Monthly Archives: November 2011

Gone To Shoot The Turkey (Just Kidding…)

I tried to find an image of a turkey that didn’t scare me to death and it was impossible. Go ahead, google the word ‘turkey’ and see what pops up, it’s not pretty. The image above of Norman Rockwell’s fantasy … Continue reading

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Fred Falke, Aurora

Fred Falke – Aurora (Original Mix) by Olivier Londres I needed a little music on this gloomy East Coast Tuesday. Love this track from German born, French based musician and producer Fred Falke‘s debut LP Part IV, being released next … Continue reading

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Lady Gaga, Barney’s Workshop

Ok, I am just going to speak heresy and admit I am not that fascinated by the actual stuff for sale at the workshop but I do love her music (I think Bad Romance is one of the best songs … Continue reading

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Raquel Allegra Launches E Commerce

One of my favorite LA-based designers Raquel Allegra is launching her E-commerce shop. I love Raquel’s designs, got obsessed with them when she first launched in 2008 and was always shooting her stuff for WWD. If you ‘like’ her on … Continue reading

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Casual Look, Home for the Holidays

Is there anything more fun than being home for the holidays and hanging with the family? Go a little retro, it’s very appropriate this time of year… I love this Mulberry bird print blouse with a leather bomber jacket, Rag … Continue reading

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Vivian Maier, Street Photographer

Vivian Maier belongs in the same camp as Robert Frank, Helen Levitt, Dorothea Lange and Henri Cartier Bresson, the only difference is that she worked as a nanny by day and a photographer only when time allowed, by day or … Continue reading

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Bally Bags To Die For…

Dying over this Bally bag from Spring 2012. Love this color so much! I had an old Fendi bag from ten years ago in a similar color (it was when the bag designer who eventually went to Bottega to do … Continue reading

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Patrick Demarchelier’s Dior Couture

Rizzoli is publishing Patrick Demarchelier‘s Dior Couture photo book in December. With text by Ingrid Sischy and a forward by Jeff Koons the book is a gold mine of inspiration for the year to come. It compiles photographs of over … Continue reading

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Wacoal & B.Tempted

Years ago on one of my first trips to Paris I was walking, exploring and bouncing around (I don’t want to digress but walking and seeing where you randomly end up is one of the greatest things to do in … Continue reading

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Barney’s NY, L’Wren Scott & Christina Hendricks

Last night Barney’s New York hosted a private dinner at Bouchon in Beverly Hills co-hosted by Christina Hendricks to celebrate stylist/designer L’Wren Scott‘s new handbag line which is being sold exclusively at Barney’s. I love the simple chic bags and … Continue reading

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