Quote of the Week - Eustache Deschamps

Friends are relatives you make for yourself.

Design Lover - Tree Slab Headboard

Hudson Signature Bed
platform bed with custom slab headboard
bucquet lamps optional

Facial Fur Has Hit Paris

Looking at the photos from the Adam Kimmel after party for his Fall 2011 menswear line I thought I'd been transported to a gig in Vancouver, or Seattle or Portland. You know what that means folks...

Oh, and it looks like Extra Happy Ghost released his 1990's Braindamage just in time.

For more images go here.

Quote of the Week - Leonard Cohen

Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act.

Oh look...

image Monica Feudi

Gucci is showing fuzzy mohair sweaters for Fall Winter 2011. Remember my post from December 15, 2010?

December 15, 2010

A Rather Handsome Mod Couple

circa mid 60s
on her - London Fog Maincoat, Chanel bag
on him - pinned collar, skinny-tie, sexy middle finger ring, hot hair, London Fog trench

I can find these vintage London Fog coats quite easily, so if you're interested in one, email me, and I'll try and find what you're looking for.

photo via ephemera

Style Inspiration - Vintage T-shirts a la George Carlin

My favourite is the one in the mug shot. In some larger photos it looks like two dogs with their heads back to back but who knows.
Wear with Harris Tweed.

Weekend Stuff

images Stacy Reynaud
cool men's hand knit sweater with wood buttons $13 - Burquitlam VV (in the women's section) go get it!

vintage crystal table lamp from the Salvation Army $19

my stylist JD at Suki's downtown

West Coast Modern house for rent on Palmerston in West Van - good price but obscenely huge for two people and two cats

a sweet VW

Keefer Lounge

Keefer Lounge test tube lights

I hope you had a good weekend.

We checked out Blue Valentine (oh my Ryan Gosling) on Friday night and then went for cocktails at Keefer Lounge. If you've ever been in, or are currently in, a long term relationship go see Blue Valentine - I couldn't sleep after it. Saturday was an extremely long day at the beauty parlour having the chlorine from our wonderful city water taken out of my hair (it goes green). I unexpectedly dropped by Gravity Pope to be unexpectedly greeted by the new Isabel Marant collection. I left with a top and some Filippa K trousers - that's what happens when you have a sales associate that knows your style! I've been dying to live in a house and stumbled upon one for rent up the road from our apartment so I checked it out. I must admit that after living in an apartment for thirteen years I might be a little freaked to live in a house. Sunday I felt guilty so we hit the thrift stores. Good thing because I walked out with some vintage Gucci tux pants ($15) and a Krizia sweater dress ($13).

Is it Counterfeit?

Brad came home with a counterfeit sweater yesterday. Not to be a braggart but I knew it was counterfeit the moment he took it out of the bag.

Two obvious reasons from ten feet away:

1. Ralph Lauren would have never done such a terribly cut neckline
   
2. It had the metallic sheen of acrylic

Up close:

1. The "100% cashmere" was closer in texture to 100% scouring pad
2. The label
3. The headless horseman
4. It melted when we did the burn test

He bought the sweater at a Gastown consignment shop and was royally choked when I pointed out why his new $75 sweater was counterfeit. He tried to take it back. He was told their 'fabric expert' decided it was probably a cashmere acrylic blend that had mistakenly been labeled 100% cashmere. Pardon my language but WTF? Strip that person's 'expert' title just for using those two words together. While I'm at it, strip that store of their business license for selling counterfeit products and arguing with customers for wanting to return them. Now he's stuck with a nontransferable credit note that expires in thirty days. Caveat emptor.

See my rant on cashmere misrepresentation here

Vintage Versace

1980