What the what?

So Bre and I have talked it over and we are shutting it down. I think a few of you good old friends read this silly blog but really nothing of substance has been done with it in a long long time. It has no focus and there for it's time to move on.

I leave you now with the famooos words of Tomas Payne, "Taste the pain!"

Oh wait that was my 5 year old brother Max...



see what I mean?

Peace

new year, new ideas!!

Hey blog, its been a while, sorry to have been away!!

This year is all about taking inspiration for anywhere and everywhere. Opening my mind in that hippy dippy LA kinda way and really soaking it in.

A.) this video!!!


Friendly Fires 'Skeleton Boy' by Clemens Habicht from Nexus Productions on Vimeo.

B.) Navajo Couture (big in Echo Park)



C.) The depth and breadth of Neil Young's work:

old man, a new song in this vid, look how young he was!!

take that!

SCARVES! FINALLY!!!!

Peter and I finally put a small collection of scarves online. It only took 4EVA. Please take a look and let us know what you think!
We are super duper bummed not to be in California for T-givez but are making due with our amazing friends and yummy food here. Our menu as follows:

A 30lb turkey! (a collective first)
Curry stuffing
Garlic mashed sweet potatoes
Cranberry lime ginger sauce
Cranberry pumpkin bread
Potato and artichoke soup
Asparagus
Sweets
Cocktails GAH-LORE
other stuff I'm probably forgetting...

Otherwise, we are *this close* to finishing the exposure unit. And. WE. CANNOT. WAIT. to start printing for reals. Especially cuz we've already got about 3 jobs lined up. This past monday morning, I rolled out of bed and printed (in my pjz!) some samples for Wayne that turned out amazing but we postponed our meeting to friday so I will post the results thereafter. Needless to say, it felt great to print again. We also tried a different brand of textile ink that worked much, much better than the regular 'ol speedball that we normally use.

Oh, and Jeff and I started a project here.

ziad / rykiel

Our friend Ziad is printing new tees and ever since he emailed me these test prints (bottom pic), these eyes have been popping up everywhere (including URBZ). My hope is that he gets his up on the interwebs ASAP cuz they are TCFS. Also, I just love this velvet bow shirt. Can you say DIY xmas project? The bow and bag are Sonia Rykiel.

LA: close to hell

I am loving living in LA but let me tell you it is torture right now! its 90 degrees everyday and I feel sad every time I look at my fall wears...

I've figured out how to enjoy fall and live here at the same time, here is my guide:

Plaid mini:



Accessorize with care (and non fabric items):



Go for feathers instead of fur (which is excruciating!):



And last but not least, wear big bags, not big coats:



Good luck not leaving sweat marks!

a rare day

here at modern aesthetician we try not to re-post or just plain rip off the other blogs of the world but i have to do it today. this lady is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. her blog is called the glamourai and it f-ing rocks!



her style is bangin'. she mixes couture with foreves 21 and vintage to make an outlandish inspiring look and i think she deserves our nod of approval, heck! maybe a head bang of approval... enjoy!

FOODICO

i just discovered the most amazing place to read articles about stuff i really care about that doesn't often get into the main stream media!

GOURMET: POLITICS OF THE PLATE

its amazing. i am always gobbling up anything i see on nytimes or cnn about food, FDA, organic politics and all. i think it is so interesting how organic certification process works and the back lash from farms that have been organic without the certifications (which cost a lot) since their inception. its crazy how there are farms posing as organic since the green movement has taken off and how much wiggle room the definition of "organic" gives certain farms.

crazy.

shut up right now.

i dream of being bi-coastal. and all things henrik. lest you forget, liv posted about him right here. unfortunately, his site isn't current and only showing s/s 08, but oak has a bunch of fall stuff to peruse. dude can sure do some nat-am and knitty pattern stuff, which reminds me that we need to tackle the knitting machine over xmas holidaze.

PS: i can't even write about anything politico. except, why is obama's "eloquence" such a liability to mccain? srsly. un. be. lieve. able. and, "5K" for health care? thanks but no thanks. also, no one is "pro-abortion." idiot.

PPS: THIS.

i have a column in vibe called mue-singz

although not the most comprehensive look (and certainly not unbiased and not exactly properly edited), i've been compiling pictures and mental notes from fall fashion week 09 (fyi dudes who read: this really means they are showing stuff for spring 09).


