Emerging Designer: Naik Fur

Sacramento, California is place that I think of as being our State Capitol, home of the Governator, the place that gets hot in the summer… gateway to Gold Country and Lake Tahoe… I would not think that some of the most thoughtful artistiscally creative clothing would be made there. Naik Fur is a clothing line [...]

Temperlely

I guess I wasn’t the only one inspired by the Ballet Russes… Style Alchemy spotted the Temperley AW07 collection and she thought it looked a little familiar:

Alice Temperley’s A/W 2007 collection, she cites Paris in the early 1900’s with the arrival of Russian nobility, muses and Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes as inspiration.
Ah, you never cease [...]

RGB:: Digital Style Guide

Today, Ambika at (into) The Fray, tagged me with the RGB Award… “Rockin’ Girl Blogger” it was so nice to hear her write why she liked this blog, and why she decided to tag me. Even more so, because I really enjoy reading her blog, as I do daily… And feel like she’s a [...]

SFFW Designer writes letter to The Coveted…

Today San Francisco based designer Mary Elizabeth Primavera of Genevieve Primavera wrote a comment on my blog. She had not known of the controversy and found out by typing a Google Search. Upon reading the comments, she felt compelled to respond on her behalf, and addressed the general misconception that all blogs are snarky and [...]

What to do?

Today, napping and watching TV, PBS aired a documentary called Hairworld: The Pursuit of Excellence. It was intense, the dedication of the hairstylist, the artistry and creativity. The only thing was, there is no way in a million years I would let any of them anywhere near my hair. Well, the way I obsess about [...]

Today’s Attire : Sunday

Today I took my friend Bill out for lunch, he has one of those milestone birthdays tomorrow, so I’ve practiced singing for him. He’s going to love it! We had a salad on Washington Square, I got attacked by a pigeon, and then we went to visit Rachel Eden at her shoppe Eden and Eden. [...]

Last Dance

I’m obsessing over this Ballet Russes thing… this was taken from a documentary I saw today. The costuming is gorgeous. I cant get it out of my mind! I promise this will be the last ballet post for the weekend…

Brodovitch

Alexey Brodovitch worked as art director to Harper’s Bazar from 1934-1958. He’s contributed so much to what is now modern art direction, and how fashion is presented on the printed page. He was also known for discovering new unknown talent, such as Irving Penn… wow. It’s interesting that such a big heavyweight in the fashion [...]

Today’s Attire : Shiny Dancer

Ah, lovely Saturday. I spent the day washing clothes, and realizing that ALL of my clothes can’t be clean at once, because the laundry bin also holds clothes. Yikes. Last night I was watching a documentary on the ballet, and I tell you, aside from wanting to be a ballerina as a little girl, [...]

Medea

Lars von Trier’s Medea (Danish, 1988) based on the Greek myth, is one of those films that are so emotionally moving and visually stunning that it’s hard to forget about it. I saw it probably when Dancer in the Dark came out a few years ago, and since then, it’s been kind hanging out [...]