i moved to tumblr...

 

...for so many reasons
find me there!
https://ti-grande-dame.tumblr.com/

for now, this blog will be up as archive.

moodboard divination #002

 

ph. Isobel Rae

defrosting (sketches)

i'm baaaaaack. after a cold winter where i wore the same few pairs of warm sweaters and sweatpants in dutiful rotation, i've started to play dress up more and more. 

moodboard divination #001

ph. Gerald Jenkins

another series. i love to pair images that vibe with other images. i can't stop myself. it feels like channeling, like divination. i was inspired by melody note vintage's "images i'm loving this week" videos on tik tok. they reminded me of being 14 and rounding up way too many images i loved for inspiration posts on my blog lol! for some reason, i want to cap each of these posts at 11 images. so here's the first installment of moodboard divination.

who wants to buy me: nomijoon

image sourced from nomijoon's instagram

when i was a young blogger, i loved to come up with series. recently, an idea for a few popped into my head. the first one is "who wants to buy me?" which will feature garments and accessories i'm yearning for made by independent designers. i love seeing what independent designers are up to, so this is my ode to them.

underworld dame (and dressing a Capricorn MC)

御仏はさびしき盆とおぼすらん

All the honored ghosts –

polite, but surely wanted

better drinking games.

– Issa

the season of all honored ghosts transitioning us into a the season of Rest (where the Ancestors reside) and divine stillness is here. that energy is returning me to my core & influencing how i style myself. as winter nears, i've found it a lot easier to hear my inner world and translate it into how i'm getting dressed.