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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. -Oscar Wilde

Tie Me Up Pin Me Down

Posted: December 2nd, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, Going Out, Jewelry, Winter | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

I don’t know if it’s because I wear an ugly pin cushion on my wrist stuffed with safety pins for catalog jobs, or if I am just slightly obsessed with certain portions of punk style, but I love safety pins….and I want safety pin earrings.  I don’t want ACTUAL safety pins in my ears, but I want nice jewelry made to look like safety pins for my ears.  So here are my options, and I like them, and I am sharing them with you in case you have a direct line with Santa.

Rachel Rachel Roy jet black crystal earrings $26  (I know they seem suspiciously cheap but my friend swears if you paint clear nail polish on unknown metal earrings your ears will never know the diff.)  Also come in gold tone with clear stones.

Rachel Roy at ShopStyle

Tom Binns sterling silver dangle earrings $154.  2.5 inches long, streamline, pretty, niiiiice…

Tom Binns at ShopStyle

Giles & Brother tiny studs $75.  Cool, and cute, man.  for the every day girl who wants to remind you that she aint no diamond stud gal.

Giles & Brother at ShopStyle

Tom Binns punk chic earrings $230.  Don’t think I’m not going to hit Pearl Paint this weekend before the ‘ole holiday party and buy myself some day glo yellow paint and get to spraying some safety pins….(although I see some regrets in my future as I hide my yellow hands behind my back at said party)

Tom Binns at ShopStyle

My favorite safety pin earrings are by Genevieve Jones. The shape is small and beautiful and they come in all different colored metals, with and without stones. You can buy them at L-Atitude, but they seem to be running out fast, so if you are as hooked as I am, hurry…they range from $275-$575


Snaps

Posted: October 13th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Art and Fashion, bathing suits, Beauty, Hats, I'm Styling, Jewelry, Lithos, music, Shoes, Sunglasses, t-shirts, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

I have been super busy over the last couple of months, so I thought it would be cool to show you a visual diary of what I have been up to.  These are photos from my everyday life; work, art, and things that catch my eye.  Click on the images if you want to see the whole photo.

from left to right, top to bottom

1. black feathers and flowers from hair accessory designer Jen Behr.  She let me borrow them for a crazy Gibson Girl hair-do for a party I attended.

2. love this ring, reminds me of Giorgia O’Keefe’s animal scull paintings

3. everyone needs a black heart ring

4. candle display at a party.  It was a great way to give some interest to a boring corner area of the room

5. my lithograph titled: “Whatever You Say”.  This was featured in W Magazine

6. dear friend makeup artist Ashleigh Ciucci.  She has the best style.  Love the orange lipstick

7. with model Ursula in wardrobe room.  Someone sent us the wrong sized jeans.

8. A new species of plant:  Chichi-anthalious relaximus.

9. Neal and I at IPC opening for their summer show.  I had two pieces selected for it!  We are doing a little Great Gatsby look here.

10. vintage bathing headband.  I bet it had a matching bathing suit at one point

11. Robert Rauschenberg artwork at MOMA.  I loved all the prints of old newspapers.

12. zodiac cuffs in the  Seventeen Magazine fashion closet.

13. model Shu on set.  she is super cute, love her

14. white sweet peas, so pretty and fresh.

15. my lithographs drying on a rack

16. Jersey shore swimming pool: this shot would be much better if everyone knew how to do “pretty feet”

17. Lithograph ready to go to my friend’s cupcake shop in Maine

18. seeing the light on a all girls camping trip

19. Tina getting made up in the woods by Carmindy.  We did each other’s hair and makeup and took great pics running around the woods.

20. fresh seafood pic I saw in a magazine.

21. “Lady Cinnamon”.  I ended up printing her in a burnt umber color.

22. a piece I did for Hublot Watches

23. monoprint I am especially proud of

24. another version

25. and yet another version

26. loved the way my friend, artist Celia Gerard, had her hair so casually knotted

27. fresh fruit from the stand

28. Celia enjoying the bounty

29. Anchovy starring in her own film noir

30. adorable penguin sweater by one of my clients, Little Miss Matched

31. doing research for my t-shirt post for Equinox’s new magazine called Q

32. lithotine poured on a litho plate.  Love the effect

33.  researching new brands

34. Albertus Swanepoel hat I want to pick up from Target at the end of this month

35-42. me pushing toner powder around on a litho plate.  wild how much things can change right?  I ended up scrapping it, as it got very Bootsy Collins…

43. vintage military pins etc for a Rebel Youth inspired story

44, vintage bra tops from Early Halloween

45. Vintage military hat

46. fantastic Aldo shoes…cheap and cool!

