Saturday, June 25, 2011

Need vs. Want

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One bedroom, 3/4 bath, house boat in South Park, Seattle. $75,000.

WAAAAAANT.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Image of the Day

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Lee Ufan: From Line (1977), a painting featured in a new show at the Guggenheim, Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity. Read Ken Johnson's review at nytimes.com; the exhibition is at the Guggenheim through September 28th.

In the Studio

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Robert M. Wolfe, multi-talented designer and videographer, and drummer for the excellent Seattle band Stephanie.

The Dune Sea

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I just ran across images from this shoot by photographer Marlene Marino in Purple Fashion no.15, featuring Sarah Heller and Valerie Gold in Givenchy SS2011.






Marino has a truly unique point of view – click here to see more of her work.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Best Foot Forward

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I'm in the market for a new pair of take-you-anywhere, classic, black pumps.
Christian Louboutin Pigalle 120 patent leather pumps,
$595 at
net-a-porter. Low-cut toe = toe cleavage.

Jimmy Choo Abel pointed patent leather pumps,
$495 at
net-a-porter. Totally work appropriate.

Not that I really pay attention to such things.

Stella McCartney patent pumps, $675 at Kirna Zabête.
I love the shadow platform detail.



Manolo Blahnik BB pump, $854 at shopsavannahs.com.
O.G.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Peace Is On The Rise

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I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to work on these for a long time – my Sunday morning ritual of taping various clippings and stuff into black books. Most of these are from last year but you can click here to view all of the pages I've posted in the past, and click the images to enlarge.









Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Beautiful Decay

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Not exactly in compliance with the fresh flowers policy but these not-fresh Iris look so cool I'm having a hard time throwing them out.

Idle Times

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Times New Viking "No Time, No Hope" from
Born Again Revisited (2009, Matador). I believe I remember hearing that the entire album was recorded on VHS tape.

Times New Viking plays at the Sunset tonight with Pacific Standard favorite Idle Times and Sister Wife.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Air Time

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Randomly came across this 2007 television commercial for Oxygène by Lanvin, directed by Bruno Aveillan and starring Gisele Bundchen. Kind of cool.

Image of the Day

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A photograph by Elliott Erwitt, whose solo exhibition Elliott Erwitt: Personal Best just opened at the International Center for Photography in New York. The show runs through August 28th; click here for info and visit Erwitt's website for much more.