Inspired by an
article I saw in
Craft magazine, and by lack of funds to buy my best friend, Bradley, something he would wear to pieces from Diesel, I got crafty last weekend and made him an African Giraffe diorama. (Giraffes are his favorite animal; he is very giraffe-like because of his height (6'4"), his grace and his gentleness.) I took such pleasure constructing this diorama; in fact, I completely lost track of time and suddenly realized it was at night and had been crafting for almost four hours. Anytime I can capture childlike creativity, I relish.
The gift, which I mailed to him earlier this week (sadly, my boo is still in Tucson) and reached him today, turned out to be perfect. Last night, he got a giraffe tattoo on his forearm. I saw a picture and it is stunning! Sometimes I believe we're of the same mind.
Me: Cosabella dress, Forever 21 necklace
Bradley: H&M shirt, Leopard scarf, Diesel jeans, vintage Coach murse
To turn this posting to fashion, before I met Bradley, I barely owned any animal print. Actually, I think the only piece I owned was a snakeskin post, seen in my previous post. I didn't realize it until one night, when Bradley and I were hanging out and poking through my closet, he asked, "Do you have any animal print?" No, I admitted. "Nothing," he said. "Not even a leopard print scarf." He looked a bit aghast, and I felt a little ashamed.
Tomorrow is his birthday and I think I will don some animal print in his honor.
