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What is TooMuchPatentLeather?
My name is Alex and this blog is more of a diary or mood board, expressing my own original thoughts about fashion, beauty, art and what exactly is too much. The title of this blog is like my personal style in that it is ironic- there can never be too much patent leather. Fashion is more than self expression or art, it is a form of communication and this page will be committed to communicating both simple and elaborate conceptual ideas and also opinions. Whenever I place pictures of myself I am not using professional photography tools. I do not own or claim property on any images. Feel free to leave a comment expressing your own opinions and constructive criticism. Thanks for reading!
Monday, August 22, 2011
The Forest Beckons Me
In some ways this is my last homage to summer. Sort of a goodbye to certain ways of living. Ideally summer is the time to live outdoors, to live warmly and hazily in the afternoon buzz. My ideal summer is reflected in the following images, but to be honest I detest everything about summer. I hate the feeling of the sun on my skin, and the hot air like an oven. These images have a foggy romanticism about them and I'm continuously exploring ideas of being carried away in to a forest, beckoned by some unknowable force. What happens in the forest when no one else is there? In every fairy tale forests usually play an important part in the setting of the story, which has probably influenced the way I view these images. Forest nymphs, soft lights and shadows, and beautiful organic lines are wonderful factors to bring into fashion.
Image taken at Lake Erie, below is Full Moon by Black Ghosts, the imagery of the video has little to do with the rest of this post but the song is a wonderful tool in setting the mood.
CocoRosie once stated that they go hunting for fairies in the forest all the time. A true inspiration, perhaps I will discuss their influence upon me later on.
This classic Chanel bag scream forest take me away to the forest.
Lily Cole is a great advocate of stopping deforestation.
Beautiful Lily Cole, exactly how i picture a forest-fashion nymph.
Goodbye summer, hello my favorite time of the year. Fall and Winter fashion are incredible. This isolationist mood of summer will hopefully fade away with the future posts from now on. Thanks for reading, leave a comment!
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