Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Apologies!
For the lack of posts.......I have family in town and I'm furiously doing the holiday window. I will be back!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Eggxtreme Halloweeen!
"What are you looking at? I come to work dressed as an egg every day. Now stop bothering me, I'm eggxtremely busy trying to make a graphic. Jeez."
"Oh hi. Yeah. I'm eggxcellent today? And you?"
My BFF really loves Halloween. Like REALLY loves Halloween. Today she has gone to work in her Hussein Chalayan inspired egg dress. She made it all herself. She's insane and I love her.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Camper.
I would like nothing more than to fill up a VW camper with dogs and patchwork quilts and take a road trip across the country. It's a bit of a pain-in-the-nutsack that the love-o'-my-life doesn't really like being in a moving vehicle. It may be a trip I take with the yentas.
One Hundred Years of Menswear. Part 2.
David gets his own post all to himself. This is because I like people called David and I heart David Bowie. My friend Anne has a dog called Bowie. Anne looks like a wood elf.
One Hundred Years of Menswear.
One Hundred Years of Menswear by Cally Blackman
$40
Sigh. I know I'm a tomboy but for reals - menswear is so delish.
Dark Nostalgia.
The Bowery Hotel, NYC
Fremans, NYC
Montauk House
Noho Loft, NYC
Dark Nostalgia by Eva Hagberg
$45
I would happily live in any of the above abodes.
My obsession with taxidermy is becoming a problem. Now I'm looking for a taxidermied tortoise. I blame Sabin.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Front Line of Fashion
The Front Line of Fashion
$59.95
Not only does this tome have a beaut of a cover it also has lovelylovely photos inside, all about new designers...but it's bound really tightly and I can't scan the pics without fear of snapping the binding so I aint going to. No matter how much I love you all.
EGON!
This is Egon Von Furstenberg. There are several things I like about him:
1. His name is fantasticballs.
2. His mustache is without a doubt the best one in the world ever.
3. His eyes seem to be trying to tell me something meaningful.
4. His book called "The Power Look At Home: Decorating for Men" is HILARIOUSLY WONDERFUL AND EVERY MAN SHOULD OWN ONE.
Around The World.
Old tinted photos remind me of my Nan. ooooOOOOooh I LOVE my Nan!
I like mountain peaks. My friend Jen just climbed Kilimanjaro. I don't know if I love 'em that much.
There's nothing like a good fog horn to get you going in the morning.
I never realised that Venice looks like 2 fists having a cuddle. Or a vicious game of thumb-war.
Around The World
$55
I love a good nosey through other people's holiday snaps. This book is perfs - a catalogue of photos, menus, calling cards and newspaper clippings from turn-of-the-century jollies.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Bats By Night....
I stopped by last night on my way out to meet Davidge for a spot of dinner. Took some pictures of the window at night....it really does look better in person but I think one can get the jist of it. OOOOOOOH and I might be doing a radio interview tomorrow on DnA - the design and architecture monthly radio show on KCRW. The host called yesterday after hearing about the window. Needless to say I'm terrified I'm going to say hairy balls or F***sucker or something else entirely inappropriate.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
India Knight and Bodie & Fou and London
Just found India Knight's blog which is fun and today this map is on it which is also fun and makes me a bit homesickhomesick.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
What!? Holy Reindeer Skins!
"The walls of the retractable extension are covered in reindeer hides, turning the living area into a sensuous fur-lined cave. Inspired by the Sami culture of northern Scandinavia, this treatment acts as excellent insulation."
INSAAAAAAAANE.
I have to say I find the propped up rifle a bit terrifying but that's probably because I'm a cowardly-livered nancy-girl. And "retractable extension"?!?!?!? Wowzers.
From: Arcadia: Cross-Country Style, Architecture & Design - yes I love this new book, what of it?
Polder Ceramics
It's strange and interesting to me that a Dutch photographer taking pictures of a line of Dutch ceramics can make the images so silent and totally motionless. Just like a Dutch still-life.
(I've been trying to eat less carbs lately and the picture of those dirty potatoes made my mouth water. I think it might be a sign it's time to perhaps eat one.) The images are all from Arcadia: Cross Country Style, Architecture & Design.
Windows.
I have a thing about windows. Looking out of them and such.
All images from Arcadia: Cross-Country Style
British Fashion Designers
British Fashion Designers by Hywel Davies
$40
This book is not only insanely informative: containing excellent interviews with a veritable who's who of British fashion luminaries and new-bies, it ALSO has the most delectable photography. Feast your eyes on these....
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Marchesa Casati
The Marchesa Casati: Portraits of a Muse
$50
"The Marchesa Casati, at sunset, reclining in her gondola, wrapped in tiger skins and fondling her favourite leopard, is a sight to be seen only in Venice" - Baron Adolph de Meyer
"I saw the fabled Luisa Casati drifting down the Grand Canal under a parasol of peacock's feathers, but this surprise was nothing to the succession of glorious shocks that were to come." - Lady Diana Cooper
What a dame! The middle 3 pics are of her in outfits that she commissioned for a variety of costume parties. She looks faaaaaab. It's making me question my garden gnome costume for Halloween. The last image is Carine Roitfeld of French Vogue styled as the Marchesa by Karl Lagerfeld in 2003. How had I not seen these before?!?! MC makes me want to wear my faux fur jacket, even though I was told at the weekend that it made me look like an extra from Where The Wild Things Are - with a "not in a good way" clarification thrown in, just in case of any doubt.
The Marvelous Album of Madame B
The Marvelous Album of Madame B
Being the Handiwork of a Victorian Lady of Considerable Talent
$18.95
Occasionally a book arrives and I can't for the life of me remember ordering it. This is one such book, but seeing as I'm the only person who orders the books, I must have. It looks like I would have but I don't have a clue when or where I did. I think I need to eat more celery.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Totally Batty.
I didn't blog much last week because I was making 120 bats for the October window display. I nearly went batty (arf, arf). It's hard to photograph in the daylight but I'm going to take pictures at night this week - it looks much better in the dark.
FUGUGUGUGUUG
Marvellous Mister Sabin sent me an image of this book - he was being funny - but I REALLY want to get this for the store - unfortunately apparently every other tinker wants one too, because I can't find it on the interweb for anything less than $75. I have my peekers out though, and one day, one day this beauty will be MINE!
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