Lady Gaga's Birthday Gift*

March 28 Born This Day concert continued:

when Lady Gaga's bully got the role of Dorthy at school: “I will never forget it because I wanted to be Dorothy so bad," said Lady Gaga. "I was in 8th grade and she was a senior. I definitely deserved to get it, but I didn’t get it. I remember she would speak in the dressing room while she was getting ready, I was one of the people in the chorus, the worst role."

"She used to pour Coca Cola on her shoes to keep her from slipping on stage. She would pour Coca Cola on her shoes and look at me and say...”just in case I slip.”

"On behalf of myself and all of those bullied around the world, now these fucking ruby slippers are mine.”

Prior to singing 'Born This Way' she said, "When you don’t feel like Dorothy today, maybe you feel like someone on the chorus or the Scare Crow or maybe you feel like the Tin Man or the Wicked Witch--just know you will have opportunities in your real life to change things and maybe someone, somebody will hand you a pair of ruby slippers." (via Hollyscoop)

Born This Way (& Born This Day)

Had an amazing birthday*

-everything from surprise Lady GaGa concert tickets, friends, cakes, cupcakes, macaroons, & drinks-

Celebrated my birthday eve at Gaga's concert (she turned 25 yesterday, & I turned 23 today) with one of my best friends. We all sang her happy birthday, and the dancers brought her cake on stage along with an amazing gift: an original pair of Judy Garland's ruby red slippers, from "Wizard of Oz"*

her Birthday wish: Happiness for all her fans.

 p.s. a BIG thanks to all the readers & viewers of my blog; follow my Twitter :)

xo Maria 

fruits, monkeys, & bright stripes

photos courtesy of teenvogue

Not quite over Prada's bright banana prints, neon stripes, and Stella McCartney's fruitful prints! The banana graphics remind me of Andy Warhol's work, and the loud monkey and and South-American inspired prints make me want to travel. What do you guys think?

met opera premiere night with the Olsens

via racked

Metropolitan Opera's gala premiere of Rossini's Le Comte Ory

twins are wearing all head-to-toe YSL, except Ashley’s shoes, Manolo Blahnik.

life is a beach, I'm just playing in the sand

via fashiongonerogue

Dree Hemingway by Sofia & Mauro for Numéro #121

Violet Gems

At the very top of the color spectrum, violet could more or less symbolize wealth and mystery.  But if eyes are indeed the windows of the soul, then the come-hither gaze of Elizabeth Taylor’s translucent violet eyes surpassed beyond that, with goodness, talent, and bewildering beauty.  What I admire about the late actress was her appetite for lavish luxuries—oh, you know, collecting diamonds -- yet measuring the true worth of life with philanthropic efforts, and emphasizing awareness for AIDS.  Taylor was famous for her successful cinematic career, which earned her two Oscars for her roles in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). She was infamous for her many marriages and her love affair with Richard Burton, whom she met on the set of Cleopatra (1963), and eventually married. twice.  She became the first actress to earn a million dollars for a film role, and also became a tabloid obsession with her relationship with Burton, hence the start of a modern celebrity’s lifestyle.

She once said, "I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't posess radiance, you can only admire it". Dare I disagree with a Dame, but her violet gems framed by her dark arched brows left the world in admiration.  Hollywood lost a true gem, who was 79 years young (1932-2011).

xo Maria

via vogue, vanityfair, wmagazine

Olsen Obsession

via vogue

amazing photos by Bruce Weber, as per usual !