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Trend: Butterfly Beauties




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Pairing these two images side by side seems almost sacrilegious, however, we’d be fooling ourselves, and our readers, if we ignored the obvious artistic similarities between these paralleling layouts.  Butterflies signify many things, depending on what part of the world you come from.  In the image on the left (artist unknown), the colors are muted, though blue and bone read as vibrantly as the disturbing subject matter.  On the right, Heidi Klum, one of media’s (and fashion’s) most recognizable faces, endorses the LGRumor 2 phone, conveying that butterflies are an extension of her personality.  Regardless of the metamorphosis stage a butterfly (or a person, for that matter) is at, moods relaying youth, renewal, death and timelessnes can all be applied when considering this colorful, fluttering, insect.

Home: Insect Kingdoms in Paris




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If you pay attention, you’ll almost always notice art imitating life and vice versa. I find this most exciting when unexpected trends weave their way through a city I am unaccustomed to. This was the case on a recent trip to Paris. While exploring the Marais, I stumbled across the most beautiful collection of hand painted silk pillows. The beetle toss was a high-end approach to playful décor. This beetle theme consistently reappeared in various stores – most interestingly as a woven monogram at Printemps. Later on in the day, on a more guided stroll through the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, I stumbled upon a beautiful collection of preserved butterflies. The color, composition and collection were impeccable. A commercial version of this natural wonder is translated well as individually printed insect candles from Elizabeth’s Embellishments.
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Tracking Repetitive + Awesome.
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