Light & Dark

The days are short, The sun a spark Hung thin between The dark and dark. January | John Updike Read More

Ancient Stepwells

I recently stumbled upon an article filled with gorgeous photographs of ancient stepwells.  I’m so overwhelmed with these spectacular stepwells that I had to share here on Filthy’s blog. A stepwell is exactly what it sounds like: steps down to a well. The earliest stepwells date back to about 600 AD and were developed in India […] Read More

Louboutin Lessons

The Paris-born stiletto master took a moment to give the world three stylish lessons on fashion and beauty. 1. Trends aren’t necessarily on trend. Every fall the 12-pound fashion mags hit the shelves, each declaring a different list of styles to be the looks of the season. Boyfriend jeans! Velvet everything! So what does Louboutin have to […] Read More

Poem Hunter

Check out this beautiful editorial from Vogue Australia – November 2015.  We cannot get enough of the dreamy bohemian lusciousness, rich textures and and Portuguese tiles and streets. Publication: Vogue Australia November 2015 | Model: Sabrina Ioffreda | Photographer: Will Davidson | Fashion Editor: Jillian Davison Hair: Panos Papandrianos | Make-up: Georgi Sandev Read More

Eccentric Expertise

Hands, not eyes, are the windows to the soul, at least that’s the opinion of a French ‘hand consultant’ who claims to be able to determine a person’s temperament just by inspecting their palms. Juan de Bony, whose eccentric expertise is called biotypologie, has studied more than 10,000 hands, including those of celebrities like Karl […] Read More

Creature Comfort

We are enamored with the beauty and cool textures in the September 2015 issue of WSJ. Magazine.  We especially are drawn to the cover featuring Freja Beha Erichsen, photographed by Lachlan Bailey, in the great outdoors clutching a cute baby panda lamb (cue the awws). The Danish model is wearing a thick fur coat from Louis Vuitton (styled by Ludivine Poiblanc), […] Read More