At my birthday dinner last year, my friend Chris brought up this interesting tidbit: If people had to choose between being loved OR being respected, almost all men would choose to be respected (but unloved) and almost all women would choose to be loved (but not respected). We went around the table, and all our friends fell on those sides. Fascinating. You guys, too?
Next time I'm in San Francisco, I'd love to go to this flower arranging class*. Anna seems really awesome--and did floral work for Oprah!
I heart Stockholm-based Stina Persson's illustrations. Her new website launched today, so check out her dreamy illustrations of women. They have a great feel and an inexplicable authenticity. (Plus, look at that cute bellybutton above!) For more, see her art for Cookie's witty sex column, or check out this lovely art boutique.
I don't wear jewelry. I like to keep things very simple, and, also, I don't have any. But I am taken by this branch necklace. What a nice way to welcome in the fall. (via Camilla)
Photographer Alison Brady has an affectingly spooky exhibit right now at Massimo Audiello. Here's my favorite shot. She looks a little like Alice in Wonderland, post-puberty.
Carrying on our theme of literal jewelry design, here is a fun gold ring. What's not so fun is the price -- a whopping $380. Luckily for romantic pennypinchers, there is a $10 version as well.
Head's up: Yossi Milo Gallery is having an opening tonight of Kelli Connell's photography exhibition Double Life.
I'm taking a break from posting this weekend, but if you're in the blog mood, I warmly invite you to check out the archives. Perhaps you will like this, this, this or this, or you can read through January, February, March or the really old stuff. Thank you, as always, for visiting! Have a great weekend, and see you soon.
Here's one for the boys, who have been suffering bravely through this very girly week. Every morning, on the way to work, I walk by an enormous billboard with the top photo below. (You may recognize Natalia from Alice in Wonderland fame. God, talk about a girl crush.) Anyway, the billboard inspired me to check out Calvin Klein's new collection of underthings, and I was very taken by them. Any woman would feel really sexy in these. Enjoy...
I have a thing for girls; most girls I know are smart, warm, funny and oh-so-pretty. Not surprisingly, I have developed many girl crushes. It's become kind of a joke among my friends. I have them on friends' girlfriends, singers, actresses, most of the waitresses at Cafe Gitane. Sometimes I even develop fleeting crushes on pretty girls on the street who wear beautiful things. This cute shot was taken in the West Village by the Sartorialist. Isn't she lovely?
This may be the most gorgeous and clever fashion shoot ever. Vogue cast model Natalia Vodianova as Alice and then dressed the clothing designers as the nutty characters. The concept fits perfectly with the whimsical dresses (and more broadly, the fantastical fashion world)...Oh, Vogue, you can be mean and scary, but you really nailed this one. Readers, don't you love love it?
(Photos by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue, via Fashion is Spinach. Full slideshow here.)
Crimping was cool -- VERY cool -- when we were in middle school. My sister Lucy really rocked it. Fifteen years later, crimping's making a comeback. In the runway shows this spring, Chanel crimped their models' locks; Michael Kors crimped his models' hair and then twisted it back into buns; Alberta Ferretti did such a subtle crimp that the models looked like they had just a bit of frizz from an ocean breeze. Don't you think it would be fun to pull out the dusty crimping iron and flashback to seventh grade? Just remember: Subtlety's key...
This week's theme is girls, a topic loved by all! I'll be posting some lovely treats for my female readers, plus a few things for guys. I'm too sleepy after an action-packed weekend to write much more, but please check back soon. And in the meantime, have a very nice morning.