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."
07 November 2010
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."
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.
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.
02 November 2010
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.
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.
25 October 2010
Mohawk General Store
I liked this couple.
Sarah and I were at Mohawk General Store yesterday when I took this photo - they have midcentury modern furniture mixed with rustic, woodsy apparel and opened up in Junction a few months ago.
And Sarah!
Sarah and I were at Mohawk General Store yesterday when I took this photo - they have midcentury modern furniture mixed with rustic, woodsy apparel and opened up in Junction a few months ago.
And Sarah!
Hidden Treasures
I went on a nostalgic tour of old vintage-stores-past from my childhood this weekend.
I love this photo from Hidden Treasures. Mmm...I remember vintage store smells with the same olfactory fondness of old books.
What was a 70s girl caught in the 90s grunge era to do? Once passed my 80s solution of devising gigantic lace Lauper skirts out of Little House on the Praire dresses to pair with my torn tshirts for synagogue, I was trapped in a sad sea of the Judy's, Contempo, and Wet Seal standards of the Mall era. Out of desperation (the enemy of art is the absence of limitations kind of thing), I started cutting halter tops out of Limited Too knit sweaters and sewing shirts out of my grandma's leftover fabrics. Realizing my picky love for all things clothing, my grandma and stepmom began lovingly trekking me out to Iguana Clothing in the valley, Hidden Treasures in Topanga Canyon, and any little second-hand hole along the way.
I love this photo from Hidden Treasures. Mmm...I remember vintage store smells with the same olfactory fondness of old books.
What was a 70s girl caught in the 90s grunge era to do? Once passed my 80s solution of devising gigantic lace Lauper skirts out of Little House on the Praire dresses to pair with my torn tshirts for synagogue, I was trapped in a sad sea of the Judy's, Contempo, and Wet Seal standards of the Mall era. Out of desperation (the enemy of art is the absence of limitations kind of thing), I started cutting halter tops out of Limited Too knit sweaters and sewing shirts out of my grandma's leftover fabrics. Realizing my picky love for all things clothing, my grandma and stepmom began lovingly trekking me out to Iguana Clothing in the valley, Hidden Treasures in Topanga Canyon, and any little second-hand hole along the way.
Boutonnière
Marcel Proust
I am a sucker for aesthetic rituals, including the long lost art of the everyday boutonnière. Derived from the French word buttonhole, the boutonnière was originally used to ward off evil and disease. They were once so integral to everyday menswear, suit jackets were fashioned with "stem loops" on the back of lapels to hold floral adornments in place.
Some formal boutonnières I made at Holly Flora's this weekend.
12 October 2010
Varnish & St. John
My wonderful horticulturist-slash-photographer friend Sarah took this photo outside Varnish last night. Monday and Tuesday nights are the times to go since they have live speakeasy jazz music going on the piano. My friend Jamie plays Monday nights - if you go on a Monday, be sure to say hi!
Me!
This St. John vintage knit dress was a great find at Shareen Vintage - one of my favorite clothing stomping grounds. Shareen is usually there and always ready to personally undress and redress you.
A brief history: St. John was founded in 1962 by husband and wife team, Robert and Marie Gray, to design specific high-end knitwear for women. Their daughter, Kelly Gray, was the original face of the brand and is the creative director to this day. St. John is best known for its classic styling, quality construction, and primary colors. Their garments can be identified by a knit-in hem as opposed to the more ubiquitous sewn-in hem.
Me!
This St. John vintage knit dress was a great find at Shareen Vintage - one of my favorite clothing stomping grounds. Shareen is usually there and always ready to personally undress and redress you.
A brief history: St. John was founded in 1962 by husband and wife team, Robert and Marie Gray, to design specific high-end knitwear for women. Their daughter, Kelly Gray, was the original face of the brand and is the creative director to this day. St. John is best known for its classic styling, quality construction, and primary colors. Their garments can be identified by a knit-in hem as opposed to the more ubiquitous sewn-in hem.
Scott & Charlie Waffles
It's been a beautiful mid October here in Los Angeles. Scott, my mutt Charlie Waffles, and I went for some coffee Sunday morning in Venice at Cow's End.
11 October 2010
Corn Maze!!!
Every year, my friends Amanda & Eyad coordinate an annual outing to Pierce College's Halloween Harvest Festival. This (and a whimsical, sometimes bloody costume) is all I need to make my Halloween dreams come true. We went this last Saturday...
Welcome!
Pierce's farm grown pumpkins.
The dusty fairground is a 1920s recreation complete with trillions of edison bulbs, americana accoutrements, and carnival eateries. It feels like a Star Trek holodeck version of Boardwalk Empire. Rootbeer floats, BBQ, buttered corn cobs, funnel cakes, fresh lemonade slushies, and kettel corn! Haunted houses, hay rides, farm animals, gold digging, giant moon bounce slides, and a 70s/80s/90s rock cover band! They even have a produce market with pumpkin varieties I didn't know existed outside of Tim Burton realities.
Popcorn buffet on wheels!
Mamma Marine's Delicious BBQ.
My Mamma Marine's Tri-tiiiiip!
The best part of the whole fair (and there are sooo many best parts) is the Creatures of the Corn Haunted Trail. It is truly terrifying. I haven't screamed and laughed so hard since my last corn maze. It's pitch black, moon overhead, and you're scrambling through your very own authentic horror-movie labyrinthine corn stalks with creepy hillbilly zombies lurching out at you from above, below, and the sides. And there's even an animatronic Balrog looking guy at the entrance. Telling you, the production value is impressive. So, so much fun.
Yes, that could be my older sister and me 20ish years ago. I am such a sucker for photographing little sisters and carousels, let alone the mind-blowing combination!
