♥ you learn something new every day.

a few months ago, michael of the trendy dwarf posted about sprezzatura, a fantastic

 italian term, which according to wikipedia is derived from baldassare castiglione's

  book of the courtier, where he defines it as "a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art 

and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost 

without any thought about it."

this "studied carelessness" as the oxford english dictionary explains it, 

is something that michael celebrates in each and every one of his street style 

photographs. people of new york who look undone, free, and stylish, 

but effortlessly so.

i am going to make an effort to use the word sprezzatura three times this weekend.

do you have any new words i should know??

♥ life is art. live yours in color.

happy thursday! 

♥ making the old new again.

while at camera ready bootcamp last month, i sat across from the lovely anathalia, 

a brazilian transplant (and ex-lawyer!), now living in boston with her husband, pup &

thriving etsy shop of vintage collectibles, brilliantly called: SCAVENGENIUS.

i had a chance to ask ana about her shop, and here is what she had to say:

"old things" have always fascinated me. i have so much fun hunting for 

little treasures! i love antique fairs, flea markets and thrift stores.

 SCAVENGENIUS grew out of this fascination. i wanted to share my findings

 and show people the beauty of the old. in a time where everything seems so 

disposable, it is nice to "rescue" beautiful pieces that were forgotten

 and give them a new home. 

when i asked ana if she had a good story about one of her finds,

 she answered:

"the best story about something i sold is of a cookbook. the buyer's great great

grandmother wrote the cookbook and she wanted a copy for her daughter. she gave it

to her as a christmas present. i was really happy to read her message to me!"

and ps. how genius is that packaging?