Raggy, Raggy Cool

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Bleeding sunsets sneak in through feathers...

Just because I love all the above... and I secretly want to be a Red Indian. So I decided to find a modern and less "secret garden party" interpretation and I ended the search with Rag & Bone via Asos I am considering these low slung bunches with patterned string. Why the 'eck not lovers??

rag & bone/JEAN Crop T-Shirt With Long Sleeves And Pocket Detail In Navajo Stripe

£110.00

Daydreaming with Spell & The Gypsy Collective

How have I only just found these ladies? Elizabeth and Isabella who make up Spell & The Gypsy Collective have taken over their parents business of arts and crafts and produce the most mouth watering jewellery, purses, dreamcatchers and charms I have ever seen. Like me, they speak of an inate love of turquoise, leather and feathers and their designs have the navajo presence I was rambling on about in my last blog. They have created a dreamland store in Byron Bay where they live and work...if I ever set sail to those distant lands, their shop will be my first port of call. I am saving up for their chunky silver skull necklace but if money was no object I would go for the carved turquoise skull necklace which is an absolute dream. Be warned, the blog on this website (http://spellsjewellery.blogspot.com/) where these pictures are taken from is equally as wonderful as the things that they sell. Dreamy, sunny photos of the girls and their friends modelling their designs on dusty tracks and intricately styled rooms (like the above) will leave you craving all manner of artifacts to cramp your room with! A really good find but I now I am hooked...! Check out the skull necklace below.

Navajo

What attracts the eye to all of the above are the references to navajo print, texture and culture. There is freedom in the objects, beauty in the designs and a hint of heritage belonging to a culture that we do not fully understand...however, we are forever willing to replicate it, dress up in it and surround ourselves with it. It happily goes hand in hand with festival planning and allows one to escape the mundane regularity of city life. Take me to Nevada desert NOW!