M.A.C. Peacocky Collection

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Hellin Kay

The new M.A.C. Peacocky Collection launching in stores January 6th, 2011. Love these colors.

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Basement Jaxx, Dracula

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Hellin Kay


Dracula – Basement Jaxx by Atlantic Jaxx Recordings

New music from Basement Jaxx out this month. Love this track.

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Preen Pre-Fall 2011

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Hellin Kay

Preen never disappoints. Always one of my favorite collections. Love the shapes and colors.

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Balmain Clutch

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Hellin Kay


Ack. Insane clutch from Balmain. Nutz. If you have the funds I highly recommend buying it…

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Nikki Giovanni

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Hellin Kay


Poet Nikki Giovanni edited the newly published anthology, “100 Best African American Poems,” which features poems from everyone including Langston Hughes and Tupac. I won’t pretend I read poetry all the time, in fact, it’s probably never but there is a certain poetry to a certain kind of narrative that Giovanni (and Hughes) both create which I love. Langston Hughes’ “I Wonder As I Wander” has long been one of my favorite books and eventhough it’s a Continue reading →

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Henninger’s Tavern, Baltimore

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Hellin Kay


Henninger’s has been around for 25 years on a quiet unassuming block of Bank Street between Wolfe and Anne in Fells Point. It’s always filled with in the know locals and someone passing through who has heard of the place from someone else. The food is fresh, homemade and fantastic and the atmosphere is casual yet chic with a super intimate retro vibe and walls covered in old paintings and photographs. They have the best crab cakes this side of the Potomac (and that can’t be said lightly since this is Continue reading →

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Gucci Pre-Fall 2011

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Hellin Kay

Love the classic Gucci Seventies vibe, it really never gets old. Plus, I am always amazed when anyone makes mustard yellow look good. Obsessed with this belt and blazer…

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Oleg Cassini, “The Wedding Dress”

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Hellin Kay

I got a surprise in my mailbox yesterday… A beautiful hardcover copy of Oleg Cassini‘s new book The Wedding Dress which is being released by Rizzoli New York in January 2011 with over 400 amazing photographs. From Hollywood to the White House, Cassini’s designs are synonymous with some of the world’s most glamorous women, including Continue reading →

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Spring 2011 Ad Campaigns

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Hellin Kay

I am obsessed with Givenchy and everything Riccardo Tisci does. Givenchy, above, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and Gisele in the Spring 2011 Balenciaga campaign shot by Steven Meisel.

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Sundance, Miranda July

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Hellin Kay

When I was still at Bard I sent one of my films into Miranda July‘s film compilations she used to do. I still have that VHS somewhere in my NYC apartment. Since then she’s made some cool films as well as writing a book of great short stories and this January she will premier her film, “The Future”, at Sundance. It was written and directed by Miranda and stars Continue reading →

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