1. anne of green gables and eley kishimoto fall08 (see above image) as inspiration for marc jacobs. come on people, am i right or am i right??? the kitty is just because i love you.

(above L to R)
marc jacobs - eley kishimoto spring 08
marc by marc - eley kishimoto fall 08


2. patterned tights. looooooove. cannot wait to start wearing tights (and double tights): top shop, eley kishimoto


3. prints prints and more prints. simple prints, print comboz, and subtle comboz of the two. obviously this is a duh, especially coming from me: diane von furstenwhatever, marni, luella, temperley


4. color combos, etc. still loving this electric blue but also the softer sherbert colors (mmmmmm) mixed with greyscale: temperley, alexander wang, marc by marc, rodarte. PS i totally had a paul smith picture to post but the model's hair was so greasy and yuck - as were the rest of the models' hair in the show. the really wet look is kinda gross.


5. let's be honest. i'm for defs not gonna be walking around in rodarte heels or dvf dresses anytime soon. mostly because my fall fashion to-do list includes modifying my grandma's denim jumpsuit and trying to find shoes that actually fit. most wearable: marios schwab, charlotte ronson, jaeger london, alexander wang

ANECDOTE: a.n.n.n.n.n.n.n.n.e.q.d.o.t.e

ok i am going to have take a break from our usually scheduled non-sense to discuss current affairs... presidential debate 1.0

did anyone else feel like McCain looked like a kid at a spelling bee who couldn't spell Ahmadinejad? i mean, what is his problem? can't you look at Obama or are you afraid if you make eye contact with a black man you'll turn to stone? wheres your body guard "thanks but no thanks?"



anyway, if i have to hear one more fucking story about John McCain's vacations i swear i'll scream. its called flickr, or you could put those awesome minnnnnd numbing stories about the roaring 20s on your myspace blog...

but seriously, look at Obama, hes so cute.

chip in!

Peter and Breanne started a shop fund! They've already built the print table and its huge - 4' x 8' - but still need other stuff to get going... exposure unit...ink...rent (jk!)



i swear they'll make you a scarf or tee! do it!

xoxoxo

totally craving big knits

...and a haircut.

that just happened.

Peter and I are back from Cali vaykay and I've never had a worse case of jetlag. UNBELIEVABLE!!! As we walked to the Promenade today, I realized that coming home this time registered the fact that we live in the city.

Regarding the image above, Liv has inspired me to make digi collage of my fall wishez and personal forecast. While putting it together I found my color and silhouette choices to be kinda predictable. Turquoise? No way. Um yeah, for now its a mix of classic / fem / equine / yummy knits, though not enough opaque tights. (rachel comey, bbw, alexander wang, heidi merrick) I've already started compiling images for another and will update when I don't have a million other things to do. And I've got some things to say about NYFW spring 09 shows. Most notably, MJ meets Anne of Green Gables.

Speaking of a million things, we are almost done setting up our print shop. Just need to jam out the exposure unit and we'll be good to go!

PS: While in Sonora, I totally scored my alexander wang coat from above: a tweed menswear-inspired overcoat. With bits of color in the weave and ubiquitous 80's cat claw leather accents on the shoulders.

request

We have had a request to lay out our top picks for men this fall since our blagh is too girl orientated... so here is what we think dudes should sport this fall:

1. Baggy hats (not to be confused with beanies!!!!!!)



2. Adorable layers with loose trimmings





you can be business but throw in the causal by loosening that tie and muss that hair... yum.

3. Minimal plaids



classic and will last season after season if you get a nice neutral plaid. investments!


4. Shoe boots (kick those converse! at least for a season...)



5. P.I. Chic






Give the rocker within a rest for a few months. You can find some really nice meeting worthy jeans that don't have poppy bullshit all over them everywhere. A nice coat, some serious shades that aren't neon? i think you'll thank me.

easy breesy be be weny

there will always be a soft spot in mah heart for built by wendy. it was around the time when i secretly subscribed to sassy (my mom despised it) that i found out about her guitar straps and dresses... you know, when i was 13. man, i wish i had held on to those issues.

the new fall line is the most sophisticated of her's yet, though still somewhat demure, wholesome, Midwest americana meets lederhosen vibe.

speaking of BBW, we went to hope's open studio last night. i love the gestural quality of her paintings and expanded color palette. her show at richard heller in LA opens on september 6th. (hope does illustration for BBW)

notes on proximity aka nerding out: a) i visited booklyn last winter, which is in the same building as her studio; b) wendy sold me a pattern once. she was much shorter than i expected. however, i always forget how tall i am.

sunshine and shadow

I tried on a couple of Sunshine and Shadow pieces back when Liv worked at iheart. Love the patterns and material but the fit just wasn't quite right. These photos are from past collections... oh, and the designer-gal also went to risd. So much risd in new york.

a head for business and a bod for sin.

