Brass Knuckles

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If I really thought the world were going to end, these would be a Need.

Balenciaga S/S 2013

via AnOther

Image of the Day

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Banksy

WTF. Really??

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This isn't (generally) a political blog, but I cannot let this NYT headline pass. You've got to be kidding.

Best Foot Forward

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Practical but sharp. A perfect Seattle shoe, if I may say.

 

Maison Martin Margiela hand-painted oxford, 

$895 at shopbop.com

For Your Consideration

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Perfect for New Year's.

Vintage Pierre Cardin feather collar, $950 at Resurrection.

Reading Ed Ruscha

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I saw a portion of this aforementioned show (which traveled from the Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria) at Gagosian Gallery last weekend.

"Reading Ed Ruscha" (installation view)

It was so good and funny and smart that I had to spring for the book, not something I normally indulge.

While we're at it:

Ed Ruscha in 1968 (photograph by Jerry McMillan)