attention my male contemporaries

or females whose blessed feet exceed size 8 1/2...
i was recently out on a shoe hunt with my dad and brother, perusing the alameda gentleman's shoe stores. i came along stricly as a consultant, but discovered a pair of stacey adams steel gray madison boots for myself. unfortunately, they are men's size only and do not come in size 5 1/2..

the madison boot comes in the gray, brown and black (not pictures)
the madison shoes are also sharp...

pedestrian point 'n' shoot

if the weather permits, and i remember to pack my camera, i like to take photos of details and colors around the city that i may reference later. these were taken on my morning march to work...

bright red and white/ blue with geometric gray shapes

a barbie van on filbert street...

dippity do

though it turned up at prada awhile ago, there seems to be a surfacing this spring of dip-dyed clothing and the like. It’s different from your 3rd grade tie-dyed shirt in that there is normally only one or two colors used, no rubber banding involved my friend. the effect is much more modern, imitating a rothko painting rather than a clown outfit.

the original...

rothko: the inspiration?other high end designers have taken note

there are affordable options as well:

marc jacobs $14 jute tote

topshop
the red and black dress is my faaaaav.
urban outfitters

The Gift & the Curse of H&M

I went to H&M last weekend and, of course, I bought some stuff. I told myself that I wouldn't shop for awhile. Gotta save. But I justified my purchases as classic staples to my wardrobe that I would enjoy for a long time. Haha! I'm good at convincing other to buy things now I am doing it to myself. Here's what I scooped up...

Tunic $39

High Waisted flowy skirt $49

with pockets!

Hi waisted jeans with Braid detail $59 (a lot for H&M huh)

Local Company - She-bible

Found this great local clothing company She-bible a few years ago and have been lovin' them ever since. I only own one thing from them but just purchased another recently after thinkin' about it so long that only this one shop I found online MavoPavo still had it in my size. I love them for many reasons. (1) they are from SF & also make all products here (2) they name their clothing after places and things around there too (3) there products are really well made / very thick (4) most / all products are now organic (5) they are always having a sale

Check out some of their stuff...

this is the one I got . they don't have it anymore but i think it was 100

Treasure Island Tee was $88 now $55

Seacliff Coat was $180 now $110

Parkside Jacket was $180 now $110

Mt. Dave Sweatshirt was $150 now $70

I just ordered this from MavoPavo.com since they were sold out everywhere. I found a 40% coupon on their myspace page that didn't have an expiration. Turns out it was expired but I emailed them and to let them know and they honored the discount! How cool is that! Can't wait to get it. It looks so warm and comfy.

$180 now $135 + 40% off !

vintage shopping online?

I found this site that sells vintage clothing called Black Light Vintage. The site is kinda weird and hard to navigate but they have some pretty cool stuff. Its like your really vintage shopping because they have some gems and then some really wild stuff. Here are my picks I didn't look at everything there's too much stuff!...

36 HOURS IN L.A.

After hearing about 80 degree weather in L.A. on Friday, Bernard & I booked last-minute flights down south. By Saturday morning we were in sunny Santa Monica in time for a breakfast at Urth Cafe!


Over tea, we plotted out our next two days in L.A. (On the left, my creepy Easter bunny.)


Our first stop was my favorite shop, Opening Ceremony, on La Cienega.


They have a huge space in L.A., but are expanding beyond their ginormous 10,000 sq ft. By May, they'll introduce shop-in-shops for Acne Jeans and Nom de Guerre. Super cool. In store currently was: Chloe Sevigny collaboration, Topshop, Acne, Grey Ant, Hussein Chalayan, Mayle, and the best ever: Alexandre Herchcovitch!! His prints and silhouettes are stunning. Here's the print dress I picked up:



Next we hit streetwear shops Union, Undefeated & Stussy on La Brea. Here's the Undefeated store billboard which features a new artist/designer each month: Barry McGee, Terry Richardson, Mike Mills, Kaws. This month: David Rathman. Check out the whole series here.


We explored some shops in Chinatown, and the most inspiring find was: Ooga Booga, a zine/art store tucked upstairs in suite 203. And they have a small zine museum next door, with some rare and incredible publications.


My favorite, Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth) had a zine with her watercolor portraits of fans. She describes the dreamy back-lit faces in the crowd as she is performing.. her portraits of them are haunting and beautiful. She's my hero!



DAY TWO: We headed downtown to find the Comme des Garçons guerilla store, tucked down an alley next to Blendz.. but found it closed on Sunday. Boo.. So, a cute picture of Bernard instead:


Driving down Third Street in West Hollywood, we spot a Skullphone piece! Yes, yes!! Coincidentally, a few days later I read that he hacked into ten Clear Channel digital billboards around L.A., integrating his skull & phone icon into the ad rotation. Brilliant.


Last stop before the airport, a Kara Walker show at the Armand Hammer Museum on Wilshire. She works with large scale cut paper silhouettes, projections and video. Amazing, brave and challenging work. Read more about Kara Walker here.



Thank you L.A. for an inspiring and sun-drenched weekend. And thank you Sarah & Cherlyn for letting me be a guest blogger this week!! xxo.

Etsy - Knit caps

I was pondering getting a cool hat but don't want to pay a lot for such little material. I love Eugenia Kim's stuff but they cost bank! She just did a hat for Coach which costs like $450 or something like that! Here's some of her stuff...


Here's some for cheaper that I found on etsy...

gray bonnet - $55

fedora - $65

baby cycling hat - $14 (wish they had my size!)

spiral hat - $50