47. working on a litho.

48. Rachel Roy safety pin earrings that I wish I would have bought because they sold out!

49. Steve Madden silver boots I was considering buying for a job

50. RAGE!  Royal Family Affair in Vermont

51. purple plant I want to find out more about.

52. satin headwraps and patent bow from Jen Behr

53. adorable knit head kerchief from Jen Behr

54. customizing boots…love my job sometimes

55. on set for Little Miss Matched

56. me trying on a hat, while enjoying a tootsie roll pop

57. shoes!

58. sunglasses!

59. Oh Ferragamo, you make such pretty things

60. in between shots for Gen Lux

61. love taking pictures of models when they are not modeling!

62. Anchovy loves the beach

63. Carmindy looking lovely in Montauk

64. me in some Dior sunglasses I wish I would have kept…

65. The outdoor “roof” at the Surf Lodge.  I want to do this in our back yard

66. Chovy

67. Bergie

68. at Pravda.  Yes that is caviar in the martini glass

69. Neal with Jimmy Cobra at the Caveman show at Mercury Lounge

70. Anchovy is such a lady sometimes

71. took a quick snap of a Mert and Marcus pic in Interview Magazine

 


Pocket’s and Paintings #67

Posted: September 12th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Art and Fashion, bags, Coats, Jewelry, pants, Shoes, The Classics, Winter | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Greetings, and happy New York fashion week!  I mostly feature painters in this series, but I couldn’t resist showing you a photograph by artist Daniel Gordon.  Born in 1980, Gordon likens his images to photographing loving muses, mixed with a bit of Frankenstein collaging.

Borrowing photographic imagery from the internet, Gordon makes trompe l’oeil, 3-d sculptural portraits of people and still-lifes, and then re-photographs the tableauxs.  I love the way he uses recognizable “textures” like hair, and makes them into hair-do shapes, but completely off scale.  Some of his work is a bit grotesque, especially with some of the hairy skin textures, but I think the piece I’ve chosen, is quite beautiful.  Is the shadow created from the bust “real”?  Does the shadow now look like a boy’s?  The blurry pixelated blocks work to heighten our view on the subject, just as depth of field does when taking a photograph.  The “window” above really makes you think you are looking outside.  In other words, he plays with the lie that is photography.  Click on the image below to view larger:

Here is my outfit inspired by “Sillhouette” above.  Click on items below for shopping info:

Here is a great studio visit video with Daniel by dailyserving.com.   He’s messier than I thought he would be..I imagined a laboratory set up, and him wearing a lab coat.

Daniel Gordon, Portrait Studio from sam fleischner on Vimeo.


Pockets and Paintings #66

Posted: July 11th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, Art and Fashion, bags, dresses, Jewelry, Shoes, Sunglasses | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Hello hello!  I have been so wrapped up in trying to create some lithographs that I like, that I have not been blogging lately. bad bad bad!  I think I am on the right track now, after wrestling some new techniques, and I will post some pictures soon.  While I have been mired in creative dilemmas,  I have been thinking about Ellen Gallagher (b 1965), who is an artist who lives and works in both Rotterdam and New York.  She is repped by Gagosian, so you know she does well, and I absolutely love the intuitive and visceral nature of her work.

She is most known for her appropriation of old black and white advertisements from magazines like Ebony and Sepia.  She then transforms them into narratives, repeating certain characters and adding her own details like googley eyes and sculpty.  I have seen several of them in person, and they are mesmerizing and intricate.

Here is my outfit inspired by “Wiglette” above.

Dress: See by Chloe, earrings: Missoni, bracelet: Missoni, sandals: Reed Krakoff

Sunglasses: Prada, bag: Chloe, shirt: Elizabeth and James

As you know, besides being a stylist, I also study printmaking. Here is a fantastic video with Ellen and a master printer talking about the process of taking her work and making multiples.

