Oh, Grace

Speaking of Hitchcock...she is just my favorite of all his heroines.



By the age of 26, she appeared in 3 of his 66 films (Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955)). Cary Grant agreed, "...with all due respect to dear Ingrid Bergman, I much preferred Grace. She had serenity."

Figaro

Karine and I went to see Marriage of Figaro at the Dorothy Chandler.





Los Angeles and the 2000s aren't big fans of the black tie tradition, but I love it. It sifts a moment out from the everyday - makes it charming, timeless, and Hitchcockian (before the murder). So I get excited to take advantage of an opera outing and go for my fanciest.

Matrushka Construction

Happy Halloween recovery everyone! I went as Fall this year:





If you are ever in a costume bind, Laura at Matrushka Contruction designs clever, whimsical, instant options. Amidst a mad dash a couple years back, I picked up her zebra print tank hoodie complete with ears, a mane...and chunk bitten out of the side with ribs and guts exposed. Walking Dead would be so proud! This year, she had several tool skirts with different elements wrapped up in the material to create different characters: one was bright blue with fluffy cotton for Sky, another was chocolatey with autumn leaves for Fall. I fell in love with the Fall skirt and they tailored it to my body (free of charge). I sewed some leaves on a top, tore up and bloodied some American Apparel tights, and was ready to go.