Oh, Madame!

Bad Girl

m.i.a. was my favorite part of the Superbowl halftime show. I fell in love with her the first time I heard Arular in high school. Check out "Bad Girls" here, which has been on repeat on my playlist for the past half hour. I'm sure 235 of those YouTube hits were mine.

Countess

My friend told me to watch the YouTube video "Sh*t the Dowager Countess Says", a montage of scenes from Downtown Abbey, which led me to google Maggie Smith to see what she's been up to these days. Fortunately for my fashion-hungry peepers I found this gorgeous vintage photo of Professor McGonagall herself, looking dapper in a cape dress. <3<3<3

MIX-MY-MIND

The hottest new label is just a hop over the Pacific --- and the label's name is absolutely stellar: Exception de Mixmind.

How to Steal a Million Dollar Face

Irma Vamp

Maggie Cheung is a fierce feline in a fabulous catsuit. Irma Vep.

Bubbles

My sister takes these breathtaking microscopic photographs of plant cells as part of her research for her Masters architecture project. She experiments a lot with back lighting in order to get the blues, violets, purples, and greens. Just further proof that Mother Nature knows beauty best.

In Flight

Forget Me Not scarves are like the chic woman's parachutes.

Ginger

Shirley Manson, major rock goddess.

FLORABOMB

V Magazine Oct 2011

Photography = David Schulze

Styling = Catherine Newell-Hanson with Artwork by Christopher Favale