April 2011
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Funky MONK(ey)
The first seventy-five-plus degree day of spring in New York City brought out an array of characters, but #LookOfTheDay definitely went to the super friendly South Korean Buddhist Monk pictured above. Between the neutral palette—hat and backpack included, the drape of the bias cut lightweight wool, and THAT ever-so-nonchalant/obi-esque half tie, I may have found my zen place.
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Woof!
If I were a dog, I’d only be attracted to the really special fire hydrants.
“what’s for me, is for me.”
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Is that a chair, or is that a CHAIR?
Arne Jacobsen Egg chair by Fritz Hansen.
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/3mywemc
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The Butterfly Effect
Damien Hirst
Soothsayer (Pure) (detail), 2007
Butterflies and household gloss paint on canvas
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Robin Givhan on Race & Fashion
The guests at the Lanvin show in Paris had all been waiting more than an hour for the presentation to begin, and they were getting restless. This tardiness was out of character for Alber Elbaz, widely considered to be one of the most talented designers around—as well as among the most hospitable. He refrains from trussing models into unforgiving silhouettes that prohibit walking and make...
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Happy Easter
Hunting for bijoux this holiday season? Look no further.
Accessory designer de jour, Eddie Borgo, has more than Cadbury and Peeps for his loved ones.
Fabergé inspired hand-carved gilded cone crowned with quartz bijoux.
Available by special order; eddieborgo.com
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Fit for a (Carpet) Queen
Few actresses have Tilda Swinton’s panache. Her sartorial choices are as varied and thought provoking as her award-winning performances, yet there’s a strong through line that’s all her own—an acute sense of modernity and keenness of all things to come (case in point: butter cream Jil Sander at 2011 Golden Globes).
Ingeniously fearless and favoring the likes of Haider...
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What Is It About Her?
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.
Henri Matisse
Odalisque, 1926
Metropolitan Museum of New York
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Marry Me A Little
In a perfect world, soon-to-be Princess Kate Middleton would eschew all tradition in favor of the CHICness. Bring on the British (obvi.), bring on the French, Italian, and American, too. She has it all: the man, the ring, the legs…all that’s missing is a noteworthy makeover causing all to surrender. For a royal visage, look no further than Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2005.
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Gold Rush
Late Bronze Age, Ireland (c. 2000 BC).
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Royal Wedding
Move over Prince William, Fred Astaire’s got the moves.
Royal Wedding
MGM, 1951
#NetflixNow
“You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a...”
– Fast Car, Tracy Chapman
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“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this...”
– James Baldwin
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Easy, Breezy, Beautiful
Thank Mademoiselle Chanel and Monsieur Saint Laurent for introducing menswear-inspired looks to the demi monde. Helmut Newton’s provocative black & white imagery of Saint Laurent’s iconic le smoking suit on the dark streets of Paris will forever be cemented in fashion history, and lest we not forget the original pant wearers, Katherine Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich, who opened...
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supermom
Jenna Lyons, President and Executive Creative Director of J. Crew (and super FLY girl-about-town), lambasted by various conservative media outlets for the catalog image of her with five year old son, Beckett, above.
It was obviously a slow week in middle-of-nowhere-USA if young Beckett’s pink toenails made headlines. When did boys who favor PINK become a threat to society? Perhaps they...
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Sunday Inspiration
Note to self: must get Vespa (and a second passenger). CUTE!
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TT and the City : Dr. Sam
Beverly Hills’ finest dentist, Dr. Sam Saleh, sports his custom TeddyTinson BeauxBow® with many layers in NYC.
Cognac Glen Plaid Woven Leather and Copper Wire.
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shades
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More Than Words.
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Holy Trinity
Naomi. Christy. Linda.
Need I say more?
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Voice of the People
Do Yourself a Favor and listen to some Old School WHITNEY (as in Houston). The voice is crisp; diction, tone, vibrato—GOLDEN. The other night at the neighborhood bodega, the anthem from The Bodygaurd, I Will Always Love You, played softly enough not to disturb anyone’s late night run for cookies (ahem, TT), yet audibly enough to conceal the gentle hum of refrigerator generators. Scratchy stereo...
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TT and the City
Pia sports her TeddyTinson BeauxBowFLY® with hyacinth in tow.
Leopard Print Sequins and Copper Wire.
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Pia & TT: Macaroons, please.
A mad dash between work assignments and a preview of the Yojhi Yamamoto exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum calls for pastel coloured meringue-like cookies and tea with the BFF.
If only I’d gotten a close-up of THAT HANDBAG @PiaStanchina coveted from her granny. One word: CHIC!
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FLAMENCO in España
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Intimate Apparel
Do Yourself A Favor and slip into a pair of LUXE skivvies in a neutral palette—taupe silk tulle, vanille voile, dove grey cotton canvas or even black French lace or point d’esprit.
No mater how many bouclé leisure suits you own by Coco and/or Uncle Karl, corsets will never go out of style. However, instead of going for the obvious #MaterialGirl look, opt for a smart embroidered...
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Gimme, Gimme
The chicness is palpable.
Raf Simons for Jil Sander. PERFECTION.
