PROTECTED EXISTENCE

these (kinda neat looking) mole rats are resistant to cancer & live up to 28 years
(versus 2-3 years average life span for mice). PLUS, they may propel research in human cancer resistance
read the full article here in the NYT

THE SILVER SCREEN

my silver jewelry collection:
urban outfitters snake earrings; jimmy choo for h&m chain bracelet; silver strata ring from a boutique in Santorini; crow skull necklace fashionology.nl; Ibiza-based designer Daphne De La Graniere's AMAZING duster ring (available soon at ALIOMI); VANE 'coexist' pendant (available soon at ALIOMI); cross earrings gift from fashionology.nl; De La Graniere hoop earrings (available soon at ALIOMI);
tibetan prayer wheel ring & cosmic ring from my Anna Banana

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

Though Thanksgiving obviously started out pretty terribly back in the day,
it has now evolved into a day of appreciation for those whom we love and loved.
Mark & I are cooking our first Thanksgiving feast!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Wishing you health, happiness & love!
source: Naomi's pics, knightcat, Henri Cartier Bresson, ffffound, tumblr, dripbook

OH BOYY

Ad campaign by Boyy bags. I love Afghan dogs, they're so elegant
source: TFS

MADE OF LEGENDS

These Rick Owens boots are nothing short of original. ahhhhhh
of course, they cost an arm & a leg at a whopping $1,674 here

In my virtual life, i'd own these. Christmas present, anyone? anyone?
if there's ever a rick owens sample sale, someone better tell me!!!
source: jak&jil

DEVILISH DEEELIGHT

Freja Beha for Twin Mag. The video is unfuckingbelievable.
The Zac Posen x Pamela Love dagger jewelry is unrrrreal. gimme
source: fashion gone rogue/rackkandruin

EAT YOUR HEART OUT

Prada S/S '10
source: TFS

SALEM WITCH TRIALS

Etsy Seller: Black Market Baby's new collection 'Salem'
It's on point. i haven't been as excited about an etsy the decoupage frames all over my room
the shearling panel sweater may have to be mine. shit.
source: blackmarketbaby via rackkandruin

GG

because gossip girl is what we lived at trinity (almost)
because i can't lie & say i don't watch it when it's the only TV i watch
because i like her

source: stardust & sequins/aldonzalovely

BULLETPROOF

damnmnn
i wouldn't mess with this person
source: jak&jil

STAR STUDDED

i need these in my life
catherine mcneil
source: TFS

CHOO-CHING!

Today, I was happy to discover that a LOT of Jimmy Choo x H&M stuff is still available, because I was bummed about not making it to the preview. So much so that I knocked over 16 shoe boxes to get these puppies! At first, I thought they were rather hideous, but now i'm obsessed. Amazing chain bracelet was a gift from the preview, thanks Sophie!

I ask the dressing room attendant what she thinks of the shoes:
She says: 'Well you seem like a freaky girl, you pull them off!!"
I say: "Freaky? How would you know?"
She says: "Just judging on the selection you brought into the dressing room: I mean.. leather,
black sequins, bustier dresses, stuff with holes, ALL black..."

Hmmm.. I never realized how much these ladies can surmise just from the stuff we try on.
It's people watching at its best!

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

i never knew i'd be so obsessed with dressing in flags
source: knightcat; mr. newton

BECKA.DIAMOND

an inside look of her apt. & video on stylikeu here
thanks to sarah a. i have my session w/ stylikeu in December
Becka Diamond. Don't loveee her actual look, but adore her closet & iconic style!

source: refinery 29 & stylelikeu

MY KIND OF BLING

1- BURBERRY: 660€
2- H&M: 29.95€
3- DANNIJO: 117€
4- HERMES: 992€
5- MATT BERNSON: 42€
6- H&M: 19.95€
7- MANGO: 12€
8- DANNIJO: 160€
9- NANCY CATEN: 165€
10- BURBERRY: 450€
11- DANNIJO: 141€
12- MANGO: 19€
13- BURBERRY: 195€
14- DANNIJO: 200€
15- H&M: 19.95€
16- MANGO: 15€
17- BURBERRY: desde 250€

when it comes to bracelets, stack 'em up! more is more.
if i could, i'd be blinged out hands & wrists at all times

source: mydailystyle.es

A CHEMICAL ROMANCE

a backstage look at the rock & republic shoot:

Charlotte Carey (REPRESENT: half Indonesian/half English) is home-schooled, 16 & fucking hot.
I wonder if she'll be working fashion week soon? She's certainly high fashion material.
definitely the most stunning model i've seen in a while. Why can't I buy some extra inches?
What can I say, Indos are beautiful (not biased at all!!) ;)

source: monochromatic facets blog & tfs

RENDITIONS ON BLACK

Maybe it's just that I've been raised a New Yorker by a New Yorker father, but black dominates my closet.
I remember in grade 7 after we no longer had a uniform, classmates would ask, "are you goth?" & glare at my black-clad attire. When visiting Tennessee & California, people would look at me like I had two heads.

