{ inspiration } via art basel

here's a little inspirational eye candy for your day, some favorite pieces & scenes i saw while in miami:











{ photos by me }

{ of flocks & feathered frocks }

since being given the opportunity to sprinkle my costumery with pieces from erin fetherston's fall collection, is it any surprise that i've been flagrantly fixated on all her delightful bird print pieces?! seriously, it's almost obsessive ~ before today i've worn iterations of them here, here and HERE!

the thing is, aside from being lovely on their own accord, they remind me of hunt slonem paintings (an artist i've long adored and have blogged about BEFORE) ~ and i think everyone should take any shot they've got to wear a work of art!

meanwhile, may i just say how happy i am that this particular dress is so forgivingly cut? don't tell the turkeys, but i'm really looking forward to thanksgiving (tomorrow!) ~ the one day of the year when nobody even blinks as i inevitably go in for a third helping of mashed potatoes, followed immediately by a slice or two of sweet potato pie...

...this is one bird who may soon be too full to fly!!

{ lanvin for h+m sunnies (another surprise from the mister!), reworked vintage earrings, elizabeth+james blazer (i'm crazy for its super-fitted sleeves!), songbird shift dress courtesy of erin fetherston, vintage belt, juicy couture bag (last seen HERE), random thigh-highs (last seen HERE) }
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all avian paintings in this post by hunt slonem // many more images of this look can be seen on erin's blog

life at lori's { part II }

yesterday, i showed you a little hint of the wonderful wardrobe of stylist lori goldstein. today, prepare to be charmed by the chic chelsea loft that contains all that glamour!

lori's decor is executed with a thoroughly modern sensibility ~ but manages at the same time to be completely homey and inviting. warm, personal touches (like massive quartz, crystals and blocks of exotic wood) soften the space, as super luxe designer furniture mingles with tribal rugs, friends' artwork, and fashion finds too fab to be hidden away in closets.

it's a clever combination of carefully curated and artfully unstudied ~ and somehow it all feels like something you'd want to wear. isn't that what everyone wants in their home?!


it's been said that everything you need to know about a person can be gleaned from spending an hour in their abode. the little vignette below ~ in which figurines of the hindu god ganesh are flanked by minuscule hermes and louis vuitton shopping bags ~ pretty much sums up lori g. to me!

indeed, sweet details surprise in every corner. that's why, creepy as it may seem, i even had to take my camera with me into the powder room:

like my hostess herself proclaimed, "even faucets are important, darling!"...

...as are desks, chairs, and storage boxes (r&y augousti make her favorites):

one thing this apartment has in common with my own? they both really belong to our dogs. lori's 15-year-old pup, lucy, lounges on pillows made from an old dries van noten dress...

...or on a donghia-doggy-print-upholstered papa-bear chair:
meanwhile, the lady of the house is most at home hanging out on her expansive roof deck:

{ lori wears a chloe blouse, rag & bone pants, and devi kroell shoes }

creative, talented people always manage to have equally illustrious friends. one of lori's besties, painter maggie vitagliano, made this quirky portrait of her, which has since become the icon of the logo line she designs for QVC:

it's absolutely too adorable ~ just like the lively lass (with the lovely loft) who inspired it!

{ costume of the day } hockneyed

~ photo collage inspired by david hockney ~
{ h+m beret, chloe sunnies, the glamourai necklace + ring, rachel rachel roy jacket + blouse, moschino skirt, topshop boots }

{ model / hunt }

much as i love the look of an elegantly airy abode, i've always liked stuff too dearly to ever live in one. hard as i try to simplify, things seem to accumulate around me. this is one of the many reasons i've always had an affection for artist + collector hunt slonem, who sees beautiful objects as friends and muses. the more he has around, the more he is inspired.

there have been written almost as many articles on his homes as there are rooms in them ~ but a recent POP editorial { entitled 'the model tenenbaums' } was the first fashion piece i've seen shot in his spaces. though the story was inspired by wes anderson's film oeuvre, slonem's spirit steals the show. i recognized the art before i even noticed the clothes! below, photos of the master and his house are followed by mirroring scenes from the famed fashion mag:

{ interior shots via nymag / editorial scans via pop }
such a sublime stroke of location scouting! to learn more about hunt slonem's manhattan home, click here. additional scans from the pop ed here.

{ how to win friends and infiltrate people }

though i do occasionally wear jeans, there is a good reason why i shy away from them more often than not: to understand it, just take a subway ride in new york. look down and 99.99% of the sea of legs surrounding you will be decked in denim. it's like a uniform for humanity, and it's sort of scary.

the truth is, every society and subculture, no matter how obscure, has its own sartorial norms. whether you are personally inclined to escape this fact or embrace it, you'll be struck by the stark reality presented by exactitudes {exact + attitudes}, an artistic observation by photographer ari versluis and social profiler ellie uyttenbroek. these two collaborators have catalogued hundreds of comparative street style studies over the last 14 years. the results are entirely incredible:

{ above: french touch / bordeaux, 2006 }

{ above: le filles du 7ème / Paris, 2008 }

{ above: hipsters / rotterdam, 2008 }

{ above: holly hobbies / limburg, 2009 }

really makes you think a bit about your favorite trends, no? ultimately, this trestise exemplifies the phrase: a picture is worth a thousand words. and yet, i'm dying to hear what you all think about it!