My favorite blog Design*Sponge does a weekly feature called “Living In…” They take a film like The Talented Mr. Ripley or Lost In Translation and cleverly select accessories, clothes and furnishings that evoke its style, mood and location. Several months ago they did a post about the movie Pollock, and I was thinking I could […]
During the whirlwind that was our home purchase back in February, one thing that we ended up sacrificing was a real summer vacation this year. And when I say real, what I mean is beach. The scent of saltwater mixed with Coppertone…
Lost amid all of my recent posts about San Francisco is the fact that the tedious saga of our sofa and coffee table finally ended a few weeks ago. It took three months for the pieces to be delivered! Meanwhile, the presence of our nine-year-old Ikea Pöang chairs in the main living area of our new house almost drove me insane…
This is a happy tale of a small dream come true. If you’re a loyal reader of this blog, you know that 1) I am a fervent Nike fan girl and 2) the Practical Fashionista in me delights at finding clothes, accessories, and even artwork that are both stylish and sensible…
Besides a Lanvin dress and a Chanel purse, I also dream of one day owning a frock by Tunisian-born fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. I’ve read all about how his clothes flatter the female body like nothing else…
In case you haven’t noticed, people act differently when it’s oppressively hot. As the sweat starts to stream down your neck, your patience dries up. Tempers flare…
I recently read two different articles one right after the other, and Frank Lloyd Wright happened to be mentioned in both…
…I still wanted to acknowledge America’s birthday at least in a small way on this blog, so I decided to go with images of my favorite things right now that are red, white, and blue.
Here’s my final post about the Gaultier exhibition in San Francisco…These are the looks that captured my imagination the most.
A few of the kookier looks from “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier” exhibition…