The crew

2008 Charlie Rose interview with Mickey Drexler, CEO of J.Crew.

Coat love

These are from the same research trip
Halston circa 1970something.

Ye Olde CDG

In light of Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons 40th anniversary. I made sure I included her in my research trip at the library yesterday.

Eternal Child

i'm really enjoying this sweater. I learned about Eternal Child on Refinery 29. The Istanbul based designer, Gul Gurdamar, describes her thoughts, "I like imperfection, twisted things, playfulness, recklessness, contradictions." I like refinery29's description, "Never immature or ironic, her knitwear rescues the complexity of femininity with the celebrated moxie spirit of youth—a narrative that continues to evolve with each season."

I'm sharing all this nonsense with you because I like that idea. I like that your clothing can be beautiful, fun, individual and mature but does not convey a person who takes themselves or their clothing too seriously. When a woman dresses you should see the woman not her clothing.

More leather

Continuing on with my love of all things simplistically leather - Made by Eugene is extremely enviable. Yes covetable too but the I envy that he made these first! ;)

Flower girl

Junko Shimada is someone who speaks to the girl in me who loves to prance about in costumes. As a child I loved putting on my sister's ballet recital costumes and run around the house. If I owned a pair of these wicked wicker platforms I would be running around my apartment in them for sho.

Lanvin Love

According to the man who could do no wrong his resort collection was based on the 'perfect American [look] of the fifties—but made in the wrong way.'
Personally I think Alber Elbaz's resort show kinda reminded me of the rebellious 1920s... either way. I love! once again.

Go with the grain

GrainEdit.com has an amazing collection of beautiful postwar and modern graphic design. Check it. My favorite is Casey - her series of posters for M.I.T. are here.
from top to bottom
Jaqueline Casey / Jason Munn / Bradbury Thompson for Westvaco Inspirations

The Young Guns

These ladies are probably all too young to know the movie I reference in the post title but you have to check out their great sense of style. All different budgets from different corners of the world but not one of them dresses like your average school girl.

It's really difficult to dress differently from your peers when you're in school, young people target the different don't they? So I commend them for being creative and individual.


from left to right
sea of shoes / childhood flames / cheapskate chic

La Maison

I have expressed my very positive feelings for Martin Margiela before. But I couldn't help but share this with you. If you haven't seen it already it's worth a visit.

The images below are from the "artisanal" link on his site. If it wasn't obvious before it seems as though he and his team are truly having fun and enjoying their craft. All the while experimenting and sharing those experiences with the rest of us.

They even tell us how long each project took them to make.

Evening dress made of fishnets.


42 hours.


Shirt adorned with buttons.


20 hours.

More here. 

A lifetime of stories I bet...

Lee Miller was a model, war photographer and muse to Man Ray...

Seen here bathing in Adolf Hitler's tub.


Quite a romantic and passionate story. NY Times



via 2 or 3 things...

Fighting impulses

to use my tax check to get this jacket!



This awesome jacket is from Impulse Seattle (click on pic), made by Martin Margiela, who rocks.

Gnarly!

This video is SO killer.

green eyes

"i eat a lot of vegetables..."


erykah badu this past weekend.


this girl stood for a while. all by herself - when no one else was. of course she was right in front of me.
then finally keyed in that her dumbass should sit itself down.

MC

Happy 10,232nd day of your life my dear OR 28 yrs and 12 days...



(my hangover lasted for 12 days, preventing me from posting. check this birthday lady out at etsy)

Elizabeth Peyton

I went to see Elizabeth Peyton's small show at Gavin Brown this weekend. I recommend.

on the brain

raw leather pieces stitched together
from pollux handmade / sundance catalog

21 club

I gotta be honest. It's not that I don't like wearing t-shirts. i just don't like wearing t-shirts i don't love.
i mean i gotta el oh vee ee love my t-shirts.

Thanks to jelsen I'm having a hard time choosing between 21 Maroon's callaloo checks and the algiers doowop. TWO! i gots TWO choices!!



Coming soon to Jeannie sighting near you.
PS where oh where can i get this necklace??

Big poppa

I just wanted to share my dad's paintings. Because I'm a proud daughter. ;)
These are two very different styles of his.





there are more on my flickr.

Bean freakage

reminds me of ollie.
hehhe




thanks to mel and stu