Birds of Paradise – Riccardo Tisci delivers heavenly creations for Givenchy’s fall 2011 haute couture collection. Modeled by Mariacarla Boscono, Daphne Groeneveld, Joan Smalls, Caroline Trentini, Izabel Goulart, Zuzanna Bijoch, Iselin Steiro, Saskia de Brauw and Kasia Struss; the ivory gowns of romantic chantilly lace, airy feathers and gauzy silk tulle show structured yet delicate workmanship.

Iberia Quarries,
Marmetal Co., Borba, Portugal, 2006

No philosophy, theory, religion, or system of thought can be absolute and infall…ible. They are relative only. One man’s opinion is just as good as another’s.
– John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons on October 2, 1914 – die…d June 17, 1952), better known as Jack Parsons, was an American rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology. He was one of the principal founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Aerojet Corp. He was also an occultist…

Photos from Vienna, Austria from a good friend.