Meet me in the field

via Serendipitous Romance

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing

and rightdoing there is a field.

I'll meet you there.

-- Rumi

Do not be afraid.

via Serendipitous Romance

Do not be afraid of your difficulties.  Do not wish you could be in other circumstances than you are. For when you have made the best of an adversity, it becomes the stepping stone to a splendid opportunity.

- H.P. Blavatsky

Woollahra streets

via SP

Heavily missing these Woollahra streets this month.  I love this time of year in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and that gorgeous purple - vibrant and lilac all at the same time.  Thanks SP, for making me thoroughly homesick.

Attachment drops away

via Arianna

Feeling philosophical  but this one means a lot to me at the moment.  In so many different ways.  

Grace

via Arianna

Rumi is my favourite.  This quote makes me think of a beautiful set of lines from a song in Little Women (which my friend Elise appeared in a few years back in Sydney): 

"Some things are meant to be, the tide turning endlessly,
the way it takes hold of me, no matter what I do..."   

Tell me.

via Serendipitous Romance

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver, The Summer Day.

(Thanks Tick Tock for this one.)

Sailing

Even if you think the seas are calm, those waves can rise up any time.  Still, as my favourite meditation man Kabat Zinn says, "you can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."    

J'adore: thinking about coats

via J.Crew

Collection Ratti tile coat.  How else am I supposed to curb the pangs of jealousy that are going to emanate from me as I view glorious photos of summer (already started) from my beautiful Sydney-ites over the next few months?  Why, get on board with Fall Fashion, obvi.

My heart dances

via Arianna

It's so rare to add another quote to my list of favourites.  But when one hits you, it does.  And Rumi tends to be pretty high on the list.  It's an incredibly powerful time when you have presence of soul and a dancing heart.  It's been a while and it's good to be here.  New York, I love you.  

NYFW: StyleList and NMRKT Runway Show

via me

Loved seeing one of my favourite best dressed men at the StyleList and NMRKT runway show last night, DJ Brendan Fallis (and his super stylin' GF Hannah B).  More on my favourite looks from the night to come.

Breathe it in

via Places to See in Your Lifetime

Feeling a little fuzzy this weekend, but this image is so vivid you can almost breathe in that lavender and inhale away all the madness.  You know I love me some deep purple.

Reminders to meditate

"Don’t let your mind get weary and confused. Your will be still, don’t try. Don’t let your heart get heavy, child; inside you, there’s a strength that lies. Don’t let your soul get lonely, child; it’s only time, it will go by. Don’t look for love in faces, places; it’s in you, that’s where you’ll find kindness. Be here now, here now. Be here now, here now. Don’t lose your faith in me and I will try not to lose faith in you. Don’t put your trust in walls, ‘cause walls will only crush you when they fall. Be here now, here now. Be here now, here now."▼

--  Be Here Now // Ray LaMontagne 

Brighten your Monday

via Piece of Cake Piece of Mind

Love this little DIY posie of peonies - perfect for brightening a friend (or your own) day with a burst of colour and les fleurs.  Learn how here, at Piece of Cake Piece of Mind.

Whitman

via someone's Tumblr somewhere

I've been thinking 'bout you lately

New York, I love you.

It turns out.

Some things are meant to be.

L'Homme: Racquets down best dressed

via Huffington Post

Bradley Cooper and Gerard Butler were hands down the best dressed men of the Wimbeldon, obviously.  Butler just barely eeks out Cooper.  That blue linen jacket with a smidgen of pocket square?  Next to godly.

Heal yourself

via Lost in the Moment

"Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you." --Maya Angelou 

New York city sunsets

via me

Chelsea, killing it.

Lisa Ho - I said no, no, no

via lisaho.com

The fashion label of our (unnecessary spending) youth is closing down.  While I've certainly seen a drop in quality and innovative design over the last few years, it's a sad day.  I fondly recall shopping for Bin's bridesmaid dresses here and the purchase of my gorgeous Galaxy print white lined jacket (which will remain a staple for years to come).  Luckily, to commiserate - there is a fire sale.  So get to a store and check out some of the (huge) discounts.

Hiatus: good for the soul

Devour Beauty has been on a bit of a hiatus thanks to many a life change of late. But rest assured we'll be back in business slowly but surely and now as a New York correspondent!