 

And here she is talking about her work..


Cute Summer Wares

Posted: June 13th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, Going Out, Jackets, Jewelry, lingerie, pants, shorts, skirts, Summer, The Favorites, Tops | Tags: , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

I’ve just planted 6 pots of red geraniums and am in full summer mode.  Here are some of my favorite things in the stores right now.

ALC watercolor print skirt:  I want to sashay through the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens wearing this.  It’s rose season, so I imagine looking quite the vision as I view the latest blooms there.

A.L.C. at ShopStyle

Antik Batik cotton top:  Perfect for a summer BBQ, this top screams summer fun.

Antik Batik at ShopStyle

Pachacuti Panama fedora: forget the stingy brim fedoras, this Panama hat is the ultimate. And if you love to wear “Cancun Cowboy” hats, well then, no comment.

Pachacuti at ShopStyle

Etro printed silk-twill pants:  Gosh I love these pants. These would be my summer evening pants, lounging around with flat sandals and a white tank.

Etro at ShopStyle

Isabel Marant linen jacket:  This is the kind of  jacket that works for spring, summer, and fall.  Super versatile, this jacket is your friend.

Isabel Marant at ShopStyle

Roberto Cavalli elephant ring: This ring is so charming, it feels like it would bring me good luck.

Roberto Cavalli at ShopStyle

Marni cami and shorts: Why do I need Marni pajamas? Because, I’m not sure why, but I think I’d feel like Brigitte Bardot when wearing them. And I might be able to get away with watering the garden in them too.


Pockets and Paintings #65

Posted: June 3rd, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, Art and Fashion, bags, dresses, Jackets, Jewelry, Summer, Sunglasses, t-shirts, The Classics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

I have been styling up a storm lately, and now it’s time to retreat to art.  I have two prints in the New Prints Summer show at IPCNY, which opens June 9th, and today I am going to the Gagosian Gallery to view the Picasso paintings of his much younger lover, Marie-Therese.  (Their odd relationship is fodder for a whole other blog post, let me tell you.)  For now, let me inspire you with another Pockets and Paintings post, this time about the very talented and heady painter, Mark Tansey.

Mark Tansey is a post modern painter born in California in 1949.  His large scale paintings are monochromatic and are rich with conflicting and contradictory images, symbols, visual puns, and hidden imagery.  He employs lots of art history in his work, and in fact in one painting you see the figures of Picasso, Pollack and Duchamp and other art luminaries all standing together in a sort of post-apocyliptic landscape.

His use of art history is also interesting since his father edited several versions of Gardner’s “Art Through the Ages”, which every art history student lugged around, including me.

Tansey has a very interesting system for coming up with ideas and subject matter.  He has created what he calls “color wheels” filled with phrases, nouns, and objects and spins the dial so-to-speak, to come up with ideas for his next painting.  Possible generated phrases may be: “Borgesian cartographers redeploying jouissance” or “stock characters suspending disbelief in unshakable foundations”.  Wild eh?

Here he is with the table version, where he can generate 5 million different phrases.

I am trying to figure out what the phrase might have been for this painting below.  Any thoughts?  I love his use of blue.  It looks like Delft pottery or like a blueprint.

Here is my outfit inspired by his painting above titled: “EC 101″.

Dress: Splendid, necklace: Eddie Borgo, sunglasses: Barton Perreira, boots: Ralph Lauren

Bag: Meredith Wendell, cuffs: Dannijo, jacket: Elizabeth and James

Tansey just had a show at the Gagosian Gallery.  The installation video really shows you his work in detail, so check it out.

Happy Summer everyone!


No Venom Here

Posted: May 18th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, Jewelry | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Famous comedian W.C Fields once said: “Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore, always carry a small snake.”

I just love that quote.  Even though it’s a joke, it says so much.  For some reason, I have been obsessed with snake jewelry lately.  I just can’t get enough of it.  I can’t explain why, except perhaps that I am also obsessed with Liz Taylor as Cleopatra.  Whatever the reason, I thought I’d share a few fantastic pieces of snake jewelry out in the stores and available online right now:

Clockwise from left: Kara Ross necklace , Aesa necklace, Tory Burch earrings, Ileana Makri necklace,

Kara Ross bracelet, Aesa necklace, Kenneth Jay Lane cuff, Isharya cuff

And there is a sneaky designer at Ann Taylor who is making surprisingly cool snake jewelry for the brand.  The price is right, and they are really well made.  Most pieces retail for around $50.  Click on photos for shopping info:

Ann Taylor at ShopStyle
Ann Taylor at ShopStyle
Ann Taylor at ShopStyle
Ann Taylor at ShopStyle

What I Want Right Now.

