Bead

Global Feather World

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This morning I came across the wonderful photography on Flickr from Jay  -  JET_BKK's photostream    
Indeed a true traveller, his photographs have totally had me entranced looking through all 78 pages worth, stirring up my wanderlust.  My favourite being the Tribal collection of amazing images across Asia.  Please follow and support Jay's travels & photography capturing the fascinating World we live in.  Thank you Jay.
 

I am so thrilled to see these feather headdress from Banaue, Philippines.  Absolutely stunning.
The above image - Ancient temple frescos from Sri Lanka, a wonderous image showing headdresses worn.  

This image is showing headdresses carved and created into the Apsaras at Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia. (image cropped from original)
Copyright for all these images, Jay  -  JET_BKK's photostream    

Accessories

Dreaming The Dream

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We have been so busy these last few weeks, but of course the inspiration has kept coming and we have been creating some new dreamcatcher's for our website shop in rainbow colours and all black ones!!  Totally gorgeous...necklaces to wear and hanging ones to decorate your home and over your bed to catch all the dreams, filtering out the bad spirits so you can dream wonderful dreams and go on to 'Live The Dream' !!!!


Bohème

Flying High in Tie Dye

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As a great believer in supporting new designers not only have a go at creating their first collections, to understand the processes involved and to offer their ideas for the Wold to see....the results of being a little braver can have outstanding and sucessful results.

This week, our total admiration goes to c h a r – l o t t e for b o h è m e. Seeing a new life take off for a girl with a dream is always inspirational and should give courage to others. Fabrics and threads can indeed create wonders, especially in this case when you add a glorious splash of colour that dazzles under the glorious white isle sunshine of Ibiza!!

Since our last post celebrating the launch of Charlotte's label, a flourish of support and followers are enjoying raving reviews within Europe including White Ibiza's new write up..... celebrating her latest photoshoot.

Live The Bohème Dream Charlotte...Live The Dream!! Xx We LOVE This
See Charlotte's full website: www.char-lotte.eu
View Charlotte's blog: ibizasuperstylin



Accessories

Dream with dreamcatchers....

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As we add a new product to our little online shop, we find out what is the story behind the 'dreamcatcher'...

According to WIkipedia...In Native American culture, a dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web. The dreamcatcher is then decorated with personal and sacred items such as feathers and beads.
Traditionally, the Ojibwa construct dreamcatchers by tying sinew strands in a web around a small round or tear-shaped frame of willow.  The resulting "dream-catcher", hung above the bed, is used as a charm to protect sleeping children from nightmares. As dreamcatchers are made of willow and sinew, they are not meant to last forever but are intended to dry out and collapse as the child enters the age of wonderment.
The Ojibwa believe that a dreamcatcher changes a person's dreams. According to Konrad J. Kaweczynski, "Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day." Good dreams would pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper.
Another version from the same article was, "Nightmares pass through the holes and out of the window. The good dreams are trapped in the web, and then slide down the feathers to the sleeping person."


Clothing

Inspired by....Ivan Belaustegui & Hijos del Sol

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"It all started, as many things do, with a dream."  When we started to read the words from Ivan Belaustegui about his tribute to the people that inhabit the Sacred Valley of Cuzro, Peru...we knew we were sold with his opening line.  Ivan is the real deal !!  Take a look at his website HIJOS DEL SOL for some of the most wonderful photographs of the people and their land that few of us will ever be lucky enough to see.
            Original photography by Ivan Belaustegui - www.hijos-del-sol.com

Paradise Gypsies wishes Ivan all the best for his future travels and photography and we look forward to far more wonders he may show us through his camera lens.  Its only a lesson in how lucky we are to be able to travel in todays world and share as we do like this to help, support & inspire each others dreams.

Live The Dream.




Adult

Lookbook Mens 2012 Paradise Gypsies

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I recently teamed up with the stylist Charlotte of www.char-lotte.eu for the creating of the Paradise Gypsies Menswear range lookbook photoshoot 2012.   Along with our gloriously gypsy-esque model Guillermo, we made our way to the beach with bags, headdresses, sarongs and even a hand carved animal skull on the back of motorbikes in the search of inspiration and creating something cool and original.  Here is a little of what we got upto!!.....






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