12/31/2007
the race of the engine that overrules your heart
Here's hoping the goddamn cold weather returns tonight. I wrote out a top ten for 2007 list for my friend Cali but I don't really feel like posting it here so instead you get to see another photo of my fiance, who tops my list at #1 for 2007.
Labels: i love my boyfriend
12/30/2007
baby, don't you holler, darling don't you bawl and shout
It'd be hard to pick thee best scene from Wild at Heart but this has definitely got to be one of my favorites.
Labels: films i dig, so stoked on
your guise has filled my nights with fear
I know I talk about expensive lingerie a LOT but I know not everyone can really spend that kind of money so if you don't really want to drop the $375 on this adorable Kiki De Montparnasse babydoll top, Urban just so happens to have this top that I almost bought last time I was in the shop for just $32!
Labels: imitation of, kiki de montparnasse
12/28/2007
she shoots up in the neck
I'll take a better photo later but here is my ring! Well there's two of them actually. I am borrowing my old man's camera, and as you can see, the fish eye lens I got him for xmas is amazing & was apparently "the best present ever." So was mine.
Labels: i love my boyfriend
skatin and satan go hand in hoof
My friend Andreas has made quite possibly the funniest video I've seen in ages. You'll get it once you watch it. Stepping off the boards like bikes has to be the funniest thing ever. It would be so amazing if this caught on.
Labels: skateboarding, so stoked on
12/27/2007
i came to a high place of darkness and light
As my obsession with lots of things gradient, I show you these lovely Anntian gradient tights. At $98 they are on the steep side price-wise, but I bet would look amazing on thus making it worth the price, right?
Labels: gradient
if the clouds don't drop and the train don't stop
My friend Aramis is having his first solo show in miami next month. As my stats tell me a lot of people from Miami check the blog, you should all definitely check out his show as his work is amazing. To see it in real life is incredible but you can also see more of his paintings here. Also please note the name of the show being Moz lyrics. So proud of my friend.
Labels: arttty
i wasn't born to lose you
I've never given much thought to my wedding day. I guess some girls really do dream of the day but I was never one of them. Despite all of that, I am extremely excited. I've been looking at dresses for a few months now and while I don't think wearing white makes a difference, I am totally in love with this Kiki De Montparnasse racer back dress. It's totally my style and a hell of a lot cheaper than the Chanel & McQueen dresses I've been eying. (Although I'm going to see about registering at said boutiques for a build up of $ towards a very nice wedding gift.)
I'll give details on the on one knee in front of my whole family proposal he did & post a photo of the rings later (it's a set of 2). We were under the assumption I wore a size 6 but being that I have very skinny and long fingers it was ready to slide right off my hand! We took the rings to a jeweler today and he resized them to the alarming ring size of 4 1/4! He also kept remarking how tiny my hands were, which is something my friends remind me of very often calling me skeletal. (Not to mention that a few years ago I shattered my right wrist ((whiskey and skateboarding)) thus making my arm even skinnier!)
Labels: kiki de montparnasse
12/26/2007
so all you newsy people, spread the news around
12/21/2007
where the fuck did all the good times go?
Remember in Almost Famous when they realize they're on the cover of the new Rolling Stone and then all start singing along to the Dr. Hook 'Cover of the Rolling Stone' song? This is way better than that.
Labels: R'N'R
a beam of light in total darkness
Also very pleased to announce I received a copy of the book my friend Max wrote that I have mentioned before. It is finally available and well worth the $26. I read a little at work today before I bailed and I really don't want to finish it too soon because I'm sure I'll be ringing Max for even more stories once I'm finished. Pick it up, I promise you'll dig it.
Labels: indestructible wolves, so stoked on
the death hostess had conjured herself out of gloom
On the upside of things, I got my satin Vans which I'm incredibly stoked on.
