lots of celebrating this week! i went to august’s 1st birthday party on sunday. trina threw him a “go, dog, go!” themed party and everyone had to wear a hat. i brought balloons, which a freaked out over! i have to say, the creativity level was pretty high on the hat front–from lampshades, to...
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just wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! i’m thankful for so many things, including my wonderful family and friends, my fabulous boyfriend and our beautiful home that we’ve made together here in san francisco. it’s been a crazy year so far. thanks for reading my blog and sharing it all with me, wherever...
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really into chambray lately. like these great little sneakers via elletrain we had a great rag & bone chambray button-down at metier that had pinstripe lining. came in a nice classic blue and cool salt&pepper grey that sold out real quick…which inspired me to pick up an old calvin klein shirtdress at goodwill w/debi....
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so my mom called me today and told me she saw a GIANT cupcake tin at walgreens and asked me if i needed it (“you throw parties all the time!!!!” she reasoned). i cracked up at the absurdity of the question and the object itself and proceeded to tell lisa about my mom’s thoughtful...
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don’t forget, tonight is zana‘s san francisco debut! stop by her harness trunk show at shotwell (metier‘s neighbor!) tonight from 6-9. zana is such a great inspiration, always doing her thing, looking good, trampling the haters and winning hearts. psyched to see her back in sf for a few days! images via zana’s blog,...
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nico and i stayed in last night to watch my latest movie from the library–michelangelo antonioni’s l’avventura. the shots were incredible, slow, moody, achey. the film is a great exploration of characters and their relationships, and yet another glimpse into the unhappy, tumultuous lives of the upper class. monica vitti looks stunning atop italian...
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ruthenian woman i love looking at the new york public library’s digital galleries. check out these fantastic portraits from their collection of images from ellis island taken between 1902 and 1914. really makes me wish we still dressed traditionally. isn’t america beautiful? guadeloupean woman german stowaway (!!!) laplander children (possibly swedish) romanian piper italian...
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as if i didn’t blog enough today (hey, it’s my only day off in 2 weeks so you gotta do what you gotta do)….some images by iceland’s saga, for re:solution magazine. to nerdily quote the bumper sticker, they are “gorge-ous!” her blog, the neverending story, will make you simultaneously sigh and gasp.
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issey miyake ‘a-poc’ paris parade finale, s/s 1999 i’ve been reading a lot about japan lately and checked the cutting edge: fashion from japan out of the library, the accompanying book to a 2005 exhibit at the powerhouse museum in sydney. nozomi ishiguro besides comme des garcons, issey miyake, and yohji yamamoto, the book...
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a friend of ours, nick demarco, had a piece at the berkeley art museum‘s pop up zine shop this past friday, a collaboration w/oakland’s rock paper scissors collective. oakland north was doing mini-interviews asking everyone what kind of zine they would make and what they’d name in. apparently my citymap zine was too boring...
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