Tuesday
Wattage
Who knew vintage light bulbs could be a political issue? Love them, energy efficient or not. NYTIMES.
Friday
Wednesday
Shopping Seattle
I just returned from a trip to Seattle, my first time there. Yes it rained everyday, but otherwise, I was incredibly impressed with the place.
Some say that Seattle is a few years behind when it comes to style, catching onto the East Coast's trends late in the game. In my opinion, that's an irrelevant analysis. People in Seattle seem to have a style all their own, distinctly different in ways from other cities that we consider to be "style capitals". The difference I think is in the lifestyle of the typical Seattle resident. They incorporate a lot more outdoor gear into their wardrobe - hiking boots, hiking pants, parkas, things you generally find at REI. And they bike, A LOT. So they have really athletic looking messenger bags. I found myself getting into the fashion of the outdoor lifestyle, as much as the outdoor lifestyle itself.
A couple of boutiques really caught my eye that I thought I would recommend in case anyone heads there in the near future. You absolutely have to go to the REI mega store if you are there, but for the feminine additions, check out:
ALHAMBRA
Downtown, 1st Avenue and Pine St.
This shop was pretty high in price range, but each piece they carry is incredibly unique. I had never heard of Gary Graham, but they carry a lot of his things - simple and provencial dresses, but in luxurious fabrics - as well as Tucker's new line of blouses. The decor at the store is in itself worth the visit - lots of functional rusted iron sculpture. In general, a very wordly and travel inspired collection.
Baby & Co.
Downtown, 1st Avenue and Virginia St.
Baby & Co. is extremely parisienne. Jill Donnelly has had the store since 1973 and travels to Paris every year to buy most everything for the store. Great scarves, great European alternatives to Keds, lots of architectural dresses and trenches. And there is a sweet little Bulldog that hangs out at the front door :)
Jill's business card reads "Baby & Co., Seattle. Mars." which seems a leftover "far out" branding effort from the 70's, but her clothes are nothing if not down to earth and wearable.
Jill is hip. Check out her shoes.
Some say that Seattle is a few years behind when it comes to style, catching onto the East Coast's trends late in the game. In my opinion, that's an irrelevant analysis. People in Seattle seem to have a style all their own, distinctly different in ways from other cities that we consider to be "style capitals". The difference I think is in the lifestyle of the typical Seattle resident. They incorporate a lot more outdoor gear into their wardrobe - hiking boots, hiking pants, parkas, things you generally find at REI. And they bike, A LOT. So they have really athletic looking messenger bags. I found myself getting into the fashion of the outdoor lifestyle, as much as the outdoor lifestyle itself.
A couple of boutiques really caught my eye that I thought I would recommend in case anyone heads there in the near future. You absolutely have to go to the REI mega store if you are there, but for the feminine additions, check out:
ALHAMBRA
Downtown, 1st Avenue and Pine St.
This shop was pretty high in price range, but each piece they carry is incredibly unique. I had never heard of Gary Graham, but they carry a lot of his things - simple and provencial dresses, but in luxurious fabrics - as well as Tucker's new line of blouses. The decor at the store is in itself worth the visit - lots of functional rusted iron sculpture. In general, a very wordly and travel inspired collection.
Baby & Co.
Downtown, 1st Avenue and Virginia St.
Baby & Co. is extremely parisienne. Jill Donnelly has had the store since 1973 and travels to Paris every year to buy most everything for the store. Great scarves, great European alternatives to Keds, lots of architectural dresses and trenches. And there is a sweet little Bulldog that hangs out at the front door :)
Jill's business card reads "Baby & Co., Seattle. Mars." which seems a leftover "far out" branding effort from the 70's, but her clothes are nothing if not down to earth and wearable.
Jill is hip. Check out her shoes.
Friday
Lisa Yuskavage
I'm not sure what the connection is here. But I was feeling sort of down-and-out this morning and I googled Lisa Yuskavage, one of my favorite painters. It made me feel better.
There isn't time in the day to learn and accomplish all of the things I want to do, but Lisa's paintings make me want to put my Spanish books aside (let's be real, I haven't pulled them off the shelf in 6 months) and pick up a paint brush. Normally her work is very vibrant and colorful - my original favorite of hers is below - but I was drawn to this gray one above this morning.
Wednesday
Parisian Love
I'm going to have to agree with my friend Rich at Redsquare: Super Bowl ads were largely under-impressive, except for this one...
Romantic and SO SMART. A reminder that Google plays a much larger role in our lives than we even realize...
Romantic and SO SMART. A reminder that Google plays a much larger role in our lives than we even realize...
My article in Coastal Living...
Hi! I'm super excited about my article in this month's issue of Coastal Living magazine. I had no idea until I discovered it at the checkout at my local Publix that my story got the cover photo. Cheers to Meg Braff, the fabulous designer of this house, for making my job so easy!
Monday
Friday
Victorian Collage
OH. MY. GOD. I am so unexplicably excited by this article/discovery that I can hardly stand it. Weekend project: collage.
Wednesday
Compete
Just stumbled on this, The Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial. For all of my budding photographer friends (there are SO MANY of you!).
Monday
Political Fictions
New York magazine has started doing this little series called the Political Fictions Project, in which they invite seven writers to submit short stories featuring contemporary political figures. They're also asking for submissions from us laymen, in case anyone is interested. Filing this away in my "wish I'd come up with this" list...
Check out the latest story by Adam Haslett titled "Nightwalk": With Afghanistan on his mind, the president leaves the White House grounds and encounters a stranger...
Friday
Persane by Yves Delorme
I was walking past Pioneer Linens yesterday in downtown West Palm and saw this bedding in the window. So da-bomb.
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