red eyes

beige dress
nude shoes
yellow bow
big head-topping messy bun
patent red purse
oh baby with your red eyes
red eye make-up, so unexpected
so bold
loves it

how i would love to strut in this Luella today!

spooky ART

tim burton
Harper's Baazar
MoMA
it really doesn't get much better than this
i will go soon, before the end of January, fingers crossed
the sneak previews and friend's photos are blowing my mind
to crawl into Mr. Burton's brain and visit with the creepy crawlies
will be just a joy and honor

'Never Shoot a Constipated Poodle'
HAH

MIA

missing in action

RIP
maybe you will come back to me someday
we had a great 6 months.

a thought

do you ever feel like the world is just too much...
and you are not enough....
and you just want to explode, so you can splatter yourself everywhere
to every nook and cranny
to feel it all
to touch it all
to be it all

i stretch out on the floor
reaching out for it all
every single molecule
exalting my frustration with my inability
but potential
and desire keep me hanging on
my grasp is neither capable of its depth
or understanding of the capacity
i constantly crave more

soundtrack of my week

organically conjured
enjoy.


Seven days of Grace
The Power of Love ~Celine Dion
Slow New York ~Richard Julian
Constant Craving ~k.d.lang
I Know ~Dionne Farris

More than Words ~Extreme
New York ~Paloma Faith
Love Songs ~Anjulie

[art by ms. kendra elliott, my talented acquaintance/facebook friend. quite a gifted girly!]

don't give up

aspire to greatness

you were only given this life
because you are strong enough
to live it, don't give up.


[shout out to kryz, this photo is stunning. i had to use it :) ]

the black and white issue

VOGUE April 1950

halloween inspiration
what's black and white? and glamourous to the max?
this is what inspired me months ago at the Model as Muse exhibit at the Met.
that i subsequently got kicked out of for arriving too late.
i will be Ms. Patchett on saturday night next to all the ghouls and witches
i will stand out the way Irving Penn made this model A MUSE.
happy halloween kiddies!
don't forget to knock on doors on the upper east side and ask for Chanel treats or they'll get LES tricked!
xoxo

congrats!

instead of congrats on your wedding
congrats on your new baby
congrats on your MA, PhD, or MD
i think this A LOT better. Better choices, I tell you.
Dressing up is a way of life. Deciding what to wear is my favorite decision of any day.
Congrats to you!

love is not pop

Change of Heart from El Perro Del Mar's new album
Love is Not Pop 2009

victoria is at it again, its beautiful. and perfect addition to my iPod this week. she is so vintage cute, with the short cut and fun duds. the tune is lykke li remniscent, but this former member of the Concretes does it better (and so much less whiny..ha). so mellow and a little jazzy. neither happy or sad, just melancholic and breezy. free show on tuesday in nyc. i will be there. will you? if you don't know about El Perro Del Mar, check out God Knows (this song was on a friends mix cd and i feel in love) and I Can't Talk About It. she is such a delight, like a trip to the candy store and leaving with a lollipop in your mouth. : )
and i found my friends the FREE download. no need for thanks, just go get it.

we will never stop, he will never stop.

fall doll

Fall 09 Erdem (this collection is full of the cutest Fall DRESSES EVER!!)
this is really one of the cutest little autumn dress and practical for work. (which is sadly how my mind works these days...)
i love the mustard skirt (ever since my sister went through that year of only wearing it...it grew on me immensely. it isn't easy to wear, yet so wearable)
the textiles in satin (or silk?) of this collection made the simple shapes chic. the inky colourscape was so refreshing, but still very fall appropriate.
loopy neckpieces to replace traditional boring scarves, LOVE.
i always love tights with my dresses, and the shoes are maj, echoing those amazing colorblocked prints from the dresses.

its spring 09 Lanvin
but i can't help but see it this fall with a cute coat, then take it off for evening and big reveal
i love this volume, and recently bought a dress with this type of (almost maternity) wide waist and its very faltering
and so comfy...and still chic. too much of the stuff i own is tight (i mean fits me like a glove, so perfectly ha) and at the end of a night i am so damn relieved to remove it. ha AGAIN the chic wearable mustard colour in a big shoulder LOOP. sidenote: not only do i love mustard for autumn style...i love it smeared on a sandwich. yum

happy autumn fashionites! let the leaves fall...