May 2010
19 posts
Happy Friday! OBEY Me.
My girl Nat is now the west coast PR manager for Lifetime Collective and bunch of other like brands, one being Shepard Fairey’s OBEY. She recently sent me a look book of the newest women’s clothing and accessories collection from OBEY — I was so pleasantly surprised to learn of this womenswear! And I couldn’t believe just how much of it I wanted. Even more than an original...
And So I Rise.
According to Flare magazine’s fashion director Elizabeth Cabral yesterday evening, the scuba trend is a big one this season. When you think of a traditional scuba suit, you think form-fitting, durable fabrics, piping, stitching and, on occasion, a bright pop of color. If I decide to lay off the carbs sometime soon, I just might take a dive (har, har) into the trend and move away from those...
Luck Be A Lady(bug) Tonight.
Have you smiled today? If not, this photo taken by Joy Harmon Prouty at Wildflowers Photography will definitely make you in an instant. Happy happy, joy joy! * Photo property of Joy Harmon Prouty, wildflowersphotos.com and is used solely for commentary purposes
The Ghost Who Walks.
If there’s any music you need to purchase for 2010, it’s The Ghost Who Walks from multi-hyphenate, Karen Elson, who happens to be the super model wife of Jack White of The White Stripes. Hubby White produced his wifey’s first debut album, but that doesn’t lend any more clout to the fact that Elson is musically talented already, with a pretty but strong voice and capable...
Picture Perfect.
My buddy Luker just finished a three-week trip to the Middle East and came back with some stunning photos of the people, of the beaches, of the ruins, of the graffiti, of a day-to-day life I feel we know so little about. He’s quite the lensman for someone who doesn’t shoot for a living…and from what I hear, it was quite the trip. * Photos property of Luke Aulin and...
Tit for Tuttle.
Victoria Bartlett of VPL obviously knew something I didn’t: L.D. Tuttle. This mind-blowing brand from Los Angeles designer Tiffany Tuttle — who has cobbled for the runways of Helmut Lang, Rebecca Taylor and now VPL — just released its Fall 2010 collection and, man, it’s a footwear doozy. Tuttle works hand-dyed goatskins and calfskins for that soft, worn-in look, combining...
Winter's Bone.
As a pre-teen, I rebelled just a little bit by voraciously reading as many book series by V.C. Andrews as possible: Flowers in the Attic (The Dollangangers), Heaven (The Casteels), Dawn (The Cutlers) and Melody (The Logans). There was everything a curious young adolescent wanted to know about…and maybe just a little too much (read: incest). One of my favorites of the V.C. Andrews canon was...
In Limbo.
The month of May in this fair city of mine is a time of uncertainty when it comes to attire. It’s that limbo stage (both weather and sartorially-speaking), at time when Monday will downpour, Tuesday will be sunny, Wednesday will be windy, Thursday will be all three and the weekend is an annoying climate guessing game (the reliability of the Weather Network on Channel 18 is about, oh, nil)....
Sweet Caroline.
Caroline Sieber, super stylist (to stars like Emma Watson) and Chanel ambassador (to Kaiser Karl), turned up at the Chanel Cruise 2011 show in St. Tropez last week outfitted in, well, Chanel. The collection was pretty and light and airy, as I’d expect any cruise collection to be. Some of it is wearable, though a bit of it — like some high-waisted pants and crop tops — are made...
Mos Dub.
My buddy Arooparoop sent an email to a group of us with a link to the new Mos Dub mixtape by Max Tannone and note saying: “This works…enjoy.” I didn’t have time to click on the link for a listen at the time, but over the weekend I picked up the latest issue of Vice Magazine, which had this compelling review on Mos Dub by a critic named Fellatio Keyes: “You know what...
Big and Strappin'.
Strappy shoes are one of those things that can look good…or really, really bad. Case in point, I have a pair of silver strappies with clear heels and thin ties that go all the way up the leg. Granted, they were from my high school grad night, but still: really, really bad. My other point is that a slew of summer sandals are coming out with straps, but thick, durable ones (that are sometimes...
It's A Nice Day For A White Wedding.
My girl Sister Hanna is getting hitched this July in Denver, so it’s been a whirlwind of dress finding and wedding planning for her. She ended up finding her dream dress almost right away — no weeks and weeks of fruitless and expensive searching (read: Say Yes To The Dress). The dress is so beautiful and so Sister Hanna: sweetheart neckline, tight in the bodice, then gently flaring...
Cute.
My girl Cancansoo got me the raddest sequin shoulder shrug for my birthday. And in my favorite colors, too, as she put it: black and gold. This cutie-pie gal rocked the aforementioned colors at an event in L.A. last week. I’m feeling an emulation coming on. I think this is also a perfect example of not letting your clothes wear you — she seems so at ease rocking the body-con black...
Happy Friday! (Shoe) Conversations With God.
Slipping on a pair of shoes (and outfit to go with it, natch) makes me feel like a different person. When I’m wearing my vintage red boots and ripped sweatshirt dress with holes, I feel like I’m ready to take in a good indie-rock show, where Pabst Blue Ribbon in cans and plaid shirts are in abundance. When I’m wearing my skinny, dark denim with my grey suede Zara cutout heels and...
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The Day After Yesterday.
My little sister was born the day after me, but five years later. So…HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROYA BEE!! Yes, I am yelling it, too. Love you, L’il Sister. xo Haute Hippie
Today Was A Good Day.
Thank you thank you to all who called/texted/Facebooked me on my big bad birthday! I’m now ready to hit the hay after a most amazing show at The Biltmore. The Antlers killed it on stage — they are a phenomenal live band, to say the very least. Everything sounded epic. Frontman Paul Silberman can sing. Boy, can he ever sing. Muchas gracias to Big Brother K — who just moved back...
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I Gotta Feeling It's Automatique.
Before I close my MacBook for the day (and for Game Two/Round Two of the Western Conference), here’s my Track of the Day:
Eugenia Kim for Target.
Eugenia Kim, mad hatter for all cool kids, is doing a capsule chapeau collection for Target. Usually her hats go for a few hundred dollars, but these fantastic summer-hued ones are going for less than $30. I guess that works out perfectly, because now I can begin to imagine affording this amazing black and gold Alexander Wang mini dress. The dress isn’t to go with the hats, but to go in...
The Neverending Story.
It’s a lazy Sunday night, and I’m ready to hit the hay fairly early. It was a nice to surprise to turn on the boobtube to find Bastian reading up on Atreyu saving the Childlike Empress of Fantastic from The Nothing, that evil dark force sucking the life out of the pretty princess. Apparently most of the movie was filmed in Germany, but Bastian’s scenes were filmed in Vancouver....
