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silvergrey — An Enigmatic Encounter
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She slipped inside the hollow hill.The air itself seemed thick with sweetness, and breathing was disorienting.
Long, low tables were heaped with golden pears, chestnuts, bowls of bread soaking in buttery milk, pomegranates ripped in half and half again, violet petals on crystal plates, and all manner of strange delicacies. Wide silver goblets sat like toads on the tables, upright and overturned in equal proportion. Scarlet-clad faerie ladies brushed past men in torn rags, and courtiers danced with crones. Revelers danced and sang, drank and swooned. The costumes were more like some demented, organic couture. Collars rose like great fins. Outfits were composed entirely of petals or leaves. Ragged edges finished off lovely dresses. Ugly, strange, or lovely as the moon, none were plain.
"The Unseelie Court", she said aloud.
-Tithe
by Holly Black
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Photography/styling/model: me
Corsetry by ~Obsidian-Lace
Something of a tribute to Holly Black's writings. That book has imprinted itself on my very soul, I swear. I felt very much the fey courtier here.
Prints ARE available; see journal for details. Don't be hitting that 'request print!' button, note me instead
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I love the hair! and the color pallet is amazing
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There's such a beauty in these colors in your outfit that look quite vivid in this gold background.
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Tithe has to be my fav book of all time, right after Valiant, holly black is awesome!!
I love this picture too!!! xD
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Where did you get those friggen awesome arm thingies? They are so neat!!
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Wonderful use of color. Plus your very breath-taking!
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A great picture, I'm a fan! I love how the cool blue highlight of your hair is contrasted by the golden background.
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Such a colorful personality--You did very good work!
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I love those books and the picture fits them well I think, especially the expression!
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Tithe is a wonderful book. You have good taste in literature as well as clothing, it seems.
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I love Holly Black! My highschool creative writing teacher knew her personally and got her to come read the begining of Valiant (which was a work in progress at the time) to us. Because of our feedback, the scene with Val's b/f and mom is much more graphic.
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I fucking love that book!! lol damn good composition too
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Ah Tithe, wonderful book. One of my favorites. <3
Beautiful tribute photo to it, it's quite stunning.
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It's a great book. Have you read the sequel?
You do look very much a part of the Unseelie.
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Pffft, of course! I own all three
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I fricken loooove that book. Hardly anyone I know has read it!
Also love this shot, it definetely has the fae vibe to it - the photo on the right is my favourite I think - mostly because you can see more of the fantastic golden leaves in the background, as well as the full corset - which is lovely! Thanks for sharing!
Belle x
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Awesome shots and love that book
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I'm also wondering where the arm warmers are from...
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this is really gorgeous, the colors look so great together!
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its nice ma'am. the sleeves and lips bother me a little though. the sleeves, the color does go with the collar but the corset and collar are shiny and the sleeves arnt. the lips, idk im just not all too crazy about the spot of blue. it looks good alotta the time im just not feeling it in this one. i think a solid of either color would have looked real good. on the whole i like it alot though the background is awesome.
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Wow she's so perfectly posed/composed that she looks like a doll at first.
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as always, love the shot, and especially the makeup. what's the brand, if i may ask?
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Ah, I think the majority of the makeup I'm wearing here came from aromaleigh.com
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weren't you working at sephora at some point?
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Nope. All of my jobs have been in bookstores.
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goootcha. i also forget, are you in between jobs, or are you working somewhere now?
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You've really outdone yourself on the styling with this one.
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It's so amazing that you used Tithe as your inspiration for this because when I saw it, that's what I thought of. Gorgeous picture, outfit, and makeup
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never heard of the book but that outfit is amazing! and the make up is really cool looking to!
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Before I read the description I thought of Holly Black.
You are amazing and a Fey Queen in your own right!
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I knew right away that was an obsidian lace corset. I model for her too, met her a few times. She's an awesome chick.
Fabulous photo!
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Holly Black's writings will stay forever with me, and I immediately thought of her as soon as I saw this picture. Great portrayal!
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