Are you as amazed as I am? Trying not to think of the oil spill, I have been gluing myself to VOGUE. French VOGUE, American VOGUE, Italian VOGUE, VOGUE Living Australia, etc. A new VOGUE is my version of Audrey Hepburn’s Tiffany’s since nothing bad can ever happen to you amidst the hundreds of glossy pages. No, only good things of course! These fantastical things include the trip to a modern day OZ above. These are pieces from the recent art fair in Brussels, Belgium, properly named: Art Brussels. What amazing things & people! This year’s Art Brussels was held from April 23-26th. I would have loved to have gone! Maybe next year? I do love Belgium (or at least, very much idealize it).
love this shot..
Art Brussels attracts over 30,000 art lovers each year and one in five people visit the show from outside of Belgium.
A roommate used to always comment on the fact that she’d never seen me cry. And no, I do not cry that often. I think it’s a matter of when it’s warranted. For me, something has to hit just the right chord and feel almost unsurpassable. So, no, I never cried over The Notebook, or a past relationship, or anything that wasn’t real and couldn’t be fixed or handled with strength and a high head…
HALSTON - ULTRA SUEDE - premiering tomorrow night at the Tribeca Film Festival. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS, but unless someone is willing to fly me to NYC tomorrow and score me a ticket to the premiere, I guess I will have to wait.
Did I mention Roy HALSTON Frowick grew up in my home town and went to the high school a mere BLOCK or two from mine? Yes, fashion greats do come from Indiana, including Bill Blass.
I think part of the reason I’ve always been obsessed with fashion is due to the fact that I had to wear a uniform from the ages of 5-17. Therefore, I was constantly THINKING about clothing. The Catholic Schools I attended often wrongly assumed that by issuing a uniform “clothes no longer mattered” and that every student went merrily about their every day lives not thinking about the fact that they had on hideous navy blue startchy pants hiked up to their belly buttons (I REFUSED pleats), thick scratchy plaid skirts down to their knees, or forced itchy button up white oxfords nearly choking them at the neckline. However, THIS WAS NOT ME.
Stella McCartney is just as oh-so-chic as her brand. She recently created and named a wedge sandal for spring after her mother Linda and even more adorable yet, she’s promoting it as one of the pieces for Mother’s Day.
“There’s a mid-heeled shoe in my collection called the Linda wedge which is very much inspired by my mum. I wanted to capture a woman that’s naturally confident enough in herself to wear a lower-heel, that kind of attitude.” - Stella McCartney
Living in a garden, or in a place surrounded by gorgeous bouquets of fresh blooms might literally be my dream. I love flowers, lots of them, and especially fresh cut.
That’s why, when browsing through a back issue of Traditional Home (I knew I had it in my “SAVE/IMPORTANT” magazine pile for a reason), I was again, struck by the fantastic spread Floral Art store located on Venice’s Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Los Angeles. If the SEPIA PEONY cabinet (top) isn’t enough to add some full bloom into your living space, just look at the striking side tables and chairs below.
I went into one of the most fantastic Dallas home stores for the first time the other week. I’ve been meaning to go in for quite sometime, but it’s right across the street from my gym, so I’m either a.) ready to go to the gym b.) post-workout and not home store appropriate. The store is called Napa Home, and yes, they are the vendors of the fabulous graphite hand from my tea party post the other week.
How gorgeous is this picture from T Magazine? It’s a picture of Villa Necchi Campiglio one of four museums in Milan that showcased new pieces during design week. Above, is a picture of Gaetano Pesce’s La Michetta modular sofas for Meritalia. The colors are just gorgeous. I thought the collection of them scattered about the room was stunning, then I found they were also stackable! Genius.
No matter what, I somehow always tend to pick the most expensive thing in a store, at a trunk show, at an event, etc. and fall in love with it (even if if does not beyond any means look like it’s the priciest). Tonight, I didn’t fail my glorious track record and not that I often have any intention of purchasing these items, it’s fun to pretend and stage the “what ifs” or “I would wear this to” and.. you know, put them in an online shopping bag for fun.
An entirely separate post I hope to one day write and research, every creative individual more than likely has some sort of inspiration board or file. Today, the inspiration board could take many forms. It could be an index of your favorite blogs, a box of your favored keepsakes, a stack of treasured magazines. But, in its most classic style, it looks like that of Jenna Lyons as posted today on La Dolce Vita.
Door Knockers & Questioning The Big Bang Theory (the mass importance of a door knocker):
Because I now have a townhouse to dream of and decorate, of course, the one thing I’ve been non-stop fantasizing about lately is what kind of door knocker I’m getting for the front entrance. I mean, this couldn’t be more important as it sets the entire tone of the home and I don’t want that to be: mundane, boring, or predictable. Little did I know, what AMAZING treasures there are in antique door knockers. Seriously, I could look at them for days and certainly need more than one front door.
I love this art nouveau number from EBay made of a gorgeous solid brass….
I don’t think I will be getting sick of gray any time soon. Just last weekend, I purchased the perfect gray polish from Deborah Lippmann and I rarely ever paint my nails. Now, I can’t stop staring at them (good thing I type a lot!). And, though I’m sure many of you have seen this apartment as it was featured in last month’s ELLE Decor, I am in absolute love with every room and had to give it a spotlight on my blog!
I truly have no idea how I came aross this organization, but from the moment the homepage loaded on my Mac, I was instantly intrigued. I am not demanding that you watch this entire video (even though it’s very interesting), but at least watch a bit to get a feel for the group.
Ambre Kelly, a Member of The Underground Library who is working on the second edition book launch and her inspiring apartment (from NYMag.com).
The Underground Library is a non-profit organization that works to promote works of art, music, and literature in a very discreet and personal way, yet still remains mysterious! It serves as the antithesis to social media and viral marketing. It actually makes you :: gasp :: hold a personal conversation or make contact with someone.
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TEA FOR THOUGHT: What happens when you want to throw a modern day tea party with serious shock value? Well, that all rests in the dress and the audacious personality of your tea set. A great resource to start is THE ENGLISH TEA PARTY with their collections of vintage tea sets, pure gorgeous glamour.
I came across a really depressing article the other week in the New York Times predicting the end of real books. I’m talking the books that sit on your desk and nightstand. Books that have a smell, whether it be that of an old dusty library or crisp new pages that crack with every turn. I love books. There is something extremely comforting about them. They are doors to knowledge and offer that much needed mini-escape from reality and day to day obligations. And, without books, you lose the beautiful covers. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve noticed an interesting, chic, or smartly-dressed traveler on a plane reading a certain title and jotted it down on a piece of paper.
“Paris is a great beauty. As such it possesses all the qualities that one finds in any other great beauty; chic, sexiness, grandeur, arrogance, and the absolute inability and refusal to listen to reason.” - Fran Lebowitz
