11.16.2010

TUESDAY TAILOR ♥ MARC BY MJ 10TH BDAY

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

So yes yes...everyone is freaking out of the announcement that, for the 10th anniversary of Marc Jacob's diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs, they'll be releasing a capsule collection of "Greatest Hits".  The collection will "re-propose" some of the cult favorites. I think it's a fun idea and a great idea. I mean, a lot of girls were too young to wear Marc by MJ when it first launched. I remember when everyone as talking about this new "diffusion" line. It was one of the first times I had ever heard of a diffusion line. Truth be told, the line was way less expensive than it is now. I was in San Francisco at the time, before he opened a store there. I went to maybe Saks Fifth Avenue or Neiman Marcus in Union Square to buy something from one of the first collections--a battleship gray sweatshirt with "graffiti" all over it. I still love that piece (and wish it wasn't in storage right now!). I know everyone covers Marc. But it doesn't matter to me, because I truly love the designer and the line. He gets it. He gets "ME" and I'm excited to see what pieces they'll bring back from the dead. There were so many that sold out in record time back when...Nancy Girl HEARTS Marc. And we're wishing the little sister line a happy happy 10th birthday! The mini collection will sell in the shops starting next spring. Sigh.♡




all images from vogue italia

11.15.2010

MAKEUP MONDAY ♥ LADUREE BEAUTY

foaming bath and shower gels 
Just in time for holiday shopping, the lovelies at Ladurée have something that I know any girl or boy reading this blog will LOVE LOVE...introducing the BEAUTY COLLECTION FROM LADUREE! Yes, it's true. The Ladurée beauty scents are Rose, Violet, Tea and my favorite, BonBon! The collection consists of: BODY CREAM, HAND CREAM, PRECIOUS BODY OIL, (ROSE) WATER FOR THE FACE, FOAMING BATH, SHOWER GEL, BATH SALTS AND BATH POWDER. Alas, too bad there isn't any BonBon flavored lipgloss or even some lovely smelling and looking powder blush. Maybe eventually. The beauty products are reasonably priced...mostly around 30£ each. Would be a sweet gift to receive one of these...♡

precious body oil
Rose body cream
Violet body cream
bath powder
bath salts


more makeup monday ♥ candy face

all images from http://laduree.fr

11.14.2010

SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ THE FABULOUS STAINS!




Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains is one of my all-time standard favorite films. I can't remember how I got turned onto it. But, after I watched it, I was shocked that I had never heard of it. It's PURE. And...there are a lot of other reasons. I won't get into too much about the film, like how the cast includes some amazing people like a really young 15-year-old Diane Lane (pre-pre The Outsiders!), Laura Dern as a teen, the lead dude from The Tubes (Fee Waybill), Paul Simonon of The Clash (!!!) and some of the dudes (Steve Jones and Paul Cook) from a band called The Sex Pistols (!), because you can watch two really short videos below that tell you about the history of the film plus how it influenced some of the most successful female band members from Bikini Kill and L7 and others. But I will say that when I first came to LA, I was a kid...I couldn't go anywhere to do anything. But LA was thriving. And there were many many great punk rock bands but even moreso there were a ton of really kick ass GIRL punk rock bands, like The Go-Go's (even when they started, they were still super cool), The Pandoras, The Screaming Sirens and a lot of other ones I can't even remember.  I used to listen to them on Rodney Bingenheimer's radio show on Sunday nights at midnight while my parents were all asleep. And, I didn't have headphones. So I literally pressed my ear to the speaker so no one would wake up and make me got to bed. And those bands still, to this day, influence how I write, dress, think, art direct, everything. I think one of the best things about this film is how Diane's character, Corinne "Third Degree" Burns, is sexy and hot and practically naked, but unlike a lot of the girls now, she's like, "Fuck you...I don't put out!" I think a lot of the girls back then in those punk bands were like that, too. They ruled the dudes. I wish they had more about who styled the girls...because this film was made in the 80s (waaaay before those girl bands I listened to were around), and it's obvious how much it influenced soooo many girls from the 80s. Anyway...watch it if you can. I bought the movie...and I've watched it at least 300 times. (That's how I am.) Diane is absolutely amazing in this film. A ma zing. Hope you like it as much as I have. You'll def be able to figure out which female band girls in the 80s and 90s got their style tricks from this film. Easily.♡

gorgeous style. i'm going to do this for halloween next year...
so good
what a great shot from the film. genius. the girls are called "skunks" in the film. obviously cuz of their hair.
amazing shot from the scene below.

amazing.

this is a great shot from a great scene where you get to see the full outfit with her cardigan.







more sunday matinee ♥ parenthetical girls

images from
http://www.nashvillescene.com, http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com
http://history.sffs.org,captivewildwoman.blogspot.com, enchantedroyals.blogspot.com

11.13.2010

SAT SHOPPING ♥ JENNYBIRD PAPERDOLLS

I had another post for Saturday Shopping but then I got an email from Jennybird Alcantara about a couple of shows and...some PAPERDOLLS she has for sale! I LOVE paperdolls. I hope to have some on here soon! Paperdolls that are more for big kids, though. :) In any case, if you are in Tucson, Arizona (home of gorgeous Hopi and Navajo), you might be able to pop in to buy a couple of her pieces from the Sacred Machine Gallery. (Or, if you're not there, I'm sure they'll ship it to you!). Then Jennybird has some awesome amazing would-look-super-dope-on-your-wall paperdoll pieces that will be on sale at the MF Gallery in Brooklyn (NEW YORK!). I used to live down the street from MF when they were in the Lower East Side (Manhattan). Prices for the paperdolls are below. Contact Sacred Machine for prices on the lovely sweet mini pieces...OH I forgot to mention they're MINI! I love love mini paintings. (It's time to shop for Xmas, deerheart.)♡

Dearheart oil on wood 6"x8" Framed size 10"x12" @ Sacred Machine
Winter heart oil on wood 6"x8" 10"x12" framed @ Sacred Machine
 **from jennybird: sorry i dont have shots with them in the frames, but they are a cute ornate matte black frame**

And paperdolls in Brooklyn at MF Gallery :

'Extreme Self Love'
acrylic paint on 300 lb watercolor paper, metal brads
15 inches tall
$225.

'Swan diver'
acrylic on 300 lb watercolor paper,metal brads
15 inches tall
$225.


'Mother Bird'
acrylic on 300 lb watercolor paper, metal brads
14 inches tall
$225.
  

more saturday show ♥ herchcovitch ss 2011

all images courtesy of jennybird alcantara