35 feels good...

some birthdays are of-the-norm but today i feel exceptionally fine, and 1974 was a good year. in selecting an image for the day i had a few to choose from but settled on this, an interpretation of who i am by artist's gil bumby after staring at me for about 60 seconds last year at miami art basel. nice one.

because i loves me a lil' travel bizzo...

i just compiled a three-minute global guide for an aussie website of dandy destinations that have taken my fancy. travel is the new black folks. check it HERE

the exterior of a recording studio in hollywood...

the only echo of street art that exists in beverly hills...

spot the model: the working model and the real model (go heather!!)

why i like diane kruger in a snapshot: she doesn't mind making a dork of herself...

image of the hour: "we won't do it without the rose" (1972) by joseph beuys

tea time...

at my destination of choice complete with sterling silver art deco tea settings and an ultra-serene ambience. hotel daniel in the eighth arrondissement of paris is truly, madly, deeply a gem of a find for anyone in the city of light wanting something special. because an hour of solitude surrounded by sparrows on the wall and a quasi-oriental vibe spells happiness folks. one of my new favorite french discoveries. to see what i mean click HERE

in a black and white world...

street art on beverly boulevard in los angeles looks good...



as does a poster pasted to the walls of colette as part of the rodarte-curated pop-up shop...



not forgetting the ultra-charismatic german writer jina khayyer (captured this time last month at the montana bar in paris)...



and a pillow case (from the rodarte pop-up shop at colette) imprinted with the words that everyone imagines at one time or another...

an eternal art favorite: frohawk two feathers

because you'll know you've made it big when you have one of these beauties hanging in your living room...

christopher kane for swarovski - second collection release

must-see doco: "the art of the steal"

director don argott's thrilling doco (which arrives in US cinemas in february 2010) follows an us VS them outright war when it comes to art. the teams in question: dr. albert c. barnes, art lover and the brains behind his very own billion-dollar collection housed in south merion, a small suburb near philadelphia and retard philly officials who will do anything to get their grubby hands on the goods. so impressive was the assortment of impressionist, postimpressionist, and modernist art that even matisse declared the barnes foundation as "the only sane place to view art in america." long story short, courtroom drama's ensue, barnes heads up to heaven, his carefully strategized will with instructions for the future of the works becomes undone (shady stuff indeed) and by the end of it, if you're not shouting at the cinema screen then congratulate yourself on controlling your composure. ps. barnes rules! pss. i'm never, ever going to philly!

delinlee and le-tan blitz NY times

to view my latest story on olympia's pristine bags click HERE



and my first-ever article published in ny times (quelle milestone!!)

reggie casagrande and her 'paradise lost'

hands down, one of the ballsiest broads i've met in los angeles since calling it home over the past two years has been reggie casagrande (founder of lipsticktracez). yesterday i semi-jokingly wrote in her 'paradise lost' exhibition guest book "behind every great man there is an even greater woman" (casagrande is married to stussy creative king paul mittleman and no, you don't need me to confirm that both of them know what's up when it comes to art, commerce and culture). the mixed-media show spotlights miami in the late 70s and spans everything from scarface-inspired polaroid collages to oldschool-mobile screen prints, and some clever wrestling posters featuring my favorite dame with the deadpan glare 'griselda blanco'. for anyone in los angeles, show your support and swing by the gallery over the next couple of days before the show concludes its course at 6020 wilshire blvd, 90036 (opposite lacma).

three stages of marilyn minter

the "it" bag she designed for intermix with all proceeds going to breast and ovarian cancer awareness...

the artist herself (note: she's a cancer!)...

the incredibly inspiring writer jennifer krasinski sporting the product with a vintage oleg cassini dress she found in palm springs for twenty bucks (because a good woman is always a savvy bargain hunter)...

dimitri

i LIKED it, i didn't LOVE it...

the best part is when they howl at max, when catherine o'hara speaks, and when members of the audience realize its james gandolfini from the soprano's doing the voice of carol.

sequins and spots and super-slick eyeliner

brady dearest

therese

this is therese rawsthorne, an aussie designer who landed in LA over the weekend for a whirlwind visit and so naturally i incorporated it into my harper's bazaar LINLEE IN L.A monthly update. to check it out, click HERE

ten over six action on a saturday night...

a big-up bravo to kristen, brady and the gang for their spring summer 2010 collection which has the balls to juxtapose lace, leopard print and floral prints with the ultimate panache! nice one ladies.

this shot makes me fall in love with los angeles...

kanye and obama on beverly boulevard...

majestic and make it snappy...

camille and eddie

simon says...

hi-tale ability to accessorize in effect...

gotta love this...

three women...