Couture is Art

not wearable? and so are the paintings on your wall.

Faith, Hope, Love and Charity

“True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense”

- Emanuel Swedenborg.

I remembered when I was in grade school my teacher poured the stones from the jar and told me to put the stones back inside. There were big rocks and small pebbles. So I went filling the jar with the stones only to find out not everything can fit in the jar. Impossible. Do it again, she said, and this time take note of what kind of stones you put in first. I realized that I put in the smaller stones first because it seemed easy and in the end I have no room for the bigger stones. Same goes for most of us, in life we use our energy and focus with small unimportant things and don’t have time for bigger  things anymore, when we look back we’ll sometimes realize we haven’t done much.

Know your goals in life and take baby steps toward it. Don’t just go about this world trying to survive each day and not really knowing where you’re going, it‘s very easy to get lost this way. Also, make room for others, the world is vast and there’s really so much more than the 4 walls of your house or office or that someone your dating. There’s exotic Africa, Mongolia and the small hungry children who needs your love and care. The children who walks miles and miles in barefoot to go to school or draw water to drink or labors hard for a bowl of rice. The orphaned children who needs just a little attention and love from someone. An hour or two each week or month is not so much to ask isn’t it? Or donate $ 10.00 to your local charity instead of buying vodka or getting your nails done. You don’t need to have money to help, you just need to be willing to help and sometimes a smile and hug is all you need to make a difference.

                                                                      
                                     
                                     

The pictures are from Action Againts Hunger Org. you may visit their site to know more about what they do. I am not associated with this organization, they are just one of the non profit orgs I like.

My Reverie

Black Reverie coat, collarless, with black beads and loop closure; bow detail at the back.
Fully lined with purple silk lining. Hidden pockets on each side. Made in USA

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Chocolate Dipping Adventure

Let me indulge myself a little bit. Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. Hotel Chocolat opened its creamy doors on Newbury Street, Boston.. Yummy.. but I wish it’s in NY. This English chocolatier has sweet little luxuries like Pink Champagne Truffles, Vintage Buttons chocolate in dark and milk ~fashioned after hip fasteners of days gone by; Just Truffles Sleekster, and my favorite Chocolate Dipping Adventure that looks just like your make-up kit, a truly fun way to share chocolate with someone and a cute gift to receive and give. I like their hip little shop. And, oh they also have ghoulishly gorgeous Halloween chocolate gifts like the Boo Bag pictured below.

Bijoux Exotique

I don’t wear much jewelry in the winter time. ( it feels like winter right now) Metal feels a bit cold against my skin and with thick layers of winter clothes it just gets lost. Also sometimes some chunky fabrics just pull it off. But after seeing Wendy Brandes’ adorable jewelries I might just abandon all these reasoning.

I love the grapes necklace that looks so ambrosial and whimsical. It is made to resemble a hanging cluster of grapes, with three little amethysts that has nice violet sparkles and description like “ According to the proverb, "The sweetest grape hangs the highest." I just wanna covet. Fresh from the garden of Eden are lovely delicious fruits like pineapple, pear, cherry, pomegranate, and strawberry turned into gold. Oh and don’t think they only have fruits in paradise, cause they have all kinds of exotic little things from lions to skulls and everything just look so cute!

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Caeliel Clothing

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Irving Penn

The iconic fashion photographer passed away at age 92. He created some of the most unforgetable & influential images. RIP Penn.

Grace Kelly ~ Style Icon

Impossibly beautiful, glamorous and elegant Grace Kelly is the cinemas fairy tale princess who later became true royalty. Her inherent sense of style, enigmatic eyes, elegance and grace is truly inspiring.

I still love this, her pose, the color and drape of the dress. This will still look chic in any red carpet today.

A true trend setter, lady like and chic.

Fly

fy = adventure = freedom = peace. What’s sweeter than that?

Very cute jewelry by yellow goat

1.Bird Fly Amazon market place by avalaya 2. fly me to the moon by kris kros

1. Hot air balloon by daydream lily 2. weheartit butterfly

bird fashion fly images by carlotta mainago

1.obliterated on tumblr 2. swarovski winter bird clip

1. lovely illustration by kelly thompson 2. cupcake pink and white butterfly by zalita on deviant art

oh so adorable little birds handmade by ann woods on etsy

smarta faglars bird marker and chandelier

1.give me a hug by boglan boev 2. Winged migration by erica weiner. A detailed brass airplane charm is suspended from a delicate 16" brass chain. Airplane measures 1.5" long and 1" tall. A tiny brass sparrow flies about 3" up the chain behind the airplane charm, mirroring the shape of the flying machine. Both fly (migrate) in the same direction. Chain length is about 16 inches, so the airplane hangs just below the collarbone and the captain's wheel nestles into the hollow of the clavicle. 1.Airplane charm by Kranichs Jewelry 2. Wendy Gell Plane 3. blue airplane charm from ann jewlry, Jet-set with this adorable airplane charm. Rubies and Sapphires are used to create this pretty plane. Wings and tail are made of Yellow Gold, and the nose is made of White. The lobster claw clasp will keep this jet in place. -ann jewelry

Honey I got New Clothes!

