a thoughtful pause

i have a confession- i generally dislike 99.9% of fashion adverts in magazines.  the flash/sex/open mouth look does not make me want to buy a brand.  some of it is just so distasteful and unimaginative.  while perusing the latest W- one of the only images i stopped and paused at was stella mccartney's.  i love model natalia vodianova- but i really liked her pensive expression, the position of her hands and the maze behind her.  it doesn't seem as if she will ask anyone what she should do or where she should go.  she will figure it out and is taking a moment or two to do so.  (that was my gut read on the image).  

and on the topic of a refreshing thoughtful pause, i find these two self portraits from Madelene Lindquist's Swedish blog, Le Portillon, to be both beautiful and interesting.  

this could absolutely sell me so much more than the boredom-inspired T & A everywhere in advertising.

(o boy- can't you tell i'm in a bitchy mood?)