Outfit details: camisole- Anthropologie (years old and bought on a super sale), skirt- secondhand, shoes- Nine West via Amazon.com, belt- secondhand
Monday, June 23, 2008
Escaping Mundania
I was thinking today how in many fairy tales or fantasy stories mysterious worlds are hidden in the most innocuous places. A mundane wardrobe of old clothes leads to the magical land of Narnia, on the other side of a looking glass lurks a world of wonder, and even a natural disaster such as a tornado can lead to mysteries beyond our knowing. The message I take from these stories is that even the most ordinary items holds the potential for extraordinary events and creatures—even more reason to enjoy antique stores and old abandoned homes, no? There’s something to be said for appreciating the everyday items around that maybe everyone has, but you haven’t fully explored…
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write a book, i could read your posts all day long.
beautiful necklaces!
what a precious little outfit. i especially love that skirt! and i must say, you look good in heels.(;
cute skirt!! x
lovely necklaces. this post made me tingle! lovely ideals.
ahh, it's those shoes i love again!! they are gorgeous. and the skirt is too!
This is my favourite outfit from you so far! Everything is perfectly matched and your pictures are always beautiful!
Is this a work outfit? Absolutely wonderful even if it isn't... love the layered necklaces.
That skirt looks like it has just come off the runway, and I love the shell around your neck!
totally hot! nice charms!
The color of the skirt is so pretty.Love the shoes and the necklace!
That necklace is so beautiful
love the combination of the blouse, skirt, shoes and belt. you must have some secrets to vintage shopping!
Wow..you look stunning!
This is one of my favorite outfits from you...you look so dreamy and romantic..
Absulotley gorgeous!
Nice top!
I love the name of this post 'Escaping Mundania'.
PS shared song in the sounds like summer/spring tag :D
love the red skirt, so vibrant! and yes it is amazing that even the most mundane lead to fantastical proportions!
There is a mysterious beauty in the unexpected, the simple. Items with meaning are so much more interesting than items with "oh-it's-new" aura. Lovely blog you have.
It's very lovely, I love this atmospher, very nice. You look so pretty !^^
oh wow.
i saw this on lookbook, and.
at first i didn;t realise it was you, and my reaction was "WHO IS THAT GIRL!?"
i love the simplicity of ths, and you look AMAZING with your hair up + the glasses!
wow.
Beautiful outfit, beautiful pictures, beautiful girl, beautiful writing..
Would be even better if you smiled more.. :)
Ah so romantic...
I always love your musings. I often wish for portals to secret worlds, and am loath to resign myself to the fact that maybe they don't exist.. I do believe that ordinary things can be extraordinary though!
Lovely outfit!
Woah, that's so true! I never thought about that!
I'm probobly going to be so paranoid today about like mirors and everything haha but I like it!
And I adore the picture color/qualitie, it makes your skirt so alive and the color's beautiful! I love your neckless too =]
Oh lovely!
I have always been somewhat angry at fairy tales and fantasy stories. Not all of them, but there are so many of them that say if you really, truly believe in magic or whatever it is, you will find the secret garden, the world behind the salt-shaker, the place in the wardrobe. I am always going to be resentful that I was not given a secret and magical world apart from this one! I know, create your own world, all the magic and wonder is around you, and yet I've always felt it was so cruel. If you really believed in faeries, you'd see
them, kind of thing.
I think though, like you've said, the appeal of antique things and old buildings is part of that. Even though I try not to look for it, because if you look for magical worlds you never find them, but I can't help but look as I am very bad at self-restraint!
Longest comment ever! I love the collection of necklaces.
those flowers! so beautiful, and I love the shoes as well. i'll always love fairy tales, but i think that they can be related to in a more pragmatic manner as well (in a response to the previous comment). i remember how sad and alarmed i was when i realised that the idea of seeing fairies and wise women that no-one else could see could simply be interpreted as schizophrenia. and how everything was rewritten to give moral and more often than not christian messages. this is a rant (or essay) for another day but i recently bought and am making my way through "from the beast to the blonde" by marina walker, it's an excellent full of illustrations if you're interested in fairy tales. i'm reccomending it just because i think that you might enjoy it :)
-anushka
xox
I adore your necklaces!
just lovely.
i take it you're back in the states now? :]
Where did You get those beautifl necklaces?!?
perfect! now all you need to do is find that wardrobe/secret garden/eye of the storm.
I loooove the color of that skirt--it's so vibrant. The necklaces are really nice, too.
those are some crazy bunches of flowers behind you!
and you look lovely as always :]
wanted to tell you i've linked you up on my blog.
I agree with fash, you could definitely write a beautifully romantic novel. Your post are just that engaging. Your outfit is sweet, pretty, romantic and just plain lovely!
