Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe, The Double Bind Selections

Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe are best known for their large scale environmental installations and this weekend will be premiering their latest work which uses pieces form the Annable Vale collection. The collected archive, deeply rooted in downtown LA’s history, is an intricate web of time, place, history and art. Pretty fascinating actually, read the full story below and check out the show, organized by Country Club Projects, this Sunday October 2nd from 3:30 pm–6:30 pm at The Standard, Downtown LA, 550 South Flower Street, at 6th Street. Continue reading

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Trend: Black & Blue

I love when people aren’t afraid to break some of fashion’s rules. I wear white after Labor Day, I mix stripes and prints with other prints. And I love unexpected color combinations like blue and black. Check out some of these ladies sporting that recent trend… Jamie King above and Uma Thurman, Taryn Manning and Alexa Chung, all during NYFW below… Continue reading

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Beatrix Ong


Love these Beatrix Ong heels… London-born Beatrix used to be the Creative Director at Jimmy Choo before launching her namesake collection in 2002. Get these sweet artsy heels here. She also sells all over the UK and at Edon Manor at 391 Greenwich Street in NYC, 212-431-3890.

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Bally Spring Summer 2012

I love Bally. It’s such a understated line, full of timeless classics. I have a trench coat I bought almost ten years ago that I still wear constantly! It’s as gorgeous as it was when I bought it in Milan. Continue reading

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YSL Heels


Obsessing over these Yves Saint Laurent heels on sale now at Net-a-Porter.

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Ivy, New Album, “All Hours”


IVY – All Hours [Album Sampler] by nettwerkmusicgroup

Love the tracks off of Ivy‘s new album “All Hours”. Formed in 1994 by Andy Chase, Adam Schlesinger and Dominique Durand, this is the band‘s fifth full-length release.

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Dolce Gabbana Spring Summer 2012

Dolce Gabbana did a gorgeous flower and print filled collection with their staple of sexy girls.

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The Very French Look, Part Deux


Pringle of Scotland’s long sleeve silk blouse, grey Ksubi skinny jeans, D&G trench coat, Stuart Wetzman killer high heel boots and a Rebecca Minkoff bag. I want to be in Paris next week…

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Jil Sander Spring Summer 2012

Some simply beautiful stuff as always from Jil Sander, which lives on (although I am approaching the paisley prints with caution… still scarred from having grown up in the 80’s I’m afraid and never fully recovered from that particular trend then so not really looking to embrace it now either.)

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Happy Birthday Nirvana

Twenty years ago today Nirvana released “Nevermind” and changed the world of music and pop culture forever. The summer before my senior year in high school (yes, the 20 year reunion is coming up in November, shudder…) my friends and I had rented a one room apartment for god knows how many people in Ocean City, MD and that’s where we met Dave Grohl. He was dating our friend Nicole who lived upstairs in the same house on the boardwalk Continue reading

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