understated whimsy

I have this image of the perfect spring style. I see the perfect woman having this understated whimsy about her. Think peasant dresses with big, rimmed hats, flowy blouses and high wasted shorts, over-sized sunglasses, lots of tan, leather, and distressed jean. It's mish-mash of late 60s early 70s vintage, effortless grunge, innocent simplicity, and Italian sophistication, all very organic... if that makes any sense. Really, I have this image of the sun exploding into the room, illuminating its subjects like angels, creating a sense of carless happiness. The best example I can give you of this is Sofia Coppola`s Virgin Suicides. It is by far one of my favorite movies of all time, but aside from that fact, Coppola is brilliant at playing with the light to create beautiful images of whimsy.  Here are some more current images in the same spirit... 

When I was a six year old girl... (or an Ode to the Early Nineties)

 
When I was a six year old girl, I would wake up to the smell of my grandmother's homemade baking powder biscuits. 

When I was a six year old girl, I was obsessed with this dress that my favorite Barbie doll wore. It was a long sleeved mini-dress with a psychedelic neon print. I dreamed about one day being able to wear a dress just like it while driving a pink convertible in the California sun.