16 November 2013

VINCETTA NYC // ss14 launch + show

DESIGNER DEANNA ANSARA INTRODUCES VINCETTA SS14

VINCETTA NYC LAUNCHED ITS
FIRST SPRING/SUMMER 2014 READY TO WEAR COLLECTION ON 14 NOVEMBER AT THE 
SEE | EXHIBITION SPACE.

THE DESIGNER, DEANNA ANSARA,
INTRODUCED HER COLLECTION
BY PLAYING A FASHION/DANCE FILM
CALLED "LIBERTANGO,"
AFTER THE PIAZZOLLA TANGO CLASSIC.

OF HER DESIGNS, ANSARA SAYS:

"I FIND MY AESTHETIC TO BE CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC WITH AN UNDERLYING FEELING OF MYSTERY AND DARKNESS."

THE EVENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, AND THE DESIGNS IMPRESSIVE, WITH LOOSE-CUT TROUSERS CONTRASTING PENCIL EVENING GOWNS.

MY FAVORITES OF THE RTW COLLECTION 
ARE ABOVE.  THE BEAUTIFULLY CUT WHITE TROUSERS IN THE SECOND PHOTO IS MY FAVORITE PIECE OF THE COLLECTION -- ELEGANT & MEDITERRANEAN.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE VINCETTA WEBSITE.

13 November 2013

THE LITTLEST THINGS // 13 nov. 2013 CE



DESIGN:
1.  MUJI INCENSE TRAY.  
2.  ORIGAMI CRANE. 
3.  FAMOUS ROSEBUD SALVE [REG. US. PAT. MARCH 10, 1908].
4.  GREEN TEA INCENSE.

07 November 2013

SKI SEASON // at hermes


A WINTER-READY WINDOW DISPLAY
AT HERMES PARIS

IN NEW YORK

THAT HAS ME LONGING FOR
THE SWISS ALPS.

THOSE BRISK DAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND THOSE LONG DINNERS BY THE FIRE.

WHERE DO YOU GO TO, MY LOVELY?

05 November 2013

READING MATERIAL // alt saglio + the cat in art


1ALT/SAGLIO COURTESY OF KELLINA DE BOER OF "I WANT TO BE AN ALT."

2. ANOTHER MONTH, ANOTHER NOTEBOOK.

3.  THE CAT: 3500 YEARS OF THE CAT IN ART.  GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND.

01 November 2013

COMFORT // 1 nov 2013 ce


THE ONLY THING ON MY OCTOBER WISH LIST
WAS A COZY BLANKET - 

THE KIND THAT YOU CURL UP WITH
ON THE COUCH,
A POT OF TEA
ON THE STOVE
AS YOU LISTEN
TO THE THUNDERSTORMS
OUTSIDE.

AND BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO BE MINE
THE IDEA OF A MONOGRAM THROW 
APPEALED TO ME.

IT'S WARM AND SOFT AND JUST THICK ENOUGH - 
WHICH MEANS MY CAT ADORES IT.

AND BECAUSE IT ONLY ARRIVED TODAY:
HAPPY NOVEMBER!

(PS - THIS IS COMMON ERA'S 100th POST!  HOW AM I DOING?)

31 October 2013

19 October 2013

SHRINK WRAPPED // at muji

MY LOVE OF BEAUTY & CONVENIENCE
FINDS A HOME IN
JAPANESE DESIGN.

AT MUJI, THEY SELL T-SHIRTS AND SCARVES
SHRINK WRAPPED TO THE
SIZE OF YOUR PALM.

THE SALES WOMAN INSISTED THAT
AFTER 4 OR 5 WEARS & WASHES,
THE FABRIC WOULD RELAX COMPLETELY.

PERFECT FOR TRAVEL, GIFTS, KEEPING AROUND -
I ALMOST DON'T WANT TO OPEN THEM.

FROM MUJI:
T-SHIRT: WHITE
SCARF: BLACK
HEXAGONAL INK PEN: BLACK

14 October 2013

NIGHTLY TRAVELS: HATS // part 2 of never-ending love



I OWN 2 FELTED WOOL FEDORAS, 3 BERETS, AND A GREEK FISHERMAN'S CAP.

THIS IS ALL I NEED,
BUT
THERE ARE FEW THINGS I LOVE MORE THAN

A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE + A HAT
A GOOD GLASS OF WINE + A HAT
MUSING ON AN OLD MAP + A HAT

WHAT DO YOU PAIR WITH A HAT?

FAVORITE HAT ACTIVITIES?

