it's blitzed

I have a modest collection of ancient magazines that I leave sitting on the little coffee table in my childhood room--some choice issues of JANE, a copy of ID (the streakers issue!), and a Nylon or two, all of which played various roles in my development from sad nerd to the suave taste-maker I am today.



This time, my attention was caught by a piece on Karen O and Christian Joy in a rusty old (read: still totally amazing) issue of Nylon. This is how I first can recall finding out about her and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I remember thinking what a crazy badass she seemed like. Also I just reeeaaally wanted to party with her.



Eventually, I got to see them open for The White Stripes somewhere in the mid-aughts. I mostly just remember a bunch of drunk dudes yelling about how they wanted to bone her, which was uncalled for, but also understandable because I kind of wanted to bone her too.

(all photos by David Yellen for Nylon June/July 2002)

so damn pretty

I'm off for a walk in the woods. In the meantime, you can take a peak at the rest of these beautiful photos of Lily Cole, shot by Carter Smith, right here.

(all images via fashiongonerogue)

news from aweigh

Here I am, writing you from inside a tiny cabin, inside a big old forest, on a tiny island, in the cold cold sea. Not a lot of news to report from out here, except my parents have gotten a freezer so now we can ice cream whenever we want, which is some sort of crazy luxury out here let me tell you!

Anyways, please enjoy this picture of me feeling extremely skeptical about a huge leopard print hat, taken by Patrick on one of our antiquing trips in Anacortes the other day.



If a face could talk, this one would say "thanks but no thanks, chump." Now of course I kinda wish I had bought it.

two diy ideas

1)

(image via Anywho)

It was love at first sight when I found these vintage tap shorts over on Anywho. Knowing that they exist for sale in a boutique somewhere in Madrid makes the fact they will never be mine all the more painful. But it got me thinking, maybe I could just make a pair myself? I've actually done a fair amount of beading work in my day, and while it would be incredibly tedious, it wouldn't be all that difficult. I figure, start out with a pair of these, do some creative tailoring, buy a crapload of cheap fake pearls and go for it!

2)

(image via Nast Magazine)

Ok, so to be fair, the DIY aspect of this one might only extend so far as me begging my mom to knit up a bunch of tubes that I can then braid into whatever amazing head wrap/hat/yarn hair extension is going on here. Seriously, what on earth is this amazing thing?? Also, on a side note, I'm really stoked to see Nast back in business!

let the games begin

A few of my favorite shots from Opening Ceremony's new Spring 2010 lookbook, plus some behind-the-scenes tidbits (take a close look at those toenails, wowsa!!) I had the immense pleasure of briefly fondling a few of these pieces on the way to and from a FADER shoot recently, and they were soso gorgeous. Their watercolor prints are the best! You can see lots more on their blog.

(photos by David Benjamin Sherry)