Friday, March 23, 2012

PRETTY THINGS WORTH POSTING : object lessons

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things, stuff, detritus,
and other bits of randomness in the file marked "untitled" on the desktop :
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the perfect camel/nude YSL blazer
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a thirty two thousand dollar
(yes, read it again)
celine crocodile purse at barney's
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the perfect accessory.
puppy love.
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model cards on the sideboard from a casting at the home studio.
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a fabulous/obscene "blow up doll" chair
at b&b italia.
it's SILVER.  it INFLATES.  what's not to adore?
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

PRETTY THINGS WORTH POSTING - fall will be blushing

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i first noticed it on tumblr.
the stream was taken over by waves of pink.
not blush, not "makeup colors",
but pink.
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it ranged from a klimt i had never seen
to chris fawcett for coitus mag :
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charlotte free and her pink hair have transitioned over to male models :
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and for fall,
celine has no fear.
following their wildly covetable neon pink bag for spring,
they sent a navy and neon pink MINK
down their fall runway . . .
and it is all over every blog i see.
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even rick owens showed hints of the trend
in a collection where what they call makeup colors
trended softly over into pinks and blush tones.
from RICK OWENS.
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most lovely of all,
most heart-wrenching,
was raf simons' last show for jil sander.
he re-imagined this house,
he was reaching an apex,
and the couture influenced shapes of the past few seasons
seemed to reach a crescendo here,
as models walked in fifties inspired (but not madmen copied)
dresses and clutch coats,
each which felt more modern than the next
due to fabrication,
minimalism,
and cut.
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and the predominant color for his final show?
not black.
but pink.
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when i saw the details of this collection,
i understood why he wept when he did his encore walk.
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on a last note,
the displays on the runway
were terrariums,
or victorian mourning boxes,
filled with fresh, pink flowers.
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Monday, March 19, 2012

GRIS MEANS GRAY - march 2012 edition

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all things bright and dark
this month.
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the final pilati YSL men's show,
which used a blackboard with poetry first applied,
then erased.
poignant.
powerful.
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jenny holzer in marble.
truth.
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robert pattinson,
looking every inch the movie star he should be.
(with some acting lessons and time.)
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a matte charcoal eye from the fall runways.
amazing.
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oil paintings done from frozen frames on vintage VCRs.
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rick owens runway light.
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hope.
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a monumental room divider by rick owens.
must own.
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the new oris "cool gray" timepiece.
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the gray skirts and alligator boots of rick's womens show for fall 2012
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keira knightley, naked boy, cat dance party.
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you're welcome.
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Monday, February 20, 2012

STILL LIFE : goat fur in Los Angeles.

It was just barely cold enough to wear this Chicago holdover out Saturday night here in l.a.

The crowd at Bouchon acted like a wooly mammoth was in their midst. Or Kanye. Everyone wanted to "just touch it".

Thank god I'm not single. Could have gotten strange.

Thursday, December 22, 2011