Kind of dying for a few new pairs of slacks but for now I'll be admiring these ensembles from afar. I couldn't be more overjoyed with the high waist direction. I've been cursed with a long torso and a curvy figure and these will do wonders of illusion not to mention all shirts will now be the right size. Since the low waist long torso makes every shirt a midriff... which I was never comfortable with, even in my teens.
Also this week is a bit mad with to do's so postng may be sparse. Hopefully it is a week of good changes. I'll let you know when I know. xo
Top photo from Jean Sohn's closet visits
Bottom three... not sure. Sorry I didn't think I would be posting them. If you know pass along the knowledge.
I usually don't share our space on here and when I do it's small vignettes. As much as I love to peer into others homes I've been a bit shy about showing my own. So here's your chance to see what our place looks like. (Well a small part of it anyway) We were so flattered to be chosen to be part of 7x7's design issue. A big thanks go out to Leilani and team!
I thought I was going to have to wait nearly another month before I could share this with you but I was pleasantly surprised by Leilani earlier this week. I didn't post earlier because I couldn't get my hands on a hard copy as they weren't in the newsstands just yet. This one I had to borrow from my generous neighbor. Thanks neighbor! ;)
It's a great issue! I highly recommend getting your hands on one. Besides the Small Stakes piece (above), there are are great views into Bar Agricole, a guide to local flea's, and an stellar medical marijuana shop that I will most definitely be posting about right before voting day;)
And for those not living in the Bay Area, I have not seen a digital link as of yet but I will update when I do.
Leilani just forwarded me a link just go HERE. Thanks Leilani xo (and for those not in the know, just click on the pages to enlarge them;)
UPDATE: 7x7 finally posted to their site as well.
The most amazing wedding gift from my dear friend Jorge. The sculpture, made in Brazil with each face by a different artist. Apparently people they know, or people on the street. What I want to know is who knows a blue Jesus? When we visited him in Rio a few years ago I fell in love with it and this trip he surprised us with it. I'm over the moon. I'll find out more about it in the next few days.
Now off to find somewhere to hang it...
A new project I'm working on...
Excerpts from
Molly Lambert's
Mad Men reviews and reasons you should fall head over heels for her...
SPOILER ALERT... if you haven't watched the latest don't read below or click on links
Don told Dr. Faye he was going to miss her, but he was lying. Megan told Don she just wanted to fuck, but she was lying. Betty and Don are kind of soulmates because they are both incredibly good at lying, and concealing any remorse they may have from themselves and others.
I thought Don said he didn't go in for stunts? Too bad it looks like the Don Draper's Midlife Crisis Stunt Spectacular is just starting and it's bound to be every bit as breathtaking and ball-draining as Jackass 3D
Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy? - bell hooks
Just like Roger Sterling, Bill Clinton always made his accountability into a joke. Politically liberal men with bad personal gender politics are the worst
We all suffer from optimism bias and depressive realism. And need money
Why does everyone think creeper Glen Bishop is going to molest Sally? Pretty sure she'd kick him in the dick and that would be the end of it.
The problem with Betty is that aside from being really beautiful, she has no sense of humor and isn't very smart or interesting.
My darling and dear friend Jorge is in town from Brazil. I am sooooooo excited to see him this evening for the first time in three years! Do you have one of those dear friends that just hearing their voice puts you in the best mood and you feel the biggest smile creeping across your face. Jorge and I first met many years ago when I first moved to San Francsico. He was my St Jorge always looking out for me and my well being, taking me a bit under wing. We had many adventures.
Here are a few photos of his place in Rio. Although these are so old I'm sure everything has changed by now.
The Seafarers - Sea of Love from
Eighty Four Films on
Vimeo.
I've adored Kelly Tunstall's work for quite some time now... then along came Ferris Plock. (Maybe Ferris came first but that is my order of knowing about them) Then Kelly and Ferris started doing their work together which at first you wouldn't think would jive but her delicate maidens and his beast like men make for perfect companions, modern day belles and beasties. This video is at least a year old but one of my favorites of their seafarers series a newish venture for them since they usually work in static media. What I wouldn't do for one of their joint pieces, sigh... Visit eighty four films on vimeo to see the rest of The Seafarers episodes.
MiCha from
House Of MiCha on
Vimeo.
As I was perusing one my favorite illustrator duos (I was in need of a little creative inspiration to kick me in the pants) I see that they have just launched an amazing new product. MiCha. Love!
Oh there is nothing that gets me more excited then when I see creative types jumping boundaries into new media and doing it well. (doin it and doin it and doin it well, sorry a little LL crush growin up) MiCha is in every essence Kuntzel + Deygas' illustrations come to life. Bravo!
I've been playing a bit with a new concept for a new project. The qualities of masculine/feminine in one individual. I don't mean androgyny necessarily but encompassing the very feminine and the very masculine in one entity. The first image that popped in my mind was YSL's le smoking by Helmut Newton. There are the icons like Katherine Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich and Kate Moss. Sophia I inherently think of as feminine but wow does she look amazing in a suit. There are the films like Victor Victoria and Yentl even but these are all women encompassing the male. Are there male examples? Does David Bowie fall into this realm or is he too androgynous?
I'm really enjoying Jeana Sohn's closet visits. What a grand idea. I wish I had thought of it.
I've been working in shades of grey for a recent project.... photo credits later today
First photo: mjölk. I am just dying over those birch bark panels. Especially because I thought I was over birch. Apparently not even close. I wonder if I could make them myself? I think I might.
Second photo quartet: the style files
Thinking about taking it all off.
I've already mentioned that our friends wedding was the most beautiful weddings we have ever attended and it was for details like this. (You can get a sneak peek of the wedding over here.) The night before the wedding they held a cocktail party at the Orchard house at the Korakia and this portrait hung above the fireplace.
Jo Hamilton is an artist they came across on one of their many visits to Portland (the grooms family lives there) and they knew they had to commission this piece. I think one of my favorite elements (besides the obvious and astounding fact that it is a crocheted portrait!) is all the uncut bits of yarn that hang below the portrait and that it stands so well on the wall on its own with no need for any framing. Which we all know is always a plus, why of why does framing cost so much? You an check out more of her work here.
Some other things you might want to know
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