this might very well be the only piece i liked from balenciaga: spring 2009

AND THIS, BELOW, BUT THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH ONE IN THE SAME. I'D TAKE EITHER OR BOTH.

NOW PLAYING: AZURE RAY - ANOTHER WEEK

maison martin margiela: spring 2009

CREEPY YES, BUT THEY MAKE FOR REALLY STRIKING IMAGES (AND THESE WERE THE MOST NORMAL IN MY OPINION!)...


NOW PLAYING: SPIRITUALIZED - LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE FLOATING IN SPACE

michael ebert-hanke

MORE PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BE SEEN HERE.


NOW PLAYING: SMOG - DRESS SEXY AT MY FUNERAL

balmain spring 2009

SIMPLY THE BEST.

THIS NEXT ONE REMINDS ME OF CARINE ROITFELD:

duskin on refinery29.com

THANKS TO PIERA GELARDI AND MAX BERLINGER AT REFINERY29.COM FOR THIS AWESOME WRITE-UP OF DUSKIN!

NOW PLAYING: THE BEACH BOYS - WOULDN'T IT BE NICE

another look from duskin spring 2009

NOW PLAYING: SONIC YOUTH - 100%

alexa chung

I'M GLAD ALICE IN WONDERLAND POSTED THIS ON ALEXA CHUNG BECAUSE I HAD BEEN MEANING TO, BUT GOT LAZY...SHE'S ADORABLE.


NOW PLAYING: T. REX - MAMBO SUN

no squares here...

NORMALLY WHEN I THINK OF COURREGES, I THINK OF MINISKIRTS, OUTERSPACE, AND GEOMETRIC SHAPES, AND I'M NOT A FAN OF THOSE THINGS ALL AT ONCE.
BUT I LOVE THE WAY THIS GIRL MODERNIZES HER CROPPED BABY BLUE WITH TIGHT JEANS AND PLAID SHIRT. IT'S REFRESHING TO SEE, AND THE ONLY WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS, "COOL." (ARTICULATE I AM NOT.)
HMMM...THIS MADE ME REMEMBER THAT LA REDOUTE AT ONE POINT CARRIED SOME NEW COURREGES ON THEIR SITE, SO I JUST WENT TO FIND IT, AND IT'S ALL SOLD OUT...THEY OCCASIONALLY DO COLLABORATIONS WITH DESIGNERS- CHRISTIAN LACROIX, LOU DOILLON, AND SOPHIA KOKOSALAKI ARE JUST SOME OF THE FEW I CAN REMEMBER. IT DOESN'T SEEM AS THOUGH THEY'VE HAD ANYONE NEW RECENTLY, BUT IT'S WORTH CHECKING OUT EVERY FEW WEEKS.
YOU NEVER KNOW.

PHOTO CREDIT: THE SARTORIALIST
NOW PLAYING: STONE ROSES - SHOOT YOU DOWN

don't save us from the flames

NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHY, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THIS PRINT FROM CHRISTOPHER DAVID RYAN, I HEAR THE M83 SONG, "DON'T SAVE US FROM THE FLAMES."
BOTH ARE REALLY DREAMY, AND BOTH THE PRINT AND THE VIDEO ARE BELOW.
I FOUND CD RYAN THROUGH MY FRIEND DEENA, WHO HAS A DESIGN STUDIO CALLED SOUTH KENT WYTHE, IN BROOKLYN (I'LL LINK TO HER SITE ONCE IT'S GONE LIVE OFFICIALLY).

joanna henderson

DUSKIN INSPIRATION DOESN'T JUST COME FROM CLOTHES.
SEE MORE OF JOANNA HENDERSON'S PHOTOS HERE.



NOW PLAYING: BEACH HOUSE - GILA

i want to be here right now:

ANY BEACH, ANYWHERE. OR, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA.
FELL IN LOVE WITH THE LAID BACK VIBE ON A ROAD TRIP A FEW YEARS BACK.
IT WAS A RANDOM STOP, JUST TO HIT THE BEACH, THEN BACK INTO THE CAR UPWARDS NORTH. QUICK, BUT UNFORGETTABLE.

NOW PLAYING: DESTROYER - THIS NIGHT

how good?

FROM REFORM SCHOOL, IN LOS ANGELES.

