Saturday, July 30, 2011

yessiree bob




"Jewelry doesn't make a person more beautiful,

but it makes a person feel more beautiful."



-Mr. Andy Warhol
(Illustration by Andy)
My grandma's special opal ring, which always makes me feel more beautiful.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

sf spoils


I found lots of good treasures up in the bay area over the weekend...there's nothing like a new tea towel or giant pom-poms to get me re-inspired for home projects:





(the little round guys are dharma dolls which symbolize indomitable spirits--they're supposed to bring "good luck in business and school exams")


And finally, the piece de resistance--my new grande visor avec sunglasses:


Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A working lunch, Vreeland style



"At Vogue, we were always so busy.... We always seemed to be working on the Christmas issue. I had a bridge table brought in with my lunch on it--a peanut butter and marmalade sandwich. And a shot of scotch."


-Diana Vreeland, in D.V.



Sunday, July 10, 2011

eye of truth


I've been thinking about the Eye of Providence lately--I have this old drawing from a high school sketchbook and I'm thinking about how to incorporate some of this imagery into some new designs


Anyway this week I watched Desperately Seeking Susan for the first time since I was probably 12. I had forgotten that amazing jacket with a pyramid and the eye embroidered on the back (according to the interweb, it was made by costume/prod designer Santo Loquasto):


These images are all from an fantastic book I have called The Encyclopedia of Signs and Symbols:

The Eye of Truth shines from the breast of the Goddess Reason (French Revolution engraving).

The eye represents both the Sun and God in this Algonquin carving.


And here's one I need to research, attributed to The Book of A Thousand Hands, which I believe is a Korean Buddhist text (?):

I like the idea that we can carry the truth in our hands. Just my interpretation....

Thursday, July 7, 2011

couture


Giambattista Valli is a real artist. What a show--and the headbands are so fresh--made me miss my black hair.





[via style.com]

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

w i s h l i s t


One day I'd love to own a photo by Ruven Afanador, especially anything from his Mil Besos book of flamenco-inspired work. His fashion photography is beautiful, but to me his portraits are a revelation.

The heat wave we're having in LA makes me think of southern Spain...




This last one reminds me of a scene from Tarsem's film, The Fall (see it for the visuals alone!) - here's a still:



Tuesday, July 5, 2011

summer pinks

Summer flora inspiration



This blooming succulent reminds me of something out of Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights