Monthly Archives: August 2010

C B 2

I love the new CB2 catalog that arrived in my mailbox yesterday. The hive storage shelves (above, left) can be stacked and are really great decoratively and practically especially for $79 each. They were also the winner of the Coup … Continue reading

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Digital Kitchen

Stan Brakhage’s “Mothlight” (1963) Above and “Cat’s Cradle” (1959) Below The last few years I have been fixated on opening titles in TV and film especially those that were created by Digital Kitchen for “True Blood”. “The Sopranos” followed by … Continue reading

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B & T … To Go Out or to Hulu…

When Palihouse in West Hollywood first opened two years ago it was quiet, subdued, and frankly, fantastic. I got invited there last night for a friends birthday party and was mildly shocked to find that parts of the jersey shore … Continue reading

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Obsessed… Still…

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ImprovD

Ann Demeulemeester and Martin Margiela have always been two of my favorite designers and some of my favorite shows to see in Paris during fashion week. Valentino Vettori’s line IMPROVD is a great alternative when you can’t afford the higher … Continue reading

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Perricone MD Forever

Years ago an old friend of mine, who at the time was a beauty editor for a well known glossy, would pass bags of beauty product samples onto me which I would devour. One of the best things she introduced … Continue reading

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Carrying a Torch

Last night Blackberry held their yearly celeb celebration to launch a new model of the Krakberry (aka Blackberry Torch). As much as I love from afar and dream of the iPhone Polaroid ‘app’, I can not walk away from my … Continue reading

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Faux Fabulous

Fur is a touchy subject, no pun intended. Ten years ago when I worked as fashion editor for Russian Vogue in Moscow I was asked to do a fur shoot for the November fur issue. I had just gotten the … Continue reading

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JNBY Collection Hits Shopbop

I went to see JNBY’s collection yesterday (Just Naturally Be Yourself.. yeah the name could use a little work but the clothes are great) and got a little obsessed with the construction, tailoring and layers. Loved the shorts especially and … Continue reading

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Massimo Vitali at M+B

Sacred Russian Pool, Turkey, 2009, C-Print on diasec edition of 6, 72 x 86 inches (180 x 220 cm) I’m a little obsessed with these photos. A reference no doubt will be drawn to Andreas Gursky‘s work but its interesting … Continue reading

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