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.