December 2009
18 posts
Happy Happy New Year!
I’m back from my hiatus in La-La Land and getting ready to ring in the new year with friends — my loved ones! — tonight (and in my pretty new black dress, too). I recently wrote a blog on Sweetspot about my resolutions for this new year and want to share it with the rest of you. Some people think resolution-writing is futile, but I personally think it’s good for the soul...
Californication.
I’m heading back to L.A. for the holidays. Can’t wait to see my family! Here’s a song to appropriately send me off.
Happy Monday!
Didn’t have time for my Happy Friday post at the end of last week, so here’s me making up for it: Karl Lagerfeld is has done an interview with CNN Talk Asia that will be airing this Wednesday. The things that come out of this man’s mouth are truly (and endlessly) fascinating, both in genius and hilarity.
Sad News, Happy News.
Sad news: one of my most favorite local retailers Jonathan + Olivia is shuttering its doors. Happy news: it’s not because of the recession, but because the super stylish J+O proprietor Jackie O’Brien is getting hitched to Surface2Air co-founder, Nic Jones, both of whom moved to Toronto from Vancouver and Paris — respectively — recently. J+O will be sorely, sorely, SORELY...
A Young Karl.
While flipping through Vogue Hommes International and some autre magazines the other day, I spotted a picture of Karl Lagerfeld as a young man, sans the black sunnies, leather gloves and ponytail. So I quickly snapped a picture for filing before any of the Chapters staff admonished me. He still pretty much looks the same (and was kind of a handsome one), non? * Photo property of Haute Hippie...
Alice Kim.
I met Alice Kim at a random karaoke party my girl Seema D. threw at her loft in the Summer of ‘08. Alice — who happens to be the most stylish anesthesiologist the med world will ever see — was wearing a silver satin headscarf, a nude pink feminine baby doll dress, tough black boots, black blazer (before black blazers became the new it-jacket), bleach blonde locks (before the late...
Tieks.
My buddy EW did an email introduction between me and a friend of his that was starting a brand called Tieks, which are these amazing foldable flats in great colors and prints. Think of Lanvin ballet flats, only very portable and much, much cheaper. Tieks has now officially launched. Behold! And congrats on the debut, Kfir! I’m Lovin’ it: A girlfriend of mine went to Cancun recently...
Rupert Sanderson AW09 Sale.
Alexandra over at Rupert Sanderson sent me over this nugget: they’re having a big AW09 sale! Details are below, along with images of the Khyber and the Delta heels. Happy shoe shopping! Start date: Saturday 26th December (online)…. Monday 28th December (in stores) End date: End of January Discount: 30% - 50% off all AW09 stock Where: www.rupertsanderson.com Rupert Sanderson, 33 Bruton...
Happy Friday!
Here’s a modern, rock ‘n’ roll take on the Upper East Side headband, recently made famous by she named Blair Waldorf. Tommy Ton snapped Euro-socialite Eugenie Niarchos looking badass in gold hardware. Happy Friday! xo Haute Hippie I’m Lovin’ it: A cozy Friday night dinner in with the fella before he leaves on a jet plane to Mexico tomorrow night. My girls Albs sent...
Roberto Cavalli. Martha Stewart. Seth Meyers.
Roberto Cavalli appeared as a guest on Martha Stewart this week, Stewart miraculously pairing in one segment Cavalli and SNL’s Seth Meyers (whom I will admit to having a wee bit of a crush on). What ensued? Hilariousness, obviously on the part of Seth Meyers. It’s hard to take Cavalli seriously. Italian designers seem to live in an entirely different world, far removed from reality...
Versace Pre-Fall 2010.
All the Pre-Fall 2010 collections are making appearances on everyone’s favorite fashion blogs, getting cut down or praised by the likes of fashion scribes-slash-critics Cathy Horyn, Romney Leader and Nicole Phelps. I don’t claim to be a fashion critic, though I will provide criticism from a personal standpoint if a collection seems off, not unified in theme, messy with references or...
Have Another (Daphne) Guinness.
No words. Just Daphne. * Photo property of FWD and used solely for commentary purposes
Wooden Tops.
In response to Alexa Lixfield’s concrete top fragrance collection I blogged about a few weeks ago comes a set of wooden top fragrances and colognes from the Nasomatto Project, blended by famed perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri. There’s Duro, Narcotic Venus, Absinth, Silver Musk, Hindu Grass, China White and Black Afgano, each with their own purpose, like bringing out superhuman magnetism...
Emily Photo.
I remember when my old Santa Monica roommate (and friend!) Emily Engle used to talk about photography and turning her passion for it into full-time work. Now look how far she’s come! Em has an amazing talent, and I’m so happy she gets to do exactly what she loves every single day. This shot is just awesome. * Photo property of Emily Engle and is used solely for commentary purposes
Happy Friday!
There’s a reason Marc Jacobs has a tattoo of SpongeBob SquarePants on his arm: the yellow, goofy and dim-witted ocean-dweller is hilarious. And Mr. SquarePants has found himself another designer admirer lately, someone by the very important name of Karl Lagerfeld. Lagerfeld customized a SpongeBob figurine in his own iconic image for a WWF auction in Paris recently, which ended up getting...
Rhythm and Blues.
Betty Autier gives me the blues. In a good way! Bright blue booties can come closely to walking the cheesy line, but Autier does well by pairing it with a navy military jacket, dark tights, lots of gold and her requisite denim cut-offs. Sacre bleu. * Photo property of Le Blog de Betty and is used solely for commentary purposes
H&M Spring 2010.
In general, I find H&M a hit or miss spot for myself. I’m not quite sure if it’s because all the really interesting, fashion-y pieces are meant for taller, more flat-chested gals, but something tells me the really interesting, fashion-y pieces don’t actually make it up to the location in my city. The Spring 2010 collection is one that I hope makes it here. There’s...
One Thousand.
I just noticed that the last post here was my 1,000th one! Thank you thank you to all my readers who have been following me for the last four and a half years. It really means so much to me, more than you know! xo Haute Hippie * Photo property of api.ning.com and is used solely for commentary purposes
