poetic farewell to summer

I Know I Am But Summer To Your Heart
by Edna St. Vincent Millay 

I know I am but summer to your heart,

And not the full four seasons of the year;

And you must welcome from another part

Such noble moods as are not mine, my dear.

No gracious weight of golden fruits to sell

Have I, nor any wise and wintry thing;

And I have loved you all too long and well

To carry still the high sweet breast of Spring.

Wherefore I say: O love, as summer goes,

I must be gone, steal forth with silent drums,

That you may hail anew the bird and rose

When I come back to you, as summer comes.

Else will you seek, at some not distant time,

Even your summer in another clime

☂☂☂☂☂☂☂☂☂☂☂☂

photography by lovely Nishe
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The Loved Hannah

In the sea of hip kids we see around every day, there are not many of those who can actually surprise us pleasantly every time they do something new. Among the ladies we love to see around the internet is Hannah Metz, brilliantly creative mind that with her lifestyle recreates the sensuality of some bygone times. Hannah is also one-half of the duo behind vintage store and lingerie brand The Loved One.

The Loved One lingerie pieces created together by Hannah and Elvia Lahman are here to bring an air of lost indulgence into our modern lives, while their vintage stock has been a place for finding secret gems coming from beginning of the century and the mod era. The recent novelty from The Loved One is new in-house clothing line named Made by TLO and instead of old big cartel shop, label has launched online shop where they except of their own designs, still sell amazing vintage pieces and some independent labels. Actually, in the future TLO has a plan of surprising us with more pieces from independent designers which is always good news for misslikey. This latest photo shoot Hannah did for TLO came as an inspiration for these days when you can sense the different air that with blues announces that summer will slowly disappear and will guide us to autumnal days. Let's just hope that rain that comes to our paths would be tender and that winds would play carefully with our handsome frocks. The air might be cool in autumn days, but our hearts are always bright as a dainty summer day. 

Enjoy in the spread below.

Editorial Crush...Meet Me At The Circus

As a lover of pretty photography, I love to be updated with Sofie Olejnik’s work. Berlin based fashion photographer was already featured here on misslikey in our Photography Love section and is one of misslikey’s favourite photographers. Her work is always divinely pretty and she always has something new and exciting to share with us. 

This time on misslikey I would like to share with you the editorial that she did a while ago, but I still can’t stop looking at this exquisite images. 

Meet Me At The Circus is dreamy spread of loveliness and pretty clothes.
See more images below and entire spread here 

Model is Carolin@Izaio Models 

Photography & Styling by Sofie Olejnik 

Hair and Make Up by Kim Keusen

Editorial Love; Ours Is A Nice House by Venetia Scott for Self Service S/S 13

The work of fashion photographer Venetia Scott always leaves me breathless. Her style, the light and the vision always create fashion photography spreads that are divinely beautiful, but still realistic. Her work published in Self Service Magazine is always inspiring and unique, so I am a particularly curios regarding the news that are coming from this team. 

For issue 38 of Self Service Venetia has teamed up with her assistant, stylist Poppy Kain to create the spread in which east meets west and where mod geishas wear Marc Jacobs and Valentino in 1960s style. Hauntingly beautiful Aussie Codie Young together with fellow models Manon Leloup and Yumi Lambert, evoked the story of  oriental innocence Venetia Scott created this time.

In love with...Rosemary Hall

I am in love with Rosemary Hall, editorial photographed by Kelsea Kosko and styled by Jaclyn Bethany from Audrey Grace boutique. The two girls with Karen Walker, Alexandra Grecco, Stretsis and Vivetta clothes created school playground full of pretty scholars. Stylist Jaclyn told us few things about this pretty editorial you can see on Odalisque Magazine.

M: Inspiration behind editorial?

JACLYN: The editorial was inspired by schoolgirls and films I have seen like An Education, Tanner Hall, etc. I am very interested in adolescence, femininity and innocence and I think these photos reflect these themes.
M: Is this the first time that you are working with Kelsea Kosko?

JACLYN: No, Kelsea and I have worked together since November and she is an amazing collaborator! She's only 19, and unbelievably talented
M: Where these beautiful pictures were taken?

JACLYN: Central Park, NYC

p.s. and how wonderful is House of Holland tartan jacket paired with Stretsis dress in heart print and Lolita braid. 

Photography crush...Sofie Olejnik

Sofie Olejnik is Berlin based photographer and super talented girl that creates magical stories with her camera lenses. Her light is subtle, girls look like they popped out from our favorite novels and clothes are pretty and girly. 

Her work has been featured in the super cool magazines such as Material Girl and Pony Anarchy. One of my favorite photographers, often surprises us also with analogue editions that leave us breathless. And all we want to do is hug a rose and escape to the world that Sofie Olejnik creates. 

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The Magnificent World of TT

The story of TT label begins in 2010, unintentionally, like the most fascinating stories usually do start. When in one gloomy December day, designer Tanja Topolovec sent one of her designs to competition held by one Croatian online magazine, she didn’t expect that it would cause such a sensation like it did or receive great critics. This has urged for creating of her own labour of love, TT, where she could combine her past and current interests in visual art with her vision of fashion. Therefore, TT accessory line is the fusion of different fields where designer is exploring her talents, such as multimedia, sculpture or textile design. As perfectionist, designer’s eternal statement is to demand the multi-purpose of designs, and its different dimensions. So, it’s not just about the garment, hat or necklace and its determined form. The story of TT is the story of experiment atypical from ordinary fashion story that has just interest in wearable. It’s the story of sleepless nights and requirements to go beyond the personal limits and established rules in designing. It’s also the story of surprises, since it usually begins on vague mornings on flea markets where designer is wandering for treasure pieces that are enough flawless to turn into fait d’art. It’s the story where additional efforts to supply materials that will fit into philosophy of fair and guilt-free fashion, is far away from burden. It’s the story of uncountable hours spent in applying feathers, furs or embroidering hundreds of beads. It’s the story where magic creates reality from vision. 

