Happy Birthday, Ms. Hynde.

This photo is from 1979, but very au courant, no? Looking good is really black and white – sans seasons, trend-less and unattached to age.
This one is more recent, but the style is still flawless.

“I’m special – so special…there’s nobody else here…no one like me…”
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There have been a lot of contrasts in my consciousness lately (more so than usual). Look for a series of posts looking back at black and white this past year – and ahead to the chiaroscuro created by both the absence of, and the indulgence of light in wearable forms.