe without art- junkies and brought in fucking VOGUE ITALIE, ANDRE LEON TALLY- AND PICKING THE EDGY HIGH FASHION EDITORIAL GIRL (ANN WARD- SERIOUSLY THIS BITCH JUST BREEEEATHES IM YOUR MOVING HANGER UUUSE MEEEE WHICH FOR STYLISTS WE LUUUST FOR THAT IN MODELS TO HAVE THAT MODEL WHO KNOWS THAT HER JOB IS TO MAKE OUR ART COME TO LIFE- AND SHE/HE ISN'T THERE JUST FOR A FACE- IT'S KNOWING HOW TO USE WHAT YOU HAVE AND WOOORK IT)

I was OVER her shitty final picks for ANTM picking the "this outcast" or "that bubbly cover girl"- no... she picked a high fashion MODEL for once!! yay Ann!! And broke the ANTM fashionless curse!!


she's just perfect. perfect canvas for artists. we love that. and need that. and yearn for that. lust for that. like dancers die for large open spaces (let's be picky!), as a professionally trained classical ballerina for 13 years (and on pointe meaning toe shoes no being "on point!" for once!!) especially hardwood floors to pirouette til your toes bleed- artists crave that blank canvas. one whom will capture your vision of what you're trying to emote and evoke in your concept and capture it in that image as stylist and photographer go back and forth together... it's such a beautiful thing when you find that perfect harmony of a stylist/photographer combination that just get one another so perfectly it's just in sync every meticulous step of the way (ok- only the true artists that take the editorial path and not sticking their fucking clients in whatever the fuck new louboutins that are of the season and a skimmy little fucking "Phillip Lim" or ugghh I was SO exhausted of that Herve Leger non-stop crap of last year!! I mean... my clients KNOW that when they're paying me to dress them for ANYTHING- I go to extremes to tailor what will make them look UNreal.. not oh here are my two fast bullshit pulls I probably sent some retard FIDM kid to, to pick up- and I'll point at whatever to be put on BLAH. NOOOO... but that's such a diffeent tangent wowza my bad!












AND THE LORI GOLDSTEIN PHOTOSHOOT?!??!!!??!! RRRRRRIIII-FUCKING-FASHION-DRROPPING AMAAAZING!!!! HOLY SHITBALLS BATMAN- literally it was this shoot that inspired me to even LOOK at the show when I found out about THE LORI GOLDSTEIN (I mean I get goosebumps when she replies to my fucking tweets for fucks sake! FOLLOW HER @LORI_GOLDSTEIN ) she's- just- can't stop topping herself. For example... (well let me cover it in a separate blog actually because I love to educate people... like I LOOOOVE educating anyone who even asks aaaany fashion question- no matter if it's color combos or about the whole world of fashion- you can tweet them to me directly @thejazziebella) but covering the whole realm of my Lori entry I must do immediately and hope it's worthy of the genius LGoldstein!!




lusting for more- right? ;)

xo
*bella*