Way to go!
You look so great, I love the skirt and the detail on the top! I love fairytale stories of forgotten lands and a childhood favourite remains The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
I love the shell on your necklace. Makes me very glad to be going to the beach soon. And I agree with you that ordinary things hold magic. Isn't that what a book is, something ordinary that holds a different world.
You look lovely, love the colour of your skirt. And those necklaces are beautiful.
Ooh, so wonderful. Especially the little cuteeee camisole.
I agree completely, I love all the potential for hidden stories in old things, clothes, jewellery, objects... Narnia, the Secret Garden and the Little Princess were always my favourites growing up...
Beautiful skirt and necklaces.
what a great outfit, captured perfectly in these pictures! i especially adore the straps on your shoes :)
Your outfit is so beautiful and the colours are so classic, you always manage to put together really different outfits with so much style :) Narnia is one of my fave books
Wow, I really love your blog! I added you to my fav. blogs :D
love the necklaces!
awww, i love the tank .. and the heels give your outfit edge. very lovely.
What a lovely bunch of necklaces... That fish pendant looks just like that thing Scarlet Johanson "designed" and that I've always admired.
red is slowly becoming one of my favourite colors.
lovely.
i love that necklace!
Absolutely gorgeous outfit! I love the deep red of that skirt and the romanticism of the entire outfit- lovely!
The outfit, the shoes, the pictures are all perfect. :)
red is my all time favorite, esp. blue red like the Ferrari red. yes, i agree we should definitely stop at times to appreciate all the beautiful beings surrounding our supposed mundane life. even the most mundane being affects another being in ways that is unpredictable.
I love the shoes.
i love the skirt!!
i love the skirt!!
The sweet necklace alone makes me wonder . . .
The skirt is a great shade of red. The top tells it's own story.
Beautiful.
nicely put, there's many items in my wardrobe that I might not seem to appreciate but when I look at it later I'm like that's actually nice.
Gorgeous necklaces, I like how you paired them together.
your necklace is the most beautiful thing i´ve ever seen!!!
love the shell!
your whole outfit is super cute
and your shoes are cutter!!
your necklace is the most beautiful thing i´ve ever seen!!!
love the shell!
your whole outfit is super cute
and your shoes are cutter!!
You have a good eye for layering necklaces. I'm sure if I did this I would look like a Christmas tree! I need to be inspired to wear more jewels because it's such a pretty look.
As always, you look wonderful- and this outfit is slightly different in its vibe from your usual ones, I can see why you thought of Bardot. And your little owl pendant is adorable :)
I think magic being hidden in the mundane just makes it all that much more exciting- it's like the possibility exists anywhere (even the entrance to Platform 9 and 3/4 and the Hogwarts Express, were hidden behind the perfectly ordinary King's Cross).
Oops, sorry- I got mixed up between two posts ago and now!
so delightful! x
I remember trying to walk through the closets as a kid. This resulted in potentially dangerous situations, and an occasional bump on the forehead. My general grouse with life has been a certain lack of fantastical adventures that take me to other dimesnions, or some such thing. I remember my reluctance to believe that fairies don't exist.
I wonder if I will ever find that hidden wonderland, or will have to contend with an occasional glimpse in a clear pond, on a butterfly's wings, or in an eagle's flight.
I find mundane is never simply just mundane...
That skirt is wonderful...
I really liked Narnia! Peter Pevensie <3 & your camisole is awesome, the details are so pretty! This must be one of my favourite outfit of yours! I would die to get those Nine West shoes!
Well said!
Your necklaces definitely evoke the fantastical and romantic, I'm sure each and every trinket has it's own story.
What an adorable and enjoyable post.
LM
I really love those shoes. Where are you in PA anyway? Maybe someday we will bump into each other thrifting.
That necklace just takes my breath away!
mmm...it's still not going to get me into a thrift store - unless there's a big ol' sign that reads 'rub the magical lantern'! I find the smell (and for some reason it's universal) reminds me of rotting old people...barf!
oh, the red in that skirt is just so sumptuous!
pretty and dreamy. and I love the thoughtful arrangement of the necklace(s) - more than one?
I love your necklaces! Really pretty.
I truly love this outfit!
I'm still adoring those shoes..
Lovely skirt! and it looks fab with the with cute top!
Love it, and those necklaces are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
WoW! Those are amazing finds!
you've got a wonderful sense of style! love the outfit :)
I love your skirt. This outfit is tops!
You looked lovely as always, of course :)
Yes, the magic element is always in the smallest things...
i adore this skirt.
I need to go to your vintage stores
I love the necklace; perfect accessory with the little seashell! Maroon is a totally suiting color for you as well!
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