Vanessa Bruno Løv

A striking, beautifully muted film featuring Kate Bosworth and the fall-winter collection by Parisian designer Vanessa Bruno - not to mention a pair of pants in the most beautiful shade of green...

LØV from Vanessa Bruno on Vimeo.

Some looks and pieces that caught my eye from the fall-winter collection...

images from vanessabruno.com

collection Vanessa Bruno and collection athé

Ryan Adams: Ashes & Fire

NPR's First Listen happens to be quite the source for hearing albums before they're released. It has been the reason for my excessive playing of a new album, Ashes & Fire, by a most beloved singer-songwriter/musician - Ryan Adams.

Despite the wide range of sounds he has proven to be capable of pulling off, Ashes & Fire maintains an element that I find to be true to vintage Adams, beautiful, lyrically poetic and thought-provoking.

Since its release last week, the "first listen" is no longer available, so here's a video of one track to try to encourage you to check out the full album...

Louis Armstrong on The Johnny Cash Show

supreme.

Lanvin Fall 2011 Ad Campaign

I find this funny..

Found here

The Johnny Cash Show: Derek & the Dominos

Recently, old performances from The Johnny Cash Show have caught my attention. Thought I'd share a few. First, Derek and the Dominos, featuring Carl Perkins...

Savage Beauty: Traveling Exhibition Petition

In response to my brief post about the McQueen exhibit which recently came to a close in NY and is now being petitioned to be moved to London, I received a beautifully composed comment regarding a different petition to make the Savage Beauty exhibition a traveling one - a petition I was not previously aware of. If my previous post interested you, I encourage you to review this comment here and petition here as the reader who commented makes a compelling point to be considered.

photo from here

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

On my recent visit to New York, to my great disappointment I discovered that I had just missed the acclaimed exhibit at the Met - Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.

According to Grazia Daily, efforts are being made (including a petition) to bring the exhibition to McQueen's hometown of London. More about it here. An excuse to make a little trip - yes.

In the meantime, an interesting video with commentary on the curation of the exhibition...

Milk Bar

I recently spent a bit of time in New York with some dear old friends. On a previous visit, my friend Cathryn exposed me to one outrageous cone of ice cream - Cereal Milk Soft Serve - at a little place called Milk Bar - Momofuku Milk Bar. I hesitated to order one because the idea of such a thing brings me back to being forced to drink my leftover breakfast cereal milk for lunch as a 4 year old in day care. But, with one taste of this little number I got over my bad childhood memory, and will never hesitate again.

On this past trip, I over-indulged myself in a couple more cones of Cereal Milk, not to mention an excessive amount of spectacular baked goods from Milk Bar...

Their recipes are peculiar yet so satisfying. This article from bon appetit features a few recipes - Crack Pie is at the top of my list to try.

I would highly encourage you to go out of your way to give Milk Bar a visit.

There are several Momofuku restaurants around New York with two more to come in Sydney and Toronto.

all photos from momofuku.com

Bell Bottom Blues

A little blues in honor of my love who celebrated his birthday a few days ago...

and the original from Clapton's days with Derek & The Dominos...

9/11

photos from Pepperdine.edu

In honor of the victims who died on 9/11, a breathtaking array of 2,977 flags are displayed every year in Pepperdine University's Alumni Park - a beautifully grave reminder of that day 10 years ago.

Iain McKell - The New Gypsies with Kate Moss

When I was a wee one my grandmom always made a point to let me know that "the gypsies" were in town and that I had to be careful and lock the doors. This confused me to no end because "gypsies" made me think of Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. A little while back when perusing Netflix, I got into the series The Riches which intrigued me about the modern-day "traveler" lifestyle. Traditionally, the concept of thievery goes hand-in-hand with "gypsies". Whether that is fact or fiction, I do not know, but to look beyond that, the idea of the modern-day "gypsy" lifestyle is fascinating. Seeing that photographer Iain McKell published a book called The New Gypsies documenting the lives of a particular community of English nomads immediately grabbed my attention. Interestingly, several photos feature Kate Moss...

photos from iainmckell.com

Wearstler Ensembles

Often times otherworldly, I appreciate much of Kelly Wearstler's work, specifically her use of stone...

Avalon

Viceroy Anguilla

Although, on her new-ish blog, My Vibe My Life, what stand out to me most are her ensembles...

all above images from kellywearstler.com

She recently released her first ready to wear collection, and it looks like her boutiques at Bergdorfs just opened. Many pieces are available on bergdorfgoodman.com - the ones that stand out to me...

above images from bergdorfgoodman.com

I'm curious to see more with the opening of her online boutique.