NOW PLAYING: M83 - DON'T SAVE US FROM THE FLAMES

like confetti

FROM THE SARTORIALIST, IN MILAN.
I LOVE THIS SKIRT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE RIBBONS, AND ALSO FOR THE COLOR. I THINK IT COULD BE A LITTLE SHORTER AND A LOT BETTER WITHOUT THE STIRRUP LEGGINGS, BUT I LIKE HOW IT'S PAIRED WITH A SIMPLE T-SHIRT AND A BLACK BLAZER...SHE REMINDS ME OF A LITTLE GIRL PLAYING DRESS UP IN HER MOTHERS CLOTHES BECAUSE IT'S ALL JUST SLIGHTLY OVERSIZED.

NOW PLAYING: THE RECOYS - SONG OF THE PAPER DOLLS

they don't love you like i love you

APARTMENT THERAPY POSTED THESE MAPS FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TODAY. I WANT.

NOW PLAYING: LAVENDER DIAMOND- MY SHADOW IS A MONDAY

doucette duvall spring 2009

SADLY, I MISSED MY FAVORITE PERSON, ANNABET, FROM DOUCETTE DUVALL, DUE TO A SHOE MALFUNCTION, OR A THINLY VEILED ACT OF CLUMSINESS.
I FELL FLAT ON MY FACE IN THE TRAIN STATION, WHEN MY LANVIN HEELS GOT CAUGHT IN MY WIDE-LEGGED JEANS. SIGH. IN TRUE NEW YORK FASHION, NO ONE SKIPPED A BEAT BUT MY OWN HEART WAS RACING. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO COMPOSE MYSELF AND GET TO THE PRESENTATION, EVERYONE HAD LEFT, BUT THERE WAS STILL A BOWL OF REALLY COOL "DOUCETTE DUVALL FOR OBAMA" PINS. I TOOK (STOLE?) THREE. THIS IS A MENTAL NOTE TO SCAN IT IN SINCE I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ONLINE. TO COME.

HERE IS WHAT I DIDN'T SEE, BUT REALLY LOVED FROM WWD:



NOW PLAYING: M83 - DON'T SAVE US FROM THE FLAMES

beauty in song, save me.

"JESUS, ETC." BY WILCO.

NOW PLAYING: WILCO - JESUS, ETC.

barbara munsel

TALK ABOUT AN EMOTIONAL REACTION TO SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL,
BY BARBARA MUNSEL . TRULY INSPIRING.
AND THANKS TO STYLE BUBBLE FOR INTRODUCING ME TO HER WORK.



NOW PLAYING: WALKING CONCERT - CALYPSO

comme to me

PLEASE...?

NOW PLAYING: THE AFGHAN WHIGS - MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU/I HEAR A SYMPHONY (LIVE)

tie-dye sky

RANDOM FLICKR SEARCH FOR "BALLOONS" TURNED UP THIS PHOTOGRAPH...
I LOVE IT- IT REMINDS ME OF ALL THAT AMAZING TIE-DYE FROM SPRING/SUMMER 2008, WHICH REMINDS ME OF WARM WEATHER DAYS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I'M WEARING A SWEATER.


MARNI

BALENCIAGA
NOW PLAYING: VIOLENS - VIOLENT SENSATION DESCENDS

knit wits

I'M NOT A KNITTER, BUT WORKING ON HAVING SOMEONE HAND-KNIT A FEW SWEATERS FOR FALL DUSKIN.
HABU TEXTILES HAS THE PRETTIEST YARNS AND EVEN PRETTIER COLORS- I SPENT HOURS IN THEIR SHOWROOM TODAY, AND LEFT WITH ONLY A CATALOG, BECAUSE I COULDN'T MAKE A DECISION...


NOW PLAYING: RYAN STRATTON - HOLOGRAMS AND CIGARETTES

trenchtown rock

I'M NOT BIG ON COLD WEATHER, BUT I DO LOVE A GOOD COAT TO HIDE MY COMFORT CLOTHES BELOW.
WHEN I WAS A MAGAZINE ASSISTANT RUNNING AROUND TOWN, I WOULD JUST WEAR THE RATTIEST CLOTHES - SWEATPANTS (AT LEAST THEY WERE A.P.C. SWEATPANTS!), T-SHIRT, SNEAKERS- AND THROW ON MY VERONIQUE BRANQUINHO CAPE, AND NO ONE WAS THE WISER.
AFTERALL, IT WAS ABOUT WHAT WAS ON THE OUTSIDE, NOT IN.
OR MAYBE THEY WERE TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT THE WEIRD CAPE...