12/20/2007
you can say i was on anything but a roll
wouldn't know the difference between a real blonde and a fake
Couldn't sleep last night for a while once I got the news and ended up watching one of my favorite documentary's on Haute Couture that someone so courteously put on youtube, 6 videos at 10 minutes each. The above video is the first meeting with Daphne Guinness who I totally adore, not only is her personal style beyond amazing but I love her reactions to status items (once a celebrity wears it, as most people drool over it and want to emulate that person, Daphne dons the look dead and thus something she'd never want to wear, because it's already been done. Her thoughts on It handbangs are also a favorite of mine).
Labels: daphne guinness, great style
i don't build up illusion 'till it makes me sick
Having a really weird time right now as one of my friends & co-workers from the bar just died and it couldn't have happened to a more epic dude. Kind of unreal and it should make the xmas party really fucking awkward if it still happens.
Anyway, the photos above are some of my favorites from the walls of the bar that have easily been there since 1980 (that's a lot of dust you see). The walls are covered with tons of photos like this and there is a whole wall covered in phots of old employees who've now passed away and my friends photo will go up there now and I can't imagine the bar without him.
12/17/2007
that place where the bones of life are piled
I passed on a pair of the waxed jeans at Zara last week but it seems Urban now has a pair of coated black jeans from Lux that are amazingly only $68! Probably going to pick these up!
Labels: i love black wax
12/15/2007
my dreams are beyond control
Very excited to say I got the purple satin Proper Vans I've been talking about non-stop!! I paid a little bit more for them than I would normally but once I saw them I knew had to have them.
Labels: so stoked on, vans
blood dryin' in my yellow hair as i go from shore to shore
Great video from the Chanel pre-fall show in London. (No footage of Irina singing though.) Also, I am glad to hear that my first thoughts of the models looking like Brigitte Bardot were spot on as Karl describes Amy Winehouse as sort of being the current Bardot.
Labels: chanel
12/14/2007
i get down with two bottles in one hand
My boyfriend's gonna dig this and if yours is remotely cool he will too, so if you're not sure what to get your old man (or your best friend or whatever, or fuckin get it for yourself if you ain't got no crush) for Xmas.. Vice has finally released a collection comprised of some of the best photos that have appeared in the mag over the last 13 years with The Vice Photo Book (inventive title huh?). Also including in depth interviews with lots of the epic photographers whose work you've probably been stoked on since they first appeared in the mag, it also has loads of the fashion spreads they've done over the years and we all know how amazing those are. The cover alone is pretty much featuring some of my favorites! (Remember the Halloween issue two years ago with the sleep away camp-esque girls getting attacked & showcasing some of my favorite lingerie at the same time?) By no means should you wait on this book. You can find it for $45 and really it's the perfect time to buy it because no doubt will someone be super stoked on you for giving such an amazing gift.
Labels: so stoked on
he's tall, dark and handsome, and you're holding his hand
My boyfriend is actually watching Born To Boogie as I type this and I remembered I wanted to post this fuckin' T.Rex gem. I suggest you get the dvd on netflix cause it's totally amazing. Time for a drink..
Labels: R'N'R
so darlin', i'm countin' on you
Luckily before I dropped the cash on those Acne jeans, which I'm sure are great, I stopped into the Vans store to pick up new laces for my Supra skytops (needed black laces for sure) and just so happens they have a new pair of black skinny jeans that are like completely perfect and at $54 they were also a total deal (especially as I was ready to drop serious cash on a pair of black jeans that I hoped would be perfect). They look kinda weirdly baggy in the above photos but they're really not like that, they're actually good and stretchy, like perfect jeans to skate in (appropriately) and run around in for days on end (cause I have and I will be). As if it were possible for me to like Vans anymore than I already did..
Labels: so stoked on, vans
with her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls
So the woman I picked off Face Hunter and wrote about being completely epic looking was featured in the latest issue of Jalouse magazine! With her big over exaggerated pompadour and shiny shoes, she is apparently the singer (big surprise!) of the band Sister and her name is Gemma Banks. If you pick up the mag you can see how amazing she looks in the editorial (unless someone really wants me to take phots of it) but if you check out the rest of their songs (Hey Hey It's Alright is my fav) you can also see lots of photos that prove maybe she does rock that teddy boy look all the time which is so gnar. Is she the new Amy Winehouse (hair-wise)? She'll probably be the next big thing as it seems they've already got a pretty good following already, Jalouse obviously dig her and well who's going to miss that hair?
