• A beautiful painting for a gloomy Tuesday. 

• stunning illustrations by Miss Capricho (via OhJoy)

• Made by the one and only, Libby Preiss.

Franz Kline

where it all begins...

• This weekend, WSJ showed off some of the designers' beginning sketches for their Spring 2011 looks. They are gorgeous... I want to frame them!! From top to bottom: Peter Som, William Tempest, Jason Wu, and Gary Graham.

DVF + Warhol

• "When Studio 54 opened in 1977, Andy and I used to go. It was the greatest nightclub I ever went to. It was big, it was the time of disco, and they would only ever let very beautiful people in... What you wore depended on where you went before because Studio 54 was a place where you ended up after a party. If you went to a ball, you went in your ballgown. I used to go in a disco dress with cowboy boots. I wore a lot of cowboy boots to Studio 54" - Diane Von Furstenberg, via Harper's Bazaar Travel Edition Aug 2010, UK (photo via)

just kids

• interview magazine spoke with the artist, patti smith, about her new memoir, just kids, and her chaotic relationship with the love of her life, robert mapplethorpe. it was fabulous and inspiring. check out the interview here. buy the book here.

"Because even as a kid, I wanted to be an artist. I also did not want to be trapped in the ’50s idea of gender. I grew up in the ’50s, when the girls wore really bright red lipstick and nail polish, and they smelled like Eau de Paris. Their world just didn’t attract me. I hid in the world of the artist—first the 19th-century artists, then the Beats. And Peter Pan." - patti smith

it has been AWHILE

• HI! i graduated from college on May 15th and have been a very busy girl but now, i'm back! here are some fun things i've found....

• love this commercial
• a (blow) dry bar... check out their chandelier
• such a gorgeous forest wedding
• i LOVE this swimsuit
• contemporary artist, salvatore principe, started a rad clothing line
• add to my summer reading list... the carrie diaries
• ritz cracker necklace
• STRIPES
• no sweat dress by rebecca taylor
• my favorite summer treat
• i want this and this
• this vintage photo is fantastic!
• an adorable dog
• digging this preppy swimwear
• peggy wolf
• diane kruger is super fabulous
• obsessed with these ads for numero tokyo
• couldn't love this song more right now: "your smiling face" by james taylor

rain

• the girls with glasses
• pale... so cute
• between two ferns... thanks cam
• chicago, IL wedding... so charming. love the bow.
• mad lib wedding
• purple shoes
• i love jamie's food revolution
• Where the Wild Things Are b-day party
• jeff koons, car painter
• one fine day
• love this headband
• earth friendly
• big red balloon
• "old blue chair" - kenny chesney

welp

• i took a little break from blogging. but i am BACK. in FULL FORCE. comin' at you HARD AND STRONG. no, but really... i've been busy trying to graduate. TRYING being the key word. the above picture is a recent found gem of me and my new york gal pal, penny lane. she has had that mischievous look on her face for 24 years. BUT i cannot forget about another one of my special friends. one of my besties turns 23 today. happy birthday to everybody's favorite clown and my portable party, THE megan christine unland. thank you for EVERYTHING... here are some posts dedicated to you, roomie:

• how cute are these shoes?
• i don't think we could pull off these adorable swim suits... you would look funny in that hair though.
• such an adorable skirt.
• i can't wait for may 5th.
• plastic watches.
• coachella fashion
• i bought megi tickets to this for her big b-day
• latin for: "little frog"
• fun illustrations
• olives!
• i love ashley olsen.
• adorable shoes and clutch... look at those yummy cupcakes!
• twenty years from now...
• colored shorts
• a very sleek desk phone dock for the iphone...
• the anatomy of cool

a brooklyn brownstone

• this white & wood combination is simply fabulous. the amazing sculpture above the fireplace echoes louise nevelson. (via seesaw)
  

dots

• check out the fabulous jeff koons (above)
• charming tights and such by fogal
• the definition of cool... check out the online shop fredflare.com
• jeggings by citizens of humanity
• alice in wonderland inspired book of shadows
• a very dainty shoulder bag
• counting down the days until zac posen hits target
• swimwear by pool
• LOVE this t-shirt
• cannot wait to sport new t-bags this spring

"i'm not interested in doing anything i'm not afraid of" - marina abramovic

strokes

• amazingly fabulous oil paintings by alyssa monks

criss cross

i have posted about sophie blackall before but this video about her amazing illustrations and the world of missed connections is worth another look. so awesome. check out her blog.

2010

• alberta ferretti spring/summer 2010
• "highway 20 ride" -zac brown band
• a shining star from london fashion week, julian j smith
• i need a faux fur vest
• "a star is born"-jay z
• "mellow mood" -slightly stoopid
• "percussion gun" -white rabbits
• i am obsessed with anya hindmarch's charming totes
• "us" -regina spektor
• want to dip into the fashion world? check out the teen vogue handbook
• tom ford takes fake baking to a whole new level

fine art by john baldessari

"i never regret making mistakes. i see every mistake i have made as an opportunity to learn something new" -tory burch

party on

• The adorable stud in the pirate hat is my little brother, Mike. He is a raging enthusiast and a lover of life, tennis, and bread. His moves on the dance floor can make even the shyest man want to kick up his feet and join the party. He is my biggest fan, and the first one to give me a hug when I come home. He has become famous for his rare ability of being able to talk to anyone of any age and make them feel blissfully important. My thoughtful, big hearted brother turns fifteen today. Happy birthday kiddo! Can't wait for fifteen more years of belly busters.
• stunning paintings
• dazzling to the daring... best dresses of the decade
• top television in 2009
• famous designer takes interior designs for a spin
• graphic designer, julia guther
• my photo professor, joe johnson
• john lennon inspired menswear line
• check out A Gallery's show, gloss
• new year's outfit inspiration
• bloggers fill the front rows in 2009

candy and cartwheels

• yummy cashmere sweaters
• lee angel for under 100
• fabulous sunglasses
• i am pumped for elizabeth gilbert's newest book... comes out this january
• beautiful party dresses
• norman rockwell: behind the camera
• dance your way to skinny... check out this work out video
• live on earth
• adorable little piggies
• i can't believe i missed this by a week
• impressively dapper... check out the gentlemen of bacongo

first pic via, second pic from my grandmother

"i'm designed to sit on verandas and have drinks brought to me" -paul bettany

all dolled up

pics via

missed connections

Messages in bottles, smoke signals, letters written in the sand; the modern equivalents are the funny, sad, beautiful, hopeful, hopeless, poetic posts on Missed Connections websites. Every day hundreds of strangers reach out to other strangers on the strength of a glance, a smile or a blue hat. Their messages have the lifespan of a butterfly. I'm trying to pin a few of them down. - sophie blackall









illustrations via

"love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own" -robert heinlein