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Spot on!

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February 16th, 2012

I’m a sucker for anything multi-colored. It’s part of being a Libra, but it’s more a part of the interplay between multiple things. I think Proust said something about this in his “questionnaire” about not having a favorite color, rather the favorite being the harmony between two colors. I completely […]

Sweet, sweet home.

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February 7th, 2012

People always ask me what it was like to grow up in New Orleans, and I usually remember MY childhood. The places we frequented, the faces, the normalcies of everyday life are what come to mind – not much different from anyone else’s upbringing. I don’t think about Mardi Gras […]

stuff I want to eat – Geodes

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January 6th, 2012

I love the holidays for all the time I can spend delving into etsy or pinterest. For that matter, I love any extra time I can dig around on those sites. Last week, I came across this gorgeous “candy” goodness by an artist named Elyse Graham. She calls these pieces […]

Designer trash cans? Only in New York.

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December 7th, 2011

Statement-making New Yorkers find a way to keep their garbage cans safe. What a clever way to identify your goods. See the full article in last week’s NY Times here.

tome sweet tome. alexander girard.

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November 15th, 2011

Just got an email about a new Alexander Girard book and it looks just stunning. Perfect for gifting this Holiday season and brought to us by the ever-stylish designer, Todd Oldham, and former Cookie Mag editor Kiera Coffee. The book chronicles almost every aspect of Girard’s career from graphic design […]

Old Girls’ Network and One King’s Lane

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November 11th, 2011

Over the past two weeks, via my friend Parrish, I received a couple of emails from The Old Girls’ Network, aka the OGN. Each time one dinged into my mailbox, I thought it was a notification from my obstetrician’s office. Happily, the OGN has nothing to do with my lady […]

Trending – brushed and dipped

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November 5th, 2011

Ever wandered the aisles of an art supply store? Felt the bristles of the brushes, smelled the linseed oil or tested the rainbow of specialty markers? I could be there for hours. It’s such a source of inspiration for me, filled with potential and lots of choices. Whenever I see […]

Oh, Elizabeth.

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October 24th, 2011

When I was growing up, there were few things my grandmother revered as much as Elizabeth Taylor – not for her acting prowess, her stunning violet eyes or even her philanthropy. Alas, Ms. Taylor was held in the highest regard because of her collection of jewelry. Elizabeth’s jewels only paled […]

Style Storm Watch – Missoni for Target.

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September 15th, 2011

I casually wandered in to Target around 10:30 yesterday morning to peruse the Missoni launch and to see if lived up to all it had been hyped to be, pre-launch.  The image above shows what I saw. Throughout the store were about 100 stylish women and a dozen very stylish […]

LA Times praises Vodvil.

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August 27th, 2011