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Purrrrfection.

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I miss Sassy

Remember the offbeat days of Sassy when Noxzema ads were so cool and you wanted to buy Cover Girl foundation but you didnt really need to wear it? The days when no one knew who Chloe Sevigny was yet and your favorite show was OBVIOUSLY My So Called Life? Remember when the best soundtrack ever was to The Crow and Courtney Love ruled the earth? I long for the Sassy's that I'd been saving so preciously since middle school and most regrettably left in the hands of my parents (along with the rest of my teen'angster stuff) assuming they would survive house purges and moves. Ill have to do some digging next time I go home to see what dusty memories I can muster.

Frida Kahlo

Feeling super inspired by my week long sojourn in Baja, Mexico....an evening reading of my mothers Frida Kahlo book sure cracked open the can of re-fried beans filled with musings galore. I am no art'o like Alexandra, but I have a major obsession with certain artists whose personal lives interest me - if not more so- than their actual creations. Frida is one of them (Andy, Pablo, Yves to name a few who I'm utterly intrigued). Right now I'm completely obsessed with Frida's headpieces, jewelry, and colorful "costumes" that she adopted initially to please Rivera but soon realized it enhanced her magnetic beauty. Frida is by far one of the most captivating fashion icons. Ever. p.s. One of my favorite photographs is of smoking Frida against the NYC skyline. Double p.s. more on Mexico later.

And then Poof: Patouf

One of our fave blogs Anywho tipped me off to this Swedish (of course) clothing line Patouf. Don't know what the word means but it sure is fun to say and their clothes are so nice to look at. We need some US online retailers... eh hem Shopbop, get this brand asap.

All images from the Patouf website.

Tony Oursler at Lehmann Maupin

Stumbled upon this gem of a show at Lehmann Maupin's modern, barn-like Chrystie Street location. Artist Tony Oursler makes these mini-sculptures and activates them with tiny video projections. Some even have a very little man climbing through their edges like a worm and all the works in show are about our relationship with technology.

All images from the Lehmann Maupin website.

Trackne

New boots from Acne called Track, way to swoon me again! Sigh...

Firelei Báez

Works by artist Firelei Báez. See her creature-flora beauty at the Hunter College MFA Open Studios 2010 or more images on her site.

Images from artist's website.

Patternity Tights

Dear Santa Claus: The blog Patternity makes me inspired and happy. So do their limited edition tights. Perfect stocking stuffer, vous ne pensez pas? (They are available at Gargyle)

Merci!!

Images from Patternity website.

Shoe Du Jour

Ok two things: #1 - I am off to Mexico as we speak, so I am having a conflict of warm weather appropriate shoes versus this cold fall New York day. #2) I think these Ann Demeulemeester knock offs are the perfect compromise of the sandal + boot offspring. I appreciate the fact that while these may not be the real deal, they do a damn good job of the epic structured (and ever so detailed) leather shoe that could be worn in a sea of endless summer outfits or winterized with tights and socks. These caramel beaut's be found over at NeedSupply - another site I loveeee browsing.

Georgia May Jagger

She stole my breath away. It all started with Liv Tyler circa early 90's + the Crazy video...you know you loved that! Now this gap toothed Jagger x Hall offspring. I die. This editorial was for Vogue China back in July but loving this right now.

images via touchpuppet

Supermarket Sarah

More of these shenanigans here :)

Viva Vena Cava

I heart the Vena Cava girls. Two California natives with impeccable taste that matches NYC individuality and spirit. Young, fun, fresh, they have done it all so far. First a capsule collection with Gap, then a Vena Cava for Aqua line over at Bloomies - they even had a short lived collaboration with Via Spiga shoes - totally vibing on the seventies mule meets platform in neutrals and studs - YES ma'am! P.S. they have an equally awesome blog with all sorts of inspiring tidbits. P.P.S. I know we have only just embarked on winter wear, but I love the what's going on with their Spring 2011 collection especially the Oshkosh b'gosh comeback!

Images via style.com

Connan Mockasin

Cannot get enough of 70's sounding Connan Mockasin. Just saw his fantastical music video for It's Choade My Dear, soooo good. Still haven't released his album in the US, hopefully it will be soon because this is going to be a good tune to take a lazy walk to in the crazy streets of New York!

All images from musicians website and music video.

Shoe Du Jour

All that glitters is silver. Inspired by the silver lace up booties (later discovered to be Chanel nonetheless) worn by Julia Sarr-Samois (see my post on her last month) I loved the idea of pairing a simple shoe in a flashy format with basics (obvi). Cutie pie Betty paired her Guiseppe Zanotti's with denim shorts and leather, but I am loving the idea of sporting these with grey skinny jeans and a grey cable knit oversized sweater for the perfect monochromatic look with just the right touch of glam.

Baldessari at The Met

Cannot wait to go see the John Baldessari exhibition at The Met! It's on my weekend must do list. "Baldessari (b. 1931, National City, California) turned from an early career in painting toward photographic images that he combined with text, using the freeways, billboards, and strip malls of Southern California as his frequent sources. In his groundbreaking work of the late 1960s, he transferred snapshots of banal locales around his hometown onto photo-sensitized canvases and hired a sign painter to label them with their locations or excerpts from how-to books on photography."

All images and quote from The Metropolitan Museum of Art website.