Peering into someone's world,

if only for a moment, is very interesting (for lack of a better word). I often forget that the average businessman has sentiment somewhere out there in the big bad world. Most people have things they are unwilling to throw away. Unless you are talking about hoarders, and that is another psychological thing all on it's own.

Anyways, I really like seeing people's stuff. Living space and storage tell so much about a person. Photographer Jon Crispin did a series in which he captured suitcases of deceased mental asylum patients, a few shots of which can be seen here. These people packed both their prized possessions and items they believed to be essentials or useful. Some suitcases were said to be empty. When these people moved into the asylums, did they leave everything behind, or were their items useful once they got there?

There's also a website called The Burning House, in which people send in pictures of the things they would grab if their house was on fire. This usually consists of a good pair of shoes, a photograph, their computer, and a journal.

Where this leads me to is a question, sort of. Or just something to ponder. What is on your bedside table? What would you grab in a fire, if you had the time? What would you grab if there were an apocalypse? What do you consider to have most personal value? What has a special place of its own?

That's all. No matter who or when you read this, send on by a response if you feel inclined.

But this is pretty personal stuff to some, so.

NISHE 2012

I only stumbled upon this brand about twenty-four hours ago, and I am infatuated. Dare I say, love struck. I would review one resort, but when I checked out the website not everything I had found on stores like ASOS and ModCloth were there. I have fallen for (what I have inferred to be) the newer stuff as a whole.

the blazer is one of my favorites

The history blurb on the website tells me that Nishe was founded in '08 by an Australian woman named Polly Sui. The company's missions is to create trendy, lovable designs for all women. Doesn't every designer want that? Shrug. They have their own fashion design team, merchandising team and bulk order production facilities.

Along with  those, Nishe has a textile design team. This doesn't surprise me because the fabric designs are just adorable! I have cooed all day over the small embroidered hearts, bows, and butterflies. What can I say, I'm a sucker for detail. The pieces are also adorned with collars, buttons, and ruffles. Everything flows. The colors are fun! Most of all, the line is wearable and affordable (-ish?), which can be an issue when taking a collection off the runway and onto the streets, unless you have guts of steel and wallets deep as deep things.

ModCloth claims that "It’s inevitable that you’ll fall for this adorable butterfly-embroidered skirt!" (shown above). I think they're onto something, because I ordered the skirt along with this dress.

The colors and cuts are retro, the line is sugary sweet. This line makes me want to ride a beach cruiser with a woven basket tied to the front down a sunny residential area. What more should I want from a brand?