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I suppose most people aren't really concerned with where they put there loose change. Normally, I hear people walk by playing a jingle in their trousers. I even see pennies shining on the street after being discarded by homeless people downtown who only except paper bills (do you take cards, too?).
I think that Parisian women always seem to do it right when it comes to the art of dressing well. They wear minimal makeup, dress comfortably, edit well and often use simple Parisian classics (the striped 3/4 sleeve tee, a sailor hat) as a homage to their working class roots.
Here's their sneek peek at the Sessùn Spring/Summer 2010 collection. I love the paring of mustard yellow with grey and simple, light blue denim.
all images from Sessùn
I've been listening to a lot of Ernest Greene's music on repeat, probably because I'm really exited about the coming of spring in this season's coastal chill.
Under the moniker Washed Out, this is what I call the ultimate neu wave surf music that has Ariel Pink's lo-fi home recorded sound to a dizzying, 80's Miami synthpop (a la Sorcerer). Both his first release on cassette tape and his lastest EP, High Times, are stunningly beautiful recordings.
He also has a great blog full of candid pictures of people he loves very much.
Find his records on the Mexican Summer Records website (check out all the other releases too! Very good stuff).
I'm really impressed with the colors, round, toy-like glasses and wedges found in Minimarket's S/S 2010 collection. I think it's those 60s references and the combination of primary blue, yellow, grey, black and red (all colors I like to wear, perticularly together).
Smart that they did these zipper/wedged bad boys again.
My favorite!
Besides having one of the best band names I've heard in a long time, Best Coast have recaptured the 60s girl group-C86-DIY indie pop that bands like the Aisler Set perfected. Listening to their music reminds me of why I love California so much.
That's the Way Boys Are
In My Room
Something in the Way
Being someone who doesn't really have a huge stock of jeans sitting in the closet, (I own one pair of black ones that are thrown on when I have nothing else to wear) I've had a hard time finding a pair that fits well, looks good and has a simple, clean aesthetic.
That's when I reminded myself of my boyfriend's good friend, Brian Kim.
Brian is a Los Angeles-based designer/musician who used to co-own custom jean shop, Work, in Echo Park. His friend David Hershberger, now designer of Endovanera, was a seamster there and these guys were wheeling out custom jeans with precision tailoring and only the best Japanese denim found.
Now, both of them have recently opened two new shops:
David has Front St, where he sells his Endovanera line, his fabulous lower priced line, Nortwick and other local designers like Himiku and Scout.
It has a kind of classic clean look with a bit of some well styled, old-worldly charm (much like his clothing!)
Neighboring him is Brian's custom and ready-to-wear clothing shop, Them Atelier.
The prices are affordable for most people, starting at $78. And knowing Brian, he would construct a beautiful pair of custom jeans that would fit the contours of anyone's body.
I like the idea of buying something directly from the person who made the clothing and you know it's made with careful craftsmanship, good editing and a lot of heart. Both Brian and David are some of the best dressed, handsome, talented and down-to-earth human beings that I have meet in the Echo Park area. I really believe in their work and seriously recommend stopping by these two stores if you are living in or visiting the Los Angeles area.
Sometimes I get talked into photo shoots for/with friends. This one is inspired by photographer Nan Goldin. I really loved her candid, intimate photos, especially her early work that featured couples at home, the AIDS epidemic that was ravaging Nan's friends in the 80s, NYC's post-punk scene and street urchins at night.
Here are some of the shots we did, minus some slightly more risque ones. I'm still dealing with my friend Josh blowing up photos of me in VERY see-through undergarments and entering it in contests to show at the De Young Museum. My inner old-Chinese lady is very, very nervous.
This is Lindsey and Abel. Lindsey is actually stunningly beautiful. I wish you could see that here.
Josh, Abel and WM
Abel's feet and my almost-naked ass. So embarrassing!
Josh's handsome torso and my crazy, mussed-up hair.
Thanks to Josh, Abel, Lindsey, my boyfriend for his patience and Thu for taking some really awesome, professional photos.
Pearl Harbor is a musical collaboration between two of my good friends, Piper and Cody, and Piper's teenage sister Sky. Their jam sessions and live shows birth sparkling, haunting and beautiful pop music.
There first record is in the works and coming out sometime this winter. I'll keep you posted.
Here's Sky and Piper goofing off in a video thing installment. In your dreams, man!!!