Labels: great style, R'N'R
tonight as i stand inside the rain
12/12/2007
found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor
Can we talk about how amazing Jen Brill looked photographed on the Sartorialist? Those YSL heels and that coat are completely amazing! Those jeans are perfect and are totally bringing it from a night out look to an incredible if you don't know her you'd surely wish you did, thrown together at 7am look. Because really, she needn't try hard to look this good.
Labels: great style, i love purple
if i had my way i'd sell it right back
I've totally done the leather headband look and while all the bikers at work would tell me I remind them of the girls from when they were my age, all rocker hippie drug addled sex maniacs (I'll admit I'm no hippie) but as much as I enjoyed bringing back these amazing memories for them, after a while I just stopped wearing it altogether. A few months later during ss08 fashion week I spied this woman at the Sue Stemp show and loved her braided leather headband. Fast forward a few more months and Urban totally has a braided headband! I tried it on in the shop and I really think someone stretched it out with their big head because mine is small and unfortunately it just feel below my bangs and into my face. Maybe this is a good thing and my headband ship has sailed? Who knows but perhaps once it goes on sale I'll pick it up and see if I can't sew it smaller.
she looked like she stepped out of la dolce vita
It's no secret how much I adore Kiki De Montparnasse and I've had my eye on this t-shirt for a bit and this evening I was delighted to find that it's now on sale! Yay! (and the patent leather suspenders are too!!) So this shirt paired with these Acne jeans I'm ordering and my moto jacket and westwood pirate boots means I am planning thee most epic New Years outfit!!
Labels: acne, kiki de montparnasse, look what i got
i'll take all the smog in cal-i-for-ne-ay
Yeah so I'm totally stoked on these Supra's. At first I thought they were a little too bulky for me but being the only pair I have like this, I'm going with it. Wore them out yesterday and got like a ridiculous amount of compliments which is pretty funny. I was curious at first how they should be laced properly and looked up Samantha Ronson cause I know she's a big fan and found that she designed her own pair (that I have to say I love)..
Anyway, figured out the best way to lace them and also realized they are basically almost sold out and were kinda limited and I guess if I am over them soon (doubtful) I can probably fetch a good amount for them on ebay! Alright so I totally made an investment!
Labels: i love gold, shoes, supra
eye for eye and tooth for tooth
where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow
Totally into this Chloe sequin t-shirt. While sequins are huge all over and everyone has copied Julia Restoin's racerback sequin dress, this t-shirt is way more my style. At $224 it is actually on sale and, well, I can't post the link in case I decide to buy it!
Labels: chloe, julia restoin roitfeld
i was born at the bottom of a wishing well
Well Vans obviously heard I hung mine up (or, well, put them back in their box) for a minute and decided to come out with a pair of gold shoes. Unfortunately they are not perforated which is why I'm so obsessed with my new Supra sneaks. Photos of them later but if you're interested in these Vans, (if you can find them) they're about $150.
Labels: i love gold, shoes, vans
with bloodshot eyes and gritting teeth
12/10/2007
let me follow you down
Got to hear the new Kills album tonight and am stoked to annouce it's amazing. This is the video for the song "U R A Fever" that is their first released track.
in the half light of some 4am
Accessory wise regarding the Chanel pre-fall, I love the eyeliner and hair (ala winehouse..) and the tiny pony tails! I think I might try this look out tonight. I am also totally into this new bag that took the ankle purse and put a number of them on the front of this exquisite quilted bag. I can list all the little things I keep in my bag that I would totally keep in each one of those tiny pouches.
Labels: chanel
i really like this jacket but the sleeves are much too long
Sifting through the bookmarks I've made over the last week, I finally got to the pre-fall Chanel show held on Dec 7th.
I love the silk trousers but if you don't think you can afford to pick a pair up, you can always grab up those Cheap Monday satin pants to achieve the same look. The woman on the right is also totally wearing a top that I can only imagine was inspired by something Ann Demeulemeester has already done. The shimmery leggings as pants are great and the long coat is amazing. I'm also in love with the very fun, semi-bondage party dress that I can already picture wearing a couple different ways. Overall the collection was wonderful and the men dressed as Karl were very amusing.
