Bead it

I went to the Golden Nugget Flea market in Lambertville, NJ with my mom on Saturday. I got some great pearl neck collar thingos. They didn't come up so great when I scanned them, but through the magical powers of photoshop, I transformed the images into this lovely little composition which I think really shows off the beadwork...

Shoe in

here is an illustration of my absolute favorite shoes right now, the penpal from Rachel Comey at Petulia's Folly. I am so in love that I ordered a pair of the sister shoes, the Bookmark, adorned with cute little tassles.

Mad for Mad Men

Ok last night's episode of Mad Men was so good! Episode after episode, this show has not let me down. I've been poking around the Mad Men website and really love the fashion file, which discusses the costumes and a much of the symbolism behind it.

Mary Ellen Mark

months ago, Vice Magazine had a photography issue featuring one of my all time favorite artists, Mary Ellen Mark. Here is what they had to day about my #2 favorite photo by her. (I can never seem to find my favorite)
Vice:I especially love the picture of Tiny on Halloween...
MEM:..its almost like a fashion picture, but its real
Tiny was a poor teenage runaway from Seattle, but I always thought she looked absolutely stunning in this image

Falling For You

I've had this tear since highschool...it made me think of the perfect fall day...playing in a pile of leaves with my boyfriend
today was the perfect fall day, except I couldn't stop thinking about the future instead of living in the moment, and my boyfriend has too much studying to do to play in the leaves
I guess I'll keep dreaming

Crying

skottles has been playing "Crying" by Roy Orbison on his guitar, so we decided to look up a video on youtube.  This rendition perfomed in 1987, only a year before his death, is completely amazing.

She's A Rainbow

I have tons and tons of materials in my apartment, so I thought why not try and make things and sell it on Etsy.  I came up with this necklace that I am so in love with I might just have to keep it myself!

Ann Yee Collection

ok so Ann Yee's Spring 2010 collection is awesome. Pics are not on her website, but check out her splash page for a sneak peak!

Hey Mama Wolf

love Popomomo's new e-store. I want this Wolf T

My boyfriend is going to be a doctor some day

so proud.

Put a cork in it

Aloha! I know its been a while. I guess I've been lazy and unispired... well today, I found something truely exciting! These amazing mid century cork and chrome lamps. I don't have a photo of the ones I bought yet, but I googled extensively to make sure I got a good deal, and I am pretty sure I got them for at least $75 cheaper than the average. Plus, one of them is this super tall floor lamp which has an amazing svelt shape to it.

Summer '99

my friend, Melissa, is going away to Berlin for a little while (lucky Melissa!). We went to her house tonight for a small going away gathering. Look how clever we got with the sparklers! It took quite some orchestrating, and even though it was supposed to say Summer '09 not '99...I still think it was a pretty cool shot!
Next weekend we'll all be saying goodbye to summer '09! Hope it was a good one!

Watch Out

I am so in love with Etten Eller jewelry that when I stumbled across these vintage watch parts on Etsy, I had to have them for myself. Though I wish I could afford all of the Etten Eller pieces, I think I'll have to change it up a little and make a bunch of cheapie trinkets for my friend.

Tomorrow is my Birthday...I thought of a few gifts you could get me

Golden Waves

A way we can all understand

how can you deny feminism?





by frl.zucker
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when it is communicated in such a pretty way?

Lazy Days

couldn't stick around NYC today cause it was way too hot & humid. nothing is worse than being in the subway on a day like today.  all I could think about was being in my air conditioned room in Philly.



then I remembered summer days when I was a kid... 

climbing trees, playing in the woods, eating popsicles, spitting out watermelon seeds to see who's went the furthest, picking wild berries and honeysuckle, swimming in my neighbor's pool 'till our lips turned purple.  

we dreaded being called inside for dinner.

afterwords we would catch fireflies in jars and play capture the flag. on special nights like this one, we got to roast marshmallows over the grill.

if I could only go back...

Smelly Belle

Lately I've been thinking about making my old perfume bottles into something interesting. It turns out Marcel Duchamp beat me me to it. "Belle Haleine -Eau de Voilette" features a photo by Man Ray of Duchamp in drag. Recently, it was expected to bring about 1.5 million at auction, but went for a fetching 11.5 million!

Wind down your window, think I'm gonna kiss you

August

Can you believe its already August? Seems like many of my favorite bloggers have been taking a vacation, including myself. Well, I have some eye candy for you... random objects from inside my apartment.
 

getting sick of a barren wall in the bedroom; finally found a use for these metallic trims


portrait of moi by Kris Chau. muslin boxes.


silver tray found at recent trip to thrift store ($2). faux animal skull found at Home Goods.


unfinished soft sculpture swan (or white goos as scott says) to hang from my 20ft ceiling


tasted as pretty as they looked ;0

Postcards

did you know I collect postcards?  

Did you know I taught myself how to make a .gif?...now you do!

this is a small series of ones from the early 60s
I especially love ones with handwritten notes on the back

pretty women who sing

Manu Manu

while browsing one of my favorite ecommerce sites, creatures of comfort, I came across these colorful geometric necklaces by a former free people acquaintance, Lauren Manoogian. I'm always pleasantly surprised to discover former free peops truely living the free life in pursuit of their own creative ventures.

Currently wearing..current/elliott

I just bought some current/elliott jeans; man-o-man are these babies soft!  I've had my eyes on them for a while, but with the $300 price tag it was a no-can-do situation.   Until I majorly scored the other day and got the "suspender boyfriends" for a mere $90.  The wash is just incredible...really; I could have slept in them.  They have the perfect boyfriend fit- slouchy with a short enough rise to wear them low or high on my hips.  

I checked out their site and died over their carnival inspired fall shoot.  Makes me want to join the traveling circus.

Sugar Coat...more coats and jackets

more from my library...

Falling for...

it was one of the hottest and most humid days in Philly this summer.  Ironically, we got our first shipment of fall clothing at Petulia's Folly and I'm not sure I'm ready for it. 

Though, I was sifting through my old tear sheet book, one I've had since I was a junior in high school (1999) and remembered how much I love fall coats and jackets.  I can't remember who designed some of these, or what magazines they've come from, but it would be fun to try and guess.

there are so many collages were this came from. I'll post more coats & jackets tomorrow.

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund 2009 -Gary Graham

I've been a huge fan of Gary Graham's since i read this little blurb many years ago (2000ish?)

That's why I was so so psyched to see that he was nominated for the CFDA/Vouge's 2009 Fashion Fund. I so hope he wins and gains the kind of recognition his talent deserves.
here are some images of his fall 2009 collection though, trust me, his deconstructivist mensweary pieces are so much more beautiful in person/fitting room.

More Collage

found these digital collages on alex cano's photo stream

Lyell Collage

by now, you know i love collage. I stumbled across Lyell's website only to find this beautiful image.

Liam Stevens

at work today, I googled "hand drawn frame" and was happily surprised to find this beautiful wedding invitation by liam stevens

these other ship drawings are great as well