Outfit of the week: Zoe Saldana

via Jezabel

 



DB's big time girlcrush, Zoe Saldana has been a bit quiet on the fashion front of late, but she really stepped it up at the Star Trek promos this week in Calvin Klein Fall 2013.  Divine.

Smell the rain

via Dangerously Debonair

Acquisitions: a little retail therapy never hurt anyone

Sheepskin suede clutch with brass finish by Charlie Middleton

Marc Jacobs neon and neutral flats available at Quincy

Castaner Espadrilles available at Quincy

L'homme: WoodyRoo

 



 

 

 

via WoodyRoo

You know how I love a man in good threads.  Today's gorgeous Paddington find is no exception - indulging in this gorgeous Sydney Autumn sun, Helicious and I stumbled across Australian men's label WoodyRoo - a refined, slim cut men's label that I want to dress every man I know in.  I love a sharp line, a bit of college prep, a gentleman's fit.  I'm dying for the olive chinos.  So if you like a bit of Thom Browne, or you love your man looking like a bit of Goss(ling) go like WoodyRoo on Facebook.

myPod: Retrograde

via YouTube

 

Devour Beauty's tune of the week: Retrograde by James Blake. Boy is talent.  Obsessed with his voice.

Embellishments: stone cold love

via someone's Tumblr somewhere

Let's talk about how much I want this.

Reflections: Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor, Museum of Contemporary Art

 

“The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice.” 

- William Makepeace Thackeray

 

Sharp, bright lines

 

LG, rocking a burst of pink.

Green frame

 

Glorious Sydney (post) summer sun, silhouetting.  Reminds me of a Beatrice Coron paper cutting.

One of those days

"Don’t plant your bad days. They grow into weeks. The weeks grow into months. Before you know it, you got yourself a bad year. Take it from me - choke those little bad days. Choke ‘em down to nothing."

 

— Tom Waits (via whiskeywilderness)

Italia

via Etsy

Acquisitions: sneak peak

via Quincy

 

Castaner Bunis.  The prettiest espadrille you might ever own.

Speaking of: stylin' men

Kite dreamer

via Spr1ngfever

 

"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country."

 

- Anais Nin

A fine blue check

via Men in this Town

 

Fred Mulligan, well done.  Well done.  I am digging this tie, and the way it picks up the blue check.

 

Get on the road to awesome

via You Tube

Have fun feeling inspired.

Outfit of the week: hot damn mustard

via Go Fug Yourself

Even the mini-peplum on this can't make me like it less (and I really dislike a peplum).

Colour yourself

 

Rothko, via All Things Stylish

Staring at a Rothko makes me look inside myself for colour and depth.

Laughter is the best medicine

via Tumblr

Hipster nieces

Anya and Siona in NYC

 

When your nieces are hipper than you, the only thing left to do is blog them.

Happy JCrew New Spring Arrivals day!

via JCrew.com

 

Women's new arrivals available here and men's here.

Patience, dear friends

via Serendipitous Romance

 

Sometimes, the most beautiful sentiments in just a few words.  I may just add this to my list of favourites.

 

Let it all go

via Serendipitous Romance 

 

You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy.

 

- C. Joybell

Surround yourself

via Tumblr

L'Homme: Golden Boys

 

Ben Affleck rocked the house in a Gucci custom peak lapel three-piece tuxe in sapphire, including matching bow tie. Not to mention the killer grosgrain trim down the side of his pants, which you can see here.

 

 

Eddie Redmayne in Burberry.  A close second - in a very different style to Ben, but totes age appropriate for the Burberry model.  Speaking of Eddie - there will absolutely be a post on all his looks of late. 

 

Bradley Cooper - need I say more? In a Tom Ford tux (sigh) made from eco-friendly materials, as part of the Green Carpet Challenge.  Speaking of Tom Ford, I did not really dig Leo's look.

 

Aziz Ansari in Dior Homme. Isn't he just the best? #iloveanindianfunnyman

via 00oo00

Speaking of Burberry, Damian Lewis looked pretty sharp.

I feel like this shawl lapel on Max Greenfeld is pretty interesting.

Robert Pattinson - sleek in Gucci.  I dig this lapel.  In full, here

Jeremy Renner - I have so many issues with the fact that he appears to be in the middle of growing a moustache (you know I hate Movember) but the Bourne boy from Modesto does this Dior Homme well.

 

Photos via Esquire, IMDb, Folio, SRB Mode and Star Pulse.