July 2011
2 posts
May 2011
2 posts
Swatches to Watch
Well holy hell. My Etsy addiction has led me to this jesus toy. (yeah new expression. or electro-folk band name. you decide.) This is the ultimate gift for the person who has everything. Or me.
The description:
VERY RARE! French swatch book from a fabric mill in France that made printed and shirting fabrics for Lanvin, Givenchy, Balmain, Molyneux, and Carven. c.60-70s.
Really, son? For only...
“Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah…iPhone…yeah, HOT.”
– Crazy man/budding tech reporter who accosted me in line at Au Bon Pain
April 2011
6 posts
One True Thing
A colleague-once-removed wrote this today. It has me in tears.
jackcheng:
My last semester at college, the iPod became a recurring topic of discussion in the classroom. It was 2005, and the fourth-generation model (the first with the click wheel) was rocketing up the adoption curve. A faculty member at my university was quoted in Newsweek saying it seemed like two out of three students were...
“Frustration can be good for creativity.”
– Rolf of Viktor and Rolf on “All on the Line”
March 2011
12 posts
WatchI don’t know if I’m a hot hormonal mess or if they inject a drug into the air of fashion shows, but i cry every. single. time. It’s not about the clothes. I mean, it IS - but… it’s more the atmosphere. The clothes will inspire dreams for days, but I don’t get choked up trolling Style.com. (most days..) It’s, like, the smell or something.
Consider this...
the only sunglasses i really wear.
M.Costa’s ‘Costalots’ are everything.
I fall hard for brands with a story, and Costalots’ is a doozy. Aside from having the best name ever, they were modeled after vintage lab goggles. If that isn’t reason enough to obsess, the glasses are really really really good-looking.
I began with the 83s in black and recently evolved into Diegos. I am convinced you cannot...
Watchi enjoy my brother. Boombox enjoys my brother’s dog Rex.
About Lassie
I was recently asked what the dog image [above] “is about.” As if an illustrated Collie dissection requires context!
But I give you this:
That particular image is the antithesis of everything I’d expect to find on a ~Fashion Blog~. Literally. The only image that might rival it in awkwardness would be a pair of Tory Burch flats, but c’mon. I hope to have kids someday. I...
Composition
Case in point: school supplies. Or more specifically, composition books. I’ve had a thing for them since I had to use them. Even back in the day, I appreciated their retro sensibility. In a world of Lisa Frank, they stood out. Much like the —> BRITTANY BOUTIQUE <— they feel chamingly frozen in time.
So it was only fitting that we let them inspire our wedding programs.
...
February 2011
1 post
Will the real Slim Shady pls stand up?
Honestly, Jeffrey Campbell, I thought you were better than this.
“Mommy can’t look at you right now.”
January 2011
6 posts
Backseat Styling: Globes Edition
The following red carpet moments represent the best and worst of the Golden Globes red carpet parade. Those who do not appear in this list were…safe. Barf.
The Winners
Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace
Her Versace habit shows no sign of letting up, and that’s ok. But worth celebrating is the fact that Angelina Jolie finally found color! And if this particular color were any more...
WatchThis is as much about us getting a puppy as it is about me practicing iMovie.
December 2010
2 posts
i promised myself i wouldn't sepia...
But I’m not above it.
I have wanted a dog forever. But in recent months, the urge evolved into a complete obsession. Shit got biological. I felt DRIVEN to get a dog. I can only say that I do, indeed, have a “clock” that may have ticked a tiny bit.
So I did the only appropriate thing: convinced B that the fellow above was meant to be a member of our family. Being the supreme...
November 2010
2 posts
4 tags
DO think for yourself.
*Think I’m making this up? Proof.
This is not a jab at Lauren Conrad.
I can personally confirm that she’s a nice, decent human who has savvy handlers. Let’s face it: bish is lucky. And it’s hard not to be slighly bitter; she was buying a house and wearing Stella McCartney when I was saving up for an IKEA bed. And her hair is always really shiny.
But this video she did to...
October 2010
4 posts
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in...”
– Coco Chanel
(funny. i was having the same conversation with my shrink yesterday.)
2 tags
a little corkboard & a big dream
“Hi I’m Laura, and welcome to my crib. Here, across from the climbing wall, is my Inspiration Corner. Yeah, you know, I just come here to, you know, reflect on clothes that make me tingly and stuff.”
Why Inspiration Corner is More Than an Early Sign of Hoarding
1) I’m Compiling. I collect images of clothes that meet one criteria: they make me tingly and stuff. I...
3 tags
I'll always have the locket and tattoo.
Inspired by Tyler and Catelynn of Teen Mom, I made the difficult decision to give the Alex Wang Natashas up for adoption. I like to think that they’ll have a better life on a foot that fits them. But it gets better: I selected an adoptive mother that will love them, rock them hardcore, and possibly even give me visitation rights.
Yes, Carly, mommy will always love you, but you’re so...
July 2010
2 posts
CLEAR! i've been shocked back to life.
Deep down, I knew my blogging hiatus wouldn’t last forever. If renowned thespian Amanda Bynes can unretire from acting, I too can reemerge.
And I have shoes to thank.
Alexander Wang’s Natasha pump in leopard, to be exact.
Lest anyone mock the emotional relationship I have with fashion, I give you this:
This shoe is better than you. Every milimeter of its form is thoughtful. Special....
December 2009
4 posts
Science fiction will never be cool.
Caroline: Avatar sucked so hard.
Caroline: people kept saying how awesome it was, and the special effects were AMAZING
and i was just overall unimpressed. i wouldnt even tell someone to see it for the special effects.
Laura: Wow. B wants to see it again.
Caroline: wow. that's like, marriage dealbreaker for me.
Shareen machine
My dear ladyfriend Brenna doesn’t eff around when it comes to matters of vintage. (hence the title “dear ladyfriend”). So when she acquainted me with guru Shareen Mitchell in LA, I bowed down. Hard.
Consider this a holiday gift. And admittedly, I am reluctant to give it away, but…
Shareen is the bicoastal vintage Dalai Llama. In LA, her temple is a Pasadena pilgrimage...
In case the other 3,000 invites get lost in the...
I’ll share our wedding website publicly.
http://www.blackheiser.com
Nowhere is it written that random interweb stalkers are forbidden from sending registry gifts.
bish, you got some 'splaining to do.
i know. there has been a blogging dry spell. but chin up, lambs. i am back. in black.
November 2009
1 post
My Dress Quest. →
October 2009
2 posts
“Fat mummies sit there in front of the television with their chip packets and say...”
– the always diplomatic Karl Lagerfeld weighing in on the model weight debate. so good.
“im sorry, davids bridal is for quincineras and shot gun weddings.”
– Caroline Lanspa
September 2009
3 posts
Good. I needed a gravy pitcher.
In the game of Life, my piece has landed on an event that conveniently packages my favorite things: fashion, party planning and toothpaste mints. Yes, I’m going to tha chapel.
As such, my future posts may undergo a slight shift in focus. I’ve always been obsessed with planning my wedding (read: the fashion + party + mints). But while I had sketches of each bridesmaid dress and...
August 2009
4 posts
Watchfail happens at :40.