Posted: May 10th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, bags, Jewelry, menswear, pants, Shoes, Spring, Sweaters, The Classics, The Favorites, Tops | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

I’ve been spending lots of time in the stores lately and I like what I see!  Here are a few of my favorite items available right now.  Click on photos for shopping info:

Rag & Bone zig zag sweater.  This is a summer sweater, made out of cotton ribbon.  It’s perfect for those chilly early mornings and evenings when you need an extra layer.  It feels amazing and I adore it.

 

Rag and Bone at ShopStyle

And this Marc by Marc Jacobs bag looks a bit like a Celine bag, but is way less expensive:

Marc by Marc Jacobs at ShopStyle

These Rag & Bone cut-out brogues make the perfect “borrowed from the boys” statement:

Rag and Bone at ShopStyle

Do you need red pants? If they are Isabel Marant you do! I would wear these with flats or sneakers for day, and heels and a cami at night. Super versatile, and the color makes them special:

Isabel Marant at ShopStyle

And lastly, a gorgeous link with pave bracelet from the very talented Eddie Borgo. I bet the next move for him is teaming up with a fine jewelry brand to create luxury, tough pieces that we can all drool over…

Eddie Borgo at ShopStyle

Pockets and Paintings #63

Posted: April 5th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, Art and Fashion, bags, dresses, Jewelry, Shoes, Spring, Summer | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Today I am featuring the very talented painter Michael Borremans.  He is from Belgium and was born in 1963.  Originally trained as a photographer, he turned to drawing and painting in his mid thirties.  This is kind of wild to me since he is a really good painter, so he must have had a natural gift to have picked it up so late.

He is influenced by the styles of Manet and Degas, and Velazquez, and he uses photographs he has taken himself as reference for his paintings.  He also commissions sculptures of the human figure which he then paints from.  His paintings are seemingly quiet and contemplative, but they really hit you over the head with their air of restraint and strong views about society.  Here are a few of his paintings.  The woman with the bees is called “American Actress”, I wonder what he means by this?

This very masterful painting is called “Automat”.  His light and detail are really stunning.

Here is my outfit inspired by this painting.  I am crazy about the Michael Kors cork wedges…

Dress: Bottega Veneta, earrings: Roberto Cavalli, shoes: Michael Kors

Necklace: Isabel Marant, watch: Michael Kors, bag: Chloe

Another structured leather bag that would work with this outfit (and is more reasonable priced) is this one from Michael Kors:

Michael Kors at ShopStyle

Here is a video of Michael Borremans talking about his work:


Designer Focus: By Boe

Posted: March 28th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: accessories, Jewelry | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

I have been styling a lot for Seventeen Magazine which has been a lot of fun.  Happy, bright, innocent, and carefree would be words I would use to describe when styling teen stories.  However, I might not use those words to actually describe a teenager.  I think maybe broody, immature, rebellious, and insecure would be more appropriate don’t you think?

Anyways, the fantastic accessories editor at Seventeen, Jasmine, recently turned me on to the jewelry line called By Boe.  I am completely smitten with the clean graphic lines and the reasonable prices.  Most pieces are under $60, and everything is very well made, and looks more expensive than it is.  Not just for the teen set, I think women of all ages can find something they like from By Boe.  I personally will be buying the Bauhaus hoops, and a few rings to stack on a finger or two.

Here are a few pieces I love, but also check out their site for much more, including fantastic wood rings, a delicate square charm necklace, and knotted leather rings in multiple colors.

Clockwise from left: horse shoe necklace $85, clockwork hoop earrings $47.50, bow necklace $60, oval ring $45,

Fortune cookie earrings $50, star studs $55, large geometric hoops $50, pyramid studs $55, leather braided ring $45

Here are some photos from their site, so you can see the jewelry on.  Click on the photos to view larger: