Archive for the ‘inspiration’ Category

THE SHELTERING SKY

June U.S. Vogue styled by Grace Coddington and photographed by Peter Lindbergh

STREET STYLE: FLOWER POWER

It happens every Spring, winter coats and layers give way to head to toe Spring time flowers and prints. Here are some of my street style favorites! 1/2/3/4

FRANCOISE HARDY: STREET STYLE OBSESSION

I was in college when I first saw a picture of Françoise Hardy on a record sleeve, and it was love at first sight. I’m not sure if this was before Googling was as all-encompassing as it is now, or if I just didn’t really know about it yet. Either is completely possible. (It’s strange [...]

DAY DRINKING IN PORTLAND

Photo of Pimm’s Cup (always a good idea) Portland is all about brunch. Everyone is always trying to figure out where to go, when to go, how to avoid lines. Brunch is great- it’s breakfast plus lunch and you can sleep in. But let’s face it- the real beauty of brunch is that it’s socially [...]

THE KIDS IN AMERICA

Okay, I am such a fan of Clueless. Growing up, I somehow ended up with a VHS copy and I swear must have watched it 1,000+ times. I would just put it on the way most normal people put on music. It not only inspired lots of cropped sweaters with mini pleat skirts and knee [...]

I AM NOT A HIPSTER MOVIE

I am really excited to see that my buddy Destin Daniel Cretton’s debut feature-length film, I Am Not A Hipster, is making a short tour of independent theatres across the States this week–including San Diego, San Francisco, New York (Jan. 10th: tonight!), and Portland (Jan. 11th: tomorrow!), with extended screenings in other fine cities, like LA, [...]

NEW FILMS/OLD FILMS

A couple of things. First: happy New Year, everyone! Second (and third): I just saw this piece by Christian Marclay (Telephones, 1995) on my friend Angella’s blog this morning, and really loved it. Because, sometimes it really does come through a call–and when it does, it feels just as true as this looks, even without [...]

NEW YEARS TIME CAPSULES

Hey everyone! Hope the holidays have been as great as they possibly could be! I just caught this great piece in the New Yorker this morning and it really struck a chord, after having visited with my Great Aunt Jane this Christmas weekend. We looked through her parents’–my great grandparent’s–photo album (my Great-Grandma Clarice is pictured [...]

THE PORTRAITS OF SATI LEONNE FAULKS

It’s been about four months since I’ve last seen my friend Sati. It was August, and very early in the morning. We were in Paris, coincidently, and he was buzzing to get into my friend Alice’s apartment after having missed his train to Berlin. Or, wait. That was the second to last time I saw [...]

ARTIST’S POSTCARDS AT N S E W

I first heard of N S E W (North, South, East, West) a few years ago when my old roommate, Angella, was explaining to someone the story behind the magnolia flower tattoo on her  left biceps (yes, there is an s in biceps, even for the singular, as I just discovered). She said that she’d [...]