Surreal Style

Dali Ruby Lips $130 @ The Dali Museum

Salvador Dali was part of a revolutionary group of artists and, of all the Surrealist painters, he was the most highly controversial.  Through paintings, sculpture, furniture and jewelry, Dali's extreme and utterly other-worldly dreamlike eccentricity led to his collaborations with such fashion icons as Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli. 

If you are ever in the Tampa Bay Area, take the short drive over to beautiful St. Petersburg, where you will find incredible beaches, great dining and a world-class museum, The Dali Museum, which is the next-best thing to going to Spain, the home of the world's only other Dali museum in the artist's home town, Figueres.

The Dali Museum has an amazing collection of the artist's work enclosed in an architecturally unique building, and the cafe offers some authentic, delicious Spanish cuisine.

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg FL at night

And the extensive gift shop features some beautiful jewelry inspired by Dali's own designs, which, in case you can't make it to St. Pete, is also available online here.          

For some other surrealist shopping suggestions, check out the new issue of Lucky Magazine, which featured some Dali-inspired selections:

Surrealist Fashions Featured in Lucky Magazine