Blue Bubblegum Top & Dulce high-waist skirt.

Silver Glimpse Mini Dress

Love letters straight from the heeart..keep us so near while apart...

Sweet Like Candy Dress in hot pink & romantic peach hue silks.

Marigold Dress

Dresses By Caeliel. Model Lindsey. Copyright Claire Burroughs Perez

CAELIEL ~ Almost Nothing’s Changed

Dear Friends!
After two days of pounding my head, thinking of a new name for my fashion line I’ve finally settled with Caeliel. It’s not too different ;) instead of heaven I called one heavenly angel. At least I will not change a lot of business things.
I thought about thousands of words, from dreamstle.. from dreams and castle, dreamysee, claize, klairstle, Klairsley, claireverie from Claire and reverie ~ from the French the state of dreaming sweetly and comfortably…a state of blissful daydream and pure happiness; dreamier, silvermist, silver glimpse and so much more and I love them all but I can only have one.
We are not saying so long to my old label name Caeli just added el. I’ve had that name since my Parsons days.. I’ve thought about that for a long time and it means heaven in latin… I got that name while attending Latin mass. But over the years it has become too generic.
I hope you like the new name and it makes you think of angels, wishes and sparkles, castles and quiet rivers, fairies, daydreams and wild field flowers, whimsical fashion, lullabies and sweet romantic vintage dresses with a modern touch hahaha J I’m keeping the caeli diaries for my blog & the website www.caelinyc.com.
Lastly, thanks for everyone who helped me find a name! My friends and family ( yes, I bothered them all) Everyone who said yay and nay, nah and oh…maybe, I don’t know.. And in spite of your busy schedules you took time to help. Thank you.
XoXo
Claire

CAELIEL

Heavenly angel of innocence, beauty and equality.

Caeliel

BE INSPIRED!

Dance as though no one is watching you; love as though you have never been hurt before, sing as though no one can hear you, live as though heaven is on earth ~Alfred Souza

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun -Katharine Hepburn
Dress up! Go out! have fun!

"The more fun you have, the greater your value to yourself and to your society. The more fun you share with others, the more fun you have." - the oaqui

We spend too much time living in the ‘what if’ and need to learn to live in the ‘what is.’ ~ Rev. Leroy Allison

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~ Albert Einstein

There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you do not do them. Charles D. Gill

Life is to be lived. No excuses. No reservations. No holding back.
An enchanting story about violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once came across a beautiful instrument he wanted to acquire. When he finally raised the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and learned that it had already been sold to a collector.
He went to the new owner's home in order to try to persuade him to sell the violin. But the collector said it was one of his prized possessions and he could not let it go. The disappointed Kreisler turned to leave, but then asked a favor. "May I play the instrument once more before it is consigned to silence?"
Permission was granted and the great musician began to play. The violin sang out a quality of music so beautiful that the collector himself could only listen in wonderment. "I have no right to keep that to myself," he said after the musician finished. "The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into world, and let people hear it."
William Arthur Ward said, "If you believe in prayer, pray; if you believe in serving, serve; if you believe in giving, give." For you and I are exquisite violins -- our music is meant to be heard.
I want to live my life that way -- to take it into the world and live it fully. I'd rather burn out than rust out. I'd rather be used up than die not having done whatever I could...wherever I would.
I'm not talking about wearing ourselves out on over-activity. Happiness is never found in excessive busyness. But it is found in investing our lives in others. Saying YES when asked for a hand. Volunteering some time for a worthwhile organization. Spending an hour with a lonely relative.
In the end, I know that my happiness will not have been about by my ability or my inability. It will have been about my availability. My life is meant to be lived. ~ Steve Goodier

Don't wait for some magic gift. Share what you are, dare to be vulnerable, and you will find people who count you among their deepest friends - "let god love you"

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats ~ Iris Murdoc

Be unafraid and unashamed as a child! embrace the child in you!

It is not the years in your life
but the life in your years that counts. - Adlai Stevenson

"Perfect love is rare indeed -
for to be a lover will require
that you continually have
the subtlety of the very wise,
the flexibility of the child,
the sensitivity of the artist,
the understanding of the philosopher,
the acceptance of the saint,
the tolerance of the scholar and
the fortitude of the certain."
~Leo Buscaglia

Believe!"Of all the earthly music, that which reaches farthest into heaven is the beating of a truly loving heart." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Become more and more innocent, less knowledgeable and more childlike. Take life as fun - because that's precisely what it is! ~Osho

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.
- Aldous Huxley

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” - St. Augustine

smile you sent, will always return ~ Indian Proverb

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

photos from deviantArt & weheartit