vacation

I just got back from Hawaii, and I'm playing catch up...be back soon.
See more trip photos.

dude!

Cup of Joe posted this early last week, but this was too fresh (yes, fresh) not to repost. Stephen Wiltshire took a 20 minute helicopter ride over New York, and then sketched the entire city from memory (freakin' memory!). He's done similar drawings of Tokyo, Rome, Madrid, Dubai, London, and more.

Read more about Stephen Wiltshire, and check out his gallery.

cool claudia

French Vogue has some behind-the-scene shots from Claudia's photo shoot for Alberta Ferretti perfume. I have no idea what the text says, but the photos are worth a look.

Note to self (and the rest of the world): I'm registered for French class come January, which means I will be able to ask "Where is the bathroom?" by the time I go back to Paris next July.

white is black

I did some serious reading this weekend. Lula, Another Magazine, French Vogue (Oct and Nov issues), British ELLE (Oct and Nov issues), American ELLE and Vogue (Oct and Nov issues), even Bon Appetit was part of the pack ... It's safe to say I have a slight magazine addiction.

Anyways, I'm a bit late on the coverage, but I finally saw the Lara Stone blackface spread in the October issue of French Vogue. I wasn't a huge fan of the styling; however, the photos did make an impact.

This isn't the first, nor the last of skin coloring we are going to see. I haven't paid much attention to America's Next Top Model (the under 5'7 height thing is slightly ridiculous to me), but I guess Tyra did a blackface shoot. And more still, Mario Sorrenti shot a spread for the most recent issue of V Magazine (image above).

I don't know how the rest of the world feels about it, but I think I kind-of like it.

UpGrade

Vogue.com, the French version....recently got a facelift. And perhaps one of the best parts about it is the new feature on Carine Roitfeld. It's no secret the woman is well respected, well dressed, and working it out, if you know what I mean. And now, thanks to a little collaboration between Garance Dore and Vogue, we get to learn a little (and I mean very little) more about Carine.

The information is interesting, but personally I like the layout of photos and text. Garance is always spot on with her graphics and photos, and these notebook pages are no exception.

Check it out…it’s worth a look. French Version. English Version.

So sad, it’s stupid

You know Ralph Lauren fired Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna for being too fat. Yea, I thought the same thing. I think she something like 5’10 120lb. I know, I know, whoa mama, she’ll blowin up the scale.

Anyways, in case the height to weight ration didn’t illustrate just how stupid the Ralph Lauren decision was, the recent Photoshoped billboards of Filippa prove the point.

Umm yea, does this look natural? Her head is wider than her waist. WTF?

Rachel Maddow did a short piece on this yesterday. Watch and Enjoy!

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