#BESTTHINGS #HATS

13 October 2013

11 October 2013

AT CARNEGIE HALL // igor stravinsky


THE MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA FROM 
ST. PETERSBURG

CAME TO CARNEGIE HALL LAST NIGHT
TO PERFORM
IGOR STRAVINSKY'S

"FIREBIRD"
"PETROUSHKA"
&
"THE RITE OF SPRING"

THE CONDUCTOR, VALERY GERGIEV, 
SEEMED TO PULL THE SOUND
FROM THE AIR AND SEND IT ON TO US
AS THE MUSICIANS
FOCUSED DEEPER INTO SILENCE - 

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG TIME
THAT I WAS SO INSPIRED BY 
A PERFORMANCE IN NYC.

RUSSIA + RUSSIA = ♥

07 October 2013

PERFECT PAIRS // monday dreams

 

RAY BAN WAYFARERS

+

INDIAN ELEPHANT WIDE-TOOTHED COMB

(PURCHASED IN MONTMARTRE)


FOR WAYFARING STRANGERS

IN LUXURY CABINS.

 

06 October 2013

SUNDAY LEAVES // brown + yellow + honey-gold


IT'S EASY FOR ME TO SEE COLOR
IN A BLACK + WHITE PHOTOGRAPH.

IMAGINE:
A BROWN WOOD BREAKFAST TABLE
A DARK HONEY LEATHER SATCHEL
A TRIO OF YELLOW LEAVES

AND SITTING DOWN FOR COFFEE
ON THE FIRST GREY + COZY DAY OF FALL.

 

29 September 2013

POSTAL ORDER // in the mail



THINGS YOU MAY (OR MAY NOT)
WANT TO RECEIVE IN THE MAIL:

-W MAGAZINE OCT. 2013 ISSUE

-A BOMB (SUBSCRIPTION)



READY FOR MONDAY?
OUAAIIII.

24 September 2013

PARIS // car j'en veux plus encore



#PFW

BECAUSE I AM A VETERAN OF PARIS,
AN HONORARY PARISIENNE

WHO, QUITE LITERALLY, 
LEFT HER HEART
IN PARIS

(I'VE BEEN COLD AND MOODY EVER SINCE)

(JUST KIDDING)

(MAYBE)

I GIVE YOU SCENES FROM A LOVE STORY

WRITTEN BY ANNA AKHMATOVA
FOR PAINTER AMEDEO MODIGLIANI,

A BEAUTIFUL, PERFECTLY PARISIAN SCENT
"LA PARISIENNE" BY YVES SAINT LAURENT,

AND FINALLY, 
L'AMOUR BY CARLA BRUNI.


GET IN A PARIS MOOD.
"C'EST UN BLUES."

"L'AMOUR, C'EST PAS DU SAINT LAURENT,
CA NE TOMBE PAS PARFAITEMENT."

21 September 2013

FALL THINGS #2 // poet vagabond hats


I FOUND THIS HAT ON ELIZABETH ST.

IT'S BLACK WOOL AND  FOLDS INTO 
A SMALL DRAW-STRING CASE,
SOLVING ALL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

IT'S CALLED "POET" AND IT REMINDS ME OF:

STEPPING OFF A STEAM TRAIN 

WITH AN OLD TRUNK IN AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY

IN-TRANSIT TO WHERE?


YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET SOMEONE

AT THE PLATFORM BUT YOU WERE NEVER

GIVEN A NAME


AND SO YOU SIT ON THE PLATFORM BENCH

WATCHING THE TRAINS GO BY

[YOU OPEN A COMPACT AND TOUCH UP YOUR LIPSTICK]


THINKING TO YOURSELF:
THE PAST IS GONE

AND YOU SMILE JUST A LITTLE BIT.

17 September 2013

CHIC FILES AT CLASSIQ.ME // common era + personal style



ABOVE: ME, SANDRO, & UNIQLO.


ADA FROM CLASSIQ RECENTLY INTERVIEWED ME

ABOUT PERSONAL STYLE

IN HER SERIES "CHIC FILES."



AMAZING & INSPIRING BLOG!

15 September 2013

15 sept 2013 CE // THEORY FALL FASHION



I WAS WALKING BY THEORY TODAY
AND HAD TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THEIR WINDOW DISPLAY:

SHEEPSKIN JACKET

WHITE CABLE KNIT SWEATER

TURTLENECK + CHECK PATTERN BLAZER + LEATHER MINISKIRT

I LIKE THE SOFT AUTUMN COLORS OF THIS ENSEMBLE

BUT I LOVE THE SUBTLE 60's ALLUSIONS EVEN MORE.

+1 FOR TURTLENECKS THIS FALL.


14 September 2013

JIWON KIM // at aperture foundation nyc


SEE | ME WITH APERTURE FOUNDATION 

PRESENTS

JIWON KIM

"THE WOMAN IN THE WHITE GOWN"

13 SEPT 2013


LOOK AT JIWON KIM'S PHOTO SERIES ONLINE