Need anything more be said here?
Welcome!
Pierce's farm grown pumpkins.
The dusty fairground is a 1920s recreation complete with trillions of edison bulbs, americana accoutrements, and carnival eateries. It feels like a Star Trek holodeck version of Boardwalk Empire. Rootbeer floats, BBQ, buttered corn cobs, funnel cakes, fresh lemonade slushies, and kettel corn! Haunted houses, hay rides, farm animals, gold digging, giant moon bounce slides, and a 70s/80s/90s rock cover band! They even have a produce market with pumpkin varieties I didn't know existed outside of Tim Burton realities.
Popcorn buffet on wheels!
Mamma Marine's Delicious BBQ.
My Mamma Marine's Tri-tiiiiip!
The best part of the whole fair (and there are sooo many best parts) is the Creatures of the Corn Haunted Trail. It is truly terrifying. I haven't screamed and laughed so hard since my last corn maze. It's pitch black, moon overhead, and you're scrambling through your very own authentic horror-movie labyrinthine corn stalks with creepy hillbilly zombies lurching out at you from above, below, and the sides. And there's even an animatronic Balrog looking guy at the entrance. Telling you, the production value is impressive. So, so much fun.
Yes, that could be my older sister and me 20ish years ago. I am such a sucker for photographing little sisters and carousels, let alone the mind-blowing combination!
Need anything more be said here?
04 October 2010
Farewell to Summer: Buttersauce & Nutcrackers
No one romanticizes the east coast beach like Woody, in Annie Hall most of all. As a Los Angelian Woody fanatic, I was sooo excited to finally visit the beaches of Southampton before the end of summer.
We grilled lobsters and one of them managed to escape just so I could have my very own crustacean chase scene.
The buying of the lobsters.
Most wonderful seafood price sign ever.
Before The Great Escape.
Never get enough.
30 September 2010
Succulent Animals Strike Again!
I stopped by the Holly Flora studio and snuck some shots of their latest resident animal.
The Natural History Museum commissioned a giant succulent bear for their grand re-opening of Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum's Beaux Arts Building. The bear was the centerpiece at the new Age of Mammals exhibit. Grab a glue gun, load of succulent leaves, and get ready for the holidays!
More photos can be found on LA Weekly's blog.
The Natural History Museum commissioned a giant succulent bear for their grand re-opening of Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum's Beaux Arts Building. The bear was the centerpiece at the new Age of Mammals exhibit. Grab a glue gun, load of succulent leaves, and get ready for the holidays!
More photos can be found on LA Weekly's blog.
07 August 2010
17 May 2010
Brent's Deli
The Lean Pastrami and Cabbage Brisket Soup are my favorites. Only a valley deli can warm the heart like this.
Founded by its owners in 1961, the family run business nourishes you with black-and-white cookies as big as your face and waitresses as sassy as my grandma.
Brent's Deli
19565 Parthenia Street
Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 886-5679
Founded by its owners in 1961, the family run business nourishes you with black-and-white cookies as big as your face and waitresses as sassy as my grandma.
Brent's Deli
19565 Parthenia Street
Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 886-5679
16 January 2010
Larry Sultan (canine series)
My friend texted me this iPhone shot. It immediately reminded me of late Larry Sultan's valley porn series (1990s). Towards the end of his career, Sultan turned his saturated, frank style to the San Fernando Valley McMansions rented out for porn flicks.
Such a fantastic, vivid juxtaposition between constructed sexual fantasy and decrepit economic promises. Larry passed away on December 14th, 2009 at the age of 63.
05 January 2010
04 January 2010
Bow Tie
My friend Ryan needed some help with his bow tie for his 1920s New Year's party. I got all excited and learned how to tie my very first bow.
A well-knotted cravat is the first serious step in a man’s life.
-Oscar Wilde
A brief history:
Ties (or cravats) were first inspired by the scarves Croatian soldiers used to close their shirts in the 1630s (men's fashion was predominantly militaristic in origin between the 17th and early 20th century). When the soldiers were enlisted to assist King Louis XIII, the French appropriated the look under the name "cravat" (derived from "Croat") and from there, it spread throughout Europe. Varying tie styles proliferated (including the Bow Knott) while the English eventually solidified its permanent role in social aesthetic etiquette.
To its devotees the bow tie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bow tie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen...But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think.
-Warren St. John, The New York Times
A well-knotted cravat is the first serious step in a man’s life.
-Oscar Wilde
A brief history:
Ties (or cravats) were first inspired by the scarves Croatian soldiers used to close their shirts in the 1630s (men's fashion was predominantly militaristic in origin between the 17th and early 20th century). When the soldiers were enlisted to assist King Louis XIII, the French appropriated the look under the name "cravat" (derived from "Croat") and from there, it spread throughout Europe. Varying tie styles proliferated (including the Bow Knott) while the English eventually solidified its permanent role in social aesthetic etiquette.
To its devotees the bow tie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bow tie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen...But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think.
-Warren St. John, The New York Times
14 December 2009
13 December 2009
Gummy
When you walk through the alley, it smells like Big Chew all the way through.
I got inspired.
Illustrator Dan Goodsell has a great archive of vintage gum graphic design in his virtual museum of food graphics, The Imaginary World. Co-author of Taschen's Krazy Kids' Food! - Vintage Food Graphics (2003), Mr. Goodsell clearly has an awesome appreciation for history reflected in the confectionary.
I got inspired.
Illustrator Dan Goodsell has a great archive of vintage gum graphic design in his virtual museum of food graphics, The Imaginary World. Co-author of Taschen's Krazy Kids' Food! - Vintage Food Graphics (2003), Mr. Goodsell clearly has an awesome appreciation for history reflected in the confectionary.
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