Dripped: Holiday Runway Edition.*

last friday night was the holiday fashion soiree/trunk show event DRIPPED, filled with fashionistas, runway shows, some incredible performance art, and some of the most gorgeous handmade jewelry treasures i have ever laid eyes on. this event satisfied & inspired on so many levels. WIFE, the performance group below, was so beautifully postmodern with their movements between light & darkness. each artist linked below makes extraordinary treasures, and while i don't have the time to showcase all of their work, please do click on them and check out their baroque headpieces, personalized crystal jewelry based on astrological charts, and bead & metalwork. what's truly happening in the here & now is quite magickal.*

WIFE



(this one is my favorite:)


mapache


n.om



geisha, our hostess


gypsy junkies


marina fini


trillery



@ Dripped

and for party photos of the event in detail, check out young and sleek. enjoy!*

Cat Cult's Hidden Cove.*

ian took these beautiful polaroids on the fourth of july. i love them. el matador beach, tequilla and ginger ale, caves, tidepools, and reliving the craft. check out the cat cult tumblr for more.*

Tropical Future.*

so the lovely homegurl rochelle of mapache jewelry hosted this month's flea market at SPACE 15 TWENTY in hollywood. vintage paradise, good music, and a great art space installation by sprfkr y mapache. check out her interview on the space15twenty site as well as this fashion blog that kindly featured yours truly, my friend nicky lee of repose vintage, and other fashionistas/fashionistos of the day at pazzesca. stephie and i also finally got the pleasure of getting our nails done by the ladies of kleur. the tropical future took us over.*

The Black Keys.*

sometimes you just gotta watch nerdy little kids sing about life and love to cheer you up.*
The Black Keys: Tighten Up:

Die Antwoord: Taking Over the Interwebz.*

i am so in love with yo-landi from die antwoord. i'm sure everyone knows who they are and all about their "zef style" by now, but just in case, just trust me and check them out at dieantwoord.com, especially their videos. i keep trying to build up the courage to get a haircut similar to this...but we do have some of the same clothes. boo-yah.*

Rainbow Arabia.*

my very good homegirl at rabiecrepes.com recently showed me what's up with rainbow arabia. i really like them. they are playing at the echoplex on march 25. see you there.*

Anthropological Inspiration.*

anthropologie catalogues never cease to impress and inspire me with their aesthetic, images, and landscapes.*















and while lurking images (since i am definitely not trying to scan my catalogues), i found that it's popular to alter the catalogues....cute.


altered book studio


christa kimble

the acid bath.*

finally, i got my film back from the fourth of july madness (only 4 months later).... natives hunting in the wild... check us out as we check out the before and after in foreign curiosity... and the hippie candy and rainbow jacuzzi madness made it all whirl around us in a holographic melange of perfect naturalism.*





















and the rainbow whirlpool itself, once again....

The Cobra Shop + Cat Pillow Love.*

over the summer, ian and i went to go check out the cobra shop and ian sold a bunch of posters there and i brought some pillows to decorate...here they live, on the couch in front of the video games, for cute little cool kids to lounge on. i love the check he got from them; they are so endearing..the memo says, "For: CAT" in like 1st grader writing. boy handwriting rules.*

Birthday Bummin'.*

dear 27th birthday, you started out so great, and you ended up being the end of an era (well, kind of). before it all went sour, it was kind of glorious.*