Dark Visions

My latest girl crush comes in the form of 23 year old artist/model Charmaine Olivia.  In the inner sanctum of her San Francisco studio Charmaine creates her works in oil and ink, from which dark muses appear.

Rainbow haired, horned or bedecked in swathes of feathers and flowers; there is always more than a hint of the otherwordly about her beautiful subjects.  With her penchant for delicate lace lingerie and her very own more permanent body art and shock of dark hair she could easily pass for one of the esoteric females she paints.

Check out her website for more beautiful photos of her work and herself or follow her on Instagram @charmaineolivia to share in daily doses of inspiration from her life and studio.

images via Born to Be Wild & Charmaine Olivia.com

City Heat

photographed by Graeme Hill

(Zero UV Sunglasses, Truly Madly Deeply top, Primark skirt, Barratts gladiator sandals)

So after much procrastinating and some discussion I have something new to show on the blog today in the form of the above 'Outfit of the Day'/ editorial!  

It was seriously warm on the day we happened to shoot these which meant I lost the will to be photographed after about an hour of running around in the blazing sun... despite this I think we still managed to get some good shots, which was in no small part down the patience of the photographer.  Anyway I hope you enjoy our little collaboration. 

Under the Waves

"[...]In the blue of my oblivion.
They don't know I used to sail the deep and tranquil sea"

image via Sugarhigh + Lovestoned

Mad Love

Natassia Lindes in 'Mad Love' for Wasteland 

photographed by Jason Lee Perry

images via Oracle Fox