i wore a scarf on my head again today and got thinking about turbans…ever seen the lofty blue turbans of the nihang sikhs? quite impressive! the nihangs are an order of sikhs known for their bravery and successful military endeavors, especially when outnumbered. they carry spears and knives, even during peacetime. do you think...
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now it’s just a dream. on my last morning we locked the keys and all of my stuff in the apartment and my flight was in the afternoon. we didn’t even know the name of the lady who owned the place because we were renting from her subletter! luckily i ended up sneaking back...
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gung hay fat choy! happy chinese new year! year of the tiger— RAWR!! we waded ankle-deep through post-parade confettied and trashed chinatown for a crowded crispy fish dinner at new green bo on bayard. there’s nothing i love more than confetti, and as the street sweepers came to clean it up, it got all...
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please don’t make me go home!!!!!!! today’s my last day in new york. i’m at the public library right next to bryant park before the phillip lim show. i’m so sad to leave, this has been an epic trip of massive endings and fresh beginnings in my life. thanks to everyone i have seen,...
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more more more! woah, yesterday was quite chilly. the wind really get through every layer! olivia & i started the day with a nice eggy + toasty breakfast cooked with love by johnny (as seen above). we walked a couple of blocks over to the brooklyn flea, the flea market that’s held in the...
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ok i’m sorry i haven’t been blogging lately….so busy! it was my birthday next week so i’ll post photos of that soon, but i’m in new york right now for work. I LOVE NEW YORK it’s such great energy and amazing people watching and awwwwesome foooooood!!! i should just move here. wtf!? so i...
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i mentioned l’aviva before, but she just launched the third series of curated trunk shows- dowry! gorgeous world design. zulu wedding baskets! check them out here.
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more from chicago!
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i flew into chicago yesterday. left a brunch of tacos in sunny, 60 degree san francisco for 30 degrees, a dusting of snow, and a desperate need for some gloves. but it’s not too cold, and luckily we were spared the dumping of snow that the east coast got, but it’s certainly not california!...
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kevin and i went to the brand new brandhorst museum in munich conveniently located near the rest of the pinakotheks in a sort of museum “complex” in schwabing, my old stomping ground. the building itself is quite nice, but what was really the best, among the mainly post-modern and contemporary collection, were these incredible,...
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