pretty things worth posting (october edition) -

this is honestly also becoming the fall back posting title for

"cleaning all the random stuff i pulled down off the web off my cluttered desk top so i can find shit again"

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you'll see what i mean in a second.

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ok, to start,

why i am probably never going to mingle well with the masses when it comes to choosing clothing.

also known as "i never seem to agree on the "hit or miss" polls on people online's site".

(god that's a lot of quotation marks)

(i'm sorry mrs. murphey.  i know how much of a stickler you are for punctuation.)

(although i gave up caps years ago, so relax, woman.)

i digress.

people magazine online put up this picture of UMA in LANVIN.

i think that is an instant "hit".

it's like TILDA in HAIDER.

donezo.

so i hit "hit".

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75% of people online readers DISAGREED.

i had to stop reading.

although i did hit the "hit" button like forty more times to try and up her status.

stupid people online.

(i mean that both ways.)

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i love type.

faces.

typefaces.

they make me feel calm,

like its all going to be ok, in the end.

as long as it's set nicely.

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see?  fine.

fine men.

sigh.

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oh yeah.

ashley, i love this picture of you,

but i am pissed that you haven't called or anything in like,

years.

ok, weeks.

whatever.

call me, bitch.

(i have new boots.)

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oh, lookie!

i got new (old) boots!

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i KNOW.

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ooh, and who doesn't want to be "married well divorced better cavorting around single in my couture wardrobe generally being fabulous got my own comme des garcons perfume just cause they like me plus i have a sense of humor about myself and i get to pose in french vogue" daphne guiness?

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i KNOW.

stop.  love her mainly cause she laughs about her own life.

and then throws on fur and heads out the door.

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aren't we glad that fabien baron is back heading up INTERVIEW?

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another richard haines moment,

from recent shows,

how he saw carine roitfeld AND anna wintour,

in a few sleek, spare, hainesian lines:

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hainesian.

you are welcome to start using it.

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the next is a screen grab from facebook

that i affectionately call

"wishful thinking, landis"

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yeah.  his brother hijacked his status.

(i knew it, but for a moment . . . no.  not even I am that delusional.)

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and this,

this just says

"REALLY? how much more painful can this get? how much further does the mold have to set in before the FDA, the EPA, and the CFDA step in and just shut it down?"

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things i can't mention, mixed with things i can . . .

we've been shooting a lot of stuff.

we've been busy.

it's so much freakin stress.  and fun.

i work with lovely amazing people.

and though i'm not sure where it will lead . . .

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so far, it's fucking amazing.

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love my girls, love my boys.

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krissy MIGHT have a favorite . . .

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more when i know more.

more when i can.

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i endorse and adore : the sunday storytelling crew

things like this day

didn't happen just by luck.

they happened through friendships,

and past work relationships,

and leaps of faith,

and trust in each other.

which is why i have to thank:

miss ashley furnival,

the instigator for this whole thing,

and as you will see,

a rather devastatingly talented stylist.

ashley creates with clothing,

and watches the details,

and keeps the machine polished.

which allows me to focus not just the camera,

but my energy

into the frame, not the surroundings.

marco souza:

the face is his canvas,

and the body too, sometimes.

with marco, my requests never seem daunting,

and there is no need for a re-touch-up.

and ms. kristin heitkotter:

our mistress of the tresses,

the lady of locks,

she kept the girls shimmeringly straight in that sunlight,

and the boy coiffed in the shade.

plus, grr loved her.

and you all know what a vote that is in my book.

these people at times LITERALLY kept me from falling down:

i'd like to think i can return the favor.

the "weapons project" begins -

it started as a simple get together,

friends we knew,

people with diverse talents

that we felt could compliment each others gifts.

a chance to connect on a smaller scale.

so we brought eduardo:

and brandon:

and jo:

and ashley:

together under grr's watchful gaze:

what evolved,

over tim's insane menu

of puff pastry stuffed with lamb and turnips,

jalapeno soy braised broccolini,

and chocolate lava cakes,

was a project that we ALL get to collaborate on.

something secret

code named

"the weapons project".

it's still in the very early stages,

but it's the first time i get to collaborate

purely on an artistic level

with people i admire

and am thrilled to explore with.

more as this develops . . .

the little black book party, part deux -

yep, it was good enough for another entry.

it was good enough front,

to back

from kitchen antics

to late arrivals

to all kinds of posing

in the end,

i just took the boquet 

and headed to bed.