I saw the Eames film earlier this month and I'm still working through my feelings about it. In some ways, I'm disappointed that the film disturbed my perceptions of Charles Eames, the creator. The treatment of Eames' multiple romantic affairs throughout his career made him so human. Confronted with that very real aspect of his personality, I wondered, how do we separate the designs from the lives the designers lived? Creativity is such an animal characteristic but sometimes I think we prefer to conceive of artists as entities rather than people. Regardless of my personal objections to the artist's genius complex and can't-touch-me attitude, his vast contributions to post-war modernist design persist as examples of his great talent.
Thumbs up: Beautiful footage inside Charles and wife Ray's home in LA, revealing interviews with former employees
Thumbs down: Eames was a d-a-w-g!
December 27, 2011
November 29, 2011
peace, love and girl power
The ladies have been killing it lately! Here are a few of my recent favorites:
Lana del Rey - Video Games
Beyonce - Countdown
Azealia Banks - 212
Marina and the Diamonds - Radioactive
Rihanna - We Found Love
Lana del Rey - Video Games
Azealia Banks - 212
Marina and the Diamonds - Radioactive
Rihanna - We Found Love
Originally posted on: November 4, 2011, 12:03am
words to live by
I had the great pleasure of seeing Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel at the Mill Valley Film Festival tonight. The passion with which the iconic tastemaker worked and lived in fashion really resonated with me. I adored every moment of this beautiful, funny, moving portrait of the twentieth century's foremost arbiter of style.
Never fear being vulgar, just boring - DV
Never fear being vulgar, just boring - DV
Originally posted on: October 11, 2011, 8:33pm
can i kick it?
Post-Isabel Marant 'Betty', I'd been on the hunt for an affordable alternative to the reimagined sneaker. Then, a couple weeks ago I spotted a ten-year-old wearing the shoes I've been searching for - classic tennis shoe styling with a modern spin. These padded high top Chucks are the perfect combination of fresh and familiar.
What I wore for a Sunday of vintage shopping - striped H&M dress, worn denim jacket, shoulder-grazing hoop earrings a la Basketball Wives, and my AA-inspired homesewn clutch.
Kicks are for kids?
What I wore for a Sunday of vintage shopping - striped H&M dress, worn denim jacket, shoulder-grazing hoop earrings a la Basketball Wives, and my AA-inspired homesewn clutch.
Kicks are for kids?
Originally posted on: August 22, 2011, 6:41pm
trippin'
Last month I spent a weekend in Chico visiting family and scaring the locals with my sartorial selections. Maxi skirts and high waisted anythings aren't really of-the-moment where my taller, whiter relatives reside. In the land of big box stores and the big trucks they fill, I'm always inspired to dress big.
My grandma wasn't too fond of 'that thing going on with [my] head' but she thought my dollar bill ring was 'pretty neat.'
A $10 manicure and Best Western night later, we drove home listening to blues with the windows down. Chico, there's nothing wrong with going big.Originally posted on: May 16, 2011, 3:31pm
I love you, Bill Cunningham
Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life - BC
Originally posted on: April 8, 2011, 10:22pm
a good eye
On a recent family car ride, I heard my mom sigh after I finished explaining my aversion to some recent trend. "There are just so many things you don't like," she lamented.
Picky, particular, discerning or selective - regardless of the adjective, the implication is the same - that my dislikes outweigh my likes. But here, and in my everyday life, I choose to focus my attention, energy, eyes and ears on the things that I do like.
So while my family teases me for my collection of nearly-identical black sweaters and my friends roll their eyes at my exhaustion from an all-night eBay bidding war for the perfect duvet cover, I enjoy living a carefully-curated life.
This blog is my love letter to the things that bring me joy and a chronicle of my ever-evolving taste.
P.S. Until a fly SLR-toting manfriend comes along, it's just me and my camera. No, I'm not loving the c.2004 Myspace mirror pics but what's a girl to do?
P.P.S. I'm moving all my content (all eight posts!) from my tumblr to start fresh here on blogspot. I'll include the original posting dates (mainly just because I want the credit for discovering amazing artists like Jon Stich and Azealia Banks first haha).
Originally posted on: April 23, 2011, 11:14pm
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