...i'd live in chris benz's spring 2011 ready-to-wear line.

{via jezebel and style.com.}

"i arrived in california with no job, no car, and no money, but, like millions of other girls, a dream."  -- victoria principal

dream big, kittens.  dream big!

{top image:  california letterpress poster by paper parasol via where the lovely things are;  bottom image:  frank chimero's "the states."}

{above left: songstresses -- alexis krauss and karen elson. photographer: glynis selena arban for bust magazine.}

{above:  jean-luc godard muse and french new wave goddess -- anna karina.}

{above:  first chinese-american movie star -- anna may wong.}

{above left: faster pussycat! kill! kill! heroine -- tura satana.  above right:  a demure jane birkin.}

{above left: ethereal designer erin fetherston;  above right: the one and only marianne faithful.}

{above:  miss zooey deschanel wearing erin fetherston.}

{above:  and audrey...of course.}  {via fred baby.}

is it wrong to love an egg cups simply because it looks like a tranny platform?

of course not.

{eiko egg spoons, cups, and boilers available at authentics.}

{dum dum girls.  photo by glynis selina arban for bust magazine.}

i confess, kittens, i can lip synch better than the average drag queen.  pair that with an air guitar and i'll blow your mind.

however, when i finally graduate from being an airstress into a real musician (in my next lifetime), i want to be a dum dum girl.  dum dum girls possess the grinding guitars, great gams, and groovy grit that would inspire even the shyest fan to throw his panties on stage.  the band's 60s vibe and blissed-out buzz saw sound makes them the perfect music to sparkle and shimmy to.

{sxsw image via los anjealous.}

their style is unarguably spotlight worthy, too.  from striped tights to banging bangs, what's not to crave?

oh, and did i mention their bass player's name is bambi?  yeah...that, too.

{dum dum girl style -- left to right from the top:  NARS lip pencil in dragon girl red (24.00);  hot tools flat iron (25.99);  when night falls dress (89.99);  make up forever silver glitter (13.00);  fell in love with a dress (61.99);  shining stars dress (99.99);  tuscan floral tights (14.00);  seychelles kiss at midnight heels (94.95);  vertical stripe tights (10.99);  zoya raven nail polish (7.00);  madewell workwear biker boot (230.00);  60s enamel flower ring (12.00);  henrietta art deco headband (£95.00).

 dear WHORANGE,

i recently read that "gold is the new black" for fall.  how do you plan to incorporate this into your fall wardrobe?

thank you for your time,

naomi

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dearest naomi,

i always ascribe to a fashion philosophy of simplicity and practicality.  henceforth... 

perfect for any occasion.

{mogollon self promotion poster for the gordon bennett bar.}

questions, queries, or dilemmas?  drop me a line at tula@whorange.net.  if you begin your email with "dear WHORANGE, your hair looks fantastic today," you may receive a speedier reply.

when crocheted wallpaper just won't do.

available here.

i cannot guarantee that i would be more productive in the globus workstation;  however, i can promise you that i would look magnificent trying.

available at hive modern.  see how it works here.

we know andy will.

xoxo,
tula

with a mythical creature known as the "typewriter."

{ferm living shroom wallpaper available here.  via miss decor8.}