2009 charlotte ronson campaign

via fashion squad

I've lived in my apartment for over a year and the walls are still almost as empty as the day I moved in. I'm tempted to blame a limited budget but the reality is that I just don't know where to start. The wall space seems so endless that whenever I do buy a painting or a photograph to hang, it just looks lonely and out of place. It ends up serving no purpose but to highlight just how blank the rest of the wall space is.

On top of that, my eye for art is relatively underdeveloped compared to my eye for...stuff. Whenever I go to a boutique, art gallery, flea market, etc, i end up going straight for the knick knacks, housewares, books, records and even furniture while avoiding the wall art all together.

Fortunately there is inspiration for turning this kind of "stuff" into decor, simultaneously solving the bare wall crisis and preventing one's apartment from turning into an episode of "Hoarders."

via the thinking tank, coco + kelly, and the city sage

clever shelving + thoughtful (and fastidious) organization = design for the art challenged.

saturated

I take pleasure in having no formal training in cinematography. I can make an aesthetic judgment of a film without getting caught up in the minutiae or the process, but rather sit back and allow the film to transport me.

The best films bring me to an entirely different world and leave me dreamy and disoriented when I leave the theater. I often won't even be able to recall the plot, but the visual impact will haunt me forever. There are a handful of directors that do this to me with everything they produce, and Wong Kar Wai is certainly near the top of that list.

cocktail du jour

rain and clouds may persist (at least in the northeast), but calendrically, summer is in full gear! so let's celebrate with a drink. today's cocktail du jour is sure to satisfy your every anglophilic and post-tennis whim. cheers!


PIMM'S CUP NO. 1



Pimm's
lemonade
ginger beer
club soda
sprigs of fresh mint
lemon and/or lime slices
cucumber ribbons or slices or both

mix, garnish to death with the lemons, limes and cukes, and enjoy! when i play a particularly bad match i like to ramp it up with a little extra gin.

model as muse

for anyone who loves fashion, well designed and crafted clothes are like pieces of wearable art. but anyone with enough money or status can wear beautiful clothes...it takes talent to use one's wardrobe to tell a story, to push fashion forward, and to inspire.

this is essentially the premise of the met's current exhibit, "the model as muse: embodying fashion." the exhibit chronologically explores "the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and evolving ideals of beauty," through original pieces, video footage, and photography.

the exhibit is geared towards an audience with an interest in fashion, but anyone with an open mind can appreciate good fashion photography. a photographer can take the clothes and the muse and give them depth. this is a unique feat in an industry known ultimately for its superficiality. so if for no other reason, check out the exhibit at the met for its iconic photography.

as a good supplement to the exhibit (which was partly and blatantly sponsored by conde nast) the may issue of british vogue ran a piece called "my inspiration," in which fashion insiders "describe the shot that altered their perspective forever." my short list:

melvin sokolsky for harper's bazaar



jean shrimpton by david bailey



paris, simone daillencourt, rinascenti by william klein



penelope tree by david bailey



kate moss

guy bourdin

the list could go on, and it does here.