MY INDULGENCE FOR THE DAY - +J SPRING IS IN STORE TODAY

Jil Sander has always been a favourite...although I respect the work that Raf Simons now does with her namesake line, I am always happy to see her work at Uniqlo....+J spring 2011 comes is in stores today.

IN MEMORY OF

this was the first time I fell for Elizabeth Taylor

FORGET PRADA BROGUES FOR SPRING...I'M ORDERING T + F

Love this modern take on classics...so many great colour combinations and you can custom order

MY NEW LAMP? BY MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA

WHEN IN NYC

This espresso bar to be located near Grand Central Station in New York was designed by New York studio Nemaworkshop to resemble a library turned on its side.

HERMES RIVE GAUCHE

WHY I LOVE AESOP SO MUCH.

DISSECTING DANDIES

Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have completed the interior for an exhibition celebrating dapper gentlemen at Nordiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden.

WHEN WILL THE LAMBS STOP CRYING?

Anyone who has read my blog before knows that I am sucker for paper...some magazines I buy just due to the paper smell they emit (Man about Town)...the paper sheep have invaded times square....I want one as a pet.



Counting Sheep sculptures by Kyu Seok Oh

I'M OVER OVERPRICED DENIM

It seems everyone and their mom (and dad and housekeeper and busdriver and...) wears jeans that retail for over 300$...and often owning many pairs of them - they don't last any longer and the cut is no better. I'm often stopped by people and asked where I got my great skinny jeans and they all expect answers like APC or HELMUT LANG or ...but my tops favs are

UNIQLO S001 skinny selvidge denim






LEVIS 511 filiforme - classic




or an old standby H&M DRAIN the skinniest of the 3

FAV NYC SPOTS

Some of my favourite NYC stores.

ATELIER




ODIN



IF



ALTER

PICS FROM MY FLAT

My bedside table

WESTWOOD WALLPAPER

I've always lived in flats with a very minimalist/early 20th century design aesthetic ...but thinking it's time for something a little more traditional...well not that traditional...some vivienne wallpaper perhaps.

BESPOKEN

www.bespokenclothiers.com

MANY MORE REASONS TO LOVE OPENING CEREMONY

would this be weird in my library?



Opening Ceremony Lego room LA

TOTING MY NEW TOTE

Although Prada recently brought back camouflage - LLBean has done it better for years...

FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING

I would love to say that wearing my Hunters is a first sign of spring for me - but to be honest I love them so much I wear them all winter...may be time for new ones - 7 years old and beginning to crack

THEFT OR NEW TWIST

THE ORIGINAL?




THE NEW TWIST?

WINTER NIGHTS IN A SNOWGLOBE

Too bad my winter nights aren't filled with Bulgari (NYC 2010)

IN MY BATHROOM _ LANVIN LOVE

MY BATHROOM 2011


Lanvin never made these prints but they did make a series of Christmas Cards featuring Alber Elbaz sketches...I bought multiple sets of the cards and framed them for my closet friends for Christmas in 2009 - sharing the Lanvin Love.

LANVIN NYC 2010

ALL THINGS AMERICANA _ MORE FROM NYC

All things Americana permeated many locations in NYC - from Woolrich to Gant to Old bottles and blocks of wood...made me want to put on my buffalo plaid flannel shirt, some hunters and go chop some wood...actually it just made me shop more....

COOLHUNTING

WHERE I WANT TO BUY MY FRAGRANCES:




GREAT USE OF PEGBOARDS IN MODULAR STORE DESIGN

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND MADE OF PAPER

Finally got around to updating my blog with pics from my week in NYC for NADI...paper, paper,paper everywhere....from Chelsea Market to Bergdorfs





Paper outfits were featured on Pucci mannequins for one of their industry soirees...the detail was beautiful


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Every blog focused on the beautiful Bergdorfs women's windows for Holiday but the men's windows feautured carefully crafted animals completely made out of paper - simply beautiful

IT'S JUST A LITTLE CRUSH

I recently stumbled upon Crush fanzine....created by a french based photographer and an american based creative director, these pages are filled with exquisite photos and styling sure to satisfy any-ones craving...

http://www.crushfanzine.com/Site/issues.html

IF YOU DON'T KNOW THESE GUYS...YOU SHOULD

chandelier creative has been creating great ads and events for years...from groundbreaking campaigns like FUCK THE RECESSION that used (without permission) Jackie Collins as it's spokesmodel




to planning events for fashion week....




....makes me want a gold picnic table




and even clever ads for club monaco (who knew club could still be clever?)