pit bulls in black and white, or, more reasons to be in love . . .

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grr always gives us "the look" :

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avec needs to sleep ON you :

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they compete for your attention :

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and you never seem to care that you always let them both win :

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june into july . . . details and detritus in picture form . . .

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my husband was just named the head of ecommerce for love culture,

a booming fashion brand based here in l.a.

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as a result, 

we traveled up to sf 

and moved all his world back down into ours.

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after a year and half,

it's a huge relief to have him home full time,

not just on weekends.

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here i am,

in front a mural in the mission district,

waiting for tim to get the shot

before we get our tacos from La Taqueria.

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the angels,

fast asleep.

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gay pride in sf,

at zuni cafe,

with nicki and gang.

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gay pride in l.a.

at wonderland,

wondering if i'm just "over" the whole circuit crowd thing.

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excellent advice from a placemat.

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my first photo reblogged on tumblr.

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LANDIS ON THE STREETS (of nyc.)

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some of my favorite moments,

taken by my personal papparazzi,

tim :

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taking public transportation.

major breakthrough.

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at the entrance to the mcqueen store,

meatpacking district :

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waiting for mat and bryan outside the soho house :

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heading to mcqueen through lower manhattan :

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ten minutes later,

donut for the hangover :

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a piece of art,

a personal motto,

a nyc moment :

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FASHION TRANSCENDS : moments from McQueen at the Met

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on the edge of central park 

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even the met's posters seemed to portend the experience

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the museum where i took yoga as a child,

and wrote poetry in classes in the medieval rooms

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hosts alexander mcqueen's work,

a personal hero of mine.

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i literally cried from the first room,

where the mannequins were more like creatures,

speaking of his mind and mourning his loss:

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the "oyster" gown from the shipwreck collection,

made from 260 yards of circular cut chiffon. 

a victorian bride,

beached by alexander's imagination.

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one of my favorite gowns ever,

live,

before me:

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the accessories room was a treasure box of oddities,

each more sculptural than the last:

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scottish nationalism,

rape and royalty,

all rolled together.

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you were NOT supposed to take pictures.

but how could i resist?

the details alone called out to be captured!

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rumored to be the last design he touched before he took his life,

gold hand painted duck feathers.

if you see the divine, must you leave?

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from a mind like this, came such great beauty:

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RE-GROUPING : going out with friends in NYC

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every night,

another adventure.

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there was dressing up and walking a few blocks

to meet katy and her fiance at their new loft.

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for champers,

for celebration of their engagement,

for the sushi restaurant she took us to

that you have to have the secret phone number to find :

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look how happy she is to have scored those rezzies!
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then a few jaunts with mat zucker and bryan fuhr,
along with the met for mcqueen,
there was the rooftop bar of the james.
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a cornell re-union, seventeen stories above lower manhattan :
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and dinner with hillary,
at beauty & essex,
the gem hidden behind a pawn shop on the lower east side.
cocktails and fried oysters . . . YES!
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DETAILS THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE : shopping til it hurts in nyc . . .

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this city is made for retail therapy.

and even if you don't buy,

there's so much to be seen,

so much to be marveled over,

so much to TRY ON!

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so, from uptown, near st. patrick's cathedral

(patron saint of overindulgence or something or the other)

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best building wrap for a brand?

UNIQLO:

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nice tag.  nice iterations.

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best house-wares?

BARNEYS TOP FLOOR :

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i love me a good fornasetti.

these like our originals as home . . .

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only ours are smaller.  and found in an antique store,

ten years ago,

stacked in a pile :

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i digress . . .

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the agousti stingray pieces were about the most beautiful thing i've seen:

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the texture of the shagreen was only enhanced 

by the unexpected shapes

and the almost "in motion" stance of the pieces.

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best bags?

CELINE :

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points for the details of :

color blocked and pattern mixed totes,

taking it to a new level.

and inset white croc on a classic "luggage" bag.

delicious.

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best mode of transport?

this.

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best windows?

BARNEYS, again,

displaying pieces from daphne guiness' private collection

of alexander mcqueen pieces,

some of which she acquired when she purchased 

all of isabella blow's clothing before it went to auction last year :

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here, details don't make just a difference,

they literally hold the clothing together.

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best men's clothing?

have to give it to BERGDORF's.

you see things here you never see anywhere else :

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this lanvin blazer,

right from the runway,

but LOOK AT THE MATTELASSE TREATMENT!

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and this junya blazer still kinda haunts me :

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a run downtown through JEFFREY :

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i love him.

so chic.

matching the displays.

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best shoes? ATELIER.

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all handmade.

all one of a kind.

all perfect.

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best detail of the whole trip?

this,

on the waistband of a new brand,

the black sweater club :

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