But soon, they got it--thank the lord! It's happy, glamorous, seductive, simple, elegant & always fresh.
There's so much you can do with it & it comes in every material & texture imaginable.
Who wants to switch out of a dress to go from a casual dinner to a black tie gala?
Putting a new spin on black, black, and more black defines a true New Yorker

source: who what wear daily

IF I HAD THE CA$$$H

Yigal Azrouel's Denim Leather Vest Jacket
(take on Wang's amazing jacket but unzips into a vest!)

Mara Hoffman jacket

Helmut Lang Leather Pants

Chloe bag

I GIARDINI DI MARZO

1.) christina dietze
wearing the korean/balmainesque denim shirt i bought here
2.) lily aldridge
throw a leather bomber over that number & we're golden
source: studded hearts

EMERALD CITY

I need an raw emerald ring like this. so good
which, by the way, makes me realize that i should pay a visit to the
natural history museum soon, or any museum for that matter. it's been a while
source: bleachblack

RAINDROPS ON ROSES

..these are a few of my fav-o-rite things:
1.) this corto moltedo handbag & awesome silver ring
2.) the old shoe switcharoo with friends & slightly ripped tights
(the rip on the stockings just make it so approachable--p.s. bought pretty pricey tights from american apparel & after last night's young audience's gala at the waldorf & rosebar they're torn to shreds. even nail polish couldn't save them. stick with cheap rue or quality wolford)
3.) leather biker gloves--i want weathered brown since everything in my closet is black black black (raye you've got me hooked) :)
4.) moschino/chanel vintage letter belt, goes w/ everything
5.) the classic chanel 2.55 bag
6.) watercolor glasses, photo taken at Red Hook, as shown on my teacher/mentor
mary morris' wonderful blog
7.) TORN by Ronny Kobo sequined blazer
8.) Giles multi strand chain bracelet
9.) my dad's amazing miniatures (which i intend to put in a gallery)!!
10.) Mark & this image that captures it all so well
& of course my family, samba & amazzzzing friends :)

source: the satorialist & unknown

LA CORNUCOPIA

Where the Wild Things Are's movie release has influenced fashion a lottttt
abbey lee for dazed & confused

IF MARIE ANTOINETTE HAD KITTENS

pastel kitties: this is too fucking funny!!!
i used to dye my monkey, Coco's tail blue in Indonesia.
this is so bizarre/marie antoinette

THE NEW BOOT

Don't scrunch these babieees, pull 'em up, pull 'em up for an OTK effect
like charlotte di calypso here
source: altamira

RIP DAUL KIM

daul said. daul did.
Daul Kim was a Korean supermodel who died at age 20. My condolences to her family and friends.
source: jak&jil, CeCi editorial via knightcat

JEEPERS CREEPERS

love all the creepers
source: tfs

BUBBLE GUM

why can't we all live in a pink world (the way that jel does)??? rose-tinted everything.
p.s. i love alexandra's blazer here

source: studded hearts; 4th & bleeker

ON TOP OF THE WORLD

these pics are awesome!!!!!!
source: little plastic horses & studded hearts

UNKEMPT

Toss that comb! sparkuhl's the master of this

P.S. THE ALIOMI CUTOUT HEART TEE COMING SOON
TO A COMPUTER NEAR YOU!
Stay posted: http://www.aliomi.com

source: little plastic horses & david shama

WANG BRAID/CHLOE BOOTS

This is the epitome of cool
photograph by david shama

SOFTER

Photographer Wendy Bevan's work is so soft, so cinematic & sophisticated, especially in this Marie Claire U.S. editorial. It evokes nostalgic pangs of the golden age of film, cached desires, my grandmother's youth, peeled paint in glamorous old buildings, blackberry cobblers & rotary phones.

She taps into a forgotten time we so rarely revisit in today's fast paced, in your face everything.
sometimes we ladies forget to be soft, delicate & mysterious, that it's okay to be demure &
yet be as strong as the next outspoken, loud woman. those who hold the reigns need not show they do.
my mama was as such. i admire these women.

"nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands."--ee cummings
source: www.wendybevan.com

OHHH NATALIE

"AMBITION CAN BE A DIRTY WORLD,
BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING"
--Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman for V Mag photographed by Mario Testino

she is just insanely gorgeous, intelligent, ambitious, grounded & talented. what more is there really to ask for?
Those SHOULDER PADS! wow wow wow
source: V Mag via because i'm addicted & maison chaplin

NUMERO TOKYO

numero tokyo

Fatal Attraction by Sebastian Kim

Models: Katie Fogarty & Kendra Spears
source: tobacco & leather

BIANCO E NERO

on the boardwalk. i love the film strips, the girl & the photos so much
editorial via fashion gone rogue

BRILLIANCE

Amir Toos is quite the style icon
source: the satorialist