Irina & Sean Lennon preformed and I've been waiting to hear her actually sing and judging by the photos she resembles a skinnier and much more pale Kate Bush. I'm sure video with surface of the performance soon but once you go through the Chanel collection, go back and check out all the stills of Irina rocking out.
I love the silk trousers but if you don't think you can afford to pick a pair up, you can always grab up those Cheap Monday satin pants to achieve the same look. The woman on the right is also totally wearing a top that I can only imagine was inspired by something Ann Demeulemeester has already done. The shimmery leggings as pants are great and the long coat is amazing. I'm also in love with the very fun, semi-bondage party dress that I can already picture wearing a couple different ways. Overall the collection was wonderful and the men dressed as Karl were very amusing.
Irina & Sean Lennon preformed and I've been waiting to hear her actually sing and judging by the photos she resembles a skinnier and much more pale Kate Bush. I'm sure video with surface of the performance soon but once you go through the Chanel collection, go back and check out all the stills of Irina rocking out.
Labels: chanel
double take, figure real rough trade
Love these looks from Face Hunter. The latex leggings as pants with boots that you can barely differentiate from the legging and I forget where I've seen that bag before (F21?) but a good rip of the Luella letter print that Alife also did. Next is this totally gnar chick as 50's rockabilly-horrors-dark wave fan in an amazing Luella jacket. I love the shoes and I wonder if she dresses like this every day or since this was taken for the Burberry beat party that maybe this is her idea of dressing fancy? Love love love it.
Labels: great style
one of us is crazy and the other one's insane
back at the funny farm
Still into the who wayfarers craze? We're all aware that I could never understand the actual appeal of the sunglasses because they serve no purpose but this pair from Grey Ant just may make you stand out from the rest of the rayban sunnies craze while priced at $250, they seem to be just about the same as everyone is shelling out anyway, so atleast try to look different.
Labels: imitation of
cement hearts and beautiful bodies
If you thought Cheap Monday were killing it with the raindrop tank that I could basically wear every day, you can find the same raindrops on this new oversize cardigan... if that's your style.. you won't readily find me trading in my tank for it but maybe it's more comfortable than it looks? You can try it on for size for $85.
Labels: cheap monday
12/09/2007
you got the crazy rhythm when you walk
Love these new pieces from RockersNYC.. I'm also totally obsessed with pink as of the last few months, leading my boyfriend to go so far as to find me a little pink xmas tree which is just cute as fuck. anyway, you can find these warm and amazing coats available now at $225 for the hoodie above & $260 for the sweat shirts below.
Labels: rockersnyc
12/07/2007
well if i had a brain i'd be dangerous for sure
stoked on my new frame from Ikea and the book my boyf got me.
Labels: i love my boyfriend, look what i got
you wanna talk about the real junk?
but she's just a wolf dressed up like sheep
Speaking of leather gloves..
I wonder if anyone else noticed how much Keira Knightley looks like Charlotte Rampling via the Night Porter in this new cover for Interview magazine.. obviously sans SS hat.
I wonder if anyone else noticed how much Keira Knightley looks like Charlotte Rampling via the Night Porter in this new cover for Interview magazine.. obviously sans SS hat.
Labels: imitation of
12/06/2007
thin as piss on a plate and high as the sky above
Cheap Monday are really going for it with these new expensive trousers. I've said before that I'm not a fan of hi-waisted pants and I'll stick with that but I can say that Michelle KOS seems to be the only girl I know of who can pull them off without looking uncomfortable. (the best I've seen is on Kathy's blog, she had some friend running around town in a pair and then showed her in the backseat of a car with the jeans unbuttoned for the ride, thus being comfortable) Anyway I'd probably dig these trousers if they were a regular waist but here they are and you can have a pair for $125.
