‘Do you think I am a fool, Masha? All this time, and you speak to me as though I were a flighty pinprick of a girl. I am a magician! Did you never think, even once, that I loved lipstick and rouge for more than their color alone? […] Cosmetics are an extension of the will. Why do you think all men paint themselves when they go to fight? When I paint my eyes to match my soup, it is not because I have nothing better to do than worry over trifles. It says, I belong here, and you will not deny me.’
Above: Sacai Fall 2016
“But I will say to you: Blue is for cruel bargains; green is for daring what you oughtn’t; violet is for brute force.”
Above: Vika Gazinskaya Fall 2016
Above: Vivienne Westwood Red Label Spring 2016
“I will say to you: Coral coaxes, pink insists; red compels. I will say to you: You are dear to me as attar of roses. Please do not get eaten.”
Above: Tibi Spring 2016
Above: Stella McCartney Fall 2016
Above: Alberta Feretti Limited Edition Spring 2016 Couture
All from Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