ANYWAY, A FEW SEASONS AGO, MY FRIEND AIMEE CHO STARTED AN INSPIRED TRENCH COAT LINE, CALLED GRYPHON, THAT IS NOW THE REASON I CONTINUE TO OBEY WINTER.
IN ADDITION TO CLASSIC TRENCH STYLES, SHE MAKES OTHER GREAT BODIES IN REALLY SPECIAL FABRICS, AND NOW...PRETTY CLOTHES TOO!
I CAN'T WAIT TO WEAR MY NEWEST COAT ONCE IT GETS A LITTLE COLDER.
ASIDE FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO WEAR IT YEAR-ROUND IN NEW YORK,
"THE PIPE" IS PERFECTION. YOU MAY NOT SEE IT WELL FROM THIS PHOTO,
BUT THE TRIM (AROUND THE BODY AND AT THE POCKETS) IS MADE OF BEADS.
BEAUTIFUL, LITTLE, SILVER BEADS THAT ARE SO SLICK, THEY REPEL THE RAIN.
NO, NOT REALLY, BUT THE COAT ACTUALLY DOES...

NOW PLAYING: CARLA BRUNI - YOU BELONG TO ME

diamond blues

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THIS BRILLIANCE?
I REMEMBER PLAYING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE YOUTUBE VIDEO ISN'T VERY CLEAR, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO EMBED THE ORIGINAL,
FROM SHOWSTUDIO.COM.

stephanie de armond, not just another pretty plate

SHE MAKES CERAMIC SCULPTURES AND INSTALLATIONS.
I CAME UPON HER WORK AT STAND UP COMEDY, A GREAT STORE IN PORTLAND, OR. THAT MY FRIENDS KARLA AND MAURICE TOOK ME TO. I ALMOST BOUGHT ONE, BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT IN THE END.
NOW I'M THINKING OF HAVING A CUSTOM PIECE MADE, BUT, IT LOOKS LIKE HER PRICES MAY HAVE GONE UP SLIGHTLY....HERE ARE SOME PICTURES, BELOW, AND YOU CAN GO TO HER SITE FOR MORE...


NOW PLAYING: BEIRUT - MY FAMILY'S ROLE IN THE WORLD REVOLUTION

unlike any other

MY FRIEND TOM MEYERS MAKES THE MOST GORGEOUS THINGS UNDER THE NAME TEM.
HE USES STERLING SILVER, PEARLS, ANTIQUE FINDINGS, COINS, RHINESTONES, RIBBONS, LEATHER, FEATHERS, AND SO MUCH MORE.
NOT CONFINED TO BEING JUST JEWELRY, THE PIECES HAVE THEIR OWN CATEGORY-
SIMPLY, PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.
YOU CAN FIND IT AT STORES LIKE BARNEYS AND IF, IN NEW YORK.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT AROUND MY NECK AND WRISTS, AND ALSO IN MY EARS,
AS I HAVE AMASSED QUITE THE COLLECTION.
BUT, IT'S NEVER ENOUGH...

CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR A CLOSER LOOK.


VOGUE


NUMERO


FOR DONNA KARAN
NOW PLAYING: BEIRUT - THE LONG ISLAND SOUND

i want to have a dinner party,

AND I WOULD DO IT EVERY NIGHT IF MY PLACE LOOKED LIKE THIS:
OR IF IT WERE THE DRIES VAN NOTEN SPRING 2005 SHOW,
WHEN THE RUNWAY DOUBLED AS A DINING TABLE.

NOW PLAYING: THE HOLLIES - THE AIR THAT I BREATHE

tangled up in blue

AND PURPLE, AND YELLOW, AND ORANGE, AND SO ON...
I'M NOT A HUGE COLOR PERSON, BUT THESE LOOK SO PRETTY TOGETHER.

NOW PLAYING: DOLLY PARTON - HERE YOU COME AGAIN

something so pretty, but you can't really see it...

SO YOU JUST HAVE TO LISTEN:
"LEAVE LITTLE FIDDLER (ALONE)" BY DESTROYER.
AND WHILE YOU LISTEN, YOU CAN READ THE LYRICS HERE,
BECAUSE THE WORDS ARE PRETTY TOO.

NOW PLAYING: DESTROYER - LEAVE LITTLE FIDDLER (ALONE)

i know it's old news, but i could still be happy with this:

TORD BOONTJE BLOSSOM CHANDELIER.
PEREFCT FOR DUSKIN...


NOW PLAYING: DESTROYER - RUBIES