**TT Fall Winter 2012/13 collection brings the enchanting tales of recycled fur, leather and beads transformed into unique headdresses. These walking leather sculptures have great accent on detail, whether is fur trimming or beading or it’s playing with leather patches. Lavish but with edge, each piece of headwear is made with special care and patience with intention for its wearer to get lost even for a minute to bedazzled world where magic exists and unicorns, foxes, owls, deer and other wild creatures have their secret ceremonials. 

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Dreamland Maison

As a devoted fan of Marie-Fleur Charlesworth photography work, every novel still from Marie’s objective makes me blissful. This time, Marie joined the forces for creating moment-in-time fairytale with our dear  Jaclyn Bethany, owner and buyer of Audrey Grace boutique that was featured few times here on misslikey and that also stocks misslikey collages. 

La Maison De La Mere happened in house of Marie’s mum that is embellished with prettiest antique furniture and details. Rebecca Taylor, Sretsis, and Love Me Tender dresses from Audrey Grace boutique, in mystique, sensual and girlie way contributed to the wistful and dreamy mood of photographs. Details, such as white 1960s earrings, red and polka dot hosiery and gloves gave us vast inspiration for upcoming cold days of Miss Autumn that still have to be lovable. 

For more photos of La Maison De La Mere, visit blogs of Audrey Grace and Marie-Fleur.

please mr postman + audrey grace giveaway (closed)

Please Mr. Postman is awfully cute and pretty editorial styled by Jaclyn Bethany, owner of Audrey Grace Boutique. 1960s, gray bob, beautiful model and pretty frocks are perfect combination. Since today is the first day of online shop, Audrey Grace will make one misslikey reader happy.
To win $25 gift card from this dreamy store full with all the pretty things that make us happy, leave a comment with your name and e-mail address. Open till July 10th!

Good luck!

....and the winner is comment number 3 (decided by random.org) Congratulations to our dear and lucky Maria from Avenue M!

between times

Pretty Icelandic model Brynja Jónbjarnardóttir does look like she's stuck between time in this fashion

editorial photographed by Melanie Rodriguez. Pretty dreamy dresses designed and styled by Amelie

Pretre gave such feminine and delicate charm to darkness of this Paris apartment where the story

 "Between Times" happened. 

photos here

so long, marianne

So long, Marianne is name of the new lookbook created by online boutique Summerland. Boutique sells amazing vintage pieces and as well clothing from labels such as Dear creatures, Tba, twenty-seven names and Alexandra Grecco. Except pretty frocks, Summerland also has great selection of Karen Walker eyewear. The lookbook, photographed by Anja Verdugo, in very relaxed way expresses both serenity and friskiness. I love how the innocence of the model with boyish wavy bobbed hair in pretty feminine frocks, charmingly fitted in the décor of the set.

When mentioning So long, Marianne I have to say it is one of my favorite songs. Leonard Cohen had managed to summarize deep emotions of farewell, lust and regret in a short form of song with melody that touches the soul. Song itself is about Marianne Ihlen, girl Leonard met on Greek island of Hydra and lived with during the 1960s. “The most beautiful woman that he ever met” was Cohen inspiration for many poems and songs, but Marianne is a piece of art. Just like this lookbook above that carries the same name.

Images via Summerland blog

The original vagabonds

We must be aware that, unlike our primal mothers and fathers that were destined to search for food and water, when we were born we were liberated from that kind of duties. We had food in our fridges and water in the pipes, so what we had to do was just to find our likes or dislikes.
Further, we were concerned about, as we thought more clever things like finding ourselves. So we were finding novels we love to read, music we like to listen, idols we want to kiss, movies we want to see, drinks we want to sip, art we want to sense, food we want to taste, places we want to go, cigarettes we want to smoke, clothes we want to wear and God we want to pray to.
Also we learned you cannot play with toys and dolls always alone, so we started looking for companions, friends or lovers pleasant to play with.
Some of us determined in what they want, found homes and jobs.
Some of us never did and still are wandering from place to place like original vagabonds.
But with homes and without homes, we are all the same; we never ended up our pursuit. You can replace toys and dolls for clothes and homes but pursuit would be still there. It doesn’t end, nor with the favorite cookie taste, pot design or book style. Who says that tomorrow there won’t be another pot, cookie or book that we would discover as the factor of happiness. Because the happiness isn’t a story that you can find, it’s more like a never-ending story. And sometimes we don't know what we are looking for. So, is it possible that this whole civilization lays on idea of us, humans as constant vagabonds, even if we don’t carry suitcases in our hands all of the time?

Our wonderful Bozena was in this story the vagabond, living in the camp. Her easygoing personality and lovely face are perfect to describe how would Vagabond Princess look a like.





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Model: Bozena
Photos: Vice Rossini
Styling: Nina Blace
Assistant: Sanda Kovacic

SPECIAL THANKS TO MAMA FRAGOLA:) AND ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WITHOUT WHOM THIS EDITORIAL WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

Ain't got no...

Can you imagine one day you wake up and you lose your home? What would you do?
Would you live on the street or would you find some abandoned house for shelter?
Can you imagine how would it feel to be without your friends, family or warm bed.

That was idea behind this amateur photo shooting and lovely Petra perfectly fitted in a role of a lady that doesn't have nothing but has herself..Just as the song says.







Model: Petra
Photos: Tijana Mihailovich
Styling: Nina Blace (me)
Photo editing: Vice Rossini
Song: Ain't got no..I got by Nina Simone



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