viva las shopping -

ok, so they DID warn me about the shopping in vegas. so i came prepared:


there was some damage done, but it was evie's bday, so we had an excuse. yes, true, we always have an "excuse", but this one seemed oddly relevant:


we found the actual VUHR-SAYCE from the movie "showgirls":


stumbled into bottega, where i coveted, of all things, the light fixtures:


and found the perfect iphone holder. alas, it was something like seven thousand dollars. i may have to wait for the 2.0 version. you know, the one that ISN'T seven thousand dollars:


if you click on the picture, you can see i am actually txting someone about said experience. sad.

where i've really been -

vegas. glamour? gambling?

no, not exactly.

it was staging fashion shows, last minute late night editing of behind the scenes videos of the tv shoot videos, running around to breakout sessions, middle and sub-middle america slot machine avoidance, "high" rollers in really bad jewelry and hair scarier than patti labelle's new wig collection, tons of super high energy field employees filled with info and requests, evelyn, tim, todd and i keeping each other sane, todd oldham meeting greeting, lots of everyone trying to convince me not to leave (no specific reason, they're just nervous), shopping, evelyn's bday at bouchon, red alligator patent leather booties, not sleeping, more patterned carpet than a empire carpet commercial, followed by rain delays, and flying back to san jose, not san francisco.

so, light.

the exquisite stillness

that falls between takes:


(sam saffman, matt loewen, and zoe havler, on pause.
or, as zoe put it "god, how riveted do we look?")

BACK OFF -

i have meticulously gathered EVERY toy in the house and lain them around me like spoils of war. do not even think of picking one up/edging towards one/making a move.


for then i will be forced to chase you down, tug it away from you, and return to my lair.

ok, when did this happen?

i must have been drinking. when did the klum get all. . . you know. . .

stunning and not random?

color, pt.2

yummy. from think pink to bloo. . . i wanna wear it all.

i think it's a metaphor for los angeles:

it's young. and it's dead.

bit by bit

putting it together. connie, richard and sara looking at motion tests for graphics:


richard, siggi, and stephan (the directors) between takes on day two:


me, and fresh air for the first time in six hours, day three:

it's spring. it's hermes. let's review:

so gaultier staged the spring runway for hermes on friday. i think it was friday. i was traveling. anyway. . . i think it's critical to do a quick recap and gently guide you before you launch into purchasing. you have a few months before they hit retail, so get your pens ready.

ok. first, lacquered crocodile and enameled bangles in color?

check:



second, very glossy, very stiff lacquered croc and calf birkins?

do i even need to say it?:



crocodile riding boots? in pink?

yes. please:


elaborate leather turbans with belt thingies attached to them?

um, no. unless alexis and chrystal are planning on a throw down in my fountain anytime soon. then, yes. give me two:

home again home again

i returned home to tails wagging,
mad leaping on the bed,
face being licked a thousand times only,
the need to show me every chewed upon toy that had been played with while i was gone,
incessant and ill-behaved jumping and whining,
and general joy joy joy joy joy.

and then i got to see the dogs.

i LOVE HOME!

ladies -

they do not "sit".

they lounge:


or they sit side-saddle:


because, in the end, they are ladies.

charlie had his angels -

we have the old navy "army". our girls have become our signature and our delight, they are charming, smart, lovely, and such positive energy to be around. just look:


richard with nina, our first and foremost.


sara (the newbie), tatyana(the sunshine), nina, zoe(the heroine),
and me.

well you all know me by now.

passing the time, model style.

killing time, not brain cells, on set:


sam and sara


matt and florence


tatyana (who was literally studying for mid-terms.)

we can't forget our boyz

our guys are in some ways new members of the "army". but we love em.

they add energy to the mix. they are full of it.

(matt, sam, judith, and blake):


and look, they know how to play nice!

sounds like a set-up, day two -

so, a russian, two canadians, a new yorker, a girl from brighton, a boy from leeds, a french/cuban, a girl from the ivory coast, a boy from texas, and a thai/french girl
walk onto an old navy set. . .

passing presents on set, day two -

'tis the season to practice practice practice;


zoe, florence, natalia


tatyana


and darling judith!

holiday rehearsals - day one

zoe havler, nina keita, and natalia costa rehearsing,
old navy holiday shoot,
day one.




there have been treadmills, louboutins, jet-lag, baby melt-downs, and paint to t-shirt color matchings going on this week, but it started with rehearsals, everyone a bit tired, everyone trying to figure it out.

the crew is pulled from the whole year's work, the talent too, so the familial vibe has been great so far.

now we just have to make it all the way through the week. . . in one piece.

LV dressing room

while i didn't buy anything i tried on (NO, i didn't.), i wanted to take the room home with me.




is there anything better than zebrawood veneer paneling and custom steel fixturing?

(that was a rhetorical question.)

the power of color

funny how adding just one colorful accessory makes a world of difference.

i know, i know. you all want the orange hermes. get in line. . .

keepin it real.

the inspiration wall

in my office, where scrap gets posted, selects get sorted, and seasons come together. . .