my mom and i live on the first floor of my grandmother’s house in chicago. she and my grandfather bought the house on a quiet side street in the then-mostly-puerto-rican lincoln park in the 60s for $26,000. now the property alone is worth more than a million, thanks to gentrification! last winter my grandmother...
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new york is freaking ALIVE! came in yesterday and hung out with my bff, olivia, in brooklyn. we got stalked and asked out by a creepy guy at a vintage store, went record shopping, ate awesome snacks at huckleberry in williamsburg, met up with eve et al at the crocodile lounge and watched the...
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THE PASSOVER SEDER!!!! reading the hagaddah!!! a drop of wine for each of the 10 plauges!!! hardboiled eggs!!! matzah!!! matzah ball soup!!! brisket!!! flourless chocolate cake and my lovely fruit plate!!! chocolate and apple cakes!!! finding the afikoman!!! CHAG SAMEACH!!!
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a long long time ago i lived in portland and interned at ultrapdx.com, a pleasant little culture/fashion/art website chronicling portland’s creative communities and efforts. lisa radon, who runs the show, is one of my mentors, an amazing writer, poet, and mom! she recently featured an editorial that i styled (THERE ARE NO RULES) with...
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i’m going to new york on thursday to visit a good friend of mine from high school, olivia! i’ve been trying to find some good shows and openings to go to, to get the real “new york experience” (what’s new york without a night that starts at a gallery opening??). the image above is...
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after portland i flew down to reno to visit my family and to celebrate passover. for those of you who aren’t familiar with the myriad jewish holidays (there are so many to keep track of), passover is the holiday that coincides with easter and commemorates the jews’ escape from egypt after being enslaved by...
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the icon of icons. i recently ran across some articles on the “mother of the mac trash can,” susan kare, a graphic artist that designed so many of the original mac icons and typefaces. they’re so simple, so pixelated, yet so memorable, effective, and witty! remember these? now her work, based of out sf,...
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i’m trying to plan out my trip, specifically the leg in morocco. during my research, including lots of library books, podcasts, and googling, i’ve found some amazing things that i just have to see. one of them being GOATS THAT CAN CLIMB TREES! wow, i have to see this, it’s amazing!!! other sights include:...
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forgot to post these! i helped style jen’s lookbook for her fall 09 collection. same awesome team: co-stylist ewa davis, photographer scott clark, and newbies kat on makeup and sam on hair (debi’s lovely assistant!). she’s having a 25% off spring sale right now on her website, so go check it out. the prints...
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this weekend i flew down to vegas to be a hair model for di pietro todd, the best salon here in sf!!! my friend and incredibly talented stylist, debi (wasssuuuupp debiiiii!!!!!) invited me to go with to help them celebrate l’oreal’s 100th year anniversary. last week i had my hair cut and colored, then...
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