Golden Opulence

“I’d rather have a heart of gold

Than all the treasure of the world.”

― Ana Claudia Antunes, Memoirs of An Amazon

Guo Pei at Couture Fall 2016

Golden Opulence

Mobili Fabio Rosi from Italy.

Bella Hadid by Alasdair McClellan

Self Service Fall/Winter 2016

“We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold”

― William Jennings Bryan

ANTIQUE HEADDRESS JEWELS 19th Century MOROCCO

Golden Opulence

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Spring 2010

Golden Opulence

Mobili Andrea Fanfani from Italy.

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Golden Opulence

Guo Pei at Couture Fall 2016

Golden Opulence

Gustav Klimt

Giles Deacon Fall 2016 Couture

“Gold when first struck is crowded with ‘dirt’, uncertain, might not be flashy enough to be noticed.

However, if you are alert in your senses, you’d see that little glitter; if you’re persistent enough, it’ll be polished to be one of the finest ‘possessions’ you could ever acquire.

The beauty about gold, though, is that in all states from uncertainty to conviction, it never for once gives up its lustre.

We’re sometimes too hasty and ‘fly searching’ that we miss the little uncertain glitters that sparkle in the corners of our eyes.

In such rare moments, stop for a while, and hold on to it with the best grip you could muster.”

― Ufuoma Apoki, Digging Your Gold

Colombo Stile S.p.A. from Italy

Golden Opulence

Givenchy Spring 2016, Dramatic jewels, backstage

Antonio Ortega at Couture Fall 2016

RENAISSANCE REVIVAL RING Sotheby’s

Golden Opulence

Guo Pei at Couture Fall 2016

“A relationship that is truly genuine does not keep changing its colors. Real gold never rusts. If a relationship is really solid and golden, it will be unbreakable. Not even Time can destroy its shine.”

― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassel

Golden Opulence