what i'll miss about L.A: #54 urth farmers salad with artichokes...

brenda by linlee (and below, linlee by brenda)...

today in L.A: portrait shot with the new retna mural in west hollywood...

best-ever greeting card from thunderwing press...

big-ups to the awe-inspiring thunderwing press for producing these truly amazeballs greeting cards that i'm ready to commit to for life. order yours HERE...

gabe love...

last night's valentino party in 20 minutes flat: this is how i roll...

new BFF's: pier paolo and maria grazia from valentino...

berlin flashback...

sublime valentino party invite print...

loving this...

also answers to...

all hail dame viv (and carmen miranda, too)...

sort of obsessed about this bag...

utterly gob-smacked by this one...

ten years after its initial release i finally got around to watching this film and let me tell you, this is a piece of prime film-making.
its a heavy subject so really, its not for everyone, especially those that regularly look to this blog for a splice of optimism and happiness in their day (which i know you do). for anyone out for the count however, i guarantee you won't forget this film for days. bellucci and cassel at their finest.

epic moment of happiness...

i think i've seen the 1960 cult-classic "a bout de souffle" about 50 times and its true to say it gets better with each screening, an acquired taste of sorts. last night in beverly hills i took my 86 year-old, former academy award nominated neighbor to see the restored 35mm print and let me tell you, happiness was defined for me seeing the look on this woman's face as the credits had finished rolling, witnessing her complete adoration for this film seeing it for the very first time. from one generation to the next, roles reversed in effect: she teaches me about old hollywood, i teach her about french new wave. that's happiness right there folks.

friday funnies...

L.A life...

oves me some de kooning...

epic advertising imagery flashback...

epic collaborative concept: pantone x sephora...

because there's no "i" in team...

many thanks to brenna from refinery 29 for including us in her very cool L.A ladies and their pooches report. see the story HERE. um, dare i say it? i'd like to see the other dogs riding a bianchi. lucky rules that report, hands down! big-ups lucks!!!

word...

loves me some "el mocambo" wax print direct from ghana...

maximilla lovely...