August 2010
9 posts
Pop Goes The Shop.
The novelty of a fashion collaboration has long worn off (or, to some, the idea has overstayed its welcome), but to me, as long as both sides of the collabo equation are relevant and covetable, I’ll still like it. My pal Michelle Rizzardo, the adorable proprietress of much-loved One of a Few, teamed up with lily + jae designer Judith Feller to open a pop-up shop in the Gastown...
Ring Me Sometime.
Architect Michael Green said to me in a recent interview that an architect’s design isn’t finished when there’s nothing more to add on, it’s finished when there’s nothing more to take away, a statement saying that less really is more. Coco Chanel once said that a woman should take off one thing before leaving the house, also stating that less is more, in the fashion...
Black Swan.
Darren Aronofsky directing. Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Barbara Hershey starring. Rodarte costuming. A seemingly physical metamorphosis. A psychological dance thriller? I CAN’T WAIT.
Snapshots: Things That Make Me Chuckle.
My V.I.A. editor Bob K sent me this snap of a chicken on a plank. This particular chicken is quite yellow, which I find quite funny. This is Karl Lagerfeld’s longtime bodyguard, Sebastien Jondeau. No joke. He’s better dressed than most men I know. Then again, he IS protecting the one and only Karl Lagerfeld…and that, my friends, must still be done in style. * Photos property...
A Good Theory.
When Olivier Theyskens and Nina Ricci parted ways, the fashion world cried a little bit, not only to see Theyskens be temporarily without a position, but because Theyskens’ creations — as much as we and all people editorial love them — were not the recipients of commercial success. And, unfortunately, commercial success translates into dollars, which then translates into happy...
A Couple of Coupland.
I was emptying my camera out and found some good snaps of Douglas Coupland’s artwork at the temporary Roots x Coupland pop-up shop that went up here (it’s now, sadly, gone). There’s a funny shot of the author-artist himself, too. Happy Monday! Besos, Haute Hippie I’m Lovin’ it: My interview with Michael Green of McFarlane Biggar Green Architecture + Design for...
Moody Blues.
Gloomy Sundays evenings are good for two things: house chores and spending (insane) amounts of time browsing the web. It seems I did a lot of the latter last night, pulling images that caught my eye and catching up on world affairs (and taking a break to eat a Haagen Daaz ice cream bar). As I continued to cull my little collage of images, a common theme began to emerge: the color blue. If I were...
Happy Friday! Flux Pavilion.
I need a song to take me into the weekend. Oh, yeah! How about this one: Happy Friday, gangstas! Besos, Haute Hippie
Risky Business.
A few close girlfriends of mine often try to convince me to “try something new”, like Cancansoo, who tries to get me to straighten my hair every once in awhile or Ovitch, who tries to get me to wear tighter clothing. I usually laugh off such suggestions, since I generally have an idea of what looks work for me and which ones most certainly don’t (ie. bib shirts and rounded...
