divine decadence

Just a few of the things that inspire me and make me smile...

CURRENT MOON moon phase

film, travel, foreign languages, cooking, musicals, stand-up comedy, reading

red nails, finger waves, platinum bombshells, fiery redheads, raven-haired beauties, red lips, pale porcelain skin, false eyelashes, glitter, wigs, smoky eyes

cemeteries, Spiritualism, séances, fortune telling, Tarot cards, secret societies, the occult and arcane studies, Halloween, post-mortem photography, superstition, haunted houses, abandoned asylums, crumbling and decaying old mansions, spirit rooms, vampires, Ouija boards, Palmistry, fairy tales, Voodoo, ghosts, hearses, museums, crystal balls, secret passageways (Put the candle back!), phlebotomy, tombstone art, the macabre, alchemy, poisons, cryptozoology

Oriental rugs, vintage typewriters, phonographs, red velvet curtains, satin sheets, red roses, crystal decanters, fainting couches, antiques, dusty books, gaslights, candles, incense, vintage Rolls Royces with suicide doors, quills and ink wells, huge fireplaces burning away, antique keys, wax seals, horse drawn carriages, penny arcade machines, secret and magical gardens, daguerreotype, medical antiques, laudanum, magnifying glasses, dark and hidden forests, chandeliers, marionettes, ventriloquists' dummies, automatons, penny farthings

cigarette holders, cigarette cases, hats, flasks (hidden in garter belts), riding boots, corsets, pocket watches, canes, stilettos, (faux) fur coats/wraps, diamonds, pearls, opera length gloves, opera glasses, seamed stockings, fishnet stockings, garter belts, black and white stripes, parasols, veils, peep-toe heels, poison jewelry, monocles, sequins, ruffles, lace, riding crops, flimsy nightgowns, spats, handkerchiefs, pince-nez

Victoriana, Edwardian Era, Gothic architecture, Art Nouveau, 1930s, 1920s, Weimar Germany, New Orleans, Bohemian Paris, opium dens, Indian/Middle Eastern/Moroccan style and culture, Art Deco, Mod London, Steampunk, the United States in the late 1960s (aka the hippie culture, Civil Rights movements, etc.)

belly dancing, fencing, Tango, Flamenco, Classical music

pin-ups, burlesque, huge feather fans, feather boas, the Folies-Bergere, the Moulin Rouge, carnivals, old movie palaces, elaborate costumes, Ziegfeld Follies

traveling by train, debauchery, decadence, sleeping naked, androgyny, sleeping in, long bubble baths in clawfoot tubs, naps, riding sidesaddle, autumn weather, silent films, secret identities (Anastasia Beaverhausen!), love, revolution, tattoos, peacock feathers, the smell of fireplaces burning when the weather starts to get cool

red wine, absinthe, champagne, coffee, sweet tea, green tea, high tea

vagabonds, conjurers, gypsies, circus performers, theater people, perverts, deviants, Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, dandies, men in eyeliner, poets, Jack the Ripper, vamps, femme fatales, prophets, lounge singers, showgirls, oddities/sideshow performers, classic stars of the silver screen, fortune tellers, witches, mermaids