Labels: cheap monday
just one peek got me rattled
It's not secret I love lots of leather things. My boyfriend feels the same way and has more pairs of leather pants than I do. Kiki de Montparnasse have a new collection out and I absolutely love these leather gloves! Not only are they elbow length (which is hot as fuck) but they are also fingerless which I end up doing to my gloves half the time anyway. At $395 they don't come cheap but I'm sure there's some way I can rationalize them, right?
Labels: kiki de montparnasse, leather
12/05/2007
germ free adolescents
I don't know the kids behind Obesity & Speed but I think we'd either be good friends or totally not get along. Why? Well they keep ripping their designs from my favorite bands which would lead me to believe they're epic crust punks or they're just rich kids who would never listen to darkthrone but have no problem copying them. Either way, I'm into their clothes. Remember seeing everyone wearing the crimson ghost (misfits skull) ala lace on shirts & bags? That was theirs and now they're back with a whole new collection. At $75 per shirt it's a little pricey and I can't help but want to pull my old crust punk shirts from boxes and achieve the same effect. (Oh and please note Poly Styrene from X Ray Spex on the wasted youth shirt!!)
Labels: closet crust punks, R'N'R
all one color on the one-way track
Totally into these hoodies from Urban. I loved those gradient shirts from APC & Built By Wendy but I think this hoodie is loads better! At $49 it is the usual price for a hoodie and definitely something you won't see on anybody else, which would be the usual credentials for things I'm going to wear. Love it.
Labels: gradient, imitation of
i don't know if i'm smart but i think i can see when someone is pullin' the wool over me
I basically live in Cheap Monday jeans. The price is great and the fit is my favorite. So that's why this new pair is kinda funny to me. I've never understood paying for ripped jeans. I always wore jeans for so long that they ripped naturally and couldn't see actually paying for this process. So these are "homemade" and the price is then raised from the usual $65 to $135.. price-wise, I'll hold out for the pvc pants.
Labels: cheap monday
12/04/2007
it's a wicked life but what the hell
As far as sneakers go, I've never really swayed too far from Vans. I have a couple pairs of Converse that I've had for years and some free pairs of Lakai's that I gave away and I've always liked the Cheap Monday hi-tops but never so much as to buy a pair. I'm also totally obsessed with gold shoes right now (as you can tell from the Repetto boots I think I'm getting and my new fav pair pictured above) and so when I saw these new shoes from Supra, well, I kinda had to have them.
They're also perforated which I love and remind me of the Spring Court sneaks I will probably never find. Anyway at $119 they're totally worth it.. and with the free shipping & discount code, they are just over $100 even and I'm stoked to receive them.
Labels: i love gold, shoes, supra
12/03/2007
and puts her hands in her back pockets, bette davis style
I love Roxy Cottontail and she has a new song out about our girl Kate and being that I just tortured my boyfriend with while he was trying to watch a Son House dvd. You can hear the song by going to Roxy's web site or by downloading the acapella version here (which I'd totally recommend).
Labels: kate
upway at the downside, stay in line
New t-shirts from French for 2K By Gingham. The moto shirts he did last time were my favorites but unfortunately for me only came in red or white (neither of which I'm really into wearing) but I love these new designs and that they're on other colors! You can see more of his shirts & detailed designs at the 2K shop.The funny thing about French is that he's been one of my favorite artists for so long, and for a long time I had a small collection of his work on clothing and never knew it was all his!
Labels: arttty
rats in all the rooms, babe, hit the floor
The set up..
Cali sound checking everything..
Anticipation..
The wonderful performance.
Is this the new alternative to having a show in a space that may get the cops called on you within 5 minutes? The Sads silent performance at the Journal Gallery was from what I've heard, amazing. With only 40 headphones & thus 40 people able to listen at a time, they ended up playing 3 shows so that everyone would be able to hear. I love the idea of this and wish I could have been there.
