If I Had a Nickel...

I'd actually look the part of refreshed and ready for the long work day EVERY day

(Yes, attention definitely needs to be brought to mes yeux!) 

It Feels Like FALL!

New York temps are at a 71 degree high for the day and I woke up and read ELLE's August issue / Fall 2013 preview

And I have to remind myself, this is a fluke and not time for jackets and cute sweater. But soon, my pet, so very soon....

Reblog: "Poor Little Rich Girl" Barbara Hutton

Yesterday I was having a lively Instagram chat with fashion designer, Peter Jensen (- shrug-, you know) about how great Barbara Hutton's bio, "Poor Little Rich Girl" is. 


I included this trash and dish back in 2011 as part of the ever growing "It Can't All Be Dior" book club, but like Jensen, I feel it is due for a re-read, honey 

But still so, so good. This is a summer beach read for every year! 

Original post: http://itcantallbedior.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-club-poor-little-rich-girl.html

On My Desk Today: AM New York Doesn't Want to "Come & Get" Any More Selena Gomez

Ooh, the Gomez-ians are gonna be up in arms! 

And I still say "Come & Get It" is the song of the Summer 2013, child! 

Doin't It: I'm an Official @HudsonMade Blog Contributor

Hey look who just made the #HudsonMade blog contributors page. Be on the lookout for my first post on the history of #Workwear. Coming soon....

Who Says Men are Afraid of Needles?

Hey guys, looking for a little Friday office pick me up? No need to furrow your brow. I wrote a great piece for VIRAL Fashion on men getting injectibles to remain youthful

Check it out and tell me your thoughts. Happy weekend. 

Linky Link: http://viralfashion.com/2013/07/who-says-men-are-afraid-of-botox/

Sometimes It Can Be: Dior's "Secret Garden" and Depeche Mode

Yes, Raf. YES! This latest installment of the 'Secret Garden' promotional art videos for Dior features divine art influences, rich French landscapes and sleek fashions all set to the new wave perfection of Depeche Mode's "Behind the Wheel"  (off the anthemic brilliance that was the "Music for the Masses" album) 






There's a certain art school coolness attached to this icy new wave strumming over gallery-ready ready to wear against watercolor scenery (this is not the first fab fashion house that's banked on the slick synths of Depeche Mode to sell perfume) 



PS: Genius DIY project inspiration of CD pearlized opera glasses. Ooh, come on rainy day!  

Peter Jensen's Spring 2014 Collection is a Study on Andy Warhol

British designer showed his men's spring 2014 and women's resort 214 simultaneous in London and took advantage of this tandem project to play up Andy Warhol and his famous gaggle of gals from The Factory 

Andy was deviously intrigued by people. He always was fascinated with finding out what made these madcap people around him unique and then siphoning it out of them...
"I always run into strong women who are looking for weak men to dominate them"

He was an avid social critic who loved to document every moment and felt far more comfortable as the artist than the subject of scrutiny... 

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They’re beautiful. Everybody’s plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.

He was crazy shy and insecure...

I just do art because I’m ugly and there’s nothing else for me to do.

He embraced commercial products for both their simple design and commerce... 

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.

Which Dior Fall 2013 Couture Pieces Will Marion Cotillard Don???

Ooh, it's hot and gross out. Let's play fantasy dream sequence and try and guess which pieces from Raf Simons' Fall 2013 couture collection hired face, Marion Cotillard, will wear? 

Lunch Lady

It doesn't matter that it's 96 degrees in the shade, Marion stays cool as a cucumber in her layered skirt shift, perfect for a power-high-tea at Mariage Freres





Deep Blue Something

Yes, diva! Marion knows Madame only has one chance to make a grand entrance. Enter the room with bold, royal colors to let everyone know whose Fiefdom this is, honey! 

Gym Clothes

Braving the elements doesn't mean you can't bear a little leg. Afterall, the misses does not attend the Cerles de la Forme for rien, mon ami! 

Fashion Column

M. Cotillard just loves a column dress, cheri. And now, thanks to dear, dear Raf, the column dress can actually look like a column. Finalement! Someone who gets it. 

Our New Favorite Park Slope Brooklyn Cafe

Is our back yard 

Recently resplendent with all manner of plants found outside of Toby's Public House*

*(they were giving them away. We didn't steal any plants!)