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Directed and animated by Benjamin Ducroz.  Sound design by Samuel Acres.

[ Thanks, Matt! ]

RIBS.

Matt Choi and I are putting the finishing touches on an album cover we designed for some friends of ours.  Here's a little preview of the disc.  I'm pretty excited about it!  More to come within the next few weeks...

good jeans.

S/S 2010 Lookbook for Wrangler's Blue Bell Premium Denim line.  Modeled by Tony Ward and photographed by Petrovsky & Ramone.

[ via Mode Man ]

hot to trot.

The fact I spend time looking at things like this on the internet is a testament to my powers of procrastination.  Aren't they cute though?  Like the ubiquitous doggie sweater, except gigantic.

I love equestrian fashion!

[ Available at Dover Saddlery ]

I can explain.

Sometimes, dear reader, I get very busy and disappear for a while.  And then I show up, like a philandering husband, with a bottle of perfume to divert your attention from the guilty look on my face.  Except in this case, the bottle of perfume is a weird vintage photograph of a woman with either too many or exactly the right amount of kittens, depending on how you feel about these things.

I think the photo more than makes up for my absence.  Don't you?

[ photo from the commons, via krisatomic ]

[ inspiration for the bottle of perfume metaphor gleaned from This American Life, Number 393, Act Four. ]

old and new.

Atelier Assemble, based in Antwerp, creates limited edition children's clothing constructed from vintage fabrics.  I love the rich photography by Anoek Luyten.  [ See more here. ]

[ via vintage for kids ]

love seat.

Screenprinted organic fabric by Umbrella Prints.

[ via Bloesem ]

fresh coat.

Enviable outerwear made from mill end blanket wool for Mociun's Fall 09 collection.

[ and here's a bonus, because I can't resist a pair of good jumpsuits... ]

now hiring.

Rediscovered these images recently--two signs I made, years ago, when I worked for Anthropologie.  The top one looks similar to a project I'm working on now... funny to see the resemblance.  

up where the air is clear.

I've been making some kites for a shoot (and trying, unsuccessfully, to get this song out of my head).

radiation vibe.

Something's in the air.

Last week my artist friend Jimmy Miracle opened up his studio so I could see some of his recent work.  I actually gasped when I saw this installation:

[ click image to enlarge -- you'll be glad you did ]

This busted air conditioner, removed (resurrected even) from its usual curbside context, was suspended in the air with hundreds of strands of fluorescent thread emanating from within its bowels like fractured beams of light.  As I walked around the room, the neon beams appeared to converge and separate in space, and the piece, though static, buzzed with the illusion of movement. 

A few days later,  I saw these detail shots of an installation by Mark Garry over at pitch (one of my new favorite blogs, by the way): 

The bands of thread hover right at the cusp of the visible realm, threatening to dissolve into imperceptibility.  A spectral spectrum, they seem at once ethereal and eternal, like light refracted through a prism, surfacing for a moment before slipping, once again, beyond our sensory reach.   

audiophile.

handmade felt pouches by brave moonman.

extras.

Miranda July and Roe Ethridge collaborated on this Cindy Sherman-esque ode to the overlooked and anonymous.

The impeccably accurate styling is by Jennifer Johnson.

See the entire project at Vice.

[ via vain and vapid ]

pretty old things.

 From Erie Basin

1.  1870's Vulcanite pendant

2.  Conroy & Wilcox grey diamond ring

3.  1890's Gold and Whitby jet (fossilized coal) chain necklace

[ found via Lena Corwin ]

infinite possibilities.

The Uniform Project:  One dress (or rather, 7 identical dresses) worn every day for a year to raise money for the Akanksha Foundation.  It's an "exercise in sustainable fashion."  The dress was designed for versatility and can be worn with the buttons in front, buttons in back, or unbuttoned.  With countless quirky accessories culled from vintage stores and ebay auctions, as well as pieces donated by indie designers, the outfit options really are endless.

PS:  In case you were wondering, that necklace in the last image was donated by a designer and features a miniature version of "the dress!"

PPS:  "The dress" will eventually be manufactured (using sustainable methods) and will be available for purchase.

wunderkammer.

My friend Andrea wrote this article for the New York Times about artist Sean Scherer and his Catskills farmhouse.  It's incredible!  Layers of rustic pieces lend a warm, lived-in feel, but brightly colored walls keep things fresh.  I love the traditional collection of plates anchored by a day-glo wall.  And that room with the sleeping nook and cast-iron stove is a dream come true.  

PS:  Check out Sean's store Kabinett & Kammer here.

[photos by Tony Cenicola for The New York Times ]

I think a ponzi scheme might be in order.

Currently devising a plan to acquire this beautiful hand-felted throw by Sophie Prieur.  It's like a worn quilt and a wool blanket all in one.  Sigh.

none more black.

1.  "Harold" Jacket

2.  Dress by Carin Wester

3.  Coat by Carin Wester

4.  Dress by Beyond the Valley

[ all looks available at pixie market ]

meatpacking.

Well, I've officially moved.  And what better way to celebrate my triumphant return to Williamsburg than dinner with friends at Fette Sau?  Boy howdy, that's some delicious barbeque.  Even the decor is a feast for the eyes (yes, those pendant lamps are old phonograph horns). 

Consuming a heaping tray of pork usually feels gastronomically excessive (this short film comes to mind), but since Fette Sau only serves meats from organic or small family farms, it's an indulgence that weighs easy on the carnivore's conscience... if not her waistline.

[ photo by Noah Kalina ]

moving.

I'm still wading through the deluge of images from Fashion Week and will likely be posting more of my favorites in the coming weeks.  But since I am in the midst of packing up my belongings and moving into a new apartment (upgrade!), I'd rather be surfing apartment therapy than style.com.  Please be patient, as posting will be sporadic until I get all settled into the new place.

For now though, some inspiration from the San Francisco home of fellow collector/pack-rat Samantha Martin-Evans:

[ images via Apartment Therapy ]