A fallen princess

My best friend is going to kill me for this post. She is a disney princess. Its her job. She's been working in Paris and Tokyo as Belle, Pochohontus and Jasmine. But I couldn't not post this... it relays the adult vision of a fairytale which I am trying to capture. Instead of being in a darker more mysterious way its done in a humorous way- something I had not even considered.

The idea behind the images is to put the princesses "in real life scenarios" 

"Instead of the happy ever after it is placed with a real outcome of what would come when each princess addresses the issues that she encounters in the stories.

Fairytale dresses

My new found love for Blake Lively is growing fast. Still no where near my dedicated for Mary Kate Olsen but still worthy of her own post. I have chosen these images as they fit in with the glamourous side of the fairytale which I am focusing on for my final year.

They probably don't but I am using it as an excuse to have a whole post dedicated to Blake. She is indeed magical. I love the rich, bold, sophisticated dresses entwined with the 'girliness' of Blake.

Lady Gaga

Am I actually about to post Lady Gaga on a fairytale blog? 

Before you jump to rash thoughts about how I know nothing about what I am doing... hear me out. Please.

She has been described as a "traveling museum show."

She is a pop performance, fashion, art, technology and god knows what else all wrapped into one.

OKay, so she's weird, outrageous and potentially a boy. No fairytale ending sees a girl actually be a guy but I really have to agree with this statement:

"What is so fascinating about Lady Gaga is that she is constantly, constantly, changing, renovating her aesthetic vocabulary, pretty much like artists are doing. I think she's incredibly reflective. She's the magic mirror to the very fast, media obsessed culture we inhabit."

This is so true. She wears the costumes that have only been available to us through fairy tales. She is like Sabrina the teen age witch in the speed in which she changes her total persona.

She has you sitting on the edge of you seat constantly anticipating what she will do next like a good film.

She is infact... Magical.

Here are a few of my favs.

Photographer: Ellen Rogers

Stylist: Matthew Josephs

Source: I-D Winter Issue 09

How magical is this months I-D. Wow, so appropriate.

I don't even know where to begin when explaining the issue.

These images are too good for my uni project.

I love the darkness behind the images. The fairytale somehow seems evil.

The issue is related to the film: Where the Wild Things are.

Director: Spike Jonze

Which is taken from the children's classic book.

Each chapter in I-D is sectioned like a fairytale story with heading such as "A real life fairytale," "They lived happily ever after," "If you believe in fairies clap your hands." Its so relevant it excited me.

Vogue Italia

Magazine: Vogue Italia, June 2009Editorial: ‘The Fashion and the Fantasy’Model: Malgosia BelaPhotographer: Tim Walker

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen by Tim Walker (MY MUSE) in Vogue last month. How perfect. Absolutely beautiful. I love the use of the large osterich egg its so effective especially alongside the cool and icy blue. It reminds me a BIT of harry Potter though it has to be said. Goblet of Fire, the first dragon challenge, you know what Im talking about. Then again, JK Rowling has created her own magical world which could relate to our project in itself!

Kids in an adults fairytale

Purple A/W 09/10 "We Dont Need No Education" by Ryan McGinley

Source: Coute Que Coute

These are truly magical

Day dreaming

I spend all my days just dreaming away in my own fairytale world.

These images represent how I feel

Model: Jennifer Pugh

Magazine: Lurve #2

Photographer: Stacey Mark

In the garden

I am seeing chairs EVERYWHERE.

Photographer: Steven Meisel,

Kings and queens

Model: Anja Rubik

Photographer: Carter Smith

These images are so rich and passionate.

Lost in the woods

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The magic of the night

Adore these images which I stumbled across on http://becauseimaddicted.net

They fit in with the myseriousness that we are trying to prevail with our fairytale world.

Everyone is in Wonderland

Our friend, Leah... has a sister named Ellie. She is 15 and a genious. I was casually flicking through her flickr. Yes she is 15 and already set up with a blog and flickr. Ellis had taken photos of her idea of Alice in Wonderland. Its too cute.

Good work El x

Rabbit Heart.

This Florence and the Machine image fits perfectly with our fairytale research... white rabbits white rabbits white rabbits!

Vogue February 2008