Olivia and I just got back from seeing Working Girl in Central Park. I've never seen it before and it was utterly duh-mazing. I tried finding choice screen shots but am sorta pooped from all the Bloomy popcorn. PS: Note to Bloomberg PSA Ad Thing - the stretchy type sucks.

In lieu of aformentioned screen shots, here's this fantastic digi collage and ahem, monotype.





DUHMAZING, people!

the feel of fall

ok, i am gonna girl out hard for a minute so plug your ears if you are the type of boy who hates girl stuffs. i just wanted to run down my top 5 inspirations for fall so here it is:

1. Maxi Plaids


Its kinda perfect, I mean who doesn't have 20 plaid things in their closet from last fall? with the economy the way it is we are recycling from good old yesteryear (not that i don't normally, economy eshomony).

2. Russian Stuff




Ok so they are invading Georgia but their patterns are so cool. NO SERIOUSLY RUSSIA, QUIT IT.


3. Over the knees




That way you can still rock the mini dress you have from summer but be warm!


4. Buffalo Check



I was informed by a good friend of mine that is THE ONLY plaid made in the Americas and its been having a good year, feel free to steal from your b.f.

5. Gray gardens/old lady floral




It feels so good to have a darker spin on Spring's favorite play.


So here you have em, my picks for fall. I think you can build a nice little look out of these components separately or all at once! Obviously getting them at thrift town and salvy not gucci and d&g. Money is way out of style this season.

leap year/gap year

Talk about serious summering. Its monday and I just had a margarita with lunch. whooa whoo! But seriously ever since leap year (the date my boyfriend and i got together) i've been having a serious gap year (his term). That is why I am packing up, sadly leaving the proximity of Breanne and Peter, and moving to The A, yes you heard me correctly, L.A. here I come. WHY?!?!?!?!?! you might say. I understand your confusion, trust me, i felt the same at the thought of that strange far land... then I visited it and met some really nice people who didn't get high colonics and botox everyday. I realize that is where i have to be if i am going to make some serious splashes in the costuming world.

So now i get to really live up to my print assistant nic-name: HOLLYWOOD!
I just hope I can survive without Peter and Bre, I don't know what I am going to do
every night without them!!

recommendations?

Weekends in the park are so nice. Obnoxious music festivals in said park, not so much. Between scouring the internibs, getting in touch with everyone I know about our new biz, fantasizing about being the next Chip Kidd and a new collaborative project with allison, I've been reading. Reading my little heart out, like I'm 12 years old again, and can't put down the latest Baby-Sitter's Club Super Special.

(wow, i just read on the wiki that some of the books were ghostwritten, and by a dude. Peter just said, "Of course they were ghostwritten.")

Maybe its that I have a lot of extra time on my hands post post post grad school, or that I need to brush up on my grammar stylie stylez since failing the NY Mag copy editing test (really, what a letdown, and after editing so many theses).

In the past week or so, I've read: A Million Little Pieces, The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing (again), Julie & Julia, started Naked (again) and Chip Kidd: Book One.

So, what I need from you, dear readers (judge? chris? anyone there?) are recommendations. And preferably something funny, memoir-esque and that I can borrow.

Seriously my faves back in the day (and I'd probably re-read them all now if i didn't sell them at mom's garage sale 15 years ago):

duh.

mag-a-log

have you ever noticed that magazines are not magazines any more? Bazaar, I love the editorials normally but this month it just wasn't cutting it. when did fashion become the promotion of next season instead of whats fresh and interesting? i find my self more interested in what Beth of Vintage Society and Siri of Ringo Go Have a Banana are wearing than what kate moss and gemma ward are wearing.

i guess i take solace in Lula but really twice a year? and for $54? Oouf. Anyway here is some content that isn't selling anything that I am totally in love with right now...



toile tattooed men by mimi kirchner, her felting is amazing too!



my friend mimi from s.f. is doing some great printz...

ok the world is right again, geez! that took a lot of internet healin'!