Labels: R'N'R
search in all the bedrooms
More photos up of the Proper silk vans. I've been meaning to call the shop and find out how to get a pair cause there can't be that many sneaker dudes freaking out on these right? I can already picture those guys wearing these with floral print hoodies and kind of infinitely hating them (the guys, not the shoes).
paranoid blues
I've never been a huge Flaming Lips fan, I just never really gave them a chance but I'm stoked on this video I just found of them playing with Chan and they're fucking covering War Pigs! Shit.. You can regularly find me behind the bar at work completely rocking out to this song. I'd like to hear her do the song alone but this is a great cover.
there ain't no limit to the amount of trouble women bring
Ever since I developed a fascination with Black Metal culture what seems like forever ago, I've loved chainmail and that Stella for H&M chainmail bag was never really my thing (I could just imagine all my things getting scratched) but when this McQueen shirt was released a while ago I was instantly intrigued. The original price tag of $440 makes the Hysteric Glamour shirt look cheap but who is crazy enough to spend that much on this shirt when it's not even real chainmail?! Anyway it's been put on sale now for an unfortunately still steep $264 which again would be totally understandable if it were a real bustier. Also, you can see the back of the shirt detailed here, just to prove how much design went into it.
Labels: alexander mcqueen
nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
Didn't even think of this until I was looking up vintage Dylan shirts again and it came up but the soundtrack is so good. Cat Power (who I already love) doing "stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues again" Charlotte Gainsbourg with "just like a woman" John Doe (of X) doing "pressing on" ... no shit. I'm so stoked on soulseek for setting me up with this 2 cd set situaish. You can see the whole track list here and if you want the albums I can probably figure out how to e-mail the whole thing (or just the Cat Power song as I've been listening to it over and over and it's perfect, obviously).
Labels: bob dylan
you ain't gonna stitch me up
I've always been into Hysteric Glamour. Their interest in epic RNR & the lifestyle has always had me stoked but I've never been that into paying $100 for a t-shirt (except the Ksubi one obvs). I really like this recent shirt of theirs from one of my favorite films, Girl on a Motorcycle, with Marianne Faithfull on the front, but at $110 I think I can wait until it goes on sale.
Labels: motos
12/01/2007
the girls on the town are being misused
New Aurel Schmidt burnouts for Art Basel.
fucking amazing as per usual..
fucking amazing as per usual..
Labels: arttty, aurel schmidt
we scare em shitless just by showing up alive
Dropped by Zara on wednesday and ended up going back on thursday for this amazing bag. I picked it up and was into it but I knew those Erin Fethereston heart bags would be arriving that day but when I got home and realized they were just not my style whatsoever, I knew what was and so I went back out and picked this bag up. I had been looking for an amazing black leather bag with shoulder strap and it figures that after I buy a Chanel bag, I find this one. Anyway, at $68 it was amazingly cheap.
is there a hole for me to get sick in?
Thursday night was I lucky enough to finally see the new Dylan movie I've been talking about for a while now and it was amazing. The theater is epic and serves booze throughout the film and we were totally the youngest couple there which amused me and also lead a group of people to ask if we were Dylan fans. Anyway here are a bunch of shots of the film I took with my iphone.
Cate Blanchette was by far the best Dylan.. because she actually looked like him.
Charlotte Gainsbourg had a pretty great role also as someone we're not sure of but I love her, so whatever.
Heath Ledger was kind of a weird Dylan..
..and Michelle Williams was an even weirder choice for Edie.
Whoever that guy is was great and then Christian Bale played Dylan when he found god and did a good job.
David Cross as Ginsberg was so perfect!
and that was my favorite scene.
I wasn't taking photos at first but a young Dylan was played by a little black kid singing all his early stuff and hopping trains and was kind of perfect.
Cate Blanchette was by far the best Dylan.. because she actually looked like him.
Charlotte Gainsbourg had a pretty great role also as someone we're not sure of but I love her, so whatever.
Heath Ledger was kind of a weird Dylan..
..and Michelle Williams was an even weirder choice for Edie.
Whoever that guy is was great and then Christian Bale played Dylan when he found god and did a good job.
David Cross as Ginsberg was so perfect!
and that was my favorite scene.
I wasn't taking photos at first but a young Dylan was played by a little black kid singing all his early stuff and hopping trains and was kind of perfect.
Labels: bob dylan, charlotte gainsbourg, films i dig
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