March 2007 Archives

Hello, Gorgeous. Where have you been all my life, Li'l Oil Rig Dress? I know you're black and white and shy all over, but I'm not ashamed to say that I see the beauty in you. Ahem, I think I have to have you. I know you're feeling lonely, so how's about I give you a couple of these babies to keep you company? No? Ok, then how's about them apples! Oh, Li'l Oil Rig Dress, you are playing HARD TO GET!

One of my dearest friends is getting married in Las Vegas next month, and that means I've gotta find a dress in three weeks. Oh, and it's gotta be smashing. I always think of weddings as a time to costume myself...go for the outlandish. If I had my choice, I'd be in either Vivienne Westwood or some sort of Yohji mashup. Alas, my funds tend to lean more towards the Urban-Hennes-Anthropologie variety, and I've seen way too many same-dress mishaps that keep me from purchasing "the" dress from one of these otherwise dandy establishments. Usually, I lean more towards vintage, but I've got crazy time constraints in April that may keep me from finding hidden treasure. Thus, I'm thinking about ponying up a little extra cash to find something I can play up with accessories and also wear frequently. A.P.C., why can't you make make more fancy-party-friendly styles! Sigh. My goal is to find something with great shape and COLOR. Here's what I'm loving right now:

The AJUMA dress from Zero Maria Cornejo.

Ok. I cannot break my addiction to black clothing. I love this dress from Lyell. Simply detailed, beautifully cut, and classic without being conservative; in other words, an absolute dream. I'll be frank here. I ALWAYS wear black dresses, and it's high time I break my habit and go for color. The bright lights of the Vegas Strip shall be my inspiration! Urgh, I'm doing my darndest not to choose another noir number but this dress, people. I. Can't. Resist. It. And how cute are her Heidi braids?

The SERENA dress from Marc by Marc Jacobs, aka "Mr. Favorite". He's such a pudding pop! And I love this minty spring tuxedo dress...although, I don't think it's really my style. Hmmm.

The search continues...

After nearly being struck by a bus on my way to work this morning, not having time to get my usual cup of coffee, being screamed at for accidentally bumping some woman's weighted down Tiffany hand in the street, and then being treated very rudely (as usual) by one of the many Mouseketeers I work with, I shouted...silently and in my head at my flourescent lit desk..."WHAT ELSE YOU GOT FOR ME, WORLD?!"

Well, the world answered in the form of two, sixth row orchestra tickets to see Bjork at Radio City Music Hall. Thank you, Bjork, for rescuing me yet again.

Grab a strong espresso, a quiet nook (your desk space will do), and warm up to ten glorious pages of one of the greatest creative minds of the 20th and 21st centuries, Mr. Karl Lagerfeld.

"Gimme Shelter": see it again or see it for the first time. This is historical magic from the incomparable Maysles.

Charlotte Gainsbourg: Listen to her album or make it a Netflix night and watch her traipse around Paris in "My Wife is an Actress".

Built By Wendy shirt: Miss Evonne wore this "flame t-shirt" to a party last weekend and it looked fantastico!

Rainer Maria Rilke: an alternative to "The Secret". Guaranteed to be mumbo jumbo marketing-free.

Penny loafers: "Yes, I'm bringing 'em back and ain't no one gonna stop me!" says Andi.

Monocle: the long awaited magazine from Wallpaper* wunderkind, Tyler Brule.

The Black Angels: our new favorite band. Get their new album Passover or catch 'em playing in their home court this week during SXSW!

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Need Las Manitas
Charles just came by south