Green.

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Characteristic things.

1. Mango pudding in Chinatown. New York, 2019. 2. Photo by Brian Kanagaki. Palm Book (Palm* Studios, 2018).

Lips.

Vintage Tom Wesselmann Mouth #11 Pop Art Lips Matchbook, Dallas, Texas. The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, circa 1968.

Aesthetic, nº3: vintage Rolex poster.

Original vintage Rolex poster, circa 1990.

Gold jewelry and nude nails.

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Corno di corallo.

Berceuse (Le coucher)/Lullaby (Bedtime): a young Roman mother holds a naked infant and is gently moving him into his cradle.
William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905).

Casuale, nº8.

Aimé Leon Dore ashtray.

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Aesthetic, nº2: Polo Ralph Lauren branding.

Tasja, photographed by Henrik Purienne.

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Just an aesthetic post.

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Aesthetic, nº1: Helmut Lang ads.

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Cin cin à la 007.

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Reminds me of a cocktail with James Bond.

On a seashell.

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Sunlight.

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Little things.

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Putti with flowers.

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Casuale, nº1.

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Obsidian + marble.

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Beige

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Skull and Cross

"Cause of our joy, pray for us."

An unexpected structural detail worked into the facade of a very old building in a small private alley in Florence. The buildings around Florence (and even around Rome, for that matter) are full of these little embellishments that often seem to serve a dual purpose: veneration and aesthetic inspiration.